The Clockwork Ice Dragon: A Christmas Steampunk Novella (Seasons of Soldark)

An invention gone wrong. A city buried in snow. And she only has ‘til Christmas to make it right.\nAurelia Sundon has an idea for a brilliant invention that will ensure her family’s financial future. But the elite inventor’s guild has imposed a ridiculous deadline for invention applications: Christmas Day. With only four days until the deadline, Aurelia thinks she can finish it in time.\nUntil her old love Frederick Grandville, son of the city’s most powerful inventor, steps back into her life. With a fantastic invention of his own to enter in the competition, Frederick might just be the downfall of Aurelia’s career--again. But when his invention goes out of control, the wondrous snow it brought to the ever-sunny city of Soldark turns into an outright blizzard.With a broken promise between them, she’s not so sure she wants to help him, but with days left until Christmas, she’ll need to figure out a way to keep Frederick’s mistake from ruining her own invention, and her chances at a better life.