Monday, December 22, 2014

Teaser Tuesday 246: The Collector

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!




This week's teaser comes from The Collector by Nora Roberts.



"That's enough, that's enough," Lila murmured, preparing to call 911.

Then everything froze.


(Chapter one)







ABOUT THE BOOK:

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a novel of a woman who needs nothing, a man who sees everything, and the web of deceit, greed, and danger that brings them together—and could tear them apart . . .

When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one. . . .

Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother is't capable of violence—against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers to touch her. But their investigation draws them into a rarified circle where priceless antiques are bought, sold, gambled away, and stolen, where what you possess is who you are, and where what you desire becomes a deadly obsession. . . .




12 comments:

Vonnie said...

Ooh...what's enough and what do you mean everything froze?

My TT

Laura said...

Intriguing. That's enough of what? And how did everything freeze?

My TT is from Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

Heather said...

Vonnie: Hehe... Guess my work here is done. *Grin*

Heather said...

Laura: Guess you'll have to pick up the book to find out! ;-)

Unknown said...

The last thing I would ever want to happen is to create tension around a moment where I need to dial 911! Great teaser!

Sparrow's Teaser

Heather said...

Claudia: Yes, calling 9-1-1 is usually not a good thing.

SusanB-knits said...

Great book. I enjoyed reading it.

Merry Christmas!

Heather said...

Merry Christmas, Susan! It's good to hear from others who liked this book. :)

Anonymous said...

Sounds good, have a great holiday!

Heather said...

Thanks, to you as well! ☺

Karen and Gerard said...

Great teaser there, makes me want to read more!

Heather said...

Karen & Gerard: Thank you! ☺