There’s Madam Damnable, the proprietor of Hôtel Mon Cherie, and every bit as tough as her name suggests. KAREN MEMORY is told exclusively from Karen’s colorful PoV, but it wouldn’t be the same story without its fabulous and equally colorful cast. I can’t help but admire her pluck and ability to land on her feet despite the crazy things that go on. She knows she isn’t educated, but is still planning for a future, and considers her brothel stint temporary as she saves up enough money to start a business with horses, like her father’s. She’s been on her own since her father’s death. Karen’s PoV narrative is authentic, witty, and plain fun to read. Karen Memery works a brothel in Rapid City and finds herself in the middle of a local mobster’s nefarious plot when a girl escapes enslaved prostitution and seeks help from the ladies at Hôtel Mon Cherie. And now she’s written a book that takes place in a steampunk version of a port city in the Washington Territory post-Civil War with a Jack the Ripper serial killer on the loose. Magic in the Steppe? ( EBR Review) You bet. Vikings and telepathic wolves? ( EBR Review) Yep. If you haven’t read anything by Elizabeth Bear you are seriously missing out.
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