"The Patent Man" - United Authors Association Anthology: Obvious Things
"Automatic Hog Gutter, the patent title read, but that wasn’t what it was."
A steampunk tale about an inventor with a dark secret, Michelle's story "The Patent Man" is featured in the UAA's anthology of short stories and flash fiction.
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Secrets & Steel (Completed, Seeking Representation)
London, 1640
It was only a duel to the first blood, but something went terribly wrong.
Now a nobleman has been murdered and only seventeen-year-old Eleanor Bowyer knows her brother, Peter, isn’t the killer. But the true murderer—whoever he is—is a step ahead of her. Revealing what she knows could land Eleanor on the gallows alongside Peter…or floating face down in the Thames.
Determined to clear Peter’s name, Eleanor disguises herself as a man and ventures into London’s dark underbelly—a world of dashing rogues and tavern brawls, where a skilled sword arm can mean the difference between life and death. However, she soon learns that Peter has been keeping secrets: he’s a courier for a rebel spy ring. As the web grows denser, Eleanor finds herself entangled in the struggle between King and Parliament for control of England. No longer is this a matter of mere murder, but also of treason and the fate of a nation.
It was only a duel to the first blood, but something went terribly wrong.
Now a nobleman has been murdered and only seventeen-year-old Eleanor Bowyer knows her brother, Peter, isn’t the killer. But the true murderer—whoever he is—is a step ahead of her. Revealing what she knows could land Eleanor on the gallows alongside Peter…or floating face down in the Thames.
Determined to clear Peter’s name, Eleanor disguises herself as a man and ventures into London’s dark underbelly—a world of dashing rogues and tavern brawls, where a skilled sword arm can mean the difference between life and death. However, she soon learns that Peter has been keeping secrets: he’s a courier for a rebel spy ring. As the web grows denser, Eleanor finds herself entangled in the struggle between King and Parliament for control of England. No longer is this a matter of mere murder, but also of treason and the fate of a nation.