Thinking of enjoying a nice hot cup of tea while reading a good book? Look no further!
We have a paperback copy of The Diabolical Miss Hyde to give away, plus two ounces of Fava Tea’s Duchess of Earl tea, a rather saucy tea diffuser, and a purple dragonfly bookmark.
The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr is a steampunk adventure featuring Dr. Eliza Jekyll, a police detective and forensic investigator, and her shadow-self, Lizzie Hyde, who is all about steampunk sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Eliza and Lizzie have to solve a series of murders, and dodge the Royal Society who would burn them alive if they knew about the magical nature of Eliza’s transformation into Lizzie.
The tea we’re offering, two ounces of Fava’s Duchess of Earl, is a milder earl grey tea, flavored with berries. It’s something I think Eliza might drink while going over her notes on her latest case.
The tea diffuser is Mister Tea, who wears BPA-free silicone rubber trousers. He perches on the edge of your mug or teacup and infuses the tea with his lower body. He doesn’t look diabolical so much as relaxed, though. The instructions read as follows, and we are not making this up: Remove pants. Fill with tea. Infuse!
To enter, drop your details in the widget below and tell us about your inner Miss Hyde. Does she wear only red? Does she ride a motorcycle or wear leather pants (how to do you put leather pants on, seriously? Do you jump into them)? Does she eat all the dark chocolate and use salty language?
Standard disclaimers apply: void where prohibited. We are not being compensated for this giveaway. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and prepared to read and sip to win. Demureness not required. Do whatever you want with your pinky finger. But don’t just stick some gears on it and call it steampunk. Giveaway ends Friday, 13 February 2015 at noon ET. Winners will be announced same day Friday, February 13, 2015. If you have any problems with the widget, please email Sarah.
We wish you diabolical good luck, and thanks for entering!
I’m a daydreamer so my alter ego has a tendency to fit in with whatever books I’m reading, right now im rediscovering my middle school love of Anne McCaffrey.
My inner Miss Hyde? She takes no flack from anyone, eats whatever she wants, wields a cast iron skillet with deadly force, is strong, funny, and smart.
My inner Miss Hyde sits around all day reading romance, and never wants or cares about going to work.
My inner Miss Hyde is me without the anxiety, so she tends to have many more hot boyfriends than I do.
I have a question. Do ya’all ever do giveaways of digital books? I have a hard time with holding the print copies.
As for my inner person, she’s more of the Miss Jekyll than the Miss Hyde. People often see me as a raging bitch, and not the sort we have around here, a party girl, very outgoing, while I know that I really just want to be in a quiet place, alone, being mellow.
yes, dark chocolate and cusses like a sailor when no one is around. is known to sing to 80s music in the minivan, too.
My Miss Hyde is outgoing, charming and never afraid to speak her own mind. She would never put up with the verbal abuse and rudeness from the school kids she encounters every day. My Miss Hyde doesn’t even teach. She’s independently wealthy and travels the world. It’s all excotic locations and all the books she can devour for my Miss Hyde. Lucky girl.
She talks like an eloquent sailor and wears fancy dresses with ruffles and hats!
My inner Miss Hyde is pretty much like Mercy Thompson, from the Patricia Briggs series, shape shifting and all. =)
My inner Lizzie is probably more like my actual personality than she should be…but I’d wear my leather pants more often, and start wearing red lipstick.
My inner Miss Hyde has been eating barbecue chips like a psychopath all winter.
Ms. Susan Hyde gives no fucks, has no filter, and takes no prisoners. She’s not heedlessly unkind, but knows how to say “no.” She’s punctual, well-organized, and generally has her shit together. She has no fear of throwing over her financial job to travel and do artsy things.
My inner Miss Hyde is totally not going to have a tuna melt for dinner.
My alter ego is a kickass, swearing, take-no-prisoners gal who wears lots of bright colours and never hides in the background, like I tend to in normal life
My inner Miss Red likes corsets. She will usually be found in practical colors like brown or dark grey, but with a touch of bright colors. Fiery red, emerald green or rich teal are favorites.
And all the chocolate is hers.
My inner Miss Hyde orders dessert first and enjoys it! She also rides all the roller coasters – oh wait, that’s me too. 😀
My alter ego is the 7th member of T-ara (a South Korean girl group). Lovey dovey.
My inner Miss Hyde actually says all of the (sometimes mean) snarky responses I hold back on a daily basis so that no one discovers that I’m really not as nice as they think I am.
My inner Miss Hyde is the person I was fifteen years ago when I didn’t care as much about “fitting in”.
My inner Miss Hyde sleeps late, eats chocolate and reads all day!
My alter-ego day drinks and tells people exactly what she wants to not the socially responsible response.
My Ms. Hyde only wears mid-century style dress and lacy stockings and garters. She yells all the time, even normal conversations and if she’s quiet, that’s when you should be afraid. She is out going and fierce (she’s never hidden in a dark quiet room at a party). She might even drink, though I wouldn’t go that far.
@ CelineB
Purely because I read that WRONG, I had the thought that you’re real ego must day drink too.
I hope you’ll both see that as as funny as I did.
And after that sentence you probably think I also am a day drinker. I only wish…
I have on outer Miss Hyde and an inner Dr Jekyll. I have very few filters -that would be the inner Dr. Jekyll trying to exert some control over my behavior. She rarely succeeds and usually only gets out around senior citizens.
My inner Hyde is the person who says what is on their mind and doesn’t care afterwards. She wears the shortest shorts without thoughts of thunder or thighs.
Ooooh shoot. I really don’t know, haha! She probably does everything I want to, but am too shy and/or sensible to do.
My inner Miss Hyde is a serious dominatrix! I’m a school teacher, so even on my wild and sexy days I’ve got to be pretty conservative. My Miss Hyde wears black and leather and high heels all the time. 😀
My inner Miss Hyde is a cowgirl. She rides the range all day on a big Appaloosa and snuggles with her cowboy all night.
My inner Ms. Hyde is intrepid and cool. Has been there and done that, and obviously doesn’t need to say so.
I wish my inner Miss Hyde wore BPA free panties, I mean pants. She’d say WTF and then damn whatever torpedos are needed to clear her way. Sigh. I wish she’d come out more often.
I’m imagining a Hyde that is half Ninja half space cowgirl. What can I say – I love mash-ups!
My inner self stays up until 4 or 5 am reading and then sleeps until noon or 1 pm the next day and does so without guilt.
My inner Miss Hyde breaks out when I go out with the husband. Yes she wears leather pants (which I love the feeling of) with a great pair of heals and she has a great night with the husband. Lol. She loves rap and rock. And makes my husband shake his head and smile when she slips out when we are at the stores.
I think my inner Miss Hyde is in a threesome (it would explain why I think about them so much)
definitely all of the dark chocolate, and all the wine. and sure, salty language 😉
My inner miss Hyde also loves the color red. She loves motorcycle’s, weaving in and out of traffic,and not having to worry about being hit. She doesn’t worry about what others think of her, the day to day things that I tend to worry about and has no sign of an ulcer like the one I am developing.
My inner Miss Hyde can pound out the Twelfth Street Rag on the ivories like nobody’s business and light her cigarette on the strings afterward- and she can smoke it, too, as I don’t know how.
Not much of a fan of leather pants but my inner Miss Hyde could totally be a badass biker chick!
My inner Miss Hyde doesn’t have to worry about anyone else but herself.
My alter ego writes snarky emails to people who are obnoxious at work, and is generally more direct in life about a lot of things – conflicts, love life, etc. I admire her sometimes.