Teaser Tuesday's - Three Little Words by Susan Mallery

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

- Open to a random page

- Share two “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 list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 183 of Susan Mallery's Three Little Words:

"I want your mind busy so it can't freak you out."
"I'm not freaked out.  I'm totally calm."

Colorful Crochet

One of the things I like about my yarn obsession is the color! When I'm making something for someone else I always go for colors I know they like.  Often I am surprised by how pretty some of the colors look together.  Case in point, the beginning of this bright item, which is going to be a Christmas gift:

I can say, without doubt, that it would never be a natural instinct for me to pair orange and pink.  However, seeing these squares come together has been yet another lovely eye opener for me about color.  Of course, I'm sure it's also a matter of knowing that this fits the personality of its recipient to a T.  And there is such joy in that knowledge!

Teaser Tuesday's - True Love by Jude Deveraux

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

- Open to a random page

- Share two “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 list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 40 of Jude Deveraux's True Love:

"They all work for a living.  Whether their tools are claw hammers or six-syllable words, they're all workers."

Teaser Tuesday's - A Lot Like Love by Julie James

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

- Open to a random page

- Share two “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 list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from  Nook page 23 of A Lot Like Love by Julie James:

Over the last six months, he'd posed undercover as everything from a drug dealer to a thief to a con artist; he'd spent nearly thirty nights in jail, and he'd taken down twenty-seven corrupt Chicago cops.  He could certainly handle one billionaire heiress.

Teaser Tuesday's - Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

- Open to a random page

- Share two “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 list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 54 of Susan Mallery's Two of a Kind:

In the few months she'd been in town, she'd made friends.  Women who didn't seem to mind that she was socially awkward and often said the wrong thing.

Wordless Wednesday - Patriotic Dessert

Teaser Tuesday's - All Summer Long by Susan Mallery

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

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- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

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- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 71 of Susan Mallery's All Summer Long:

There he was standing on the sidewalk, staring at the fire station trying to figure out which was crazier.  Him having to fight to put his life on the line for free or being interested in a woman who probably thought she could take him in a fight.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! Stay safe and enjoy the fireworks tonight! Everyone else, have a great evening and stay safe.

Wordless Wednesday - Beach Fun

Teaser Tuesday's - Only Yours by Susan Mallery

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

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- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 263 of Susan Mallery's Only Yours:

 

"Simon, I don't see the scars.  I haven't for a long time."

Going to Camp

Well, I'm not literally going off to summer camp.  I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo, though.  This is the summer version to November's National Novel Writing Month.  I wasn't going to do it this month.  I've been in a bit (okay, a lot) of a funk in regard to writing, publishing, etc.  I've just been feeling bad about it all after another round of no's for my novel that I've been shopping.

Then I saw something on Facebook today that gave me a much needed wakeup call.  It basically said, "Never Give Up."  I thought about the number of times I've suggested that other people not give up on their dreams and realized I'm not really practicing my own advice.  So, after giving myself a mental smack down, I'm not giving up.  I'm done being in a funk and I am back to writing.  I've set my camp word goal at 30,000 words for July and happy to say that I have written 1,200 today.

I'm never giving up.  I will continue forward, one word at a time.

Teaser Tuesday's - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

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- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from page 22 of J.D. Robb's Rapture in Death:

"He didn't have any visitors, didn't go out.  He just settled in for the evening, then hanged himself."
"It's not a homicide."

Teaser Tuesday's - The Marrying Season by Candace Camp

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

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- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser.

My teaser this week is from Nook page 91 of Candace Camp's The Marrying Season:

"Will we have a marriage in name only?" Curiously, that thought made her feel a trifle deflated.

Teaser Tuesday's - Born in Ice by Nora Roberts

Teaser Tuesday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read

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My teaser this week is from Nook page 100 of Nora Roberts' Born in Ice:

"That's what fiction is all about, books, movies, whatever.  It gives you a break from reality and lets you worry about someone else's problems."

Wordless Wednesday - Feeding the Ducks