I decided that it would be fun to start a new feature; first lines to add the the wrap up of books I read every month. For me most of the time I pick up and look at books in the store it is the first lines that capture my attention and draw me in. It has always been intriguing to me the amount of thought that must go into those first words the author decides to but as the introduction to their work. The first lines are your first impression of the book.” I hadn’t spoken to Whitley Lansing – or any of them- in over a year”

Tyrant by T.M Frazier

” The average time spent between incarcerations for a career criminal is six months.”

Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon

” Two caves over, I hear the wet sound of sex, and a woman’s whimper.”

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

“Three sisters arrive in Sparrow, Oregon, in 1822 aboard a fur trading ship named the Lady Astor, which sank later that year in the harbor just beyond the cape.”

Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon

“I need two poles for a travois.”

Ice Planet Holiday by Ruby Dixon

” I wake up to the drag of a ridged tongue along my ear.”

Barbarian’s Prize by Ruby Dixon

” It’s cramped and dark.”