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First Line Friday

First Line Friday #366 | Me and Mr. Just Right by Kaylee Baldwin

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 Me and Mr Just Right by Kaylee Baldwin, which looks to be a fun rom-com with a Goldilocks vibe. (And I just realised this book opens on an airplane, just like last week’s book!)

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Lia gripped her seat's flimsy armrests as the puddle jumper jerked through heavy turbulence.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Me and Mr Just Right

Lia gripped her seat's flimsy armrests as the puddle jumper jerked through heavy turbulence.A famous singer fleeing the spotlight. A nature photographer with a secret. One week stranded together on an island…

What’s a country superstar to do when her ex betrays her, steals all her songs, and makes up lies for the media to salivate over?
Escape to a deserted Alaskan island.

Key word: deserted.

Turns out the island isn’t as deserted as Aurelia Halifax has been led to believe, and she’s surprised by the arrival of Haydn Forrester—who is less than happy to discover her asleep in his bed. And when an unexpected summer storm hits, they’re stranded together until it passes.

Worse, Haydn, is a photographer—exactly the kind of person she’s trying to avoid. He doesn’t recognize her, so it’s easy to pretend she’s Lia Hall, a make-up free, sweats-wearing, down-on-her-luck girl from the south. Unfortunately Haydn is proving to be irresistible, but she can’t let herself fall again. Trusting doesn’t come easy for Lia, especially when she learns that Haydn may be behind her biggest betrayal of all.

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First Line Friday #365 | Hearts Unknown by Dienece Darling

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m working my way through my Kindle downloads, and this week I’m sharing from Hearts Unknown by Australian author Dienece Darling, which released today.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

I twitched my nose against the sharp scent of Father's Weymouth Pine.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Hearts Unknown

When the heart longs for what it cannot have, toes aren’t safe in the ballroom.

Edith Howard has long mourned the loss of Clarence. He was more than the boy next door. He was her dearest friend until he left without word or warning. But when Clarence makes a surprise return the London season of 1763, the gentleman standing before her bears little resemblance to the boy she used to know. What happened to Clarence, and why is he back?

A chance encounter might be just the ticket Clarence needs to convince Edith he always has been and always will be hers. If only she wasn’t listening to those dangerous street preachers. Clarence doesn’t know how to save the lady he loves from believing the world will end on February 28th. Or, for that matter, how to show her all that’s in his heart.

What will it take for Edith to see the man Clarence is today? And dare she let him back into her life when she doesn’t know what drove him away the first time?

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First Line Friday #364 | Kolby by Bree Livingstone

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m going back through my to-read pile and found Kolby by Bree Livingstone, which sounds like just what I want to read on a wet weekend.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Of the things Ivy Manning thought she'd be doing with her life, radio talk show host wasn't one of them.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Kolby

Kolby and Bree LivingstonA radio celebrity and the bodyguard hired to protect her are trapped in the mountains as her stalker closes in.

Over the last year, Ivy Manning has become a household name. In a few short months, she went from small-time advice columnist to juggling book tours and talk show appearances. But her newfound fame isn’t without its dark side. A stalker is making dangerous threats, prompting Ivy’s management team to hire a bodyguard to protect her.

Playing bodyguard to a rich girl was not an assignment Kolby Rutherford ever wanted. Yet he’s about to get more one-on-one with the sexy celebrity than he bargained for. When a plane crash strands them in the mountains, they’re forced to lean on each other to survive. Can they escape the dangers found in the rugged terrain? Or will growing feelings put them both in a far more vulnerable situation?

 

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First Line Friday #363 | So Into You by Kathleen Fuller

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m reading a review copy of So Into You by Kathleen Fuller, who is more well-known for her Amish romances. It looks like this is her first venture into rom-com, and I’m looking forward to reading it.

Here’s the first line from Chapter One:

Lights? Check. Sound? Check. Script? Check?

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About So Into You

Opposites attract when an introverted vlogger and a reformed party boy exchange lessons on art, confidence, and yacht rock.

Artist Britt Branch has a successful online channel where she teaches a variety of art lessons. Obsessed with the 1970s, she has a style all her own. But she also has a huge problem–severe social anxiety. She lives with her mom, and while she pays her own bills, she wonders if she’ll ever have the courage to move out and move on. When her best friend announces she’s getting married, Britt decides it’s time to make a change.

Gorgeous Hunter Pickett has always skated by on his model looks, applying very little effort to anything except sports, and even that was iffy at times. The third son of extremely wealthy and successful parents, he dealt with being the black sheep of the family by drinking and using drugs. By his third year of sobriety, he’s still dealing with aimlessness. Late one night he catches Britt’s channel and ends up watching her videos. He’s not interested in art . . . at first. And when he sends her an online message, he’s surprised she responds. Before long they are chatting every day, and once they start meeting in person, a spark-filled friendship begins.

