title: An Airship Named Desire
author:  Katherine McIntyre 
description: Katherine McIntyre splits her time in pursuit of writing and her career as a massage therapist. She has a Bachelors in Literature from West Chester University and Massage Certification from Cortiva Institute. As for hobbies, if its creative, chances are shes dabbled in them, from soapmaking to cupcake baking. She runs a Science Fiction and Fantasy review blog called : Rants on Unicorns and Spaceships http://rantsonunicornsandspaceships.blogspot.com/ Her published poetry and prose can be found here: http://kmcintyre4.wordpress.com/ And she's the editor for the anthology: Reinventing the Tropes http://wickedsquare.com/
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  An Airship Named Desire
  ( Take to the Skies # 1)
  By
  K atherine McIntyre
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
   
  Copyright ©  2 0 15 by K atherine McIntyre
  All rights reserved.
  This book or any portion thereof
  may not be reproduced or used in
  any manner whatsoever without the
  express written permission of the publisher
  except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
  Printed in the United States of America
  Cover Art by Jillian Renee A.
  Edited by Summer Ross
  First Printing, 2 0 12
  Reprint, 2 0 15
  
   
   
   
  D edication:
  To everyone who read and loved Airship when it first came out in
  2 0 12 , or who shared kind words and support along the way, this is
  for all of you wonderful people.
  
   
   
   
  A cknow ledgements:
  Huge, huge thank you to Summer Ross for her careful eye in helping
  me smooth out the edges of this story, as well as Rob Martin, my
  ever astute first line of defense when it comes to edits. Also many
  thanks to Jillian Renee who did such a gorgeous job on the cover—
  she brought Bea and the Des