It’s Friday! Yay! Not only does this mean I get to sleep in tomorrow, but it also means today I get to share the first line from a book near me and then hop around the to all my blogger friends’ posts and discover the awesome new books they are sharing! Yippee! I can never discover too many books. 😀
So without further ado…. This week’s first line comes from Amanda Cabot’s A Stolen Heart which is book one in the Cimarron Creek Trilogy and has been waiting impatiently on my TBR list for far too long! Agh! So many books, so little time! (And yes, I fully intend to continue adding to that list! LOL)
Here’s the first line:
May, 1880No matter what anyone said, she wouldn’t believe this was a mistake.
Intriguing, isn’t it?
Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Then head on over and share your first line with these friends:
Andi @ Radiant Light
Carrie @ Reading Is My Super Power
Rachel @ Bookworm Mama
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
Robin @ Robin’s Nest
Katie @ Fiction Aficionado
Bree @ Bibliophile Reviews
Beth @ Faithfully Bookish
Amanda @ With A Joyful Noise
Jessica @ A Baker’s Perspective
Trisha @ The Joy of Reading
Heather @ Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen
Sarah @ All the Book Blog Names are Taken
Lauraine @ Lauraine’s Notes
You might want to read this book with a box of tissues nearby. 🙂 My first line is from, “Stars in the Grass,” by Ann Marie Stewart.
“We rushed upward into the night sky, lifted by an unseen force.”
Happy Reading!
Well that is certainly an unusual beginning! Thanks for sharing!
Definitely intriguing! I have the first line from Tamara Leigh’s ‘The Vexing’ on my blog today, but I’m going to leave you with the first line from ‘Still Falling’ by Crystal Walton, releasing on 17th May:
“On his way to their squad car, NYPD Officer Josh D’Angelo fanned away a sense of dread rising with the steam coming through the subway grates.”
Happy Friday 🙂
Oooh I wonder if the steam stinks. Thanks for sharing!
Quite possibly!
My first line comes from The Magnolia Duchess by Beth White.
AUGUST 13, 1814
MOBILE POINT
She could set fire to the letter in her pocket and it would still be true.
Uh oh. I love how this line immediately conveys both fear and resentment. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, that does sound good! On my blog today I’m sharing a line from Pepper Basham’s book The Thorn Healer. I wanted to share something different in the comment, so I’m choosing a book that my son is currently reading.
“As soon as she heard the first pop, pop, pop of the distant muskets, the young mother extinguished the morning fire and closed and barred the cabins shutter.” Abandoned on the Wild Frontier (The Trailblazer books) by: Dave & Neta Jackson Bethany House, 1995
I love Pepper’s Penned In Time series.
I have some Trailblazer books, but I don’t think I have that one. Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing!
This is the first sentence:
“I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.” ~ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Dinh @ Arlene’s Book Club
Yet someone who recognizes it has the opportunity to control it. Clever beginning. Thanks for sharing!
On my blog today is the first line from Irene Hannon’s Sea Rose Lane so I am going to leave the first line from Between the Reins by Liz Isaacson that is releasing on May 16th. “The barn door banged open as Gil, one of the male counselors, burst through it, “Owen, there’s a fight we need your help with.”
Hmm wonder if Owen is a big, strong guy, or someone with a connection to the fighters that can talk them down somehow. Thanks for sharing!
A very interesting line for sure! Happy Friday! I’m with you, I keep adding to my TBR even though I will probably never read all the books I have.
I’m looking forward to the empty nest years (MANY years away) where I am determined to make more time for reading! 😉
I loved this book!! I can’t wait for the next book to come out in the series. Once you finish reading, check out my review on my blog. 🙂
Well, now I am even more eager to read it! 🙂 I’ll definitely check out your review.
I need to read Amanda Cabot! She’s been on my TBR for so long!!
I’m trying to remember if I’ve read Amanda Cabot before and can’t honestly recall. So even if I have, it’s clearly been a long time. I know she’s a popular author, so I’m looking forward to reading her work. 🙂
I wonder what she is looking at on the cover…..is it a handsome man? An animal? A far off meadow?
What a great observation! I hadn’t paid much attention to her face until now and I’m noticing that whatever she is looking at doesn’t seem to be pleasing her, so I’m going to say if the man is handsome, he must be very aggravating at the moment. 😉
mmmm… I want something from the sweets shop on that cover!
LOL The image reminds me of the taffy shop in old town Sacramento, CA.