First Line Friday: Tell Her No Lies

Welcome to First Line Friday,

hosted by Hoarding Books.

Today’s quote is taken from a NetGalley digital galley and may vary from the final, published version.

I’m traveling today and may not be able to fully participate in First Line Friday, but I couldn’t miss sharing the first lines from Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin.  I am currently reading it as a NetGalley digital galley that I was sent access to in order to feature it on Instagram – today! – as part of a JustReadTours media takeover tour, complete with a tour wide giveaway.

Look for my Instagram post, and posts by other tour hosts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Here are the first lines (and an uncropped version of my Instagram image):

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First Line Friday: An Unseemly Wife

Welcome to First Line Friday,

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I’m thinking ahead to 2019 and planning to focus on reading more of the books already on my bookshelves, so this week I’m sharing An Unseemly Wife by E.B. Moore, a book that I purchased it in 2016.

I’m looking forward to finally reading this story of an Amish woman whose husband decides they should leave the comfort and safety of their home, breaking their Order’s rules to journey west and claim free land along with the dreaded English.  Here is the first line:

The Man She Married by Cathy Lamb (review)

With an intriguing premise and a solid opening, Cathy Lamb’s new novel has a lot of promise that it mostly delivers on.  While the reader is aware of the events of the first chapter, Natalie Shelton awakes several days later to the aftermath with no memory of the morning she learned that her husband has a past that is now a threat to her.  A woman who prioritizes safety in all aspects of her life, Natalie hears everything from her “coma coffin” as various friends, family, and medical personnel talk to her and about her.

First Line Friday: Temptation Rag

Welcome to First Line Friday,

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Today’s featured quote is taken from an Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected Proof and may not reflect the finished, published work.

I received a review copy of Temptation Rag by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard from Smith Publicity, specifically to share on my Bookstagram account.  Though Instagram is my favorite social media, I can’t resist sharing this book here as well.

Temptation Rag will be available in early December from Belle Epoque Publishing.  Here is the first line:

Sedalia, Missouri

November 1895

When the train pulled into Sedalia, it was dark.  The traveling minstrel shows that made stops all through the summer were long gone.  They wouldn’t be back until spring.

 

More than just one sentence, I realize, but how could I resist?  I’m so looking forward to reading May and Mike’s story and learning a bit more about the Ragtime Era along the way.

Happy Friday!

Want to join in on the First Line Friday fun?  Open your current read or the book nearest to you and share the first line in the comments.  You can also head over to Hoarding Books to see who else is sharing.

A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling (review)

A Season of Grace is the third book in Lauraine Snelling’s Under Northern Skies series about the Carlson family, Norwegian immigrants trying to make their way in a forested area of Northern Minnesota in the early 20th Century.  This particular entry in the series focuses on Nilda Carlson, a young woman who has quickly captured the eye of more than one potential suitor.

First Line Friday: A Season of Grace

Welcome to First Line Friday,

hosted by Hoarding Books.

Today’s featured quote is taken from a digital galley read through NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher, and may not reflect the finished, published work.

A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling is the third book in her Under Northern Skies series of Historical Romances centered around Norwegian immigrants, and will be the first work I’ve read by this author.  Starting at book 3 is not my preferred approach to a series, but this book’s description appealed to me.  What I didn’t realize is that, rather than the main character having been a secondary character in the previous book, she was actually the main character in it and the upcoming (August 2019) fourth book, too!  So, I will try to go in not expecting closure, but hoping that this book is able to be read as a stand-alone.

A Season of Grace will be available November 6, 2018 from Bethany House Publishers.  Here is the first line:

First Line Friday: The End Begins (with bonus mini review)

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Though I’m a long time fan of Science Fiction, Dystopians, and Inspirational Romance with a recently discovered love of Romantic Suspense, I did not think I’d really enjoy an End Times setting for an Inspirational Romance.  But I did.  I really, really did.

The End Begins by Sara Davison is the story of an outspoken bookseller who refuses to abandon her faith as Canadian law first makes owning a Bible an act of terrorism, then re-instates corporal punishment while removing the ban on applying it to women.  It is also the story of a conflicted officer of the Canadian Army, who is immediately drawn to Meryn O’Reilly, and the danger they both face from enemies close to them.

Though the danger is immediate and unrelenting, this is a medium paced novel, with time for a relationship to begin to grow.  Meryn and Jesse are both interesting characters, and as they struggle with the increasing danger of the situation and Jesse grapples with his faith, I found myself engrossed in their story.  Written in a highly readable style, this was a quick read that I didn’t want to put down.

It is sometimes fiction books like this that point out how easily and quickly a government and a country can slide into seemingly benign evil.  I’m curious to learn more about these characters and looking forward to seeing where they, and their country, go in the next two books of the trilogy.  Here is the first line from The End Begins: