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Teaser Tuesday - Jan 17

Welcome to another Teaser Tuesday - the meme where participants post two sentences from books they're reading. Mine today is from The Love Songs Murders by Kelly Marshall. It's a sexy mystery filled with lots of humor and plenty of action.
Nick slammed to the earth with searing pain in his shoulder. He looked up to see Jasmine staring down at him. (approx Page 37)

Synopsis from Amazon:Seattle homicide detectives Nick Winston and Pat Strom dig working together. Their lively banter gets them through the daily dark side of their business. After all, dead bodies dominate their workload.
He's straight, she's gay. In politically liberal Seattle, that's not a problem until ... they both find the same woman irresistible. Suddenly their wonderful working relationship is intolerable.
At the center of their attention is radio announcer, Jasmine James. Beautiful and sultry, James has a sexual appetite big enough to satisfy both detectives. The two officers are not the only ones obsessed with the Love Songs host. A crazed fan kidnaps Jasmine James while four of her male listeners are discovered dead with a single bullet to their ear as her Love Songs program plays softly in the background. The pressure is on the Seattle cops to find the murderer and locate James before her air runs out.
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Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBe 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 and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers.To find more Teasers, click here: Teasers

Sweet Saturday Samples - Jan 14

During the past few months of Sweet Saturday Samples, we followed our friend Peggy, one of the three protagonists—June, Kiki, & Peggy—from our book, I.O.U. Sex.  Today we're introducing you to June, whose old high school diary inspired a pact between the three friends. They've vowed to find their former steadies and pay them back for all those sexual refusals when they were teens. In this excerpt, June, with her dog Daisy for company, considers what she wants to do.
        By the time Peggy and Kiki left that morning they'd read most of June's diary entries from their Rayburn High senior year. The diary brought back memories of how much fun they'd had as Rayettes, dancing during halftimes at football games and marching in the Dallas Cotton Bowl Parade--"a big honor," according to her January 2nd entry. The everyday details revealed in the pages made them realize how different their lives were then. Pay phones, sleeping in curlers, driving to the DQ with their boyfriends, just to buy a cherry coke. And woven through it all were their high school loves--Denny, Greg, and Mark.        Then June's thoughts jumped to Kiki's crazy idea. She wondered if her friend was serious about this boyfriend search. Would she really go looking for Greg? Knowing Kiki, she probably would.        What about Peggy? Yeah, she agreed to the search, but it was probably the booze talking instead of her sane brain. She'd be surprised if Peg really went hunting for Mark.        Her thoughts sobered and she snuggled Daisy in her arms.        More importantly, what about me and Denny? It's not the same situation for me as it is for Kiki and Peg--not so simple.        She'd thought of her old boyfriend a lot since moving back to Dallas, wondering what she'd say if they should accidentally meet. The last June had heard, Denny was running his dad's garage in their same old Dallas neighborhood, but that was years ago. She wondered if the business still existed. Maybe she'd look in the phone book later, when she wasn't so tired.        "It's time I talked to him, Daisy," she said aloud. "Past time. Maybe this crazy idea of Kiki's is just the encouragement I need."
Are you wondering what makes June's situation different from that of her friends? What does she need to talk to Denny about after all these years? In the coming weeks, we'll reveal more of her story.

You'll find more Sweet Saturday Samples here: Sweets

The Mountain Is Out

          I live in the Pacific Northwest, a little south of Seattle. As you may have heard, we have rain here. A lot. During a typical winter, we may not see the sun for a couple of weeks at a time. So when the gift of a nice day comes along and we venture out into the countryside, it's a thrill to see The Mountain on the horizon. In case you haven't guessed, "The Mountain" is what people up here call Mount Rainier. 
          Today my friend Nan and I drove to Enumclaw, a little town in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, to have lunch. Here's the view we saw along the way. Although I already have dozens of photos of The Mountain, I just had to stop and take a few more because it may be a while before I can say ...
          The Mountain is out!
~ Sandy N. More Info on Mount Rainier

Tuesday Teaser - Jan 10

Short of hitting the woman with the kettle, or engaging in some kind of unseemly wrestling match and treading on Tubs in the process, there was nowhere to go. Sheila took hold of her face.
[FYI: Tubs is the cat.] 


This week's Tuesday Teaser is from Torn by Gilli Allan. My two sentences are at about 70% on my Kindle.

Synopsis from Amazon: By escaping London, ex-city trader, Jessica, believes she has put the turmoil of her old life behind her. From now on her young son, Rory, is her number one priority. But living in the country is not the untroubled idyll she dreamt of. Nothing is as it first appears. There are challenges to face and hard choices to be made. And, in the face of temptation, old habits die hard. She is torn between the suitable man and the unsuitable boy.

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBe 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 and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers.To find more Teasers, click here: Teasers

A Taste of Honey - Boomers & Books

Check out the post about my honey tasting experience on Boomers & Books ~ Sandy N.


Here's the link:  A Taste of Honey

Teaser Tuesday - Jan 3

In South Beach Cinderella, Realtor Frankie Wunder is desperate to have a child, and she has a list of men who she has "prequalified" for the job of father and husband. Things don't go as planned. This funny teaser takes place after an encounter with Fernando, one of the gorgeous, successful, wealthy men on her list. It's at about 61% on my Kindle.
"How do you like your eggs?" he asked.Fertilized, I thought, but I settled for, "Over easy."


Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Miz B of Should Be Reading. To connect with all the Teaser Tuesday participants, click here: January 3 Teasers

Ring in the New Year With These Amazing eBooks

         
        We're participating in a blog promotion with several other authors, and you can follow us. This is a way for readers to discover new books, as well as an open promotional opportunity for all authors who wish to participate. 
         Here's how it works: In the comment section under this post, leave a blurb and links for buying your book. It would be awesome if you would also participate by putting up a post on your blog like this, entitled "Ring in the New Year With These Amazing eBooks." Also please leave your blog link (with links for buying your book) in the Comments area of the blogs you go to. Post to your blogs no later than 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning.


For details on how to purchase our book - available in paperback and eBook formats - click on the "Buy I.O.U. Sex" tab above. I.O.U. Sex as an eBook is only $2.99!!


Check out the other participants by clicking on "Comments" in the white box below.


Best wishes for a Happy New Year from Sandy and Sandra.


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Original uploader was Sehsuan at en.wikipedia

Teaser Tuesday - Dec 27

I've finished reading Phoenix by Kelly Marshall and highly recommend it. What a compelling (and scary) story! Today's Tuesday Teaser is found at 97% on my Kindle. 
"She read the words over and over, felt the indentations created by his pen with her fingers. She clutched the book to her heart."
PHOENIX on Amazon

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 readOpen to a random pageShare 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 and author info too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers.For more Tuesday Teasers, click here: Teaser Tuesdays

Freezing Fog in the Pacific Northwest

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Teaser Tuesday - Dec 20

Another Tuesday and another Teaser. Today's two sentences are from Phoenix by Kelly Marshall. They're at the end of Chapter 2 at the 4% mark on my Kindle. This is a thriller that will keep you up at night!


"The flash of a million cameras blinded her as she looked out the window. She threw her hands in front of her eyes and stumbled backwards as the building collapsed around her."



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 readOpen to a random pageShare 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 and author info too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers.

For more Tuesday Teasers, click here: Teaser Tuesday