Happy Friday, reader friends! It’s time again to peek at a first line and chat books in the comments! I enjoy hearing from y’all on any post but Fridays are extra fun!
As always, you can find my blogger buddies at the bottom of the post and I encourage you to go check out their featured books once you’ve said hi and dropped off your first line here!
Today’s featured first line comes from a brand-spanking-new prequel novella!
Then Came You by Becky Wade
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Garner’s Journal Entry
Sylvie left me today.
Okay, so the first line is a bit of a downer but I’m just going to say, “hello, handsome” to that cover! Some of you may be wondering why I’m super excited about this series… first of all, it’s written by BECKY WADE!!!
Now, normally I would just leave it at that and maybe give y’all the “DUH” look through the computer screen BUT there happens to be a cherry-on-top SECOND reason that I am super excited about this series… it is set in the land of my heart, the majestic Pacific northwest!!! And since I don’t live there (yet), I try to visit as often as possible in person but frequently in books!
I hope someone is excited with me and make sure you are sitting down because you can pick up a Kindle copy of this novella by BECKY WADE set in the PNW for FREE!!! #DealAlert, my friends! PLUS book 1 of the series, True to You is now available for preorder!
Bradford Sisters Romance series
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This little novella is a can’t put it down read and y’all will love the sneak peek at book 1!
So, open the book nearest to you and post the first line in a comment below!
Then go see what all these lovely First Line Ladies are up to:
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If you’d like to share the First Line Friday fun on your blog, let Carrie know at Reading is My Superpower!
Faithfully Bookish 
Melissa’s breath came hard, and the pressure in her ears built as she sprinted up the slope toward the top of the cliffs. – Twilight at Blueberry Barrens by Colleen Coble
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Welcome, Pam! Thanks for sharing, it’s been a while since I’ve read a Colleen Coble title but I do have one near the top of my tbr 🙂
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He is a good-lookin’ man!
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Agreed! 😀
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Five minutes earlier…
THERE IS A MOMENT, JUST BEFORE EVERY STORM, when the entire world pauses.
Siren’s Fury by Mary Weber
Happy Friday and Happy Reading
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Ooooo, I’ve read great reviews for Mary Weber! Happy reading to you too Caryl!!!
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“Sylvie left me today.” Then Came You by Becky Wade. Becky Wade’s novella is the book closest to me right now, too! I almost squealed with glee when I found out this novella came out earlier this week and I downloaded it right away!!!
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YAY!!! Enjoy!!! I know I did ????
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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
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Oh how interesting! Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Beth! I’m excited to read this series. I have the novella on my kindle, I need to move it up on my tbr. Have a great reading weekend!
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You too! Those novellas are so easy to move up, you can enjoy them in an afternoon then pick another!
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I just love the covers for both the novella and the first book.
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.”
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They are so pretty!
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I just picked this book up yesterday…well, I downloaded it to my Kindle. 🙂 So, is this book the prequel to True to You?
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Yes, it is the story of the Bradford sisters’ parents PLUS chapter one of the first book! Eeep!
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I’m excited for Becky Wade’s new series, too – love a PNW setting, especially Washington state!
To continue the Mary Weber first lines started by CarylKane, mine is from Siren Song, book 3 of the Storm Siren trilogy:
Seventeen Years Ago
“Short mewing sounds ripple the night air inside the wooden shack.”
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I’m glad we’re both excited! You and Caryl are working together this week, very fun! 😉
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Haven’t read Becky Wade yet. 🙂 I may try her out one day! Looks like a neat series!
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Oh Amanda, you MUST! Take a couple hours to read the novella, you’ll love her!
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I’ll keep it in mind!! 😀 My TBR list is HUGE. 🙂
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I hear ya! book blogger probs 😉
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I loved that novella!
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.”
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It’s a good one!
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I just downloaded the novella…I had no idea it was out in my neck of the woods lol!
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Yay! Isn’t that wonderful!
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Eeekkk! I love Becky Wade 🙂
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Squeee!!! Me too!!!
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He is handsome that’s for sure, but I must be a honest, his pose is a little awkward-looking to me. I am not sure why! But I am happy for you that are excited to read the book by an author you clearly enjoy. Happy Reading!
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I think it might be a 90s thing 😉
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That could be. No joke, I have been staring at it for the last three minutes trying to figure it out, haha
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😀
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