The return of...Taste Testing Tuesdays!

Hi guys and gals!

Welcome back to the site that aims to please the bookish side of you, Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're indulging in a meme type post that I haven't had the pleasure of featuring for a few months.  What can I say?  So many books, so little time...but it's also what led to today's share.  Currently, I'm reading two books that I'm rather enjoying thus far, and I couldn't wait to share a peek between the pages.  They both herald from the Contemporary Romance genre and both do indeed have at least a sequel if not a series of titles planned to follow.  So, if you'll allow me to introduce today's tasty book teasers...

To Have and to Hold

by

Lauren Layne

Seth leaned forward and held her gaze.  "A man you were in love with - a man you were planning to marry - was lying to you.  For years.  Using you in the worst way possible, pretending to be something he wasn't.  And deny it all you want, but he hurt you."

-- pg 159

Gee Seth...way to hit the nail on the head.

Ouch.

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Linny's Sweet Dream List

by

Susan Schild

Linny shook her head as she waved.  Her husband was a pirate, Puck, and King of the Good Ole Boys Who'd Done Well.  He was a rascal, but he practically shimmered with his delight in light.

-- pg 8

Sounds like an interesting mix of a man...too bad I have a glimpse of what happens next to turn this from reality to a fond remembrance.

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So, my fair readers...what are YOU reading this week?

Feel free to share a tease from your own reads-in-progress in the comments below!

Until next time...happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays

Boy it's been awhile since I've done one of these posts. I know I miss them, how about you? ^-^

Anywho...today's teaser post comes from a BOOK BIRTHDAY celebrant that I've been itching it read. Yes, if not for other obligations and my will of steel, this little gem would've been devoured way back when but as it is, I'm only just begun...and can't wait to dig in! Here's a glimpse at the first passage to peak your curiosity....

ANYTHING FOR YOU

(A Blue Heron novel)

by

Kristan Higgins

9780373789085

Harlequin

Thoughts? Comments? Teaser of your own? 

Do tell....in the comments below that is. 

Until next time....happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're joining in the TEASER TUESDAY fun with our own version fit for the site called Taste Testing Tuesdays.  Same concept, different name.  Anywho...it's time to break the spine on a new book this week and time for me to share a tasty tidbit with all of you.

Ready?  Set?  TEASE!

Miramont's Ghost 

by

Elizabeth Hall

His eyes were open.  She looked into their blue depths, the same blue that shone in her own eyes, and in Adrienne's.  She couldn't imagine a world without those twin lakes of wisdom and calm, watching over all of them.

-- pg 104

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So, what are YOU reading this week?

Care to share?

Feel free to leave your own teasers in the comments below!

Until next time...happy reading!

^_^

Taste Testing Tuesdays. . . on Wednesday!

Hi guys and gals! 

Couldn't let the week pass by without teasing up at least one of my reads. So, here's a tasty tease from an ebook I'm reviewing soon entitled ME TARZAN, YOU JANE by Camelia Miron Skiba....

“Cut the crap, Jane Audrey Sullivan,” Mom says my whole name fast, which stops me in the middle of slicing a cucumber. “I’m your mother and I know you better than that. I think you’re afraid. That’s what it is. This thing about enabling him to get out is baloney. You know it and I know it.”

...ah yes. Mom admonishing her daughter for doing something foolish for all the wrong reasons. Never had that experience now have you? ^-^

So what are you reading this week? 

Do tell! 

Taste Testing Tuesdays!

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're taking part in TEASER TUESDAYS with our own version, Taste Testing Tuesdays.  Same principle, different name.  Anywho...today's tasty tease comes to us from my current-almost-finished-if-I-could-only-read-faster book in progress, The Publicist, Book 3:  Climax by Christina George.  Now, I'm reading the print ARC version and there are no page numbers so I'm guestimating on the exact location, but bear with me.  Ready, set, TEASE!

Yes, when it came to confessing, Delia was the first person she thought of not telling.  Although she was in fact probably one of the most talented literary agents, telling Delia a secret was like taking out a front page ad in the New York Times.

-- about 80% through

Ah, yes.

I remember this part.  Delia is DEFINITELY not the person to confide anything in especially the secret that Kate is currently under the stress of.  Poor Kate...

Look for my review coming next week as the blog tour swings through!

So, what are YOU reading this Tuesday?

Do tell!

^_^

Taste Testing Tuesdays

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're joining in the Teaser Tuesday festivities that populate the blogosphere with a tasty teaser of our own.  It comes to us from the ARC I'm currently finishing for a blog tour this Thursday and stars an author whose work we've sampled before...with rather good results too!  Ladies and gents, here comes my current read in progress....

The Codename Conspiracy, Book 2:

Countdown Zero

by

Chris Rylander

- pg 95

Okay, so they are trying to pitch a tent which of course seems much easier than it is considering everything our leading lad had to deal with not so many weeks ago...and what he's about to walk into.

*DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN*

So, what are YOU reading this week?

Do tell!

Until next time...happy reading!

