YvonnePrologue -1780- Hazeldene House
The footman cleared his throat. “Your Ladyship, may I present Lady Georgiana Winthrop.”
Forgetting propriety Sophia Cadnum jumped up and, with a yelp of pleasure, ran to embrace her visitor.
“Georgiana, at last! I am nearly mad for the want of company.”
“Sophia, darling, Motherhood obviously suits you …. positively radiant,” Georgiana inspected her friend at arm’s length and then clicked her tongue, “….. in a dull sort of way.”
“Dull! You don’t know the meaning of the word until you’ve been confined in the country like … like a prisoner.”
Clicking on the cover image witll take you straight to the book’s Amazon Page
This is set to be a rollicking good, period romantic saga, although the hints are there that some darker forces and undertones are just waiting in the wings.
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They say that the first lines of a piece of writing, are always the most difficult to set down on paper. It seems to me, that they may also be the most definitive, as I find they often set the scene in my mind, even before I have turned the first page. Would these first lines make you want to keep on reading?
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Look forward to hearing about this when you’ve finished it. Love a good historical romance.
Ah, this sounds like a delicious read…thanks for sharing.
Here’s mine:
http://snowconnections.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/friday-memes-beginnings-friday-56-jan-7/
Hi Cath,
Almost finished, a good read overall.
It has a bit more substance and plot, than many other historical romances I have read.
Hi Laurel-Rain,
As historical romances go, this is above average and well worth reading, if you enjoy the genre.
Oh, I feel like a peeping Tom, but just had to say that Yvonne put a huge smile on my face when I spotted ‘A Dead Man’s Debt’ featured in the opening paragraphs section, last night. I was feeling tense since I was ‘on call’ and reading the encouraging comments was a super remedy. Thanks.
Historical romance is my ‘thing’ – I love it’s escapism and I hope you find my debut novel an oasis from the hectic modern world.
Hi Grace,
Historical romance is definitely ‘escapism mode’ for me, as I usually read longer sagas, or crime fiction.
I have posted two articles so far on ‘A Dead Man’s Debt’, this one here on ‘First Lines’ and also:
https://www.fiction-books.biz/my-latest-news-and-musings/teaser-tuesday-december-28th-2010/.
I have now finished the book, which I really enjoyed, by the way and will be posting my thoughts about it ASAP. I will let you know when it has been posted, with links
Thanks for participating in Book Beginnings on Friday! This book sounds very entertaining! I love a good historical romance!
Hi Katy,
It was a good book from a new English author, very enjoyable.
I have always had a ‘First Lines’ category on Fiction Books, but have only just discovered your fantastic meme ‘Book Beginnings On Friday’, so I shall be linking to you in future.
Thanks for hosting