First Two Sentences discussion

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Pride and Prejudice, By: Jane Austen

In the kingdom of Harroway in the year three-hundred-and-eight of the second sun there lived two sisters, Camari and Mila. Camari was twelve and had tawny hair and large brown eyes like those of a young doe.

Guardian of the Gauntlet, By: Lenita Sheridan

He’d been summoned, summoned for an audience with the Commandant. No pirate ignored a summons, especially if the Commandant of the Confederation of Pirates happened to be your father.

The Pirate's Bride By: Cathy Skendrovich

"Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there was eight."

I'll give you one guess as to the book I am reading ☺ ☺

Any given day that Johanna White did not have to interact with Detective Louis White, her ex-husband, or Melinda Morton, his douchebag lawyer, was a good day in her book. By that rule, the past two weeks had been full of good ones.

Resilience (book 2) By Ica Iova

A late afternoon sun oozed into the tiny kitchen, adding to the colors, smells, and sounds of a fast-approaching spring in Vancouver. Gabriela Parson smiled, swiped a finger over her cheesecake frosting and popped it into her mouth, humming, as she savored it.

Boundaries by Ica Iova

Homo-Sapiens—the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a larger and well-developed brain capacity…
Bullshit! Olivia ripped the sheet out of her spiral notebook, crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and threw it in the trash on top of about twenty others.

She Never Got To Say Goodbye by Ica Iova

I felt pleased and troubled in the same breath. My own image—aged image—gazed back at me from the mirror.

Unsung Victims (book 1) by Ica Iova

Daddy would never do this to me. Never. The thought buzzed in Kylee Sidhu’s head like a swarm of wasps.

Unbullied by Alexa and Angel Dumas

Sofia reached and gently massaged the back of her neck. Were her nightmares just nightmares or were they more?

Whispers by Ica Iova

They say that life, our existence, contains more unknown than known. That must mean that in death we find out what the rest of the unknown is.

I Am Haunted Living Life Through The Dead, By: Zak Bagans

C’mon, Luce, it’ll be fun; a girls-only weekend. We can do manicures, pedicures, take walks along the lake, and dish about men.

Prisoner of Love, by Cathy Skendrovich

"Shadow Market nights were Kit's favorite. They were the nights he was allowed to leave the house and help his father at the booth."

The Dark Artifices #1: Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare

"This is not a tale, nor an invented story, since it happened as it was, and condemned me since that time, forcing me to tell it, share it and even he talks to me.

I met him a night of heavy rain and cold, the doors of hell, or of heaven, had opened, and the air whistled to stun..."

"Better you hear the bad news from me than from someone else like Hotspur: You are in serious trouble. Your client has not only embraced our Competitor's enterprise but also had become involved in one of their local business units."

flambeau@darkcorp.com - By: Don Hawkins