The Watchmaker's Daughter

By C.J. Archer,

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USA Today bestselling series.

India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes…

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2 authors picked The Watchmaker's Daughter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is a wonderful blending of historical fiction and fantasy. With an intriguing mystery that isn’t the standard “murder mystery” fair, this book sets up for a fantastical series that will lead the reader deeper and deeper into mystery and magic. I love the mixing of genres and the historical setting.

India is held back considerably by the time period in this historical fantasy series. However, she uses her wits and the gaps in polite society to take action time and time again. I love this series as a woman who doesn’t just let things happen to her. Though she’s of “little means,” she has talent and spirit that sees her through all the tension. When there’s a mystery around herself or her burgeoning powers, she’s the first to get information. If it comes to facing down a killer or a thief, she uses her words to enact power and turn…

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