{"product_id":"a-ladys-handbook-to-gadgets-and-guile-9780764242144","title":"A Lady's Handbook to Gadgets and Guile","description":"\u003cb\u003eMargaret Kingsley's routine revolves around invention not investigation--until her ordered world springs a gasket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, England, 1895 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAmbulatory wheelchair user Margaret Kingsley secretly crafts gadgets for the Daughters of Genius Society, a covert team of lady inspectors disguised as harmless bluestocking spinsters. While her fellow inspectors gallivant about London solving crimes, Margaret has been perfectly content assisting from the sidelines--until her expertise is needed to infiltrate the domain of London's most prolific inventor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Noble sacrificed his career as a musician to support his family after his father's stroke. Now he balances ledgers as a secretary by day and tends to his disabled father by night, but he can't pass up the chance to take a temporary job as event coordinator for a famous inventor commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of his mechanical empire. As strange occurrences cause Charles' event planning to collide with Margaret's case, the pair must unravel a plot of sabotage against the inventor's legacy while also investigating the sparks of attraction between them.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly charming! What an original and adorable story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--JEN TURANO, \u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author on \u003ci\u003eA Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle Women\u003ci\u003e meets \u003c\/i\u003eInspector Gadget \u003ci\u003ein Angela Bell's witty romp of brilliant women, whimsical gadgetry, and sweet he-falls-first romance set in the Victorian era with themes of disability representation, women in STEM, light academia, and steampunk.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bethany House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764242144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Angela Bell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507646886069,"sku":"9780764242144","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6003519b-de34-4822-bb63-9384fbf08c89.jpg?v=1778566350","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-ladys-handbook-to-gadgets-and-guile-9780764242144","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}