First Line Friday - Support Australia - Carolyn Miller

Happy Friday!

Today as a group, we are featuring Australia based books and Aussie Authors. Our hearts break everyone who is experiencing such tragedy in Australia with the bushfires. Prayers and support to Australia! Today I am featuring Australian author, Carolyn Miller.

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Today’s first line is from...

The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey

Carolyn Miller

Brighton Cliffs, England

April 1815

The Honorable Clara DeLancey stood atop the chalky cliffs.

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First Line Friday - Coral

Happy Friday!

I have been drooling over this book since I first heard about it...you know...FOREVER ago! I am so excited that it is NOW in my HANDS!!! EEEeeep!!!!

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Today’s first line is from...

Coral
Sara Ella

Her soul was bleeding.

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First Line Friday - In Light of Luna

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I recently received this book and #bookbox as a gift! And I can NOT tell you how EXCITED I am to read this book! Book one (On Luna Time) I read in one sitting...That doesn't happen often...Eeeeep!!!!

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Today’s first line is from...

In Light of Luna

Amber Crawley

Gina

I stood in the thick trees that sat opposite the two houses on Luna Road, watching from the sidelines as my daughters ran out of the smaller of the two.

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First Line Friday - A Pursuit of Home

Happy November!

The time sure flies when you're having fun...or busy...But I am loving all of these amazing new releases!!! Today I am celebrating Kristi Ann Hunter's new book...YAY!!!

Today’s first line is from...

A Pursuit of Home

Kristi Ann Hunter

Somewhere in the French Countryside 1806

Sometimes stories are more about the one doing the telling than the tale being told.

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First Line Friday - Hereafter

Happy November!!!

How the heck is it already November? Only TWO months left in this DECADE! AHHH!!!! And you know what that means right? It's time to start thinking about CHRISTMAS! I just spent a few *minutes* perusing Pinterest for Advent ideas for the kids this year...I'm not ready! But...I digress...Today I am sharing the first line from my current read which is book THREE of Jody Hedlund's new Young Adult series. That cover though....😍😍😍😍

Today’s first line is from...

Hereafter
Jody Hedlund

Emmeline

I brushed my hand over the crushed grass and examined the nearly invisible footprint beneath.

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And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to see how this story ends!

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First Line Friday - Goblet of Fire

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Eeeeep!!!!! It's HERE!!! The latest installment of the Illustrated Harry Potter is HERE!!!

Fall always makes me long for a mug of Butterbeer, Quidditch, and a little bit of magic. So here is the first line...

The Riddle House

The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it 'the Riddle House',
even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there.

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First Line Fridays - Aiming for Love

Happy Friday!

Who loves Mary Connealy??? ✋✋✋ I'm so stoked about this new series! 

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Today’s first line is from...

Aiming for Love

Mary Connealy

October 1873

Hope Mountain

Near Bucksnort, Colorado, Near Grizzly Peak, Colorado

Josephine Nordegren floated through the woodland silent as a ghost.

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First Line Friday - Hope's Highest Mountain

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I love it when God speaks my love language. This week has been...well...beyond crazy. So many things happening and my brain going so many different directions. But, receiving several books in the mail...makes it all worth it. Here is one that came this week and on the tippy top of my reading list. 

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Today’s first line is from...

Hope's Highest Mountain

Misty M. Beller

My Darling Rachel,

You were everything to me.

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First Line Friday - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

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Oh this book!!! This book is So.Much.Fun!!! ***DISCLAIMER*** I have not finished it yet...But I am loving every page. It is a great look into the imagination of kids and a fun story. There are some great lines and I will hopefully be reviewing it here soon! In the meantime...here is the first line...

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Today’s first line is from...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Catherynne M. Valente

Once upon a time, a girl named September grew very tired indeed of her parents' house, were she washed the same pink-and-yellow teacups and matching gravy boats every day, slept on the same embroidered pillow, and played with the same small and amiable dog.

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What is your favorite WWII book?

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First Line Friday - Evermore

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Today’s first line is from...

Evermore
Jody Hedlund

Adelaide

"I shall ride the final course." I grabbed the great helm. "You know I have a better chance at vanquishing Lord Mortimer."

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First Line Fridays - The Lost Girls of Paris

Happy Friday!

I don't talk about the husband very often here, but he is pretty amazing! This weekend he took the boys out and let me have a relaxing day reading at home. And he came back with BOOKS! So I am sharing one of those with you for my first line today.

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Today’s first line is from...

The Lost Girls of Paris

Pam Jenoff

New York, 1946

If not for the second-worst mistake of Grace Healy's life, she never would have found the suitcase.

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First Line Friday - Midnight on the River Grey

Happy Friday!

I don't talk about the husband very often here, but he is pretty amazing! This weekend he took the boys out and let me have a relaxing day reading at home. And he came back with BOOKS! So I am sharing one of those with you for my first line today.

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Today’s first line is from...

Midnight on the River Grey

Abigail Wilson

1811

The Scottish Highlands

"Who's there?" My mother's haunted whisper drew me to her bedside.

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First Line Fridays - The Girl From the Savoy

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You guys!!! I am ADDICTED to Hazel Gaynor books!!! I started my first one on June 18th...I'm now on my 4th book of hers...today's first line comes from my current read...

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Today’s first line is from...

The Girl From the Savoy

Hazel Gaynor

London 1923

It is as simple as this: a person can be unpunctual or untidy, but if they intend to get on in life they certainly cannot be both.

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Have you read any of Hazel Gaynor's books?

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First Line Fridays - Until the Mountains Fall

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I just LOVE Connilyn Cossette's books! Such a unique and captivating approach to Biblical Fiction! Really, Historical Fiction SET in the Biblical time period. LOVE! Anyways, this is her latest book which released this week and it's just so good! My review is coming soon!

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Today’s first line is from...

Until the Mountains Fall

Connilyn Cossette

25 Av

1380 BC

Kedesh, Israel

I'd been here before. Seated on this same three-legged stool with the same two girls plaiting the black locks around my head, their hands fragrant with sweet almond oils as they entwined tiny white flowers into the braids.

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What is your favorite Biblical Fiction book?

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First line Fridays - Two-Moon Journey

Happy Friday!

How is it already Friday again? Last Friday the kids and I went on vacation to Montana (a 5+ hour drive one way) for a family reunion. It was SO.MUCH.FUN!!!! I love the Montana Sky and the mountains...it always feels like home when I am there. While there, I found a book about my tribe! YAY!!! I had to order it on Amazon because my Aunt wouldn't let me steal her signed copy lol! 

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Today’s first line is from...

Two-Moon Journey: The Potawatomi Trail of Death

Peggy King Anderson

September 3, 1838

Twin Lakes, Indiana

The corn rustled as Simu-quah raced through it, and in the distance she heard a boom.

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What books have you read about Native Americans?

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First Line Friday - The Kiss of Deception

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This is one of the books that I am hoping to read this summer. Too many neglected books on my shelf stare at me with sad eyes. LOL! 

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Today’s first line is from...

The Kiss of Deception

Mary E. Pearson

Today was the day a thousand dreams would die and a single dream would be born.

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