It’s All in the Opening

photo courtesy of the.sprout

It’s the doldrum days of August and so I wanted to spice things up a bit around here.

So for today’s excerpt fest, I’ve chosen first lines from the novels of all the Whine Sisters.  Your job—is to correctly identify which line belongs to which author.  (remember prologues count!)  I’ve even included Kathleen Givens in the mix.   So good luck!  I’ll post the correct answers at the end of the day.  And just for answering (right or wrong) you guys will get the chance to win a ten dollar Amazon gift card.  If you win, and you get them all right, then you’ll get a fifteen dollar Amazon gift card.  AND if you win and you get both the author and the title correct–you’ll get a twenty dollar Amazon gift card.  Contest will run through Friday at Midnight and I’ll post the answers and the winner on Saturday!

1. I’ve always been jealous of witches.  Not the incense-burning, tree-fondling kind, but the others—the ones that can cast real spells, that can turn people into livestock…
2. Samantha Briggeham turned from the open window where the cool night breeze drifted into the drawing room, and faced her beloved but clearly addle-brained father…
3. Colors are exploding over Susanna’s head, shades of blue and pink and red, splashing around her, on her, in her.  A man’s hand slides under the hem of her silk dress…
4. I stood outside my sister’s door for what seemed like and eternity, shifting a bottle of cheap wine in my arms and wondering about the earthy odor I’d picked up…
5. Madeline Reynard squinted in the bright light.  After three days of total darkness, the dappled sunlight hurt her eyes.   She flinched as the guard shoved her forward…
6. I yawned for the fourth time, drawing a glare from the seamstress.  “Miss Lowell,” she said with asperity.  “You must stand straight, and please pay attention…”
7. Jennifer Crane.  That’s it.  That’s my name.  Ever heard of me?  I’m guessing not, which frankly, sums up my entire problem with my life as it currently stands…

Seven great openings to seven great novels one from each of the infamous Whine Sisters.  Let the guessing begin…

AND THE WINNER IS…..   SUE P!!!  (She even got all the answers right!!!  Go Sue!)  Sue, I’ll be contacting you later today to confirm your email and then send you your $20.00 gift certificate!  Here are the correct answers:

1. The Diva’s Guide To Selling Your Soul by Kathleen O’Reilly
2. The Bride Thief by Jacquie D’Alessandro
3. One Season of Sunshine by Julia London
4. To Hell With Love by Sherri Erwin
5. Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis
6. Kilgannon by Kathleen Givens
7. The Manola Matrix by Julie Kenner

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