First Line Fridays -- 07.01.16 - Singing Librarian Books

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First Line Fridays -- 07.01.16

7/1/2016

It is Friday and I am joining Carrie from Reading is My SuperPower, Rachel from Bookworm Mama, and Beth from Faithfully Bookish in First Line Fridays. If you would like to join us, send Carrie a meassage and let her know!

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

Today's first line is coming from The Last Messenger of Zitol by Chelsea Dyring.

This book will release in September 2016 from Sweetwater Books, an imprint of Cedar Fort. I had the unique experience of recently reading and endorsing this amazing and thrilling novel!

Add this book to GOODREADS or pre-order on AMAZON.

"Before we begin, I want you to understand that I am not a good person."

What are you reading? What is your first line?
Opent the book nearest you and post the first line...

Sarah link

7/1/2016 10:51:22 am

“Sometimes in the dead of night, Lynette Carlisle heard her mother’s voice.” (from The Things We Knew by Catherine West)

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:24:46 pm

Ooo. I don't know this one. I am going to have to go look it up. :)

Carrie link

7/1/2016 11:01:38 am

Oh wow! What a striking cover!! And an intriguing first line - really grabs you, doesn't it?

My first line from the book closest to me at the moment is “When a bride finds The Dress, there is joy, laughter, and on some occasions, even spontaneous dancing. There is none of that right now.” from Love, Lace, and Minor Alterations by V. Joy Brown. (I had to include the second line too! lol)

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:25:49 pm

I know. Right! Love the cover (and the book)!

I don't know this one either. Sounds interesting. I am going to have to go look this one up as well!

Annie JC link

7/1/2016 11:04:50 am

This sounds interesting!

Here's my first line: from “The Life We Never Expected” by Andrew & Rachel Wilson.

“This is a book about surviving, and thriving, spiritually when something goes horribly wrong.”

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:26:39 pm

This sounds interesting. Will have to look this one up as well. Sounds like a good inspirational and uplifting read!

Andrea Stephens

7/1/2016 11:09:34 am

"See that man over there?" Mona Hodgson's The Bride Wore Blue. I'm not reading it yet but it is a book I won and received in the mail this week and was sitting right next to me.

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:27:54 pm

Oh wow! I don't know this author either! Haha. Lots of new authors this week! Going to look this one up too! The first line and title have caught my attention!

Rachel Dixon link

7/1/2016 11:34:26 am

Oooh, this sounds really interesting! I finally have a fiction book near me..."At least they couldn't fire her." Five Days in Skye, Carla Laureano

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:28:32 pm

Nice!!! Ohhhhh! LOVE Carla's books. You will have to let me know what you think!! :)

Beth Erin link

7/1/2016 11:49:26 am

Now I think a lot of heartache could be avoided if people would just use that kind of brutal honesty! Great first line!

No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer is motivating me today!
“Malachi Shaw made the arduous climb back into consciousness with great effort.”

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 12:29:59 pm

I agree! It is an intriguing first line...

Ahhh! LOVE this author too!! Just won this in a giveaway and it is sitting on my shelf waiting to be read!! :)

Winnie Thomas

7/1/2016 01:03:23 pm

First line: "Snow, beautiful snow!" from The Sweetest Rain by Myra Johnson.

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 03:29:15 pm

Love that one! Thanks for stopping by, Winnie!

Becca

7/1/2016 01:03:32 pm

I haven't heard of this one but it sounds interesting!

I'm reading Listening is an Act of Love: A celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project. The first line is:
"StoryCorps is on a few basic ideas: That our stories--the stories of everyday people--are as interesting and important as the celebrity stories we're bombarded with by the media every minute of the day."

It's not fiction, but it's a fascinating book of stories from people around the US.

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/1/2016 03:30:09 pm

Sounds like an interesting read. :) Thanks for sharing!

Caryl Kane

7/1/2016 03:30:52 pm

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Here's my first line.
She was too softhearted to be an oil tycoon. Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/7/2016 07:28:07 pm

Ohhh yes! That one is on my TBR pile! :)

Sylvia Miller

7/1/2016 04:19:06 pm

"She could have been more than she was.”

<i>The Reluctant Duchess</i> by Roseanna M. White

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/7/2016 07:28:39 pm

Such a good one!!! :D Thanks for stopping by!

Merry

7/1/2016 04:36:21 pm

Sam Hinton was about to conclude one of the biggest business deals of his career.
from Small Town Nanny by Lee Tobin McClain

Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books

7/7/2016 07:30:11 pm

Have not heard of this one before. Will have to go check it out!

Pam K.

7/1/2016 05:23:29 pm

“If you spot him again, shoot him on sight,” my father said. “I shall deal with the repercussions myself.” from Glittering Promises, book 3 in The Grand Tour Series by Lisa T. Bergren.

Jan Hall

7/1/2016 06:20:34 pm

Julia Beech stood next to the open grave and prayed the wind would stop howling for one moment. from A Wedding for Julia by Vannetta Chapman

Connie

7/1/2016 07:52:36 pm

Secret Agent Bradley C. Whitemore pushed past the man who blocked the entrance of the Honey Jsm Cafe.
“Black Mamba: A Story of Love and Faith” by Diane Theiler

Trixi

7/1/2016 09:06:32 pm

I am happy to return to cyber space & first line Fridays! :-) My mom and her husband were visiting from New Zealand for the month of June, plus my son graduated on the 13th so I did a self-imposed sabbatical to spend as much time with family as possible :-) I’m refreshed and ready to rock & roll (though I still miss them terribly!).
Ok, my first line is from Protective Duty by Jessica R. Patch the second one of her LIS series.
“Bryn Eastman refused to think about the bullet that had pierced her abdomen.”

Which by the way, she’s an FBI profiler so shooting kind of comes with the territory, lol!

Great to be back among friends again Sydney!

dianne casey

7/1/2016 09:23:36 pm

When he emerges from the bathroom she is awake, propped up against the pillows and flicking through the travel brochures that were besides his bed.

"Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes.

Yvette link

7/1/2016 09:37:06 pm

That is a striking cover - but I'm most intrigued by the mismatched eyes.

Since Beth Erin beat me here with No Other Will Do, I'll share from the stack of books I'm organizing for my July reads:

"Sometimes, if he was not so drunk or the twins so loud, Bobby Barnes would consider how those rides to the mountain had become an echo of his life." There Will Be Stars by Billy Coffey

~JJ

7/2/2016 01:11:00 am

"If only he could get away from the smell." From Friends of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury.

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