I’m a tad obsessed with steampunk at the moment — yes, and all around me, warning lights are flashing and sirens sounding to signal a major understatement — but what’s the good of an obsession if you don’t share it with friends?

Annie Seaton is an Aussie author and fellow member of the Romance Writers of Australia. She’s also the author of the forthcoming Winter of the Passion Flower which sounds as fantastic as its title — how can anyone resist a steampunk story that incorporates the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace?