It’s First Line Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line. Today I’m sharing from the wonderful Winning Miss Winthrop by Carolyn Miller.
Here’s the first line:
About Carolyn Miller
Carolyn Miller lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. She is married, with four gorgeous children, who all love to read (and write!).
A longtime lover of Regency romance, Carolyn’s novels have won a number of Romance Writers of American (RWA) and American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) contests. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Australasian Christian Writers. Her favourite authors are classics like Jane Austen (of course!), Georgette Heyer, and Agatha Christie, but she also enjoys contemporary authors like Susan May Warren and Becky Wade.
Her stories are fun and witty, yet also deal with real issues, such as dealing with forgiveness, the nature of really loving versus ‘true love’, and other challenges we all face at different times.
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I just finished this one. Loved it!
The book I’m featuring on my blog today is ‘Shadows of Hope’ by Georgiana Daniels, but I’m going to share the first line of my current read here: The Man He Never Was by James L. Rubart:
“Toren Daniels rolled over in bed and light pierced his closed eyelids, which meant five a.m. had come and gone.”
I loved Shadows of Hope – it’s very different to the romance novels I usually review. And so is The Man He Never Was – I’ll be interested to hear what you think of it.
This series is on my MUST read list! 😉
BEDFORD, ENGLAND
MAY 1659
The babe’s crying would rip her heart to shreds if she had to listen to it one more minute. – The Preacher’s Bride by Jody Hedlund
Happy Friday and Happy Reading!
I have family from Bedford, but I think it’s changed a little since 1659 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
This was my first Caroline Miller book I’ve read and I am hooked! And now I have the first three to look forward to!
I’m currently reading the First Love Forever Collection, so I’ll share the first line from the current novella I’m in, Heartfelt Echoes by Jennifer Uhlarik:
Travis McCaffrey stared at the front door of the mansion before him.
Glad to hear you’re another Carolyn Miller fan. The books are excellent, and the covers are beautiful. I’m looking forward to Miss Serena’s Secret.
I am sharing from Pelican Point from Irene Hannon on my blog, but here I’ll share from Sarah Ladd’s upcoming novel, The Weaver’s Daughter. “Alarm’s menacing sting pricked Kate Dearborn’s consciousness and hurried her steps.”
Happy Friday!
Lots of Sarah Ladd fans here today! Thanks for sharing.
I love the cover and the time period. The book I’m highlighting on my blog is The Mistress of Rosemere by Sarah Ladd. I will share here the first line of Chapter 11, which I’m currently reading. “A flurry of activity swirled in the recovering Rosemere.” Wishing you a blessed weekend.
Sarah Ladd is another author who does a great job of writing in this time period. It’s definitely one of my favourite!
Happy Friday! My first line is from Joel C. Rosenberg’s book The Kremlin Conspiracy:
“Louisa Sherbatov had just turned six, but she would never turn seven.”
That’s a creepy first line! Thanks for sharing.
I loved this book so much! Carolyn is a great writer.
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog, I am sharing the first line from Rachael Anderson’s newest Regency novel, My Sister’s Intended. It’s an excellent book I highly recommend. Here I will share the first three lines from the novel I’m currently reading, Not Abandoned by MacKenzie Morganthal.
“It was a prison like none other. With boarded windows and a tall fence, I’d almost forgotten what it looked like outside. The bars that caged me in were strong, but not as strong as the bars I’d put up around my heart.”
Love this series! I never want them to end lol. Carolyn is such a talented write.
Happy Friday!
Did you see Carolyn has signed another contract with her publisher? That means three more books after this series. Yay!
Happy Friday!
The book I’m sharing on my blog is A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron but I’m sharing the book I’m currently (re)reading to get ready for the new Hallmark movie this weekend Once Upon A Prince by Rachel Hauck: “What did he say? The storm gusts moving over the Atlantic must have garbled his words.” Hope you have a blessed weekend!
But will the movie be as good as the book? 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Great story!
Yes!
I’m going to show the first line of The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo:
Mama may have been named for the great-grandmother who traveled from England on the Mayflower, but the fact certainly did not keep her in the land of her birth.
Great first line! It does a great job of showing us when and where the story is set. Thanks for sharing!
I’m sharing from The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim on my blog today, so I’ll share from a recent read. Here’s the first line from the prologue of Julie Cantrell’s Perennials:
“Summer 1979
Oxford, Mississippi
“Four!” Bitsy cheers, twisting the lid to her firefly jar.”
This was an intriguing book. Julie Cantrell is a great writer.
I can’t wait to read this book! It’s on my Kindle. 🙂 Happy Friday!
It’s a great read. Have you read her earlier books?
Happy Friday! My first lines:
“The Humpback Bridge had stood for almost a millennium, the sole link between the nations of Rhannon and Rhylla. It was an impressive sight; at the bridge’s peak it curved over one hundred feet above the River Archior, spanning a vast body of water that flowed aquamarine in summer and gravestone grey in Winter.”
It really sounds like a tale right?
It’s from State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury.
I’m nearly finished and if you love some fantasy in all shades of grey and …sorrow it’s the book you need.
Happy Reading!
I’m featuring this on my blog today, too. 🙂 I am looking forward to reading it.