First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
- 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!
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These last few weeks have been incredibly busy and I’m sorry for not being around here more frequently! I’m rearranging things in my professional life right now to make more time for being here to share all my favorite things with you, but it’s still going to be very busy for at least a few more weeks.
Anyways! I started reading this book last night, and I’ve actually shared this one before, so get ready to dive into the First Lines of my current read and see if it’s something that grabs your attention!
Now onto FIRST LINES FRIDAY!
That evening, the winter air in Chicago was sharper and colder than usual, carrying with it the watery scent of Lake Michigan and a lingering whisper of the snow to come. Probably as cold as my heart right now…
Still in her bandeau bra and knickers, Arabella Van Courteney stood by her bedroom window, her bare feet on the cold, polished marble floors that gleamed under the glow of the crystal chandelier, staring out at the buzzling city as the distant hum of motorcars and the occasional laughter of passersby, ready to celebrate the last day of the year, reached her.
She looked over her shoulder at the dress her sister Aurora had laid out for her on the bed and sighed once again. Tonight was the New Year’s masquerade ball at Augustine Bonacci’s mansion, but Arabella’s heart just wasn’t in it. She wasn’t ready to face society just yet. She was ready to leave 1925 behind, though.
First Lines Friday reveal…….
Roaring Hearts by Laura Vittoria Kand
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Two loves, two possible endings, two different lives. Which one will people remember as her happiest?
Chicago, 1925. On a frosty New Year’s Eve, Arabella Van Courteney, the twenty-two years old heiress of an oil empire, seeks solace in the shadows of a glittering masquerade ball, nursing the wounds of her broken heart.
And there, she meets Solomon Willoughby, the young, nineteen-year-old ambitious protégé of the enigmatic socialite Augustine Bonacci. Bound to a world of illicit deals and danger for his mentor, his charm pulls Arabella into an intoxicating connection, the chemistry between them undeniable.
But fate pulls them apart before they can truly begin.
Chicago, 1931. Six years later, Arabella is now happily married, living in New York, and thriving in the world of art and publishing. She has convinced herself that the past—and Solomon—are nothing more than distant memories. But when the New Year’s gathering reunites them back in Chicago, long-buried emotions resurface, forcing Arabella to question everything she thought she wanted.
Roaring Hearts is a tale of forbidden love, betrayal, failed expectations, and the enduring power of second chances.
But with a twist: why force Arabella to choose? Why not give two perfect love stories, two equally right choices, two bittersweet endings but nonetheless real as life is?
Here, the what if has an answer.
Looking for book recs…
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