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 a bit late on starting this series but I’m really getting into this one. I don’t normally like the present tense style of writing, but the plot is keeping me interested and our little group of characters are very likeable so that I’m not really noticing.

Nick Colt stands next to my car, all casual, like standing in the ditch is part of his everyday routine. I put down the window. Cold air rushes in. I shiver. “What are you doing here?” I ask, stunned. He saw me scream. He looks like he thinks it’s all funny, his cheek twitching like I’m some big joke. “Is that any way to greet your rescuer?”

– Need by Carrie Jones, page 63.
Published in December, 2008 by Bloomsbury.