Waiting On Wednesday: Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

Release Date: February 2010

About the Book: Magic steeps the gas-lit lanes of New Sweeling, where Nimira is a foreign singer, paid barely enough to survive. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to accompany a piano-playing clockwork automaton, she thinks her savior has arrived.Hollin may treat her with the kindness and respect she's yearned for, but buried secrets stir--including a rumor he may have murdered the former head of the Sorcerers' Council on the brink of a peace treaty with the fairies. Nimira discovers the spirit of a dashing fairy gentleman named Erris is trapped inside the automaton's stiff limbs, waiting for someone to break his curse. As Nimira and Erris fall into a love that seems hopeless, Nimira must uncover the truth behind the councilman's disappearance, or not just her fate, but all the magical world may be in peril...

About the Author: "I was homeschooled, largely unschooled, through my childhood, which means rather than having structured education my mom just let my younger sister and I play or read or whatever. I read several books a day and sometimes we spent the entire day in one big involved pretend game. I maintain that boredom is very good for children! It stretched my creative muscles. I didn't go to college either. Thank goodness for the library. I am a thrift store addict and I collect vintage clothes, especially late 50s/early 60s dresses and 70s jackets, men's shoes and pants. I wore a real 1920s wool bathing suit for Halloween last year, and sometimes I wear neckties. Still working up the guts to wear hats with jaunty feathers." From the Tenners website.

Why I'm excited: The cover caught my eye first. I really like the colors and the girl in the picture. Then I read the description and it sounds very interesting and fantasy-ish, promising adventure, intrigue, romance and exotic locations. All of which I love so I'm definitely putting this one on my to-read list.