Chasing the Wind (California Rising #3)
by: Paula Scott
About the Book
Marysville, California, 1850
Peter looked at his cards one last time.
Isn’t that cover gorgeous?! It absolutely draws me in. It makes me want to pick it up, read the back cover, and then dig in to chapter 1.
This is a new-to-me author, so I really don’t know what to expect. But, I can tell you that I am looking forward to my reading time this weekend.
I hope you have an excellent Friday, and a restful weekend!
The Christian Fiction Girl 
Hey Nicole! My FLF is from Terri Blackstock’s Covenant Child but the book I just finished is Catching the Wind (similar title to yours! lol) by Melanie Dobson- “Maple leaves draped over the tree house window, the silvery fronds linked together like rings of chain mail to protect the boy and girl playing inside.” (BTW I googled what a “frond” was and I”m still not entirely sure. Some part of a leaf so we’ll just go with a leaf 🤣)
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Thanks for sharing Becca! What a pretty first line. I will have to check that book out. Happy Friday!
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What a beautiful cover Nicole!
Happy Friday! My FLF comes from a book I will be reading soon, Her Fear by Shelley Shepard Gray…….
Until that moment, Sadie Detweiler hadn’t thought mere words could hurt so badly. But as Harlan continued to speak, each word cutting her as deeply as if it were a shard of glass, Sadie felt her heart was bleeding.
Have an awesome weekend and Happy Reading!😎
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That is a phenomenal first line. I will definitely have to check this book out. Thank you so much for sharing. Have an excellent weekend!
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For the first time in her life, Megan Jacobs felt almost brave.
THE HEART BETWEEN US by Lindsay Harrel
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I cannot wait to read this book! Thanks for sharing, Kay!
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That cover is lovely. I love how the wind is blowing through the skirt! I hope you enjoy your reading time this weekend!
“I am not sure I will live long enough to finish this account.” – The Man with Two Names by Vincent B. Davis II
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What an intriguing title. I will have to look that up. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Ohhh, I look forward to reading your review on this one! I’ve been curious about this book ever since I first saw the cover also!
Over on my blog I’m sharing the first line from The Weaver’s Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd. Here I’ll share the first line from chapter 30.
“Henry winced as he gripped the newel post and pivoted from the stair’s landing to the next flight of stairs.” — The Weaver’s Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd (first line from chapter 30)
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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I cannot wait to get to The Weaver’s Daughter. I have two books to read before I get to it. Thank you for sharing, Trisha! Have a great weekend.
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Definite cover wow 🙂
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Stunning cover, Nicole, I’m anxious to read your review.
Elin Carlson walked into the barn and everything changed. – Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin
Happy Friday!
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Thank you for sharing! I need to read a book by Austin. One day when I have time I will get to one.
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yay! I’m looking forward to your review 🙂
My current first line is from Kathy Herman’s Only By Death – “Liam Berne was about to commit murder – at least according to Arkansas law.”
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Whoa, Carrie! That’s a great first line. I will have to check this book out. Thanks for sharing.
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I’m giving away a copy on the blog! 😀
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I actually already have this book. I just need time. We need a giveaway that is awarding free time!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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hahaha oh YES PLEASE!!
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Wow–great first line. I want to know more! Happy Friday!
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Very pretty cover. On my blog, I’m featuring Jen Turano’s book, A Match of Wits. Here I will share the first line on page 113 of a book I’m currently reading, The Heaven Answer Book by Billy Graham. “Marriage in Heaven will be on a much higher plane because the church will be united with Christ.” Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
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That’s a great line. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend, too!
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This book was so good. I finished it earlier this week myself! Paula Scott was a new-to-me author.
I’m reading Julie by Catherine Marshall right now. The first line is: “Our 1928 Willys-Knight had been climbing for at least ten miles, one hairpin turn after another, under a threatening sky.”
Have a wonderful weekend!
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I have heard really good things about Chasing the Wind. I am very excited to get into it! Thanks for sharing your first line. Have a great weekend.
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Before I read anything, I thought “That’s one gorgeous cover.” 😀
I’m sharing from library books today, since it is National Library Week, so here is the first line from Laura V. Hilton’s Love by the Numbers:
“He was gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.”
Happy Friday!
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Thanks for sharing, Yvette! I’ll have to check your book out. Have a great weekend!!! 😁
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Big surprise, another cover I think it gorgeous. Happy Friday – and I really hope your freshmen like Romeo and Juliet!
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So far, they are so shocked it’s not a real love story. But they are liking it!
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The landscape looks kind of stark; the gal looks windswept and pensive. . . The first line from Chapter One of “Covert Justice” by Lynn Huggins Blackburn reads: “Blake Harrison pulled the hood of his jacket over his head and sprinted through the deluge.”
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Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend. 😊
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