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 sharing the first line from All Through The Night, a recent release from Tara Johnson!
Here is the first line:
March 1861
Washington, DC
Cadence Piper walked down the darkened street, clutching her reticule to her middle.
With her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her brother has left on the family’s honor and to find long-sought approval in the eyes of her father. When Dorothea Dix turns her away due to her young age and pretty face, Cadence finds another way to serve . . . singing to the soldiers in Judiciary Square Hospital. Only one stubborn doctor stands in her way.
Joshua Ivy is an intense man with a compassionate heart for the hurting and downtrodden. The one thing he can’t have is an idealistic woman destroying the plans he’s so carefully laid. When the chaos of war thrusts Cadence into the middle of his clandestine activities, he must decide if the lives at stake, and his own heart, are worth the risk of letting Cadence inside.
Everything changes when Joshua and Cadence unearth the workings of a secret society so vile, the course of their lives, and the war, could be altered forever. If they fight an enemy they cannot see, will the One who sees all show them the way in the darkest night?
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Now it’s your turn to grab the book nearest you and leave a comment with the first (or your favorite) line!
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My son is reading a book series not in my usual genre, but because he wanted to talk about the books, I started reading it too.
Today’s book is Book 6 of the Dresden Files series. It’s called Blood rites and involves fighting vampires.
Here’s the first line:
The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.
I need to get my hands on Tara’s book!
My first line is from:
A Cowboy for Keeps by Jody Hedlund
Colorado Territory August 1862
“Stop or we’ll shoot! “ A dozen feet up Kenosha pass, three robbers with flour sacks over their heads blocked the way, their revolvers outstretched.
I finished it on January 8.
Love the cover of Tara’s book! My first line is from Christmas Memories by Nancy Carey Johnson After the heat of summer and (if we’re lucky) long Indian summers, the first time the temperatures really drop, my mind turns to the holidays.