Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m delighted to feature the first line of Unshaken by Shelley Shepard Gray. I loved this book and I always enjoy getting to see Shelley so I’m excited that she’ll be a participating author in this year’s Read Write Rendezvous, a reader event in St. Louis (but I’m coming all the way from Atlanta) on November 7-8th. More details below – I’d love to see you there!
and the first lines of chapter 1 of Unshaken are…
Stephanie Miller didn’t know much, but she knew one thing for sure and for certain. It had been a mistake to gasp.
He helps her hide until danger has passed. She hopes her cover lasts long enough.
When Stephanie Miller planned her visit to a dollar store in southern Ohio, she was expecting to pick up a few items she couldn’t find in her Amish community. She was not expecting to find herself an innocent bystander as a drug deal went horribly wrong. The sole witness to a murder, now Stephanie is targeted by the gunman.
Hardy Anderson is always ready to help his social worker sister, Bev–which now includes hiding an Amish woman until a killer can be brought to justice. Surely if they dress her in English clothing, Hardy can hide her at the sprawling ranch where he works. But the killer is desperate–and there’s no telling what lengths he will go.
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