But both of them are keeping secrets. Big ones. When all truths are revealed in one pivotal moment, Britt and Hunter are at a crossroads. Will he fight for the happiness he’s worked so hard to obtain? And will she continue to hide from life, or can she finally step out of her own shadow?

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First Line Friday #362 | Pilgrims by M R Leonard

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m a long-time sci-fi fan, so was thrilled to be asked to review Pilgrims by M R Leonard, which promises to be a unique Christian novel.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

In two days, Austin would be dead, along with everyone else—including Aurelia.

As a bonus, it’s currently free on Kindle!

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Pilgrims

Latin was a dead language—until the aliens arrived.

Out-of-work Latin teacher and borderline alcoholic Austin DeSantis is determined to spend his final days in the arms of a prostitute—that is if the aliens don’t exterminate humanity first.

But when the aliens land at the Vatican, begin speaking Latin, and reveal themselves to be Catholic, the world turns upside down.

Pressed into service as a translator and thrust into the center of humanity’s first contact with a cryptic alien race, Austin must uncover their true intentions before religious turmoil rips the planet apart. But with Austin caught between the Catholic Church, the US military, and an enigmatic alien AI, he’ll have to decide where his loyalties lie as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

PILGRIMS is a sci-fi retelling of Augustine’s Confessions, mixing a high-concept premise à la Children of Time with the ceaseless pacing and rich characterization of Red Rising.

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First Line Friday #361 | A Love Worth Waiting For by Lara Van Hulzen

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m quoting from the next book on my to-read-and-review list, which is A Love Worth Waiting For, the first book in Lara Van Hulzen’s new Nearlake series.

I love the cover! Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Sadie Woods unlocked the front door of her family’s antique store, Get and Gather, and stepped inside.

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About A Love Worth Waiting For

Sadie Woods leads a structured life, and she likes it that way. As owner of her family’s antique store in the town where she grew up, she is surrounded by history. The past is full of intrigue and rich memories, while the present has bills piling up, her aunt battling breast cancer, and a future full of unknowns that have her grasping for hope.

Former professional football star James Larsen just wants a quiet life for himself and his teenage daughter, Maddie. Being Deputy Sheriff in the town he calls home is just right. In the wake of his wife’s death, he’s able to heal without too much attention, and life has become a comfortable routine he appreciates.

When Sadie’s shop is supposedly broken into, and James is the police officer called to the scene, the faded memories of attending high school together stir a connection neither of them is prepared for. While Sadie is knee-deep in trying to save her store, James is hesitant to let another woman into his and his daughter’s lives.

Both hesitant to trust, Sadie and James must brave a path that includes believing there is a love worth waiting for.

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First Line Friday #360 | The Relationtrip by Elana Johnson

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m quoting from The Relationtrip (no, that’s not a typo. Yes, that’s a clever title!) by Elana Johnson. It’s a friends-to-more romance, and that is one of my favourite tropes (which you may have guessed if you’re read my debut novel, Always By My Side.

Anyway, back to The Relationtrip: here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

My mom once told me that to make a marriage work, one had to compromise.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About The Relationtrip

The RelationtripQuestion: What do a reclusive author and an outgoing real estate agent have in common?

Answer: Nothing.

But fate brought them together on a vacation five years ago, and as Logan and Sloane prepare for their annual get-together, there are sparks flying between them.

Sloane:

When Logan Murphy, my accidental best friend, calls to say our annual mid-winter trip has to be “redone,” he’s already got the solution.

Belize. An adults-only resort, and we leave in two days.

I’m giddy with excitement, because I need this trip more than I can express. When I see Murph standing in the airport, my heart twitches to a beat it hasn’t since my fiancé left me to tell our friends and family that he couldn’t make it to the wedding.

So it’s a short-lived twitch, because I’m never going to get into the dating boxing ring again—and least of all with my best friend.

Logan:

I’ve never told Sloane what I do for a living, and she doesn’t know how I feel about her either. But I want her to know all of my secrets.

I want my best friend in my life more than once a year, and I’ve already started penning a happily-ever-after for the two of us.

This year, I tell myself, as my crush on the vibrant woman is at least two years old now.

If only I knew how to tell her…

This is a standalone, slow-burn travel romance that will make you smile, gasp, and cheer for Logan and Sloane as they figure out who they are…and who they want—at home or on vacation.

