Steam and Shadow Books in Order

Steam and Shadow is the Victorian-era steampunk series Laura Rollins published as L.G. Rollins. These books step away from Regency ballrooms and into an alternate world of steam-powered machines, espionage, sea travel, supernatural dangers, and people trying to do good in places where power is easily abused.

The series uses a shared setting rather than one single hero's journey. Each story has its own central character and conflict, while familiar places and people can reappear. That means the books are approachable as standalones, although reading in sequence lets the world and its connections build naturally.

Waltz of the Crows follows Leila Hale, a British spy sent on an early mission to Conques, France. She poses as a nurse while a strange illness devastates the town, hoping to contact her mentor and discover what is really behind the outbreak. The story mixes investigation, danger, and an unfamiliar assignment where very little is certain.

Buried In Blue moves under the sea aboard the Gearhound, a large steam-powered submarine. Doctor Elise Sterling hopes her research may relieve the suffering of werewolves, but the work depends on funding, trust, and a voyage that brings betrayal and competing motives to the surface. Science and ethics both matter here.

In Clockwork Image, engineer Tressa Wimple returns to the Westwood Orphanage that once gave her and her brother a place to live. She plans to donate a windfall to help its children, but claims that the orphanage hides something much darker force her to confront painful memories. Jasper and Brox become important allies in the investigation.

Stolen Bloodlines continues the series' interest in secrets, danger, and the people left at society's edges. The broader world remains rooted in Victorian history but altered by advanced machinery and supernatural threats, giving the stories an adventurous, slightly eerie atmosphere.

Expect capable women, inventive technology, mysteries, clean romance, and a balance of action with character-focused stakes. Start with Waltz of the Crows for the first release, then continue through the other adventures to see more of this unusual steam-and-shadow world.