March 27th's Friday Post

Welcome to this week's Friday Post.  As usual, I will be linking up to:

Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop

For the first three, my quotes will be coming from Vengeance in Venice by Erica Ruth Neubauer.

This is book seven in the Jane Wunderly series.  This book finds Jane and her husband Redvers on a belated honeymoon.  Of course, murder is an uninvited companion.  Anyway, here's how the book begins:

With a salt breeze ruffling my bobbed hair and a gondolier crooning in a language I didn't understand as he piloted us toward a piazza where Redvers and I were about to have a quiet, romantic dinner, I was in heaven.

Such a nice start.  And Jane and Redvers are still oblivious to what is about to come.

Meanwhile, on page 56, we find this:

Redvers didn't have a chance to answer before a pounding on our door interrupted us.
We exchanged a look, and I sighed again. I already knew who it was, without so much as opening that door.

The book comes out Tuesday, and I hope you'll come back that day since I'll have my review up.

Now, let's jump over to this week's Book Blogger Hop.  The question of the week is:

What’s your favorite bookish scent, and why does it appeal to you?

I think it's that new book smell.  The promise of adventure to come is pretty intoxicating.  Old paperback smell is right behind it.  Again, I think it's the promise of fun and adventure to come.

Have a great weekend!