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Happy Friday!
I finally read this book this week, and it was adorable. I loved it (and am already thinking about reading it again).
First Line: I am a fourth-grade teacher, but on days like today I'm not entirely sure why.
From Page 56: ...it's at that precise moment that I know I'm going to kill Will Vandergriff for putting me through this. I'm going to tell him that right before I grip his neck with both hands and squeeze with all the strength I possess.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Baseball star Will Vandergriff knows any number of women who would happily pretend to be his girlfriend. In a last-ditch effort to restore his good standing with his team’s higher-ups, he enlists the help of his neurotic, goody-goody neighbor. Schoolteacher Olivia Pratt might be a bit quirky and a bit of a loner, but she’s a lot more inviting than she knows. Will hopes that bringing her to his next game might revamp his reckless reputation and help get his career back on track. The only problem? The plan works a little too well. Not only do the higher-ups love Olivia, but Will plays his best game yet. Suddenly his losing streak is a thing of the past, and Olivia is his new good-luck charm. Will feels anything but lucky.
After years of keeping the world at bay, Olivia Pratt is pulling off the ultimate performance—not only reluctantly posing as Will’s girlfriend but also insisting that she’s oblivious to his major-league appeal. But she can only lie to herself for so long. Being by Will’s side feels good. Really good. Maybe it’s finally time to make a pitch for everything she really wants—and to find out just how exhilarating love can be.
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ReplyDeleteI’m so very glad today is Friday! It has been a long week! Over on my blog, I’m sharing the first line from Michelle Griep’s new book, The Noble Guardian. Here I’ll share the first line of a book that is on my #TBR mountain.
“Tommy, wait!” Carly Blair screeched as she bounded off the depot platform after her brother.
Mail Order Refuge by Cindy Regnier
Happy Friday! My first line is from “When He Returns” by author Kimberly Rae Jordan, which I haven’t started, but hope to start reading soon:
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“Dalton Callaghan stared at the gleaming wood casket at the front of the chapel, the profile of his friend just barely visible over the edge as he lay there.”
I wonder what Will did.... great snippets. Sounds like a great read. Happy Victoria Day weekend!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday Hallie!
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ReplyDeleteToday on my blog I am sharing the first couple of lines from The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay. It’s a fabulous story that I highly recommend. Currently, I am just starting Wooing Cadie McCaffrey by the fantastic Bethany Turner so I will share a line from that book.
“What a difference four years can make.”
I hope your weekend is a great one. Happy reading! 🤗💙📚
This book seems interesting, and I like the first quote.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! Today I'm sharing the first lines from The Crossing at Cypress Creek by Pam Hillman:
ReplyDelete"Caleb O'Shea jerked awake to utter stillness."
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/05/first-line-fridays-crossing-at-cypress.html
Happy Friday! I'm sharing from The Cowboy Meets His Match by Margaret Brownley on my blog today. Here is the first line from Chapter 12 of my current read, Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan:
ReplyDelete"The second day in Oxford arrived, luminescent, the honey-hues of sunlight falling from the leaves to settle on the grass like spilled paint."
Hope you're enjoying it!
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me