Teaser Tuesday #110

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"As someone incessantly knocked on the door, Inspector Cajetan Pinto groaned. What made these half-wits  think they could disturb him at home, just because he had recently solved a high-profile case? Caji turned off the TV and waited silently, hoping the moron would get the hint and go away." 

Goodreads Summary: 

A big land deal is underway in Goa, triggering a spate of bizarre crimes. Will Inspector Pinto catch the killer before things go awry?

Inspector Pinto is left stumped by this new case. A supernatural force seems to be at play, out to seek revenge for a reason he needs to discover . Will he be able to stop the destruction in time or will more lives be lost? 

Follow Inspector Pinto in this hair-raising suspense thriller set in Goa, as he navigates the complex web of history, corruption and bloodshed.

What teaser have you shared this Tuesday? Link us to your posts in the comments! Happy reading! 

Teaser Tuesday #106

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"Amari Hussain sits up in bed with cold sweat beading her forehead. A complete disorientation fogs her mind. Is this Mayurkhund? Or Mumbai?"

-Mayurkhund by Sadiqa Peerbhoy 

Summary:

What do you do when your past comes back to haunt you? Amaari, a self-possessed PR professional from Mumbai lives a life haunted by nightmares from her past and a deep-rooted commitment phobia. One day she accepts an unexpected invitation to go back to mayurkhund, the land where she grew up, where her mother disappeared mysteriously and where she had an affair with her half-brother unknowingly. As horrifying secrets about her parents and family Tumble out of the closet, will she be able to finally discover if her mother is dead or alive and find closure from forbidden love of her callow youth? Set in an exotic, small feudal thikkana of Rajasthan alive with its own myths, lore, ghosts, gossip and legends, this romantic thriller keeps you turning the pages as Amaari revisits her traumatised childhood.  

These lines are from the very first page of the book and I am quite looking forward to reading more. 

What teaser have you shared this Tuesday? 

Teaser Tuesday #105

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'I told you, St. Bride, of you break her heart -' 

'How about when she breaks mine, Roy?' Jack interrupted bitterly.'What are you going to do for me in that case?' 

Goodreads Summary: 

Tall, blonde and handsome, Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and football coach at a girls' school, until a student's crush sparked a powder-keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now after an eight-month jail sentence, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life.

This is probably the third time I've shared a teaser from Salem Falls, but I've been quite slow with my reading... The book is incredible though. 

What teaser have you shared today? 

Teaser Tuesday #104

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"At least history suits me. You already know if those stories will end happily." 

-This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp 

Goodreads Summary: 

10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.

10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.

10:03 a.m. The auditorium doors won't open.

10:05 a.m. Someone starts shooting.

Told from four different perspectives over the span of fifty-four harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student’s calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.

Have you read this book? Thoughts? 

What teaser have you shared? Happy Tuesday and happy reading! 

Teaser Tuesday #103

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'The night that Jack lost the bet, Aldo's voice drifted to him as he lay on his bunk. 'You just do it, and then you put it behind you and never let yourself think about it', Aldo said quietly. 'Kind of like jail.'

-Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Goodreads Summary: 

Tall, blonde and handsome, Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and football coach at a girls' school, until a student's crush sparked a powder-keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now after an eight-month jail sentence, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life.

Since I am still reading this book, I thought I'd share another teaser from it. Besides, you know Jodi- her writing is incredible! What teaser have you shared? 

Teaser Tuesday #102

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'Salem Falls coming up,' the cab driver announced, waking him. 

A hand lettered blue placard announced the name of the town and proclaimed it home of Duncan Pharmaceuticals. 

-Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Goodreads Summary: 

Tall, blonde and handsome, Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and football coach at a girls' school, until a student's crush sparked a powder-keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now after an eight-month jail sentence, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life.

I love Jodi Picoult and I am devouring this books. What teaser have you shared? 

Teaser Tuesday #101

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"And so the love that tied us then, 

Vanished with the midnight wind."

-Bleed Like Me: Poems for the Broken by Azzurra Nox

Goodreads Summary: 

This is how you draw a broken heart:
Dip your fingers in blood and don't
Hesitate to botch the final project.

This is a book about love and the wounds that it can bring. It explores the exhilaration of first love, the damage of unrequited love, and the distress of abandonment. The poems are little memories that come alive, a journey between reality and fantasy, often mingling as one. Fragments of life depicted in words. This is a collection of poems both cruel and sweet. The poems depict the difference between how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us. But most of all, this is a kaleidoscope of emotions that are multiplied and amplified as the reader looks into the window of a young woman's heart.

What teaser have you shared this Tuesday? 

Teaser Tuesday #100

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"Except for certain evenings when Marthe came or when he went out with her, and except for his correspondence with the girls in Tunis, his entire life lay in the yellowed image the mirror offered of a room where the filthy oil-lamp stood among the breadcrusts. 

'One more Sunday got through.' Meursault said."

