First Line Friday (#FirstLineFriday or #FLF) is the baby and brainchild of Carrie Schmidt aka Meez Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower. It’s a fabulous name for a book blog, and I only wish I’d thought of it!
The premise is simple:
I will have to adjust that a little, as the “book” nearest me is most often my Kindle. The real books are usually either books on writing craft, or the Bible (sharing Genesis 1:1 each week could get boring).
I’ve been following the meme for a while, and I have noticed participants do tend to share the first lines of novels—specifically, Christian novels.
Today I’m sharing from The Two of Us by Victoria Bylin.
Mia Robinson couldn’t take her eyes off the man in a cowboy hat working a claw machine game, the kind where a child—or a boyfriend or father—put in a dollar and tried to grab a toy in thirty seconds or less.
I’ve played those games … and failed. But the man Mia is watching doesn’t fail … Does that whet your appetite? Keep an eye on the blog, because I’ve got a full review for The Two of Us coming up soon.
About the Book
After two broken engagements, nurse practitioner Mia Robinson is done with dating. From now on, she only trusts herself and God, and she’s focused on her eighteen-year-old sister, Lucy, and caring for patients. Just as she applies to work for an international aid organization, a phone call from Lucy, who’s pregnant and running off to marry her twenty-one-year-old boyfriend, throws a wrench into all of Mia’s plans.
Jake Tanner may have recovered from the physical injuries he sustained on the job as a police officer, but his heart has yet to heal from losing his former partner in the tragedy. He’s poured himself into starting a camp for the sons of fallen officers and mentoring Sam, the adult son of his deceased partner, who’s asked him to be his best man at his wedding.
Mia is expecting a mess when she arrives to sort out the situation with Lucy, but she wasn’t expecting Jake. And Jake, who can’t help envying Sam and Lucy, doubts he’ll ever experience their happiness for himself. But maybe Jake’s courage and Mia’s caring spirit are just what they need to bring them a lifetime of healing and a forever kind of love …
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You can check out what some of these lovely FirstLineFriday bloggers are sharing today:
Bookworm Mama | Singing Librarian Books | Faithfully Bookish
Radiant Light | Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen
All the Book Blog Names are Taken | Robin’s Nest
Fiction Aficionado | Bibliophile Reviews | Kathleen Denly
Lauraine’s Notes | With A Joyful Noise | A Baker’s Perspective
Joy of Reading | C Jane Read | Moments Dipped in Ink
Molly’s Cafinated Reads | Romances of the Cross
If you would like to join FirstLineFriday, contact Carrie at Reading Is My SuperPower.
Welcome to FLF!
August 1912
LOCHABER, HIGHLANDS, SCOTLAND
She could have been more than she was.
The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna White
Ooh that is on my TBR and sounds quite intriguing.
My current read is To The Farthest Shores by Elizabeth Camden.
“U.S. Army Base At The Presidio
San Francisco, 1898
Jenny Bennett woke as pebbles clattered against the window.”
Welcome to FLF. This book is my next one I start, thanks for the little preview.
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting.
Welcome to the #FLF! This sounds like a good book to enjoy!
Thank you! Yes, this is definitely a five-star read.
When I was a little girl, I actually won one of the stuffed animals out of one of these machines…I couldn’t believe it! It amazed my family. 🙂 Happy Saturday!
Brilliant first line – it raises so many questions. I haven’t read any of her books yet – I must rectify that! Thanks for stopping mby!
I think that’s one of the reasons the first line appealed to me. I can remember trying and failing, but I can also remember watching an employee at Gatlorland (?) in Florida win several. He then gave our 18-month old daughter one of his prizes, which she loved.
My Kindle is closest to me right now and the first book on it is Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette, “My Sandals have not crossed this threshold since I was ten.”