Category: First Line Friday

2 July 2021

First Line Friday | Week 192 | Dual Power of Convenience by Chautona Havig

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 Dual Power of Convenience by Chautona Havig, the first book in the multi-author Independence Island series. I haven’t read any of her books yet, and I also haven’t read any of the Independence Islands books, so I’m looking forward to it.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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About Dual Power of Convenience

All they wanted was a happily-never-after.

When Richard Danforth inherits the family estate on Merriweather Island, he doesn’t have time to deal with it—especially not from halfway across the globe. He’s too busy working to become the world’s newest billionaire and avoiding the women who would detract him from his goals.

Enter Lyla Santana. Fresh out of Oxford University with a degree in antiques and a relationship that nearly killed her to leave, she’s eager for the isolation and treasure trove that is Danforth Hall. Lyla also is determined to avoid men at all costs. Forever.

It was supposed to be a match made on paper. With him halfway across the globe, they’d never have to see each other again.

So, what’s Richard doing on Merriweather just weeks after the wedding? And how will his arrival test Lyla’s faith, not to mention stretch their so-called relationship?

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25 June 2021

First Line Friday | Week 191 | Polarized Love by Lisa Renee

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 Polarized Love, the third book in the Single Again series from Australian author Lisa Renee.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

I have visited Rottnest Island, and it was great fun (although our crossing was a little calmer than this one). I’m looking forward to “visiting” again in the pages of this book, and meeting more quokkas.

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About Polarized Love

Polarized Love begins with a fun, romantic encounter on the shores of Rottnest Island. An American Navy chaplain meets a feisty Australian journalist investigating the Quokka mystery.

Why are the rare marsupials dying on the Island? Will the handsome American, Lachlan Peters, help Bethany Michaels with her cause or distract her from her mission?

Beth has served her family and father’s church faithfully, and now it’s her turn to leave the nest and spread her wings. But does her dad push her into the arms of the right man to launch his daughter into her God-given destiny?

When an American sailor, Nick DeHann, arrives on the shores of the West Coast of Australia, Beth is swept away with the promise of high aspirations. As the rushed relationship unfolds, Beth finds herself torn between following someone else’s dream or settling for the comfort of home and all she’s ever known.

Lachlan Peters returns to San Diego from his time in the Navy and tries to gain his footing in a life that has passed him by. Will Lachlan realize what he’s missing out on before Beth commits to another man?

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18 June 2021

First Line Friday | Week 190 | All Arranged by Meredith Resce

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m sharing a new release from Australian author Meredith Resce: All Arranged, the third book in her Luella Linley romance series.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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About All Arranged

Regency romance author, Luella Linley (AKA Louise Brooker), should feel satisfied she has helped her two daughters marry happily. However, her successful meddling came at a price and her husband has advised she leave the children to their own devices.

But her eldest, Pete, is thirty-five, living back at home and dejected after having been jilted days before his wedding. Her responsible, hard-working and handsome son would make a good husband and father—but he’s given up after three failed relationships. He’s a good catch, but unlikely to be fooled by his mother’s scheming and meddling.

This situation calls for a direct approach. Just like in her novels, Louise decides the parents should do the arranging and sort out the wheat from the chaff.

Carrie Davis is a dedicated career woman and hasn’t had time for relationships. However, her sister, Ellen, is now happily married with a delightful little girl and for the first time, Carrie finds loneliness stalking her. Ellen want’s the best for Carrie, so when she comes across an odd advert in the classifieds, she wonders if it is a prank or an opportunity sent from heaven.

“Wanted. For a social experiment. A family arranged marriage.”

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13 June 2021

First Line Friday | Week 189 | Lethal Cover-Up by Darlene L Turner

It’s First Line Friday … time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line! I’ve just received a review copy of Lethal Cover-Up by Darlene L Turner, her latest release from Love Inspired Suspense, so that’s my pick. I’m a definite romantic suspense fan, so the chances of me not reading this right away are low.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Between the action-packed cover and that first line, how can I resist?

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About Lethal Cover-Up

Some secrets are dangerous…

But uncovering the truth could be deadly.

Border patrol officer Madison Steele knows her sister Leah’s fatal car crash was no accident. Someone’s willing to kill to cover up a pharmaceutical company’s deadly crime of distributing tainted drugs. Now they are after Madison to tie off loose ends. But with her high school sweetheart, Canadian police constable Tucker Reed, at her side, can Madison expose the company’s deadly plan before she becomes the next victim?

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4 June 2021

First Line Friday | Week 188 | Love and the Silver Lining by Tammy L Gray

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 Love and the Silver Lining by Tammy L Gray, the second book in her State of Grace series. She is one of my favourite Christian romance authors, so I’m looking forward to reading this!

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About Love and the Silver Lining

This disaster may be just what she needed.

Darcy Malone’s dreams of mission work are dashed on the eve of fulfilling them: The Guatemalan school she was going to teach at has closed, and she’s already quit her job and given up her apartment. Stuck in her worst-case scenario, Darcy accepts an unexpected offer to move in with Bryson Katsaros’s little sister, despite the years of distrust between her and Bryson, the lead singer in her best friend Cameron’s band. But as she meets those close to Bryson, Darcy quickly discovers there is more to him than just his bad-boy persona.

