Kym DeCorte

After their father goes missing, Piper and her little brother Pip are dumped at their Uncles in the Georgia bayou where they stumble upon a steam engine in a hidden underground tunnel. Although Piper never looked for an adventure, it finds her when they’re kidnapped by leather clad Nazi wannabes and taken across the universe.

They stop on a world filled with Victorian era colonists, brought there by a bizarre accident, and ruled by a mad man who claims he’s their grandfather. Using a power source discovered by the locals this self-appointed ruler has designs on Earth and an army at his disposal.

When Piper becomes a member of the rebellion she gets more than she’s bargained for. She puts her faith in the rebels and gives her heart to one of its leaders, and for this her brother is taken and she’s nearly killed.

In the end Piper must grow stronger, listen to her heart and throw caution to the wind in order to stop her deranged grandfather, rescue her brother, save Earth and finally get home.