Seductive like ACOTAR. Addictive like Twilight. Prophetic like The Handmaid's Tale. Delicate can be dangerous...In a future held captive by the past, one girl escapes an empire so she can tear it down. But will saving her world cost her the one person she loves most? The multi-award winning first book in L.S. Kilroy's epic trilogy is a darkly romantic steampunk romp that'll have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. Welcome to Vitruvia. In a nightmarish future, one girl holds the key - to rebellion. Society has regressed to Victorian standards and patriarchal dominion. Women have slowly lost their rights. And Lorelei Fetherston, an aristocrat with a forbidden talent for writing, inherits a powerful legacy that can set her free. Though running from her wedding to gentle Gideon, a childhood confidante, is a risk that may not be worth taking. But this isn't her only dilemma. Her heart has always been with Fallon, the brooding ward of the current emperor and heir to the Vitruvian throne, and she's finding it harder to resist his melancholy charms. Will she escape to carve out a new life or accept her role as a dutiful wife? When her free-spirited friend, Sawyer, comes to her one night in grave danger, Lore is forced to make a fateful choice. In the bordering nation of Hopespoke, women are free. And, according to legend, an enigmatic woman runs a squadron of lethal debutantes and is always on the lookout for new recruits. From mysterious woodland strangers and underground clubs to spectacular fêtes and a clandestine rebellion, discover what happens when their worlds collide.