Teaser Tuesday | A Beauty So Rare

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Still nursing the slight sting from Aunt Adelicia's politely framed rebuke, Eleanor took another bite of creamed sweet potatoes, whipped lighter and fluffier than she'd ever tasted, and observed the family interaction around the Cheatham dinner table.  (p. 57)

A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander

Tamera Alexander definitely has a knack for descriptions! I'm definitely craving a bite of those sweet potatoes now ... and I'm curious as to what the rebuke was for and what interests Eleanor about the family interactions at dinner.

Teaser Tuesday | A Christmas Gift for Rose

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A Christmas Gift for Rose by Tricia Goyer

My Review

Teaser Tuesday | Misery Loves Company

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Jules squeezed her eyes shut and prayed as loudly as silent prayer would allow. (90%)

Misery Loves Company by Rene Gutteridge

I read this book in three sittings and stayed up WAY too late in the night to do so! If you like suspense, I think you will just love this book! (Wanna see for yourself? It's currently free across e-reader platforms! Be sure to double check the price ... I'm not sure when this deal ends.)

Teaser Tuesday | A Most Peculiar Circumstance by Jen Turano

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Miss Arabella Beckett had always been proud of the fact she'd never ended up in jail. She could no longer make that claim. (p. 7)

A Most Peculiar Circumstance by Jen Turano

And this is just how the book starts!

Teaser Tuesday | Trinity by Ronie Kendig

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"I want this to work."

Her heart misfired. "Why? ... Why do you want this to work?"

"Because I've never felt anything like this. I can't stop thinking about you. I want to kill the guy who hurt you, and my dog likes you." (p. 73)

Trinity by Ronie Kendig

Teaser Tuesday | Anomaly by Krista McGee

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Fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds. That's how long I have to live. (p. 1)

Anomaly by Krista McGee

Seriously, what a great beginning! I received Anomaly in the mail yesterday (for review) and am already about one-third of the way through! AND ... I love the cover! Totally different from the others on my shelf right now. That green eye really pops!

Teaser Tuesday | Catch a Falling Star

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Oh, Beth Vogt is a new favorite author for me! I loved her first book, and her second release (out this month!) was just as great! Check out Catch a Falling Star if you're looking for a great book to read this summer!

(Review to be posted tomorrow!)

Teaser Tuesday | If the Shoe Fits

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Thoroughly enjoyed If the Shoe Fits by Sandra D. Bricker!
(Review to come soon!)

Teaser Tuesday | Christmas Roses

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Now all she could think of saying was a blunt "No, never," but that would be cruel, and Jacob didn't deserve that. (pg. 52)


Christmas Roses
by Amanda Cabot

Teaser Tuesday | All Things New

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You listen now. If you have babies, you gonna love them. Then you have to watch them grow up and be slaves just like you, living this miserable life. And nothing you can do about it. You wish they could be running around all happy like the white babies, but as much as it hurts, you got to teach your children to obey, no matter what. They belong to the white folks, not to you. Listen to me now, Lizzie. Don't ever fall in love. Just makes this life harder than it already is. (p. 27)


All Things New
by Lynn Austin

Teaser Tuesday | When a Heart Stops

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If she moved, would she die? Serena Hopkins kept her eyes shut and lay as still as possible in the king-size bed, doing her best to keep her breathing even.

Which was becoming more impossible by the second.

As her fear increased, so did the rate of her heartbeat and respirations.

Was he still there? (p. 7)


When a Heart Stops
by Lynette Eason

So ... this is how the book starts. Talk about intense, right?! I started and finished the book in the same day, so rest assured it was fantastic! My review will be posted tomorrow as part of the blog tour hosted by Revell. :)

Teaser Tuesday | A Heartbeat Away

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"Maybe I'm weird but I can't walk away from this. I've got memories that I didn't choose. Maybe I'm supposed to do something about this ... I need to talk to the transplant coordinator. I'll explain that I think someone may be in trouble." (p. 69)

A Heartbeat Away
by Harry Kraus

Sounds pretty good, huh? It is! Check it out. :)

Teaser Tuesday | Love's Reckoning

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Featuring a long-awaited September release: Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz. If you haven't read Laura Frantz's novels, they are MUST READS!

