Every Tuesday Vicki at I’d Rather Be At the Beach hosts First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or two of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon.
Mine comes from Picked Off by Linda Lovely.
I shrank into a tight crouch and crept along the fence line. The gate sat twenty-five yards away. It felt like a mile. My nerves jangled. Who could blame me? Yesterday’s assault would have scared the beans out of a bowl of chili.
Mist shrouded the hilly field in the skimpy pre-dawn light. A dark silhouette moved. He was awake, alert.
Could I reach the gate before he noticed?
“would have scared the beans out of a bowl of chili” Funny! I think I’d like this so I’d keep reading.
“scared the beans out of a bowl of chili” – That is adorable!
Great start. Like everyone else, I loved “scared the beans out of a bowl of chili.” Clever and original!
My Tuesday post features excerpts from Goodbye to the Blues.
Very descriptive. I would continue