Happy Friday my fellow bookaholics! Time for another First Lines Fridays!

FIRST LINES FRIDAYS IS A WEEKLY FEATURE FOR BOOK LOVERS HOSTED BY WANDERING WORDS. WHAT IF INSTEAD OF JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER, ITS AUTHOR OR ITS PRESTIGE, WE JUDGED IT BY ITS OPENING LINES?

• PICK A BOOK OFF YOUR SHELF (IT COULD BE YOUR CURRENT READ OR ON YOUR TBR) AND OPEN TO THE FIRST PAGE

• COPY THE FIRST FEW LINES, BUT DON’T GIVE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE BOOK AWAY JUST YET – YOU NEED TO HOOK THE READER FIRST

• FINALLY… REVEAL THE BOOK!

COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT AND BANNER (OR MAKE YOUR OWN!) ABOVE FOR YOUR OWN FIRST LINES FRIDAYS POSTS. MAKE SURE TO COMMENT YOUR FIRST LINES BELOW SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN CHECK THEM OUT!

On her deathbed, my mother said the heart is a lonely hunter.

“Organs, Jude, are like people. They need company, a backup to rely on. That’s why we have lungs, tonsils, hands, legs, fingers, toes, eyes, nostrils, teeth, and lips. Only the heart works alone. Like Atlas, it carries the weight of our existence on its shoulders quietly, only rebelling when disturbed by love.”

She said a lonely heart — such as my lonely heart — would never fall in love and so far, she wasn’t wrong.

Maybe that’s why tonight happened. 

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Does it sound familiar? Do you have a guess?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Almost there….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a little more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRTY HEADLINES

Publication Date: September 7th 2018 by LJ Shen

Genre(s): New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Pages: Paperback 328

AMAZON – BARNES AND NOBLE –  BOOK DEPOSITORY – INDIEBOUND

From bestselling author L.J. Shen, comes a new standalone, enemies-to-lovers romance.

Célian Laurent.
Manhattan royalty.
Notorious playboy.
Heir to a media empire.
…And my new boss.

I could have impressed him, if not for last month’s unforgettable one-night stand.
I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory–namely, his wallet.
Now he’s staring me down like I’m the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I’m supposed to take it.
But the thing about being Judith “Jude” Humphry is I have nothing to lose.
Brooklyn girl.
Infamously quirky.
Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch.
When he looks at me from across the room, I see the glint in his eyes, and that makes us rivals.
He knows it.
So do I.
Every day in the newsroom is a battle.
Every night in his bed, war.
But it’s my heart at stake, and I fear I’ll be raising the white flag

I’ve read other books by LJ Shen and really enjoyed them. I’ve since added her other books and this book is just one of the many I think will be a fun sexy read. Don’t think I’ll be able to read this before 2018 ends, but definitely planning on binging LJ Shens books next year.

Have any of you read this book? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thanks for stopping by and reading. Have a lovely weekend friends!