Thursday, September 24, 2020

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: One Little Lie (Pelican Harbor #1) by Colleen Coble

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 One Little Lie (Pelican Harbor #1) by Colleen Coble

About the Book
It started with one little lie. But Jane Hardy will do everything in her power to uncover the truth.

When Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, there's no time for an adjustment period. He is arrested for theft and then implicated in a recent murder, and Jane quickly realizes she's facing someone out to destroy her father.

They escaped from a cult fifteen years ago, and Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother—who refused to leave—ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them?

Reid Bechtol is a well-known journalist who makes documentaries, and his sights are currently set on covering Jane's career. Jane has little interest in the attention, but the committee who appointed her loves the idea of the publicity.

Jane finds herself depending on Reid's calm manner as he follows her around taping his documentary, and they begin working together to clear her father. But Reid has his own secrets from the past, and the gulf between them may be impossible to cross.

Book Beginnings
Button eyed the compound's exit and forced herself to trudge behind her parents as the pain intensified in her belly. She stifled a groan and filed into the Mount Sinai meeting hall.

Friday 56
A soft explosion of laughter escaped, and she put her hand over her lips. She tended to laugh at the most inappropriate times, mostly when she was stressed like now. But her dad would think she didn't care what he was going through.

What have you been reading lately?

18 comments:

  1. Nice pick for a rainy day! Premise does sound good. Hope you enjoy it!

    Happy weekend and here's my Weekend Book Friends 10

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  2. Sounds so good! A murder, a cult, and a documentary. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS”

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    1. Such an intriguing combination! Have a great weekend! :)

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    1. It's so good! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

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  4. That book beginning is good, really makes me want to find out more. Have a lovely weekend. Here's my Friday post.

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    1. Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a lovely weekend too! :)

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  5. Love those quotes. And it's another book with a cult connection! Sounds like it could be really good. Have you read this author before?

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    1. It's been a few years since I've read a book of hers, but I've enjoyed every one that I have read. This one's probably my new favorite though. It's so intriguing!

      Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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  6. Hi
    Sound like a great mystery to solve. I'll have to check this one out...have a great day!

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    1. It's such a great mystery! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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  7. I do the same thing and laugh when I'm nervous/scared and it's always inappropriate. Sounds like a great read!! Happy weekend!

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    1. I do too! It's so embarrassing, but I can't seem to help myself. Happy weekend! :)

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  8. Wow! That's an exciting backstory! Sounds good.

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    1. I really enjoyed this one! Have a lovely weekend! :)

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  9. Sounds interesting. What a terrible position to be in! Doing her dad's job while trying to prove his innocence, and try not to get in trouble herself?!? Yikes! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your week.

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    1. Right? She's in such precarious position. It makes for great reading though. Have a great week! :)

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