About this book:

In a steam-powered London of 1877, clockmaker Victoria Hargrove inherits more than just a shop from her late mentor, Edwin Pell. She uncovers his hidden journals, revealing blueprints for the "Chronometer"—a device not merely to measure time, but to manipulate it. This dangerous legacy thrusts her into a perilous race against the shadowy Conclave, an ancient society intent on controlling history. With cryptic clues leading her from the depths of the Guild of Watchmakers and a desolate observatory to the untamed Scottish Highlands, Victoria must decipher Pell's intricate puzzles, all while evading ruthless agents who will stop at nothing to seize the Chronometer's power for themselves.

Joined by the enigmatic airship pirate Captain Alistair Finch, Victoria discovers the Chronometer's true purpose: not a weapon for temporal control, but a "temporal mirror" designed to expose the Conclave's centuries of historical manipulation. Their quest culminates in the Null-Point Forge, where a shocking betrayal by Pell's former friend, Master Thorne, forces Victoria to activate the Chronometer's "recalibration" function—a subtle mending of the timeline. With the Chronometer safely sealed but its truths subtly spreading, Victoria must now gather the "Whispering Web," Pell's clandestine network of truth-tellers, to wage a final, daring battle: "The Great Disclosure," a global broadcast of undeniable truth to shatter the Conclave's power forever and reclaim humanity's free will.