Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events: First Chapter/Intros, now hosted by Socrates Book Reviews; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a new freebie: The Perfect Marriage, by Adam Mitzner
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Intro:
Owen had always assumed that the first funeral he would attend would be his own. Such a morbid thought would have been foreign to most teenagers, who invariably believed they were immortal.
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Teaser:
Chittick didn’t need to be asked twice and scurried away like a frightened bunny. Once they were alone, Keener asked Haley, “Who else have you told?” (p. 60).
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Synopsis: James and Jessica Sommers are celebrating their first blissful year together, an unexpected second chance at true love. Unfortunately, their newfound shot at happiness is not without collateral damage.
There’s Jessica’s ex-husband. He pretends for all the world that he’s resilient and strong. If only for the sake of their teenage son, profoundly vulnerable in his own way. James’s ex has taken a different road. Bitter, vengeful, and threatening, she wants only the worst for the happy couple. And then there’s the couple themselves: Are they truly as in love as they seem?
When James enters into an extraordinarily profitable, if shady, transaction with a beautiful art dealer, Jessica and James’s seemingly perfect marriage takes a dark and tragic turn.
Amid suspicions, tested loyalties, revenge, and guilt, no one escapes unscathed from sins committed in the name of love.
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What do you think? Would you keep reading?
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Thats a good hook, I’d read more. Hadn’t heard of this one. Cover looks like a NYC building.
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Yes, it does! Thanks, Diane, I am eager to read this one. Enjoy yours!
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Not sure if I would read it. Your post leaves me unsettled. Sounds like the book is unsettling in a rather dark way. Not sure.
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Thanks, Ms. M, I am not sure about it, either, but I am curious.
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That’s one of the best opening lines I’ve read in a while, if not ever. This book is going on my must-read list. Thanks for sharing it.
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I love it, too, Catherine. Enjoy!
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I’ve been seeing this one around and it looks so good. The excerpts really grabbed my interest. It sounds like my kind of book. I, also, love the cover.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I also love the cover and the excerpts, and the blurb won me over.
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Definitely sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, Denise, I am looking forward to it.
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