Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

I’m half way through this one. It’s starting growing on me. It’s just taken me a while to click with Riley. Beck is a more interesting character, so I’m glad this book is told through dual POV’s.

The reaction was immediate. Riley’s shriek nearly deafened him as she shot straight up off the mattress. He forced her down as she screamed and cried, her fingernails digging into the flesh on both his arms. He winced at the rush of pain as she forced his healing wounds. No matter how bad it hurt, it was nothing compared to what she was feeling. Come on, girl, pass out, will ya?

– Forsaken by Jana Oliver, page 186.
Published in February, 2011 by Pan Macmillan.