It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Writer in Residence by new-to-me author Rhonda McKnight caught my eye as something I can definitely relate to: a writer who is having trouble getting the book written … Here’s the first line from Chapter One:
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About Writer in Residence
Sometimes the story you need to write is your own future.
Alexandra “Alex” Chambers is a writer who has lost her words. Facing a crushing case of writer’s block and a looming deadline that threatens to end her career, she accepts a lifeline: a writer-in-residence position near Edisto Island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. She expects solitude, Spanish moss, and the time to salvage her next novel. She doesn’t expect Gabriel Scott.
Gabe is everything Alex isn’t ready for–handsome, steady, and a bestselling author. From the moment he walks back into her life, ten years after a fleeting encounter in his bookstore, the chemistry is undeniable. He challenges her to stop hiding behind her laptop and start living the story she’s afraid to tell.
But amidst the ancient live oaks, Alex also discovers a profound connection to the Gullah Geechee culture–a heritage she never fully understood until now. Guided by the quiet wisdom of Ms. Kate, an elderly Gullah cleaning woman with losses of her own, and a blood-deep pull toward a past that refuses to stay buried, Alex begins to unearth family secrets that reshape her identity.
To find her voice, Alex must confront the ghosts of her past and the fears of her present. Writer in Residence is a heartfelt tale mixed with second chances, love, heritage, determination, and the courage it takes to claim your own happy ending.
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