Happy Friday, reader friends! Has anyone been reading and enjoying the True Crimes series from Barbour Books? I haven’t quite got to The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken yet, but I’ve been hearing a lot about it lately and it sounds like an intriguing read. And then there’s that first line…
Are you a true crimes kind of reader?
The Yellow Lantern
Angie Dicken
FIRST LINE
Heaven stank of tallow and shone a honey glow.
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The Yellow Lantern is such a good story!
My first line this week is from “A Lady’s Maid” by Jen Geigle Johnson
London, England 1831
Molly O’Malley’s coal-powder disguise hid her creamy skin and blended with her black-clad form in the shadows of the early morning.
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Happy Friday! My first line is from “Brett, Billionaire Bodyguard” by Autumn Macarthur & Alexa Verde:
“Brett Jarvis grimaced, yawned, and snatched up his ringing cell phone. Two a.m. phone calls rarely meant good news, especially in his business.”
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My first line is from The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey
Wrightsville, North Carolina
“ Fire ripped through Finn’s right shoulder, ricocheting down his arm”
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Happy Friday!
On my blog, I’m sharing the first line from A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2019/08/01/first-line-friday-96/. I’m currently on chapter two of A Daring Venture by Camden. I’m on a Camden kick! 😀
“By the time Rosalind arrived at the crowded Manhattan restaurant to meet Mr. Drake, her nerves were wound as tight as a piano wire.”
Hope you have an excellent weekend! 😀❤📚
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Happy Friday!
On my blog today I’m sharing the first few lines from A Glitter of Gold by Liz Johnson but I’m currently reading Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes so I’ll share the first line from chapter 24 here: “Bess’s words travel with Annie down to the landing.” This book is soo good so far! Hope you have a great weekend!
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Today I’m sharing the first lines from Midnight on the River Grey by Abigail Wilson:
“‘Who’s there?’ My mother’s haunted whisper drew me to her bedside.”
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