“She has the best opening lines I’ve ever read.”

This is a statement (or something to that effect) I made in a book club awhile back that has haunted me for some time. Why? Because I made that statement to members of a fantasy book club about a romance book I was reading.

First, one thing you should know about me is I tend toexaggerate when I’m excited. (Also, when I’m angry.) It’s a character flaw and one I’m working on, but in this case, I actuallymeant it. This author’s first lines...