Beast Heart

Book 1 of the Steambound Trilogy When Gabby's hand turns to steam, her mom hires an engineer to build a clockwork glove. It's the last thing Gabby wants--if only she could be normal. But when her mom is attacked by something monstrous, normal is no longer an option. In a city where the weak become prey, Gabby is forced to grow up fast ... or become a meal herself. Meanwhile, Kemple's foster dad treats him like a slave. And the beatings are getting worse. So when a rebellious girl named Josephyn arrives--with a plan to escape to the city--he doesn't hesitate. But there are creatures in Iron Bay whose slashes are worse than skin-deep. And as Kemple evolves into something beastly, his search for a cure begins. They are strangers in a city where carriages rattle, airships rumble, and where their dark pasts continue to haunt them. But when a mysterious hunter arrives--one who has a bone to pick with each of them, and isn't afraid to kill--their lives violently collide: the girl who now hunts monsters, and the boy who's trying to salvage the humanity he has left. What starts as a dangerous partnership soon spirals into passion, until it threatens to destroy them both.