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 Miss Serena’s Secret by Carolyn Miller:
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About Miss Serena’s Secret
How can a wounded young woman ever trust a too-flirtatious earl with her heart?
With devastating scars in her past, Serena Winthrop is sure no man can be trusted—especially not a man like the too-smooth Viscount Carmichael. His reputation as a flirt and a gambler is everything she despises. And the young artist makes sure that this disreputable heir to an earldom knows of her deep disapproval whenever they encounter one another.
Henry, Lord Carmichael, is perfectly aware of his charms. He’s gambled with plenty of ladies’ hearts as easily as he has with their husbands’ money. But lately he’s wondered if there’s more to life—and if his actions might prove unworthy of an admirable wife such as his friends have found.
When Serena’s guardian asks his best friend to protect his young ward, Henry promises to be on his best behavior and not woo her. But the more he learns of her, the more he realizes she might be his best reason for changing his character.
Then the lady’s art leads her to London infamy. Now Henry must choose between the life mapped out for him as the earl apparent and the love of his life. And Serena’s secret may mean the end of his titled family line.
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I’m sharing the first line from A Widow’s Hope by Vannetta Chapman on my blog today. I’m currently on chapter 8 so I’ll share the first line from that chapter here. “Jacob had fallen into a comfortable routine by Thursday afternoon.”
I hope you have a nice weekend!
Vanetta Chapman is an excellent writer. Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
Today I shared the first couple of lines from Fiona Davis’ upcoming book “The Masterpiece” on my blog. But as I’m only about 25% into the book, let me share the first few lines of the chapter I’m currently reading.
“Clara had seen Levon only twice since he’d taken her class five days earlier: once in a crowded hallway, where he’d given her a salute as he brushed by, and another time on the concourse of the terminal, where she was certain he’d spotted her but pretended not to.
His puerile behavior annoyed her. She had no way of knowing if he’d upheld his end of the bet and insisted that Mr. Lorette keep her on.”
I hope you enjoy that. Happy weekend and enjoying your reading! 😀
Sounds good 🙂
Thanks for sharing, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the book!
Happy Friday! My first line is from Dancing in the Rain by Eileen Rife and Jennifer Slattery:
“The letter was probably one more rejection Loni could add to all the others crumpled in her trash.”
Poor Lori! But what if it isn’t a rejection?
Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
Happy Friday! Over on my blog, I’m sharing the first line from The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright. Here I’ll share the first line from Chapter 28 of the same book:
“Dusk had settled over Gossamer Pond. The mist rolled off its surface, making the mossy green algae glow in the moonlight.”
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
There is always a risk of spoilers when you choose a line from later in a book, but this one does a great job of setting atmosphere without giving anything away. Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
Can’t wait to read this book!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog, I’m sharing the first line from Cara Putman’s novel A Promise Forged. Here I will share the first line from the novel I just started reading, Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar.
“The first time I climbed through a window and crept about secretly through a house, the moon sat high in the sky and I was running away from home.”
Hope you have a great weekend! 😀
I’ve listened to a couple of Tessa Afshar audiobooks, but never actually read one. This sounds good – thanks for sharing!
Happy Friday!
This book sounds good!
I’m reading The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy right now, so here’s the first line: “Outlaws have too many feathers in their hats.”
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I love that title, and the first line certainly would make me want to keep reading.
Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
I love this author’s books and have this one on my TBR list. On my blog, I’m sharing the first line from Secrets & Charades by Cindy Ervin Huff. Since I’m still reading the book, I will share the first two lines from chapter 8 here. “Jake finished hitching the wagon as the sun rose over the horizon. When he peered in the door of the soddie, Evangeline stood before him trying to press the wrinkles out of her green dress with her hands.” Have a wonderful weekend!
Another Carolyn Miller fan 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday! I’m sharing from a different book on my blog today, but my current lunchtime read is the second Lady Alkmene Cozy Mystery, Diamonds of Death by Vivian Conroy. Here are the first lines:
“It was madness to do this on a night with a full moon. But then you had to be a little mad to do this work to begin with.”
Diamonds of Death? That’s a great title! And I love the first line. I think we all have days when we feel a little mad …
Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday!
The book I shared on my blog today is A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano but it’s also the book I’m currently reading so I’ll share the first line from chapter 3 here: “Squinting into the fog made orange by the rising sun, I strode through the sprawling vineyard in a nightdress and my tattered old garden cloak and pondered the odd whispers of my servant.” Hope you have a great weekend with lots of reading time! 🙂
I’ve just finished the book I started last night, to share for First Line Friday. That’s certainly the start of a good reading weekend 🙂
Hope you get lots of reading time as well 🙂
Happy Friday! My first line comes from The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
London, 1913
It was dark where she crouched but the little girl did as she’d been told.
A lot of my friends rave about Kate Morton, but I’ve never read one of her books. This first line might just get me started …
Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend 🙂
Great minds think alike! I featured this book this week too. 🙂 Happy reading Iola!