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!
My teaser today comes from another historical romance, one I’ve just started reading called The Sergeant’s Lady
by Susanna Fraser.
“He’s dead?”
“Of course he is. Hard to survive a knife to the throat, ain’t it?”
Highborn Anna Arrington has been “following the drum,” obeying the wishes of her cold, controlling cavalry officer husband. When he dies, all she wants is to leave life with Wellington’s army in Spain behind her and go home to her family’s castle in Scotland.
Sergeant Will Atkins ran away from home to join the army in a fit of boyish enthusiasm. He is a natural born soldier, popular with officers and men alike, uncommonly brave and chivalrous, and educated and well-read despite his common birth.
As Anna journeys home with a convoy of wounded soldiers, she forms an unlikely friendship with Will. When the convoy is ambushed and their fellow soldiers captured, they become fugitives—together. The attraction between them is strong—but even if they can escape the threat of death at the hands of the French, is love strong enough to bridge the gap between a viscount’s daughter and an innkeeper’s son?
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August 31st, 2010 at 12:50 am · Link
You know, this doesn’t look like it’d be my type of book, but I have to admit…that line is hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
August 31st, 2010 at 1:13 am · Link
Interesting excerpt Shelley, but I don’t think it would be my kind of book either. I’m not much into books with active military service in them. It makes me cry.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:44 am · Link
Natalie – It made me smile too.
Becky – I can understand that. We all have certain themes that don’t work for us.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:48 am · Link
haha that’s such a great teaser!
August 31st, 2010 at 2:10 am · Link
Yes, yes it is. Though I’ve never tried and would like to keep it that way.
Fun teaser.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:54 am · Link
I’ve heard a lot about this author today. I do like a good historical romance.
My teaser this week is quite action packed. It’s from Frostbitten by Kelly Armstrong.
August 31st, 2010 at 3:36 am · Link
I like the cover!
Here’s mine
August 31st, 2010 at 4:28 am · Link
True. It is sort of hard to survive a knife to the throat. LOL.
Awesome teaser there!
My teaser is from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:40 am · Link
My reading list is getting so long. I’ll have lots to choose from once I have finished my self-imposed writing commitment.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:42 am · Link
Oh I love it. Sounds like a book that’s right up my alley. Thanks for sharing :D
Here’s my teaser
August 31st, 2010 at 7:09 am · Link
Yes, I suppose that would be difficult to survive, wouldn’t it? Great teaser. Sounds like a good historical!
August 31st, 2010 at 7:13 am · Link
That’s definitely making a point!
The books you choose always have such good covers.
The other day, I remember seeing a comment about how one misses out on great covers/colors with e-books, and this book proves that wrong!
August 31st, 2010 at 7:50 am · Link
Ooo, this one’s going on my wish list. It sounds like my cup of tea.
August 31st, 2010 at 11:03 am · Link
Great teaser. I don’t read many historicals.
Suzanne :)
August 31st, 2010 at 12:54 pm · Link
I’d imagine that would be a bit hard to survive LOL! Great teaser :)
August 31st, 2010 at 1:01 pm · Link
Marg, Susanna has received some excellent reviews for this book.
Lisa – it does have a beautiful cover, doesn’t it?
Nessa – I hear you. My reading time is limited these days because I’m trying to complete a book.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:02 pm · Link
Lillie – the Carina Press covers are really lovely. I don’t think I’ve seen a single one I haven’t liked.
Chrissie – a knife to the throat is rather final.
August 31st, 2010 at 4:17 pm · Link
That quote is funny and ironic!
Here’s mine…
August 31st, 2010 at 6:07 pm · Link
Am I the only person in the world that does not understand blogs or all this other stuff?
My current read? Nothing at this time :( I am SO hungry for a juicy hot something to read and since I found this website looks like my search is over!
August 31st, 2010 at 6:54 pm · Link
funny.
Here’s mine from a funny picture book, It’s a Book.