• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This week's teaser comes from the following book:
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Author: Tina Connolly
Series: Ironskin #1
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: October 2, 2012
Source: finished copy received from publisher for review
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Jane Eliot wears an iron mask.
It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin.
When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a "delicate situation"—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help.
Teaching the unruly Dorie to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn’t expect to fall for the girl’s father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed studio...and come out as beautiful as the fey.
Jane knows Rochart cannot love her, just as she knows that she must wear iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of these things is true? Step by step Jane unlocks the secrets of her new life—and discovers just how far she will go to become whole again.
It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin.
When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a "delicate situation"—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help.
Teaching the unruly Dorie to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn’t expect to fall for the girl’s father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed studio...and come out as beautiful as the fey.
Jane knows Rochart cannot love her, just as she knows that she must wear iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of these things is true? Step by step Jane unlocks the secrets of her new life—and discovers just how far she will go to become whole again.
My teaser:
He leaned closer and she could smell the spirits on his breath. His cheeks were flushed. "Perhaps you are not as naïve as you seem. Perhaps you know that your charms could win a man in the dark, before he sees the imperfections under your mask." -- p. 85
Oh, the nerve of that cheeky bast---...oops! Almost forgot this was a family-friendly blog there for a minute. :P I haven't gotten to this part yet, but I'm already prepared to lay the hurt on this guy. I certainly hope he is not the love interest!
This one sounds really good. I'll have to add it to my wishlist. I agree...I hope he is not the love interest. My teasers are from Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant and Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI've read this book, and won't give it away.. but I did like the story!
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Ashley
#BookNerd
I need to check this book out!
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Wonderful teaser, Jen! This one makes me sad, though :( Hope he gets the "hurtin'" he clearly deserves. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteI'm so curious about this one. I love Jane Eyre!!
ReplyDeletelol! I love your postscript! I bet he ends up being the love interest. I don't usually read this genere but this blurb and teaser have me wanting to check it out! Enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my teaser:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-10212.html
Colletta
OH MY GOODNESS! I've been wanting that book so much your teaser has my on my seat! I need to get on Amazon right now and ORDER! Woot! :D
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