Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 – As many of you know Freda over at Freda’s Voice hosted The Friday56 for many years. Since Freda is going to be gone from hosting The Friday 56 for a while, Anne over at My Head Is Full of Books will be hosting this link-up. So grab a book, turn to page 56 or 56% in your e-reader, and share a non-spoiler sentence or two. First Line Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Reading is My Superpower that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. Book Blogger Hop asks a question of general interest or discussion hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer
My book for today is Never Trust the Husband by Jessica Payne
Publication Date: March 5, 2024
You look so happy in your wedding photo, gazing at your perfect new husband, glass of champagne held high in a toast. You chose to ignore the warning signs, but he hid more than one secret from you. And now he’s gotten away with your murder…
Every night I watch Benjamin and Gwyn in their gorgeous, glass-fronted Seattle home. Your ex-husband. Your best friend. Newly engaged, they’re busy dreaming of their future.
The official story is that you disappeared, but I know the truth. They killed you.
I know Benjamin’s new business is in trouble, that he desperately needs your money. I saw the way Gwyn looked at him at your wedding reception, finding any excuse to be close, to laugh too loudly at his jokes. After all, she always wanted your perfect life.
But don’t worry, Madeline. I won’t let it end like this. I can see everything from my place in the shadows between the trees. With their house lit up, they are on display. I’ll bide my time and worm my way into their home, their lives. They will never know the truth about who I am.
You didn’t get your happily ever after, and neither will they…
First Sentence:
From The Prologue
Four Years Ago
The sky is the darkest I’ve ever seen it. Darker than it is in the city, darker than any destination I’ve visited on vacation. Our little group is utterly isolated so far from civilization.
Page 56
I memorize his route as I go, because it’s possible he takes the same route every time he plans a rendezvous with whoever this woman is. The phone in the waistband of my running tights vibrates once, twice. Likely Gwyn, asking for updates. I ignore it.
Today’s Question Is: – Do you anticipate any upcoming 2024 books? If so, what are they? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
A: For sure! But there are so many I am looking forward to this year, I can’t list them all. Just an idea, What You Wish For by N.L. Hinkens and Mother and Daughter by James Caine, and sooooo many more. I do believe I will hit my reading challenges this year.
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