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:
“You’re Bawden-Trebarr, Eliza, never forget that. It courses through your veins, giving you strength, fortitude, resilience, and courage.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new historical romance!
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Melissa Oliver.
The First Lines Friday book is:
The Lady’s Bargain With the Rogue
Title: The Lady’s Bargain with the Rogue
Author: Melissa Oliver
Series: The Disreputable Marsden Brothers #1
Page Length: 251
Pub. Date: Jan. 16, 2025
Publisher: Mills & Book Historical
Synopsis: Lady Elisabeth Bawden-Trebarr is determined to reclaim the Cornish ancestral home her good-for-nothing late husband gambled away and unearth her family’s long-lost riches. As the new owner is Sebastian Marsden—a notorious rogue she would rather avoid—she’ll ensure he cannot dismiss her by storming his gaming hell!
Sebastian wants nothing more to do with the ton after a bitter family scandal. But when Lady Eliza refuses to give up without a fight, he entertains her treasure hunt—if only to stop her pressing on his every nerve! He reluctantly admires her tenacity, and a sizzling attraction begins to stir…
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