Teaser Tuesday (12/20/2011)

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

 

*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) "teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
*Be careful not to include spoilers! (be sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others)
*Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

 

This week I'm reading The Secret of Lies by Barbara Forte Abate.

Propelled by an insurmountable sense of desperation, Stevie Burke is recklessly abandoning home, husband, and outwardly contented life under cover of night; at last resigned to defeat in her long battle against the tortured memories of her past.

Days later, lost and floundering in a dreary motel room without plan or destination, it is a long ago song playing on the radio that gently tugs Stevie back through the dust of remembrance. 1957 - The last summer spent at the ancient house overlooking the North Atlantic. A season which had unfolded with abundant promise, but then spiraled horribly out of control - torn apart by a shattering tragedy that remains splintered in fragments upon her soul. And it is only now, when Stevie at last lifts her eyes to stare deep into the heart of her long sequestered memories, that the long held secrets of past and future are at last unveiled.

Now on to the teaser!

For a long while I sat pretending to study the hypnotic lapping of the sea along the jetty, occasionally stealing a glance at the boy and his companions, ignoring as best I could the numbing chill stealing through the seat of my jeans. Although I'd long abandoned any previous interest I'd had in gaining the boy's acquaintance, I considered over the possible benefits should I strike up a conversation with him now, namely, that I might at least pique my sister's attentions long enough to separate her from Reed - if only for a few heart-pounding moments. (pg. 22)

 Hope you enjoyed my teaser for this week! I'd love to read yours, so make sure you leave a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in the comments!