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First Line Friday: Cowboy Christmas Guardian by Dana Mentink

December 1, 2017 by Suzie Waltner 8 Comments

First Line Fridays

 

Happy Friday, friends and welcome to December! The perfect time for a first line from a Christmas read (fair warning: you may get a few of these this month).

Now it’s your turn. Grab the book nearest you and leave the first line in the comments then head on over to Hoarding Books Blog and read the other first lines this week.

Cowboy Christmas Guardian Dana Mentink

 

First Line:

Barrett Thorn shouted to his younger brother between the clashes of thunder that ripped through the winter darkness.

About the book:

Someone is dead set on stopping Shelby Arroyo from doing her job: assessing mineral rights in a mine in gold country. But after rancher Barrett Thorn rescues her from an attack, the handsome widowed cowboy seems to feel responsible for her. That is, until he discovers she’s from the family that he’ll never forgive for his wife’s death. As the threats against Shelby escalate, cowboy honor and an unexpected attraction keep Barrett by her side, even at his own risk. And since Shelby won’t back down, Barrett must protect the brave, loyal woman he has no business falling for…a woman someone wants to kill by Christmas.

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Filed Under: First Line Friday Tagged With: Cowboy Christmas Guardian, Dana Mentink, First Line Friday, Hoarding Books Blog

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  1. Phyllis - Among the Reads says

    December 1, 2017 at 7:17 AM

    That sounds like a great book.

    I reviewed the anthology, A Grand Tour, a couple weeks ago, but it has such a great first line, it had to get included. This is from the first book, A Lord’s Chance

    Southern coast of Spain, October 1852
    The smell of deck tar warming under the Mediterranean sun made Miss Isabelle Strathmore smile beneath the brim of her second-best bonnet.

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  2. Becky says

    December 1, 2017 at 8:14 AM

    This looks like a fun read!

    I’m sharing about The Austen Escape on my blog today, but the closest book to me is Christmas at Carton by Tamera Alexander, so I’ll use that here.

    November 13, 1863
    Franklin, Tennessee
    21 Miles South of Nashville

    “Very nice stitching, Mrs. Prescott.”

    Happy Friday!

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  3. Caryl Kane says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:18 AM

    Happy Friday, Suzie!

    PROLOGUE
    LONDON, ENGLAND
    MAY 1817

    I sat across the table from the man I most admired, feeling self-conscious. – The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen

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  4. Becky Smith says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:19 AM

    Happy Friday!
    My first line is from First Street Church Romances: Love’s Christmas Cheer by Alexa Verde:

    “Hurting her co-chef wasn’t an option.”

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  5. Nicole Santana says

    December 1, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Happy Friday!

    Today, over on my blog, I am showcasing Cara Putman’s novel, Imperfect Justice. I am so excited to review this book. I have heard so many good things. On my site, I used the first lines from the prologue, so here I will share the first sentence from chapter 1.

    “Emelie Wesley glanced at her watch and frowned.”

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  6. Nina D says

    December 1, 2017 at 11:12 AM

    Ominous beginning…

    My first line comes from a book on my TBR list by Lynda Wilcox. Strictly Murder is the first book in the Verity Long Mystery series.
    https://thecozypages.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/first-line-friday-56/

    Happy December to you to.

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  7. Beth Erin says

    December 1, 2017 at 1:12 PM

    Happy Friday!

    January 1894
    Denver, CO
    The cheerful tinkle of a bell alerted Grace Mallory to the arrival of a guest.
    – Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer

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  8. Sarah says

    December 2, 2017 at 5:00 PM

    Yikes, it all sounds more than a bit dangerous, but a good first line!

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