^_^

Taste Testing Thursdays

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're teasing up Thursday with a teaser post from my current read-in-progress.  It stars a Young Adult title that's fit for older readers of the Children's Fiction genre as well, and places us in the snowy wonder filled confines of a rather curious school.  Alas, I can not reveal anymore right now as it would spoil my upcoming review, but let's take a peek between the pages, shall we?

Fraud at Snowfields

by

Daniel Klock

She nodded and said, "No, of course not!  For girls chocolate pudding has nothing to do with hunger.  It's one of the bare basics of survival.  Just like lip gloss."

-- pg 131

Well now, that's a point well made and at least in regards to the chocolate portion, absolutely true!  ^_^

So, what are YOU reading this week?

Anything I might need to add to my reading list?
The comments are open; feel free to share!

Until next time...happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays...on Wednesday!

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

So, today is WEDNESDAY so I bet you're wondering why I'm sharing today's post today in lieu of yesterday...am I right?  Well, it's simple really...because I felt like it.  *smirk*  ...and for this reader, ANY day is a GREAT day to share a tease.  So for all those in agreement, *hive five*; those in disagreement, you'll survive...promise.

The book I'm teasing up today is actually scheduled to swing by the blog TOMORROW on tour with a review, guest post, giveaway; you know, the whole nine yards.  Thought I might bring it to the forefront of your minds though TODAY to add a little extra fun.  So, without further ado, let's get to the teaser!

Once Upon a Grind

by

Cleo Coyle

(ARC)

"And if you're not careful, Clare, it's going to happen to you and your blue knight..."

It was Madame's voice that issued the haunting warning in my head.

I ignored it, refusing to believe a thing like that could happen between me and Mike.  I still couldn't believe it was happening to Esther and Boris.

When those two first met at a Brooklyn Poetry Slam, it was love at first phrase.  In the years after, I saw the adoring passion in Boris's eyes whenever he gazed at his Esther, rapping on stage, doing her work with inner-city kids, or pouring her perfect latte art.

-- pg 119 

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Okay, so it's more than a one liner tease but the first part was perfect to build intrigue (at least it did for me....what's happening and why?!) and the second part was for the phrasing..."love at first phrase".  Love it!

So, have you read any of this series before?

Is this one on your wish list?

Do tell, do tell!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow as we welcome this Coffeehouse Mystery courtesy of Great Escapes Book Tours and check out the rest of the tour while you wait!

Until next time....happy holidays and happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays...on Saturday!

Hi guys!
So, I missed sharing a teaser earlier in the week and as you already know, I do believe a good teaser should be shared whenever the mood strikes, hence today's post on the fly.

It's from a title I'm reviewing next week and the third in the Blue Heron series from author Kristan Higgins...IN YOUR DREAMS. Can't wait to see what happens with Jack and Emmaline.

As for the tease, it comes from page 88...and is most  certainly true! (No offense intended to my truly Southern readers.  ^-^)

So, what are you reading this weekend?
Do tell!

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Taste Testing Tuesdays

Today's teaser comes from one of the (several) books that I'm currently in the midst of and one that will also be swinging by the site on tour this week. Curious? Well that makes two of us.

Ladies and gents, I give you peek at page 1 from THE SWEET SPOT by Stephanie Evanovich!

So watcha think?
What are YOU reading?

Do tell!

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Taste Testing Tuesdays

Good morning (or whatever time it is where you are), everyone!

Welcome to another installment of Taste Testing Tuesdays here at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers! Taste Testing Tuesdays was inspired by 'Teaser Tuesdays', a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

On the menu this week...a book I'm about halfway through that has characters every teen should have in some fashion.  Ready to read all about it?  Ready...set....TEASE!

Life in Outer Space
by
Melissa Keil

It feels sort of like that moment in the cinema, those few seconds of quiet when the lights dim and the babble of the audience fades.  It feels comfortable, and familiar, and somehow just...safe.
-- pg 176

Hmm...I can't help but wonder whom or where he is speaking of?
Right now, we're still sorting out the effects of reverse demon spawn Camilla (long story...ask, but I can't tell yet) so and how everything seems to turn up roses with her around....again, can't help but wonder what else is hiding there though.

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So...what book are you lost in this week?

Oh come on...just a little tease?

^_^

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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! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

*Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

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Until next time...happy reading!

Taste Tasting Tuesdays ...on a Wednesday!

pg 15

Can't say I'm unfamiliar with September's multitasking activities there...sounds awfully like me in fact. 

How about you?

THE GIRL WHO SOARED OVER FAIRYLAND AND CUT THE MOON IN TWO

by

Catherynne M. Valente

So..what are you reading this week?

How's about a little tease?

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Taste Testing Tuesdays. ..SPECIAL EDITION!

Hi guys!

I know, I know...it's not Tuesday, but that's why this is a special edition! I was just reading through my copy of THE PEN PIEYU ADVENTURES: SIR PRINCESS PETRA'S TALENT by Diane Mae Robinson and stumbled upon a passage spoken by the Princess Knight herself, most eloquently.
Had to share. Just check out the picture, you'll see what I mean.

Happy Friday to all....warm weekend wishes...and of course, happy reading!

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Taste Testing Tuesdays

Today's teaser from pg 58 of my current read-in-progress. ..
SUSAN MALLERY'S FOOL'S GOLD COOKBOOK
...by Susan Mallery, of course!

