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Happy Friday!
Another week, another Christmas story I'm looking forward to reading. My classes end this weekend (finally!), and I fully intend to make the most of my free time before the holiday.
First Line: What better time than a wedding to ask a man to marry you?
From Page 56: "Why, I have heard of families who foisted the worst of gentlemen upon a spinster, simply to ensure she married."
ABOUT THE BOOK
Proposing a marriage of convenience to a rugged logger is the boldest move of Nora Underhill's sheltered life. In return for Simon Wallin's protection from her overbearing family, the unassuming seamstress offers prime frontier farmland. But their paper marriage changes when Nora's greedy brother tries to draw her back into a life of drudgery. Her only option: move to Simon's farm, and into the center of his loving, unruly family.
Years of shouldering responsibility have left Simon cynical and reserved. But little by little, Nora's warmth opens his shuttered heart to joy. With their marriage claim under threat, can this practical arrangement blossom over the holidays…and become a love for all seasons?
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I have just been introduced to author Stacey Weeks, and am excited to start reading her book “Mistletoe Melody”. Here is the first line:
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Sounds like a fun read.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
This does sound like a sweet romance. This week I have a historical mystery - A Moment in Crime by Amanda Allen. Happy reading!
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ReplyDeleteMy 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 love a Christmas wedding! I had one, and still love the ambience of the event.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: “TELL ME LIES”
Sounds like a sweet holiday read!! Happy weekend!
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ReplyDeleteThis 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!
ReplyDeleteOn 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. 😀❤📚
I am about to start Searching for You by Jody Hedlund.
ReplyDeleteNew 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.”
I hope you enjoy it!
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