It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from Know You More by Jan Thompson, the first book in her multicultural Savannah Secrets series. Here’s the first line:
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About Know You More
He loves her… He loves her not…
She’s waiting for him to decide.
A young pastor of a growing church in a thriving community, Diego Flores has to come to grips with God’s will for his church and his personal life.
From USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson come 10 clean and wholesome, sweet and inspirational contemporary Christian romances set on the beaches of Tybee Island and in the city of Savannah, Georgia, two of the most romantic coastal towns in the world.
Welcome to Savannah, Georgia, in the multicultural new south! Meet a group of multiracial and multiethnic churchgoing Christians who love the Lord, work hard in their careers, and seek God’s will for their love lives. Against a backdrop of ocean, sand, and sun, these inspirational romances showcase aspects of the human need for God and for one another.
These sweet and wholesome Christian beach romances begin with KNOW YOU MORE, the story of Diego Flores and Heidi Wei living in the city of Savannah and on the sunny beaches of Tybee Island.
Diego’s Disquiet…
Diego Flores has been interested in his best friend’s younger sister since their college days, but his calling to grow Riverside Chapel takes up most of his time.
When Heidi Wei becomes his strongest supporter in his church-planting ministry, how does Diego show his feelings for her without giving her the wrong idea?
Does she see him as potential husband material or just the pastor of their church?
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Today I shared the first line of one of my next reads In Another Time by Caroline Leech. It’s a YA historical romance set during WWII in the Scottish Highlands. Here, though, I’ll share something from the book I am currently reading, See All the Stars by Kit Frick. I’m on chapter 31 now so I’m going to share the first line of that chapter.
MARCH, JUNIOR YEAR
(THEN)
I grabbed Jenni before fourth, on our way into the sky dome.
Enjoy your weekend. May it be filled with great books 📚📚
Those both sound like good books. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, Iola. My first line is from Darkwater Secrets by Robin Caroll — “Surely that wasn’t . . . it couldn’t be . . .” Happy Friday!
I’ve just finished writing my review for Darkwater Secrets! It was so good … and now I’m waiting for the next in the series.
This sounds like a good story! Thanks for sharing it.
You’re welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Friday!
The book I am sharing on my blog today is A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal but the book I’m currently reading is The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright. Since it was my FLF last week I’ll share the first line from chapter 20 where I am now: “‘You know you live in a creepy old house, don’t you?’ Christen stood from her chair at the kitchen table and retrieved the bag of mint Oreos from the counter.” Hope you have a great weekend with plenty of reading time! 🙂
I loved A Season to Dance 🙂
Wasn’t Jamie Jo Wright’s first book also about a creepy old house? She’s got a thing going there … Thanks for sharing!
Happy Friday! My first line (actually first 2 and the little poem before) is from “A Little Ray of Sunshine” by Kimberly Rae Jordan.
“(Shadows around me, shadows above me
Never conceal my Savior and Guide:
He is the light, in Him is no darkness,
Ever I’m walking close to His side.)
Ryan McFadden looked at each of the men gathered around the large boardroom table. He searched the familiar faces for any sign of the unease that sat so heavy in his gut.”
I love that hymn 🙂
And those lines do a great job of setting up the opening. Thanks for sharing!
Happy Friday! My first line comes from Long Way Gone by Charles Martin.
I’d seen him before.
That is such a good book! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Friday! I’m featuring lines from Julia Wolf’s Cut Free on my blog today.
Here, I’m sharing lines from Susan Stoker’s Defending Allye.
“So I’ll see you back at the rendezvous point, right?” Black asked.
“Absolutely,” Gray told his friend and partner as he readied himself to slip over the side of the fiberglass boat into the Pacific Ocean.
Romantic suspense? My favourite! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I haven’t read any of Jan Thompson’s books! It’s hard to squeeze everything I want to in!
I’m about to start Hiding in Plain Sight by Mary Ellis, so I’ll share that first line here:
It wouldn’t have taken much to turn a lousy day into something left of atrocious.
Happy Friday!
I hear you! I keep seeing so many good books I want to read, but there aren’t enough hours in the day or days in the week.
I’m sharing from True Grit by Charles Portis today, here is a line from the ebook at 7%:
“If Papa had a failing it was his kindly disposition. People would use him. I did not get my mean streak from him.”
Happy Friday!
That sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Sometimes it seems like you will be in grad school forever…lol. I remember thinking that. 🙂 Happy reading Iola!
I never went to grad school—I considered it, but realised it was just me trying to delay being an adult. And my final year seemed to last forever, so grad school would have definitely felt like it lasted forever!
On my blog, I’ve shared the first line from Kim Vogel Sawyer’s upcoming novel Ours For a Season. Right now, I’m just finishing up As the Tide Comes In by Cindy and Erin Woodsmall. I’m going to share the first line from chapter 36 here:
“Luella drove toward church as Tara fidgeted with notes to her speech.”
Hope you have a great weekend filled with relaxing reading time! 😃📚
I love Kim Vogel Sawyer – I’ll check it out. Thanks for stopping by and sharing.
Great first line!
Over on my blog, I’m sharing Not Her Daughter, but I’ll share from another book I’m reading here, Sadie,
“DANNY GILCHRIST: It’s a beautiful day in the city. The sun is shining, not a cloud in the sky. I had a great lunch in Central Park, a chicken shawarma from the Shawarma Stop, which was overwhelmingly recommended to us by our listeners after last week’s episode on NYC’s best kept secrets. Thanks for that, you guys. It was so good, it just might be my dinner too. From WNRK New York, I’m Danny Gilchrist and you are listening to Always Out There.”
I love the sound of the chicken shawarma … yum! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I have this on my tbr!