β Scribed by Cornwell, Betsy
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Nicoletteβs awful stepsisters call her βMechanicaβ to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her motherβs knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary servitude. When she discovers a secret workshop in the cellar on her sixteenth birthdayβand befriends Jules, a tiny magical metal horseβNicolette starts to imagine a new life for herself. And the timing may be perfect: Thereβs a technological exposition and a royal ball on the horizon. Determined to invent her own happily-ever-after, Mechanica seeks to wow the prince and eager entrepreneurs alike.
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