Teaser Tuesday ~ 9/16/14

This is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

To participate you:

* 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!

 My teaser this week is definitely random.  I'm starting this one soon and I opened the book and picked the first thing I read.  Teasing both you and me.

Rowdy (Marked Men, #5) by Jay Crownover

After the only girl he ever loved told him he would never be enough, Rowdy St. James knocked the Texas dust off his boots and decided he was going to do everything in his power to live up to his nickname. Life was all about a good time, good friends and never taking much too seriously. Rowdy learned his lesson early on, when you care that much about anything it can destroy you, and he never wants to risk feeling like that again. Only now he has a new coworker, a ghost from the past who’s making him question every lesson he ever learned.

Salem Cruz grew up in a house with too many rules, too many regulations, and no fun allowed. That never worked for her so she left it all behind as soon as she could, but she never forgot the sweet, blue-eyed boy next door who’d been in love with her little sister. Fate and good intentions from an old friend have placed her right in Rowdy’s path and she’s determined to show him he picked the wrong sister all those years ago. A mission that is going along perfectly until the one person that ties them together shows up and could very well tear them back.

Teaser...

"I should have tried to keep in touch.  I meant to but I was just overwhelmed and lost in my own way.  You need to know that leaving you was hard.  That leaving Poppy behind sucked, but I really did have to do it." (Page 171 of ARC)

I've got a random one, too, since this is the week of Too Much School Stuff and I haven't gotten to read much. *sad face* I'm SUPER excited about this one, though, so I'm glad I got a little peek while picking out a tease for y'all! ;)



Down and Out by Kelley R. Martin

*Don’t read this book if you don’t like snarky, dominant, tattooed men who say things like “Open your mouth, and I will,” after you tell them to shove it. And don’t read this book if you don’t like sassy, strong-willed, fiercely independent heroines who use phrases like “bossy asshole” as a term of endearment. You have been warned.*

“Tattooed package of sin.” 

That’s how Savannah Ryan would describe her new boss, Declan Whitmore, the deliciously tatted and pierced fighter who holds the top spot in Boston’s newest underground fighting organization. She’d also describe him as bossy, arrogant, and—depending on what he does to piss her off that particular day—an asshole.

It’s that aloof attitude, along with Savannah’s witty comebacks and tight little body that land her on his radar. Unfortunately for her, Declan is relentless when he sets his sights on someone, both in and out of the ring. Unfortunately for him, this recently reformed bad girl is trying to go straight after heading down a dangerous path. She’s not going to make this easy for him. In fact, she’s going to make it—and him—very, very hard.

Declan’s not worried, though. He’ll have Savannah come hell or high water, because if there’s one word he’d use to describe her, it’s “MINE.”

Releases September 30th!

Teaser...

Those dimples flash again. "I think I can handle myself against the likes of you."
Hell, he can probably handle himself against a grizzly. "Well, I could steal from you. You could wake up in the morning and find all your shit gone."
He does this cute little half-frown, half-smile and says, "Don't?"
I bite my lip, trying to quell the smile tugging on the corners, and fail. "Well, okay. But only because you asked so nicely. Otherwise, I would've cleaned you out."

CAN I JUST SAY that I can already tell I'm going to love this couple and their banter? 

What do you think? Do you have a teaser for us? Leave a comment!