Category: First Line Fridays

First Line Friday (week 361): Millstone of Doubt

First Line Friday (week 361): Millstone of Doubt

Posted September 28, 2023 / 3 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch! I love this series and I love Erica, and I’m […]


First Line Friday (week 360): Under the Blue Skies

First Line Friday (week 360): Under the Blue Skies

Posted September 21, 2023 / 13 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Under the Blue Skies by Elly Gilbert, with Tricia  Goyer! I’ve heard such GREAT things about […]


First Line Friday (week 359): To Stand in the Breach

First Line Friday (week 359): To Stand in the Breach

Posted September 14, 2023 / 8 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of To Stand in the Breach by Danielle Grandinetti! I’ve gotten to know Danielle since she’s been […]


First Line Friday (week 358): Until June

First Line Friday (week 358): Until June

Posted September 7, 2023 / 8 Comments

Happy Friday (and happy September!) & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Until June by Barbara M. Britton! I’m excited that Barbara is one of […]


First Line Friday (week 357): Of Hearts and Home

First Line Friday (week 357): Of Hearts and Home

Posted August 31, 2023 / 13 Comments

Happy Friday (and happy September!) & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Of Hearts and Home by Ann Elizabeth Fryer! I’m excited that Ann is […]


First Line Friday (week 356): The Edge of Belonging

First Line Friday (week 356): The Edge of Belonging

Posted August 24, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox! This book won Book of the Year at the […]


First Line Friday (week 355): The Metropolitan Affair

First Line Friday (week 355): The Metropolitan Affair

Posted August 17, 2023 / 7 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green! I can’t wait to read this book – Jocelyn is […]


First Line Friday (week 354): Positively, Penelope

First Line Friday (week 354): Positively, Penelope

Posted August 10, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Positively Penelope by Pepper Basham! I love Pepper’s books – and this series – so much! […]


First Line Friday (week 353): Cherishing the Cowgirl

First Line Friday (week 353): Cherishing the Cowgirl

Posted August 3, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Cherishing the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund! I am woefully behind in my Jody Hedlund reading but […]


First Line Friday (week 352): Ember in the Mist

First Line Friday (week 352): Ember in the Mist

Posted July 27, 2023 / 18 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Ember in the Mist by Brendilynn Mantey-Annor! I’ve had my eye on this book ever since […]


First Line Friday (week 351): In the Shelter of Hollythorne House

First Line Friday (week 351): In the Shelter of Hollythorne House

Posted July 20, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of In the Shelter of Hollythorne House by Sarah E. Ladd! I’m woefully behind on Sarah’s books […]


First Line Friday (week 350): A Gilded Age Getaway

First Line Friday (week 350): A Gilded Age Getaway

Posted July 13, 2023 / 20 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of A Gilded Age Getaway by Stephenia H. McGee. I love the Back Inn Time series of […]


First Line Friday (week 349): Appointment in Bath

First Line Friday (week 349): Appointment in Bath

Posted July 6, 2023 / 17 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Appointment in Bath by Mimi Matthews. She is one of my very fave Victorian clean romance […]


First Line Friday (week 348): To Calm a Storm

First Line Friday (week 348): To Calm a Storm

Posted June 29, 2023 / 13 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of To Calm a Storm by Heather Day Gilbert & Jen Cudmore. I love Heather’s books but […]


First Line Friday (week 347): Love’s True Calling

First Line Friday (week 347): Love’s True Calling

Posted June 22, 2023 / 15 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Love’s True Calling by Lori DeJong. This is Lori’s debut novel, and it won awards even […]


First Line Friday (week 346): Through Thorny Ways

First Line Friday (week 346): Through Thorny Ways

Posted June 15, 2023 / 12 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Through Thorny Ways by Jennifer Q. Hunt. I haven’t read anything by this author yet but […]


First Line Friday (week 345): The One Who Sees Me

First Line Friday (week 345): The One Who Sees Me

Posted June 8, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of The One Who Sees Me by Joan Embola. I love the covers of this series & […]



First Line Friday (week 343): False Shadow

First Line Friday (week 343): False Shadow

Posted May 25, 2023 / 11 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of False Shadow by Candle Sutton. I’ve been wanting to read this author’s books for a while […]


First Line Friday (and a Giveaway!): 26 Below

First Line Friday (and a Giveaway!): 26 Below

Posted May 18, 2023 / 34 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line from 26 Below by Kimberley Woodhouse, on tour this week with JustRead Tours. Plus there’s a giveaway! […]