Monday, March 28, 2011

Teaser Tuesday 78: The Frog Prince

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current book or recent read. * Share a few “teaser” sentences from somewhere in the book. * 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 and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!



READ OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS EXCERPT REALLY HIT CLOSE TO HOME. YEAH...BEEN THERE, FELT THAT.


The tears are so close to the surface but there's no one to call, no one to tell. I’ve spent too much time trying to be okay; I don’t know how to ask for help. (pg 207)










About the Book:

The Frog Prince

By Jane Porter


Holly Bishop is the proverbial, small-town good girl. She always follows the rules, thinks of others first, and she never, ever makes mistakes. Until she marries the man she thought was her Prince Charming, who confesses on their honeymoon that he's not sexually attracted to her. Now, 14 months after, Holly's marriage is in the toilet, along with her self-esteem. Determined to start over, she moves to San Francisco, where she must navigate the landmines of dating in the big city. In the shadow of the Golden Gate and amid a population of wacky Bay Area eccentrics, Holly will discover that nice girls don't always finish last. In fact, they sometimes end up with everything they'd ever wanted.


11 comments:

Shelley Munro said...

You can feel her pain. I like Jane Porter's contemporaries.

Here’s My Teaser

Aimee said...

Great teaser! I haven't heard of this but will have to check it out. My TT is at Coffee Table Press

Jana said...

Yikes! Like a page outta my own personal story. lol Excellent teaser, Trixie!

(I don't have a teaser. I just wanted to comment.)

Calico Crazy said...

Boy do I know that feeling. I'll have to check this book out. Thanks for stopping by Calico Contemplations.

Heather said...

Shelley: Yes, you can and this book was filled with emotion. It really had me worked up this weekend.

Aimee: Thank you. This book was recommended by a friend who sent me other books by Jane Porter.

Jana: Kind of hits close to home, doesn't it?

Calico: I think it's a feeling many can identify with, especially anyone who has experienced great change or loss.

Alice Audrey said...

I never need help with crying. I can do it on my own. :)

Heather said...

Alice: Yeah, I usually don't need any help crying, either. What can I say, I'm a Pisces. We are known for being over-emotional.

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

OMG! I thought this sounded really good...and what a sad teaser; then I saw it was by Jane Porter, so now it's going on my TBR list! Thanks for sharing.

And for stopping by my blog.

Nise' said...

A Jane Porter that I haven't read.

Jenny Q said...

Well, that's a sad one! The book sounds like a winner, though! Glad you stopped by today :)

Anonymous said...

Oh I do like your teaser - sounds good :)

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