Happy Friday and Happy December! I can’t believe how quickly this year sped by (maybe it’s because I had my nose in books for so much of it).
This week I’m sharing the first line from the second book in Regina Jenning’s Fort Reno series. Out of curiosity, does anyone else have a hard time spelling the word Lieutenant correctly? Every time I type it, it just feels wrong. Despite that, this book had me smiling and laughing quite a bit. Perfect for a busy season of the year!
About the Book
Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be rescued by a group of Arapaho . . . but she’s too terrified to recognize them as friendly.
Confirmed bachelor Lieutenant Jack Hennessey has long worked with the tribe and is tasked with trying to convince them that the mission school at Fort Reno can help their children. When a message arrives about a recovered survivor, Jack heads out to take her home–and plead his case once more.
He’s stunned to run into Hattie Walker, the girl who shattered his heart–but quickly realizes he has a chance to impress her. When his plan gets tangled through translation, Jack and Hattie end up in a mess that puts her dreams in peril–and tests Jack’s resolve to remain single.
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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This book sounds like one I would enjoy. I like humour, so might have to pick it up. And yes, I also have a tough time spelling Lieutenant.
I posted my first line from Jacob’s Bell by John Snyder, on my blog. I am also reading Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie by Tyler-Addison Colins for a blog tour. The couple of lines are: “Oopsy.” “That would be an understatement.” The three of us peered down at the slim, twisted, bloodied body of a previously pretty woman.
I have just started this one, so am not sure yet what I think.
My first line comes from The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser…
Late August 1912
New York City
Annie Culver tidied her work table for the last time.
Happy Friday and happy reading!
I have just been introduced to author Stacey Weeks, and am excited to start reading her book “Mistletoe Melody”. Here is the first line:
“Incoming!”
Cute line!
My first lines come from a long anticipated read — Searching for You by Jody Hedlund. “Sophie Neumann nuzzled her nose against Danny’s chest. His arms tightened around her possessively. ‘You’re my girl now. A Bowery Girl.'”
Happy Friday!
Sounds like a fun book.
I am showcasing the book `Shadows of Deception` (Ashley Dawn) on my blog,
So here I’ll put the first line of a non-fiction book I am reading.
Next Level Thinking (Joel Osteen)
So often we let our environment, how we were raised, and other people’s expectations of us set the limits for our life.
Happy Friday!
My first lines come from The Mother In Law by Sally Hepworth………
I am folding laundry at my dining room table when the police car pulls up. There’s no fanfare— no sirens or flashing lights— yet that little niggle starts in the pit of my stomach, Mother Nature’s warning that all is not well.
Have an awesome weekend and stay warm! Happy reading!
I’m definitely going to be reading this one once the holidays are past. That’s a beautiful cover and the author is certainly gifted.
I love reading Christmas romances this time of year, so I’m featuring one on my blog today, but here I’ll share one of the books I’m currently reading, The Christian History Devotional by J. Stephen Lang. I’ll be slowly reading it for a long time. And I’m not reading it in the right order. Today I’m on April 10. “1820: We are so accustomed to the Salvation Army that we forget how radical it seemed when it first appeared. Its founder was William Booth, born on this date.” Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading!
Happy Friday!
This week on my blog I’m sharing from I know the Plans by Melissa Wardwell but it’s also my current read so I’ll share the first line from chapter 8 where I’m currently at: “So how are things going?” Hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Friday!
On my blog, I’m sharing the first couple of lines from Silent Days, Holy Night by Phyllis Clark Nichols. I’m just starting chapter 2 now, so I’ll post the first lines from there.
“‘Since I can’t go to Grancie’s today, could I go tomorrow?’ I didn’t think Dad was looking, so I took another sugar cube and stirred it into my tea.”
Hope you have a great weekend filled with awesome reading time. ❤
Happy Friday! I’m planning to read the new year in with this Regina Jennings book. 🙂
I’m sharing from Georgette Heyer’s Envious Casca on my blog today, but here’s the first line from the next Heyer book I’ll be reading, Why Shoot a Butler?:
“The signpost was unhelpful.”
I am about to start Searching for You by Jody Hedlund.
New York City, September 1859
Sophie Neumann nuzzled her nose against Danny’s chest.
His arms tightened around her possessively. “ You’re my girl now. A Bowrey Girl.”