Happy Friday! I hope you have a great day and a relaxing weekend surrounded by books 😀! Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Meez Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading A Home For Hope by Kimberly Sprayberry.
The distinctive church spires of the Holy City gradually rose into view as the USS America gently eased into the Charleston Harbor on a late-July evening.
I am also 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:
The distinctive church spires of the Holy City gradually rose into view as the USS America gently eased into the Charleston Harbor on a late-July evening. Excitement echoed throughout the berthing compartments of the naval aircraft carrier as the sailors shuffled about, preparing to dock at the Charleston Naval Shipyard in South Carolina after an eight-month deployment conducting missions for NATO in the Mediterranean.
About the book (from Goodreads):
When tragedy strikes too close to home, can three broken people help each other heal?
Darcy Collins is living her dream of being a wife and, hopefully soon, a mother. But when her husband leaves on the night of their first-year anniversary to help a victim of domestic abuse, her dream begins to shatter. She wakes the next morning to police knocking on her door, and the search for her missing husband begins.
Steve Parnell, recently returned from his service in the Navy, is surprised to hear his sister, Cindy, is married. He's even more shocked to see her name on the news as a suspect, along with her husband, in the kidnapping of Dr. Collins. He quickly returns to Charleston to find out all he can about the investigation. It's there he meets Darcy.
On impulse, Darcy offers that Steve can stay with her until the investigation is over, and an awkward friendship is formed. The one bright spot in the midst of their worry is Hope, a young girl recently orphaned, whom Darcy agrees to foster. As the investigation drags on, Steve, Darcy, and Hope grow closer together, bonded by their shared grief.
Meanwhile, questions and fears abound. Is Darcy's husband still alive? Could Cindy really be involved in the kidnapping, or is she, too, a victim? Will Darcy be able to keep Hope if her husband doesn't return?
Where is God when hope seems so far away?
Wow, that sounds like a tangled and intense plot! Visiting from FLF#7
ReplyDeleteThanks Kym, looking forward to it.
DeleteMy first line is from A Deep Divide by Kim Woodhouse:
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I am looking forward to reading this one later this month :)
DeleteI'm reading The Mobster's Daughter by Rachel Scott McDaniel: "September 28, 1923, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Snapping wind yanked at the letter in my hand, and my fingers tightened, the crisp edge biting into my palm." Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds good! Have a great weekend!
DeleteSounds like a great book. I'm reading The Lost Daughter of York. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteNot sure I have heard of that one, enjoy!
DeleteThis sounds lovely!
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DeleteThis sounds really good! Very suspenseful! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a wonderful week! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley, you too!
DeleteThis sounds intense and definitely intriguing! This week on my blog I shared the first line from Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant. I’m currently reading Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan; here’s the first line: “George Henry Devonshire is only eight years old and he already knows the truth. Happy reading! 😊
ReplyDeleteI had not heard of Once Upon A Wardrobe but I love that first line. I went and looked up the book, it sounds interesting.
DeleteThis sounds like a really good one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Yvonne.
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