Today’s letter is T, and in my writing, T stands for teaser. The dictionary defines teaser as a person who teases, like Mother Nature and this year’s weather. First warm, then cold again–like this morning’s 28 degrees F or -2 C. The birds aren’t happy, and neither am I. But in writing, a teaser is the first step in interesting a reader in a book. It’s a short blurb, sometimes found on the front of a cover that’s purpose is to intrigue the reader and make them curious to know what the story is all about.
Teasers are sometimes used in memes, like this one from The Captain’s Promise.
At other times, they are statements found on the front covers. IN Secrets and Lies, book five in the Vengeance is Mine series, the teaser reads: Graduating from school is easy; getting out alive may be a whole lot harder.” In His Christmas Family, the teaser is: “Lee is getting more than he expected from Santa this year.” In Hello Again, the teaser is a question: “Can she lift the curse and find love?”
At other times, teasers are used to promote a story in ads. Losing the ability to dance almost destroyed Brandi. Now, she trusts no one and nothing. Jarrett has loved Brandi for as long as he can remember. Can he break through the walls she’s built around her and offer his love to ease her pain? Forever and Always, an All for Love book.
Here’s the blurb:
The dance is everything, or is it? Brandi Alexandra Jameson’s entire life has been dedicated to ballet. When an accident she believes was caused by a crazed stalker fan leaves her close friend and dance partner dead and herself barely able to walk, she’s lost, adrift without a future. Jarrett Sullivan has spent most of his life in love with the petite red-headed brunette he met when he was in first grade, acting as her protector throughout school, but just as he was ready to make his move, she left Victoria for the National Ballet in Toronto. He’s followed her career, and now that she’s back home, he jumps at the chance to get to know her the way he always wanted to. Brandi remembers Jarrett, the boy she idolized, and when the man wants to have a relationship with her, she’s thrilled. But that joy turns to horror when she learns the truth about a poster and believes he’s just another fan and that it’s Alexandra, the dancer, he wants, not Brandi, the broken woman. Fleeing her family and Victoria, she runs to the only friend she has hoping to heal her broken heart. Discovering Brandi may have misunderstood the situation, Jarrett is frantic to find her and straighten out the mess, but will she be willing to listen and give him a second chance?
Links to all my books can be found on my website. https://mhsusannematthews.ca/
That’s it for today. I’ll be back on Monday for the last week and the last six letters of the challenge.
Look at other T posts here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nuoAOJ-BUAXE1Yl2yIArhUHInj902PHVX6_gL4oKiSo/edit#gid=1195767304
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