Before Delia, Part 2: The Partnership (Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles 5)
Five years after the Third-Wave Industrial Revolution, Professor Edward Ockham meets the wickedly talented and deliciously debauched Sebastian Broadchurch, and they forge an unlikely, but steamy, partnership.
The fifth story in my queer, polyamorous erotic romance Steampunk series, The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles.
Published by Viridium Press, 2026.
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Before Delia, Part 2: The Partnership by Regina Kammer
An academic and a libertine forge an unlikely—and steamy—partnership.
Professor Edward Ockham is simply wretched. Five years after the Third-Wave Industrial Revolution, he still grieves friends lost in the uprising. Students have abandoned his apprenticeships for more lucrative opportunities. He’s got automatons to build, but funds are tight. He’s desperate for a partner with business acumen.
After being chucked out of university, Sebastian Broadchurch figured he’d try his luck in the thriving Third-Wave metropolis of Newcastle. The pubs and back alleys, at least, prove perfect for his libertine tendencies. He’s certain there’s a demand for his bawdy inventions, but requires the workshop space—and the privacy—to create the unusual devices.
Sebastian’s energetic creativity is exactly what Edward needs to elevate his own enterprise. However, Edward’s attraction to the wickedly talented and deliciously debauched young man is entirely unexpected. When their association is threatened, they must decide: Will theirs be a business partnership, a sensual partnership, or, perhaps, both?
Before Delia, Part 2: The Partnership is a male-male romance of physical and emotional discovery which resolves the Before Delia prequel duology. The 13,000-word novelette is the fifth 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.
Sexy fun includes: masturbation, the life of a libertine, discovery of an unusual decoration, anal sex, oral sex, an erotic machine
Tropes include: opposites attract, hopepunk vibe
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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