Thursday, July 22, 2021

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: The Cottage on Ghost Lane (The Beach House Mystery Series #1) by Christy Barritt

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two.

This week I'm featuring the first book in a new series of standalone mysteries by Christy Barritt, The Cottage on Ghost Lane.

About the Book
Each house has a history. Each person has a secret. Each turn of events leads to danger.

Come back to me.

Cole Dalton’s wife, Caroline, had the words etched onto a pendant for him. Each time he deployed overseas as a military bomb tech, she stitched the pendant into his uniform. Cole returned safely from the battlefield . . . only to bury his wife after a tragic car accident.

Cole moves into their beachside cottage to both heal and find closure after Caroline’s death. But on the first day he arrives, he finds an intruder searching for something and desperate enough to kill.

Mysterious incidents continue to occur, leading Cole to ask: Was Caroline hiding something in the months before she died? But what? And why?

As danger closes in and a storm lingers off the coast, Cole must find answers. But ghosts of the past have a stranglehold on him. With his heart on the line, he must overcome the grief haunting him . . . or his story will become part of his cottage’s tragic history.

Book Beginnings
"Are you sure you should do this?"

Friday 56
The haunted look remained in Cole's gaze. He was obviously still trying to work through all this.

What have you been reading lately?

15 comments:

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    1. I can always count on Christy Barritt for an exciting read. Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  2. Oh wow that blurb in and of itself had a twist! Definitely intrigued now, and I would also absolutely rent a cottage on something called Ghost Lane, even if that's just asking for trouble! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a lovely weekend :)
    Juli @ A Universe in Words

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    1. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to stay at a cottage on Ghost Lane, lol. Thanks for coming by! :)

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  3. Oh yes! This sounds like a great read! I am going to take a closer look now.

    Hope you will have a good weekend!

    Elza Reads

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  4. PS: I just bought it on Amazon...!

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    1. Awesome! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting! :)

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  5. This one sounds a little bit sad.

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    1. I was worried it would be, but it wasn't too much. Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  6. Both are great snippets!! Happy weekend!

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  7. I'm interested in this one. :)

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  8. Sounds really interesting! I hope you enjoy!

    Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf

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