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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jenn at Books and Beat. 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!
- Share the title and author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!
I purchased this book months ago, and it has been on my "coming up next" list for that whole time, but I keep putting it off because I have books for review or books that need to go back to the library that I "need" to read first. I'm moving it up on the pile and hopefully will be able to get started on it in the next week or two!
"Who are you?" She cocked the gun. "You are no preacher, Sir, for no preacher I know could have commanded this ship and beaten those pirates against such overwhelming odds."
~Charity's Cross (Charles Towne Belles) (Volume 4)
by MaryLu Tyndall, page 77
"Who are you?" She cocked the gun. "You are no preacher, Sir, for no preacher I know could have commanded this ship and beaten those pirates against such overwhelming odds."
~Charity's Cross (Charles Towne Belles) (Volume 4)
by MaryLu Tyndall, page 77
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First Chapter/First Paragraph/Tuesday Intros is a weekly link-up hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea. To participate, share the first paragraph (or two) of a book you're reading, or thinking about reading.
Here's the blurb:
What do you think? Would you continue reading?
Portsmouth, England, September, 1718
Charity killed her husband. She knew it the minute the pistol fired. She knew it the minute he froze and his eyes widened in horror. His grip on the barrel of the gun remained strong as he stared at her, the life spilling from those eyes like water from a glass tipped over. She trembled and sought her breath, but only gun smoke filled her lungs. She couldn't cough . . . couldn't move. And still he stood there, frozen in time, as if unwilling to accept his fate.
Jerking the pistol from his grip, she nudged him back before he used his remaining energy to strike her again. her mind spun as she rubbed the bruise forming on her cheek. The gun clattered to the floor, though she barely heard it . . . or her husband's moan as he stumbled backward, clutching his chest. He toppled to the Persian rug he loved so much and breathed out his last words, "I'll see you in hell."
'Twas the only truthful thing the man had said in their two years of marriage.
Here's the blurb:
Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but she ends up in Nassau. When she spots her husband's brother, who is intent on seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.
Pirate turned preacher, Elias Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down - again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.
Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias' heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a woman as pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.
Pirate turned preacher, Elias Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down - again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.
Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias' heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a woman as pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.
- an interesting novella introducing the patriarch of the Boden family, whose story continues in No Way Up. (Read my full review 
by Sarah Loudin Thomas - This read is from a series I have really enjoyed, and is for a Bethany House review coming soon.
, by Octavia Randolph - I got started on this on a recommendation from a friend, but I'm not sure I'll enjoy the writing style. I'm not very far into yet, though, and have enough other things on my plate that I will probably shelve it for the time being and come back to it a bit later.
by Mesu Andrews - I set aside this novel about the Egyptian princess that adopted Moses for a little while. I was enjoying it, but couldn't keep up with the number of books I had going during this busy month.
by MaryLu Tyndall
by Mary Connealy
