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 The Debutante's Code by Erica Vetsch. This book releases December 7, 2021. It is the first book in the Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries series.
"If you lean out any farther, you'll wind up in the drink. Which, I suppose, would be a fitting end to this disaster of a trip."
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:
"If you lean out any farther, you'll wind up in the drink. Which, I suppose, would be a fitting end to this disaster of a trip." Lady Juliette Thorndike ducked her chin and turned away from the fresh breeze, the deck rocking gently under her feet. Her heart pounded beneath her woolen cloak as she reached the end of one journey and anticipated embarking on a wholly new one.
About the book (from Goodreads):
Jane Austen meets Sherlock Holmes in this new Regency mystery series
Newly
returned from finishing school, Lady Juliette Thorndike is ready to
debut in London society. Due to her years away, she hasn't spent much
time with her parents, and sees them only as the flighty, dilettante
couple the other nobles love. But when they disappear, she discovers she
never really knew them at all. They've been living double lives as
government spies--and they're only the latest in a long history of
espionage that is the family's legacy.
Now Lady Juliette is
determined to continue their work. Mentored by her uncle, she plunges
into the dangerous world of spy craft. From the glittering ballrooms of
London to the fox hunts, regattas, and soirees of country high society,
she must chase down hidden clues, solve the mysterious code her parents
left behind, and stay out of danger. All the while, she has to keep her
endeavors a secret from her best friend and her suitors--not to mention
nosy, irritatingly handsome Bow Street runner Daniel Swann, who suspects
her of a daring theft.
Can Lady Juliette outwit her enemies and complete her parents' last mission? Or will it lead her to a terrible end?
Best-selling
author Erica Vetsch is back with a rollicking, exciting new series
destined to be a hit with Regency readers who enjoy a touch of mystery
in their love stories. Fans of Julie Klassen, Sarah Ladd, and Anne Perry will love the wit, action, and romance.
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Thank you all for coming by each week, I REALLY appreciate the support
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I should catch up on some reviews this weekend as well. My week has been busy, and I just want to have lazy reading days.
ReplyDeleteKami, mine too! I am wiped out! I hope to mostly lay around, LOL.
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in the middle of To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna White. It's SO good!
"Mam came to a halt beside her, close enough that Senara could feel her there, feel the warmth of her. 'Why,' she said softly, 'do I have the feeling that this upset isn't only about Beth?'"
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
Nicole, happy Friday! I am glad you are enjoying it!
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ReplyDeleteMy first line is from The Debutante’s Code by Erica Vetsch
“If you lean out any farther, you’ll end up in the drink.”
Paula, someone else had it today too :)
DeleteI've never read this author but the excerpts sound good and I really like the cover.
ReplyDeleteYvonne, enjoying it so far. It is also my first read by her.
DeleteJane Austen meets Sherlock Holmes? That might be right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren, I am enjoying it so far!
DeleteGreat excerpt! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Laurel!
DeleteFun! :)
ReplyDeleteGreg, I think so, I am enjoying it :) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI have read a couple of regency books recently and really enjoyed them. I need to read more and this sounds really good
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing recently, that I need to read more regency books. I am not the biggest fan of historical fiction, but I have read so many over the last year that I have a new appreciation for it, and don't shy away from it as much as I used to.
DeleteI really want to read this one. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteAshley, I hope you are able to get it soon! Have a wonderful weekend!
DeleteI enjoyed The Debutante's Code! I'm currently reading Christmas Vendetta by Valerie Hanson: "Sandy Lynn Forrester woke abruptly."
ReplyDeleteDanielle, I will be reading that one really soon! I am looking forward to it!
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