{"product_id":"the-iron-fin","title":"The Iron Fin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOff the windswept shores of Scotland, unnatural and deadly secrets lurk beneath the waves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsa McQuiston is caught between two worlds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrange creatures are attacking her people, the injuries inflicted beyond her medical expertise. Men tossed ashore by the waves, drained of blood, a severed tentacle piercing their flesh. Any hope of finding answers involves forging a cautious alliance with a handsome outsider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Alec McCullough, recovering naval officer, is investigating a rash of inexplicable octopus attacks, but his every effort is met with resistance. Coaxing an attractive young widow—the local healer—to allow him to examine the latest victim only leads to further complications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they uncover layers of deceit—and creatures fabricated from a fusion of both living and mechanical components. As innocent lives are callously sacrificed, Isa and Alec struggle to forge a future together while attempting to prevent a disaster of international proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Fin \u003c\/em\u003eis a steampunk-infused gaslamp fantasy romance set along the windswept shores of Scotland, blending maritime mystery, forbidden science, and simmering outsider-to-allies tension. When a brilliant local healer is forced to work with a wounded naval investigator, their uneasy alliance uncovers monstrous secrets—crafted from flesh and machine—that threaten both their hearts and the world beyond the waves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Fin \u003c\/em\u003eis the third story in the Elemental Web Tales, although all books in the Elemental Web—Chronicles, Tales \u0026amp; Stories—can be enjoyed as standalones. This is a \u003cstrong\u003eSTEAMY\u003c\/strong\u003e read with a guaranteed happily ever after for women in STEM and the men who are their match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELEMENTAL WEB CHRONICLES: The Golden Spider, The Silver Skull, The Iron Fin, Venomous Secrets, Icy Betrayals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELEMENTAL WEB TALES: A Trace of Copper, In Pursuit of Dragons, A Reflection of Shadows, A Snowflake at Midnight, A Ghost in Amber, A Whisper of Bone, Flight of the Scarab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELEMENTAL WEB STORIES: The Tin Rose, Kraken and Canals, Rust and Steam, Black Sand and Blood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Renwick","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":50774444179760,"sku":"9781948359054","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-iron-fin","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}