Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Steamed by Katie MacAlister - released!

Happy Release Day!

Steamed
by Katie MacAlister - my review

Description from amazon.com:
Katie MacAlister takes on Steampunk-and romance gets hotter than ever...

When one of Jack Fletcher's nanoelectromechanical system experiments is jostled in his lab, the resulting explosion sends him into the world of his favorite novel-a seemingly Victorian-era world of steampower, aether guns, corsets, and goggles. A world where the lovely and intrepid Octavia Pye captains her airship straight into his heart...

Steamed goodies:

Book Fashion Steamed dress

Party favors from Katie:


Party favor #1: a Steamed steampunky wallpaper



Party favor #2: a second steampunk wallpaper

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Article from Katie:
What the Heck is Steampunk?

Interview with Katie at The Galaxy Express
excerpt:
The Galaxy Express: What inspired you to write a steampunk romance?

Katie MacAlister: Sometime early last year I had an itchy feeling that translated into a desire to write something new, something different, something that was going to knock readers’ collective socks off. I mulled over my choices, and wasn’t happy with any of them. One day I was talking with my editor about this itchy feeling, and a word suddenly glowed with blinding brilliance in what passes for my brain—steampunk. As a life-long history and science buff, I knew that steampunk would fit well with my character and voice, and to make it a romance? Oh, that was sheer bliss.


I took a look around, saw that there was little steampunk being published, and even less in romance, and knew I was onto something fresh and new that would hopefully excite readers as much as it did me.

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Another interview with Katie and giveaway at Fantasy Literature

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Offer ends: February 28, 2010

Comment below and tell me:

If you were thrown into a steampunk world, what one steampunky item would you like to see, hear or touch?

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