Friday Fun - April 24, 2026

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

This week I have one book to share with you.

I'm starting The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin.

        Book Beginnings on Friday    

 

(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.)

and

First Line Friday

(Please join Carrie for First Line Friday.)

Here is my Book Beginnings/First Line Friday selection:

 The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin:

"It's long past midnight but I cannot sleep, consumed with worry for my friend."

Uh oh, I wonder what's wrong with her friend. Definitely a first line that draws you in.

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 is my Friday 56 selection:

The Lumber Baron's Wife  by Lynn Austin:

"John remarked on the date as we sat in our dining room one evening, eating the pork chops and potatoes I had prepared for dinner. 'Are you happy here, my dear?' he asked.

I took a moment to reply. 'I have a lovely home.' I gestured to the rooms around us, which still didn't feel quite like home. 'And a kind, hardworking husband. I am very grateful for that.'

He looked down at his plate for a moment, tugging his ear, before looking up at me again. 'Yes. But I asked if you were happy.'"

Reviews:

Last week I shared two books in my Friday fun post. Here is the link to one of the reviews:

Shadowed Witness by Angela Carlisle

I didn't quite finish Chancing the Frontiersman's Heart by Andrea Byrd yet. So, I'll share that review next week.

Two weeks ago I had shared three books, but I had only posted two of the reviews. So, here is the other review:

The Rancher's Stolen Past by Tabitha Bouldin