Friday, January 31, 2020

First Line Fridays


Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from: 

  Awake at Widmore Manor
by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee



And the first line is...

June 1799

"A single pea.  That was all that lay inside the pod that little Emma Widmore plucked off the vine."  

Happy reading and happy Friday!   

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Friday, January 24, 2020

First Line Fridays


Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from: 

  Christmas at Whitefriars
by Elizabeth Camden



And the first line is...

Yorkshire England, 1912

"'Are you sure you want to do this?' Nick asked as he prepared to fuse the pipe joints.  'As soon as I solder the pipe in, there's no turning back.  The tower will get hot water, and your washroom gets nothing.  We can't heat both.'" 

Happy reading and happy Friday!   

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Follow the Dawn - Spotlight Book Tour - Review Coming Soon!




Anna Emory grew up the invisible younger sister, shy and quiet, and she prefers it that way. But her father’s attempts to arrange an unsavory marriage teach her that courage is sometimes found in adversity.

Then she meets a boy and his father who tip her quiet world upside down.

Captain Mathieu Tudder has run from responsibility, entrusting his young son’s care to another and devoting his Sea Beggar ship to the cause of the Dutch Revolution. After the cause fails, Tudder returns to England for the son he left behind, all he has left of the wife he lost. But Titus prefers a mysteriously quiet nursemaid to his estranged father.

Tudder wants his son back, yet Anna stands in his way. Will these two hearts—the battle-scarred and the broken—ever find true freedom?


Rachelle Rea Cobb has history with words. She penned her first short story in middle school, her first novel right out of high school, and signed a three-book publishing contract right after college. Her Steadfast Love series (from WhiteFire Publishing) and 2020 release, Follow the Dawn (Illuminate Publishing) are set during the Dutch Revolution. She is also the author of Write Well, a short writing guide designed to teach the structure of good writing. Rachelle is a freelance editor, an author of six books, and voracious reader. If you're looking for her, check the bookstore. In 2016, she married a man with the same name as her fictional hero and they live happily ever after in a fixer-upper by the sea. She's a fan of chai and lemonade (though definitely not together)!



Praise for Follow the Dawn

"Follow the Dawn rides the waves of a tumultuous period of history amidst the churning brokenness of two people held captive by past failures. A beautiful story of redemptive and affirming love." —Anne Mateer, author of Wings of a Dream

"Through a finesse of description and with a cast of sometimes flawed but loveable characters, Cobb brings us a story of love amidst heartbreak and tragedy. Placed in an unusual but refreshing time period and setting, Follow the Dawn explores the true meaning of family, friendship, loss, and restoration. It's refreshing to see a romance that knows its stakes, but still leaves readers feeling satisfied from beginning to end." - Hope Bolinger, author of the Blaze trilogy

Follow the Dawn LINKS

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Friday, January 17, 2020

First Line Fridays


Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from: 

  God Rest Ye Merry Spinster
by Rebecca Connolly



And the first line is...

There is nothing like family at the holidays.  Truly.  Nothing at all.  

The Spinster Chronicles, 4 December 1819

"Christmas at Deilingh was at once the best and worst time of her life."  

Happy reading and happy Friday!   

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