I first saw this featured on The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog & The Geekish Brunette and since I am trying to be more active on my blog this year, I thought I'd give it a go.
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers that was originally hosted by Emma @ (the apparently, now defunct) Wandering Words (don't click on the link, it isn't there anymore).
However, the lovely Carrie @ Reading is My Superpower not only does a similar weekly meme, she also hosts a weekly link party to go with it! So, if you decide to do one of these yourself, you might want to join her link party as well!
What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? To participate, you only need to do three things
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read, one you read long ago, or one on your TBR) and open to the first page
- Copy the first few lines, but don't give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
- Finally… reveal the book!
Simple, right? So, without any further ado…
I'm picking my current read
It had been six hours, thirty two minutes, and twelve seconds since I'd read the letter that changed my life. Downing another mouthful of vodka straight from the bottle, I stared at the page lying on my coffee table. Bile mixed with a bucketload of booze swirled through my belly. The Christmas party nightmares and hazy memories that had haunted me for years had turned out to be real. But I'd never expected to land in living hell.
Does this first paragraph draw you in and make you want to read it?
Here's the blurb
Playboy drummer, Cole Tanner, is hit with a life-altering bombshell—he's a father to a three-year-old girl, left in his custody after her mother's tragic death.
Thrust into parenthood, Cole is forced to confront the secrets and nightmares he'd kept hidden for years.
The last thing Cole needs is his new, no-nonsense bodyguard, Ava Matthews, telling him what to do, though Ava seems hell-bent on keeping Cole in line during his band's tour.
Ava won't tolerate Cole's dirty mouth or fall for his seductive charm. And when sparks fly between them, Cole discovers she has custody battles of her own. If they succumb to the unrelenting blaze burning between them, she could lose not only her career but also her son.
As Cole clings to his wild ways, Ava has him doubting every move. When the demands of touring take their toll, he questions his ability to be the father his child needs. Will Cole's tortured past strip away everyone he loves yet again, including his daughter who keeps edging her way deeper into his heart?
And the book is ...
TORTURED TONES is an emotional, heart-wrenching single dad vs single mom, forbidden bodyguard rockstar romance, with a ton of steamy sizzle and everything is at stake . . . oh, and it may cause a few tears.
I'll post my review next week and let you know what I thought, but Tania Joyce has never let me down so far.
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