This week I'm featuring To Steal a Heart (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency #1) by Jen Turano.
After spending her childhood as a street thief, Gabriella Goodhue thought she'd put her past behind her until a fellow resident at her boardinghouse is unjustly accused of theft. Using her old skills to prove her friend's innocence, Gabriella unexpectedly encounters Nicholas Quinn, the man she once considered her best friend—until he abandoned her.
After being taken under the wing of a professor who introduced him into society and named him as his heir, Nicholas is living far removed from his childhood life of crime. As a favor to a friend, Nicholas agreed to help clear the name of an innocent woman, never imagining he'd be reunited with the girl he thought lost to him forever.
As Gabriella and Nicholas are thrown together into one intrigue after another, their childhood affection grows into more, but their newfound feelings are tested when truths about their past are revealed and danger follows their every step.
After being taken under the wing of a professor who introduced him into society and named him as his heir, Nicholas is living far removed from his childhood life of crime. As a favor to a friend, Nicholas agreed to help clear the name of an innocent woman, never imagining he'd be reunited with the girl he thought lost to him forever.
As Gabriella and Nicholas are thrown together into one intrigue after another, their childhood affection grows into more, but their newfound feelings are tested when truths about their past are revealed and danger follows their every step.
Book Beginnings / First Line Friday
It was quickly becoming evident that she, Miss Gabriella Goodhue, might very well be arrested in the not-too-distant future, and all because she'd convinced herself that sneaking into a high-society costume ball would be a relatively easy feat, given her past life as a street thief.
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Trepidation was swift when the poodle sitting beside Miss Langtry immediately curled its lips and set its beady eyes on Gabriella.
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Wow that opening has a lot packed into it, doesn't it? Hope you are enjoying it. My quotes come from THESE FEVERED DAYS
ReplyDeleteIt does, lol! It definitely sets the stage though. Thanks for stopping by! Happy weekend, Anne! :)
DeleteThat sounds like an interesting book. A good mix of genres.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
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Thanks, Emily! Hope you have a great one too! :)
DeleteI do like the sound of To Steal a Heart! Just perfect for a weekend read.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
Elza Reads
It is! Hope you have wonderful weekend, Elza! :)
DeleteI definitely want to know more just based on the cover!
ReplyDeleteIt definitely draws the eye! Happy reading, Lauren! :)
DeleteHappy Friday, Ashley! I enjoyed this one and hope you do too! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindy! It's so much fun! Hope you have a great weekend too! :)
DeleteI'm finishing up In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore. It's a really good book!
ReplyDelete"The day had begun early with masses of people arriving at the Windsor Castle grounds. From [Louise's] window's viewpoint, the crowds extended as far as she could see."
I hope you have a great weekend!
Sounds so good! Hope you have a great weekend too!
DeleteJen Turano writes some really fun books. This is another one of hers that I really want to read. Have a great weekend! :D
ReplyDeleteShe does! I know if I'm looking for a laugh, I just need to pick up one of her books. Hope you have a great weekend too, Lark! :D
DeletePretty cover, sounds good too! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by, Freda! Happy weekend! :)
DeleteThis was such a good book!
ReplyDeleteMy first line is coming from Where Grace Appears by Heidi Chiavaroli.
"The nature of secrets is that they long to be kept and long to be told all at the same time."https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2022/09/first-line-friday-where-grace-appears.html
Great opener! I really need to read this one. Hope you have a lovely weekend! :)
DeleteMy first line comes from As Secret as the Night by Danielle Grandinetti:
ReplyDeleteDecember 6, 1933. Chicago
Lucia Critelli lowered her head against the bitter wind that raced the cars down the city street.
Sounds like a great one! Hope you have a great rest of the weekend, Paula! :)
DeleteI enjoyed this one! I'm currently reading An Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen and the first line is: "Kennedy Wells slammed on the brakes of her Mini Cooper as she looked out the driver’s-side window and squinted toward the dense woods." Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I want to know what she sees! Thanks for sharing! Happy weekend! :)
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