From J. A. White's Nightbooks
“After his family had finally fallen asleep, Alex slung the backpack over his shoulder and snuck out of the apartment, easing the front door gently home so it didn’t slam shut.”
“Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus.”
From Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14
“Emily Harlow wasn’t convinced that her sock drawer sparked joy.”
From Hallie Ephron's Careful What You Wish For
“Astrid awoke to find her bedroom was filled with a strange, warm light.”
From Alexander Yates' How We Became Wicked
“It was a perfectly normal school morning in the Campbell household–disorganized, chaotic and at least one of my children was running around half-naked–right up until the moment the police arrived at our front door to question me in connection with the death of Howard Grant.”
From Margot Hunt's Best Friends Forever
“My adversary charged at full speed, intent on running me down.”
From Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs' Virals: Terminal
“There were five men sitting around the fire, huddled together in the Herat Mountains in the northwest corner of Afghanistan.”
From Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider: Secret Weapon
“The street lamp flickers, illuminating the grey pavement mottled by patches of dirty snow and slick black ice.”
From Shalini Boland's The Secret Mother
“Screw you, Bing Crosby.”
From Taylor Adams' No Exit
“The last time I saw Mr. Hackman he was dead, but not decapitated.”
From Hollis Gillespie's We Will Be Crashing Shortly
“Malorie stands in the kitchen, thinking.”
From Josh Malerman's Bird Box
“Ayoola summons me with these words–Korede, I killed him.”
From Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer
“The room reminds me of the kind of places Henri and I used to stay in during the early days.”
From Pittacus Lore's Lorien Legacies: United as One
“Maybe the machine could see the words she never spoke.”
From Zoje Stage's Baby Teeth
“Hi, Moms!”
From Darcey Bell's A Simple Favor
First Sentence of a New World 