TEASER TUESDAY: To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

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Teaser from the 81% mark.

I stop dead and the rest of the crew stills alongside me.  Elian's gloved hand hovers dangerously close to mine, and though I feel the air spark and warm between us, I don't look at him.  I can't.  I can only stare ahead my feet elves farther into the snow the longer I stay still.  But I can't move either.  Ahead there are wonders.  There is the palace, carved from the last breaths of my goddess Keto.

Synopsis

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever.
The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby--it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good--But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

TEASER TUESDAY 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'

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This week's teaser comes from The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - literally scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Lale used the infinitesimal freedom of movement that this position awarded him to exchange jewels and money taken from murdered Jews for food to keep others alive. If he had been caught, he would have been killed; many owed him their survival.

There have been many books about the Holocaust - and there will be many more. What makes this one so memorable is Lale Sokolov's incredible zest for life. He understood exactly what was in store for him and his fellow prisoners, and he was determined to survive - not just to survive but to leave the camp with his dignity and integrity intact, to live his life to the full. Terrible though this story is, it is also a story of hope and of courage. It is also - almost unbelievably - a love story. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight, and he determined not only to survive himself but to ensure that Gita did, too. His story - their story - will make you weep, but you will also find it uplifting. It shows the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances.

Like many survivors, Lale and Gita told few people their story after the war. They eventually made their way to Australia, where they raised a son and had a successful life. But when Gita died, Lale felt he could no longer carry the burden of their past alone. He chose to tell his story.

TEASER - from 15% in

"A shot rings out.  Men flinch.  Someone falls.  Lale looks in the direction of the shot, only for Pepan to grab his face and twist his head away.

A group of SS, mostly young, walk towards Pepan and Lale, guarding an older SS officer.  Mid- to late forties, straight backed in his immaculate uniform, his cap sitting precisely on his head - a perfect mannequin, thinks Lale."

Teaser Tuesday 19/04/2016 'Now That I've Found You'

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This week's teaser comes from the 50% mark of Now That I've Found You by Bella Andre.

"Rose woke up sprawled across Drake as though his body were her personal mattress, his chest her pillow.

Last night, she'd been too exhausted to seduce him the way he'd continually seduced her.  Heck, it barely took one of his smiles and the lightest brush of his fingertips over her cheek for her to end up completely lost in him.  She'd promised herself she wouldn't use him to drown her sorrows, but she'd simply been unable to keep herself from kissing him- and then showing him on an even more intimate level just how good he made her feel.  Inside and out."

Teaser Tuesday 29/03/2016 'Hope and Red'

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This week’s teaser comes from page of Hope and Red by Jon Skovron.

I’m loving this book so far, way more than I anticipated.

 

 

Nettles wrapped her rough wool coat around herself more tightly.  “I don’t like this, Red.”

“The ale tastes different here.”  Filler wrinkled his nose at his tankard of dark.

“You two are my best wags, and you know it,” said Red.

“Do we?” Nettles glanced at Hope, the fourth and final person at the table.”

Teaser Tuesday 23/02/2016 'The Girl You Left Behind'

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This week's teaser comes from page 204 of The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes.





"And now you have to leave.  The words that have been on her lips for the past twenty hours do not come.  She does not want Mo to go just yet.  She does not want to be along with the council-tax people and the final demands and her own uncontrollable thoughts; she feels suddenly grateful that tonight she will have somebody to- a human defence against the date."

Teaser Tuesday 09/02/2016 'Bared To You'

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This week's teaser comes from page 154 of Bared To You by Sylvia Day.




"I quickly clicked through the other links in the digest to find the same picture with similar captions and articles.  Alarmed, I sat back and thought about what this meant.  If one kiss was headline news, what chance would Gideon and I have to make a relationship work?
My hands weren't quite steady as I closed the browser tabs.  I hadn't considered the press coverage, but I should have.  "Damn it."

Teaser Tuesday 02/02/2016 'The Marriage Bargain'

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This week's teaser comes from page 46 of The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst.

 


"Ah, hell.
Why did he have to be so damned gorgeous?
She snuck a glance at him as she paced.
A vullgar curse rose to her lips but she forced it back down.
Growing up, she used to sneer and call him pretty boy because of his golden hair."

