It's Tuesday . . . time for . . .
First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.
Today I'm featuring a current read, After Nightfall by A.J. Banner. The
excerpt shared is from the trade paperback copy I borrowed from the library.
CHAPTER ONE
Lauren is flirting with my fiance over the dinner I spent hours preparing. She gets this way when she's had too much wine. I'm not far behind her; I'm already into my second glass of merlot. I'm not even sure why I'm drinking--I usually don't. But tonight, Nathan and I are planning to announce our engagement. Our shared future shimmers on a single fragile thread--his daughter's approval. Anna is only nine years old and fiercely loyal to her mother. He promised he'd broken the news to her earlier today, but she hasn't said anything to me. At the moment she's busy hiding olives in her lap. I forgot that she hates them in pasta.
What do you think? Would you continue reading?
I was anxious to get my hands on a copy of this book after reading Banner's previous novel, The Twilight Wife. I get the same ominous feeling in this opening paragraph as I did reading The Twilight Wife. To find out more about what I mean, you can read my review of The Twilight Wife here.
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