Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed. Literally. Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a death-like sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours. To make it worse, the curse has an expiration date—after a year, it becomes permanent. And the year is almost up.
In a desperate attempt to find Malette—the witch who cursed her—Isla blackmails her way onto Daniel Pickett's private airship bound for the Caribbean, only to discover she's traveling with three illegal shapeshifters and the despicable Nigel Crowe, a government official determined to hunt down and exterminate every shapeshifter in England. Isla and Daniel must work together to keep the identities of the shapeshifters hidden while coming to terms with their own hidden secrets, and their blossoming attraction to each other.
Filled with suspense, intrigue, and plenty of romance, Kiss of the Spindle is steampunk Sleeping Beauty story. It is a race against the clock as Isla and Daniel try to hunt down the elusive Malette before Isla's death-like sleep becomes permanent.
Opening line:
"Isla Elizabeth Cooper extended her hand toward the airship ticket agent."
Isla has had a spell, or rather, a curse placed on her, where every night at midnight she falls into a deep sleep and doesn't awake until 6 am. She jokes she sleeps like the dead and she almost does; her breath is shallow and her skin is tinged with blue. She's on a deadline to find the cure before the curse becomes permanent.
She bullies her way on to an airship, much to the dismay of the captain, Daniel Pickett who does not want any more passengers on his ship but somehow cannot resist Isla. For on Daniel's ship are three shape shifters who Daniel is smuggling away from London and persecution.
Before Daniel can get off the ground, another unwanted person bullies his way onto the airship: Nigel Crowe. Notorious for sending shape shifters off to the dungeon or to be hanged. His work is in total contrast to what Isla does, so the tension between the two and then the whole ship's passengers begins right from the start.
The author does a fantastic job of fleshing out her characters where the reader comes to love and cheer for them. Even the villain is easy to hate! And the 'ton Samson was easily a favorite of mine.
I enjoyed the storyline of Sleeping Beauty and the mix of steampunk and a twist of the plot.
The romance was perfectly paced in that it wasn't overly dramatic or love at first sight It was a sweet build up until the...well, I can't tell you. You just need to read this book!
I would recommend this book to any reader who loves a well-written adventure with enough romance and kissing to keep reading.
Thanks to netgalley for the read!
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