Tuesday, November 19, 2019

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros - Nov 19




First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.



Dressed in her Sunday-best black dress, Frances Lehman strode along the road to the lodge building. It was a picture-perfect April day, complete with sunshine that shimmered on Rainbow Lake, a sky the color of morning glories, and the sweet scent of lilacs filling the air--exactly the kind of day Rosettta Bender and Truman Wickey deserved for their long-awaited wedding. Every marriage ceremony was a joyful event, but this wedding marked a turning point: because Bishop Monroe Burkholder and the preachers had agreed that Amish and Mennonites could intermarry, Promise Lodge would be considered far more progressive than most Old Order church districts.

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5 comments:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Great excerpt. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

Catherine @ Book Club Librarian said...

Sounds like a good story. Hope you enjoy it!

Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.com said...

Sounds like a real first for them! Good choice. Here is my Tuesday Teaser / First Chapter Pick!

Happy Tuesday. :)

Becki said...

Interesting! Sounds like a book that can be happy all the way through :)

Cheryl said...

Really appreciate your comments, everyone. Popped in at your blogs today.