Book Giveaway - Silent Scream by Karen Rose - ARC

Silent Scream by Karen Rose

When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He's not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken.

David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But while he and Olivia try to face the wall of pain between them, a diabolical puppet master is pulling strings to make a group of twentysomethings do his bidding. Soon Olivia and David are scouring the city for a calculating criminal who seems tantalizingly close--and is moving in for the kill.

Release date: May 25, 2010

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Book Giveaway - The 9th Judgement by James Patterson - WINNER!

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Silent Scream by Karen Rose (ARC)

Silent Scream by Karen Rose

When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He's not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken.

David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But while he and Olivia try to face the wall of pain between them, a diabolical puppet master is pulling strings to make a group of twentysomethings do his bidding. Soon Olivia and David are scouring the city for a calculating criminal who seems tantalizingly close--and is moving in for the kill.

Release date: May 25, 2010

Detective Olivia Sutherland is still trying to get past the unbelievable horrors of recovering dozens of body parts from the "pit" left by the Red Dress Killer (see I Can See You) seven months earlier. And unfortunately seeing the department shrink hasn't helped much either. She still struggles seeing the victims she has a duty to find justice for. Yet she loves what she does and will find a way to get past the nightmare of what she saw. And it's just possible that love will heal her heart, mind and spirit.

One night Olivia and her partner Kane are called to the scene of an arson where a young girl is found dead in the building. What Olivia and Kane now need to find out is if the girl was part of the group that set the fire or was she just a casualty of their war. But can she do her job when faced with the hot firefighter who she shared a steamy night with, but who also left her brokenhearted?

David Hunter has plenty of demons of his own. He has dedicated his life to doing for others, hoping to atone for what he considers to be the monkey on his back. He meets Olivia at the wedding of her half sister, and after one amazing night, he does the unthinkable and could possibly have lost her forever. Now 2 1/2 years later, he's living in the same city as her, waiting and hoping for the chance to make things right and hopefully find the peace in his own life he's so desperately looking for.

What starts out as what appears to be a single act of arson for environmental reasons quickly turns into a series of arson's, murders and blackmail. How did the blackmailer know the group would be at the condo setting the fire that night? Why did he choose them? Will they become his puppets in a sick game of "pay or die" or will they start to turn on each other and then on him? Could it be possible that one of these offenders is sicker than the other? Can one top the other? The reader will be rendered speechless when their identities are revealed. The devastation these killers bring to those that serve the community will devastate the reader as well. Silent Scream is an intense novel filled with love, murder, revenge, greed, redemption and finding your way home.

This book will leave you silently screaming for more.

Friday Fill-Ins

And...here we go!

1. Pickles from the deli go great with a corned beef sandwich.

2. I wish I was at home.

3. The snow isn't here like they predicted.

4. You can always find beauty in nature.

5. It's 6:04 AM; that means I'm at work.

6. Happiness is hard to find.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to the market, chillling and catching up on TV, tomorrow my plans include reading and napping and Sunday, I want to do the exact same thing as Saturday!

Motherhood is Murder by Diana Orgain

Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) by Diana Orgain

Nights out are hard to come by for new mommy Kate Connelly. So when Kate and her husband are invited to a dinner cruise hosted by her new mommy club, Roo & You, they jump at it. But when the president of the club takes a deadly spill, everyone becomes suspect-and Kate's on deck to solve the mystery.

Kate Connelly is settling in to her role as a new mom to seven week old Laurie while at the same time trying to get her private investigator business going - despite the fact she doesn't have her PI license.

While out shopping one day, Kate runs into Margaret & Helene - co-leaders of a mommy group. They invite Kate to join them and the rest of the group on a dinner cruise around the Bay the following evening. What Kate doesn't realize is this cruise will quickly turn into her next case as Helene is found dead.

