First Lines Friday 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:
“Lady Delia Rossington waited. She was particularly adept at waiting, having perfected the fine art of patience over her nearly six decades.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It follows two sisters.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Mary Kay Andrews.
The First Lines Friday book is:
Road Trip
Author: Mary Kay Andrews Pages: 448 Publication Date: June 2, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Synopsis: Maeve and Therese Dunigan are sisters—but the two have been estranged for years. They could not be more Maeve, a rule-follower and Therese, a rebel. But when their mother’s death brings the family back together, the two find that they have inherited a painting—one that could be worth millions and could save each of them from their respective wolves at the door. The only issue is, the painting might be a fake and the only way the can solve the problem is to find the original. This means a road trip—to Ireland, to their family roots, and to a mysterious crime that occurred years ago. With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm. Can Maeve and Therese find the real painting, remove a family curse, solve a cold case, and actually survive without killing each other? Join Mary Kay Andrews on a road trip that will entertain you for miles.
This sounds like so much fun! And that’s a great opening!
Right! I was hooked from the start.