Category: First Line Friday

First Line Friday

First Line Friday | Week 207 | The Heart of Christmas from The Mosaic Collective

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Caught in the Act by Lisa Renee, a Christmas novella that’s just been released as part of The Heart of Christmas novella collection from the Mosaic Collective. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Page Martin pressed a finger into her ear and ground her molars as the eight-year-old angel screeched Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

 

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About The Heart of Christmas

“At Christmas, we always…”

And thus a tradition is born. The rituals stay the same, but if betrayal, illness, unfaithfulness, or tragedy strike, can cherished traditions survive?

When unexpected twists throw life out of kilter for the people in these stories, will beloved, time-honored customs lead them back to the heart of Christmas?

 

The Heart of Christmas: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology III

♥ Brenda S. Anderson

♥ Eleanor Bertin

♥ Sara Davison

♥ Chautona Havig

♥ Lisa Renée

♥ Lorna Seilstad

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First Line Friday | Week 206 | The Crystal Crypt by Fiona Veitch Smith

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from The Crystal Crypt, the sixth novel in the Poppy Denby Investigates series from British author Fiona Veitch Smith. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About The Crystal Crypt

The 1920s most stylish sleuth returns in The Crystal Crypt for another thrilling murder mystery!

“But accidents can still happen… Perhaps there was something out of her control, something she couldn’t have foreseen…”
“Like someone plotting to kill her?”

In the city of dreaming spires, Poppy Denby is asked to investigate the mysterious death of an up-and-coming female scientist. But was it an accident or is something more sinister lurking in the shadows? And is Poppy the next target…

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First Line Friday | Week 205 | Head Over Stilettos by Liwen Y Ho (from Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After)

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Head Over Stilettos by Liwen Y Ho, another novella from the Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After collection. Here’s the first line from Chapter One:

I can't believe Wolverine's coming to fix my toilet today.


What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After

This sweet romcom collection contains 20 original humorous novellas from best-selling authors that are heartwarming, feel-good, and laugh out loud funny.

Between the pages, you’ll find tropes such as enemies to lovers, second chance romance, high school sweethearts, opposites attract, friends to lovers, fake dating, and more.

Your pre-order purchase of this anthology will benefit Pets for the Elderly with 100% pre-order profits donated to this amazing cause, connecting shelter animals with seniors.

Don’t miss this limited edition box set, featuring some of your favorite authors, that will leave you reeling with laughter:

 

Ellie Hall – An Unwanted Love Story | Summer Dowell – Her Plus One | Liwen Y. Ho – Head Over Stilettos

Meg Easton – Looking for Love | Rachael Eliker – Lassoed into Love | Sophie-Leigh Robbins – Take a Hike

Rachel John – Worst Neighbor Ever | Jennifer Griffith – Elevator Pitch | Cami Checketts – The Sassy One

Sarah Gay – Once Upon a Midnight Swim | Jennifer Youngblood – Cold Feet | Kimberly Krey – Five Days With My (Super Hot) Ex

Ellen Jacobson – Smitten with Candy Canes | Cindy Roland Anderson – Breaking All the Rules | Taylor Hart – Secret Wedding Date

Carina Taylor – Jude and the Matchmaking Llama | Gigi Blume – Baby You Can Drive My Car | Amy Sparling – Julie and the Fixer-Upper

Johanna Evelyn – I Think Maybe I Lied | Melanie Jacobson – The Backup Plan

You can find Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After online at:

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First Line Friday | Week 204 | Straight Up by Lisa Samson

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Straight Up by Lisa Samson, a book that’s been on my physical to-read pile for a while. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Why are wine velvet curtains, soft carpets, and mellow lighting reserved for the dead?
Well, that’s going to keep me reading!

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Straight Up

They are living lives they were never meant to live.

Georgia Bishop, a could-be jazz great, has thrown away her life, her marriage, and her talent for her drinking habit. Her cousin, Fairly Godfrey, is living the good life in New York but wonders if deeper meaning exists beyond the superficial world in which she finds herself.

