First Line Fridays -- Wrapped in Red + Mini-view + Giveaway

12/1/2017

Today I am going to post a line from

Wrapped in Red: a Three Rivers Romance Novella
by Meghan M. Gorecki.

A Steel City holiday romance sure to melt your heart.

The holidays haven't been the easiest for Merry Grainger. Five years ago, she lost her grandfather and got dumped by her boyfriend right before Christmas. Each season since sees her determined to avoid getting hurt again, and so she keeps a steel-like grip on her hopeless romantic heart.

Music used to soothe Sam Shepard’s soul until the death of his biggest cheerleader broke his heart, family, and dreams into pieces. Now he’s focused on thriving in the city, and with the people, he’s grown to love—all to keep the hole in his heart from opening anew with every passing holiday season.

Thrown together by a church play and meddlesome family armed with mistletoe, will Merry and Sam unwrap their guarded hearts to let in the true hope of Christmas—and each other?

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My First Line:

"Magical? More like laughable. It's only November."

Check out the mini-view with the author HERE.

Giveaway:

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What are you reading? What is your first line?
Open the book nearest you and post the first line in the comments below...

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8 Comments

Rebecca link

12/1/2017 07:23:41 am

Love that cover and first line!

I’m sharing about The Austen Escape on my blog today, but the closest book to me is Christmas at Carton by Tamera Alexander, so I’ll use that here.

November 13, 1863
Franklin, Tennessee
21 Miles South of Nashville

“Very nice stitching, Mrs. Prescott.”

Happy Friday!

Becky Smith

12/1/2017 08:28:34 am

I have this e-book and want to read it during December.

Happy Friday!
My first line is from First Street Church Romances: Love’s Christmas Cheer by Alexa Verde:

“Hurting her co-chef wasn’t an option.”

Nicole Santana link

12/1/2017 09:24:10 am

Happy Friday!

Today, over on my blog, I am showcasing Cara Putman’s novel, Imperfect Justice. I am so excited to review this book. I have heard so many good things. On my site, I used the first lines from the prologue, so here I will share the first sentence from chapter 1.

“Emelie Wesley glanced at her watch and frowned.”

Caryl Kane

12/1/2017 09:58:40 am

Happy Friday, Sydney!

PROLOGUE
LONDON, ENGLAND
MAY 1817

I sat across the table from the man I most admired, feeling self-conscious. – The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen

Nina D link

12/1/2017 10:26:00 am

Happy December. Sounds like a sweet Christmas novella.

My first line comes from a book on my TBR list by Lynda Wilcox. Strictly Murder is the first book in the Verity Long Mystery series.
https://thecozypages.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/first-line-friday-56/

Beth Erin link

12/1/2017 12:17:19 pm

Happy Friday! I adore that novella!

January 1894
Denver, CO
The cheerful tinkle of a bell alerted Grace Mallory to the arrival of a guest.
- Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer

Kay Garrett

12/1/2017 09:16:11 pm

The compressed sand burned my bare feet as I ran towards the crystal clear blue water with brilliant sunlight cascading down upon it.
A Cookies & Chance Mystery –
BAKED TO DEATH by Catherine Bruns

Iola link

12/2/2017 02:21:02 am

Great cover and first line - this sounds like exactly my kind of novel! Thanks for sharing.

I'm sharing from The Last Summer by Brandy Bruce on my blog today. Great book!

I'm currently reading Out of the Ordinary by the always-witty Jen Turano. Here's the (long) opening line:

Slipping through the crowd gathered on the upper deck of a most extravagant yacht, Miss Gertrude Cadwalader drew in a breath and adopted an air of what she hoped would be taken for nonchalance.

With a start like that, I'm expecting another winner!

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