Teaser Tuesday: Best Worst Mistake, The Orphan Queen, & Come Back to Me

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.

Allowing his lips to curl into a rare smile, he exhaled a contented breath. No better place existed than this limbo between earth and sky. Once out of the plane there were no take backs, only total commitment. The buzz gave way to a moment of absolute clarity. It was about being alive...

~ Best Worst Mistake (Brightwater #3) by Lia Riley, Kindle Location 117 (ARC)

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". . . You gave me a second chance." 

"I believe you're a better person than you think you are." 

"You're so optimistic. It's not what I expected from a vigilante who calls himself Black Knife." 

"Well, I considered Optimistic Knife, but I didn't think anyone would take it seriously."

~ The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows, Kindle Location 3800

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"So," she whispers. "Are you going to tell me then?" 

"Tell you what?" I ask. 

She smiles slyly, her fingers delicately tapping my collar bone. "Your dad asked if you were going to tell me how you feel." 

I stare at her. Put me on the spot much? "Still thinking about it," I tell her, enjoying the disappointment that flares across her face. I wink at her. "Don't want to mess things up."

~ Come Back to Me by Mila Gray, Kindle Location 645

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