CARI SILVERWOOD
Steamwork Chronicles

Soldiers, assassins, and scholars navigate war, espionage and forbidden desire in a gaslit alternate history where cloned humans are property, empires clash from airships to Ottoman harems, and surrendering to the wrong person might be the only way to survive.
✅ You’ll Love This If You Crave:
- alt-history worlds
- dominant heroes
- heroines as soldiers, assassins, or scholars
- lab-grown “frankenstruct” characters
- high-heat, explicit BDSM
- found-family side characters
- secrets and lies that threaten the romance
- dubious-consent
- genre mashups—zombies, war, espionage, and romance all in one book
- short, fast-paced reads
📖 Start with Iron Dominance
🚫 Not the Right Fit If You Want:
- sweetromance
- slow-burn
- conflict-free worldbuilding
Looking for more adventures? Check out these collections:
London • Regency • Edwardian • Spice • Marriage of Convenience • Dragons • Airships • Inventors • Winter Romance • Haunted Estates • Globe-Trotting • Witches • Vampires • Selkies & Mermaids • Demons • Ghosts • Fairy Tales • Ancient Artifacts • Europe • Hearts • Detectives • Audiobooks • Kobo Plus
If You Want:
- A magical house in 1846 Rhode Island, try Charlie N. Holmberg
- A mix of magic, suspense, and romance, try SL Prater
- Political intrigue and romance, try Jen Lynning
- Culinary-themed murder, try Nikki Woolfolk
- Steampunk revolutionaries, try Katie MacAlister