Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books.
This book…it is so, so good, friends. It’s an epic love story, a family drama, and an adoption journey, plus it grapples beautifully with worth, values, identity, and how faith and God speaks into every part of our lives. Before I Called You Mine is a must read, inspired by the author’s personal experience with the expanding her own family by way of adoption from China. Nicole writes authentically,romantically, with heart and humour infused in every page. I love this story and I hope you do too. It releases on 31st March, so make sure you pre-order so you can dive into this story at the earliest possible opportunity.
First Line
Sigh….the first line is fun, but carries great depth of meaning as you work through the pages.
The Book
Lauren Bailey may be a romantic at heart, but after a decade of matchmaking schemes gone wrong, there’s only one match she’s committed to now–the one that will make her a mother. Lauren is a dedicated first grade teacher in Idaho, and her love for children has led her to the path of international adoption. To satisfy her adoption agency’s requirements, she gladly agreed to remain single for the foreseeable future; however, just as her long wait comes to an end, Lauren is blindsided by a complication she never saw coming: Joshua Avery.
Joshua may be a substitute teacher by day, but Lauren finds his passion for creating educational technology as fascinating as his antics in the classroom. Though she does her best to downplay the undeniable connection between them, his relentless pursuit of her heart puts her commitment to stay unattached to the test and causes her once-firm conviction to waver.
With an impossible decision looming, Lauren might very well find herself choosing between the two deepest desires of her heart . . . even if saying yes to one means letting go of the other.
With thanks to Bethany House, we have a copy to give away – simply enter via the Rafflecopter form below. In the meantime, here’s some teasers for what you can expect in this gorgeous story.
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Buy at Amazon: Before I Called You Mine or Koorong
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March 21, 2020 at 12:57 pm
Emily Ackerman hummed when she was nervous.
-If For Any Reason by Courtney Walsh
March 21, 2020 at 1:12 pm
He should have never left Alaska.
-The Way of the Brave by Susan May Warren
March 21, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Happy Friday! I’m sharing from my current read, Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne. Here is the first line of chapter four:
“Three new fairy houses found their way to Fairy Trail Lane the following week.”
Hope you stay healthy and have a great weekend!
March 21, 2020 at 9:03 pm
Sounds like a good story. Taylor Henning chased the hometown parade, knowing it held no resolution for his tarnished situation. This is from Skinny Ranch Romance by Cindy M. Amos.
March 21, 2020 at 11:59 pm
It was Sunday after church and all my chores were done. Elijah of Buxton
March 22, 2020 at 12:19 am
“When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.” ~The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
March 22, 2020 at 1:14 am
I did everything I could to distract Lucille Evans from noticing the bloody footprint. From the book Blindside by James Patterson.
March 22, 2020 at 3:59 am
This sounds like such a great book!
March 22, 2020 at 8:42 am
Once upon a time, color had dominated Eva Jamison’s days.
The Joy if Falling by Lindsay Harrel (I received an ARC)
March 22, 2020 at 11:24 am
“Maple leaves draped over the tree house window, the silvery fronds linked together like rings of chain mail to protect the boy and girl playing inside.” Chasing the Wind by Melanie Dobson. It’s our March book club selection. We are going to try to meet via Zoom. Thanks for the chance to win Nicole’s book.
March 22, 2020 at 6:22 pm
I just read one of Nicole’s books and loved it! I would to win one of her books!
March 23, 2020 at 3:24 am
“Being hunted by the monsters she had created was a terrifying, well-deserved death.”
Kings Falling by Ronie Kendig
March 23, 2020 at 3:56 pm
Sounds like a great book!
March 24, 2020 at 4:05 am
Nicole’s book is in the mail!
I’m featuring Runaway Bride by Jody Hedlund
Vancouver Island. September 18, 1862
Today she might meet the man she’d marry.