by Kathleen Denly | Apr 25, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you’re enjoying a fun Friday! I’m so sorry to disappoint you, but I’m unable to participate in this week’s First Line Friday fun. 🙁 I am eyebrows deep in edits right now and working hard...
by Kathleen Denly | Apr 18, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Welcome to First Line Fridays! The day we grab the book closest to us and share the first line. Join the fun and discover your next read! Today I’m featuring, A Daring Venture by Elizabeth Camden. Here’s the first line: Connecticut, 1890 “You and...
by Kathleen Denly | Apr 11, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Don’t you just love Fridays? I don’t know about you, but I can often squeeze in a little more reading on the weekends than I can during the week. I doubt I’ll be doing much reading this weekend, though. I’m headed for the 2019 Mount Hermon...
by Kathleen Denly | Apr 10, 2019 | American History, Fun & Games
When it comes to nineteenth-century slang, are you a ninny or smart as a steel trap? Keep reading to find out! Did you know, that if you called me a Kate, I would give you Jesse? I might even plant a sockdollager on your snout and knock you into a cocked hat....
by Kathleen Denly | Apr 5, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Hey Everyone! It’s First Line Friday. So grab a book near you and share the first line in the comments below! Today I’m sharing the first line from a book I am currently listening on Audible,The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen. Here are the first...
by Kathleen Denly | Mar 28, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Hey Everyone! It’s First Line Friday. So grab a book near you and share the first line in the comments below! Today I’m sharing the first line from The Road to Paradise by Karen Barnett. This book is very near the top of my TBR list and I cannot wait to...
by Kathleen Denly | Mar 27, 2019 | Book Reviews
Between Stairs and Stardust is Pepper Basham’s addition to the collection titled, Finding Ever After: four fairytale-ish novellas. Stella Faye Emory has known a life of loss. Orphaned at the age of eleven, she is sent from her home at the Biltmore Estate to...
by Kathleen Denly | Mar 21, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Hey Everyone! It’s First Line Friday. So grab a book near you and share the first line in the comments below! Today I’m sharing the first line from Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano. This was my first book by Jen Turano and I am quite happy to say that her...
by Kathleen Denly | Mar 14, 2019 | First Line Fridays
Hey Everyone! It’s First Line Friday. So grab a book near you and share the first line in the comments below! Today I’m sharing the first line from The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris. It is a nonfiction book on Joseph Lister’s Quest to...
by Kathleen Denly | Mar 10, 2019 | About Me, Awards
I am so touched to have been nominated for this Sunshine Blogger Award by Becca of The Becca Files. The Sunshine Blogger Award is a peer recognition for bloggers across all genres who inspire “positivity and joy.” While there is no formal evaluation or vetting...
