Tag: Christian Rom-Com

First Line Friday

First Line Friday #392 | The Dating Game by Heather Miekstyn

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from The Dating Game by new-to-me author Heather Miekstyn. I’ve just downloaded the sample after seeing it recommended in an author newsletter, and if the rest of the sample is like this opening line, it’s going to be a one-click buy (and devour).

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Whoever said knowledge is power obviously forgot to factor in anxiety.

 

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About The Dating Game

Love does not dishonor others … supposedly.

Whoever said knowledge is power obviously forgot to factor in anxiety.Brooke Garza only made a dating bet in an effort to help her widowed best friend Sydney find love again. All she had to do was prove that she could date the same guy for three months, then bam! Sydney would have to go on three first dates of Brooke’s choosing. But when a karaoke duet with a near stranger gets out of hand, her boyfriend—and the subject of the aforementioned bet—breaks up with her, leaving her at the mercy of Sydney. In a faux display of magnanimity, Sydney offers her a bet redo— on one condition: she gets to pick Brooke’s next boyfriend.

Enter Will Barrett, her karaoke partner. Correction: her very attractive karaoke partner. Dating him for a couple of months might not be so bad…or will it?

Because Will doesn’t seem to be the same magnetic guy she danced and sang with onstage. He’s self-centered, inconsiderate, and sort of a slob. Brooke is no longer sure she can last a week as his girlfriend, let alone three months.

As for Will…well, he might just be playing a dating game of his own. Of course, games for two usually end with both players losing their hearts.

 

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Bookish Question #254 | What’s your favourite book with a two-word title?

I find these questions difficult, because I tend to remember books based on the author or the genre or the main characters, not the number of words in a title. But I took a look at my bookshelf, and several favourite titles did jump out at me.

(So apologies to the hundreds of ebooks I’ve read. Searching for a two-word title on a Kindle isn’t as easy as scanning a physical bookshelf.)

The titles were all by the same author, Tamara Leigh. Tamara Leigh curently writes Christian historical fiction/romance set in around the 1300s (I think. I haven’t actually read any, because it’s not a period of history I have a lot of interest in).

She actually started her author career writing historical fiction for the general market. But between her two historical phases, she wrote several contemporary Christian romances which perhaps could be better considered as rom-coms.

All were written in first person point of view with only one point of view character. All had interesting, intelligent heriones. All were funny, yet also managed to cover some serious issues.

And all had two-word titles: Saving Adda, Perfecting Kate, Splitting Harriet, Faking Grace.

My favourite was Faking Grace, where unemployed Maisy Grace decides to fake being a Christian to get a job with a Christian company. I liked Grace, I liked her boss (the “English hottie” she falls for), and I liked the lighthearted redemption story. I’d re-read it, except I loaned my copy to someone and never got it back.

Maybe it’s time to invest in the ebook version …

All she wants is a job. All she needs is religion. How hard can it be?

Maizy Grace Stewart dreams of a career as an investigative journalist, but her last job ended in disaster when her compassion cost her employer a juicy headline. A part-time gig at a Nashville newspaper might be her big break.

A second job at Steeple Side Christian Resources could help pay the bills, but they only hire committed Christians. Maizy is sure she can fake it with her Five-Step Program to Authentic Christian Faith. If only Jack Prentiss, Steeple Side’s managing editor and British hottie, wasn’t determined to prove her a fraud.

When Maizy’s newspaper boss pressures her to expose any skeletons in Steeple Side’s closet, she must decide whether to deliver the dirt and secure her career or lean on her newfound faith, change the direction of her life, and pray that her colleagues—and Jack—will show her grace.

What’s your favourite book with a two-word title?