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First Line Friday – In the Shadow of Croft Towers

January 11, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 10 Comments

First Line Friday

Ah, it’s finally Friday! Anyone else feel like it was a really long week after the holidays were all wrapped up?

This week, I’m sharing the first line from Abigail Wilson’s debut. This one is set in the regency era but it’s got a lot going for it. Plus, it releases this coming Tuesday so definitely keep your eyes out for it! 

In the Shadow of Croft Towers

About the Book

Orphaned Sybil Delafield jumps at the opportunity for a position at the mysterious Croft Towers. She believes she was hired to act as companion to a dying woman, but a highway robbery and a hostile welcome from the Chalcroft family cause her to wonder if she was actually hired to help someone spy for France.

An unsolved murder adds intrigue to this already secretive family, and Sybil recognizes Mrs. Chalcroft’s handsome grandson as one of the infamous highwaymen who robbed her. Sybil must determine if this man’s charming smile and earnest eyes speak the truth or if he is simply using her like others in the house. Everyone seems to have something to hide, and Sybil must decide who to trust while also coming to terms with the truth about her own past.

 

Now it’s your turn to grab the book nearest you and share the first line in the comments. Then head over to Hoarding Books to check out the others!

 


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  1. Susan Dyer says

    January 11, 2019 at 7:49 AM

    Happy Friday!

    My first lines come from Restaurant Weeks are Murder by Libby Klein…….

    “I don’t care how good Dr. Oz says it is, I’m not eating vegan cheese.” Aunt Ginny took the last stuffed pheasant off the Fraser fir, wrapped it in tissue paper, and placed it in an old Woolworth’s hat box to store until next Christmas.

    Have an awesome weekend and happy reading!

    Reply
  2. Beckie B. says

    January 11, 2019 at 8:56 AM

    Great line. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    Reply
  3. Nicole Santana says

    January 11, 2019 at 10:05 AM

    Happy Friday!

    Today on my blog I’m sharing the first few lines of Who I Am with You by Robin Lee Hatcher. It’s such a good book. I’m just beginning chapter 25, so I will share the first line from there.

    “Feeling elated by his day down in the valley, meeting with a financial advisor and a Realtor, Ridley rapped on Jessica’s back door.”

    Hope you have a great weekend filled with relaxing reading time. ❤

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    • Suzie Waltner says

      January 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM

      I just (like two minutes ago) wrote my review for this book! It is a good one!

      Reply
  4. Heather says

    January 11, 2019 at 1:13 PM

    This book is on my to-buy list! Regency novels are the best. Happy reading!

    Reply
    • Suzie Waltner says

      January 11, 2019 at 1:17 PM

      Definitely a good one as there’s some nice originality to it.

      Reply
  5. Rachel @ In Between Book Pages says

    January 11, 2019 at 2:03 PM

    Hi! Happy Friday.

    I shared the first couple of lines from one of my recent reads, The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, on my blog. I loved this book so much and to celebrate its coming release (January 15) I will be sharing the first couple of lines from its prologue chapter here.

    The matriarch of House Kore was running late for a dinner. In the normal course of things, she did not care for punctuality. Punctuality, with its unseemly whiff of eagerness was for peasants. And she was neither a peasant nor eager to endure a meal with the mongrel heir of House Nyx.

    Hope you enjoy that. Happy weekend!

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  6. Becky Smith says

    January 11, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    Happy Friday! Happy Weekend! My first line is from “Marry Me Katie (Whispers in Wyoming Book 7)” by Lisa Prysock:

    “Flight #753 to Rockport Regional, come in Rockport Regional Airport… repeat… requesting permission to make an emergency landing… repeat… Flight #753 requesting permission to make an emergency landing. Low on fuel.”

    Reply
  7. Paula Shreckhise says

    January 11, 2019 at 8:58 PM

    My first line is from Dead Drift by Dani Pettery:

    Luke extricated himself from the vehicle to find shattered convoy debris littering the ground.

    Reply
  8. Yvette says

    January 11, 2019 at 9:41 PM

    I’m sharing the first paragraph from a non-fiction book today, Code Name: Lise by Larry Loftis. Here is the line that follows:

    “If his instincts were right, this was a girl who would throw herself headlong into danger.”

    Happy Friday!

    Reply

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