Happy Friday!
The book I’m featuring this week is:
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April 17, 1862
Millersburg, Ohio“Jonas! Pay Attention! You’re going to drop that sack!”
Uh oh, looks like a whoopsie-daisy is about to happen! I just received my copy of The Sound of Distant Thunder this week, so I look forward to reading it in the very near future!
About the Book:
Katie Stuckey and Jonas Weaver are both romantics. Seventeen-year-old Katie is starry-eyed, in love with the idea of being in love, and does not want to wait to marry Jonas until she is eighteen, despite her parents’ insistence. So much can happen in a year. Twenty-year-old Jonas is taken in by the romance of soldiering, especially in defense of anti-slavery, even though he knows war is at odds with the teachings of the church. When his married brother’s name comes up in the draft list, he volunteers to take his brother’s place. But can the commitment Katie and Jonas have made to each other survive the separation?
From the talented pen of Jan Drexler comes this brand new Amish series set against the backdrop of the Civil War. She puts her characters to the test as they struggle to reconcile their convictions and desires while the national conflict threatens to undermine and engulf their community.
About the Author:
Jan Drexler brings a unique understanding of Amish traditions and beliefs to her writing. Her ancestors were among the first Amish, Mennonite, and Brethren immigrants to Pennsylvania in the 1700s, and their experiences are the inspiration for her stories. Jan lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her husband of thirty-five years, where she enjoys hiking in the Hills and spending time with their expanding family.
Now it’s your turn!
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. To see what First Lines others are sharing this week head over to Hoarding Books.
Today at my blog, I featured the first line of Beth Revis’ latest release, Give the Dark My Love. Here, though, I will be sharing the first line of my next read, Broken Things by Lauren Oliver.
“Before we were the Monsters of Brickhouse Lane – before everyone from Connecticut to California knew us by that tagline, and blogs ran pictures of our faces, and searching our names led to sites that crashed from all the names led to sites that crashed from all the traffic – we were just girls, and there were only two of us.”
Hope you enjoy the weekend! Happy reading! ❤️📚:D
Never heard of it sounds like a tear jerker!
I am reading an older book by Susan May Warren. The Shadow of Your Smile. The first line is: “Noelle longed for the redemption that came with a fresh snow. “
I don’t really look for anything that comes with the snow except maybe a flight south 😂 Me and winter don’t exactly get along lol
Happy Friday! My first line is from A Time to Love by Marion Ueckermann:
“You can do this. You’ve done it a thousand times before.”
Happy Friday! I’m sharing about “This Is The Day” by Tim Tebow over on my blog today. I’m currently reading “Ours for a Season” by Kim Vogel Sawyer so I’ll be sharing my first line from there.
Pine Hill, Indiana
Mary Krieger Hirschler
Marty followed her husband to the front door, keeping enough distance between them to prevent bumping her knee against the bulky suitcase that hung from his hand.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Happy reading!
I read This is the Day and I’m waiting on Ours for a Season in the mail. Good choices!
Happy Friday!
My first lines come from Killer Classics by Kym Roberts……
“Sugar did it.” Sugar’s mouth dropped open, and her eyes nearly popped out of her head at Reba Sue’s accusation. “Sugar didn’t kill anyone,” Leila argued. “The woman traps scorpions at the bar and releases them outside.” Leila shuddered, her round body jiggling from head to toe. “Stupid critters belong under a boot heel.”
Have an awesome weekend and happy reading!💕📚💕
Happy Friday!!! My first line is from Love Unexpected by Jody Hedlund (her 2014 release).
“The blast of a gunshot awoke Emma Chambers.”
Have a great weekend!
I haven’t read that one yet but it’s on my TBR 🙂
Today on my blog I’m sharing the first line from Roseanna M. White’s An Hour Unspent. Here I’ll share with you the first line from Kristi Ann Hunter’s novella A Legacy of Love from The Christmas Heirloom Collection.
“From a purely rational standpoint, Sarah Gooding should have been ecstatic with her present position.”
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for sharing and hope you have a great weekend too!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog, I am sharing the first line from Lynn Austin’s novel Legacy of Mercy. I just started the book today and I am only on chapter two, so I will share the first line from there.
“I don’t know how to answer my son Jakob.”
Makes me want to read on! 😊
Hope you have an excellent day, and a relaxing weekend filled with great reading!
I want to read that one too!
Happy Friday! I’m sharing from an upcoming read, The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck, over on my blog today. Here are the first lines from the prologue, set during the American Revolution:
“He must finish. He must. Stumbling, he fell to the damp earth of the maple swamp with the click-slap of musket fire ringing through the cold dew, his breath billowing.”
I like Jan Drexler! I’m currently between books… I’m hoping to start another this weekend.
Hi Becca! That sounds like a really nice book. I’m not usually drawn to Amish novels, but this storyline interests me. On my blog, I’m featuring the book I just finished reading, “The Awakening” by Tamara Leigh. Here I will share the first line from the book I’m currently reading, “The Unwanted Suitor” by Michelle Pennington. There is a prologue, but I’ll share the first line from Chapter 1. “Cornelia Greystone glanced at the ormolu clock that graced the wall over her dressing table and her whole body tensed with urgency.” Have a wonderful weekend!
I’m featuring lines from Susan Stoker’s Justice for Hope on my blog today. Hope you can stop by!
Here, I am featuring lines from Dare to Love Again by Maddie Taylor. Here is the first line of chapter 13.
“Esme went to work the next day, determined to keep her mind focused on the million and one things she had to do rather than letting more sexy Finn daydreams distract her.”
Happy Reading!
Janine – The World Was Hers for the Reading
I didn’t participate this week, running behind, but I am looking forward to reading The Sound of Distant Thunder as well.
I’m out of town visiting friends this weekend so didn’t go around visiting but I’ve responded to comments on my phone. Life happens!