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!
Kaki Warner, the author of Pieces of Sky is one of my discoveries of 2011. I enjoy the way her characters spring from the page and, despite Western historicals not being my book of choice, I enjoy the way Ms. Warner portrays the setting in her books. I’m definitely a fan.
Jessica stepped from the cabin into a breeze that felt like a gasp from hell. Squinting against sunlight so stark it robbed the world of color, she looked around.
page 28, Pieces of Sky
and here’s another slightly longer one:
He smiled.
Just that.
Yet it changed his entire face. The whiteness of such lovely teeth against his black mustache and sun-browed skin was contrast enough, but the transformation from scowl to rakish grin was astonishing. Boggling.
Oh my. Dimples too.page 33, Pieces of Sky
On a stagecoach traveling through New Mexico Territory, Jessica Thornton is a long way from the cool mists and lush gardens of her native England. An authoress and milliner, she carries the weight of a scandalous secret-a horrible shame that has brought her to the West on a desperate search for the only family she can trust: her brother.
No one prepared Jessica for the heat and the hardships. And no one prepared her for a man like Brady Wilkins. For, despite the rancher’s rough-hewn appearance and her own misgivings, Jessica must put her life in his hands after their stagecoach crashes. And she begins to see the man behind the callused hands and caustic wit. A man strong enough to carve out a home in the wilderness, brave enough to fight for his own, and passionate enough to restore her faith in herself-and in her heart.
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What are you reading this week? Leave a link to your teaser or post your teaser in the comments section.
December 19th, 2011 at 8:01 pm · Link
Sweet teaser! I like description in the first one.
mine: http://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/teaser-tuesday-bound-by-the-vampire-queen/
December 19th, 2011 at 8:50 pm · Link
The author writes some wonderful descriptions. They’re very visual. Thanks for stopping by!
December 19th, 2011 at 9:30 pm · Link
Two very cool teasers… nice. Thanks for visiting mine.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:09 pm · Link
Thanks for visiting, Tania.
December 19th, 2011 at 10:17 pm · Link
This author is new to me, and I love the writing in your teaser(s). Beautiful book cover too.
My teaser is here:
http://iousex.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-dec-20_19.html
December 20th, 2011 at 1:10 pm · Link
I’m enjoying her books very much. It just proves you should never say never when it comes to trying other genres.
December 19th, 2011 at 10:28 pm · Link
That’s not normally my kind of book, but it does sound interesting.
Here’s my teaser: http://witandsin.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday_19.html
Kat
Wit and Sin
December 20th, 2011 at 1:11 pm · Link
Kit, I didn’t think it was mine either, but I’m reading her backlist at present.
December 19th, 2011 at 11:49 pm · Link
Great teasers! Despite the chill in the air here, I can almost feel that blast of heat as she steps through the door. Christmas-themed mystery on my blog this week.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:11 pm · Link
That’s a good thing, I think :)
December 19th, 2011 at 11:52 pm · Link
Wow. Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for sharing.
My Teaser Tuesday
December 20th, 2011 at 1:12 pm · Link
Thanks for stopping by, Jennifer.
December 20th, 2011 at 12:24 am · Link
I’ve never heard of this before. I hope you’re enjoying it.
Safari Poet
December 20th, 2011 at 1:13 pm · Link
Hi Petra. I finished the book last night and can’t wait to start on the next one.
December 20th, 2011 at 3:59 am · Link
Wow, nice teaser! This sounds like a good read. Thanks for stopping by mine earlier. :)
December 20th, 2011 at 1:13 pm · Link
You’re welcome, Sam. I am enjoying Ms Warner’s books very much.
December 20th, 2011 at 4:05 am · Link
I love it that you also included a summary of the book to provide a much more solid context for your teasers – and yup, the teaser has transformed me to a high school girl – cutie! I love rakish grins. :)
Here’s our TT in GatheringBooks:
http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/teaser-tuesday-adventures-and-japan-lit/
December 20th, 2011 at 1:14 pm · Link
I love smiles too. They can be very sexy ;-)
December 20th, 2011 at 5:10 am · Link
I’m not a big fan of Western historicals either, but those teasers are lovely. I’ll have to check into it.
Thanks for stopping by mine!
December 20th, 2011 at 1:15 pm · Link
Hi Amanda. I was pleasantly surprised.
December 20th, 2011 at 5:35 am · Link
tnx 4 sharing and visting
he ya’ll My TT
December 20th, 2011 at 1:16 pm · Link
Thanks for visiting back :)
December 20th, 2011 at 5:38 am · Link
Great teaser!
Here’s my Teaser Tuesdays post. :)
December 20th, 2011 at 1:16 pm · Link
Thanks, Kell
December 20th, 2011 at 7:08 am · Link
Oh, I agree about how the characters spring from the pages. These excerpts grabbed me, and I could see the characters, alive on the page.
Here’s MY TT POST and
MY WEBSITE
December 20th, 2011 at 1:17 pm · Link
Laurel, this author does such a wonderful job with characterization.
December 20th, 2011 at 7:38 am · Link
Great teaser. I have about four books that I hope to read, or finish reading. I’ll be writing reviews by the end of the holiday. Lot’s to catch up on. :)
December 20th, 2011 at 1:18 pm · Link
Ciara, I have several books to review as well and reading time is severely short at present!
December 20th, 2011 at 8:47 am · Link
Wow – love that first quote, so random and great writing. Thx for sharing!!! :-)
December 20th, 2011 at 1:19 pm · Link
The book is full of great lines that I wish I’d written!
December 20th, 2011 at 9:07 am · Link
Thanks for sharing! Fab teasers, i’ve not heard of this author until now.
Here’s my TT:
http://ttoria.blogspot.com
TToria
xo
December 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm · Link
She was a new-to-me author too until this year. I’m glad I discovered her!
December 20th, 2011 at 10:01 am · Link
Two good teasers.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday_20.html
December 20th, 2011 at 1:21 pm · Link
Thanks for stopping by, Mary-Ann
December 20th, 2011 at 11:15 am · Link
Like you westerns are not my favorites but I do enjoy reading one when it is well written and has a good story. Pieces of Sky sound like it fits that bill.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:22 pm · Link
On the whole I enjoyed her latest Mail Order Bride series better, but this is still a very good read.
December 20th, 2011 at 12:49 pm · Link
LOL “Oh my, dimples, too.” Love it.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:23 pm · Link
Alice, the dimples got me too :-)
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:21 pm · Link
Oh, interesting… I haven’t seen it before, but I like the teaser. It teased all right! Thanks for stopping by!