I wasn’t ready for Friday this week. Probably by the time you are reading this, I’m still not.
But, be that as it may, it IS Friday and thus it’s also time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Continuing with my fallishy theme from Tuesday, my first line today comes from Janet W. Ferguson’s book Tackling the Fields, book 3 in her Southern Hearts series.
And the first line is….
“Huge hands ripped at Cole Sanders’ shirt and yanked him away from Audrey Vaughn’s embrace.”
I have so enjoyed the first two books in this series, and I know I am going to equally enjoy Tackling the Fields and book 4 Blown Together! Watch for reviews on these two books coming soon!
So… what’s your First Line on this Friday?
Let me know in the comments and then head over to share your First Line with these friends:
If you’d like to join us on your blog for First Line Fridays, shoot me an email and let me know!
Can’t breathe. Can’t breath.
He sucked in a hard breath.
Couldn’t stop at first line. This is from Raptor 6 by Ronie Kendig.
love Ronie’s books!
“My sandals have not crossed this threshold since I was ten.” “Counted With the Stars” by Connilyn Cossette. Really interesting book.
i still need to read that one – i have it – it’s looking at me forlornly right now lol
SOMEWHERE OVER ZAETHIEN
The bloody image of King Zireli fell away as Chima lifted into the ash-riddled air. ACCELERANT by Ronie Kendig
It literally just arrived in today’s mail! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
oh yay!!!! I still need to read Embers!
Mara Harrison fanned her face with the ball cap, then took the end of her ponytail and wrapped her hair into a bun before setting the cap back on her head. (Note the second line is much more interesting.)
On The Ropes by Hallee Bridgeman
LOL now i need to know what that second line is š
So excited about reading Janet’s series!
“This looks like a fairy-tale cottage, one you’d see painted on the cover of a kids’ book.”
Catching Heat by Janice Cantore
I’m beside myself with anticipation for this one!
Beth, I hope you like them!! Blessings, Janet
oooo yay!! I loved it!
“I am living my nightmare.”
Waves of Mercy by Lynn Austin
such a great book!
“At least here, online, Hannah Butcher, aka SmokinHuntress62, could save the world. From the first book in Candy Cane Kisses: Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful by Susan May Warren
ooo that sounds like fun!
Moving up the TBR pile — “Hey Vi! You got a minute?” From The Cautious Maiden by Dawn Crandall.
yaaaaay!!! I LOVE THAT BOOK!!
I was barely thirteen years old when Mama died and left me and Will in the are of Papa,
The Twelfth Child
By Bette Lee Crosby
that one has been on my radar. Is it good?
As the year winds down, I start to think of all the things I had planned to do this year and wonder if I accomplished all I wanted to.
Carolyn Beam
Quiltmaker Nov/Dec 2016
(Okay, this is a quilting magazine and not a book, but it’s what I have closest. And it seemed rather pertinent.)
hahahaha! I’ll allow it š
It was either that or the first line of my page proofs or my WIP. š
Ummm…. THAT would have been perfectly acceptable too. For future reference š
Snerk.
Okay, first line of the page proofs:
“And I sank down where I stood, and hid my face against the ground.”
Murder on the Moor (coming January 2017) — but oddly enough, the first line is a quote from Jane Eyre, which Madeline is reading aloud on a rainy October night while Drew lies on the sofa with his head in her lap
First line of the WIP:
Madeline Farthering gripped her husbandās arm a little more tightly as they made their way through the mass of people crowding Waverley Station, certain that if they were separated in this chaos sheād never be able to find him again.
STILL Untitled (coming Fall 2017)
And just for you (because it wasn’t here earlier but now it is):
In the corner of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in the Times.
And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
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Happy sigh š I of course stalled out around Drew lying on the sofa with his head in Madeline’s lap. I recovered admirably however and now eagerly anticipating STILL UNTITLED š as well
And the judge shows up right away there, doesn’t he? Lol
Sadly (but only for them, not for the reader), their quiet evening at home is interrupted by an urgent request for help concerning murder, mayhem and possibly huge spectral hounds on the moor.
STILL Untitled is a trial, and I’m supposed to have a name for it by Monday. ACK!
The judge. The judge. Remember the story takes place on an island. Red herrings abound. š
Murder, mayhem & huge spectral hounds sounds fantastic! š
I am really enjoying being apart of First Line Fridays. My first line comes from Julie Lessman’s new release Love Everlasting that releases today.
āOkay, smile prettyāhot guys at three oāclock.ā
love her!!
What fun! I have this book to read soon!! š
My first line:
I stared, wide awake, at the ceiling of Puckerbush’s only Veterinary clinic.
~The Cursed Dagger by Alyson Peterson
Hi, Sydney! I hope you enjoy Tackling the Fields, too!!
Puckerbush – what a name for a town! LOL!
It takes a real man to be a Missouri River pilot, and that’s why a good one draws down as high as a thousand dollars a month. Stephanie Grace Whitson’s “A Captain For Laura Rose”
I haven’t read it yet, I had to reboot my kindle this was the first book past my “collections” pages.
I didn’t realize it was Friday until about 2pm today.
ooo I think I have that one on my Kindle too … I need to read it!
“Let go!” her grandmother said.
I just finished….The Girl From the Train by Irma Joubert. Oh. My. Wow. I can’t get over this book. A-maz-ing!!!
ohhhh yes! It’s one of those books that just gets inside you and stays there, isn’t it?
I am starting this series this month! So excited! “It was like being in jail.” Can’t Help Falling…Ahhh! One of my fav books of the YEAR!!! Of FOREVER!!!
I am starting this series this month! So excited! “It was like being in jail.” Can’t Help Falling…Ahhh! One of my fav books of the YEAR!!! Of FOREVER!!!
hahaha!!! yay!!
Hi, Rachel! Sounds fun!
I’m beyond excited to have my novel on First Line Friday!! I can’t stop smiling! I hope you like it. Sorry I’ve been out of the house most of the day.
Much love and virtual hugs,
Janet
I know I will love it, Janet! I’m dying to read it!
Forgot to tell you my first line. “Nothing in Abigail MacLeod’s life prepared her for the shock of watching Benjamin Rosen die in her arms.” Lynn Austin. This is from my local Christain book club for the month of September. Sadly I didn’t have time to finish š
i adore Lynn Austin!! Have you read A Proper Pursuit or Wonderland Creek?
Yes! Proper Pursuit is one of my favorites! I loved the part with the World’s Fair and all. It was more humorous than what she normally writes. Of course, I loved the series about the kings in the Bible.
i haven’t read the kings series yet
“Devin Bressard scarcely blinked when Grace tossed her sweet tea in his face.” TOLD YOU SO by Kristen Heitzmann. I just finished this tonight and am mulling how to write a review. I really liked it.
I love that book! But it’s so much more than meets the eye, isn’t it? Those are the most difficult to review, I think.
Oh goodness. I misspelled Christian. Always needing editor…
i don’t count off for typos on days ending in y so you’re okay today š
Whew! You’d love the gods & kings!!! Some of my book clubs all times favs!
“Come on, Meredith…” Vance Everstone urged with a smile.
from Dawn Crandall’s The Bound Heart. I’m hoping to read it this weekend. š
yaaaaaay!! The perfect prep for the upcoming The Cautious Maiden š