Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posts the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book she decided to read based on the opening. Feel free to grab the banner and play along.
My opening comes from Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica which is due to be published by Harlequin on 28 July 2015.
Blurb
A chance encounter
She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can’t get the girl out of her head…
An act of kindness
Heidi has always been charitable but her family are horrified when she returns home with a young woman named Willow and her baby in tow. Dishevelled and homeless, this girl could be a criminal – or worse. But despite the family’s objections, Heidi offers them refuge.
A tangled web of lies
As Willow begins to get back on her feet, disturbing clues into her past starts to emerge. Now Heidi must question if her motives for helping the stranger are unselfish or rooted in her own failures. Amazon
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~ Intro
HEIDI
The first time I see her, she is standing at the Fullerton Station, on the train platform, clutching an infant in her arms. She braces herself and the baby as the purple line express soars past and out to Linden. It’s the 8th of April, forty-eight degrees and raining. The rain lurches down from the sky, here, there and everywhere, the wind untamed and angry. A bad day for hair.
Please note that this was taken from a proof copy
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Cleopatra Loves Books 
This is such a good idea, a nice little taste of the writer’s style that you don’t get from just reading the blurb.
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I do like this meme as I’ve found so many books I fancy reading this way – as you say the blurb doesn’t always give the full picture.
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I really want to read this one after reading The Good Girl.
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I loved Good Girl and this one is equally (if not better)
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My mother used to pick up strays in trains and bring them homw (except in her case it was an international train and she would bring compatriots to our home in Vienna and do the tourist sites with them.) They were never dangerous and many of them became good family friends. But I do sometimes wonder what would have happened if she’d misjudged them ever so slightly… It’s a great premise for a novel and I’ve heard good things about this author.
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How amazing but as you say quite risky…. I really enjoyed Good Girl and this one has a fantastic premise which delivers….
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I haven’t read her books. I’d start with The Good Girl and move on to this one.
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They are both very different which in my opinion shows what a talented author Mary Kubica is.
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I’ve already got this one on my list to read, as well as her first book. I’ve known people who brought strangers home with them, but I don’t know. Don’t think I’m brave enough or maybe it’s just that I had a policeman for a father and he taught me to be cautious. And lock the doors all the time. 🙂
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I have never met anyone who has taken someone home – I’m far too cautious to risk it…
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Oh, this does sound intriguing, Cleo! And it’s a really believable situation, too, where you simply see someone and can’t get that person out of your mind. I’ll be really keen to know what you think of this one, as it does sound intriguing.
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I have to admit the premise sounded quite unusual and when backed up by the character of Heidi completely believable… review will follow shortly 🙂
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Oh that sounds intriguing. Love the last line!
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It is a great read 🙂
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I wasn’t a huge fan of The Good Girl, so I’d probably skip this one.
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I can see why it wouldn’t be for everyone – good that there are plenty of other books to enjoy 🙂
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This one sounds good. I think I’d keep reading.
I’ve never read any of these, but at least five of them are on my list. I’d forgotten all about ‘Back Channel’.
Today I’m featuring Orphan #8
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Thanks for visiting and leaving your link (although I think this comment was meant for someone else?)
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YES!! Would definitely pick up this book!!
Today I’m teasing The Night Ferry by Michael Robotham
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Great news!
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I like the cover as I have a thing for trains but the bad hair day comment bothered me.
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Ah shame…
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I’ll have to keep this one on my radar. Hope you like it.
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I do really like this one… thanks for visiting
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Hope you enjoy this one. One of my BEA highlights this year was meeting Mary Kubica and getting a signed copy, which I’m hoping to start soon.
My Tuesday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2015/07/first-chapter-first-paragraph-113.html
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You’ve just made me incredibly jealous 😉 I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
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Love the descriptive writing. It pulls you right in!
Thanks for stopping at Freda’s Voice earlier!
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I was hooked amazingly quickly – thanks for visiting 🙂
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This sounds like it could be very good! It’s hard seeing people, especially young mother’s in such dire circumstances, and not want to help.
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I agree and the descriptions of people stepping over her were heart-breaking.
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I LOVED this one…could not put it down! Hope you are enjoying it, too. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
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Me too! Thanks for visiting Laurel.
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Haha! I wouldn’t read on and I bet you can guess why… 😉
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I think I might just be able to 😉
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😆
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That is a great way to start off the book.
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It’s compelling isn’t it?
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Lovely description! I would read on!
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Great news!
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Based on the first paragraph – yes I want to know more! Interesting!
Trish – my teaser
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It is a good one isn’t it?
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I’ve still got The Good Girl on my wish list, but I do like that opening. Especially “A bad day for hair.”
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I like it too, very descriptive you can almost feel that rain!
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It’s easy to identify with the first paragraph. I’d read more.
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Oh yes, I definitely would keep reading /- sounds good
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