Happy Fri-YAY!!! Anyone else still recovering from too much peopling last week, or exhausted from all the Christmas shopping? Both? I'm both at the moment. I'm so exhausted, still, and especially with it getting dark at 5:30 pm, I could go to bed straight after dinner. My grandkids don't know how lucky they are to get to do that. I'd gladly go! Haha!
On Tuesday there were so many releases in the Christian fiction world, one being The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson, which I am going to feature today.
First Line:
Summer of 1424, the town of Hamlin in the German region of the Holy Roman Empire.
Did Katerina dare to stay out hunting past dark? The sun was going down, casting long shadows as she skirted the forest on her right and an empty meadow on the left.
About the book:
A plague of rats. Children going missing. A giant beast attacking just outside the walls of Hamlin. And one young woman determined to save her town.
Katerina’s stepfather, Hennek, is neither a good father nor a good husband, but he is the mayor of Hamlin. Could he somehow be causing the misfortunes that have befallen her beloved town? The evidence points to a beast of unusual size—a wolf, perhaps, or a large dog—killing people who venture too far from town. But does that explain the disappearance of so many children, many of whom seem to have gone missing from inside the town walls?
Steffan knows he must reconcile with his father, the Duke of Hagenheim, but he’s not sure he’s ready. In the meantime, he roams from town to town seeking adventure and reward. When he hears of a giant beast terrorizing the town of Hamlin and an equally giant reward that includes gold, money, and the mayor’s daughter in marriage, he heads to Hamlin. Steffan plans to kill the beast, rid the town of its rat infestation, and take the reward—everything except the girl in marriage. However, when he meets Katerina, he’s not so sure. Perhaps his plans need changing.
Katerina is hunting the Beast of Hamlin for herself, determined to win liberation from her conniving and controlling stepfather. When she finds one of the children who has been missing for many months, dirty and wandering around the woods, the mystery only seems to deepen. Katerina will have to team up with Steffan, the handsome but brash duke’s son who infuriates her—he’s the only one in town who isn’t controlled by the mayor. Danger dogs them from both man and beast. Can Katerina and Steffan stop the “Pied Piper” from stealing every last child from Hamlin? Or will their interference create an even worse fate?
You can purchase a copy HERE.
Now, it's your turn . . .
What are you reading? Open the book nearest you and post the first line in the comments. Then for some more first line fun go to Hoarding Books to read their first line and see other first line participants.
4 comments:
The first line I am sharing is from,
The Major’s Daughter by Regina Jennings
‘From the growing ruckus outside the door, President Harrison could tell the time was approaching.’
Happy Friday! I just recently read The Piper's Pursuit! Today I'm sharing the first lines from Stong Brave Loved by Holley Gerth: "If you ever get a little tired of life's battles, this is for you."
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/12/first-line-fridays-strong-brave-loved.html
Happy Saturday!
Yesterday on my blog I shared the first two lines from Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar. I'm currently starting The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson so I'll share from there.
"If one was going to dip one's toes into the murky, pestilential waters of online dating, an escape plan was critical."
Hope you're having a good weekend! 🙂🧡📖
I’m sharing the first line of Chapter 5 in Echoes Among The Stones by Jaime Jo Wright (since others also chose this book today) :
It was a cavern of hollow memories that ricocheted off dark walls, repeating themselves over and over until Imogene wished to clap her hands over her ears and scream the remembrances into silence
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