Thursday, January 30, 2020

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: On Wings of Devotion (The Codebreakers #2) by Roseanna M. White

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two.

This week I'm featuring On Wings of Devotion (The Codebreakers #2) by Roseanna M. White, a historical romance that takes place during WWI.

About the Book
All of England thinks Phillip Camden a monster--a man who deliberately caused the deaths of his squadron. But as nurse Arabelle Denler watches the so-dubbed "Black Heart" every day, she sees something far different: a hurting man desperate for mercy. And when their paths twist together and he declares himself her new protector, she realizes she has her own role to play in his healing.

Phillip Camden would have preferred to die that day with his squadron rather than be recruited to the Admiralty's codebreaking division. The threats he receives daily are no great surprise and, in his opinion, well deserved. What comes as a shock is the reborn desire to truly live that Arabelle inspires in him.

But when an old acquaintance shows up and seems set on using him in a plot that has the codebreakers of Room 40 in a frenzy, new affections are put to the test.

Book Beginning
A stranger stalking down the street shouldn't make her hands tremble in anticipation. Arabelle Denler forced her breathing to calm, forced an easy smile to her lips for the soldier whose bandage she'd just changed, and stood with the old bandage balled up in her bowl. "Is there anything else you need, Captain?"

Friday 56
Keep your head. That had never been his forte. He forced air in through his nose, out through his teeth, and stomped over to the window, yanking the blackout curtains away a few inches so he could look down into the dismal winter street.

What have you been reading lately?

16 comments:

  1. On Wings of Devotion sounds like a great book. I really like the quotes. Enjoy your current read!

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  2. I love the ominous beginning. The 56 snippet sounds interesting, too. Enjoy!


    Here's my Friday post.

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  3. Very tempting snippets. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: ‘DEEP STATE”

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  4. What a gorgeous cover. Really like the description in the 56. Hope it was a good one. Happy weekend!
    My Friday 56 post

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    1. It was so good! Thanks for the visit, Alicia! :)

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  5. That cover is enough to pull me in!!! Happy weekend!

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    1. So gorgeous, right? Thanks for coming by, Freda! :)

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  6. Sounds like a fun premise for the story. Happy Reading.

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  7. I like the sound of this! Historical romance is something I'm developing a taste for at the moment. The cover is also beautiful. :)

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