It’s Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line.
Today I’m sharing the first line from Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman.
As he reviewed the logs from Kaylene’s car, he was impressed. She was venturing beyond the short leash he had given her.
I’m a big legal thriller fan, and I think Cara Putman is one of my new favourite authors (along with Rachel Dylan). Great characters, great plot, great writing. And plenty of legal shenannigans, but not so much that I lose the plot. Perfect!
About Imperfect Justice
The police say the woman was a murderer. Emilie Wesley knows they can’t be talking about her client . . . can they?
Reid Billings thought he knew his sister—right up until he learned how she died. He discovers a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would support an uncle instead of the father in a custody case, but Kaylene’s letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him.
Thrown together in the race to save Kaylene’s surviving daughter, Emily and Reid pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl—and find a future for themselves in the process?
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This one’s coming up on my TBR. I’m looking forward to it!
I’m featuring Melissa Tagg’s new Christmas novella on my blog this week, but I’m going to share the first line from ‘Grace in Strange Disguise’ by Christine Dillon here:
“You have cancer.”
Despite its opening line, it’s quite an uplifting read! But then, you already know that! 😉
It’s a striking opening line, but you’re right – an uplifting read. Thanks for sharing!
I’m sharing the first line from The Engagement Plot by Krista Phillips on my blog today, but I’ll share the first line from the book I’m currently reading here. “If you’re willing to admit it, you probably know me as Raine de Bourgh.” Happy Friday!
I LOVED The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck! Thanks for visiting 🙂
I excited to read Cara’s new series! Happy Friday, Iola!
MONTANA, LATE AUGUST 1895
“Mama?” Emily Carver whispered the word as she opened the door to her parents’ bedroom. – A Treasure Concealed by Tracie Peterson
I’m enjoying Cara’s Justice series.
It’s been a while since I’ve read anything by Tracie Peterson – this sounds as though it might be a little sad. Thanks for sharing!
That’s an intriguing first line ~ I don’t think I’ve read anything by Cara Putnam… yet. 🙂
Over on my blog, I’m sharing the first line from Joyce Rogers’ Lean Hard on Jesus, but I’ll share the first line from Where We Belong by Lynn Austin (really enjoying it!) here:
“Rebecca Hawes lay awake in her tent, convinced that the howling wind was about to lift her entire camp into the air and hurl it to the far side of the desert.”
Happy Friday, Iola! 🙂
I loved Where We Belong! I especially liked that it was based on real-life sisters and their amazing travels. I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Have a great weekend 🙂
This book is my book club’s January selection. Can’t wait to read it! I am featuring Vanishing Point by Lisa Harris on my blog, but I will l share the next book I will be reading, Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Positano.
“It must have been the rain that felt so wrong that day, nothing more.”
Lady Jayne Disappears is also on my to-read pile. Great first line! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Another one my list! My first line (a little longer) is from Anne Greene’s Avoiding the Mistletoe:
Olivia Rose Baker glanced up from the headlines in the Massachusetts Matrimonial Gazette. With an explosive smack, she slapped the newspaper on the top of the breakfast table. “No! I refuse.”
I refuse? Refuse to what? Intriguing!
Thanks for sharing – I’ll have to look up Avoiding the Mistletoe. It sounds like a fun read.
Hi Iola!!!
I’m looking forward to Cara’s book, it’s on my tbr shelf right now!
Love Held Captive by Shelley Shepard Gray is featured on my blog today with a giveaway but I’m currently reading The Vexing by Tamara Leigh. Here’s the first line:
Normandy, France
Early December 1161
Women were more trouble than they were worth. Or so Sir Durand Marshal told himself each time one dragged him into a mess like this one promised to do.
I loved Tamara Leigh’s contemporary Christian romances, but I’ve yet to read any of her historical novels. This sounds like fun!
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Friday!
Today, my first line Friday is from Christmas at Grey Goose Lodge by Phyllis Clark Nichols…..
When Maude opened the door to the Christmas closet in early December that year, she had no reason to think there would only be nine more Christmases celebrated at Grey Sage.
Sounds interesting 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Happy Friday!
Today, I am showcasing Vanishing Point by Lisa Harris on my blog for FLF, so here I will post from the book I am currently reading, A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal. Currently, I am on chapter 9, so I’ll post the first line from that:
“Fumbling with a keychain that grew lighter every day, I closed my apartment door for the very last time on the day before our Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt. A cold, ordinary Thursday to everyone else — extraordinary to me.”
I’ve recently read Vanishing Point, and A Season to Dance is on my to-read pile. I’m looking forward to it!
Have a great weekend.
I haven’t read any books by this author. I will have to look her up on Goodreads. Happy Friday!
Cara Putman is a lawyer by profession, and although she has a lot of books publisher, I think this is only her second legal suspense novel. I’m definitely a fan!
Have a great weekend!
That sounds interesting.
This week I did an author interview with Joyce DiPastana, Medieval fiction writer. The first line from her short story The Girl by the River:
Robert almost tripped over the scythe.
I’ve never read any Medieval fiction – I’ll have to check that out.
Thanks for stopping by!
I just finished Imperfect Justice this past week. Another fantastic legal suspense from Cara Putman.
I’m getting in the Christmas Spirit with my FLF blog post, but here are the first lines from the book I’m currently reading:
“Being a teacher was turning out to be a little like having the flu. Simon O’Keefe. Her heart broke for him at the same time her stomach twisted with dread for herself.” From The Calico and Cowboy Romance Collection by Mary Connealy.
Yes, Imperfect Justice is an excellent legal suspense!
Your first line sound like there is some heartbreak ahead …
Have a great weekend!
This is on my tbr. I am currently reading Capturing Christmas by Shanna Hatfield, ” ‘Celia McGraw, I know you’re out there,’ the announcer’s voice boomed through the speakers at the June rodeo in southern Idaho. ‘Can you please come out here to the arena, darlin’?’ “
That’s quite the engaging first line! Sounds like a book to keep you turning the pages.
That’s the problem with a good legal thriller – they are hard to put down!