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!
“That fateful day had started just the same way as the one before. Yet, it would end like no other. It would end with a tragedy that would change their lives forever.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new historical romance.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s by Melissa Oliver.
The First Lines Friday book is:
Stranded With Her Forbidden Knight
Title: Stranded with Her Forbidden Knight
Author: Melissa Oliver
Page Length: 254
Publication Date: June 25, 2024
Publisher: Harlequin Historical
Synopsis: Experience the drama unfolding in this medieval forbidden romance set around the wild Cornish coast
Caught between duty…
And forbidden desire!
Lady Elowen is traveling to her loveless arranged betrothal when she’s rescued from a storm by Lord Simon Trebarr—the enigmatic knight whose family has long been enemies of her own. She should hate him, yet an unwanted attraction has always simmered whenever he’s near… Within the walls of Simon’s Cornish castle, can Elowen resist experiencing passion before condemning herself to a life without it…even if it’s with the man who should be her enemy?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Review
Did you guess the book? What do you think of the first lines? Comment below!
Haven’t heard of this one but love the title!
Haven’t heard of this.. I’m here for Schitt’s Creek, like always. <3
lol – They never get old.
This wasn’t on my radar, but I’m intrigued.