Welcome to this week’s edition of #FirstLineFridays! This week, our theme is gratitude, thankfulness, feasting, and/or family gatherings! Star Wars: Are You Scared Darth Vader? by: Adam Rex AMAZON Instead of typing out the first lines, I'm going to show you the first set of pages: OK, OK, so I can totally hear your confusion! … Continue reading First-Line Friday #66

Gone Too Soon by: Melody Carlson - About the Book I know it's wrong to steal -- even worse to steal your sister's diary. But I just can't seem to stop myself. What great first lines! I am very excited to read this book. It is my next-up review book. I have to admit that … Continue reading First-Line Friday #65

My Heart Belongs in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Clarissa's Conflict by: Murray Pura About the Book Saturday night, early December 1860 Adams County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Five miles north of Gettysburg It was so black she could not see her hand even if she held it so close it touched her face. To the left and right … Continue reading First-Line Friday #64

An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England #3) by: Roseanna M. White About the Book May 11, 1915 Poplar, London, England Barclay Pearce shouldered his way through the mob, invisible. I am so excited to read this book. I adore this series so much. Actually, I love everything that Roseanna writes because she is an AMAZING … Continue reading First-Line Friday #63

All Things New (Woodlyn #3) by: June Foster About the Book "Yes, Mom, I miss you, too." Jillian Coleman hoisted her purse on her shoulder and grasped the little sack with the two baby gifts. So, this book is a gem! I'm at the 25% mark so far, and I am really enjoying my time … Continue reading First-Line Friday #62

When You Look at Me (Pleasant Gap Romance #2) by: Pepper Basham About the Book Julia Jenkins was a glass-half-full person. Well, most of the time. Even with her sordid backstory. I am already into chapter 8 and I am LOVING this story. The characters are SO well written I feel like I personally know … Continue reading First-Line Friday #61

Lady of a Thousand Treasures (The Victorian Ladies #1) by: Sandra Byrd About the Book September 1866 Watchfield House, Oxfordshire, England A threading of voices spooled throughout the expansive chamber wherein we waited, voices so decently quiet as to be murmurs. All present quickened as lightening pierced the ground just outside the wide panel of … Continue reading First-Line Friday #60