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!
“The absolutely best part about attending a funeral of a close family member was the ability to wear sunglasses inside.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new contemporary romance.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s by Catherine Bybee.
The First Lines Friday book is:
All Our Tomorrows
Title: All Our Tomorrows
Author: Catherine Bybee
Series: The Heirs #1
Page Length: 416
Publication Date: June 18, 2024
Publisher: Montlake
Synopsis: When Chase Stone’s estranged father dies, leaving his multibillion-dollar business to his children, no one is more surprised than him. Growing up outside of the high-stakes world filled with human vultures, Chase and his sister, Alex, are less than enthusiastic about stepping into their father’s shoes. That is until they learn of a half brother they didn’t know existed, and must find to share their inheritance with.
Piper Maddox was the elder Mr. Stone’s übercapable assistant—abruptly fired two weeks before his death. She knows everything about Stone Enterprises and the man who built it. But Piper has no desire to work for another member of the Stone family. Even one as down to earth as Chase.
Desperately needing financial security, Piper agrees to return so long as kissing up to Chase and accepting unwanted advances were not part of her job description. A task that becomes a serious hurdle for both of them. Piper and Chase scramble to find the third Stone sibling before the media does, sharing secrets along the way. Secrets that can bring them together or tear them irrevocably apart.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Have you read All Our Tomorrows? What do you think of the first line? Comment below!
I have not read it but it sounds interesting!
Great first lines! Definitely makes me want to keep reading to know what’s happening 😂