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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers: What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? It was originally hosted by Wandering Words (I tried to look for the original link but couldn’t find any that opened for me).
Rules:
> Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or 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!
First Lines:
“Clementine Ryder, I swear to god, if you’re going to mope all night, I’m taking you back home,” Teddy said. “I’m not moping!” I protested, even though I was definitely moping. Being home had that effect on me. So did Teddy’s usage of my full name. Seriously, who named their only daughter after a fruit?
Done and Dusted: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel
For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.
Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.
Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?
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