Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Teaser Tuesday - The Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogrides

... a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:


*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


The Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogrides


My teaser comes from p 252.


" He sat on the bench, bent halfway forward from the waist, his breathing labored, his arms wound round himself, as if he were struggling to keep something dangerous from bursting out. At the sound of my steps, he looked up immediately, his eyes wide with horror."





Told by her lady-in-waiting, this is the story of Caterina Sforza , the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles. and openly took lovers whenever she pleased!
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23 comments:

  1. Natalie~Coffee and a Book ChickSeptember 28, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    This sounds fantastic!!!!

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  2. Laurel-Rain SnowSeptember 28, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    Ooh, very mysterious....

    Here's mine:

    http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/teaser-tuesdays-sept-28/

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  3. CatSeptember 28, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    Good but not fantastic. :-)

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  4. JenniferSeptember 28, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Now I need to know why. Great teaser! My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesday-the-accordionists-son.html

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  5. BelindaSeptember 28, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    Oh this was a really good teaser. I'm off to learn more and see what I need to do to get a copy :)

    Come by and see the Teaser I chose

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  6. Aisle BSeptember 28, 2010 at 5:24 PM

    What?? You can't stop there! What happened next?? Going to look this one up NOW!

    Mine is a romance from Shana Galen... So far very very very HOOOOOOT!

    http://aisleb.tumblr.com/post/1202669736/teaser-tuesday

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  7. Shelley MunroSeptember 28, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    Great teaser. I love the cover too.

    Here’s My Teaser

    I'm in NZ too :)

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  8. KristinSeptember 28, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    Sounds like a great book and the cover is beautiful!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog - my book, Reading Lolita in Tehran is my book club pick for this month.

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  9. MargSeptember 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    I have really enjoyed the books I have read by Jeanne Kalogridis!

    My teaser is here

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  10. BlodeueddSeptember 29, 2010 at 1:39 AM

    great teaser. She sounds like a fascinating woman

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  11. E.J. StevensSeptember 29, 2010 at 2:29 AM

    Oooh...now I want to know what happens next. Great teaser! My TT from Linger is here.
    xx,
    E.J.
    From the Shadows

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  12. Bev HankinsSeptember 29, 2010 at 3:31 AM

    Terrific teaser and an awesome cover. Sounds interesting! Thanks for stopping by mine.

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  13. AlayneSeptember 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM

    Ooh very intense! Nice teaser. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  14. HeatherSeptember 29, 2010 at 4:51 AM

    This is intriguing... full of action and yet, I've no idea what is going on!

    New follower here!

    Check mine out at:
    My Teaser

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  15. JennersSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Wonderful teaser ... it kind of sounds like me when I have menstrual cramps! (Too much information ... I know!)

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  16. CatSeptember 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    Jenners - only you!!! Haha!

    Thanks for dropping by , everyone.

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  17. Jenny QSeptember 29, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    Sounds like my kind of book!! I'll keep an eye out for your final thoughts! Thanks for visiting my teaser!

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  18. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogSeptember 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    wow this book sounds awesome! thanks for the great teaser!

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  19. Svea LoveSeptember 29, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Ooooh this sounds interesting! I definitely have this on my list. I will be looking forward to your review :)

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  20. BexxSeptember 29, 2010 at 2:27 PM

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  21. BexxSeptember 29, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    I hope you enjoy this book, I read "The Devil's Queen" by the same author when it came out and loved it. You can find my weekly teaser here: http://bookgirlsbooknookblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesday-1.html please check out my blog.

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  22. Celticlady's ReviewsSeptember 29, 2010 at 3:38 PM

    Thanks for stopping by Blog O'The Irish..I have always looked at Jeanne Kalogrides books but have yet to read one... looks good though..

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  23. BexxOctober 1, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    My review of The Sugar Queen is up now. I though that you would like to see it.

    http://bookgirlsbooknookblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/sugar-queen-review.html

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