How did one put such heartache into words? All the Scriptures she'd hidden in her heart now seemed to leave her. She couldn't recall them, couldn't pray. In a word, she felt forsaken. (p 308)

Love's Reckoning
by Laura Frantz

Teaser Tuesday | Proof

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Finished up Proof by Jordyn Redwood tonight. Wow . . . just wow!

The cemetery was closing in ten minutes, and Lilly Reeves was going to be late. (p 9)

Proof
by Jordyn Redwood

Yep. First sentence of the whole book. I thought it was a pretty interesting way to start!

7 Giveaways + Teaser Tuesday | Coming Home

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Deep within her she felt it, actually felt it. A strength that didn't come from herself, one that only could've been the Lord with her. No other way she was standing here in this moment. (p. 147)

Coming Home
by Karen Kingsbury

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The Book Club Network's month of giveaways is still going on. Ten copies of each of these books will be given away and today is the last day to enter!

Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz
Food Family Style: Simple & Tasty Recipes for Everyday Life by Leigh Oliver Vickery
Still Life in Shadows by Alice J. Wisler
Her Good Name by Ruth Axtell
Cuts Like a Knife by M.K. Gilroy
Cowgirl Trail by Susan Page Davis
Temptation by Travis Thrasher

7 Giveaways + Teaser Tuesday | The Scent of Rain

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I started The Scent of Rain by Kristin Billerbeck yesterday. Not far enough along to comment too much, but Billerbeck is a fave!

The truth was, Anne's warmth made Daphne want to cry. Her own mother hadn't offered her a hug after the failed wedding; this total stranger had given her more emotional support for simply showing up. (p. 35)

The Scent of Rain
by Kristin Billerbeck

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And . . . remember how I shared the exciting news about The Book Club Network's awesome month of giveaways?! Today is the last day to enter the first seven. Revell and Bethany House have teamed up with TBCN to give away 10 copies each of these books:

Serpent of Moses by Don Hoesel
To Love and Cherish by Tracie Peterson & Judith Miller
The Haven by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon
Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney
Perfectly Ridiculous by Kristin Billerbeck
Story by Steven James

Teaser Tuesday | Love Finds You in Mackinac Island

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Just started Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Melanie Dobson is a great writer!

For the next two months, she'd be paraded like a show horse while attending teas and dances and social events. But in the midst of all the socializing, she would escape for a few nights to her own refuge hidden away on the island, a place where she could step off the stage. (p 17)

Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan
by Melanie Dobson

Teaser Tuesday | Wedded to War

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I finished reading Wedded to War this morning (eeek!!!) and I loved it! I'll post my review tomorrow. :)

"Alice, come," she heard itself say. "Get dressed. The men are flying back to us. Hurry."


Picking up Maurice on their way out the door, they fled the hotel as if death itself was on their heels, when in reality death—or the possibility of it—was what they were running toward. This was not happening. (p 141)


Wedded to War
by Jocelyn Green

Teaser Tuesday | The Stars Shine Bright

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I finished reading The Stars Shine Bright by Sibella Giorello over the weekend and thought I'd post a quick teaser. You can read my review here if the teaser piques your interest.

I nodded but felt the whole case galloping away. The forensics could stretch out for months. And OPR wouldn't wait. Not for something that could help me explain myself. (p 93)

"Those stars are there, every day, waiting in the blue sky. We just can't see them. This is what I want you to remember. The stars shine bright when it gets dark enough. The invisible becomes visible." He paused, watching me. "I don't expect you to understand this. But someday, I hope you'll remember." (p 268-269)

The Stars Shine Bright
Sibella Giorello

Teaser Tuesday | Stars Collide

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Stars Collide is the first book in the Backstage Pass series by Janice Thompson. Funny, funny series! (Although the teaser below doesn't sound like it.) You can read my review of the first two books here and the final book which released this month here.

He gave me a sympathetic look and brushed a loose hair out of my eye. "For one thing, we're not going to panic, Kat. That won't help anything. So no abrupt change of plans."

Stars Collide
Janice Thompson
p 80 (Nook)