First Lines Friday: August 4, 2023

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?

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The 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!

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First Lines:

“Bryce Weatherford examined the pull-ups section of the grocery aisle, baffled by how much information you needed to buy a kid diapers.”

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Do you recognize the lines?

Here’s a hint:

 It’s a new contemporary romance.

Still not sure? Here’s another hint: 

It’s written by Dylan Newton.

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The First Lines Friday book is:

Change of Plans

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About the Book:

Author: Dylan Newton

Page Length: 368

Publication Date: Aug. 1, 2023

Publisher: Forever

Synopsis: When disaster strikes and chef Bryce Weatherford is given guardianship of her three young nieces, her life goes from cooking with fire…to controlling a dumpster fire. Five‑year‑old Addison refuses to remove her fairy wings, eight‑year‑old Cecily won’t bathe, and tween June is majoring in belligerence. With all this chaos, Bryce jettisons hope for a life outside of managing her family and her new job.

It’s been years since Ryker Matthews had his below‑the‑knee amputation, yet the phantom pain for his lost limb and Marine career haunts him. To cope, he focuses on his vehicle restoration business. He knows he’s lucky to be alive. Yet, “lucky” feels more like “cursed” to his lonely heart.  

When Ryker literally sweeps Bryce off her feet in the grocery store’s baby aisle, they both feel sparks. But falling in love would be one more curveball neither is ready to deal with… or is it exactly the change of plans they need?

 LINKS:   Goodreads   |    Amazon | Review

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Have you read Change of Plans? what do you think of the first lines? Comment below!