Friday, September 20, 2019

First Line Fridays: Where Dandelions Boom

Happy Friday!

First Line Fridays is hosted by Hoarding Books and participants share the first line from a nearby book.

Today I'm sharing the first lines from Where Dandelions Bloom by Tara Johnson:

"Gabriel Avery hit the unforgiving pavement with a grunt."

Have you read this book? I read it in August with an online book club and it was my first time participating in an online one. Read my review here.

I received this book as part of Tyndale's My Reader Rewards Program. If you're interested in completing activities to earn free books, sign up using my referral link to start off with some bonus points!

What are you reading this weekend?

Have a great weekend! Happy reading!


About the Book:

Cassie Kendrick is on the run. Her abusive father arranged her marriage to a despicable man, but she’s discovered an escape. Disguised as a man, Cassie enlists in the Union army, taking the name Thomas Turner. On the battlefields of the Civil War, keeping her identity a secret is only the beginning of her problems, especially after she meets Gabriel Avery, a handsome young photographer.


Anxious to make his mark on the world and to erase the darkness and guilt lurking from his past, Gabriel works with renowned photographer Matthew Brady to capture images from the front lines of the war. As Gabriel forges friendships with many of the men he encounters, he wonders what the courageous, unpredictable Thomas Turner is hiding.

Battling betrayal, their own personal demons, and a country torn apart by war, can Cassie and Gabriel learn to forgive themselves and trust their futures to the God who births hope and healing in the darkest places?




First Line Fridays hosted by Hoarding Books

17 comments:

  1. I won Where Dandelions Bloom but have not read it yet.
    My first lines are from Undercover Twin by Heather Woodhaven

    Audrey Clark adjusted her crossbody bag as she stepped out, under the cover of stars. The atmosphere matched her mood, dark and uncomfortable.

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    1. Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed Where Dandelions Bloom!

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  2. This sounds like an interesting book! Happy Friday!!

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  3. I want to read this book so badly!

    Happy Friday!

    Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from A Christmas Haven by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall. It's a great Christmas novella that I am thoroughly enjoying. I'm currently on chapter 17, so I will share the first line from there.

    "The sun hung low on the horizon as Arlen released twenty-four cows from the milking parlor into the pasture."

    Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!

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  4. Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!

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  5. I’m currently reading You Belong With Me by Tari Faris. I’m on chapter 17 so I’ll share that first line here: ” Almost three months ago, she’d sat here confident she could fix this town, and now she didn’t even think she could fix her own life.” I hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. I enjoyed that book! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!

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  6. That one is on my TBR :)

    Today on my blog I shared from Something Needs to Change by David Platt. Right now I'm about to start The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey so I'll share the first line from that here: "Fire ripped through Finn's right shoulder, ricocheting down his arm." Hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. I have The Killing Tide on my TBR... I'll get to it eventually! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!

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  7. Happy Friday! My first line(s) is from "I Don’t Chase the Garbage Truck Down the Street in My Bathrobe Anymore!" by Dianne Barker:

    "Weddings make me laugh. It's that pledge to the spouse, "All my worldly good I thee endow." If my husband had only known!"

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  8. I have a copy from Tyndale's My Reader Rewards program as well. I'm looking forward to reading it. I’m sharing from Aiming for Love by Mary Connealy on my blog today, so I’ll share the second line:

    “She smiled inside, but kept the emotion tucked away.”

    Happy reading and have a great weekend!

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  9. I am not much for fiction but the plot is intriguing. I like the idea of an online book club, I have no time for one in real life!

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    1. I attend a local and an online book club. I find there is more conversation in the local one, but the online ones are still fun.

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  10. This was a fantastic read, and I’m thrilled I was on the launch team!

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