Author Maria V. Snyder launched her book STORM GLASS (Mira, May 2009) at the Glendale, California Borders store a few weeks ago.About 50 people arrived for the signing/release party on Saturday, April 25 where Maria signed books, held a poison-tasting (in homage to her first book, POISON STUDY), a raffle, and a Q&A. Here are some of Maria’s photos from the event:
Maria V. Snyder (right) with Borders Sales Manager Alethea
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her
When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch.
Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets, against the wishes of his band of misfits. And Finley thinks she might finally be a part of something, finally fit in—until a criminal mastermind known as the Machinist threatens to tear the group apart….
