I'm unlucky … but you're not.

I'm usually pretty lucky with the weather in Dallas, which is saying a lot as I fly in and out of DFW every other week or so. Not so last night. A thunderstorm up and sideswiped me which is why I'm:

1) writing this post from my home in Dallas

2) had cake for breakfast

3) must work off said cake in obscene humidity instead of a nice, dry run right after I show you this:

My sole copy of THE NEON GRAVEYARD.

Usually I keep the first copy that I touch. Shelve it in a rare bout of sentimentality and give away the rest. But … I dunno. I've already read it. And I know there's someone out there who might like having it prior to its release in just over one week.

So I've decided to dedicate, sign and overnight it (and a poker chip) to one reader on Thursday morning (at which point I will be back in Vegas) so someone might have it for some light weekend reading. What do you have to do? Just "friend" me on Facebook, or alternately "follow" me on Twitter, and let me know in the below comments below when you do. If you already do both, just mention that and you're entered. Deadline is midnight Wednesday, or 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning … whichever comes first.

Easy-peasy, right? And I'll say it in advance … happy reading!

Note: you still have a week to send me a copy of your preorders and receive a freebie poker chip and signed bookplate. I want to make sure I have enough to give away at my signings after that, so if you want one now, details are here. And if you've already sent your preorder, I have a stack of envelopes ready to hit the USPS as soon as I'm – you guessed it – back in Vegas, but I see no reason you shouldn't have them by the end of the week at the latest. Coolio?

Off to face off against the bloody humidity … and then the page.