It seems as if everyone in the mommy group (and even some dads) had a reason to want Helene dead. Sara fought with Helene right before she died over the cancellation of a home extension project Sarah and her husband were supposed to do. Evelyn had been kicked out of the mommy group because her two year old bit one of the babies. Margaret is Helen's co-leader of the mommy group and suspects her husband Alan of having an affair. Bruce, Helene's husband is seen having an "intimate" conversation with Celia, the local midwife after the funeral, leading Kate to think that maybe there is something hinky going on between them.

Kate is ecstatic when Margaret hires her to find out if Alan is in fact cheating on her. Now she can really start working as a PI. There is just one problem ~ she doesn't have her license, and her mentor Galigani is recovering from heart surgery so he can't supervise her. Kate doesn't see this as a problem and sets out not only to find out what Alan is up to, but to solve Helene's murder. Despite the warnings to stay out of the murder investigation by Inspector McNeary ~ who still has issues with Kate and her meddling in police business.

I adore Kate. She's funny, charming, goofy, determined, and lovable. She has a husband who adores her and supports her 100%. Her "to do" lists are hysterical - right down to making sure she stops at the library to pick up her copy of The Dummies Guide to Private Investigating. She is head over heels in love with her 7 week old daughter Laurie, but at times feels like she's not a good enough mother - she doesn't know if Laurie can hold her head up at a 45 degree angle while having tummy time, she didn't sign her up for swim classes while she was still pregnant with her and she doesn't make home made baby food! But what Kate knows is that while all of that is great, what really matters is that she loves her daughter and after that everything else will fall into place. This is a great read for any mother or soon to be mom who is looking for something light and fun to read while the baby is napping or while awaiting its arrival. The discovery of the murderer and their reasons behind are a shocking twist that many won't see coming. Motherhood Is Murder is a fun, fast, cozy read that will keep its readers entertained and anxiously awaiting the next installment. A must read.

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What am I currently reading? ~

Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) by Diana Orgain - Ok, I'm finally going to start this today. Lunch time can't come fast enough! And I just adore this cover!!









What did I recently finish reading?

Looking for a Love Story: A Novel by Louise Shaffer (ARC) ~ I was so excited to get an ARC of this book as I absolutely LOVE Louise and her books. It was a little slow getting into, but that was completely me and not the book. I shouldn't have started it when I was so tired. I'll have my review posted in the next day or so.







What do I plan on reading next?

Silent Scream by Karen Rose (ARC) ~ It was such a toss up on this or the new Scott Turow book. I had to close my eyes and pick one. And I'm very happy with my choice. How I wish I had a snow day so I could finish my current read and then dive right into this one!

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


61 Hours: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child

Jack Reacher is back.

The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child’s latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page.

Sixty-one hours. Not a minute to spare.

A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she’s going to live long enough to testify, she’ll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.

Reacher’s original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessed—but so is the woman whose life he’ll risk his own to save.

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
  
• ISBN-10: 0385340583 / 9780385340588
  
• Release date: May 18, 2010
• Amazon Price $15.50
  

Teaser Tuesday

It’s that time of week again, everyone, and time for the Tuesday Teaser.
Again the reminder of what this is all about. We are asked to:

1. Grab your current read.
2. Let the book fall open to a random page.
3. Share two teaser sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
4. Share the title of the book that the “teaser” comes from, so people can find the book if they like the teaser.
5. And again remember – avoid spoilers.

Here's mine ~

Okay, here's one of those life lessons I think we all know already. When someone looks you in the eye, takes a deep breath, and says "We have to talk," nothing good is going to come from it.

This teaser comes from Looking for a Love Story: A Novel by Louise Shaffer. What's YOUR teaser?

Looking For A Love Story by Louise Shaffer

Looking for a Love Story: A Novel by Louise Shaffer

In Louise Shaffer’s delightfully charming new novel, a hopeless romantic (and author adrift) searches for a happy ending—and decides to write her own love story.

