Teaser Tuesday: A Desperate Fortune, The Martian Chronicles, Don't Look Back, & Stray

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

"Scottish history, in general?"

"Not much."

"Well now, my country has a complicated past. A group of tribes all trapped together by geography, who'd sooner stab each other in the back than build a nation," was his summary.

~ A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley, Kindle Location 225

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"For God's sake, what are you doing?" shouted Garrett, rattling about. 

 "I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There!"

~ The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, pg. 178-179

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I glanced down at where his hand wrapped around mine. How could such a simple touch feel sweet as sin?

~ Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout, pg. 60

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Kneeling, I kept one eye on the alley, watching for a glimpse of the trespasser. This wasn't supposed to happen. In my entire twenty-three years, I'd never heard of a stray getting this far into our territory without being caught. It simply wasn't possible.

~ Stray by Rachel Vincent, pg. 10

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