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!
It’s almost Christmas, can you believe that!? It always seems to sneak up on me, but that doesn’t mean I cannot stop for a moment and share the first line of a Christmas book! Today I am pleased to share the first line of The Christmas Bride by Melanie Dobson.
Here is the first line:
May 1754
Susanna couldn’t concentrate on the Count’s eloquent words, not when her groom stood just four paces behind her.
Christian and Susanna had never met when they were chosen by lot to marry in a Moravian community in Germany. But in 1754, they traveled together with a dozen other newly married couples to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, to help establish a Moravian borough and share their faith with the surrounding Indian nations.
Susanna’’s heart warms toward her new husband even after she learns that he had wished to marry another woman. As war rages between the British and French Indians-—and the Moravians face a crisis that almost destroys their community—hristian must decide if he can forgive his past and love the bride that God has given him. Only the hope found in the Christmas child can heal his faith and his family.
Legacy of Love is a series of historical romance novels based on the courageous people and significant events that wove together the rich tapestry of America’s freedom and faith. The print version of The Christmas Bride is available online under its original title of Love Finds You in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
This story was inspired by Melanie’s Moravian ancestors who were married by lot in 1755.
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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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Oh, my word! This is such a great novel. I learned so much about the Moravian community. I actually knew nothing about them before reading this book. So good. On my blog, I’m sharing a Regency Romance Christmas novel: A Rule for Christmas by Kate Harper. Here I’ll share the first line in Chapter 3 of that same book. “Jemima was prepared to allow that her interview with Lord Rule could have gone better than it did.”
Melany is such a talented author. I’m looking forward to reading this even more now that you’ve shared how much you loved it. And I love the line you shared from A Rule for Christmas. Thank you!
Today on my blog I’m sharing the first two lines from The Earl’s Betrothal by Karen Tuft. This book is SO good. If you love Regency I highly recommend this story. I’m currently on chapter 10, so I’ll share from there:
“Amelia slept until noon, so exhausted she was from the events of the day and night before.”
Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂❤📖
Happy Friday! I’ve enjoyed Melanie Dobson’s books in the past, but I haven’t read that particular one.
Today I’m sharing the first lines from Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature by Greg Garrett and Sabrina Fountain: “When I was a child, I wanted to sleep with my books, something my mom wouldn’t allow because I slept on the top bunk, and she didn’t want them falling down and hitting my sister.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/12/first-line-fridays-courage-to-see-daily.html
Happy Friday!
This week on my blog I shared the first lines from the novella collection Sew in Love but I’m currently reading Seconds to Live. I’ll share the first line from chapter 3 here: “In a warm robe, her fingers pink and wrinkled from the hour spent in the tub, Taylor grabbed her phone and studied the missed call.” Hope you have a great weekend!
My first line is from the debut novel Above the Fold by Rachel Scott McDaniel.
March 10, 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Soot-stained windows filtered the morning light, casting an ashen shadow on the crowded courtroom and darkening the sting of judgment.