It's 1888, and Verity Newton lands a job in New York as a governess to a wealthy leading family but she quickly learns that the family has big secrets. Magisters have always ruled the colonies, but now an underground society of mechanics and engineers are developing non-magical sources of power via steam engines that they hope will help them gain freedom from British rule. The family Verity works for is magister but it seems like the children's young guardian uncle is sympathetic to the rebel cause. As Verity falls for a charming rebel inventor and agrees to become a spy, she also becomes more and more enmeshed in the magister family's life. She soon realises she's uniquely positioned to advance the cause but to do so, she'll have to reveal her own dangerous secret.

A teenage governess becomes a spy in this alternative U.S. history where the British control with magic and the colonists rebel through inventions.

About the Author
Shanna Swendson is the author of the popular adult romantic fantasy series Enchanted, Inc. Rebel Mechanics is her first novel for young adults. She lives in Irving, Texas. shannaswendson.com


Book Information
ISBN 9781250079947
Author Shanna Swendson
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Square Fish
Publisher Palgrave USA
Weight(grams) 276g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 139mm * 22mm