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First Line Friday: A Dazzle of Diamonds

 Happy Friday Friends :)


I hope you've all had a great week, and I want to thank you all for joining me today on The Preppy Book Princess.

Since it is Friday, I'm once again linking up with Hoarding Books for another edition of First Line Friday. This fun, weekly blog meme simply consists of sharing the first line of the book you're currently reading, and today I'm sharing a recent release that I really ended up enjoying.


A Dazzle of Diamonds by Liz Johnson:


About the Book:

Best friends Penelope and Tucker have faced their share of challenges. But finding a lost treasure in time to clear his family's name and win him an election may uncover something they never expected.


My Thoughts:

This ended up being my favorite of the Georgia Coast Romance books, and I loved that it included two of my all time favorite romance tropes: fake dating and friends to something more. I also love how it's told partly in epistolary style and also includes a time slip element through diary entries. I really ended up enjoying this one, and you can read my full review here. 


First Line:

"Penelope Jean Hunter loved every wedding she'd ever been to. Except her own."


What book are you currently reading? Be sure and leave the first line in the comments, and then hop on over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating this week.


Have a wonderful weekend! I hope you all have lots of time to curl up with a great book. :)

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  1. Paula ShreckhiseAugust 14, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    I finished Dazzle this morning! Loved it!

    My first line is a long one from Chapter two of Vying for The Viscount by Kristi Hunter:
    Suffolk was as beautiful as his father had claimed, and the estate and stables were even grander than his grandfather had described in his letters, but no one had warned Hudson that the area was inhabited by crazed women.

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 14, 2020 at 11:37 AM

      Happy Friday!

      I'm glad to hear you loved Dazzle as well! Liz Johnson is such a talented storyteller.

      I've been hearing such great things about Vying for the Viscount, and I love this first line! What an opening.

      Thanks for sharing, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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  2. Nicole SantanaAugust 14, 2020 at 2:34 PM

    Happy Friday!
    I'm currently reading The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey. I'm on chapter 41, so I'll share from there.
    "When Logan left to meet Bella Armstrong at a coffee shop and Emmy was engrossed in searching for answers on Rick Carson, Noah grabbed the folder Austin Kelly had given them and tucked it under his arm."
    Hope you have a relaxing weekend! 🙂❤đź“š

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 15, 2020 at 10:34 AM

      Happy Saturday!

      I loved The Crushing Depths, and I hope you're enjoying it as well.

      Thanks so much, I hope you also have a relaxing weekend :)

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  3. EllieAugust 14, 2020 at 4:58 PM

    I've been enjoying your blog since I found it through First Line Friday. :)

    I'm currently reading Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray and the first line is "I've face-planted myself into rock bottom." I hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 15, 2020 at 10:38 AM

      Thank you so much! I've really been enjoying your blog since I discovered it through First Line Friday as well :)

      I loved Love and a Little White Lie! Definitely one of my favorite reads of the year, and I hope you end up loving it as well.

      Have a lovely weekend :)

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  4. Beauty in the BindingAugust 14, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    Happy Friday!!! Today, I'm sharing the first line from Ruby Moon by Jenny Knipfer. "I see the moon, and I imagine the moon sees me -- every hidden part."

    https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/08/first-line-fridays-ruby-moon-by-jenny.html

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM

      Happy Saturday!

      Wow! What beautiful first line.

      Thanks for sharing, and I hope you have a lovely weekend :)

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  5. Emma at Words And Peace / France Book ToursAugust 15, 2020 at 9:34 AM

    what did they find? I'm curious

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 15, 2020 at 10:44 AM

      Do you mean the treasure? It revolves around a missing historic treasure that Penelope and Tucker find clues to in a historic family diary. I don't want to spoil the whole thing for anyone who doesn't want to know so SPOILERS in this comment, but they do end up finding a treasure that holds a significant monetary and historic value to their community.

      I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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  6. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM

    Happy Saturday!

    Uh oh that's a very climactic opening. Hopefully she doesn't end up stranded in the dark somewhere.

    I hope you have a lovely weekend :)

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