Friday, August 20, 2021

First Line Friday #14-The Amish Baby Finds a Home

Happy Friday! I hope you are having a great day and looking forward to a relaxing weekend! I know I am 😀 Welcome back to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!!  To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line. This week I am sharing from The Amish Baby Finds a Home by Barbara Cameron. I love Amish fiction. This one is set to release on August 25, 2021.

 Gideon Troyer unlocked the door to Gideon's Toy Shop and stepped inside.

I will also be linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading.

Book Beginnings:

Gideon Troyer unlocked the door to Gideon's Toy Shop and stepped inside.

     His heart always beat a little faster when he entered his shop and looked at all the shelves of wooden toys. His Englisch customers-especially the older ones-sometimes teared up when they picked up a car or truck or knelt and looked into the windows of a dollhouse. More than once, people told him that his toys reminded them of the ones they'd received and played with as children...times when kids played with real, quality toys. 

About the book (from Goodreads):

In this heartwarming Amish romance, an Amish toymaker and his sweetheart discover the greatest gifts come in the smallest packages.

Between his busy toy shop and the farm he owns with his twin brother, Gideon Troyer’s life is full. Now, the handsome Amish woodworker is ready to share it with someone special, someone like Hannah Stoltzfus, the lovely quilt shop owner a few doors down. Their friendship has already grown into something deeper. But before Gideon can tell Hannah how he really feels, she makes an unexpected discovery in his shop: a baby . . . one who shares an unmistakable Troyer family resemblance.

Hannah has never forgotten the kindness and support Gideon offered when she first opened her shop. So she’s happy to help him care for the sweet abandoned boppli until they find his family. But as they untangle the mystery surrounding the child, Hannah wonders at Gideon’s hesitation to take their relationship to the next level. He’s a natural with the baby, and Hannah can see Gideon’s ready for a familye of his own . . . but can she help him believe it?

Have you read The Amish Baby Finds a Home? What did you think? Are you a fan of Amish fiction?

Your turn! Grab the current book you are reading and post the first line in the comments! Then, do the Book Beginnings and join the fun there too!
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22 comments:

  1. I will have to write this down, my mother loves to read Amish stories

    come visit mine:
    https://twogirlsandtheirbookishlife.blogspot.com/2021/08/book-beginnings-on-friday-before.html

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    1. My sister and I always swap notes, she loves Amish fiction as well. I also really love when they are unique or suspense :)

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  2. This sounds good. I haven't read any Amish fiction. This week I am spotlighting a book from deep in my TBR pile - More Than Fiends by Maureen Child. Happy reading!

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    1. I used to read them all the time, then they seemed to be alike, but I have circled back around and I am enjoying them again :)

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  3. My first line comes from Crossed Lines by Jennifer Delamere:
    London, England. June 1881

    Mitchell B. Harris, better known to readers of the Era as Our London Correspondent, leaned casually on the desk of John Munson, toying with his cane while Munson chuckled over what he was reading.

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    1. Hey Paula, sounds like an interesting read. I will be looking for your review when you finish it :) Happy reading!

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  4. I don't read much Amish fiction, but this one sounds really good. And I love that cover. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

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    1. Hey Ashley, it is interesting, not going quite how I expected, which I guess is good. I keep wondering what is going to happen. I am planning to chill this weekend, I have a sinus infection and don't feel good. The doctor told me to rest which means I have a great excuse to just read and not do anything else this weekend :)

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    1. Hey Anne, thanks for stopping by! I hope you are enjoying your book and have a great weekend!

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  6. Love that cover with the baby in the basket. So cute!

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    1. I thought it was cute too! I am enjoying it, although it is not quite what I expected.

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  7. A toymaker - that's a unique occupation!

    My first line comes from Night Watch by Susan Sleeman: https://daniellegrandinetti.com/2021/08/20/first-line-friday-night-watch/

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    1. I thought so too! I am enjoying the story.

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  8. I will admit that I do enjoy visiting Amish country.

    Lauren @ Always Me

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    1. I have not actually had a chance to stop into local Amish places, although we have passed through them!

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  9. "Brogan received a note from Vera two days after the discovery of Mr. Sorokin's forged papers."
    from The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden.
    Have a great weekend! 🙂❤📚

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    1. I finished it last night, I did enjoy it :)

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  11. I haven't read anything by this author, but this looks like a sweet book. Cute cover too.

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    1. It was Yvonne, I really enjoyed it, thanks for stopping by!

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