Book Beginnings + Friday 56: The Real Thing (The Macleans Book 4) by Autumn Macarthur

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two.

This week I'm featuring The Real Thing (The Macleans Book 4) by Autumn Macarthur. I just finished this sweet romance and really liked it. It was the perfect read for the me after the difficult couple of weeks I've had. We had to say goodbye to our 17+ year old dog Hank. And gosh, that was rough. He was the best and most loyal guy you could ask for. We're gonna miss him so much. 

About the Book (From Amazon)

He's an embittered cynic. She's a perpetually cheerful Pollyanna. They both need to learn what trusting God really means.

Disabled since birth, bullied as a child, Edinburgh author Brodie Maclean has no faith in God, or in human nature. He learned young that his best weapons are his sharp tongue and his biting honesty, and he doesn’t hesitate to use them. When he’s forced to employ Flynn Ferguson as his housekeeper, it’s instant dislike. She’s too cheerful, she’s too loud, she’s too everything. Including distracting. How is he supposed to write with her around?

Even always-look-on-the-bright-side Flynn finds it hard to be glad about her new boss, apart from the little fact the generous salary he pays means she can give her daughter a wonderful birthday. As soon as she can (“Tomorrow, please Lord?”), she’ll quit.

Neither intends to deceive the other, but only when they meet online in an unintentional deception, safe behind names that aren’t their names and photos that aren’t their photos, are they able to be their real selves and fall in love. Can they recognise the truth behind their false impressions before it’s too late?

You’ve Got Mail meets As Good As It Gets meets a mischievous ferret in this faith-filled Scottish enemies-to-love opposites-attract romance.

Book Beginnings (This beginning is a little peak into a story Brodie is writing)

Picking the padlock on the cellar door in the dark wouldn't be the easiest thing in the world, but he didn't dare risk a light. If he could see the kidnappers through the uncurtained windows of their single-room hut, odds were they'd see him as well. The harnessed horse and cart suggested they planned to leave soon.

Friday 56

Brodie ended the call with the animal welfare officer and gave Flynn a twisted smile. He hated to admit it, but he had to. "You were right. Help is on its way."

What have you been reading lately?