Hometown Girl Beth Whitaker hated flowers. What a great first line! Really draws the reader in. Now I need to know why Beth hates flowers. How does someone come to hate flowers!? I have not started this book yet, but I totally can't wait to dig right in. I love Courtney Walsh's novels. They are … Continue reading First Line Friday #8

The Isaac Project REBEKAH In the fourth grade we made little rockets out of old film canisters, baking soda, and vinegar. Put in the ingredients, snap on the lid, shake it up, and watch out. The pressure built and --pew-- that small black cylinder shot to the sky. I felt like that outdated film container. … Continue reading First Line Friday #7

Always Watching (Elite Guardians #1) Thursday Evening The music played in the background while the charity's benefactors finished their dinner. A few danced, some chatted. Others looked slightly bored with the whole thing. But one person caught her eye. She watched the elegantly dressed female from across the room. She fit in nicely with the … Continue reading First Line Friday #6

Rule of Law "They descended like vultures from the C-17 transport plane, silhouettes against a quarter moon in a tar-black sky." Rule of Law is set to release on September 5, 2017. This story is highly action-packed, engaging, slightly terrifying, and eye-opening. I cannot recommend this novel enough! Add the title to your Goodreads To-Read … Continue reading First Line Friday #5

Hold the Light "Unremarkable. Amber glanced out the streaming windowpane at the cityscape below her. The rain washed all the color from the sky, trees, and buildings, covering the world in grayscale brushstrokes. She traced a raindrop with her finger as she'd done as a child, watching it gather speed, collecting friends as it went, … Continue reading First Line Friday #4

Convicted: A Crooked Cop, An Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship "The crowd parted like the Red Sea. At first I could not see what was happening or why the hundreds gathered in Benton Harbor's Broadway Park for our church's Hoops, Hotdogs, and Hip-Hop festival moved aside so quickly. But then … Continue reading First Line Friday #3

Then There Was You "Paige McAllister didn't think it was possible, but there was something worse than being single and thirty at your nineteen-year-old sister's wedding." Love this first sentence! What a great set-up; now I need to know what is worse than being 30 at your 19-year old sister's wedding! This is my very … Continue reading First Line Friday #2