{First Line Friday & Friday 56}

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? If you want to make your own post, follow the rules below:

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page.
• Copy the first few lines, but don't give anything else about the book away just yet - you need to hook the reader first.
• Finally... reveal the book!

If you're using Twitter, don't forget to use #FirstLinesFridays

THE BALLROOM DOORS CRASHED OPEN, causing the gold handles to bang against the antique walls. I flinched at the sound as a strange man appeared in front of us - a strange man with a gun. Confusion made the world move in slow motion as fear crawled under my skin.

READ ON TO FIND OUT WHAT BOOK THIS IS FROM AND TO SEE ANOTHER QUOTE FROM THE BOOK.

        

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"A sultry summer of suspense that leads to the fall of a powerful family."

He warned me. Said hawks were dangerous birds. Their majestic beauty could blind your eyes as they picked the flesh from your bones. But even hawks have enemies. And they eventually came for the Hawthorn family.

Held us hostage. Demanded retribution.

But I wasn't a Hawthorn. No, I was just the help. Caught in the turmoil of a tragic family. I worked hard for Delsey Hawthorn. Tried to earn the respect of the reigning tyrant. Assistant. Event planned. Gardner. Chauffeur. I added it all to my resume.

And then I met Javier Hawthorn. Delsey ordered me to stay away from her grandson. But like a moth to a burning flame, I gravitated toward him. He was so different than my world. Irresistible. Charming. He brought a calmness to the chaos.

But that was before the intruders busted into the house. Tied us up. Hurt us. We struggled to get away. We fought to survive. But who were the men behind the masks? Did we know them? Because someone who got this close to the family at night must be even closer during the day.

Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.

*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader

*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)

*Post it.

*Leave your link over at Freda's Voice.