First Line Fridays #1

I’m so excited to participate in my “first” First Line Friday! I’m planning to share the first line from the book I just finished (and plan to have up for review next week) plus the first line from my Review Rewind from yesterday.

Remembered by Tamera Alexander

“Véronique Eveline Girard laid a single white rose on her mother’s grave, and bent low to whisper into the afterlife.”

About this book

Though loss is often marked in a single moment, letting go of someone you love can take a lifetime.

The threat of war—and a final request—send Véronique Girard from France to a distant and uninviting country. In the Colorado Territory, she searches for the man who has held her heart since childhood—her father. Pierre Girard left Paris for the Americas to seek his fortune in fur trading, vowing to send for his wife and daughter. But twenty-five years have passed and his vow remains unfulfilled. Sifting through shards of broken promises, Véronique embarks on a dangerous search for a man she scarcely remembers.

His grief finally healed, Jack Brennan is moving on with life. After years of guiding families west, he is now working as a freighter to the mining towns surrounding Willow Springs. What he doesn’t count on is an unexpected traveling companion on his trips up into the mountains, and how one woman’s search will cause havoc with his plans… and his life.

Come to Me by Laura Davis

“She sat outside for over an hour meditating, praying, and remembering.”

About this book

Journey back in time and rediscover the Jesus you never knew. See Him through His mother’s eyes as she tells the story of her son. Share in Mary’s joy at the birth of the Savior and mourn with her at the foot of the cross. Come to Me is a story about the faith and obedience of a young girl whose absolute trust in God set in motion a chain of unprecedented events. It is a moving tale of the life of Christ from the mother who raised him to become the Savior of the World.

Now it’s your turn!

Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. To see what First Lines others are sharing this week head over to Hoarding Books.