It is 1901 when clockmaker and brilliant tinker Sydney Forrester inherits Blakely House, the eclectic estate of an
estranged uncle she's never met. The well-known but mysterious industrialist has left behind a stunning array
of peculiar inventions--and a couple of nephews intent on removing this interloper from the estate. Convinced
that Sydney has something to do with their uncle's death, the late master's nephews contest the will and work
against their cousin at every turn.
Sydney finds a sometimes-ally in the estate's butler, an ex-adventurer who ran aground on the island years
ago. But when a mysterious man washes ashore with a stunning surprise that upsets everything, Sydney must
prove she has inherited the late master's brilliance as well as his property--or someone else will.
