Give me the first line of your book & only the first line.

[Amber]

I never made a habit of waking up to the feel of unfamiliar sheets, but as I rubbed my legs against the rough fabric, I was both disconcerted and comforted.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ruth-Valley...

[Wilfred]

Here is the first line of my newly published ebook: Howard and the Ruby Slippers.
She finally did it, she couldn’t believe it, but she did, finally she was rid of those accursed shoes, those shoes that bound her to the story.

[[deleted user]]

Hail and well thee met!

Here is the first line from my Indie book, The Dreamweaver's Journey

The golden rays of the sun were just beginning to dip below the horizon when the Storyteller arrived in the garden behind the Palace of Ages, her blue and silver skirts swaying as she walked.

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This is one of my favorite lines in my book TornRibbons.
He grabbed her hand. “I promise to protect you and your family. Till the day I leave this earth,” he said.

[Stacey]

The first line of my book "The Adventure Begins (Cascade Adventures, #1):

Meldrick kept a fair enough distance away from the crowding civilians and police officers of Tomorrow City, all gathered around the scene of the accident.

[Shaun]

From my first short novel "Neighbors"

The night began with red and blue lights flashing through Carla’s bedroom window; waking her up a little after three am.

[Francis]

From my new e-book, "By 17: Unexpected Encounters with Unlikely Teachers."

The entire McGee was nuts, as it turns out.

[Dylan]

1st line from 'Black Book Part 1:The Devil's Blood"

"I think it's best if I start by telling you about the day I met the Devil outside a saloon in Nebraska."

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Book-Part...

[Ashley]

First line of Intuitions Nightmare

"Through this haze, my life is something I barely recognize."

[Louise]

First line from "Late: a ghostly tale"

"The door hissed, a whisper that shimmered down the short corridor, and clicked shut with a sharp sound that was just on the edge of hearing."

[Jerri]

As he thought about his plan he smiled and felt a bit light on his feet.

[Kira]

From my new fantasy novel Rise of the Aligerai:

Darkness engulfed the city.


http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

[K.S.]

"Hunter knocked back his cold, expensive beer."

Kinda sets the scene for The Shadow Rises!

[Pedro]

"In the beginning, there was nothing."

[Robin]

First line of my book SmallTownBoy.... In all honesty, you could truly say my life started the day i died.

[Kimberly]

My first line...

"I woke with sweat beading across my forehead and my hands balled into fists clutching the sheet over my eyes."

www.facebook.com/RavenSeries

[D.J.]

First line from Into the Vast:

"Oblivious to the pervasive chill of the alloyed room, three scientists advanced towards the body propped up against the far wall."

[E.J.]

The first line of my soon-to-be published book, 'All Our Yesterdays':

'The underground is as crowded as I had known it would be at this end of the day; it had been even worse this morning.'

Be honest - does that make you want to read more?

http://www.elainejjackson.com/index.html

[Anonymous]

"Call me Ishmael."

Oh wait, I don't think I wrote that...

[Francis]

It was during my second year as a priestess of Keylin that the great warrior Balki died between my legs.

Hrana: Free on Amazon for Kindle for one more day - see More Free Vampires!

[Robert]

First line of Only Shot at a Good Tombstone:

"You're a goddamn fool if you expect anything new here."

[Sara]

First line of my soon to be e-pubbed book Counting Crows: the novel:

"They say the day Goodie Lowrey's husband died thousands of crows converged on Jacob's Creek, blackening the noonday sky and drowning out her screams in a tumult of wings and incessant chatter."

[Sara]

First line of Couillon, my novella http://goo.gl/FdIQv

"The stupide tourists having a picnic in the cemetery rouse me from my solitude, from my daydreams and memories."

(btw, that's stupid the way the CajunFrench spell it.

[Sara]

Anonymous wrote: ""Call me Ishmael."

Oh wait, I don't think I wrote that..."


But, Anonymous, you did write quite a few steamy erotica novels.

[Margaret]

The dying sun held no heat and little colour, nevertheless it dazzled both mare and rider as they crested the rise.

[Steven]

The callous resisted the prodding given it by the thumb. Sideshow at Honey Creek

(It needs to be put in its context)

[Justin]

''Six feet under is where you should be'' -The beginning line in The Macabre Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore

[Rosanna]

“Daphne.” Apollo uttered the name of his betrothed in the same hushed, reverent tone used by supplicants when praying to him in his temple.

