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!
This week I am sharing the first line from a book I’m currently reading: The Bride Blunder by Kelly Eileen Hake.
Hereās the first line:
Baltimore, Maryland
1859“No.” Marge Chandler shook her head, wishing it were so easy to shake away the sudden image springing to life in her mind.
Come visit Buttonwood for a marriage mistake like no other in the third novel of Kelly Eileen Hakeās Prairie Promises series.
In the Nebraskan Territory of 1859, Gavin Miller writes home to request the hand of Miss Marguerite Chandler.Ā Unfortunately, while he never forgotĀ MargueriteĀ was the French word for Daisy, heād failed to recall that the two cousins shared their grandmotherās name, and Marge was the nickname of theĀ wrongĀ Miss Marguerite Chandler! When his surprise bride comes to Buttonwood, unexpectedly followed by the very cousin heād meant to marry, will Gavin be able to solveĀ The Bride Blunder?
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Sounds like an interesting read! Happy Friday!
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Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2019/08/22/first-line-friday-98/. I am just getting into the book, so I will share from chapter 2.
“I clutched the edge of my seat and rested my forehead on the shuddering train window.”
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading! ššš
Great line! Thanks for sharing!
I havenāt read a Kelly Eileen Hake book in a while. Guess Iāll have to remedy that!
My first line is from Finding Lady Enderly:
I do not wish for all my dreams to come true. After all, nightmares are one type of dream. -Diary of a Substitute Countess
Spitalfields, Londonās East End, 1871
For one blessed moment, I was beautiful.
This is the first book by her that I’ve read in a while also. … And I have the nagging suspicion that I read it before, back when it was published in 2009, but I am enjoying the accidental reread nonetheless. š
I think I read this book! I’d love for you stop by and consider joining the Fall Into Reading Challenge:
https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2019/08/first-lines-friday-and-56-82319.html
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It’s been a crazy few days, but I will try to swing by and check it out later this week. Thanks for stopping by!
That definitely sounds interesting. I’ll have to check it out. On my blog, I’m featuring The Trail Boss’s Bride by Erica Vetsch. Since it’s my current read, I’ll share the first line from Chapter 9. “Kitty had never seen so much rain.” I hope you will have a wonderful weekend.
I really enjoyed that novella. š Erica is a talented author.
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing the first lines from You Belong With Me by Tari Faris: “Was she really the only one left who cared about this town?”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/08/first-line-fridays-you-belong-with-me.html
Hmm. Hopefully not. š Thanks for sharing!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I shared the first line from King’s Shadow by Angela Hunt but it’s also my current read so I’ll share the first line from chapter 23 here: “Anyone who studied Herod in the days following Aristobulus’s death would not doubt his deep and sincere grief.” Happy reading!
That reads like a line from nonfiction. I’m not familiar with that title. Is it nonfiction? I have only read a couple of Angela’s fiction novels.
It’s biblical fiction š
Happy Friday!
On my blog, I shared the first couple of lines of a book I recently finished – The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. Here, though, I’ll be sharing the first lines of one of the books I’m currently reading – Wild Savage Stars by Kristina Perez.
“The waves mocked her.
Discordant laughter swelled in Branwen’s mind and twisted her heart. She couldn’t remain on the ship one moment longer. Her skin itched.”
Wild Savage Stars is the sequel to Kristina Perez’s Sweet Black Waves, which is a Tristan & Eseult retelling. I’m enjoying it so far and I hope you liked the first few lines I shared.
Hope you have a great weekend!
I love that title, Wild Savage Stars. It’s funny how the similar name (Branwen) and ship setting put me in mind of Lindsay Franklin’s The Story Raider. Have you read that one?
Iām sharing on my blog the first line from Grace in Deep Waters by Christine Dillon.
The radio dominated the room.
Huh. Color me curious. How can a radio dominate a room? Is it one of those old, giant things? Or maybe it is turned up really loud. Or maybe there is an announcer sharing world-changing news. Hmmm.