Needing to find a purpose for all her sudden free time, Darcy jumps at the chance to care for and train a group of unruly dogs, with the aim of finding each a home before their bereaved owner returns them to animal control. But it’s Darcy herself who will encounter a surprising rescue in the form of love, forgiveness, and learning to let go.

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28 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 187 | Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. My pick this week is Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Australian author Carolyn Miller, the first book in her new Regency Wallflowers series. I’m looking forward to digging in!

Here’s the first line:

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About Dusk’s Darkest Shores

How can a meek wallflower help a returning war hero whose dreams are plunged into darkness?

Mary Bloomfield has no illusions. Her chances for matrimony have long since passed her by. Still, her circumstances are pleasant enough, especially now that she has found purpose in assisting her father with his medical practice in England’s beautiful Lake District. Even without love, it’s a peaceful life.

That is until Adam Edgerton returns to the sleepy district. This decorated war hero did not arrive home to acclaim and rest, but to a new battle against the repercussions of an insidious disease. Mary’s caring nature cannot stand to see someone suffer–but how can she help this man see any brightness in his future when he’s plunged into melancholic darkness, his dreams laid waste by his condition?

Adam wants no charity, but he’s also no coward. If this gentle woman can work hard, how can he do less? Together they struggle to find a way forward for him. Frustration and antipathy slowly develop into friendship and esteem. Then a summer storm atop a mountain peak leads to scandal–and both Mary and Adam must search the depths of their closed hearts for answers if they hope to find any future path with happiness at its end.

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21 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 186 | The Butterscotch Bride by Parker J Cole

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 The Butterscotch Bride by Parker J Cole, another new-to-me author. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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About The Butterscotch Bride

A story of love and sacrifice in the years before the War that devastated the country.

A young enslaved girl, singled out and favored by her mistress, arrives to a new plantation when tragedy strikes the household.

An enslaved man, recaptured twice after escaping his bondage, bides his time until he can escape again.

Their paths will collide as they meet and destiny will be changed as they fight for both freedom and love.

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14 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 185 | Canyon War by Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer

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 Canyon War by new-to-me author Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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About Canyon War

Traveling the West as a female physician, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche is no stranger to trouble. But on her way to New Mexico Territory, an unexpected stay in Amarillo, Texas, leads to confrontation with the Baxter clan – four brothers bred for trouble – and finds Rebekah in deep trouble.

Cattle rancher Clem Baxter’s private war over grazing rights in the Palo Duro Canyon turns disastrous, and when the dust settles, one of the Baxter brothers is hurt bad. Clem sends for a doctor, not a woman, but that’s what he gets when Rebekah, known as “Doc Beck,” arrives at the ranch.

Now held at Clem’s ranch against her will, Rebekah must plot to flee through the night with her young friend into the dangers and beauty of the Palo Duro Canyon.

Of Omaha Indian and French descent, Rebekah has always relied on her wits to get her out of any situation. But does that include facing down men willing to die—and kill—for a wild piece of land just as dangerous as any bullet?

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7 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 184 | Survive the Night by Carol J Post

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 Survive the Night by Carol J Post, the fourth novel in her excellent Harmony Grover romantic suspense series. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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About Survive the Night

She’s a shoo-in for a serial killer’s next target…

Tracking a serial killer in Harmony Grove turns personal for Detective Lexi Simmons when her cousin becomes a victim. The situation goes from bad to worse when she’s teamed up with Officer Alan White whose heart she broke seven years ago. But she is determined to find justice for Kayla and the other women brutally murdered and won’t let her and Alan’s shared past interfere.

Harmony Grove Police Officer Alan White has lost a good friend. He vows to help the Sheriff’s Department in any way he can, even if it means working alongside the woman who left him with a rejected ring and lots of excuses.

They fight the resurgence of long-buried emotions while working together to solve the case. The only connection between the victims is their approximate age and that they are beaten, strangled and left in the woods, with pictures mailed to the local newspaper shortly thereafter. Eventually, the investigation leads them to a decade-old incident on a college campus…and the realization that Lexi is a shoo-in for the killer’s next target.

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30 April 2021

First Line Friday | Week 183 | Small Town Faith by Michelle Stimpson & Michelle Lindo-Rice

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 Small Town Faith by Michelle Stimpson & Michelle Lindo-Rice, a finalist in the Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements section of the inaugural Vivian Awards from Romance Writers of America (the replacement for the RITAs).

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About Small Town Faith

An inadequate vigilante. A daring detective. The dangerous man between them.

Jazmin “Jazzy” Thompson will stop at nothing to avenge her brother’s death, even if it means using herself as bait. Ignoring her twin sister’s warnings, Jazzy goes undercover by befriending her brother’s killer. But will love thwart her mission?

Detective Travis “the Tease” Gonzalez, has been pursuing Jazzy since their teens but his reputation as a flirt supersedes him. When they are united on a case, will Travis finally get his chance to prove that what he feels for her is the real deal?

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