please read disclosures & policies
purchases via affiliate links offset the cost of this website. thank you!
It’s the FINAL 2017 Friday, reader friends!!
A little housekeeping note: we’re experiencing a little WordPress glitch with our shortlinks redirecting to https instead of http. I’m hoping this issue will be resolved soon so please bear with me because I can’t possibly find and change all the affected links.
Anyone have New Year’s Eve plans?! I’ll be dropping in on a party hosted by our dear friends in Seekerville and y’all are invited too!
December 31, 2017
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST
The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
goodreads | amazon | bookdepository | christianbook
“Elisabeth took a breath, breaking an intense hour of concentration.“
In honor of the New Year, today’s featured first line is from one of my most highly anticipated 2018 new releases, The Lacemaker! I’m currently reading a digital ARC and I’m simply delighted with the story so far!
Go to Hoarding Books to find more FLF bloggers!
Faithfully Bookish 
I’d love to read this one, but I still haven’t managed to read LAST year’s release from Laura Frantz… #overloadedTBR
I’m featuring the first line from Angela Hunt’s upcoming release “Judah’s Wife” on my blog this week, but right now I’m going to share the first paragraph from Christina Coryell’s newly released novella “Merried Off” (because it’s just better with the whole paragraph rather than the first line!)
“It must be sheer ecstasy to be known not by a name first and foremost, but by a song.” Celeste Jordan sighed as she sank deeper into the scratchy cushion on the old wooden chair. “It’s tempting to choose such a song for myself, but I’m afraid it would be impossible to narrow it down. All of life is one lingering melody.”
Such a sweet novella–and only $0.99 at the moment!
LikeLike
Oh, I hear ya, reader friend! Eeeep! I just read Christina’s last night ???? LOVE IT! http://amzn.to/2BULlxK
LikeLike
Happy Friday!
My First Line Friday comes from a book I will be reading and reviewing soon, A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand.
Elsie Stutzman forced a smile and took the last bite of asparagus potato raisin casserole on her plate. She swallowed decisively, and it slid down her throat like a cup of wet cement.
Have a great weekend and stay warm!
LikeLike
That is some casserole! ????
LikeLike
Happy New Year, Beth! I am just about to start the Lacemaker. 🙂
My first line comes from Courtney Walsh’s Hometown Girl:
Beth Whitaker hated flowers.
LikeLike
Love the cover of this book. My first line comes from a book I will start later today. “Mordecai knew what it was to wrestle with death and win.” — On This Foundation by Lynn Austin.
LikeLike
It is lovely, isn’t it?! Oh, you have a great read there!
LikeLike
The cold liquid splashed the back of my neck before it rolled down and underneath my shirt.
LOST BOOKS AND OLD BONES by Paige Shelton
LikeLike
Brrr! Stay warm, Kay!
LikeLike
Hi Beth! My copy of The Lacemaker just arrived yesterday! I’m super excited to read it!
Over on my blog today I’m sharing the first line from My Heart Belongs in Niagara Falls, New York by Amanda Barratt. It is scheduled to release on Jan. 1st! I’ll share with you here a book I’m currently reading – Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky
“Isabella Grayson’s shoes sank into the plush red carpet of Broadlands’ south hall, and she released a soft sigh. What luxury!”
Happy New Year!
LikeLike
Give The Lacemaker a hug for me! Ebooks just aren’t as huggable 😉
I had Drew on the blog earlier this month ???? and Across the Blue is on my tbr too!
LikeLike
I just finished “The Lacemaker” yesterday. It’s wonderful! I am re-reading one of my favorite books ever . . . . “The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn” by Lori Benton.
LikeLike
Yay! Oh, I need to get my hands on Tamsen! I love Lori’s work!
LikeLike
I can’t wait to read The Lacemaker! Happy Friday! My first line is from Would-be Mistletoe Wife by Christine Johnson.
“Louise Smythe spotted her quarry and motioned her students to follow her across the sand dune.”
This is a fun & interesting read about lighthouses and the Chicago Fire!
LikeLike
Have a great weekend, Becky! I’m fascinated by lighthouses!
