It’s First Line Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line. Today I’m sharing from A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal, which I won in a giveaway at International Christian Fiction Writers. Here are the first lines (I couldn’t stop at one):
Isn’t that brilliant?
About A Season to Dance
Then, an on-stage kiss between Ana and Claus changes everything.
Convinced the kiss is more than a one-time mistake, Peter breaks off their engagement. With an old dog crippled by arthritis and dreams deferred but not left behind, Ana moves to Germany to be with Claus. But the ghost of his late wife, Ana’s own feelings for Peter, and the pressure of earning a spot in a large ballet company are a high price for a shot at success. Ana seems on the verge of having everything she ever dreamed of, but will it be enough?
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I’ve heard so many wonderful things about this book. I’ve got to add it to the TBR list! Thanks for sharing! My blog is featuring An Irishwoman’s Tale by Patti Lacy. But here I will share from a book on my Spring TBR list, Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton. “She usually stayed in bed until at least six, but this morning she was restless, like animals get when the barometric pressure drops before a storm.”
Happy Friday!
Hurricane Season is on my TBR as well – it’s such an intriguing title!
Have a great weekend!
Patricia Beal did such a wonderful job of putting you on stage of the ballet in this one. Thanks for sharing.
This is what I’m reading this weekend:
Brandi’s head throbbed. The hateful words still sizzled in her ears as the front door brushed open. (Finding Evergreen by Jennifer Rodewald)
Happy Friday!
I loved A Season to Dance 🙂
I’m currently reading Finding Evergreen. It’s more gritty than the romance novels I usually read, but it’s compelling.
This is another book on my TBR. 🙂 Happy Friday Iola!
Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday! My first line is from At Home with Daffodils by Paula Moldenhauer:
“Not again!”
That would make me want to keep reading!
Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend.
I have this waiting on my kindle (it is being so patient).
Though I’m sharing a book with an Irish hero, The Promise of Breeze Hill by Pam Hillman, on my blog today, here’s the first line of an audiobook I’ve borrowed from the library on a friend’s recommendation, The Bookshop on the Corner (or, in the UK, The Little Shop of Happily Ever After) by Jenny Colgan:
“The problem with good things that happen is that very often they disguise themselves as awful things.”
Happy Friday!
There are SO MANY patient books waiting on my Kindle!
I love your first line. I’ll have to check it out – thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend.
I loved that book so much!
Happy Friday!
Today at my blog, I am sharing the first lines from Jennifer Delamere’s latest novel, The Heart’s Appeal. It’s such a great book!
Here I will share the first lines from my next-up book, Finding Evergreen by Jennifer Rodewald. This is my first read of this author’s works, but I am very excited!!!
“July
Brandi’s head throbbed. The hateful words still sizzled in her ears as the front door brushed open. Ethan stepped over the threshold.”
I loved A Season to Dance as well!
And I’m also currently reading Finding Evergreen. It’s a little different from my more usual romance, but it’s powerful.
Powerful story!
Ty Remington blamed the homemade orange marmalade cake for why he found himself huddled under an overhang off some faraway path in Glacier National Park, shivering, praying he might live through the night.
Storm Front by Susan May Warren
A great first line! Thanks for sharing. Important question: is there a recipe? I’ve never had orange marmalade cake, but it sounds tasty!
On my blog, I’m sharing the first line from a book I’m currently reading, Praying For Strangers, by River Jordan. Here, I’ll share the first line of the chapter I’m currently on. “We’ve spent the night at the ski resort catching up and sharing belated Christmas presents.” Have a great weekend!
Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend!
I usually can’t stop at one line either. Happy Saturday!
That sounds lovely 🙂 A really appealing opening.
Here is the opening from my favourite story for you: “All children, except one, grow up.” Have a great week.