First Line Friday – The Art of Rivers (Janet Ferguson)

Posted 21 June 2019 by Katie in Christian Fiction, Contemporary, First Line Fridays, Romance / 23 Comments

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. My first line for you today comes with a pre-order special! The Art of Rivers by Janet Ferguson releases on 30 June 2019, and you can pre-order it right now for just $0.99! And make sure you keep a lookout for my review, coming soon!

About the Book

Rivers Sullivan bears both visible and invisible scars—those on her shoulder from a bullet wound and those on her heart from the loss of her fiancè during the same brutal attack. Not even her background as an art therapist can help her regain her faith in humanity. Still, she scrapes together the courage to travel to St. Simons Island to see the beach cottage and art gallery she’s inherited from her fiancè. When she stumbles upon recovering addicts running her gallery, she’s forced to reckon with her own healing.

After the tragic drowning of his cousin, James Cooper Knight spends his days trying to make up for his past mistakes. He not only dedicates his life to addiction counseling, but guilt drives him to the water, searching for others who’ve been caught unaware of the quickly rising tides of St. Simons. When he rescues a peculiar blond woman and her sketch pad from a sandbar, then delivers this same woman to his deceased grandmother’s properties, he knows things are about to get even more complicated.

Tragic circumstances draw Cooper and Rivers closer, but they fight their growing feelings. Though Cooper’s been sober for years, Rivers can’t imagine trusting her heart to someone in recovery, and he knows a relationship with her will only rip his family further apart. Distrust and guilt are only the first roadblocks they must overcome if they take a chance on love.

First Line

I’d love it if you’d share the first line of whatever you’re currently reading in the comments. And don’t forget, you can find out what other bloggers are sharing for First Line Friday by going over to Hoarding Books blog and finding all the links. If you’ve got your own blog, why not join in and add your link over there. 🙂

23 responses to “First Line Friday – The Art of Rivers (Janet Ferguson)

  1. Iola

    I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of The Art of Rivers to review, and it’s a great novel – everything Christian fiction should be. The only problem is now I have to wait an age for the hoped-for sequel!

    Today I’m sharing from Entanglements by Rachel McMillan on my blog, one of the novellas in Finding Ever After. Here’s the first line from the next story in the collection, Twice Upon a Time by Ashley Clark:

    “Under no circumstances would she fall for him again.”

    • Janet W. Ferguson

      I so enjoyed meeting everyone!! It was such a blast! I hope you like The Art of Rivers!

  2. Janet W. Ferguson

    So excited to see The Art of Rivers featured here! Thank you!! I hope you like it!

  3. Kaley Rhea

    The Art of Rivers sounds amazing!

    I’m currently reading Unbreakable: A Novel of Relationships, Getaways, Teep Kicks, Bacon, Nuptials, and the Occasional Stabbing by Ruth Buchanan.

    First line:
    January had a way of making Rachel want to flop into bed, pull the duvet over her face, and stay that way forever.

    • Janet W. Ferguson

      Thanks, Kaley! I hope you like The Art of Rivers if you give it a try 🙂
      Blessings

  4. I’ll be reading this one next after the one I just started!

    Today on my blog I shared the first line from The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse but I’m just getting into Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham so I’ll share the first line from that book here: “After letting an involuntary squeal escape, Penny pulled the yellow papers closer and pressed her lips to them.” Hope you have a wonderful weekend with plenty of reading time!

  5. Happy Friday!

    I’m currently reading The Golden Bride by Kimberly Woodhouse. I’m just beginning chapter 3, so I will share the first line from there.

    “Buttercup and Julius plodded along ever so slowly as if the past days’ circumstances were thick mud around their hooves, weighing them down.”

    Hope you have an excellent weekend! 😀❤📚

  6. I preordered this book because I read something else by Janet and loved it.

    My first line is from The Golden Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse:

    No matter how much he thought he deserved to be one, Olivia Brighton’s husband of six weeks was not a king.

  7. lelandandbecky

    Love to read Janet’s books! Happy Friday and Happy Weekend! My first line is from “Until Then (Women of the Heartland Book 5)” by Gail Kittleson:

    “Sent Jerry packin’, didn’t we?”

  8. Hi Katie, I’m really looking forward to reading Janet’s book!

    Today I’m sharing on my blog the first line from Caverns of the Deep by Jeanette O’Hagan:

    Zara walked towards the tall ebony gate, the first of seven leading outside.

  9. Happy Friday! I’m sharing from All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner today. Here is the first line of the prologue:

    “Summer 1955
    We sat at the end of the dock, my father and me.”

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