Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, First Chapter/Intros, originally hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea and now hosted by I’d Rather Be at the Beach; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a recent download: Don’t Wake Up, by Liz Lawler: A harrowing psychological thriller debut about a woman who awakens after an assault with no physical proof of the attack and who must try to convince everyone of what really happened.
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Intro: It was the familiar sounds that awakened her. They were strangely comforting, even though her first instinct was to leap up in panic to see what her colleagues were doing. She heard instruments being placed on a steel tray. Monitors emitted regular beeps, sterile packages were torn open, and in the background there was the ever-present hiss of oxygen.
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Teaser: Home no longer felt like home. Laura Best’s presence was a thorn in his side and, come the New Year, he would have to make some decisions. Either she left or he did. (p.62).
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Synopsis: When Dr. Alex Taylor opens her eyes, she is hooked up to an IV, is bound to an operating table, and her legs are raised in stirrups. Disoriented and alarmed, she assumes she’s been anesthetized and brought to surgery after being in an accident. But the man standing over her, with his face hidden behind a surgical mask and wielding instruments, is no doctor she recognizes at the hospital where she works as a successful and respected doctor. He’s a stranger—and he’s calmly and methodically telling her how he’s about to attack her. Before Alex can even scream for help, she succumbs to another dose of anesthesia, rendering her unable to defend herself….
When she comes to on a gurney, she finds herself surrounded by her colleagues and immediately reports the attack and rape. The police are skeptical of her bizarre story. And after a physical exam reveals no proof of any attack, even her boyfriend has doubts. Despite Alex’s adamant claims, no one believes her, leaving her to wonder if she has, in fact, lost her mind.
Until she meets the next victim…
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I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book, and can’t wait to start reading it. What do you think?
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SNOW SPARKS 
I’ve had to stop reading psychological thrillers as they began to give me bad dreams. However, I do hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for visiting, Margot, and I have been mixing up my thrillers with lighter reads. Let’s see if that works. LOL.
Enjoy your week!
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Oh I LOVE the sound of this – the instruments sound really scary! Unless she’s been in hospital for a while, I’m not sure why they sound familiar … Yep, I’m intrigued!
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Thanks, Sassy, and I think she works in a hospital…so that would be confusing at first, wouldn’t it? She must be wondering if she is at work, or what?
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This sounds like something I’s like, that intro pulled right in.
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I agree, Diane; thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your reading.
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That intro makes you want to read on, but the synopsis is even more compelling. This one seems a little more scary than most. Don’t think I’ve read a review of it as yet. I’ll watch for your thoughts.
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Thanks, Kay, I think I will be terrified as I read this one, imagining myself helpless and in that situation.
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That’s a frightening opening…and of course I’d continue.
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That’s a frightening opening…of course I’d continue reading.
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That’s a frightening opening…but of course I’d continue reading.
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Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, and the situation seems so frightening that I should not be reading it at night. Enjoy your pick.
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This sounds absolutely terrifying. I don’t know if I could make it through, to be honest.
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Thanks for stopping by, Denise, and I’m chilled just thinking about it.
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Wow, scary! It sounds really good.
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I agree, Vicki!
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How horrifying! I’m not sure I could read on. My Teaser is a lighter read for the most part.
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Thanks, Laura, this story is bound to freak me out…just a little, anyway.
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Sounds so scary, and so very good! Enjoy Laurel.
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Thanks, Cleo, I think so, too.
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This sounds like a book I’d love. I’ll be adding this one to my list.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I’m excited about it.
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oh my, that’s grabbing!!
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I think so, too, Emma…can’t wait to dive in.
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I like the premise of the novel and love debut authors. I would pick this one up to read.
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Thanks, Nise, I’m enjoying this book.
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It sounds really good but I’m glad I didn’t hear about it before my surgery otherwise I might have been a bit more paranoid.
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Thanks, Donna, I agree that the events would lead to paranoia.
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