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 am so excited to share my First Line Friday post with you. Why? Because it’s for my novel Sing in the Sunlight!! I cannot wait for readers to get this book into their hands. And I have some good news. The preorder price is only $2.99! Yes, you read that right, only $2.99!! I hope you’ll take advantage of this super low price.
Here is the first line:
The Young Ladies’ Seminary
Benicia, California
December 3, 1987
Clarinda Humphrey jammed the chair beneath her doorknob and tugged the beautiful garnet ring from its hiding place beneath her chemise.
Want to read more? I shared an excerpt of the book when I revealed the cover last week. You can find that post here.
Richard Stevens isn’t who he thinks he is. Neither is the woman who now claims his last name.
Disfiguring scars stole Clarinda Humphrey’s singing career, her home, and her family, but she refuses to let her appearance steal her future. While attending The Young Ladies Seminary in 1858 Benicia, California, she finds a man who promises to love and cherish her. Instead he betrays her, leaving her with child, and Clarinda must take drastic measures to ensure her child doesn’t suffer for her foolishness.
Richard Stevens’s life hasn’t turned out as he expected, and when a shocking letter turns even his past into a mystery, he travels to San Francisco in search of guidance. On the way, he encounters a mysterious young woman hiding beneath a veil. That night he experiences a dream that sends him on a quest to find the bride God has chosen for him. He never imagines she’s already told everyone they’re married.
Unwilling to lie, nor accept a marriage of mere convenience, Richard wants the real thing. Yet Clarinda’s not interested in love, only a chance to save her child. Can he help her rise above the pain that runs deeper than her scars to accept a love worth every risk?
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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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Lovely, lovely cover and wonderful first line that makes me want to read more! Happy Friday! My first line is from “The Price of Valor” by Susan May Warren:
“As long as Hamilton Jones had breath in his body, nothing, not even tooth decay, would hurt his little girl.”
I’m so glad to hear that and thanks for sharing your first line!
Happy Friday!
Over on my blog I am sharing the first line from Phoebe’s Secret by Sydney Tooman Betts. ” A MURDER?” squealed Augie. “A real murder?”
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/10/first-line-friday-phoebes-secret.html
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
And just because I’m snarky like that, I’d probably reply, “No, a pretend murder. Quick lie down so I can squirt this ketchup on you.” 😉
Thanks for sharing!
From Backlash by Rachel Dylan:
The incessant knocking on her condo door made Layla Karam grumble as she threw off the covers.
You new book looks great!
Oooh. That would make me grumble, too.
So glad you like it. Thank you! 🙂