First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea every Tuesday. To participate share the opening paragraph or two of a book you've decided to read based on that paragraph. Please feel free to join in, First Chapter~First Paragraph~Tuesday Intros.
Jubilee
One time, a boy kissed me and I almost died. I realize that can easily be dismissed as a melodramatic teenager-ism, said in a high-pitched voice bookended by squeals. But I'm not a teenager. And I mean it in the most literal sense. The basic sequence of events went like this: A boy kissed me
My lips started tingling
My tongue swelled to fill my mouth
My throat closed, I couldn't breath. Everything went black.
Close Enough To Touch by Colleen Oakley
And here's the kicker: I knew it could kill me. At least, in theory. When I was six, I was diagnosed with type IV contact dermatitis to foreign human skin cells.
It has been a great few days snuggling with the newest member of our family.
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Cameron |

3 comments:
Great opener and teaser. I can't imagine not being able to touch. Cameron is such a cutie!
Oh my, what a premise! I guess this is a true illness folks could have but so sad.
Love that pic of Cameron, enjoy him!
I'm seeing this book all over the blogiverse.
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