The Twisting

Saving the harvest calls upon the ingenuity of animal shifters, mechanics and a girl who has never seen a squash plant.In a valley hidden from the rest of Victorian England, Annmar Masterson’s newly found home and friendships are driven to the brink of collapse by the unstoppable crop-eating pests. Determined to stay, she pushes her growing magical abilities to help the predator guards scrambling for new solutions, especially the handsome polecat shifter her dreams cannot shake loose. Then, desperation drives landowners to utilize prototype machines, heedless of the threat to their way of life.As the danger mounts, will Annmar's knowledge of Outside ways—and her magic—be accepted as a guide forward, or condemned?The story of otherworldly Blighted Basin continues in The Twisting, the fantastical second volume in the serialized Luminated Threads historical fantasy series.“Once again, we are going back to nineteenth century England to fall into a world of steampunk, magic and young romance, but this time with a lecherous and dark twist.” ~ GoodReads ReviewerThe Luminated Threads series:The Unraveling, Volume OneThe Twisting, Volume TwoThe Binding, Volume ThreeNote: This is Volume 2 in a serialized novel. Please read The Unraveling first!