The cool part about this one is that...well, okay. You'll have to stop back tomorrow to find out but let's just say it satisfies the senses.

So, what are you reading today?
Give us a little tease...please?

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Taste Testing Tuesdays

From pg 237, QUARANTINE, BOOK 2: THE SAINTS

So far...so good!
Book 1 left us with hope...book 2 crushes it, breaks it down to bite sized pieces, and presents an entirely new possibility. 

Good stuff.

Taste Testing Tuesdays + GIVEAWAY!

Good morning (or whatever time it is where you are), everyone!

Welcome to another installment of Taste Testing Tuesdays here at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers! Taste Testing Tuesdays was inspired by 'Teaser Tuesdays', a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

On the menu this week...a book from the Young Adult genre with teens facing real life issues, or should I say NOT facing them.  Curious read so far, ready for a taste?  Here goes...

A Really Awesome Mess
by
Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin
(ARC)

There was no freaking way I'd worked this hard to look half decent only to have it taken away from me by some blubber-loving freaks.  Although I only resorted to purging on days I accidentally ate a little too much air-popped popcorn or grabbed a second fat-free, sugar-free yogurt, it was becoming clear I'd have to rely on this tactic a little more heavily here.
-- pg 32

Nobody knew who was going to blow it for us.  But everybody knew somebody was.
-- pg 74

Two little tastes of one interesting book.
As I write this tease, I'm only partially through the book, but hey, THAT'S what this sorts post is for, right?  Right!

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So...what book are you lost in this week?

Oh come on...just a little tease?

^_^

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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! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

*Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

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Still there?

Yay!

You win....or rather you now have a CHANCE TO WIN!

Enter to win your very own hardback edition of A Really Awesome Mess courtesy of Egmont USA and Media Masters Publicity via the form below!  Open to US residents only; no P.O. Boxes please.  Entries accepted through midnight Saturday, August 10th, 2013.  Winner will be selected/contacted no later than Monday, August 12th, 2013 and will have 48 hours to respond with their full name and mailing address for prize send out....of course, if you include it with your entry, there's no chance of missing out.  Your choice though!  ^_^

Until next time...GOOD LUCK...and happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays...on a Thursday!

Good morning (or whatever time it is where you are), everyone!

Welcome to another installment of Taste Testing Tuesdays here at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers! Taste Testing Tuesdays was inspired by 'Teaser Tuesdays', a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

Normally seen on a Tuesday, hence the name, I couldn't wait to share a bookish treat from my recent read that will be stopping by the site tomorrow on its way through the blogosphere.  After all, a bookish tease is tasty ANY day of the week, no?  ^_^

On the menu this week...a sneak peek of the book I'll be featuring tomorrow along with an interview with the author herself, all tied in to a tasty "national" holiday!  Don't know to which one I am referring?  Guess you'll just have to stop back by tomorrow then.  Hehe.  Ready for a taste?  Here goes...

Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe
by
Jenny Colgan

For the next hour, curious locals wandered by, wondering who was the latest person to take on the blighted site in Pear Tree Court.  Some rudely talked up to the windows, pressed their noses against them, stared hard, then wandered off again.
-- pg 149 (ARC)

Curious?
Oh but you MUST be!
Even I am and I know exactly what's going on.
Really curious to see how things turn out for her (her being Issy) and this little corner of the world turned from dream to reality.  Love the street/location name too...fitting as well considering there IS in fact a live tree right in the courtyard (albeit one but it's better than none!).

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to read all about it!

In the mean time....

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So...what book are you lost in this week?

Oh come on...just a little tease?

^_^

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

*Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Until next time...happy reading!

Taste Testing Tuesdays

Good morning (or whatever time it is where you are), everyone!

Welcome to another installment of Taste Testing Tuesdays here at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers! Taste Testing Tuesdays was inspired by 'Teaser Tuesdays', a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

On the menu this week...a sneak peek of the book I'll be featuring tomorrow along with an interview with the author herself!  Ready for a taste?  Here goes...

A White Room
by
Stephanie Carroll

I rushed to the beach by the river.  The fog had lifted, leaving frail traces of mist here and there.  I dipped myself into the frigid Mississippi, submitting to the sharp chill in the current.  I scrubbed the blood off my skin.  I rinsed off what I could from my nightgown, bit it faded into a salmon color.  The blood felt slick between my fingers.  I don't know why I didn't feel ill.  My sisters always grew nauseated at the sight of blood.
-- pg 149

Wow.  Okay, so where I'm at right now in the book (or at least when I wrote this...hehe), is just after the newly wed couple Emeline and John have moved into this grand new home in Labellum, Missouri....except that the grand portion of it has seen better days, it's overrun by knick-knacks and nature representations, and it's distinct lack of light is really pulling on the fragile nerves of our leading lady.  From the sound of this passage, adventures are certainly ahead....even if they are frowned upon in her time.

Curious to learn more?
Stop back tomorrow for my review and an interview with the author!

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So...what book are you lost in this week?

Oh come on...just a little tease?

^_^

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

*Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Until next time...happy reading!