After the success of her first novel, Love, Max—an irresistibly funny look at divorce as seen through a dog’s eyes—Francesca’s fictional saga becomes real when her sexy photographer husband bails on her. The good news is that Francesca gets custody of their apartment and their dog—an adoring scamp who has mastered the art of unconditional love. Still, a girl and her dog have to eat, so a desperate search for income leads Francesca to Chicky, a spunky, red-haired octogenarian who wants Francesca to write the memoirs of her parents, Joe and Ellie, who toured the vaudeville circuit in the early 1920s.

Francesca is reluctant to take the job, but Chicky’s tales soon lure her into a showbiz era as irresistible and unlikely as the love story that unfolds. As she re-creates Joe and Ellie’s story, Francesca reflects, with hilarious honesty, on her own childhood and marriage—and discovers how to put the pieces of her life back together in a way that redefines herself and the true meaning of family and love.

Release date: April 27, 2010

Book Giveaway - The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison - WINNER

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Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.

We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week.

Here's what I got ~

Dead By Midnight by Beverly Barton ~ In Murder. . .The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a killer's taunting words. And his death is just the first. One by one, victims are stalked and shot at close range. Only the killer knows their sins, and who will be the next to die at midnight. . .And In Life. . .In the ten years since her Hollywood career imploded, Lorie Hammonds has built a good life in her Alabama hometown. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes it's a joke. Then she gets a second note. Sheriff Mike Birkett, her high-school sweetheart, has avoided Lorie since she returned to Dunmore, but when investigators uncover her connection to a string of recent murders, he's drawn into a case that's terrifyingly personal.Timing Is EverythingWith every murder, the killer edges closer. Soon Lorie's will be the last name left on his list. Her only hope is to unearth a deadly secret--before the clock runs out for good...

Reckless: A Novel by Andrew Gross (ARC) ~ Ty Hauck is shattered by the news. A close friend from his past, along with her husband and daughter, has been brutally murdered in her home by vicious intruders. Now he will risk everything he loves to avenge her death. . . .A wealthy banker, seeing his world about to crumble around him, knows his family is in unfathomable danger. . . .A U.S. government agent watches the sudden bank transfers of millions in cash and suspects that this is the first step in a plot to unleash a wave of global panic. . . .Private security investigator Ty Hauck, with Naomi Blum, a tenacious agent from the U.S. Department of Treasury, unravels the evidence that joins these seemingly unrelated events—revealing a reckless scheme that stretches from New York to London to central Europe and gives new meaning to the phrase "too big to fail." What began with a tragedy that opened a door to Hauck's past—a door that he thought was long closed—ends with a frantic race to avert a disaster that could shake the very security of our country—and even the world.

Farm Fresh Murder (A Farmers' Market Mystery) by Paige Shelton (ARC) ~ First in the Farmer's Market Mystery Series. Becca Robins leads a simple life, making jams and preserves on her very own farm. But when there's a murder in her quaint little town, she puts herself in the line of fire to defend her friend's innocence-and goes from making jam to being in one.

Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Mystery) by Jennifer McKinlay ~ Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. But their first big client is a nightmare. She's a bridezilla who wants 500 custom cupcakes for her wedding. When Mel stumbles upon the bride-to-be dead-by-cupcake, she becomes the prime suspect. To save themselves and their business, the ladies need to find the real murderer, before the cupcake killer ices someone else.

Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline (ARC) ~ Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connolly, but the darkness in Alice’s soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that’s what Bennie believes, until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin. Meanwhile, Alice takes over Bennie’s life, impersonating her at work and even seducing her boyfriend in order to escape the deadly mess she has made of her own life. But Alice underestimates Bennie and the evil she has unleashed in her twin’s psyche, as well as Bennie’s determination to stay alive long enough to exact revenge. Bennie must face the twisted truth that she is more like her sister Alice than she could have ever imagined, and by the novel’s shocking conclusion, Bennie finds herself engaged in a war she cannot win—with herself.

Plaster and Poison (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery) by Jennie Bentley ~ Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed friend, she stumbles across a lifeless body-a person known all too well by the blushing bride. The small town is abuzz with big suspicions, and Avery realizes she must unravel a matrimonial murder.

