Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! 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. 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 Midnight Blue by Suzie Waltner.
Where had that girl gotten off to?
Book Beginnings:
Where had that girl gotten off to?
Scarlett Skykes glanced through thte bank of kitchen window to her left in search of any sign of the eight-going-on-nine-year-old on the large deck or in the sprawling backyard.
When she and her cousin had returned through the butler's pantry after putting the food out in the formal dining room, the high-backed barstool Harmony had been sitting on while they worked was empty.
Synopsis (Goodreads):
A series of heartbreaking setbacks behind her,
Scarlett Sykes is now focused on creating the best life possible for her
daughter. One where innocence and joy is not colored by rejection or
loss. While finances are tight and Scarlett’s job isn’t ideal for a
single mother, her child will always know she’s loved. Especially since
Harmony’s father wanted nothing to do with them.
As lead singer
and the face of a successful country band, Jake Turnquist’s closest
friends depend on him, but life in the spotlight is quickly losing its
appeal. At a party celebrating another accomplishment, he’s stunned to
discover Scarlett assisting the caterer. Almost ten years have passed,
but he’s never forgotten his first love.
In the hours after a
surprise revelation, Jake scrambles to orchestrate a way to spend time
with Scarlett and Harmony—the family he’s always wanted but never knew
he had. He once gave her up to pursue his music. What will he have to
surrender to win her back?
Your
turn! Grab the current book you are reading and post the first line (or your link) in
the comments! Then, click on the icons below and join the fun there too!
I hate to assume, but I think I see where this story might be going! Hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteKym, I can see where you think it's going, and it doesn't :) Happy Friday!!!
DeleteMy first line is from Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt
ReplyDeletePrelude. Zosia Krakow, Poland
The sun shone the day I married Ryszard Lewandowski.
Paula, I am hearing a lot of good things about that one!
DeleteI'm in the mood for a romance novel!
ReplyDeleteHarvee, I am really enjoying this one!
DeleteThank you so much for sharing!! I have to admit, I'm partial to Jake, Scarlett and Harmony. :)
ReplyDeleteSuzie, I am enjoying it! So thankful for the opportunity to read it :)
DeleteI already feel for Scarlett and Harmony. The opening and your comment above to Kym has me full of questions. Haha. I will have give this one a try to find out! I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWendy, absolutely! I hope you do!! If so, come back and tell me your thoughts! Have a great weekend!
DeleteOh boy, this does sound good. I love a single mother story. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy, I do too!
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson. It's a great story!
"Dora placed the flyer in a box and covered it with the lid. She looked around the house, so empty now that Paul had moved from their spare bedroom to an apartment downtown."
I hope you have a great weekend! 😀❤️📚
I have not received this one yet, Nicole. Glad you are enjoying it.
DeleteThis book's on my list. I'm eager to hear your thoughts on it. Hope you have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley, I think my review is up on Thursday for it!
DeleteIt sounds like a fun plot with a single mom and a country singer as main characters.
ReplyDeleteDeb, yep, I enjoyed it.
DeleteSounds like a good one, and I’m intrigued by your other comments! 😊 Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJen, I loved it!
DeleteHappy Reading, hope you loved it so much.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I did :)
DeleteI've seen this one around quite a bit. I'm currently reading Alaskan Mountain Search by Sarah Varland. The first line is: "It was never truly dark at this time of year--mid June--in the land of the midnight sun." Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle, you as well!
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