It’s time for a new edition of First Line Fridays hosted by the Hoarding Books blog!
I’ve recently learned of a delightful thing happening on the internet called “Austen in August”! There are several blogs and social media accounts hosting themed posts, link-ups, and all around Jane Austen fun. (Shoutout to my friend Kara for bringing this to my attention!)
Over at The Book Rat, you can find more info and see all the Austen posts & love.
In honor of this theme, I’m sharing the first lines from Katherine Reay’s The Austen Escape, a contemporary favorite that pays homage to Austen in themes and characters, though it tells a story of its own.
“How can I help”?
The world stilled. It wasn’t the first time I wondered how one voice, one presence, could quicken the air and simultaneously stop all motion.
Your turn! What’s your first line?
The Green Mockingbird 
I just met Katherine Reay last weekend at FRS! She’s amazing! ❤
Today on my blog I shared the first line from My Dearest Dietrich by Amanda Barratt. I just finished A Glitter of Gold by Liz Johnson but I'm about to start The Healing Jar by Wanda Brunstetter so I'll share that first line here: "Tears sprang to Lenore Lapp’s eyes as she stood with the others who had come to witness this special English wedding." Happy reading!
Oh, how fun! Yay for you.
That’s a pretty first line! Happy weekend!
Happy Saturday! Today I’m sharing the first line from The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey: “Fire ripped through Finn’s right shoulder, ricocheting down his arm.” Have a great weekend!
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/08/first-line-fridays-killing-tide-by-dani.html
Happy weekend! I have Dani’s on my TBR! It sounds so wonderful.
Oooo, that hooks you right in!
It does! And when you see the next lines and the context, it’s really sweet 😉 Happy reading!
A great opening line! ‘Austen in August’ sounds fun. 🙂
I’m sharing on my blog the first line from When Mountains Sing by Stacy Monson.
The clash of cologne, sweat, and ego assaulted her senses as it did every weekday morning.
What an opening! That sounds almost comical. Happy weekend!
Here’s the first line from my book club’s next selection — Cost of Betrayal. It comes from the novella by Dee Henderson. “Ann Falcon eased toward the front of the crowd.”
I still need to read that novella collection! Happy reading! 🙂