Waiting on Wednesday (#50): The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's eagerly anticipated release is:

The Girl with the Iron Touch (Steampunk Chronicles #3)
by Kady Cross
Expected publication: May 28th 2013 by Harlequin TEEN

In 1897 London, something not quite human is about to awaken...

When mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons—or forfeit her friends' lives.

With Griffin being mysteriously tormented by the Aether, the young duke's sanity is close to the breaking point. Seeking help, Finley turns to Jack Dandy, but trusting the master criminal is as dangerous as controlling her dark side. When Jack kisses her, Finley must finally confront her true feelings for him...and for Griffin.

Meanwhile, Sam is searching everywhere for Emily, from Whitechapel's desolate alleyways to Mayfair's elegant mansions. He would walk into hell for her, but the choice she must make will test them more than they could imagine.

To save those she cares about, Emily must confront The Machinist's ultimate creation—an automaton more human than machine. And if she's to have any chance at triumphing, she must summon a strength even she doesn't know she has....

Teaser Tuesday (#39): The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read 
• Open to a random page 
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

My Teaser:

"You have lovely eyes," she told Griff with a grin. "All four of them."

She heard him laugh, as though from the other end of a long tunnel. "Thank you. Just lie back a bit. There you go."

"You're not going to take advantage of me, are you?" The cushions felt so nice behind her head. It was so nice to lie down. "Novels are always warning young women of the dangers of being taken advantage of by wealthy young men."

"You are perfectly safe. Emily is here to protect your virtue."

"That's too bad." Finley thought she heard Emily chuckle, but it was so far away she couldn't be certain.

"Are you comfortable, Finley?" Griffin asked. He was smiling, she could hear it.

She tried to nod but her head wouldn't move. "Indeed, I am."

- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross, Pages 234-235

Who is the Girl in the Clockwork Collar? Back cover and Summary

Harlequin Teen just released an exclusive look at the back cover and inside flap of The Girl in the Clockwork Collar on their Facebook page!

Cover Ogle (#6): The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross

Expected Publication: May 22, 2012 by Harlequin Teen

(No summary available yet...)

To be honest, I like the cover for The Girl in the Steel Corset better. I just don't really like this one. They changed the girl on the cover, and that tells me that The Girl in the Clockwork Collar is either told from a different POV or they just didn't care that this girl is completely different from the girl on the first book's cover.

What do you think? Do you like it? Hate it? Let me know in the comments!