Red Delicious Death (An Orchard Mystery) by Sheila Connolly ~ Some baby-faced chefs, fresh out of cooking school, are looking to open a restaurant in Granford. They plan on using local foods-great news for city girl banker-turned orchard owner Meg Corey. Yet when one of the chefs is found dead, face-down in a farmer's pig wallow, plans come to a screeching halt. And Meg soon discovers they may have a locally grown killer on their hands.

Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) by Diana Orgain ~ Nights out are hard to come by for new mommy Kate Connelly. So when Kate and her husband are invited to a dinner cruise hosted by her new mommy club, Roo & You, they jump at it. But when the president of the club takes a deadly spill, everyone becomes suspect-and Kate's on deck to solve the mystery.

Ghouls Gone Wild (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 4) by Victoria Laurie ~ Psychic M.J. Holliday finds herself in a witchy situation... When M.J. and her friends travel to a small town near Edinburgh, Scotland, to film the first installment of their new cable TV show Ghoul Getters, they find plenty of spooky action in a series of supposedly haunted caverns. But when they discover the body of a maintenance worker, the cause of death is reminiscent of an old legend involving a witch's wrath...

Pretty In Ink: A Tattoo Shop Mystery by Karen E. Olson ~ Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of Vegas's hottest tattoo shop, The Painted Lady. And in her spare time, she does some sleuthing. After Brett and company ink Sin City's newest drag queens, they're invited to opening night at the strip's glamorous Nylon and Tattoos show-which ends in disaster when a stranger with a Queen of Hearts tattoo fatally injures Britney Brassieres with a champagne cork. And when another drag queen is found poisoned, it looks like someone's targeting Vegas's fabulous femmes...

Drive Time (Charlotte Mcnally) by Hank Phillippi Ryan ~ Investigative reporter Charlotte McNally is an expert at keeping things confidential, but suddenly everyone has a secret—and it turns out it is possible to know too much. Her latest scoop—an exposé of a dangerous car scam, complete with stakeouts, high-speed chases and hidden-camera footage—is ratings gold. But soon that leads her to a brand-new and diabolical scheme. Charlie's personal and professional lives are on a collision course, too. Her fiancé is privy to information about threats at an elite private school that have turned deadly.Charlie has never counted on happy endings. But now, just as she's finally starting to believe in second chances, she realizes revenge, extortion and murder may leave her alone again—or even dead….

The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers ~ Mama was “no macaroni-necklace-wearing kind of mother.” She was a lipstick and perfume-wearing mother, a flirt whose estranged husband still hungered for her. After Mama threw him out, she warned the girls to never let Daddy in the house, an admonition that tears at ten-year-old Lulu whenever she thinks about the day she opened the door for her drunken father, and watched as he killed her mother, stabbed her five-year-old sister Merry and tried to take his own life. Effectively orphaned by their mother’s death and father’s imprisonment, Lulu and Merry, unwanted by family members and abandoned to a terrifying group home, spend their young lives carrying more than just the visible scars from the tragedy. Even as their plan to be taken in by a well-to-do foster family succeeds, they come to learn they’ll never really belong anywhere or to anyone—that all they have to hold onto is each other. As they grow into women, Lulu holds fast to her anger, denies her father’s existence and forces Merry into a web of lies about his death that eventually ensnares her own husband and daughters. Merry, certain their safety rests on placating her needy father, dutifully visits him, seeking his approval and love at the expense of her own relationships. As they strive to carve lives of their own, the specter of their father, unrepentant and manipulative even from behind bars, haunts them. And when they learn he’s about to be paroled, the house of cards they’ve built their lives on teeters on the brink of collapse.

Friday Fill-Ins

And...here we go!

1. I know the warm weather will be here soon enough.

2. Any month with cold is the longest month.

3. You can't help but laugh.

4. All you haters; bring it on!

5. Where have you looked for it?

6. My brain is now available.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to catching up on TV and chilling, tomorrow my plans include taking Sadie to the groomer, getting a pedicure, reading, relaxing and having dinner with mom and dad and Sunday, I want to CHILL!

