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What's New?
New Story!
A collection of steampunk tales inspired by the whimsical works of Lewis Carroll and featuring the far-flung relations of the Cheshire Cat.
My tale "Eight or Nine Wise Letters about Litter Boxes" introduces you to Mimsy, trying to keep her litter safe from the Valet Descoeur's plot to steal the TARTS.
Book 3 of Bellesfées!
A family bound by blood
though not born of blood.
Lost souls abound at Bellesfées,
some found, and others only just discovered. But when Jacqueline Duval goes missing, along with a beast of a locomotive built through the sweat and blood of innocents, the foundlings she has taken under her wing must rally to bring her home again. To rescue their future, the self-styled Order of Duval must conquer the specters of the past or risk all being lost to the aether.
"An immersive fantasy novel with the perfect blend of found family and magic. The Order of Duval crackles with energy, offering up the perfect blend of intrigue, action, and magic.” ~ A. C. Wise, author of The Ghost Sequences, Wendy, Darling and Hooked
"Lush steampunk, creepily dark and cozily heartwarming in turns: Deal has created a heart-racing read with high stakes and a found family you can't help but love."
~ Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger
A Few Updates!
Aéros & Héroes voted #1 !
"A compelling steampunk confection for readers who love the supernatural." ~ Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of the Critters Readers Poll 2025
Best Steampunk Novel
Find My Tales~
Fitcher's Chick
In a Grimm retelling of "Fitcher's Birds," Grethel confronts a very real monster.
Buk buk buk buk.
Uchronia
"Hail, hail Uchronia!
Land of the freed from...
Concrete Soul
"Cry baby, cry baby,
don't you want to die, baby?
One More Ghost Story
Minstrel-mage Gwynna Lionshadow hunts down slavers abusing a local legend ~ who turns out to be real.
Poets of the Caribbean
In a country where all literature is a capital offense, belles-lettres of marque are defended by the Poets of the Caribbean.
Esprit de Corpse
from eSpec Books is the first of a series featuring the brilliant 19th-century sisters, the Twins of Bellesfées, Jacqueline and Angélique, who discover a malfunctioning automaton that leads them to a plot to suck souls from the skulls of the Paris Catacombs.
Hard science blends with the paranormal as they challenge the paranormal invasion of France in 1843.
Aéros & Héroes
from eSpec Books is the second book of the Twins of Bellesfées series. Jacqueline Duval struggles with feelings of weakness and failure when a private celebration for her twin sister's marriage turns fraught with peril. Beset by vampires and assassins and rogue monarchs, how is Jacqueline to keep her guests ~ both invited and uninvited ~ safe, and the King of the French on the right side of the grave?
The Order of Duval
from eSpec Books is the third book of the Twins of Bellesfées series. When Jacqueline Duval goes missing, along with a beast of a locomotive built through the sweat and blood of innocents, the foundlings Jacky has taken under her wing must rally to bring her home again. To rescue their future, the self-styled Order of Duval must conquer the specters of the past or risk all being lost to the aether.