As a HUGE steampunk fan, I was thrilled when I got a chance to read The Lotus Effect, the first book in the Rise of the Ardent series by Bridget Ladd. Lily Emmerson is the daughter of two of the most important leaders of her...

Dash and Cinder by Bridget Ladd is a steampunk re-imagining of Cinderella that takes away the fairy godmother and adds a robotic chef, sets it firmly in India, and turns Cinderella into an android living under the harsh ownership of Madame and her callous and...