Category: First Line Friday

21 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 186 | The Butterscotch Bride by Parker J Cole

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 Butterscotch Bride by Parker J Cole, another new-to-me author. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About The Butterscotch Bride

A story of love and sacrifice in the years before the War that devastated the country.

A young enslaved girl, singled out and favored by her mistress, arrives to a new plantation when tragedy strikes the household.

An enslaved man, recaptured twice after escaping his bondage, bides his time until he can escape again.

Their paths will collide as they meet and destiny will be changed as they fight for both freedom and love.

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14 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 185 | Canyon War by Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer

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 Canyon War by new-to-me author Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Canyon War

Traveling the West as a female physician, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche is no stranger to trouble. But on her way to New Mexico Territory, an unexpected stay in Amarillo, Texas, leads to confrontation with the Baxter clan – four brothers bred for trouble – and finds Rebekah in deep trouble.

Cattle rancher Clem Baxter’s private war over grazing rights in the Palo Duro Canyon turns disastrous, and when the dust settles, one of the Baxter brothers is hurt bad. Clem sends for a doctor, not a woman, but that’s what he gets when Rebekah, known as “Doc Beck,” arrives at the ranch.

Now held at Clem’s ranch against her will, Rebekah must plot to flee through the night with her young friend into the dangers and beauty of the Palo Duro Canyon.

Of Omaha Indian and French descent, Rebekah has always relied on her wits to get her out of any situation. But does that include facing down men willing to die—and kill—for a wild piece of land just as dangerous as any bullet?

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7 May 2021

First Line Friday | Week 184 | Survive the Night by Carol J Post

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 Survive the Night by Carol J Post, the fourth novel in her excellent Harmony Grover romantic suspense series. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Survive the Night

She’s a shoo-in for a serial killer’s next target…

Tracking a serial killer in Harmony Grove turns personal for Detective Lexi Simmons when her cousin becomes a victim. The situation goes from bad to worse when she’s teamed up with Officer Alan White whose heart she broke seven years ago. But she is determined to find justice for Kayla and the other women brutally murdered and won’t let her and Alan’s shared past interfere.

Harmony Grove Police Officer Alan White has lost a good friend. He vows to help the Sheriff’s Department in any way he can, even if it means working alongside the woman who left him with a rejected ring and lots of excuses.

They fight the resurgence of long-buried emotions while working together to solve the case. The only connection between the victims is their approximate age and that they are beaten, strangled and left in the woods, with pictures mailed to the local newspaper shortly thereafter. Eventually, the investigation leads them to a decade-old incident on a college campus…and the realization that Lexi is a shoo-in for the killer’s next target.

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30 April 2021

First Line Friday | Week 183 | Small Town Faith by Michelle Stimpson & Michelle Lindo-Rice

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 Small Town Faith by Michelle Stimpson & Michelle Lindo-Rice, a finalist in the Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements section of the inaugural Vivian Awards from Romance Writers of America (the replacement for the RITAs).

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Small Town Faith

An inadequate vigilante. A daring detective. The dangerous man between them.

Jazmin “Jazzy” Thompson will stop at nothing to avenge her brother’s death, even if it means using herself as bait. Ignoring her twin sister’s warnings, Jazzy goes undercover by befriending her brother’s killer. But will love thwart her mission?

Detective Travis “the Tease” Gonzalez, has been pursuing Jazzy since their teens but his reputation as a flirt supersedes him. When they are united on a case, will Travis finally get his chance to prove that what he feels for her is the real deal?

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23 April 2021

First Line Friday | Week 182 | Let It Be Me by Becky Wade

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 Let It Be Me by Becky Wade, the next book in her Misty River Romance series. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Let It Be Me

The one woman he wants is the one he cannot have.

Former foster kid Sebastian Grant has leveraged his intelligence and hard work to become a pediatric heart surgeon. But not even his career success can erase the void he’s tried so hard to fill. Then he meets high school teacher Leah Montgomery and his fast-spinning world comes to a sudden stop. He falls hard, only to make a devastating discovery–Leah is the woman his best friend set his heart on months before.

Leah’s a math prodigy who’s only ever had one big dream–to earn her PhD. Raising her little brother put that dream on hold. Now that her brother will soon be college bound, she’s not going to let anything stand in her way. Especially romance . . . which is far less dependable than algebra.

When Leah receives surprising results from the DNA test she submitted to a genealogy site, she solicits Sebastian’s help. Together, they comb through hospital records to uncover the secrets of her history. The more powerfully they’re drawn to each other, the more strongly Sebastian must resist, and the more Leah must admit that some things in life–like love–can’t be explained with numbers.

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16 April 2021

First Line Friday | Week 181 | Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse

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 Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse, a dual-timeline novel set in historic and contemporary San Francisco.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Bridge of Gold

Repairs on the Golden Gate Bridge Uncover a Century-Old Murder

Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.