LikeLike
That is a pretty cover–and an author I’ve not read yet. 🙂
I’m currently re-reading “The Lost Heiress” by Roseanna White. I got book three of the Ladies of the Manor series for Christmas, so am giving myself a refresher of books 1-2 before I get to the third. 😉
First line:
Temptation sat before her, compelling as the sea.
LikeLike
Oh, Amanda! You MUST read Laura’s work! I enjoyed the Ladies of the Manor series too! Happy reading!
LikeLike
Maybe this year I can get to her. 🙂
LikeLike
The Lacemaker is on my MUST read list!
THE BEGINNING
“WHO ARE YOU?” I asked. – The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn
Happy New Year!
LikeLike
As it should be ????
This first line makes me snicker 😀
LikeLike
Beautiful cover. Happy New Year!
LikeLike
I agree! Have a great weekend, Sarah!
LikeLike
Beautiful cover! The book I’m featuring this week is A Cowboy Unmatched by Karen Witemeyer, who I always enjoy. This is part of an enjoyable Archer Brothers series.
LikeLike
I’m a Karen Witemeyer fan as well!
LikeLike
Have Great 2018A My link today from a book thAt being released January 1.
LikeLike
Hi Betty! Have a great weekend!
LikeLike
“Elisabeth took a breath, breaking an intense hour of concentration.” I am 100 pages into The Lacemaker and do not want it to end. Laura is one of my FAVORITE authors. All her books are treasures.
LikeLike
Me too! Happy reading, Donna!
LikeLike
Rachel Ashford wanted to throw her hands.
-The Ladies of Ivy Cottage (Tales From Ivy
Hill Book 2) By Julie Klassen
LikeLike
I need to work another Julie Klassen into my tbr sometime! Thanks for sharing, Karen!
LikeLike
Lol…I left out a word. So typical of me. I was in a hurry yesterday. The line should of been: Rachael Ashford wanted to throw ‘up’ her hands up. (One word makes a big difference????).
I absolutely can’t wait to read The Lacemaker. I have read all of Laura’s books. They are set in my favorite era. Her writing makes me feel like I am apart of the story.
LikeLike
LOL! It certainly does! I admit to a little head scratching over that one! 😀 I completely agree with you on Laura’s books (even though I have not yet had the pleasure of reading every single one)
LikeLike
I just received this book in the mail, and I can’t wait to read it! Happy New Year friend!
LikeLike
Happy New Year, Heather!
LikeLike
I would love to read The Lacemaker! I’ve read a couple of “heavy” themed books back to back and needed something a lottle lighter. So my first line is from Charlotte Hubbard’s “A Simple Wish”: Ordinarily, the shaded front porch was the coolest place to spend an August afternoon, but the sweat trickling down Loretta Riehl’s back had nothing to do with Missouri’s heat and humidity.
Happy New Year!
LikeLike
I have to have variety, too!
LikeLike
Beautiful. Wishing you a happy New Year ????
LikeLike
Same to you! ????
LikeLike
If authors had a list of favorite reviewers & bloggers, you’d be right at the top, my friend. Thank you❣️
LikeLike
???????????? You just made my day, sweet lady! Thank you so much!
LikeLike
“Of the many lessons I learned in childhood, one made a permanent impression on my soul: God should be feared, and so should my father.”
Judah’s Wife by Angela Hunt
LikeLike
Angela Hunt is another author I need to read! Thank you for sharing, Laura!
LikeLike
I can’t wait to read this one!
Happy Friday!!!
I’m sharing the first line from Nicole Deese’s novel, A Season to Love, on my blog. I’m just starting chapter 23, so I will share the first line from this chapter here:
“I dreamed of coffee: dark and rich and boldly brewed.”
A great dream to me!!! Hope you have a great weekend, and a happy New Year. ????
LikeLike
LOVE Nicole Deese! Have a great weekend!
LikeLike
Christmas or not, there was nothing merry about the twisted alleys of Holywell. This is the first line in the book 12 Days st Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep.
Have a blessed New Year!
LikeLike
I’ve heard that’s a really great book! Happy reading, Faith!
LikeLike
I’ve seen this book talked about recently, I’ll have to get myself a copy soon.
LikeLike