Friday Fun - November 17, 2023

Welcome to my Friday Fun post. This is where I share with two different book parties that post on Fridays: Book Beginnings on Fridays and the Friday 56.

This week I have three books to share with you.

I read  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by A.M. Heath. This is the third novella in the Christmas in Garland collection. You can read my review here.

I also read Movie-Made Romance by A.M. Heath. This is the fourth book in her Christmas in Garland collection and it released today! You can read my review here.

I'm currently reading The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt.

              Book Beginnings on Fridays

(Please join Gilion Dumas for Book Beginnings every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name.)

Here is my Book Beginnings for It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by A.M. Heath:

"Holding my breath, I strained to hear what had put that sticken look on Aunt Maggie's face."

Oh dear, that doesn't sound good. 

Here is my Book Beginnings for Movie-Made Romance by A.M. Heath:

"I forced a smile and clapped along with my family as my soon-to-be brother-in-law stood to his feet and kissed my younger sister."

I'm getting a sense of jealousy here. Or maybe not jealousy, but she is definitely not too pleased with her sister being engaged. 

And here is my Book Beginnings for The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt:

"Antonina-and-Helena. That was how I remembered our names."

This didn't really say much to me. Except I had forgotten details from the description of the book, and I realized the main characters were probably twins.And if that was how she was remembering their names, was something going to happen to their bond?

Now for:

The Friday 56

The Friday 56 is normally hosted over at Freda's Voice. But Anne from My Head is Full of Books is taking over for a while. 

Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

Here are my Friday 56 selections.

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by A.M. Heath:
 

"'I'm sorry,' he whispered, turning away and limping toward the doorway.
'For what? The crackers?'
'Yeah,' he said, not sounding half so convinceing.
'Or for almost kisssing me?'

His step faltered, then stoped.
My heartbeat roared in my ears as I stared at his back."

Movie-Made Romance by A.M. Heath:

"His knowing eyes seemed to peel away layers of my soul. 'Paul had the same problem. He was so well known for his hatred of Jesus and the Christian church that it took some time to convince the people that he was, in fact, a changed man.' He gripped my should as he started to back away, pivoting toward another member. 'Keep living for Christ and eventually no one will be able to deny that you know Him."

The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt:

"She opened the door, and I stepped onto the landing. Though I wanted to run, I mounted the stairs slowly, and though the back of my neck burned, I didn't glance over my shoulder to check if Pani Nowak remained stading in her dorrway. Somehow I sensed she did."

Reviews:

Last week I shared two books in my Friday Fun post. I also finally got my review posted for Crushed Hopes and Hopeful Beginnings by Carol Ashby. If you'd like to read the reviews of those books, I invite you to click on the links below. 

Crushed Hopes and Hopeful Beginnings by Carol Ashby 

The Perfect Storm by Cali Black 

The Engagement Cover by A.M. Heath