It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Heart of a Royal, the debut release from Australian author Hannah Currie. Here’s the first line of Chapter One:
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About Heart of a Royal
When the truths she’s based her life on start crumbling as fast as her future, will she find the courage to trust, both herself and the prince she’s fallen in love with?
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