I am so excited to be joining in the First Line Friday fun! I love reading everyone’s first lines and discovering new books to read.
Today I am featuring The Scarlet Coat by Angela K. Couch. 
I recently won a copy of this book over at Mary Manners & Friends. (Thank you, Mary & Angela!) After reading the first chapter on that blog I have decided this will definitely be part of my in-flight reading on my way to the Asheville Christian Writers Conference next week. I was hooked from the first line. Here it is:
“The last rays of sun faded into twilight, and the wind whispered through the trees, as if warning Rachel to turn back.”
Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Then head on over and share your First Line with these friends:
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Rachel @ Bookworm Mama
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Andi @ Radiant Light
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Robin @ Robin’s Nest
Katie @ Fiction Aficionado
Bree @ Bibliophile Reviews
Beth @ Faithfully Bookish
Happy Friday! Your book sounds good! My first line is from Still Life by Dani Pettrey: “He glanced around what had become a dumping ground by the river’s edge. Dark, silent…deserted. Perfect. (Sorry-I know that’s more than just the first line, but it’s so good!)
Yes! Sometimes the opening really does go past the first period. That’s a great opening.
Hello Kathleen and welcome to FLF!
My first line comes from Promise of Deer Run by Elaine Marie Cooper
Prelude
Huzzah! It’s over! The treaty’s been signed! Huzzah!
Thanks for the welcome! Your book sounds like it throws you right into a celebration which is a bit different. I like different.
Welcome to the group Kathleen!
The Mark of the King
Jocelyn Green
And the first line is…
Paris, France
September 1719
“There it was again. Suddenly wide awake, Julianne covered her ears. Straw crunched beneath her, needling her skin through the ticking as she inched away from the dank stone wall and closer to the warm body beside her.”
Happy reading and happy Friday!
Thank you! What an intriguing opening. I want to know what’s making her cover her ears and I love that we already know whomever she is lying beside is someone she trusts.
Welcome to the FLF fun, Kathleen! I need to get my hands on that book, too!!!
PhD was not supposed to smell like this.
A Twist of Faith by Pepper Basham
OH! I am dying to read that book! It’s on my To-Read List but I just haven’t squeezed it in yet. I have loved Pepper’s Penned In Time series.
I’d highly recommend bumping it up! Reese is my favorite Pepper Basham hero thus far and I’ve loved them all!
Wow. That’s saying a lot.
“About the same time as Hardy was walking into the village market for his purchase of carnations, his cousin set out from the Auld Hoose, faithful sheepdog bounding ahead of him.” The Cottage, by Michael Phillips. 1st line of chapter 9. 🙂
Hmmm. This line makes me wonder how these two characters, in two different places, will cross paths or connect in some way. In other words, why are they each relevant to the story.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
No problem. 🙂
The old-time car horn a-oogaed, and David Harrington slowly reached over to the nightstand for his cell phone.
~The Triple Date Dare by Lauraine Henderson
Intriguing first line. The title is great, too. I’ve just added it to my to-read list. 🙂
My first line this week is from The Memoir of Johnny Devine (It is fiction lol) “A tiny cyclone of dry leaves raced ahead of Eliza as she crossed 35th Avenue, urging her to hurry.” Welcome to this crazy team!!! 😀
That first line creates a strong visual. Thanks for the welcome!