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Seductive like ACOTAR. Addictive like Twilight. Prophetic like The Handmaid's Tale. Delicate can be dangerous...In a future held captive by the past, one girl escapes an empire so she can tear it down. But will saving her world cost her the one person she loves most? The multi-award winning first book in L.S. Kilroy's epic trilogy is a darkly romantic steampunk romp that'll have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. Welcome to Vitruvia. In a nightmarish future, one girl holds the key - to rebellion. Society has regressed to Victorian standards and patriarchal dominion. Women have slowly lost their rights. And Lorelei Fetherston, an aristocrat with a forbidden talent for writing, inherits a powerful legacy that can set her free. Though running from her wedding to gentle Gideon, a childhood confidante, is a risk that may not be worth taking. But this isn't her only dilemma. Her heart has always been with Fallon, the brooding ward of the current emperor and heir to the Vitruvian throne, and she's finding it harder to resist his melancholy charms. Will she escape to carve out a new life or accept her role as a dutiful wife? When her free-spirited friend, Sawyer, comes to her one night in grave danger, Lore is forced to make a fateful choice. In the bordering nation of Hopespoke, women are free. And, according to legend, an enigmatic woman runs a squadron of lethal debutantes and is always on the lookout for new recruits. From mysterious woodland strangers and underground clubs to spectacular fêtes and a clandestine rebellion, discover what happens when their worlds collide.

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1st Place Category Winner of Chanticleer Books and Reviews' 2015 Cygnus Award for Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction 2016 New England Book Show Winner Bronze Medal for Science Fiction 2022 Feathered Quill Awards 1st Place Category Winner for 2022 Big NYC Book Award for Steampunk An intelligent and futuristic new YA series. Quasi-Orwellian realm riddled with a sinister and suppressive regime...enthralling! - Chanticleer Book Reviews Readers will revel in The Vitruvian Heir. Kilroy deftly weaves a magic spell over the reader with her gorgeous prose, bringing Lore's rich and vibrant steampunk world to dazzling life. I can't wait to finally get my hands on the sequels! - E.E. Holmes, Bestselling author of The Gateway Trilogy I highly recommend this book to lovers of steampunk, fierce and strong heroines, and The Delirium Trilogy by Lauren Oliver. - Zach's YA Reviews

"1st Place Category Winner of Chanticleer Books and Reviews' 2015 Cygnus Award for Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction 2016 New England Book Show Winner Bronze Medal for Science Fiction 2022 Feathered Quill Awards 1st Place Category Winner for 2022 Big NYC Book Award for Steampunk ""An intelligent and futuristic new YA series. Quasi-Orwellian realm riddled with a sinister and suppressive regime...enthralling!"" - Chanticleer Book Reviews ""Readers will revel in The Vitruvian Heir. Kilroy deftly weaves a magic spell over the reader with her gorgeous prose, bringing Lore's rich and vibrant steampunk world to dazzling life. I can't wait to finally get my hands on the sequels!"" - E.E. Holmes, Bestselling author of The Gateway Trilogy ""I highly recommend this book to lovers of steampunk, fierce and strong heroines, and The Delirium Trilogy by Lauren Oliver."" - Zach's YA Reviews ​"

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L.S. Kilroy is an irreverent sort of person who likes to write about things. Growing up an asthmatic only child in a neighborhood that skewed very Golden Girls, she made friends with books at a young age because she had to - luckily, she also really liked them. Early exposure to the classics fueled her own writing. At fifteen, a man in a bookstore asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she replied, ""Writer,"" without hesitation. Writer is a title that has driven her both personally and professionally. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English from Merrimack College and a Master's degree in Writing, Literature & Publishing from Emerson College. By day, she's a communications professional; by night, she's an award-winning indie author.Kilroy lives in a rural community in Massachusetts with her family and fur babies. Aside from writing, she loves being creative in the kitchen, belting out show tunes, traveling, throwing epic dinner parties, reading, and scouting out vintage finds at consignment shops.

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