Tag: Historical

First Line Fridays

First Line Fridays – 4.27.18

Denise M. Colby

It’s First Line Friday time.  I’ve been off the grid a bit over the past month with a musical I was assistant directing, spring break college hunting for my son and several family birthdays.  Now I’m back and I have a new batch of First Line’s to share.  I recently went through my plethora of books I stored under my bed (it was like finding treasure!) and found several I plan to share over the next few weeks.

So here’s the book I selected for todays First Line:

Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio by Lisa Harris

Love finds you in revenge, ohio by Lisa Harris Christian romance fiction

I have read several from this line and being the history/geography lover that I am, have found these real town names and fiction stories fun.

So here’s the first line.  Drumroll please…….

Revenge, Ohio, 1884

The only thing worse than being a spinster is being a twice-jilted spinster.

In return, I hope you will share the first line from any book you choose in the comments below.  And then head on over to:

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Happy Reading,

Denise

First Line Fridays

First Line Fridays – 2.16.18

Denise M. Colby

It’s First Line Friday time.  I’m going back into my keep pile for today’s first line.

A Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist

Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist Historical Romance Book cover Deeanne Gist is one of my favorite authors. 

I loved how she showed the servant side of this era in this book.

So here’s the first line.  Drumroll please…….

Like a butterfly breaking free from its confining cocoon, Tillie Reese emerged from the barren, tan-colored servants’ hall into the opulence of the Biltmore’s main level.

In return, I hope you will share the first line from any book you choose in the comments below.  And then head on over to:

First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books Button

Happy Reading,

Denise

First Line Fridays

First Line Fridays – 2.9.18

Denise M. Colby

It’s First Line Friday time.  Today’s first line is taken from another novella in the collection titled “Four Weddings and A Kiss”

The Novella is titled:

A Cowboy for Katie by Debra Clopton

So here’s the first line.  Drumroll please…….

She might be as crazy as they said, but Katie Pearl had learned that most men were light between the ears.

And as a bonus, here is the first line of the prologue that leads into all the four novellas:

Reverend Gregory Miller dreaded going home.

In return, I hope you will share the first line from any book you choose in the comments below.  And then head on over to:

First Line Friday

Happy Reading,

Denise

First Line Fridays

First Line Fridays – 2.2.18

Denise M. Colby

First Line Fridays, Hoarding BooksIt’s First Line Friday time.  Today’s first line is taken from the novella:

A Letter To the Editor by Robin Lee Hatcher

So here’s the first line.  Drumroll please…….

Molly Everton flung open the door to her father’s office in the Killdeer Sentinel, not caring that it hit the wall with a loud crack, “Is it true, Father?”

A Rita Award finalist, this novella is one of four in a collection titled “Four Weddings and A Kiss”.  The collection has a fun prologue with four pastors sitting around a campfire.

In return, I hope you will share the first line from any book you choose in the comments below.  And then head on over to:First Line Friday

Happy Reading,

Denise

First Line Fridays

First Line Fridays – 1.26.18

Denise M. Colby

First Line Fridays, Hoarding BooksIt’s First Line Friday time.  Today’s first line is taken from the book:

The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen

Julie Klassen

So here’s the first line.  Drumroll please…….

Jane Fairmont Bell sat alone in the keeper’s lodge she had once shared with her husband.

That sentence says so much, doesn’t it?  And makes me ask a lot of questions:  What happened to her husband?  Why is she alone?

In return, I hope you will share the first line from any book you choose in the comments below.  And then head on over to:First Line Friday

Happy Reading,

Denise