Book Beginnings on Fridays/The Friday 56 - December 23rd

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

It's that simple.

I'm also joining in Book Beginnings on Friday. It's hosted by Rose City Reader. 

This is one of my Kindle freebies.  I'm actually about to read a freebie instead of letting it collect dust on my Kindle 😁

First Chapter

Prologue

The Shadow crept around in the corner, seeming just as thrilled as the children gathered around the massive Christmas tree.  The Shadow calmly waited, watching the children closely in their furry winter coats. Their teeny-tiny fingers clutched brightly colored envelopes...

From 56% on my e-reader...

Nora stood in the center of the cafe with all her Baristas seated facing her.  The temperature outside had crept into the cafe, even the heater was not able to control the chills Nora felt.

What do you think?  What are you sharing today?