First Line Fridays -- 12.02.16
12/2/2016
 It is Friday and I am joining these lovely ladies in First Line Fridays: Carrie from Reading is My SuperPower Rachel from Bookworm Mama Beth from Faithfully Bookish Andi from Radiant Light Heather from Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen Sarah from All The Book Blog Names Are Taken Click the links above to be taken to their posts and... 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 I am going to post lines from The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection by Cynthia Hickey, Gina Welborn, Jennifer AlLee, Angela Breidenbach, Darlene Franklin, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Amber Stockton, Niki Turner, & Becca Whitham. Nine stories by nine different authors...and they all take place at the fair! The first time I heard about this novella collection, I was thrilled. I have always loved the fair, as well as books and movies that take place at the fair. So if you love the fair as much as I do, you are going to love this novella collection!!!  All's Fair in Love and Friendly Competition...North of Lansing Michigan, 1889 Across the narrow train aisle from Sarah, a matron examined her Friday newspaper, the bold print headline proclaiming ANOTHER BALLOONIST SUCCUMBS IN KALAMAZOO. ~Requilted with Love by Carrie Fancett Pagels May 1, 1893 Bettina Gilbert gawked at the White City from a bench on the hurricane deck of the steamship as she balanced a sketchbook on one knee, a white lace glove in her lap to avoid blackening it with graphite smudges. ~Seven Medals and a Bride by Angela Breidenbach Spruce Hill, Vermont July 1896 Edith Grace checked her outfit, making sure she was prepared to garner as much hone as possible in one trip. ~A Taste of Honey by Darlene Franklin Germania Hall, 220 West 9th Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Saturday afternoon, September 1901 Fifteen-year-old Reba Diehl gripped the back of her father's sleeve, her heart pounding against her chest as he maneuvered her through the crowded aisle. ~Altered Hearts by Gina Welborn Fallon, Nevada June 1916 If she didn't take a break soon, she was sure her fingers would snap clean off. ~Better with Butter by Jennifer AlLee Comisky Park Chicago, Illinois April 1917 Robert Montgomery wrapped his cold fingers around the steering wheel of the stripped-down Model T. ~Driven to Distraction by Becca Whitham Western Colorado, 1920 It was a perfect apple: round, smooth, undamaged by birds or insects. ~First Comes Pie by Niki Turner "Please, tell me you're fooling." ~Front Paige Love by Amber Stockton Arkansas, 1930 "Turn the light off!" Pa bellowed from his rolltop desk in the living room. ~Competing Hearts by Cynthia Hickey What are you reading? What is your first line? Open the book nearest you and post the first line...
Becky Smith
12/2/2016 10:41:01 am
I just finished Shelter From The Storm by Kristen Ethridge: "Ten years ago, Becca Collins caught a bus to Port Provident, Texas because it was as far south as she could get from Wisconsin without falling into the water."
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/2/2016 11:43:38 am
Ooo fun! I will have to check this one out! :)
I just got a delightful surprise in the mail yesterday so I’m sharing the first line of Chapter 7 from Love Everlasting by Julie Lessman…
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/2/2016 11:46:15 am
Ahhh! How exciting! :D LOVE Julie's books!! 12/2/2016 10:59:19 am
oh i love your color alternating quotes today!! Fun!
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/2/2016 11:46:47 am
Thanks! :) I decided to try something different this time! 12/2/2016 12:06:28 pm
THANKS so much, Sydney!!! This is such a cute idea! Thank you for including the Blue Ribbon Brides collection!!!
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/2/2016 01:26:05 pm
You are SOOOO welcome! Thanks for stopping by!! :D
I love that you posted the first line from each novella! :)
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/2/2016 01:27:02 pm
Haha. Thanks. :)
Caryl Kane
12/2/2016 03:20:20 pm
If Rylan Jefferson was lucky, after tonight she'd never have to see Colin Renwycke again. - One Enchanted Christmas by Melissa Tagg
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/3/2016 11:21:50 am
Oooo. Fun! I have this one sitting on my kindle waiting to be read. :) 12/2/2016 10:30:36 pm
"The significance of the location was unknown to those present that murky day in 1962 when four lads stood in front of a huge tea warehouse by Liverpool's dock road, having photos taken to publicize their first record." Tune In - The Beatles: All These Years by Mark Lewisohn ya ya...nonfiction...haha!
Sydney @ Singing Librarian Books
12/3/2016 11:38:29 am
Absolutely NOTHING wrong with non-fiction! They are awesome too! :) Comments are closed.
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