The last Teaser Tuesday plus an Exciting Announcment

Hi everyone.

In exactly one week, The Iron Knight will be released into the world.





















In light of this news, I must report that this will be the last teaser for The Iron Knight. Because hey, next week you won't need to be teased anymore, right? You'll have Ash in your hot little hands. ;-)

(If that sounds dirty, I don't apologize. Puck made me say it.)






















I also have an Exciting Announcement, so please sick around after the teaser for the news.

So, here we go. The final Iron Knight teaser; short, simple, and sweet.





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She trailed her fingers over my bare chest and I shivered, almost frightened by how much I loved this girl.




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There. A shirtless Ash. You've been waiting for it, right? Lol, now you'll just have to get the book to see how that plays out. :P


*Snaps fingers* Wait, wait, don't leave yet! I still have an announcement!

Ahem.


I'm doing an Iron Knight launch party in Louisville! (I know, finally, right?) It's being held at the Summit Barnes and Noble, starting at 4pm and going to whenever. I'll be signing copies of The Iron Knight, plus there will be goodie bags, drawings, prizes, and some never before seen things.

(Also, there are rumors that there will be life-sized blow ups of both Ash and Puck at the party, too. So if you wanted your picture of either of them, now's the time!)

For more information, go here. Spread the word! I'll see everyone in a week!

Julie

YALSA awards

I am home.

So, New York City ComiCon was fast-paced and awesome and exciting, and I have some great pictures and stories to tell involving the flu and costumes and Bumblebee from Transformers. But I will get to them later.

I did want to share THIS:






The Iron King made #5 on YALSA's top ten! How incredibly awesome is that? I can hardly believe I'm up there with authors like Suzanne Collins and Cassie Clare. Eep, I say. Double eep.

Here is the full list, and congrats to the winners and the nominees. If you happen to talk or tweet at one of these authors, be sure to congratulated them, too!


1. The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster)

2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)

3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (Simon & Schuster)

4. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (HarperCollins)

5. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin)

6. Matched by Ally Condie (Penguin)

7. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson (Little, Brown & Company)

8. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (HarperCollins)

9. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins)

10. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Penguin)

New York City ComiCon

Tomorrow I'm off to New York for ComiCon!

Wheeeeeee! Geek lovers dream. I hope to see lots of cosplay and zombies.

















Or maybe both.
























Oh my. Hello, Cloud.




Oh, and you can also meet me there on Saturday, October 15th, at Harlequin's booth #2021 from 2-4. I'll be signing books, and anyone who comes in costume can be entered to win a cool Iron Fey swag pack.

Plus I will probably take your picture.

(And if someone comes as my favorite video game character or comic book hero, I will give them a prize. No, I'm not saying who they are.)

Hope to see you there. In costume. :D

Teaser Tuesday

Whoops, nearly forgot this week's teaser.

Sorry. I blame the brand new novel I started today. You know when you sit down and type the words "Chapter One" and then think: aaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Yeah, that was me today.

Also, tomorrow I turn 29. Yup, just like last year.
















Woohoo.


Okay, you're probably here for the teaser, right? Wow, only three teasers left until Iron Knight is out. Time flies. (Or crawls, depending on how you see it.)

On with the teaser.

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I drew my sword. “Puck, get some light back there, now.”

Faery fire exploded overhead, a flash of emerald green, lighting the passageway behind us. In the flare, hundreds of shiny, eight-legged creatures scuttled back from the sudden light. The tunnel was full of them, pale and bulbous, with bodies the size of melons and multiple thin legs. But their faces, elven and beautiful, stared down at us coldly, and bared mouthfuls of curved black fangs.



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Oh yeah, and don't forget this, either.


















Check here for details. I'll be there wearing my Grimalkin pjs!

Iron King ponies

And now, for something totally random...

I blame Beth Revis for having the link to this "Create-a-pony" site on Deviant Art. Guess what I was doing all afternoon, instead of editing?

I made PONIES.

So, if you've ever wondered what the characters from The Iron King would look like as ponies, here ya go.








Meghan pony













Ash pony
















Puck pony








If you want to go make your own pony (and probably waste an entire afternoon like me) go here

Go forth and create a pony!

Teaser Tuesday and a brush with malicious plants

A somewhat late Teaser Tuesday.

So a couple days ago I was out working in the yard, and as I was picking up pine cones from beneath the trees, I happened to look around and discovered I was surrounded by poison ivy.
















Not that Poison Ivy.

















This poison ivy.


I got out of there quick, and thought I had avoided contact with any of the plants.

Unfortunately not.

Yesterday morning I woke up with my left eye swollen completely shut. Which made it very difficult to write, edit, tweet, or anything involving the use of one's eyes. I spent the day in bed hugging a box of Benedryl.

Today its a little better, though I still look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, or that guy from Goonies. (Remember him?) But, it is Tuesday, and neither rain nor sleet nor sadistic vegetation will keep me from posting.

So, here's today's teaser. Its short, but its all I can manage today. Now, back under the covers I go, to dream of taking a machete to the vines beneath the pine trees. *Whack whack*

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"Having second thoughts?" Puck's voice was soft and dangerous, a far cry from his normal flippancy. "I thought we'd put this behind us for now."

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Iron Knight trailer debut

We are live!

Have you seen the official, epic Iron Knight trailer? The one with Ash throwing ice daggers?













You should! Check it out on Harlequin's Facebook page: here to see the awesomeness for yourself.

Be sure to share the news with everyone, and retweet the link if you like it. Thanks so much!

Julie