Pretty In Ink by Karen Olson

Pretty In Ink: A Tattoo Shop Mystery by Karen E. Olson

Murder in the city of sin...

Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of Vegas's hottest tattoo shop, The Painted Lady. And in her spare time, she does some sleuthing. After Brett and company ink Sin City's newest drag queens, they're invited to opening night at the strip's glamorous Nylon and Tattoos show-which ends in disaster when a stranger with a Queen of Hearts tattoo fatally injures Britney Brassieres with a champagne cork. And when another drag queen is found poisoned, it looks like someone's targeting Vegas's fabulous femmes...

Brett Kavanuagh is known for her original art - tattoo art that is. As the owner of The Painted Lady tattoo shop in Las Vegas she doesn't do "flash" artwork as her counterpart Jeff Coleman does, she does custom work. So after she does the ink for a group of Drag Queens, she makes sure she's there for their opening night. What she doesn't expect is to get caught up in the middle of another murder investigation.

During the show, Britney Brassieres is taken down by what sounds like a gunshot, but what turns out to be the cork from a champagne bottle, shot right at her heart. She recovers from this incident, but not to long after ends up dead. Brett manages to catch not the culprits face, but the distinctive Queen of Hearts tattoo on the inside of their arm. She then sets out to track down who did the art, leading her right to the door of rival tattoo artist Jeff Coleman. But when she finds out that not one, but three people got the same tattoo one night, Brett isn't sure what to do next.

Everything seems to somehow be related to a pin found in Britney's make-up case (a pin that matches the tattoo of the mystery man). Not only is Brett now involved in this case, but it seems so is her trainee Charlotte. But to what degree? As a victim or a suspect? Things get really scary when another Queen is found dead (by Brett of course), from deadly ricin poison he was manufacturing in his apartment.

Just what are these murders about? Are they related to a sinister terrorist plot to take out Las Vegas or is it something smaller like a simple case of blackmail. Brett certainly has her hands full with this color cast of characters. What's the actor turned politician hiding? Is the hunky Dr Brett meets in the ER after being exposed to the ricin somehow involved? How does her assistant Charlotte, accountant turned tattoo artist, fit into all of this? And is the sheriff on the case more interested in actually solving the case or just doing whatever he can to annoy Brett and her brother Tim(considering he's now engaged to Tim's former fiancee Shawna!)?

Once again Brett has the support of her loyal staff, including shop manager Bitsy and tattoo artist Joel to help her solve this intriguing who done it. One filled with just enough 'he's' and 'she's' to make it hard to keep all the hims and hers straight. While she does make a few slips up along the way, Brett is definitely getting the hang of this sleuthing thing ~ and is giving her detective brother a run for his money in the crime solving business. And just why is Jeff being so nice to Brett all of a sudden? Might there be something brewing here? One can only hope! It shouldn't be to hard for fans of Olson's Annie Seymour series to easily pick up the reference to that series.

Pretty in Ink is a quirky mystery with a fun, independent, determined leading lady and loyal supportive cast of characters, each so different, yet lovable in their own ways. A fast, easy, enjoyable read with an ending that will catch the reader completely by surprise. I look forward to seeing what Brett gets herself involved with in Driven To Ink, due out later this year.



Release date: March 2, 2010

Book Giveaway - The 9th Judgement by James Patterson - ARC

The 9th Judgment (The Women's Murder Club) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The most personal

A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in bloodred lipstick.

The most dangerous

The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria.

The most exciting Women's Murder Club novel ever

Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich--and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line--but is it enough to save the city?

Release date: April 26, 2010

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W..W....W.... Wednesdsay

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What am I currently reading? ~


Pretty In Ink: A Tattoo Shop Mystery by Karen E. Olson ~ I loved the first book in this series - The Missing Ink - and can't wait until lunchtime when I can dive into this one!








