Happy Friday! Welcome to another edition of First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books.
Yesterday, the finalist's for the Christy Award's were announced so I thought I'd feature a finalist.
Of Fire of Lions by Mesu Andrews is a finalist in the Historical category.
Today's First Line:
Babylon
October 539 BC
I'd never seen a sesame seed grow until I came to Babylon almost seventy years ago. At harvest time my husband, Daniel, looks to the tiny seed as cause for great celebration.
About the book . . .
The Old Testament book of Daniel comes to life in this novel for readers of Lynn Austin's Chronicles of the Kings series or Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion series.
Survival. A Hebrew girl first tasted it when she escaped death nearly seventy years ago as the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem and took their finest as captives. She thought she'd perfected in the many years amongst the Magoi and the idol worshippers, pretending with all the others in King Nebuchadnezzar's court.
Now, as Daniel's wife and a septuagenarian matriarch, Belili thinks she's safe and she can live out her days in Babylon without fear--until the night Daniel is escorted to Belshazzar's palace to interpret mysterious handwriting on a wall. The Persian Army invades, and Bellili's tightly-wound secrets unfurl with the arrival of the conquering army. What will the reign of Darius mean for Daniel, a man who prays to Yahweh alone?
Ultimately, Yahweh's sovereign hand guides Jerusalem's captives, and the frightened Hebrew girl is transformed into a confident woman, who realizes her need of the God who conquers both fire and lions.
You can read my review and about Mesu Andrews HERE.
Now, it's your turn . . .
What are you reading? Open the book nearest to you and post the first line in the comments. Once you've done that head on over to Hoarding Books to see their first line and other first lines.
I hope you have an absolutely wonderful weekend! GO GATORS!!!
7 comments:
My first lines are from Undercover Twin by Heather Woodhaven
Audrey Clark adjusted her crossbody bag as she stepped out, under the cover of stars. The atmosphere matched her mood, dark and uncomfortable
Well that is sure interesting!! Happy Friday!
I loved this book!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from A Christmas Haven by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall. It's a great Christmas novella that I am thoroughly enjoying. I'm currently on chapter 17, so I will share the first line from there.
"The sun hung low on the horizon as Arlen released twenty-four cows from the milking parlor into the pasture."
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
Happy Friday! I loved Of Fire and Lions! Today I'm sharing the first lines from Where Dandelions Bloom by Tara Johnson: "Gabriel Avery hit the unforgiving pavement with a grunt."
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/09/first-line-fridays-where-dandelions-boom.html
Loved that book!
Today on my blog I shared from Something Needs to Change by David Platt. Right now I'm about to start The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey so I'll share the first line from that here: "Fire ripped through Finn's right shoulder, ricocheting down his arm." Hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Friday! My first line(s) is from "I Don’t Chase the Garbage Truck Down the Street in My Bathrobe Anymore!" by Dianne Barker:
"Weddings make me laugh. It's that pledge to the spouse, "All my worldly good I thee endow." If my husband had only known!"
Such a good book! I’m sharing from Aiming for Love by Mary Connealy on my blog today, so I’ll share the second line:
“She smiled inside, but kept the emotion tucked away.”
Happy reading and have a great weekend!
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