Gears of Ivory and the Gilded Cog

In a world of steam-powered marvels and intricate clockwork Julian Valerius tinkers on the precipice of a revolutionary discovery. His gears and cogs yearn to mimic the human heart but a stern mentor and rigid tradition stand in his way. Only the adventurous spirit of Coraline Vance a cartographer charting untamed skies and whispering spires seems to understand the true pulse of his ambition. When their worlds—one of precise mechanics the other of boundless wonder—collide they ignite a defiance that could either shatter all they know or forge a love as finely wrought as Julian's grandest invention. Yet some forces are not so easily controlled and even the most brilliant minds can overlook the simple magic of connection.