It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Not Precisely Mr. Knightley is a modern Emma retelling, and I have to confess that Emma isn’t my favourite Jane Austen novel … but I do enjoy Carolyn Miller’s novels, so I’ll be interested to see if she can convert me into an Emma fan!
Here’s the first line from Chapter One:
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About Not Precisely Mr. Knightley
Emma-Jane (EJ) Bennett and Jordan Knight are longtime best friends who codesigned the immensely successful dating app, Dream Match. Success starts to go to EJ’s head when she gets caught up in the famous and money-hungry social circles and starts dating the son of a TV mogul.
But Jordan’s feelings have grown from friendship to more. He determines to protect her by exposing Eric Churchill for the two-timer he is, finally agreeing to attend a function with her at the Sydney Opera House. But his best intentions go awry when EJ is embarrassed and runs for the security of home, small-town roots, and The Silver Teapot Café, feeling like Jane Austen’s chastised Emma—only without her Mr. Knightley.
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