-A Happy Death by Albert Camus

Goodreads Summary:

Is it possible to die a happy death? This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. In many ways A Happy Death is a fascinating first sketch for The Outsider, but it can also be seen as a candid self-portrait, drawing on Camus's memories of his youth, travels, and early relationships. It is infused with lyrical descriptions of the sun-drenched Algiers of his childhood - the place where, eventually, Mersault is able to find peace and die 'without anger, without hatred, without regret'.

Which teaser have you shared today? Happy reading! 

Teaser Tuesday #97

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"Name- the question seemed to mock me.

Skipping that one, I filled in the answers to all the other questions on the form, before returning to the first." 

-The Diary on the Fifth Floor by Raisha Lalwani

Goodreads Summary:

A woman leaves her infant at home but finds her on a busy street in an unexpected turn of events.
Another woman wakes up in a flight hours later, befuddled, in the strangest circumstance.
A fascinating tale of a twenty-five-year-old woman that takes hold of us from the moment she enters the fifth floor of a hospital; more precisely, the psychiatric ward. Visibly terrified, she clutches at her clothbound diary, caught in the horns of a terrible dilemma—whether or not to hand over the diary to the doctor. She fears that she will be declared insane if her tangled web of thoughts unspooling in dark mysterious stories is read by the dissecting eye of a doctor.
What does this diary contain? As the novel progresses, we are drawn into characters and stories that are toe-curling, strange, and haunting in their raw intensity. What is the story of this woman? What secrets lie in the pages of her diary? And most importantly, what happens on the fifth floor?

This book really has me intrigued! 

What teaser have you shared this Tuesday? Happy reading, everyone! 

Teaser Tuesday #96

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"The morning sun was at its brutal best. I retrieved the crumpled hand towel from my pocketand took a swipe at the new batch of sweat that had formed on my face." 

-I Am M-M-Mumbai by Rishi Vohra 

Goodreads Summary:

An intelligent, good-looking young man, Rudra should have been going places, except wherever he goes, he faces ridicule and humiliation because he stammers. His stammering has only ever brought him the wrong kind of attention and he has never been able to overcome it or move past it. Now at 25, he feels completely stifled and embittered that Mumbai, the city of dreams, has always crushed his own dreams, particularly his long-cherished one of becoming a film actor. 

Then he meets Richa and love gives him a ray of hope. But heartbreak devastates him and he spins into a downward spiral that eventually pushes him to rock bottom. Now, his only way up is to conquer his fear and insecurity once and for all and speak. 

Will Mumbai finally listen?

I've just started Rishi's book and I'm hoping I enjoy it just as much as his previous ones! 

What teaser have you shared this Tuesday? 

Teaser Tuesday #93

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"They say the oldder you are, the wiser you get; well, here's a recipe from a wise, wise woman aged just twenty-seven."

-Caramel Hearts by E. R. Murray 

Goodreads Summary:

Liv Bloom’s life is even more complicated than that of your average fourteen-year-old: her father walked out on the family when she was young, her mother is in a recovery centre for alcoholics, and her older sister is struggling to step into Mum’s shoes. The only person she can turn to is her best friend Sarah, who gets out of scrapes at school and is a constant source of advice and companionship. One day Liv discovers a book of recipes written in her mum’s handwriting, which sets her off on a journey towards self-discovery and reconciliation – but a theft, a love rivalry and a school bully are just some of the many obstacles on the way.

Structured around real cake recipes, Caramel Hearts is a coming-of-age novel about love, disappointment and hope, and discovering the true value of friends and family, no matter how dysfunctional they are.

What are you currently reading? Do link me to your teaser post! 

Teaser Tuesday #90

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"From the shcool, the lunch bell begins to toll. Food sounds good right about now. "Oh, yes. I'm a regular beast."

"Funny, then, that you should kiss like such a gentleman." 

-A Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood 

Goodreads Summary:

James Spencer is hardly the typical “troubled youth” who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends and indulging in his love of writing, while contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher.

The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years. Rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts... James is the only one who believes him.

James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up.

Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’s determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding... Especially if it means keeping William and himself from becoming the next victims.

Do share a teaser from your current read! 

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The Funeral Flower

by Michelle Jester

Genre: NA Contemporary Fiction

Release Date: June 20th 2017

Summary from Goodreads:

Devastated by the death of her grandfather, six-year-old Kelly Rodgers barely manages to cope with the profound loss. Already facing issues at school, she finds herself spiraling deeper into despair, when a fateful interaction through the fence in her backyard gives her hope. In the years following, Kelly realizes that life’s tragedies can be dealt with through acceptance; until another series of agonizing events leaves her heart in pieces.

Finding herself thrown into new surroundings, Kelly embraces her life and resolves to never fall in love. That decision is easy to keep until her junior year when she is drawn by an unavoidable attraction to the new guy, tormented James Delaney. The moment he looks up at her and smiles, her body betrays her. And he notices. She is determined to avoid him, but soon Kelly is forced to face the inevitable truth: She doesn’t want to avoid James... and he won’t let her.

Even though tragedy always follows love.

Due to critical subject matter recommended for Ages 17+

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I am a hopeless romantic (I think this is the most important thing to know about me). In addition, I live in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana with my husband and high school sweetheart. Together we have a son and daughter. Throughout my life writing and photography have been my main creative outlets.

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