First Line Fridays -- 02.23.17 -- East

2/24/2017

Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from

East
by Edith Pattou

So... who doesn't love a good farytale? I for one am a HUGE fan of fariytales and retold fariytales. And East is a fantastic
re-telling of Beauty & the Beast that readers will not want to miss!!!

Rose has always been different.

Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever.

So when an enormous white bear shows up one cold autumn evening and asks teenage Rose to come away with it-- in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family-- she readily agrees.

Rose travels on the bear's broad back to a distant and empty castle, where she is nightly joined by a mysterious stranger. In discovering his identity, she loses her heart-- and finds her purpose-- and realizes her journey has only just begun.

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My first line:

I found the box in the attic of an old farmhouse in Norway.

What are you reading? What is your first line?
Open the book nearest you and post the first line in the comments below...

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Amanda Tero link

2/24/2017 07:07:09 am

That sounds like an interesting twist!

On my blog I shared my first line from the favorite, Pride and Prejudice. ;)
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man, in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

2/24/2017 03:16:00 pm

A true classic and such a good one!!! :)

Becky Smith

2/24/2017 10:30:10 am

I love old books!
My first line is: "The cheerful yellow house didn't look all that imposing as Silas Jones stood in front of its fence for the fourth time that day."
From For the Sake of the Children by Danica Favorite

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

2/24/2017 03:16:45 pm

I don't know this one. I will have to look it up.

Heather link

2/24/2017 10:46:57 am

I love Beauty and the Beast! I just picked up Jennifer Donnelly's book Lost in a Book.

An Uncertain Choice
by Jody Hedlund

And the first line is...

Montfort Castle, Ashby
In the year of our Lord 1390

"My slippered feet slapped the dirt road, and my heart hammered aginst my chest like a battering ram."

Happy reading and Happy Friday!

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books link

2/24/2017 03:17:35 pm

Another great one! :)

Sarah link

2/24/2017 10:49:37 am

Happy Friday!

My line is from “Women of the Twelfth Century” by Georges Duby. I cheated a little this week and included my first paragraph this time around.

“Beneath the dome of the church at Fontevraud – in the twelfth century, one of the largest and most prestigious abbeys for women in France – one sees today four recumbent statues, the remains of old funerary monuments, Three of them are carved from soft limestone: that of Henry Plantagenet, count of Anjou and Maine through his father, duke of Normandy and king of England through his mother; that of his son and successor, Richard Coeur de Lion; and that of Isabella of Angouleme, second wife of John Lackland, Richard’s brother, who became king in his turn in 1199. The fourth effigy, of painted wood, represents Eleanor, heiress to the duchy of Aquitaine, wife of Henry and mother of Richard and John; she died at Fontevraud, where she had finally taken the veil, on 31 March 1204.”

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

2/24/2017 03:18:11 pm

This one sounds fascinating.

Beth Erin link

2/24/2017 12:30:43 pm

That book looks intriguing! Thanks for sharing, Sydney!

A high-pitched shriek echoed down the hall of the wedding chapel.
The Vegas Proposal by Julie Jarnagin

Andi link

2/24/2017 12:35:29 pm

1297 BC

Naomi lifted the hem of her robe as her feet fairly flew down Bethlehem's streets toward the outskirts of town.
Redeeming Grace by Jill Eileen Smith

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

2/24/2017 03:18:39 pm

Fun! I have been wanting to read this one!

Katie Donovan link

2/24/2017 03:44:17 pm

I want to know what's in that box!

My first line is from The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection:

1170 AD, Ciar's Kingdom, Ireland
The skies were as unsettled as her own future.

1715, Argyllshire, Scotland
"Are ye ready, miss?"
Meg's stomach twisted at Mother Aila's question.

June 1798, New York City
Abigail Van de Klerk opened the door to the house she shared with her father on Pearl Street.

July 6, 1864, Roswell, Georgia
Water roared over the dam behind her, an echo of the blood rushing in her ears.

Late June 1890, Coronado Island, California
Cold water slid across his body, the dip and rise of the swell bringing challenge to his course.

Kathleen Denly link

2/24/2017 06:28:39 pm

Well that is intriguing. Here's mine:

Walking down the main street in Deadwood is like stepping onto hell's front porch.
~A Claim of Her Own by Stephanie Grace Whitson.

Rachel D. link

2/24/2017 09:13:03 pm

"Scarlet was descending toward the alley behind the Rieux Tavern when her portscreen chimed from the passenger seat, followed by an automated voice: "Comm received for Mademoiselle Scarlet Benoit from the Toulouse Law Enforcement Department of Missing Persons." - From Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - Book 2 in The Lunar Chronicles! Happy Friday!!!!

Gail Hollingsworth

2/24/2017 10:22:16 pm

Just started The Memory of You by Catherine West
First line: The wood-paneled walls of the Boardroom were closing in.

Carrie link

2/25/2017 05:12:40 pm

I'm gonna have to check into this book!!

Becky Smith

3/3/2017 09:54:49 am

My first line is: "Preston Tyler lowered his feet from the deck railing & leaned forward as his gaze followed the Jeep pulling up next to the Fontaines' cabin across the lake." From Presumed Dead by Angela Ruth Strong

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