Weeks have passed since Liliana and Arhyen first met. The formulae that gave Liliana her emotions are still in the hands of the LN, and the threat is ever looming as to how they might be used. Yet the pair of thieves has bigger fish to fry. Bodies are turning up all over the city, victims of surgical experimentation by an unknown assailant. Everything is connected, and Arhyen will have to unravel the mystery of the serial surgeon...before he ends up on the operating table himself.Keywords: historical fantasy, steampunk, gaslamp fantasy, science fiction, alchemy, mystery, fantasy mystery, sweet romance, clean romance, fantasy series, science fiction series, science fiction fantasy, trilogy, historical mystery, artificial life.