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!
I will only have a debut novel once in my life, so forgive my shameless plug as this week I share the first line from my own novel! (I’m a smidge excited. Can you tell?)
PS – Waltz in the Wilderness releases Tuesday, February 4th!!
Here is the first line:
October, 1850
CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS
“No!” The scream pierced Eli, ripping her from sleep.
She’s desperate to find her missing father. His conscience demands he risk all to help.
Eliza Brooks is haunted by her role in her mother’s death, so she’ll do anything to find her missing pa—even if it means sneaking aboard a southbound ship. When those meant to protect her abandon and betray her instead, a family friend’s unexpected assistance is a blessing she can’t refuse.
Daniel Clarke came to California to make his fortune, and a stable job as a San Francisco carpenter has earned him more than most have scraped from the local goldfields. But it’s been four years since he left Massachusetts and his fiancé is impatient for his return. Bound for home at last, Daniel Clarke finds his heart and plans challenged by a tenacious young woman with haunted eyes. Though every word he utters seems to offend her, he is determined to see her safely returned to her father. Even if that means risking his fragile engagement.
When disaster befalls them in the remote wilderness of the Southern California mountains, true feelings are revealed, and both must face heart-rending decisions. But how to decide when every choice before them leads to someone getting hurt?
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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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Love, love, love this book! So excited to share with my friends and anyone else that comes across my path. It’s fun, intriguing, and a “can’t put it down” type of book. 😁
Yay! Thank you! 🙂
I’ve been loving the previews. Counting down the days. 🙂
I’m sharing the first lines from The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear on my blog today. This is the first line from Chapter 3:
“Standing at the top of the porch steps, Pearl clenched her hands inside her wadded-up apron and glared at her cousin, who faced her from beside the wagon holding more wounded soldiers.”
Happy Friday!
Oh, yay! I’m so glad to hear that! And thank you for sharing your lines. 😀
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from Waltz in the Wilderness by Kathleen Denly: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/01/31/first-line-friday-121/. I am just getting into the novel, so I will share the first line from chapter 2 here.
“Daniel thanked the postman and stepped away from the window. Tapping the single envelope against his palm, he strode past the long line of men who, like him, had been waiting hours for news from home.”
Hope you have an excellent weekend!
It is still so surreal to see quotes from my own book floating around on the interwebs! LOL Thank you so much for sharing about my story! 😀
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing the first line from The Camera Never Lies by David Rawlings: “Eighty-eight years of life reduced to a vintage, cracked briefcase sat before Daniel Whiteley.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/01/first-line-fridays-camera-never-lies-by.html
That’s a very descriptive first line. Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Weekend! My first line is from “This Healing Journey” by Misty Beller:
“Meeting a stranger shouldn’t make him so nervous.”
I loved that book! Thanks for stopping by! 😀