{"id":563,"date":"2013-04-03T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.romanticgeekgirl.com\/dani\/?p=563"},"modified":"2013-04-03T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T18:28:09","slug":"book-giveaway-tarnished-by-karina-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romanticgeekgirl.com\/dani\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Book Giveaway! Tarnished by Karina Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for another giveaway – because I am awesome like that! (Actually, it’s because I’m sick and even surfing the internet makes me woozy, so this is an easy way to \"tarnished\"<\/a>do content – but whatever works.)<\/p>\n

Karina Cooper<\/a> is a paranormal and\u00a0steampunk writer. I met her last year at the Romantic Times convention – I was walking down a hallway and ahead of me was this fabulously <\/em>dressed lady in full steampunk regalia. Totally stunning and I had to compliment her. Found out she was an author, I started getting info, and I’ve been following her ever since (her twitter<\/a> stream is\u00a0highly recommended.)<\/p>\n

Tarnished<\/em> is the first novel in her Steampunk series, The St. Croix Chronicles<\/strong>. The back cover copy reads a little something like this:<\/p>\n

My name is Cherry St. Croix. Society would claim that I am a well-heeled miss with an unfortunate familial reputation. They’ve no idea of the truth of it. In my secret world, I hunt down vagrants, thieves . . . and now, a murderer. For a monster stalks London’s streets, leaving a trail of mystery and murder below the fog.<\/p>\n

Eager for coin to fuel my infatuations, I must decide where my attentions will turn: to my daylight world, where my scientific mind sets me apart from respectable Society, or to the compelling domain of London below. Each has a man who has claimed my time as his\u2014for good or for ill. Though as the corpses pile, and the treacherous waters of Society gossip churn, I am learning that each also has its dangers. One choice will see me cast from polite company . . . the other might just see me dead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you need an introduction to Karina – or to Steampunk in general – Tarnished<\/em> is a wonderful way to start.<\/p>\n

And as it happens, I have a SIGNED copy of Tarnished<\/em> available for giveaway. Yes, you heard me right, signed! To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment about what you like best about Steampunk (or, if you’ve never read a Steampunk before, what you’ve heard that makes it interesting to you).<\/p>\n

Winner will be picked on Monday, April 8 @ 5pm (pacific time).<\/p>\n

Small print \u2013 No purchase necessary, proclaiming your undying love for me won\u2019t up your chances, you must live in the USA (no international or military addresses) and be at least 18 years of age. If you are picked as the winner you will need to give me your snail mail addy for me to send you the book, and I\u2019m not responsible for books lost or mangled by the Post Office.<\/p>\n

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