Today's "First Lines" are from:
August 1912
Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland
She could have been more than she was. Rowena dug her toes into the cold sand, wrapped her wool-clad arms around her tweed-clad knees, and stared out into the clear, fathomless waters of Loch Morar. Here, land gave way gently to loch. Not so a mile northward, where the crags tumbled down into water too deep to plumb. Deep and cold and wind-wracked.
Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland
She could have been more than she was. Rowena dug her toes into the cold sand, wrapped her wool-clad arms around her tweed-clad knees, and stared out into the clear, fathomless waters of Loch Morar. Here, land gave way gently to loch. Not so a mile northward, where the crags tumbled down into water too deep to plumb. Deep and cold and wind-wracked.
Colletta
P.S. I hope you will come link up your book reviews on the very first ever Book Club Tuesday at Colletta's Kitchen Sink!
P.S. I hope you will come link up your book reviews on the very first ever Book Club Tuesday at Colletta's Kitchen Sink!
Wonderful series by Roseanna White!
ReplyDeleteMy first line comes from The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
Proluge
November 1942
The news that June's grandfather was being evicted had come from her older sister Mary, who worked in town at Langham's Drug Store.
I'm enjoying it greatly! I'll be by to visit :)
DeleteI'm not sure if it is something I would read, but I do like the opening lines.
ReplyDeleteThe next few paragraph's were even more intriguing!
DeleteLove this series!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll share a first line from a book I hope to start reading very soon.
"Two construction workers carried in the orange ladder splatted with dried paint blotches and old drywall mud."
From The House at Saltwater Point by Colleen Coble
Happy Friday! :)
I love Colleen Coble!
DeleteSuch a great book (and series)!
ReplyDeleteMy current read is The Truth Between Us by Tammy L. Gray:
Nine months, twenty-seven days, and four hours.
Have a great weekend!
I'm enjoying it! I hope you enjoy your reading weekend :)
DeleteI shared the first few lines of Rosie Walsh's debut "Ghosted" on my blog, but I'm going to share an old favorite here.
ReplyDelete"The fans scream for her, but they don't really know the girl on the magazine covers - the girl with the guitar and the easy smile. Her given name is Delilah, and they think she goes by Lilah. But anyone who really knows my best friend calls her Dee."
That line comes from Emery Lord's "Open Road Summer". It's a light, fun and romantic read, perfect for, well, summer. Haha!
Hope you enjoyed it. Happy Friday! :D
Thanks for stopping by! That sounds like an interesting book :)
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteLOVED this book!
I’m reading Newlywed Games by Mary Davis right now, so here’s the first line: “Bruce Halloway had looked up with a start when he heard the ruckus outside his office window.”
Hallie @ Book by Book
I'm loving it too! Enjoy your weekend :)
DeleteHappy Friday!😎
ReplyDeleteMy first lines come from Loving Grace by April Smith.
I’M LATE. THE PHONE IS already ringing off the wall by the time I make it to my desk. I toss my keys and bag to the side, not really bothering with where they land. I’ll get them later. I grab the phone and snag the corner of the desk with my hip. That’s going to leave a mark.
Have an awesome weekend and happy reading!😊
Ouch! I felt the bruise as I read the exerpt! lol
DeleteHappy Friday! My first line is from This Freedom Journey by Misty M. Beller:
ReplyDelete"This journey I take seems foolish to others, yet I can't help the yearning that fuels me. ~ Adrien's Journal"
Interesting! Thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteI am absolutely in love with the whole of Scotland, but the Highlands are especially beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit one day....
DeleteThat sounds fabulous - I haven't read a historical in a long time.
ReplyDeleteI’m featuring lines from Danielle Norman’s upcoming release “Stetson” on my blog.
Here I’m sharing lines from Susan Stoker’s “Shelter for Blythe.”
“That her?” Sawyer “Squirrel” McClay turned to look at his friend and fellow firefighter, Penelope. She was sitting on one of the couches in the fire station with her pet miniature donkey, Smokey, beside her.
That visual! lol
DeleteI’m sharing from Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton on my blog today, so here is the first line from chapter 2:
ReplyDelete“The babysitter was late, Addie and Walsh were flying around the house in superhero capes yelling the Batman theme song–“Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-Batman!”–and Jenna had just poured a mug of coffee when Walsh bumped into her from behind, spilling hot liquid down the front of her black Full Cup Coffee T-shirt.”
Happy Friday!
This book is on my wishlist.
DeleteI love Roseanna White's stories!
ReplyDeleteI'm sharing from The Forgiving Hour by Robin Lee Hatcher on the blog today. Not that I managed to stop with the first line—I've now finished it!
Here's another great line, from Chapter Thirty. This is one I've been learning the truth of in the last year, attending my church prayer meeting with ladies three or four decades older than me:
Being a Christian isn't a destination; it's a lifelong journey. There's always something new to learn along the way, always something fresh to be revealed.
So very true!
DeleteHappy Friday! I love regency romances also. That's a beautiful cover. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThey are my very favorite :) Have a great weekend, also!
Deletei looooooove this series!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving it too! I still need to find the third book of the series though...
DeleteI loved this book, and the series.
ReplyDeleteThis week for FLF, I am showcasing Roseanna M. White's novel Whispers From the Shadows. Here, I will post the first line from chapter 2 in the book I'm just starting today, The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham.
"Em, you look so improved."
Kind of sounds insulting...I'll have to read on and find out the context. 😉
Hope you're having a blessed weekend with lots of fun reading time. 😊
How fun that we're both reading a novel by White!
DeleteI have this book waiting for me! I loved the others in the series. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to love it!
DeleteThe book I shared on my blog is The Hidden Side by Heidi Chiavaroli, but I'm currently reading Things I Never Told You by Beth K Vogt so I'll share that first line here: "The what-ifs taunted me every time I visited my parents, but any hope of beginning again had vanished years ago--if there'd ever been one. Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love Beth K Vogt! I'll have to put this on my wishlist :)
DeleteI just love reading Roseanna's books! :)
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