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It is 1901 when clockmaker and tinker Sydney Forrester receives a most unusual inheritance. Blakely House, the island estate of an estranged uncle she's never met, is filled with remarkable inventions, including an intriguing unfinished automaton Sydney is itching to get her hands on. Convinced 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. When a mysterious man washes ashore with a surprise that upsets everything, Sydney must prove she has inherited the late master's brilliance as well as his property - or someone else will.