The King’s Mercy
by Lori Benton
July 1747
Cape Fear River, Colony of North Carolina
Alex MacKinnon roused to the press of wood beneath his cheek and an ominous churning in his gut.
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“You’re engaged? Oh! Uh…huzzah!” From ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW by Kristan Higgins
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Thank you for sharing. I hope you are enjoying your book, Vickie!
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I won it on Goodreads, so it was a pleasant surprise to me.
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I love winning books. It’s the funnest of prizes.
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Those are the only contests I enter, so I totally agree with you!
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Sixteen-year old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. – Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee. releases in September.
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Great first line. Thank you for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend.
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I started reading this a while ago. My problem is I often have about about 4 Kindle books going at a time, so I have not read much of it yet.
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I get that. It’s really easy for me to start Kindle books too!
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Happy Friday! My first line is from “The Heart of a Hero” by Susan May Warren:
“In the daylight, Jake Silver wasn’t the devil.”
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WHOA! What a first line. Thank you for sharing. I hope you are enjoying your novel! Have a great weekend.
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Happy Friday!
My first line this week is from Betsy St. Amant’s All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes:
“There was more to life than vanilla buttercream.”
Have a great weekend!
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Thank you for sharing!!!
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Lovely line! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you. You too!
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My first line is from STORIES THAT BIND US by Susie Finkbeiner
My Norman had never understood why I liked to hang laundry on the line when I had a perfectly good dryer inside.
The King’s Mercy was fantastic!
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Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
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Happy Friday! On my blog, I’m featuring Gods at War by Kyle Idleman. Here, I will share the first line from Chapter 25 from my current read, Nathan’s Nurse, by Zina Abbott. “December 30, 1881. The strap of his tow sack full of clean and mended clothes pressing on his shoulder, Nathan maneuvered his way along the path in the snow beaten down by the men traveling from their homes in the married miners’ housing to their jobs at the mine.” I hope you will enjoy a relaxing weekend.
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Thank you for sharing. 😀
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Happy Friday! I absolutely loved The King’s Mercy! Today, I’m sharing the first line from The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep: “Death prowled the cellblock like a dark animal seeking prey — especially the weakest.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/06/first-line-fridays-house-at-end-of-moor.html
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Thank you for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend. 🙂
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I’m currently reading A Beauty Refined by Tracie Peterson. I’m really enjoying it so far! Happy reading!
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Happy Friday!!
Today on my blog I shared the first line from Misty Beller’s Love’s Mountain Quest. “The woman stood in the wind, skirts billowing, hair flying, as though the gusts swept away all her inhibitions.” I just finished it and it was really good!
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/06/first-line-fridays-loves-mountain-quest.html
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you for sharing! I hope your weekend is going well. 😀
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Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I shared the first line from The Comparison Girl by Shannon Popkin but I’m currently reading The Way of Love by Tracie Peterson so I’ll share the first line from my current chapter (5) here: “Mrs. Weaver joined the boardinghouse residents for breakfast the next morning.” Hope you have a great weekend!
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Thank you for sharing, Becca. I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend. ❤
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That’s a great start to a book! Definitely makes me curious. Thanks for stopping over!
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Sounds ominous!
My first line comes from Game Changer by Kelly Jamieson
“What are you looking for in a relationship?”
It’s the question every man with a commitment phobia is terrified of! Happy Reading!
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Lol! Thank you for sharing. Hope you’re having a great weekend. 🙂
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Great post! You inspired me to have a go 🙂 https://hundredsandthousandsofbooks.blog/2020/07/10/first-line-friday-10th-july/
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I’m so glad! I hope you love it!
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