Set in an alternate history American monarchy where a girl grapples for control of her own life in the middle of a looming war. The year is 1893, and war is brewing in the First American Kingdom. But Claire Emerson has a bigger problem. While her father prepares to reveal the mighty weapon he's created to showcase the might of their province, St. Cloud, in the World's Fair, Claire is crafting a plan to escape... The first book in a new YA duology.