Underwater archaeologist Kayla Richardson is called to the Golden Gate Bridge where repairs to one of the towers uncovers two human remains from the late 1800s and the 1930s. The head of the bridge restoration is Steven Michaels, who dives with Kayla, and a friendship develops between them. But as the investigation heats up and gold is found that dates back to the gold rush, more complications come into play that threaten them both. Could clues leading to a Gold Rush era mystery that was first discovered during the building of the bridge still ignite an obsession worth killing for?

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9 April 2021

First Line Friday | Week 180 | Kinsale Kisses by Elizabeth Maddrey

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 Kinsale Kisses by Elizabeth Maddrey, which I picked up after listening to an episode of the Story Chats podcast.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Kinsale Kisses

She wants stability. He wants spontaneity. What they need is each other.

Colin O’Bryan cashed out of the software company he founded and started a new life in Ireland. Content to wander from town to town as a traveling musician, he had no goals beyond healing from the betrayals that led to his career change, and finding his next gig.

After the death of her parents, Rachel Sullivan hoped her aunt’s B&B on the Southern coast of Ireland would be a place for her to settle and start a new life. Though she can’t deny the sparks in Colin’s touch, his lack of concern for hearth and home leave her torn. Can this free-spirited minstrel win her heart or will Rachel choose roots and stability over love?

This gentle inspirational romance will take you on a journey to Cork County, Ireland and give you a glimpse of Kinsale, Charles Fort, Blarney Castle, and Cobh as Rachel and Colin undergo their own journey of self-discovery as they learn that God’s plans are bigger than their own and that waiting on Him is worth the insecurity it brings.

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26 March 2021

First Line Friday | Week 178 | Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter

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 Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter, one of my favourite contemporary Christian romance authors (Sweetbriar Cottage is simply brilliant!) Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Bookshop by the Sea

After her mother was bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie became a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna. Sophie supported her siblings through their college years, putting aside her own dream of opening a book shop in Piper’s Cove—the quaint North Carolina beach town they frequented as children.

But now it’s finally time for Sophie to follow her own pursuits. Seth just got a new job, the family house is sold, and Jenna is set to marry her college beau in Piper’s Cove. But the destination wedding reunites Sophie with best man Aiden Maddox, her high school sweetheart who left her without a backward glance to run an extreme sporting business in Florida.

Much to Sophie’s chagrin, seeing Aiden again resurrects familiar feelings—which she promptly tries to bury in the tumult of the day. As soon as the wedding crowd fades, Sophie turns her focus back to establishing her beloved bookstore.

But then an advancing hurricane strands Aiden in Piper’s Cove and with the hotels booked to capacity he asks Sophie to put him up until the storm passes. As the two ride out the weather, old feelings rise to the surface. But can Sophie trust Aiden to stick around? And does daredevil Aiden have the courage to risk his heart?

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19 March 2021

First Line Friday | Week 177 | Better Than First by Kari Trumbo

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 Better Than First by Kari Trumbo, which promised to be a fun friends-to-more Christian romance … and I think it features a disabled heroine. I’m looking forward to it.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

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

About Better Than First

A sweet romance that will leave you feeling the kisses in the falling snow and cheering for a happily ever after.

Isla won’t let anything hold her back, except telling her best friend she’s in love with him.

When Isla Florez’s coach and best friend challenges her to make a bucket list, she’s worried her dreams of a gold medal will slip away. If she agrees, won’t she miss time at the track?

The more she allows Duncan to show her, the more value she sees in everyday life…and love.

Duncan Schmitz went from homelessness to his dream job as a youth pastor, but it isn’t enough.

He’s loved Isla from afar for ten years. As a challenge, he takes it upon himself to remind her what life is like off the track. And maybe also remind her he’s not just her coach, but the friend who’s always been there for her.

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12 March 2021

First Line Friday | Week 176 | Make-Believe Fiance by Vivi Holt

It’s First Line Friday! (I have to say that these posts seem to be coming around a lot faster than every seven days!)

Anyway, First Line Friday means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Make-Believe Fiance by new-to-me author Vivi Holt. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

Has anyone read books by Vivi Holt? What did you think?

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

About Make-Believe Fiance

A billionaire cowboy, a divorced teacher with nowhere left to turn, and a fake engagement they thought would solve all their problems. They never meant to fall in love.

Gwen Alder is starting over — divorced and broke, she’s come to Billings, Montana for a new beginning. But waitressing in a roadside diner for the summer isn’t paying the bills, and she finds herself in over her head with no hope of catching up.

Heath Montgomery has it all — fame, fortune and a mega-watt smile, but one thing he doesn’t have is a date for his cousin’s wedding.

When they cross paths, Heath has an idea — what if he paid her to be his date? No strings, no complications, just a simple business transaction — a way to finally win his father’s trust, and get his parents off his back about settling down once and for all.

She’s poor and plain. He’s wealthy and arrogant.

They didn’t want anything more than a simple arrangement. They never planned to fall in love. But sometimes Cupid has a mind of his own.

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