Before Delia, Part 1: The Revolution (Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 4)
In the throes of the Third-Wave Industrial Revolution, Edward Ockham finds himself in the most unlikely of places — a woman’s embrace. All the while dreaming of a handsome foot soldier.
The fourth story in my queer, polyamorous erotic romance Steampunk series, The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles.
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Before Delia, Part 1: The Revolution by Regina Kammer
With a rag-tag band of revolutionaries, his best mate, and a borrowed pistol, university student Edward Ockham has just enough courage to overthrow the hegemony of the bankers. In the aftermath, he’s somewhat overwhelmed by societal reconstruction, and utterly unprepared for the attraction he feels toward a comrade in arms.
A new life with his best mate Euphronia in post-revolutionary Newcastle beckons. But what about his new beau Gregory in London? Edward and Gregory not only explore a sensual connection, they share an intellectual affinity.
But revolution has its victors and its vanquished, and often the losers will seek to devastate a dream.
Before Delia, Part 1: The Revolution is a moody erotic prequel of queer-awakening with romantic elements, but without the resolution of a romance. The 10,000-word novelette is the fourth story in The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles, a queer, polyamorous, Steampunk erotic romance series of nine short stories set in an alternate Victorian world meant to be read in order.
Note: A happily-for-now romance resolution appears in the next story, Before Delia, Part 2: The Partnership.
Sexy fun includes: bathtub frottage, topsy-turvy exploration aka 69, discovery of an unusual decoration
Tropes include: queer awakening
The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles
In an imagined Newcastle, England, circa 1878, Professor Edward Ockham and Special Assistant Sebastian Broadchurch toil in obscurity at the Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory, creating unprofitable machines, and finding solace in each other’s arms.
Until new assistant Delia Bennett joins the lab, sparking unfamiliar desires and inspiring erotic inventions.
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 1: One Cheek or Two?
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 2: Delia’s Heartthrob
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 3: Swing Follies
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 4: Before Delia, Part 1: The Revolution
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 5: Before Delia, Part 2: The Partnership
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 6: A Thrilling Combination
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 7: That Perfect Fit
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 8: [TBD]
Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 9: [TBD]
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