[L.F.]

First line from Hope Flies on Broken Wings: Can I ever be saved from eternal damnation, wicked as I am?

From my second novel, Exit Strategy: Plausible deniability.

[Sherry]

First line from my book, "Let the Willows Weep."

"The day he left is the day I swallowed red."

[Hazel]

This is the first line from my upcoming novel A Case of Poisons

"The morning that the first body was found was one I will never forget to this day."

[Steven]

Plain Jane opening set up line for my WIP. Early draft so...

'David Taylor, of Taylor and Sons, Charleston, New Orleans, & Havana, enjoyed the Common Room above his Company’s Glasgow headquarters.'

[Steven]

P.S.

As a sometimes English teacher, it pleases me to see so many writers writing in the active voice. As a consummate paper grader I grow to hate the passive voice.

Give yourselves warm fuzzies!

[R.]

Elaine wrote: "The first line of my soon-to-be published book, 'All Our Yesterdays':

'The underground is as crowded as I had known it would be at this end of the day; it had been even worse this morning.'

Be h..."

I like it. Yes, I'd keep reading.

[Kelly]

Ashes

First line:

Downtown Los Angeles glittered in the sun, seemed to preen.

[Frank]

"For someone who loathes humans, you sure waste a lot of time trying to understand them."

Line 1 from Duck Blood Soup available at http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Blood-Soup...

[Frank]

Steven wrote: "P.S.

As a sometimes English teacher, it pleases me to see so many writers writing in the active voice. As a consummate paper grader I grow to hate the passive voice."

I took a technical writing course several years ago and the instructor insisted on active voice. I've found that when I write technical documentation it's the best, and clearest way to write.

[[deleted user]]

Irene dropped her paintbrush into a jar of turps and stepped away from the canvas.

The first line from Through a Glass.

[K.D.]

"I am a wall."

First line from Inside Sorrow, by K.D. Rose

[Rosman]

He knew demons were the most salacious lovers, but Witchbane also knew Jesus' maxim: “For as long as time flows forth from the Eternal Mountain, so will a demon's insatiable passions utterly destroy its host.'


Witchbane Guardian of the Purities from the series

http://www.theirdominionwasscarletred...

[Steven]

Frank wrote: "Steven wrote: "P.S.

As a sometimes English teacher, it pleases me to see so many writers writing in the active voice. As a consummate paper grader I grow to hate the passive voice."

I took a tech..."

Agreed.

[Richard]

Opening line of my book, 'What Ever You Think':

Exploration of the hidden side of life began in 1980 when I realised that the physical world was not all that it seemed.

[Pauline]

I was balanced on an eight-foot ladder with a mouth full of curtain hooks when I realised that my husband was cheating.

That's the start of my debut novel, Saving Saffron Sweeting.

[Lisa]

"Death comes as we lay on our deathbed we think about everything we have and have not done."

The first line from my book of poetry: "Godly Inspiration for the Troubled Soul"

[Thayer]

"It had been the morning some kind of holy sprite dropped from a flowering hawthorn tree."

The first line from my book, The Honey Witch.

:)

[Sandy S]

All 3 WIP

Donovan: "What is the matter, Alexiss? Did you lose your keys again?"

Sebastian: "Daddy," I whisper as my tears fell, "please don't leave me."

Viktor: For some reason I am drawn to the woman with the violet eyes and satin skin.

[L.F.]

From my novel, HOPE RISES FROM THE ASHES, to be released this summer:

In the pitch of the dark, the boy and I are cowering beneath the wagon and a caterwaul rises to the moon.

[Hannah]

When I read a great first line, I'm smitten. I hug the book I know I will love to my chest and head to the nearest checkout counter. Usually it's a strong, appealing voice that gets me (like in the amazing collection "Some Rain Must Fall")--or something unexpected in the language. I've lost count of how many drafts I've done on my books' first lines and paragraphs trying to find the magic!


From "The Hug House"

"If Journey Goodlander expected anything from her day off work at Chunky Chicken, it was boredom with a side of loneliness rather than the opportunity of a lifetime."

From soon to be released "Gabriel" (a suspense novel about a kidnapped boy with a drug-addicted mother who blocks the investigation):

"Celine’s need for nicotine trumps everything."

The Hug House

[Jenelle]

"It was dawn when my brothers and I awoke for the first time."

[Hannah]

Very cool opening line, Jenelle!!!!