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first page friday

Am I the only one who flicks to a book's first page before considering buying it?  Seems so cutthroat, doesn't it!  Well, we authors spend a good deal of time getting our first line right for that very reason.

Today I'm over at the lovely Liz Fielding's blog , taking up her First Page Friday slot with my current Harlequin KISS novel, THE SECRET WEDDING DRESS.

Hope it grabs you!

THE SECRET WEDDING DRESS Harlequin KISS - April 2013Read more ::  Harlequin  ::  The Book Depository  ::  M&B UK  ::  M&B Aus/NZ
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Published on April 05, 2013 02:00
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message 1: by Susanne (new)
Apr 07, 2013 02:52PM

Susanne A good first page, indeed, a great opening line can pull me in like you wouldn't believe. The first time I read Arundhati Roy's "God of Small Things", I raced through the first page, stopped and went whoa, and went back to slow read and savour it. It was deliciously evocative and I have loved that book ever since.
That first page should hook me, or at least make me ask questions about who or what that I want answered.
Cheers, Susanne


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