I first saw this hosted by Reading is My Superpower. You just grab a book, either one you are currently reading or on your TBR and write out the first lines. Just a fun way to get people interested in what you are reading.
Once again, I have two for yall this week. This may be a typically trend now lol.
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•First Line•
Prologue
“The lane does not appear on any map, and does not wish to.”
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•Synopsis•
A cozy magical novel about second chances, found family, and discovering that sometimes the place you’ve been searching for has been searching for you.
Perfect for readers of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, The Lost Bookshop, The Spellshop, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and gentle Japanese and Korean healing fiction.
Verity never meant to stay.
She came to Wattle Lane for one reason: to sell the little apothecary her great-aunt Marigold had left behind. Sign the papers. Settle the estate. Return to the safe, carefully ordered life she’d built by never asking for too much.
But Wattle Lane doesn’t appear to just anyone. Hidden from the rest of the world, the little cobblestone lane quietly reveals itself only to those who need it most — and whether Verity is ready to admit it or not, the lane has been waiting for her.
Behind the counter of Marigold’s Apothecary, Verity discovers a gift she’s spent her whole life trying to bury — a quiet knowing that reveals exactly what someone needs to hear, even when the truth is difficult to speak. It’s a gift that once cost her love, friendship, and the version of herself everyone else found easier to understand.
As she comes to know the keepers of Wattle Lane — a gentle teahouse owner who remembers too little, a young woman who trusts animals more than people, and two elderly sisters who seem to know every secret the lane has ever kept — Verity slowly uncovers the mystery Marigold left behind: an unsent letter, a sister who vanished eleven years ago, and a promise only Verity can fulfil.
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•First Lines•
Chapter One
Clara
Four Weeks Until Christmas
“Clara Frost slowly pulled her denim wheely backpack through Heathrow’s Terminal 5 arrivals gate before stopping and heaving in a breath as she took in her festive surroundings.”
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•Synopsis•
Welcome to Hollythorpe, a quaint village in the Cotswolds, where the locals are stringing lights around their village tree. And meet Clara as she pulls her suitcase through the snow, hoping for a new start…
This isn’t the Christmas that Clara was hoping for. Twenty-four hours ago, she was engaged, a shiny diamond on her wedding finger and a gorgeous husband-to-be by her side. Only now, the ring is gone and so is he. She’s almost given up on Christmas magic completely – until she arrives in Hollythorpe.
Clara waits outside her kindly godmother Eleanor’s red front door, knowing that a warm welcome will help heal her aching heart. Snowflakes are falling gently on her long dark hair when a car sprays her with slush and then, unexpectedly, stops to help. Clara lays eyes on Liam stepping out of his car, six feet of gorgeousness. She realises maybe there could be upsides to a cosy Cotswolds Christmas…
Except Liam is closed off to everyone and Clara knows she should be protecting her heart too, so she tries to put him out of her mind. When the village’s usual Mrs Christmas calls in sick before Hollythorpe’s winter fair, Clara steps into the role to help her godmother. Only, she hasn’t realised who Mr Christmas is… none other than Liam himself.
As the two are thrown together to bring Christmas to Hollythorpe, Liam’s icy exterior starts to thaw. And Clara can’t deny she’s falling for him. But then the past comes back to haunt them, changing everything…
Will Clara and Liam end up lonely this Christmas? Or can the most wonderful time of the year bring them together, actually?
Fans of One Day in December, Philippa Ashley, Sarah Morgan and Jenny Colgan will adore this totally uplifting and page-turning novel of finding that love really is all around.
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What book(s) grabbed you from the beginning?
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