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:
“The first sign that things weren’t going to plan was the lack of screaming.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new romantasy.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Tiffany Hunt.
The First Lines Friday book is:
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (and Other Acts of Tyranny)
Title: The Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (and Other Acts of Tyranny) Author: Tiffany Hunt Series: Guides to Villainy and Love #2 Pages: 688 Publication Date: Sept. 8, 2026 Publisher:Scarlett Press Genres:Fiction / Romance / Fantasy / Romantasy Synopsis: Assistant to the Villain meets Dreadful in this riotously funny sequel romantasy to The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes)!
Step Take her on a honeymoon. Step Learn to co-villain effectively. Step Try not to get possessed by ancient evil.
Kazimir and Arabella’s villainous honeymoon is interrupted when an old friend seeks sanctuary, King Auremar accelerates his sinister plans, and the Syndicate calls in their debt.
As they navigate assassination attempts and a growing evil, the truth becomes Some feelings can no longer be denied.
