Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB at Books And A Beat.
My Teaser for this week is from
Shepherd & the Professor
by Dan Klefstad
Genre: Contemporary
My teaser from pages 33 and 40 in the paperback.
From Page 33
Okay, before we go any further, you need to know that Judy has a thing about purses. Not the typical girl thing, rather it’s an obsession involving high-end handbags that she considers luck charms.Today’s lucky bag is a pink Burberry.
From Page 40
But this part isn’t about me. It’s about a woman who uses her wits and instincts to survive where most people wouldn’t. She’ll need those skills now, as she steps in the shower, because Timothy is heading down the hall towards her room, keycard in hand. And boy is he pissed…
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Read on if you want to know more.
Synopsis
Most people take comfort knowing their family and friends will remember them after they die. For Susan Shepherd, “remembering” is bullshit. She wants an eternal shrine to her sacrifice: a book that never goes out of print.
Shepherd served her country in the Gulf War, got shot while serving her community as a cop, raised an ungrateful daughter by herself — and for what? A diagnosis of terminal cancer and she isn’t even fifty. If you were in her shoes, you might agree that nothing short of national perpetual acknowledgement will do.
She’s glad you feel that way; she just wrote a memoir and sent a flurry of query letters, hoping a publisher will memorialize her with a best-seller. After hitting Send, she waits not-at-all patiently for an editor to decide if her story will sell enough copies — that is, if her life really mattered.
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Sounds interesting, hope you enjoy it.
Stormi
My teaser
I’m liking it, Stormi.
This sounds like an interesting story. My teaser this week comes from cozy mystery The Bluebonnet Betrayal by Marty Wingate. Happy reading!
It’s so much more than the blurb can describe:)
I am intrigued! The character sounds like one I’d be rooting for…and I have a thing about purses, too. LOL.
Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
It’s so different and such fun. Glad I got a chance to read it!
That sounds an amazing premise! How are you getting on with it? Thank you for swinging by earlier:)
I’m really enjoying it and only just got started! It’s written so differently. Most of it’s her query letter. She pulls no punches and kisses no butts. LOL
There are an awful lot of people who hit that send button with the exact same sentiments.
I’m sure there are, Alice!
Intriguing to know why the purse remark needed to be said.
Wish I could tell ya:)
I’d keep reading. This sounds interesting and I like the blurb. Plus if I had a Burberry purse I’d consider it a good luck charm too!
Yeah, I’d take that purse. LOL
The teaser didn’t match my initial impression from the cover at all! I like the teaser, though. It looks like it would be interesting and kind of fun. I would love to have the purse. 😉
Yeah, the cover through me off. But I couldn’t resist the premise for this book and it’s fun so far:)
Sounds like a good one.
It’s going good!
This book has such an interesting concept. I think that most of us want to be remembered for something. This character has got lots of spunk and ingenuity!
You have no idea how much spunk she has. LOL
Well…. I would like to be rich enough to have such handbags as lucky charms :p
Me too. And just think of all the shoes! LOL
Great tease this week especially that second one. Makes me want to read more.
It’s really interesting that it’s written mostly as her query letter.
Uh oh, she’s in trouble now. LOL I didn’t get to a TT this week. Been doing a lot of yard work though.
sherry @ fundinmental
I think this is one for you, Sherry.
Purses as good luck charms. Love it. Don’t think my husband would agree. haha! 🙂 Sounds like a very entertaining book.
I need a new purse right now! LOL It is sure keeping me turning the pages:)
Great comments/observations from everyone! Someone commented that the cover threw them off a bit. I gave an author talk recently, and someone who hadn’t read the book yet felt the same about it. The tall building is a major setting for much of the story, and I hoped the photo would invite readers to open the book. However, I am hoping for a second edition one day and welcome ideas for a new cover. Anyone who finishes the book is welcome to contact me on Facebook. Thanks again, all! Dan Klefstad
I’m enjoying sharing your book, Dan. The cover works after you read the blurb and especially once you start reading the story.
I remember hearing about this book and thinking what a different and interesting premise. How are you finding it so far? The teasers certainly are intriguing. I wonder what Timothy is upset about. Not to mention such an expensive lucky charm, especially if she has more than one depending on the occasion.
I was intrigued by the premise too:) I am really enjoying it so far. Lots more than I was expecting and great protagonist.