Is it that I’m doing this with a novel I might DNF? Let me explain, I started this book twice, but when I reached around page 50, I realised I had no clue what was going on, as if my mind kept zoning out, but I’m willing to give it one last try before I call it quits. First Lines Friday 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!

Note: The original host blog does not appear to be active any longer, but if anyone knows of a new host, please share the information!

First Lines:

The moment the black SUV pulled up to the gates of the Carrington estate, reporters rushed forward with microphones in hand and cameras rolling.

“Senator Carrington, is it true? Are you and Mrs. Carrington separated?”

 “Are you getting divorced?”

“How do you know Poppy Thompson, and what is the nature of your relationship with her?”

“Are you still on the shortlist for a possible cabinet position?”

Questions flew at the car’s passengers from every direction. It should have been impossible to hear one over the other. But it wasn’t. Each one was a rock pinging off the side of the car.

 Joules had warned them about the media circus camped outside their home for the last few hours. Honestly, neither was shocked at the reporters waiting to devour them. In truth, it had been a long time coming. If they were surprised by anything, it was how long it had taken them to sniff out the story. To help control the situation, Joules had arranged for two security guards to do crowd control. At the moment, it did not feel very controlled. Bennett and Taylor stared straight ahead. Their lack of response did nothing to deter the horde of journalists who continued their verbal assault.

Goodreads Blurb:

In March 2012, Bennett Carrington had the world on a string. A junior senator from Arkansas, the up and coming golden boy of American politics was being vetted for the vice-presidential position on the Anderson campaign. By July, he had resigned in disgrace and was left with no marriage, no career, and a broken heart.Eleven years later, Bennett finds himself in a unique position. He has the opportunity to reclaim his political career if he can convince the two women he loved most in the world, Taylor and Poppy, to each share their stories full of dirty little secrets which they thought had been buried years before. Set in the quaint little town of Searcy, Arkansas, the book, like the town itself, is full of secrets just waiting to be discovered.

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