First sentence of current book

[Gigareads]

"Like a latter day Greek temple, the Schuyler family mansion sat atop a softly rounded hill outside Albany." This is the first sentence of Alex & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz.

[Isabelleva]

"The leather-bound volume was nothing remarkable."
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.

[gregs317]

"After Elner Shimfissle accidentally poked that wasps' nest up in her fig tree, the last thing she remembered thinking was 'uh-oh'.

"Can't Wait to Get to Heaven", by Fannie Flagg.

[Gigareads]

"Staring out the bedroom window, Ronnie wondered whether Pastor Harris was already at the church." This is the first sentence of The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks.

[AniB]

History has failed us, but no matter.

-Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

[Tessa Morgan]

I woke to the patter of rain on canvas, with the feel of my first husband's kiss on my lips.

Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross

[Beatus]

The watcher boarded a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a full stomach and renewed appetite for
vengeance.

Twisted threads by Kaylin McFarren

[Khrysalis]

Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed, but that was the first word that stuck in his head.

Dances with Wolves, by Michael Blake.

[Gigareads]

"All the best things in my life have started with a Dolly Parton song." This is the first line in the book Dumplin' by Julie Murphy.

[Kibet Hillary]

On a peaceful May morning, at a quiet intersection in a still-sleeping part of town, a man in a truck ran a red light and changed my world.

Jenkins, Amy Lou. Corners: Voices on Change (p. 1). Jack Walker Press. Kindle Edition.

[Andie-j]

Damn, if being sexy was a crime, you’d be guilty as charged~Kissing Frogs by Tori Turnbull.

[Prasanna]

"The first and the last victory is to conquer self." by Plato

[Redlegs]

My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost.

The Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi

[anniecalef]

The room is dark but not quite still
when Never Comes Barbara Davis

[timoseaotter]

No thief likes a moon.

Loot by Jude Watson