Ten Opening Lines From Books On My Keeper Shelf

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Who doesn't love a good opening line? It is a truth universally acknowledged that first lines should draw you in right away and set the tone for your story. They're supposed to make you want to dig in and find out more.

In order to choose which to showcase today, I looked through my keeper shelves and did a random selection. Let me know which ones make you want to keep reading!

  "Where The Fire Falls" by Karen Barnett
Olivia Rutherford applied lip rouge the same way she pained—with bold, broad strokes.

  "Flabbergasted" by Ray Blackston
At a quarter past midnight I set my paint roller in the pan, the pan in the tub, my bathroom the latest victim in a week of odd-hour renovations.

  "A Daring Venture" by Elizabeth Camden
Dr. Rosalind Werner adjusted the dial on the microscope, and the tiny organisms beneath the glass slide zoomed into sharp clarity.

  "The Golden Braid" by Melanie Dickerson
"Rapunzel, I wish to marry you."

  "The Bride of Ivy Green" by Julie Klassen
Mercy Grove could no longer put off the painful task.

  "The Governess of Penwythe Hall" by Sarah E. Ladd
A gusting Cornish wind screamed downward from the churning sky, billowing Cordelia Greythorne's jet-black traveling cape.

  "With Every Letter" by Sarah Sundin
Lt. Philomela Blake believed mornings shold start gently, with the nighttime melting into golden sunshine and birdsong luring to wakefulness.

  "Stay With Me" by Becky Wade
Like Papa Bear in the Goldilocks story, Sam Turner had discovered a strange woman sleeping in the bed of a house he owned.

  "The Number of Love" by Roseanna M. White
The numbers marched across the page in a glory all their own.

  "More Than Meets the Eye" by Karen Witemeyer
Logan Fowler dismounted outside the Lucky Lady Saloon, anticipation thrumming in his veins.

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