Teaser Tuesday 26/01/2016 'Grayson's Vow'

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This week's teaser comes comes from the 88% mark of Grayson's Vow by Mia Sheridan.

"It was a gray dreary day in downtown Napa, made drearier by the fact that I had just pawned the ring I'd given Kira on our wedding day for some much needed cash.  Shame and embarrassment engulfed me.  This was what I'd been reduced to-again.  I had originall bought the ring for Vanessa, and yet handing it across the counter to the pawn shop owner had brought a sharp ache to my chest, not because of whom I had bought it for, but for whim I had ended up giving it to,  Kira."

Teaser Tuesday 19/01/2016 'An Ounce of Hope'

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This week's teaser comes from page 88 of An Ounce of Hope by Sophie Jackson.

"Nina lifted her chin, watching Grace in that all-knowing way of hers.  "Grace, this is the first time since we started these sessions twenty-eight months ago that you've mentioned a man other than your brother or your ex-husband and, what's even more encouraging is that you're attracted to him.  Regardless of where you decide to take this, or whether he wants the same thing, remember, this is a step in the right direction."

Teaser Tuesday 12/01/2015 'Winter'

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This week's teaser once again comes from Winter by Marissa Meyer, the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles.  Page 336.






"But she'd been tricked.  Selene was alive and attempting to take her throne from her.  Her attention refocused on the screens.  "These are my people," she whispered.  "My blood and my soul.  I am their queen."

Teaser Tuesday 05/01/2015 'Winter'

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This week's teaser comes from page 71 of Winter by Marissa Meyer, the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles.




"She squeezed her eyes shut and fanned her fingers against the wall, as if she could feel his heartbeat through the stone.
Instead she felt something warm and sticky.
Gasping, she pulled away, finding her palm stained with blood.
Wxasperated, she used the bloody hand to push her hair back, although it instantly tumbled forward again.  "Not now," she hissed to whatever demon thought this was an appropriate time to give her visions."

Teaser Tuesday 29/12/2015 'Sweet Hope'

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This week's teaser comes from the 18% mark of Sweet Hope by Tillie Cole.




""You don't know me, girl,"
"I know your work...more than anyone else, I know your work..."
Aliyana.  Damn Aliyana Lucia for getting in my fucking head.
From the minute I'd seen her two nights ago in the gallery, catching me by the marble angel, I'd been shocked speechless.
I'd never seen any chick look like her.  I'd never seen anyone with eyes that bright, hair that dark or a smile that fucking blinding."

Teaser Tuesday 22/12/2015 'Heart of a Chain'

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This week's teaser comes from page 181 of Heart on a Chain by Cindy C. Bennett.
""Kate I've loved you for years.  I mean, I know twelve-year-olds don't know what lovw it, so I guess I should say I've really liked you for years.  But when I saw you this year, I knew.  I knew we should be together.  I just didn't know how hard you were going to make me work to get you to even like me.  So, yeah, of course I want you to love me back."
I smile.
"Well, I do love you.  More than I thought I could, more than I should.  But I don't care.  I don't care if it makes other people mad, or if I don't deserve you and I don't care if you don't like it because I do love you and I am going to forever, no matter what."
Henry laughs at my speech, kissing me again."

Teaser Tuesday 15/12/2015 'Sweet Fall'

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This week's teaser comes from the 45% mark of Sweet Fall by Tillie Cole.

"Her nails were digging into the flesh of my back, and I tentatively laid my cheek on the top of her head.
She smelled so good.
Felt so good.
I wasn't sure how long we just stood there like that, two fucked-up emo kids confessing our sins, but it was enough time for me to realise one thing: I was falling hard for the little dark pixie.
Real. Damn. Hard."

Teaser Tuesday 08/12/2015 'Sweet Soul'

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This week's teaser comes from the very first page of Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole, book 4 in the Sweet Home series.

"The rain pelted hard.  I pulled the collar of my jacket higher on my neck.  Reaching the warehouse door, I made to unlock it with the key I'd secretly copied from Axel's master key, my warm breath ghosting into a white mist as it collided with the cold air.

Thunder rumbled around the distant edge of a dark gray sky."