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First Line Friday #359 | Wrapped Up In You by Jennifer Carr

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m quoting from Wrapped Up In You by new-to-me author Jennifer Carr.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

There are a number of ways to potentially lose a college baseball scholarship.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Wrapped Up In You

Wrapped Up In You by Jennifer Carr

Nash Montgomery is always up for a good time. But when a senior prank goes too far, his baseball scholarship is put at risk, threatening the future everyone expects him to follow. The consequences earn him community service at a local youth center where he discovers a passion that defies the path he thought had been laid out for him.

Cassidy is a talented musician trapped under the weight of her mother’s ambitious dreams for her. Desperate to carve out her own identity, she struggles to find her voice amidst the noise of others’ expectations.

Their worlds collide in Nashville when both earn a spot on Real American Country, a new reality TV competition for aspiring country stars. As they navigate the pressures of the spotlight, they’ll have to decide if they’re chasing their own dreams—or someone else’s. And along the way, they’ll discover that getting wrapped up in the right person can bring out the best in themselves.

Wrapped Up in You is a heartwarming tale about breaking free from the expectations of others, finding love, and discovering that the best path is the one you create for yourself.

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First Line Friday #358 | Starry Nights Anthology

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from Out of Play by Angela Ruth Strong, which is the first story in the Starry Nights anthology collection, part of the A Summer to Remember collection.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

When I gave up my professional soccer career due to an unplanned pregnancy and the responsibilities of single parenthood, I thought my life was over.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Starry Nights

Out of Play – Angela Ruth Strong

When single mom Bex Lemaire is asked to step down as her eight-year-old daughter’s soccer coach for getting too competitive, she’s hoping the new coach will let her assist. Former child star Skylar Hayes agrees to take over the team as research for his comeback role. At first, he mistakes Bex for a raving fan but eventually realizes she’s only crazy about soccer, which gives her the skills needed to train him. She’s all work, while he likes to play, but together, they just might win.

Lauren’s Second Chance – Carrie Padgett

Lauren’s Second Chance is a contemporary romance for readers who love sun, sand, and satisfying endings. Lauren and Mason were each other’s first loves, until life broke them apart. A decade later, when the opportunity arises to appear with Mason on a reality show, Lauren is conflicted. She needs this show for what it means to a project near to her heart. But can she keep that heart safe from the man who broke it once?

Grab your shades and SPF 30 sunscreen to dive into a reality television dating show story where first love is also forever love.

Her Cowboy Champion – Tabitha Bouldin

It’s true that money can’t buy happiness. No one knows that better than Sage Rhett after her boyfriend steals her photography business and leaves her penniless. Heartbroken, faith shattered, she returns to Apple Creek–the last place she called home.

Maverick Pierce is used to people seeing him for the money attached to his family name. As a Pierce, he’s afforded anything that money can buy, but the one thing he wants can never be bought.

When Sage accepts a job working at the Pierce ranch, Maverick discovers he never stopped loving the fiery cowgirl who broke his heart when she left twelve years ago. If he wants to win her over, he’ll have to do more than flash a little money. This second chance, rags to riches, cowboy romance pits love against responsibility as Sage and Maverick struggle to overcome their history and trust God for a happily ever after.

Love in the Lyrics – Bell Renshaw

Liberty “Libby” Taylor has maxed out on space for her equine therapy business. The best way to gain the capital she needs in order to expand requires a bit of subterfuge, but that will also mean pulling one over on her new boss.

Singer and songwriter Harland Grey left LA for Winter, Montana in the hopes of finding peace from the demons of his not-so-distant past, but purchasing Melody Ranch may not hold the answers he’s looking for.

Thrown together, sparks fly between the two, but will the secrets kept between them finally be what tears them apart?

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First Line Friday #357 | Snow Globe Secrets by Laura Thomas

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from Snow Globe Secrets by Laura Thomas, a new-to-me author.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Merry Christmas to me. Alexis James smoothed the cherry-red ribbon on the Christmas gift - the one she always purchased for herself - and her heart thawed for the briefest of moments.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Snow Globe Secrets

Shootings. Snow globes. Secrets.

When successful realtor, Alexis James, witnesses a shooting outside the bookstore in her hometown of Hollybrook, she soon realizes the perpetrator has unfinished business, and now she is caught in the crossfire.

Tom Harrington is a British, best-selling author who needs to honor a promise and find some answers in this Canadian winter wonderland—but trouble follows him across the ocean.

He read her like a book from the beginning…

As Alexis is swept up in a festive whirlwind of danger and love, Tom attempts to break through her ice queen persona. But when chilling walls close in, they both have to decide: can they share their truth, rekindle their faith, and risk their lives if they have any hope for a Happily Ever After?

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