The Watchmaker's Lady (The Clockpunk Trilogy, #1)

New England, 1840
One fateful day, lonely watchmaker Matthew Goddard discovers the lover of his dreams in a dusty corner of the local general store—Isabel, a bisque porcelain mannequin head with mesmerizing, smoky blue eyes. When Matthew invites her to come live with him, she eagerly "accepts."

The couple embarks on a passionate affair, one fueled by Matthew's wild imagination. To provide Isabel with a brass body and pretty clothes, he begins a secret side business selling clockwork pleasure ...