The Twelfth Enchantment Giveaway; Or, Oh My Goodness I'm Friends With Someone Who Writes For Marvel!!! (Closed)

I don't talk about myself often on the blog, but I have been a voracious reader since age 3. I've worked in bookstores & libraries and still regularly attend book signings. Recently, I had the pleasure of showing Edgar Award winning author David Liss around Tulsa while he was here for a book signing. I must say that I was quite nervous about picking up a stranger from the airport. Thankfully David is a fantastic guy and we got along very well. Turns out he not only writes historical fiction but comics too! For Marvel!! He was even nice enough to let me chatter about my nail polish blog and offered to give one of you a copy of his brand new book, The Twelfth Enchantment.

I haven't had a chance to read it yet but here's a quick review from the lovely ladies at Girls in the Stacks.

This is a charming, quick-witted novel that I couldn’t help but read while sitting at the dinner table. I love the paring of the Regency era with urban fantasy (my ideal read!). It’s a story of Luddites versus the Industrial Revolution, with a fantasy twist full of revenants, a golem, an order of Rosicrucian’s and Lord Byron.

When we first meet Lucy she is an amiable creature ready to please. She is quite reserved and willing to marry the awful Mr. Olson. Enter Lord Byron with a cryptic message and the magic and entanglement of betrothal with Mr. Olson (and sleuthing) begins.

Lucy is an ideal character. She is quaint, humble and so very naïve. Yet, she is determined, brave and just a bit magical to uncover a plot of the worst kind. I loved her sleuthing, her inner-thoughts and her ever constant worrying over her reputation.

If I could give Lucy a bff charm I would!

Not only has David Liss given us an interesting and unique plot, but he has created some very colorful characters that are, quite frankly, charming. Some of the best lines came from Lord Byron, which added great comical elements to the story. Then there was the ever elusive yet so knowledgeable Mrs. Emmett and my personal favorite, Mr. Morrison who made a perfect partner for Lucy.
I totally, without a doubt give this novel 5 STACKS
Stacy

Sounds good to me! I'm also looking forward to reading his Mystery Men Series for Marvel, with a 1930's noir setting.

RULES:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE RULES BEFORE ENTERING.

• This giveaway is open to readers from the U.S. & Canada.
• This giveaway starts today, August 26th, and will end Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 11:59PM Central Time.
• We'll select the winner with random.org's random number generator and notify the winner by email on Tuesday, September 13th.
• The winner will have 24 hours to respond. If the winner doesn't reply within 24 hours, that winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected via random.org.

HOW TO ENTER:
I'm going to keep this one super simple. One entry per person. Use the form below to enter. This works MUCH better than comments, so I've turned them off for this post to avoid confusion.

Thanks for reading!
April