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Write down the first sentence of chapter 1 and the last sentence of the last chapter of the book you're currently reading. No prologues or epilogues allowed. List book title and author LAST.

First line: The man in the lower berth stirred, pleasurably. The fluted wail of the steam whistle, the rocking of this dark enclosed world he inhabited, the rhythmic clack-clack-clack of the great metal wheels on steel-they were all pleasant adjuncts to the dream he had been having.

Last line: And as the ghosts of long dead petals crushed beneath their twining limbs, he took her once again, renewing with his body the brand he had long since placed on her heart.

The book is HEART OF THE FLAME by Araby Scott.

Nicole · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:20 am Post subject:

First line: The hunter waited patiently for his prey.

Last line: The hunter was content.

The book is Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood.

I never would have noticed that hunter stuff if it wasn't for this post.
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Retrograde · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 458

First line: Every night death came, slowly, painfully, and every morning Maddox awoke in bed, knowing he'd have to die again later.

Last line: If any of the humans in the forest proved to be Hunters or Bait, nothing could save them now.

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter.

JulieR · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 179

From Lois McMaster Bujold's The Vor Game:

First Line: "Ship Duty!" chortled the ensign four ahead of Miles in line.

Last Line: "I'll look forward to them, sir."

Hmmm. That doesn't really convey just how much went on in this book. Straight sci-fi, no romance. It's the second full entry in the Miles Vorkosigan series, and a strong action/adventure/coming-of-age type story.
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xina · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 6627 Location: minneapolis

Okay, I'll play, but I'm reading 3 books...

1. Rowdy Rhodes leaned back in the whorehouse bathtub, a cheroot jutting from between his teeth, and sighed as he waited for the chill of a high-country winter to seep out of his bones.

"Much obliged, he said."'

2. "They say he ran away." Mrs. Conrad leaned close to impart this bit of gossip.

"I love you"

3.It starts with a dream; it always starts as a dream.

And whatever the land brought us, I knew it would be good.

1. A Wanted Man by Linda Lael Miller
2. To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
3. The Boundless Deep by Kate Bralllier

LeeB. · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Seattle, WA

First line: "You've been sleeping on the buttons again."

Last line: "It was my best friend."

Book is "Between You and Me" by Kirsty Scott.
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luteran · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: Silent in the Grave

1st line
To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate.
Last line
But that is a tale for another time.

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn. I am rereading this because it is so great.
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Sissy · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 55 Location: SW Louisiana

First line: London's Hyde Park was decked out in all the splendor of a May morning.

Last line: The church bells pealed merrily on.

The book...A SUMMER TO REMEMBER by Mary Balogh.

These two lines don't sound very exciting but knowing the author, I'm looking forward to the excitement, misunderstandings, and romance going on between the opening and closing lines.

Avid Reader · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

It was the time before the Cataclysm, forced upon Atlanteans by the greed of humanity.

"Atlantis must rise."

Atlantis Rising: The Warriors of Poseidon by Alyssa Day

DearEvette · Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 195

Susan/DC · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 1596

keepsbooks · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 30

1st Line: "Della didn't recognize the stranger riding through the twilight toward her house, but she understood who he was by a sharp, intuitive tingling acrfoss her scalp."

Last Line: "There were tears in the gunslinger's eyes."

Maggie Osborne's PRAIRIE MOON

and

"Mid-September in the year of Our Lord's grace 1431 had perfect weather, warm and dry."

"'No,' she said, 'There should not have been.'"

Margaret Frazer's THE NOVICE'S TALE

Leslie

Susan/DC · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 1596

I liked the first line of the new Barbara Metzger, The Scandalous Life of a True Lady, which I just read today:

"Virginity was just another commodity, like coal or carrots."

The last line is much more generic romance-speak:

"Then I see a perfect future for us, my own true love."

veasleyd1 · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 2064

When Josey woke up and saw the feathery frost on her windowpane, she smiled.

Josey looked up to the place Della Lee had stood.
In fact, I understand completely.
Love,
J

Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen

The "first line" that really sets up the "last line" doesn't come until the bottom of page 2.

Schola · Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1867

+IHS+

I had a book handy, so I thought I'd join you all. Very Happy

First Line: A chill of unease snaked down Matthew Devenport's spine and he stilled his shovel to scan the darkened cemetery.

Last Line: "Which makes you absolutely perfect." [heroine speaking]

Title: Sleepless at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro

I just realised how funny it is when you put the first and last line together like that. The heroine seems to be saying that the perfect man for her is someone who skulks around graveyards in the middle of the night. Laughing

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