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!
When Willa Dixon’s brother dies on the family lobster boat, her father forbids Willa from stepping foot on the deck again. With her family suffering, she’ll do anything to help out—even visiting the Grey Man. Everyone in her small Maine town knows of this legendary spirit who haunts the lighthouse, controlling the fog and the fate of any vessel within his reach. But what Willa finds in the lighthouse isn’t a spirit at all, but a young man trapped inside until he collects one thousand souls. Desperate to escape his cursed existence, Grey tries to seduce Willa to take his place. With her life on land in shambles, will she sacrifice herself?
Every time I look in the mirror and see my dime-silver hair and my eyes dark as molasses — every time I look across the water to Broken Tooth, hoping that the girl thinking of me will soon come to my shore — I’m reminded of my stupidity.
And I hate myself only a little for hoping she’s just as unwise.
~p. 33, Mistwalker by Saundra Mitchell
An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns –and the heroines who use them all
Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician’s assistant. The three young women’s lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man.
It’s up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder–and the crimes they believe may be connected to it–without calling too much attention to themselves.
Set in the past but with a modern irreverent flare, this Steampunk whodunit introduces three unforgettable and very ladylike–well, relatively ladylike–heroines poised for more dangerous adventures.
“Everyone comfortable being on their own?” asked Cora in her take-charge kind of voice. “By which I, of course, mean Nellie. Michiko, I think you’ll be just fine.”
“I’m good. I could’a taken them, if Michiko hadn’t.” Nellie wasn’t entirely certain she spoke the truth, but she’d done okay with the creepy eyeball man, and then there was the footman the other night. Besides worse came to worst, no one was better at disappearing than she was. “How about you, though?”
Cora shrugged and produced a tiny gun from her purse. “I’m good.”
They made their final farewells.
And then they were off.
Three girls into the night.
~p. 185, The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress
What are you reading this week?
Lol, I know I should say that the second book appeals to me more (I mean it’s got an awesome cover!) but it doesn’t. I’ve heard great things about Saundra Mitchell and I loved the teaser, so it’s Mistwalker which I’m in LUST with right now. Forbidden, treacherous romance – what more could a girl ask for?
Thanks guys! Mistwalker is definitely going on my wish list.
I liked the first quote more. Don’t know why.
Sonia Lal
I’m on the ATW tour for MIstwalker and I can’t wait till I have it in my hands! I love Saundra Mitchell and I kind of have a thing for forbidden romances, so I’m sure this book will be great! And I love the teaser you shared!