Welcome to some bookish fun today as we share Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and as we showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists!
If you have been wanting to participate, but haven’t yet tried, now is the time!
What better way to spend a Friday?
I’m quite late for today’s event, but I wanted to join anyway. My featured book is She Can Scream, by Melinda Leigh, an exciting addition to the series.
Beginning: Monday, October 21st, 6:10 p.m., Coopersfield, Pennsylvania. Stalking used to be harder.
He read the display on his phone: OFF 4 MY RUN!
Thanks you, social media, for a generation of young women compelled to report their every movement to the world….
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56: His grandmother sighed. “What terrible timing. I hate to see Brooke and her children alone with a violent criminal running around.”
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Blurb: In one moment, high school teacher and single mother Brooke Davenport interrupts a vicious assault, saves a young woman’s life, and attracts the attention of a serial killer.
Sixteen years ago, Brooke lost her roommate to a brutal murder. Now she teaches women’s self-defense, still trying to heal from the guilt and grief that plague her. Convinced the predator knows his victims and is stalking his prey online, she is determined to find him before he strikes again. Her brother’s friend, Luke has the computer expertise to help. But Brooke’s unexpected desire for Luke complicates her investigation, and her fixation with the case provokes a deadly reaction from the killer.
Injured in terrorist bombing overseas, computer expert Luke Holloway is still haunted by flashbacks of his young assistant’s death in the explosion. But Luke can’t refuse the request of a deployed friend to look after his sister, Brooke. Taking on responsibility for Brooke’s safety threatens Luke’s tenuous recovery, especially after he develops feelings for her that transcend a promise to a friend. When Brooke saves a young girl from a brutal assault and becomes a killer’s obsession, Luke vows to protect her at all costs.
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I have been following this series since the beginning, and I eagerly await each new book. What are you sharing today?
SNOW SPARKS 
Looks and sounds like my kind of thriller. That beginning is scary as ever but it lures you right in!
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Yes, every book I’ve read by this author is a page-turner. Thanks for visiting (and hosting), Freda. Enjoy your weekend.
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Not too late to post! Thanks for sharing your Book Beginning. Serial killer stories are not for me, although this one sounds pretty exciting.
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Thanks, Gilion…I have had a strange week! Hope you have a great weekend.
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I read the first one in the series but have not followed since. Don’t know why because I like the first book. Thanks for visiting.
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I’ve received mine as review books, so it was easy to keep reading. Thanks for stopping by, Jo, and enjoy your weekend.
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Sounds like a great beginning – I’m intrigued and would like to find out more – happy reading !
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Thanks for stopping by, Jo…I have thoroughly enjoyed this series.
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Sounds riveting! Once I read a little passage from a psychopath story and couldn’t sleep all night! lol I sure like your background. So exciting to arrive in the city!
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Thanks, Lady D…I was so happy to find this background, as it seemed the perfect backdrop to a “Sparks” blog. And yes, a riveting passage can keep us wide awake.
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Love the beginning!!
Here is my post
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Thanks, gautami…glad you could stop by!
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Gosh, this is creepy yet true. We have to be super careful what we put online. This reminded to be more cautious with the things I post on my FB.
Thanks for stopping by!
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So much to be aware of…and to not share everything about our lives. Thanks for stopping by, Vonnie.
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Hi Laurel-Rain,
When you described this book as a welcome addition to the series, I was a little concerned that there were a series of books which needed to be read in sequential order. I spent a pleasant few minutes checking out the author, to discover that the books will work great as stand alone stories and have now added them to my list.
I have always been a little concerned that technology and social media in particular, is leaving an individual wide open to personal attack and your first few lines kind of confirmed that. A person’s private life is very much out there in the public domain these days and a few lines from a fiction book should make us all aware how vulnerable that makes us in real life.
From reading your 56 lines, I am not too sure that the grandmother is totally sincere in what she is saying. She makes it sound as though Brooke has just nipped out for a pint of milk, rather than possibly fighting for hers and her family’s life!
Thanks for sharing,
Yvonne
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Yes, I’m curious about the 56 excerpt, too. And you are right about not having to read the books in order. Each one can definitely stand alone. Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne.
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Oh God, the beginning sounds creepy! It’s true though, updating everyone about your whereabouts could be dangerous! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by, I hope you had a great weekend!
Juli @ Universe in Words
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Definitely! Now I am eager to begin this book, Juli….and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your new week.
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Thanks for introducing me to this one, I always like to hear about new-to-me thriller writers. Hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog too. 🙂
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Hope you enjoy it, The Little Reader Library…and thanks for stopping by.
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Great opening, the novel sounds very intriguing.
Thanks for dropping by my blog last week, hope you had a lovely weekend 🙂
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Thanks, Lianne…I like it, too, and can’t wait to begin reading. Glad you could stop by.
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