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.

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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