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:
“When Gwen was in high school, she studied a line of Shakespeare that said music was the food of love. At sixteen, reading this for the first time, Gwen thought maybe her love life was on the right track then.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s written by Julie Soto.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s a new contemporary romance!
The First Lines Friday book is:
Not Another Love Song
Title: Not Another Love Song
Author: Julie Soto
Page Length: 384
Publication Date: July 16, 2024
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: Two string players fight their attraction for each other as they compete for center stage in this spicy and emotional romance.
Gwen Jackson and Xander Thorne are both musical prodigies, but each has had very different paths to success. Xander was born into classical music royalty, while Gwen had a natural ear for music that was nurtured by a kind shop owner.
After Gwen performs at his friend’s wedding, she’s mortified when she realizes Xander has no clue who she is—despite having worked together for a year at the Pops Orchestra. But she’s more furious that he arrogantly critiques her performance.
When Gwen is offered the role of First Chair of the orchestra, something Xander had secretly coveted for years, their existing hostility goes up a notch. But their respect for each other’s music is undeniable, and their onstage chemistry off the scale. As they begin to explore their feelings for one another, suddenly they’re box office dynamite and the fragile romance that’s growing between them is in danger of being crushed beneath a publicity stunt…
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Did you guess Not Another Love Song? What do you think of the first lines? Comment below!
I did not guess it but I have it on my tbr!
I’ve seen a lot of reviews for this one, I hope you are enjoying it, Julie.
I loved it, Carla! It was a great contemporary romance. 🙂