It’s Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line.
Today I’m sharing from Where We Belong by Lynn Austin.
Rebecca Hawes lay awake in her tent, convinced that the howling wind was about to lift her entire camp into the air and hurl it to the far side of the desert.
About the Book
Accompanied by Soren Petersen, their somber young butler, and Kate Rafferty, a street urchin who is learning to be their ladies’ maid, the two women are on a quest to find an important biblical manuscript. As the journey becomes more dangerous and uncertain, the four travelers sift through memories of their past, recalling the events that shaped them and the circumstances that brought them to this time and place.
Yes, I know. This doesn’t release until October. But I have an advance review ebook and I have no self-control when it comes to books from my favourite authors …
By the way, I’m scheduling this in advance—my husband is taking me away for the weekend for my birthday, so I might not get to your comments for a couple of days 🙂
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I’m looking forward to this one too!
I’ve got the first line from “Will Not See” by Chautona Havig over on my blog today. Since it’s the second book in the ‘Sight Unseen’ series, I thought I would share the first line (or two) from the first book in the series, “None So Blind”, here:
“Her arm stretched out from beneath the covers. Later, she would admit that in that moment her world changed irrevocably.”
Have a lovely weekend away!
Love Lynn Austin’s stories!
Huge hands ripped at Cole Sanders’ shirt and yanked him away from Audrey Vaughn’s embrace. Tackling the Fields by Janet Ferguson
Have a wonderful weekend!
This looks really good! Hope you have a great time with your hubby.
I’m featuring “A Name Unknown” by Roseanna M. White on the blog today, but the closest book I have to me right now is “The Writing Desk” by Rachel Hauck.
“This should by night of triumph. To be queen of her world. An acclaimed, best-selling, award-winning author with the literati bowing at her feet.”
Happy Weekend!
I really like Austin’s books and look forward to this one!
Happy Friday! My first line is from Destitutio by Brett Armstrong, which I am excited to start reading:
“The grisly, grey swirls churned up before Marcus, a thin mask to the merciless heat.”
I’ve only read one Lynn Austin (yet) and I really liked all of the research she put into it!
This weekend I’m reading Kim Vogel Sawyer’s “Bringing Maggie Home.” I’m a little over halfway and it’s such a GREAT read! Here’s the first line:
Mid-July 1943
“Hazel set a porcelain cup and saucer on the overturned apple crate in front of her little sister. ‘Madam, would you like cream and sugar in your tea?'”
Being in a tent in a windstorm (in any storm) sure isn’t fun!
My first line this week is from Vow Unbroken by Caryl McAdoo
“He took the pinch of cotton Sue offered and rubbed it between his short, pudgy fingers.”