 Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! Today I am going to post a line from The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill This is a Veronica Mars meets Downton Abbey type of books, so if you like Veronica Mars and Downton Abbey, you will definitely enjoy this delightful young adult novel!  Lydia has vanished. Lydia, who’s never broken any rules, except falling in love with the wrong boy. Lydia, who’s been Piper’s best friend since they were children. Lydia, who never even said good-bye. Convinced the police are looking in all the wrong places, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail begins her own investigation in an attempt to solve the mystery of Lydia’s disappearance. With the reluctant help of a handsome young detective, Piper goes searching for answers in the dark underbelly of 1924 Chicago, determined to find Lydia at any cost. When Piper discovers those answers might stem from the corruption strangling the city—and quite possibly lead back to the doors of her affluent neighborhood—she must decide how deep she’s willing to dig, how much she should reveal, and if she’s willing to risk her life of privilege for the sake of the truth. From the glitzy homes of the elite to the mob-run streets of 1920s Chicago, Stephanie Morrill’s jazz-age mystery shows just how far a girl will go to save her friend. My first line: Chicago, Illinois May 12, 1924 If he doesn't know it already, Jeremiah Crane is about to learn that I'm not the type of girl to be pushed around. What are you reading? What is your first line?
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I'm looking forward to reading this one soon!
The Elusive Miss Ellison
Hi Sydney, and Happy Friday!
Becky Smith
2/17/2017 01:50:12 pm
Your book sounds good! My first line is from an old book that, although I don't have it's publication date, it was a present in 1908 to someone. "It appears to me, looking back over a past experience, that certain days in one's life stand out prominently as landmarks, when we arrive at some finger-post pointing out the road that we should follow." But my very favorite line is: "The heart knoweth its own bitterness, Phoebe, and it may be that in your place I should fail utterly in patience; but if we will not lie still under His hand, & learn the lesson He would fain teach us, it may be that fresh trials may be sent to humble us." from Uncle Max by Rosa Carey
Cara
2/17/2017 02:13:29 pm
October, 1809
Janet Ferguson
2/17/2017 03:16:54 pm
"You don't want to do this." I just received a copy my critique partner LeAnne Bristow's debut with Love Inspired called Her Texas Rebel. So excited for her!"You don't want to do this." I just received a copy my critique partner LeAnne Bristow's debut with Love Inspired called Her Texas Rebel. So excited for her!
Caryl Kane
2/17/2017 04:17:09 pm
My first line comes from The Divine Romance by Gene Edwards.
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