It’s Friday! Yay! I love sharing these first lines with you all and reading the lines you share with me. It’s so fun to discover new books and authors together.
Today I’m sharing the first line from a book by an author I have recently come across and sincerely enjoyed. The author is Nerys Leigh and the book is titled A Hope Unseen. It’s the second book in her Escape to the West series, but can easily be read as a stand alone (the references to her first book/characters in the series will simply pass unnoticed).
June, 1869Sara crept down the staircase, carefully keeping her stockinged feet to the edge where she knew none of the steps would creak.
I know I listed mail order brides as one of the things I was tired of reading back in January of 2016, but as I stated then, there is a reason this premise is so popular. It’s fun, it’s adventuresome, and there is just something romantically thrilling in idea of it. More importantly, Nerys Leigh managed to add a unique element to her plot which I hadn’t read before in a mail order bride story. Not saying it hasn’t been done (I haven’t thoroughly researched to figure that out), just that I haven’t seen it done, so it was new to me and I enjoyed it.
Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
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Oh, a unique element! Now you’ve got me intrigued!
I’m featuring Bodie & Brock Thoene’s “Behold the Man” today, seeing as it’s Easter. Hope you have a blessed one!
Yes. I definitely enjoy when the author can add something I haven’t seen to a familiar premise. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I will have to check that book out. Happy Friday! My first line is from Noelle Marchand’s “The Nanny’s Temporary Triplets” : “By the power vested in me by God and the state of Texas” — “Stop this wedding!”
Oh ha ha! I’m going to have to check out “The Nanny’s Temporary Triplets”! Aside from the title that opening line just sounds like a fun read. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
The cover has me intrigued. Is that a honeycomb at the bottom??
It is! And yes, there is beekeeping in the story. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
So neat!
I’ve been waiting all week to share this! My first line is from Candice Curry’s autobiography A CON MAN’S DAUGHTER: “I could hear my name being called, but I was stuck somewhere between a dream and reality.”
But the line that made me keep reading is this one, a thought Candice had as a 13-year-old: “I strained to hear God’s voice in my ear but only heard Satan whisper how much he loved me.”
Wow. Powerful lines. Thanks for sharing!
Love the cover! I’ll have to check it out!
My first line comes from GRACE by Max Lucado.
Some years ago I underwent a heart procedure.
It is a beautiful cover, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing!
I love the imagery in that first line. Happy Good Friday!
Yes. The author does a good job putting the reader into the scene. Thanks for stopping by!
Oops! I was thinking Hope Unseen by Julie Lessman. This looks great!
Happy Resurrection Weekend!!
I like the mail order brides but it’s always nice when authors do something to shake things up 🙂
I agree. Thanks for stopping by!