It takes a Congo refugee, a soul food chef, a persistent husband, and one desperate night on the brink of freedom for Georgia and Fairly to realize how far they have come from their God-given purposes. When they face the most difficult choices of their lives, only the power of grace can bring them to true healing.

You can find Straight Up online at:

This was originally published in 2011, so you’re probably not going to be able to find a paper copy unless you’re in a second-hand bookstore or visiting a charity book sale (which is where I found my paper copy).

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First Line Friday | Week 203 | An Unwanted Love Story by Ellie Hall (from Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After)

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from An Unwanted Love Story by Ellie Hall, one of the novellas in the Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After collection. Here’s the first line from Chapter One:

Today's forecast? Sunny with a chance of sprinkles.

I love the fun mood that sets!

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After

This sweet romcom collection contains 20 original humorous novellas from best-selling authors that are heartwarming, feel-good, and laugh out loud funny.

Between the pages, you’ll find tropes such as enemies to lovers, second chance romance, high school sweethearts, opposites attract, friends to lovers, fake dating, and more.

Your pre-order purchase of this anthology will benefit Pets for the Elderly with 100% pre-order profits donated to this amazing cause, connecting shelter animals with seniors.

Don’t miss this limited edition box set, featuring some of your favorite authors, that will leave you reeling with laughter:

 

Ellie Hall – An Unwanted Love Story | Summer Dowell – Her Plus One | Liwen Y. Ho – Head Over Stilettos

Meg Easton – Looking for Love | Rachael Eliker – Lassoed into Love | Sophie-Leigh Robbins – Take a Hike

Rachel John – Worst Neighbor Ever | Jennifer Griffith – Elevator Pitch | Cami Checketts – The Sassy One

Sarah Gay – Once Upon a Midnight Swim | Jennifer Youngblood – Cold Feet | Kimberly Krey – Five Days With My (Super Hot) Ex

Ellen Jacobson – Smitten with Candy Canes | Cindy Roland Anderson – Breaking All the Rules | Taylor Hart – Secret Wedding Date

Carina Taylor – Jude and the Matchmaking Llama | Gigi Blume – Baby You Can Drive My Car | Amy Sparling – Julie and the Fixer-Upper

Johanna Evelyn – I Think Maybe I Lied | Melanie Jacobson – The Backup Plan

You can find Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After online at:

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First Line Friday | Week 202 | All at Once by Lindsay Harrel

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from All at Once by Lindsay Harrel, the first book in her Walker Beach Romance series. Here’s the first line from Chapter One:

Surely this was a cosmic joke. There was no way Gabrielle could be assigned to partner with Tyler Baker.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About All at Once

She loved him once—and he broke her heart.

Letting herself fall again would just be foolish.

When Gabrielle and Tyler are paired together as leaders for a weeklong kids summer camp, they interact for the first time in a decade—and she realizes the immature boy who left so long ago has become a man.

A very muscular, all-too-handsome man who still has the ability to make her swoon.

But no matter how much chemistry between them, the problem remains—Tyler lives three thousand miles away in New York City, where he runs a nonprofit he’s passionate about. Meanwhile, Gabrielle’s heart is rooted in their small hometown of Walker Beach, California, where she takes care of the only family she’s got left.

It seems the only answer is to buckle down, ignore the sparks between them—and simply survive the week. If only they could get their traitorous hearts on board …

You can find All at Once online at:

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First Line Friday | Week 201 | Finding Love in Seaside, Oregon by Angela Ruth Strong

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Finding Love in Seaside, Oregon by Angela Ruth Strong, which looks like a fun contemporary Christian romance. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Christina never imagined she'd be going on her honeymoon alone.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Finding Love in Seaside, Oregon

Runaway bride Christina doesn’t think life can get any worse than spending her honeymoon alone…

Until she arrives at the Oregon Coast to find the old Victorian bed and breakfast flooded. Dave, the owner, had been asking God for a wife right before Christina sailed through the door in her wedding dress, and when his cook quits due to the broken pipe, he offers the position to Christina. Could she be an answer to his prayer?

