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!
First Lines:
The trouble with lies is they have a tendency, if not well managed, to catch a man out. Hugh’s out-of-control, grossly over-embellished falsehood was like a snarling, rabid dog about to sink its foaming teeth into his behind, and there was not a damn thing he could do about it.
Do you recognize the lines?
Hint: It’s the first book in a new historical romance series.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Virginia Heath.
The First Lines Friday book is:
Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath
About the Book:
Series: The Merriwell Sisters #1
Page Length: 368
Publication Date: Nov. 9, 2021
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Synopsis: The first in a new historical rom-com series, a handsome earl hires a fake fiancée to keep his matchmaking mother at bay, but hilarity ensues when love threatens to complicate everything.
The last thing Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, ever wants is a wife. Unfortunately for him, his mother is determined to find him one, even from across the other side of the ocean. So, Hugh invents a fake fiancée to keep his mother’s matchmaking ways at bay. But when Hugh learns his interfering mother is on a ship bound for England, he realizes his complicated, convoluted but convenient ruse is about to implode. Until he collides with a beautiful woman, who might just be the miracle he needs.
Minerva Merriwell has had to struggle to support herself and her two younger sisters ever since their feckless father abandoned them. Work as a woodcut engraver is few and far between, and the Merriwell sisters are nearly penniless. So, when Hugh asks Minerva to pose as his fiancée while his mother is visiting, she knows that while the scheme sounds ludicrous, the offer is too good to pass up.
Once Minerva and her sisters arrive at Hugh’s estate, of course, nothing goes according to his meticulous plan. As hilarity and miscommunication ensue, while everyone tries to keep their tangled stories straight, Hugh and Minerva’s fake engagement starts to turn into a real romance. But can they trust each other, when their relationship started with a lie?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | My Review
Is this on your TBR? What do you think of the first lines? Comment below!
I really like the first lines! I have seen this one floating around and the cover is nice as well. 😍
This sounds like a fun reading, and the first sentence is catching!! I’ll keep an eye out for this one!!
Ooh, my interest is definitely piqued! I’m gonna check out your review for this one but it’s more than likely going on the TBR lol! 😃
It’s definitely worth the read!