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Book Fun Friday #64 #BookBeginnings #TheFriday56 #FirstLineFriday #BookBloggerHop

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 no longer blogging The Friday 56 is now hosted by, Anne over at My Head Is Full of Books. 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 Santa Monica Baby by Kelly Reynolds

Publication Date: November 29, 2024

It’s been almost a year since Nellie traded in her sleepy Midwest town for the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. She and her sister are closer than ever, her vintage bungalow apartment by the beach is the stuff of HGTV dreams, and she’s one kick-ass holiday party away from winning over her law firm’s biggest account. Everything is going according to her color-coordinated, collated plans. That is until she’s (literally) knocked off her feet by a Santa Claus on an electric scooter . . . who just so happens to be the hot neighbor who turned her down months ago.

Austin isn’t used to people asking him out, especially not gorgeous women who live next door and do yoga in their living room. As a full-time photographer and part-time Santa who much prefers the company of his cats over people, he can’t help but feel like Nellie deserves more. But fate has other ideas for both of them this Christmas . . . like working together on Nellie’s holiday gift for her family. What begins as penance for a fractured foot quickly turns into gingerbread house decorating, late-night Die Hard screenings, and explicit hijinks on a Ferris Wheel.

As it turns out, this Santa is packing a lot more than a sack full of toys, and Nellie’s only got one thing on her Christmas list this year: to be treated like the ho-ho-ho she really is.

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First Sentence:

“What kind of sociopath signs up to run three miles on Thanksgiving morning?”

Page 56

Reindeer and snowflakes adorned his red knit sweater. The sleeves had been pushed up to his elbows, exposing the black-and-gray swirls of ink beneath. Oh, baby. What I wouldn’t give to see those tattooed mitts wrapped around my throat. No wonder he wore fur-lined gloves when he was dressed as his alter ego.

Today’s Question Is: –  Can you recommend a book that catches the spirit of year-end thoughts or generates a sense of nostalgia in you?  (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

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The past they buried …became the future they couldn’t resist.

Beneath Her Sins from @sk_pryntzauthor

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Self ouchie MMC/FMC
False Prophet
Yakuza
Female Chastity belt
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Familiar friends

Jedidiah:
I was supposed to walk away clean.
One dead man. One tempting woman.
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In my church.
On her knees.
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The worst part?
I want her to ruin me.

Sayuri:
He was my salvation.
And my destruction.
He killed my husband and vanished, leaving me to take the fall.
For years, I dreamed of finding him. Not to thank him.
To burn him. Break him. Watch him bleed like I have all these years.
Now I have found him again, preaching sermons in some forgotten little church, while hiding behind stained glass and God’s mercy like it could save him. I’ve joined the flock. Become his disciple. Learned every way to tempt a priest into sin.
But I wasn’t ready for this man.
Not his hands.
Not his guilt.
Not the way he says my name like a confession.
I came here to destroy him, to show him the darkness he thought he could outrun…so why am I feeling the burn of the flames meant for him?

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The past they buried …became the future they couldn’t resist. Beneath Her Sins from @sk_pryntzauthor Pre-order it here → https://amzn.to/3NrTqDR What to expect… Self ouchie MMC/FMC False Prophet Yakuza Female Chastity belt Seduce a priest. Hell hath no furry like a woman scorned There will be tears Familiar friends Jedidiah: I was supposed to walk away clean. One dead man. One tempting woman. And a whole lot of blood on my hands. I never asked to be her savior. I damn sure wasn’t looking to be a priest. But penance tastes better than prison, and hiding in a collar kept my past where it belonged—six feet under. That is…until she showed up. In my church. On her knees. Now the woman I saved is playing the saint, whispering scripture while dragging hell back to my doorstep. I recognize her but I can’t prove she’s the devil sent to damn me. But my body can. Every taunt of her wicked words pulls me deeper. The worst part? I want her to ruin me. Sayuri: He was my salvation. And my destruction. He killed my husband and vanished, leaving me to take the fall. For years, I dreamed of finding him. Not to thank him. To burn him. Break him. Watch him bleed like I have all these years. Now I have found him again, preaching sermons in some forgotten little church, while hiding behind stained glass and God’s mercy like it could save him. I’ve joined the flock. Become his disciple. Learned every way to tempt a priest into sin. But I wasn’t ready for this man. Not his hands. Not his guilt. Not the way he says my name like a confession. I came here to destroy him, to show him the darkness he thought he could outrun…so why am I feeling the burn of the flames meant for him?