What did I recently finish reading?

Reckless: A Novel by Andrew Gross ~ Ty Hauck is back and better than ever! If you haven't read the first two books featuring Ty - The Dark Tide & Don't Look Twice you are seriously missing out. Make sure to pre-order Reckless today (Release date: April 27th)








What do I plan on reading next?

Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) by Diana Orgain ~ The first book in this series, Bundle of Trouble, was delightful and a great start to a new series. And how amazing is the cover of this book?????

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


Silent Scream by Karen Rose

Four college students believed they were making a statement. They were activists, fighting to preserve the environment by burning down a new apartment complex. But they didn't realize that someone was watching. A blackmailer hides in plain sight, using people's secrets for personal gain, and when this criminal sets his sights on the four young arsonists, he begins his most deadly game yet.

Firefighter David Hunter is devastated when he's too late to save a teenage girl from a Minneapolis fire. Authorities soon discover that it was a case of arson and homicide detective Olivia Sutherland and her partner Kane are assigned to the case. David and Olivia shared a night of passion some time ago, and sparks fly when they are drawn to one another again. But just as they begin to revisit that fateful night and address the events that tore them apart, David and Olivia are forced to pursue the blackmailer, whose horrific plans threaten to destroy those closest to them.

• Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  
• ISBN-10: 0446538361 / 9780446538367
  
• Release date: May 25, 2010
• Amazon Price: $7.99
  

Teaser Tuesday

It’s that time of week again, everyone, and time for the Tuesday Teaser.
Again the reminder of what this is all about. We are asked to:

1. Grab your current read.
2. Let the book fall open to a random page.
3. Share two teaser sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
4. Share the title of the book that the “teaser” comes from, so people can find the book if they like the teaser.
5. And again remember – avoid spoilers.

Here's mine ~

Hauck spun him off. They both fell onto the floor, Hauck rolling on top of him. He heard a deep-rooted groan, more of a gurgling sound, and a crack, the weight of Hauck's body lodging the skate blade deep in his attacker's chest.

My teaser comes from Reckless: A Novel by Andrew Gross. What's YOUR teaser?

Reckless by Andrew Gross

Reckless: A Novel by Andrew Gross

Ty Hauck is shattered by the news. A close friend from his past, along with her husband and daughter, has been brutally murdered in her home by vicious intruders. Now he will risk everything he loves to avenge her death. . . .

A wealthy banker, seeing his world about to crumble around him, knows his family is in unfathomable danger. . . .

A U.S. government agent watches the sudden bank transfers of millions in cash and suspects that this is the first step in a plot to unleash a wave of global panic. . . .

Private security investigator Ty Hauck, with Naomi Blum, a tenacious agent from the U.S. Department of Treasury, unravels the evidence that joins these seemingly unrelated events—revealing a reckless scheme that stretches from New York to London to central Europe and gives new meaning to the phrase "too big to fail." What began with a tragedy that opened a door to Hauck's past—a door that he thought was long closed—ends with a frantic race to avert a disaster that could shake the very security of our country—and even the world.

January Books Read

• A Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman
• Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton
• Live To Tell by Wendy Corsi Staub
• Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay
• Original Sin by Allison Brennan
• Sleeping with Anemone by Kate Collins
• Spinning Forward by Terri Dulong
• Tainted by Brooke Morgan
• The 9th Judgement by James Patterson
• The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison
• The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis
• The Red Thread by Ann Hood
• Tied Dyed & Dead by Sharon Short
• Undercover in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
  

Friday Fill-Ins

1. Wouldn't it be easy if we all just got along.

2. My outbreaks are better than ever!

3. I love the taste of my nieces kisses on my lips.

4. Sadie needs to stop pooping in the living room in the living room.

5. The first thing we're going to do is try and figure out what's going on.

6. Plop, plop, plop drip, drip, drip.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and catching up on TV, tomorrow my plans include getting my hair done, reading, and napping and Sunday, I want to relax, read and nap!