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Teaser Tuesday ~ The Thing in Black Hole Lake by Dashe Roberts

Teaser Tuesday ~ The Thing in Black Hole Lake by Dashe Roberts

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Sticky Pines #2 The Thing at Black Hole Lake Dashe Roberts, Blue, Lake, Mystery, Creatures
I picked page 151, that one was fun!
The creature’s gelatinous dark body was growing, narrowing and twisting, like an enormous slab of black clay being moulded from within. Its colour began to pale, turning grey, then bone white. At last, the being congealed and settled in the form of a mighty stag as big as a horse. Colourless slime shimmered on its flank.
Monday’s First Sentence ~ Cinders and Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann

Monday’s First Sentence ~ Cinders and Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann

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Children's Books, Pink, Cinders and Sparrows, Forest, Silhouette, Girl, Castle, Road, Fantasy, Magic, Paranormal, Retelling, Stefan Bachmann
It was the first day of autumn when I came to Blackbird Castle, the trees copper and green, pumpkins growing along the ditch by the side of the road, a moon like a lidded silver eye already visible in the evening sky – in short, an excellent day for a witch to return to her ancestral home.
First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Leila & Nugget Mystery: Who Stole Mr. T by Dustin Brady + April Brady

First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Leila & Nugget Mystery: Who Stole Mr. T by Dustin Brady + April Brady

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Leila & Nugget Mystery: Who Stole Mr. T? Dustin Brady , Deserae Brady , April Brady, children, Girl, Snow, Puppy, Dog, Mystery, Children's Book, Purple, Cute, Friendship
“Nugget, I think…”
POOOMF!
“…we should try…”
POOMF!
“…staying on the..”
POOMF!
Leila couldn’t finish a single sentence before her pup dove into another snowpile.
“Nugget acts like he’s never seen snow before!” Leila’s friend Kait said.