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Totally agree. I usually write the first chapter last. It's hard! First impressions...
gotta captivate them enough to continue with the rest.
Having said that, here's mine. This is one where I didn't leave the beginning till the end, mainly because it was due.
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If Lexie Grant had known what was going to happen in the next forty-eight hours, she would never have left her home. Instead, she would have locked the front door, pulled the drapes closed, maybe pushed her sofa against the front door, then barricaded herself inside until Monday morning.
But of course that wasn’t what happened.
Here's another one I like. The hook is an obvious one, but it's the voice that carries it. And it has the huge advantage of being straightforward and clear, my personal requirements for a good opening.