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 Formula of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks:
I don’t like lies in real life. But a character with lies? That’s a promising start for a novel. What do you think?
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About Formula of Deception
After the murder of her twin sister, Murphy Anderson changed her name and appearance and moved to Kodiak, Alaska, to avoid the press and publicity. But when local authorities discover she’s an artist and request her help in drawing a dying man’s memories, she unintentionally ends up in the limelight again—and back in the killer’s crosshairs.
The deathbed confessions of an Alaskan hunter have Murphy drawing the five bodies he discovered on remote Ruuwaq Island ten years ago. But what investigators find has them mystified. Evidence suggests that the bodies were deliberately destroyed, and what they uncover in an abandoned Quonset hut from World War II only brings more questions.
As one by one the investigators who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much darker at stake. What happened on this island during the war? And who is willing to kill to keep its secrets buried?
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I’m excited to start this book soon. Here’s a line from a new-to-me author, Sarah Monzon. “Freedom. No single word had the right to hold such power.” Have a happy Friday!
I want to read this one! I read the second book in her Carrington series, and one of my friends was a beta reader for this one. Thanks for sharing!
There were definitely a lot of lies (and surprises) in this one!
Here’s the first line from Elizabeth Goddard’s “Stormy Haven,” a Love Inspired Suspense book.
“Only three more miles…”
Have a great weekend!
Yes, there were!
Only three more miles … that’s an opening line that leaves a lot of room for questions. Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
The book I’m sharing on my blog is “His Bluestocking Bride” by Sally Britton. Here, I will share the first line from Chapter 17. “Tucked up in her favorite chair by the library fire, Ellen turned the page in an interesting volume on the subject of astronomy.” May you be able to fully enjoy your weekend!
Gotta love a heroine who likes astronomy!
I’m off to see my mother for the weekend, so I’m sure I’ll have a great time (but I might be late in responding to future comments).
I hope you have a great weekend as well!
My first line comes from The Choice by Robert Whitlow,,,
Rutland, Georgia, 1974
Sandy Lincoln nervously twirled her long blond hair around her index finger.
Happy Friday and happy reading!
I’m currently reading Elizabeth Maddrey’s Donuts & Daydreams and really enjoying it. The first line is “‘Oh, thank goodness you’re still open.’” I hope you have a nice weekend!
The book sounds promising. I hope you enjoy it. See what I’m featuring at Girl Who Reads
I’m sharing lines from A.L. Jackson’s upcoming release More of You on my blog today. It’s a second chance romance.
Here, I’ll be sharing lines from My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black.
“It’s a Summer sister tradition that on the first Saturday of each month, the six of us get together. We take turns picking the location or activity, anything from margaritas and a movie to wine and painting classes at the small uptown gallery. One thing, though, is as certain as the sun rising over the Chesapeake Bay every morning: there will be alcohol involved. “
Happy Reading!
I’m featuring my newest book by a favorite author, Early Riser by Jasper Fforde. I flipped a bit forward to page 15, so I could share a line:
“There was an intake of breath. It was the mission statement of the Campaign for Real Sleep, sort of a rallying cry.”
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
The book I shared this week on my blog is A Changed Agent by Tracey J Lyons. Shockingly I’m not reading a book right now because I finished one last night and was gone all day today. This won’t be a reading weekend for me but I’m enjoying a busy weekend with friends and family. Hope you have a great weekend!
Great first line!!!
Happy Saturday! 😀
Yesterday on my blog, I shared the first few lines from Monstrous Beauty by Carol E. Keen. I’m just really getting into the book, so I’ll share another line from that book here:
“Tucking an errant group of hair behind her ear, Annabelle Giles planned out her morning.”
Hope you have a great weekend filled with excellent reading time! 😀📚