Christina, though thankful for the job, has been praying over her fiancé for years and is not ready to give up on him. Can God bring both Dave and Christina a happy ending when they are asking God for two different things?

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First Line Friday | Week 200 | When Love Returns by Lorana Hoopes

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from When Love Returns by Lorana Hoopes, a new-to-me author (and the book was on sale, which is what enticed me to check it out). Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

There it was. The one stoplight Brandon thought he'd never see again.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About When Love Returns

Can a daughter’s love rekindle an old flame?

Presley Hays and Brandon Scott were best friends in High School until Morgan entered their town and stole Brandon’s heart. Devastated, Presley took a scholarship to Le Cordon Bleu, but five years later, she is back in Star Lake after a tough breakup.

Brandon thought he’d never return to Star Lake after Morgan left him and his daughter Joy, but when his father needs help, he returns home and finds more than he bargained for.

Can Presley and Brandon forget past hurts or will their stubborn natures keep them apart forever? This sweet romance can be read stand alone or as part of the series, so click above and start the journey today.

You can find When Love Returns online at:

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First Line Friday | Week #198 | Rose Among Thornes by Terrie Todd

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Rose Among Thornes by Terrie Todd, which looks to be historical fiction with a unique setting—World War II Canada and Hong Kong. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Rose Among Thornes

Forgiveness is the deadliest force on earth.

War might be raging overseas, but Rose Onishi is on track to fulfill her lifelong goal of becoming a concert pianist. When forced by her government to leave her beloved home in Vancouver and move to the Canadian prairie to work on the Thornes’ sugar beet farm, her dream fades to match the black dirt staining her callused hands. Though the Thorne family is kind, life is unbearably lonely. In hopes that it might win her the chance to play their piano, Rose agrees to write letters to their soldier son.

When Rusty Thorne joins the Canadian Army, he never imagines becoming a Japanese prisoner of war. Inside the camp, the faith his parents instilled is tested like never before. Though he begs God to help him not hate his brutal captors, Rusty can no longer even hear the Japanese language without revulsion. Only his rare letters from home sustain him—especially the brilliant notes from his mother’s charming helper, which the girl signs simply as “Rose.”

Will Rusty survive the war only to encounter the Japanese on his own doorstep? Can Rose overcome betrayal and open her heart? Or will the truth destroy the fragile bond their letters created?

You can find Rose Among Thornes online at:

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First Line Friday | Week #197 | Where the Stars Meet the Sea by Heidi Kimball

It’s First Line Friday! (Again. Already. The year seems to be rushing by.)

That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Where the Stars Meet the Sea by Heidi Kimball, a new-to-me author. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

When I saw the opportunity for escape, I took it.

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

 

About Where the Stars Meet the Sea

Juliet Graham fervently counts the days until her twenty-first birthday, when she can claim the inheritance that will grant her the freedom she has always craved and the guardianship of her younger brother. Until then, she is trapped under her aunt Agnes’s domineering will. When forced to accompany the family to a house party at Shaldorn Castle, Juliet’s only objective is to keep to herself. That is, until a chance encounter with a boorish stranger stirs up an unexpected whirlwind of emotions in her. Thrown off-balance, Juliet does the unthinkable: loses her temper and insults the man—who turns out to be her unwilling host, the Duke of Halstead. Fully expecting to be sent away, Juliet is surprised when the brusque and callous duke instead takes an interest in her.

Drawn to the duke in unguarded moments, Juliet finds herself more and more intrigued by the man who shuns Society’s rules as completely as she does, and over the next few weeks, their unlikely friendship deepens into a connection neither expected.

But even as Juliet comes to recognize her true feelings, her scheming aunt issues an ultimatum that threatens the future she was just beginning to hope for. Juliet must choose: either break the promise she made to herself years ago, or lose the man who has captured her heart and soul.

You can find Where the Stars Meet the Sky online at:

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