Wow! Our house is full of traditional Thanksgiving fixins and abnormally clean (thanks to our fevered binge cleaning last week) plus our Christmas tree is on full display… it looks like our holiday season is in full swing!
Unfortunately, we’ve had a windy, rainy, dreary sort of week here (and the thought of imminent social functions always sets me off kilter) so I think a little reading escape (at the very least for the sake of my sanity) is essential. Somewhere warm and relaxing sounds like just the ticket!
Christmas Diamond by Hallee Bridgeman
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Faith Green shifted the bill of the cotton painter’s cap on her head and squinted out at miles and miles of the Florida Keys’ translucent turquoise waters.
*sigh* I feel better already. There’s just something special about that gorgeous Gulf vista, simply bringing it to mind soothes and calms me (and that’s a very good thing for my husband and children)!
So, open the book nearest to you and post the first line in a comment below!
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Faithfully Bookish 
“Hattie Alexander let out a sigh as she opened up the front door to Savannah House and plopped herself down on the chaise in the parlor.” From Heart of Mine by Belle Calhoune
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Great start! I like Belle Calhoune’s books!
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7 Heart Ranch, Hartville, Texas
“Quiet down, now.” George Washington Hart put his hands flat on the dining room table and levered himself upright. “I have something to say.” – 7 Brides for 7 Texans Romance Collection by Erica Vetsch, Amanda Barratt, Susan Page Davis, Keli Gwyn, Vickie McDonough, Gabrielle Meyer and Lorna Seilstad. It just came in today’s mail.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
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Yay! This book is creeping up to the top of my tbr but I only have the ebook. I bet it’s a hefty paperback, my favorite!
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Seattle, Washington Territory
December 1866
“What better time than a wedding to ask a man to marry you?”
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Sounds completely logical to me!
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I forgot the title. 🙂
The Convenient Christmas Wedding by Regina Scott
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You know, now that you mention it… yeah, I forgot to leave my first line title in the comments too!
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My first line is from Jaded by Varina Denman, which I am also giving away this week.
“Ruthie, did you hear? There’s a new kid up at the school.”
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I love that series, so good! I’ve read the first two books twice and I’m not a big rereader!
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London February 1770, My Precious Lord; My only hope; My Saviour, How I need you now. Eleanor Morgan repeated the words, over and over, scrubbing her fingernails more vigorously with each repetition. I know, I cheat…Haha! The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep
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That book is so good! You’re welcome to cheat all you want, little mama!
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