Can you believe we are already halfway through June? I don’t know about you, but I feel like yesterday was April. At least it’s the weekend, right? Well technically it’s Friday, but Friday is a fun day around here so I’m counting it as the start of the weekend.
This Friday I’m sharing the first line from a book I’m currently reading: For The Record by Regina Jennings.
For The Record is the third book in the Ozark Mountain Romance series. Here’s the first line (okay, lines):
October 1885
Pine Gap, MissouriOnly a limited patch of Earth could claim the privelege of belonging to Texas. Not that he despised the rest of the world for its misfortune, but there was a difference.
This line could almost make the hero sound like a stuck up jerk. I haven’t read too far yet, but my impression isn’t that he’s a jerk. Just that he has a definite opinion about things. I haven’t made my mind up yet as to how much I like him. Guess I’ll just have to keep reading. 😉
Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first (or your favorite) line!
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Happy Friday! My first line is from Karen Kirst’s new LIH book The Engagement Charade, coming out July 1st (and it’s REALLY good!): “Alexander Copeland’s one goal in life was to be left alone.”
Ha! Something tells me he isn’t going to accomplish that goal. 😉 Thanks for sharing!
I’m currently reading (and loving) All Of You by Sarah Monzon. “Lieutenant Michael “Finch” Carrington pulled up the zipper of his green flight suit and stared at the mass on the opposite rack.”
Mass? Mass of what? Any first line that leaves me with a question like that guarantees I will keep reading at least a few more sentences to find the answer. Nice. Thanks for sharing!
Good morning. My first line is from “Missing,” by Lisa Harris.
“Nikki Boyd slid out of her white Mini Cooper as two bagged bodies were being wheeled from the one-story house nestled in one of Nashville’s nicer suburbs.” 🙂
Oh my. Since the sentence lacks emotion, I’m going to assume she doesn’t know the people in the bags. Quite an opening though. Throws you right in. Thanks for sharing!
Prologue
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1864
Silvery moonlight slanted through the closed shutters, faintly illuminating Caroline Fletcher’s bedroom.
Candle in the Darkness (Refiner’s Fire Book 1) by Lynn Austin
Happy Friday and Happy Reading!
I can completely visualize that opening image. Love that. Thanks for sharing!
That is too funny! My thinking is that it kind of lines up with the Texans’ opinions that I’ve heard. 😉
True. Texans do have a reputation for being very proud of their state. (Maybe because it was once an independent country.) 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
This was a fun book. Have a great weekend!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I am enjoying it so far. Thanks for stopping by! Happy weekend!
Happy Friday!
My first line is:
“It started with a phone call, deceptively simple and easy to ignore.” ~All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda.
Dinh @Arlene’s Book Club
Hmm. I’ve never thought of phone calls quite that way, but I suppose it’s true. Unless it’s the debt collector for someone you don’t know that put your phone number on their financial records. Then, not so easy to ignore the 3 calls a day. Oh well. Thanks for stopping by! Happy weekend!
I love the cover. I’ve never read anything by this author, but I just might have to check this one out.
Definitely! Regina Jennings is one of my favorites. 🙂
Happy Friday!
I recently started Three Little Words by Melissa Tagg. “Seven years shouldn’t feel like such a gaping span of time.”
I suppose it’s what happened or what was missing during those seven years that makes the difference. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Oh what is she pondering? Something funny, thought provoking!!??
I don’t think I’m giving anything away to tell you that she’s a writer busy taking artistic liberties with the new sheriff in town! LOL 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Another book I need to read…lol. Happy Saturday! 🙂
Hi Kathleen!
Unless you get one of those miracles they’re always talking about in church, I don’t see how you’ll be able to keep the business open into spring.
Weaver’s Needle by Robin Carroll