Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, First Chapter/Intros, originally hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea and now hosted by I’d Rather Be at the Beach; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a book that has been languishing on my TBR for almost a year. Bring Her Home, by David Bell, is the breathtaking new thriller in which the fate of two missing teenage girls becomes a father’s worst nightmare….
Intro: Bill Price stepped into the whirling chaos of the emergency room.To the left, he saw a woman holding a red-faced, crying baby. The child’s eyes were pools of tears, its mouth contorted into a wailing “O.” The mother made shushing noises, but the baby didn’t seem to hear them. Ahead of Bill, a teenage girl with a nose ring and a neck tattoo tried to calm a man holding a bloody rag against his shaven head. The man appeared agitated, waving his free hand around as though orating.
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Teaser: Bill took the glass and tossed the shot down. The burn spread through his throat and into his nasal passages, but then a wave of calm swept through him. The liquor served its purpose, and he wondered why he hadn’t thrown down more shots in the past couple days. (p. 66).
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Synopsis: Just a year and a half after the tragic death of his wife, Bill Price’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Summer, and her best friend, Haley, disappear. Days later, the girls are found in a city park. Haley is dead at the scene, while Summer is left beaten beyond recognition and clinging to life.
As Bill holds vigil over Summer’s bandaged body, the only sound the unconscious girl can make is one cryptic and chilling word: No. And the more time Bill spends with Summer, the more he wonders what happened to her. Or if the injured girl in the hospital bed is really his daughter at all.
When troubling new questions about Summer’s life surface, Bill is not prepared for the aftershocks. He’ll soon discover that both the living and the dead have secrets. And that searching for the truth will tear open old wounds that pierce straight to the heart of his family…
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What do you think? Do you want to keep reading?
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RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS 
This definitely looks like one for me. Bill seems to be going through a lot a the moment! I’m keen to find out more!
Here’s mine: http://bit.ly/TTues5
I do hope you have a warm sunny day like we have 🙂
Luv Sassy x
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Oh, yes, he definitely needed that shot! I’ve had this one almost a year, so I’m eager to read it. Thanks for stopping by, Sassy, and enjoy yours.
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The opening paragraph caught my attention. That crazy emergency rooms is ripe for a good story. This one sounds good. I’m in.
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Thanks, Margot, emergency rooms do have their stories. I am looking forward to this one. Enjoy your pick!
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Nice little teaser. This sounds like my kinda book.
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Thanks, Jenea, I feel kind of bad that I’ve waited so long to start reading it, but that’s what happens when we have lots of books from which to choose! Enjoy yours.
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I love the cover and the sound of this book. I’ll have to put it on my list.
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Thanks, Donna, I’m glad I’ll finally be reading it. Enjoy yours!
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It’s been too long since I’ve read a book like this. I’d keep reading.
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I love this kind of read, too, and I have mixed things up lately…but I’m glad to return to a book with lots of secrets. Thanks for hosting and visiting, Vicki.
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Oh yes, I want to read this one and what a gorgeous cover!!!
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Thanks, Diane, I had almost forgotten about this one, which I bought last summer. Eager to start reading! Enjoy your pick.
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Sounds like my kind of story, so I’d keep reading. Hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, and I’m ready to start reading. Enjoy yours!
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I would. Very gripping opening. Thanks for that. Here’s the link to my contribution for today: https://wp.me/p4DMf0-1CS
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Thanks, Ms. M, I am eager to start reading, too…and to see what everyone else is sharing.
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I’m about to start my first David Bell book and am so excited! I love the cover and blurb of this one. I think I’ve got it on my TBR but if I don’t I’m adding it!
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Thanks, Katherine, I haven’t read one of his books yet, and I’m already eyeing his newest one. So I thought I’d better bring this one out of the cobwebs. Enjoy yours!
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I love the colors on the cover. It definitely sounds like a good suspense novel. Hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks, Laura, I’m hoping to immerse myself in it later today! Enjoy your pick.
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Oh yes, I’d keep reading. This sounds intense and page turning!
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Thanks, Laura, I think it will be. Enjoy your pick.
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I like the synopsis, beginning and teaser but I recently read another by the author and had some problems with the writing style. I’ll be eager to hear what you think of it. This week I have a book from deep in TBR mountain – Foolproof by Barbara D’Amato et al.. Happy reading!
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Oh, I hope the writing style works for me…I hate discovering writers whose books sound good, only to be slogging through bad writing. Thanks for visiting, Kathy…and enjoy yours.
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I read this one and really liked it. I hope you do too.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I hope so, too.
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This looks interesting. I haven’t heard of this author. The opening really pulled me in, so I’d keep reading!
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I think I will give this one a miss. I’ve read too many like this where secrets from the dead or the living or too hard to handle.
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Thanks, Mystica, some books just don’t grab us. I’m glad you could stop by.
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I read and loved this book!
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Oh, thanks, Tina, I’m glad to hear it. I’ve waited so long to start this one (it slipped off my radar!), that I was hoping to love it.
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