Unabridged Chick

I'm Audra, a 30-something married lesbian. I love interesting heroines, gorgeous prose, place as character, and the occasional werewolf.

Steampunk poseur

Why is it, if I see a book that looks vaguely steampunk-y, I want it?  I'm not even involved in the steampunk scene (or any scene, really, unless it's the library) and yet, show me a cover with a lady in some kind of corset and a dirigible in the background, and I'm drooling.