It's Friday which means it's time for First Line Friday. To Play grab the book closest to you open it to the first line and leave it in the comments. If you'd like to join our gang, shoot Carrie an email.
About the book:
In this intriguing novel
of romance, mystery, and clever disguise set in Victorian England, a
young woman investigates the murder of her own father.
After the
mysterious death of her father, Miss Gillian Young takes a new job as
the principal costume designer at the renowned Drury Lane Theatre Royal.
But while she remembers her father as a kind, well-respected man of the
Police Force, clues she uncovers indicate he’d been living a double
life: a haunting photograph of a young woman; train stubs for secret
trips just before his death; and a receipt for a large sum of money. Are
these items evidence of her father’s guilty secrets? His longtime
police partner thinks so.
Then Gillian meets the dashing Viscount
Thomas Lockwood. Their attraction is instant and inescapable. As their
romantic involvement grows, Gillian begins to suspect even Lockwood’s
motives. Does Lord Lockwood truly love her? Or is his interest a front
for the desire to own her newly inherited property? And what should she
make of her friend’s suggestion that Lockwood or men like him were
involved in the murder of her father?
Soon Gillian is convinced
that her father has left evidence somewhere that can prove his innocence
and reveal the guilty party. But someone wants to stop her from
discovering it. The closer she comes to uncovering it, the more menacing
her opposition grows. With her life on the line, Gillian takes on an
ingenious disguise and takes on the role of a lifetime to reveal the
true killer—before it’s too late both for her and for those that she
loves.
First Line:
Hampshire, England
Early April 1883
I stood, that bleak day, in the graveyard in the village near Winton Park.
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Jessica at A Baker's Perspective
Kathleen at Kathleen Denly
Katie at Fiction Aficionado
Lauraine at Lauraine's Notes
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Robin at Robin's Nest
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Thursday, August 26, 1847 Central Florida Wilderness
She hated Florida but loved her husband.
First line from “With This Peace” by Karen Campbell Prough.
It is the third book in the series that tells the story of Ella Dessa.
Gritty, real, tragic
It makes me giggle. Because I love Florida and hate Idaho but I love my husband! Snicker!
I'm reading that one right now! :)
Here's mine:
A Most Inconvenient Marriage by Regina Jennings
February 1865
Gratiot Street Prison
St. Louis, Missouri
“First, you’re going to write a good-bye letter to my sweetheart, and then you’re going to marry me.”
Thank you for including me, Andi. And now I have a couple of intriguing books to look up, too! ;)
I'm so excited to read Sandra's newest release! Her stories are INCREDIBLE!
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THERE IS A MOMENT, JUST BEFORE EVERY STORM, when the entire world pauses.
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Happy Friday and Happy Reading
I will be reviewing this book at the end of the month! I love Victorian era pieces. :)
Welcome Sandra! New books are so fun!!
I'm excited to get Sandra's started. I have one to finish.
Me too!
Wow, sounds intriguing!
Intriguing first line!
My first line is from Karen Sargent's upcoming release, Waiting For Butterflies:
'Maggie heard the key in the front door and looked at the clock on the nightstand: 1:48 a.m. Nearly twenty-four hours had passed since the phone had jarred her awake and Sam out of bed."
I want to read this series so bad!
I can't wait to start it!
I know right!
Rachel, you'd love it!
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