Happy Friday! Today I’m joining Hoarding Books‘ First Line Friday linkup and featuring Colleen Coble’s upcoming release, One Little Lie.

“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.”

One Little Lie by Colleen Coble

The Basics

Title: One Little Lie by Colleen Coble

Series: The Pelican Harbor Series (Book 1 of 2)

Publication Date: March 3, 2020

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

From the Back Cover: Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, but there’s no time for an adjustment period. When her father is arrested for theft and then implicated in a recent murder, Jane quickly realizes she’s facing someone out to destroy the only family she has.

After escaping with her father from a cult fifteen years ago, 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 well-known for his documentaries, and his latest project involves 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 filming, 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—especially once her father’s lie catches up with him.

My Thoughts

This book is one of Colleen Coble’s best yet! It grabbed my attention from the first page and I couldn’t put it down; I finished it in one day! The characters were so multi-layered and intriguing. More secrets about Jane and Reid’s pasts were revealed with each chapter, as the cases they were investigating became more troubling and multi-faceted. Their background stories of coming out of a cult were fascinating, and I can’t wait to see more of how that plays out in the next book.

This book has all the elements of a great story – a southern small town, a strong female lead trying to overcome her broken past, and plenty of action and suspense with secrets and twists you never see coming. It’s definitely heavier on the suspense than the romance, which feels authentic considering the characters and their stories – and leaves plenty of room to explore their relationship in future books. I predict this series will be one for the keeper shelf!

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Happy Friday! It’s time for another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Today I’m sharing from a book that just released this week: More Than We Remember by Christina Suzann Nelson. Keep reading below for my full review!

“The perp was a mama raccoon.”

More Than We Remember by Christina Suzann Nelson

The Basics

Title: More Than We Remember by Christina Suzann Nelson

Genre: Christian Contemporary Fiction

My Rating: 4/5 Stars

From the Back Cover

One night changes everything. . . .

When Addison Kilbourn’s husband is involved in a car accident that leaves a woman dead, her perfectly constructed life crumbles apart. With her husband’s memory of that night gone and the revelation of a potentially life-altering secret, Addison has to reevaluate all she thought she knew.

Emilia Cruz is a deputy bearing a heavy burden far beyond the weight of her job. After a traumatic brain injury, her husband is no longer the man she married, and Emilia’s determined to prevent others from facing the same hardship. When she’s called to the scene of an accident pointing to everything she’s fighting against, she’s determined to see justice for those wronged.

Brianne Demanno is hiding from reality. She once thrived as a counselor, but when tragedy struck a beloved client, she lost faith in herself and her purpose. When her neighbors, the Kilbourns, are thrown into crisis, Brianne’s solitary life is disrupted and she finds herself needed in a way she hasn’t been for too long.

As the lives of these women intersect, they can no longer dwell in the memory of who they’ve been. Can they rise from the wreck of the worst moments of their lives to become who they were meant to be?

My Thoughts

Christina Suzann Nelson’s new book, More Than We Remember, is a powerful story of faith, friendship, and forgiveness. It’s the first book of hers I’ve read, and I’m so glad I decided to read it! It’s an emotionally engaging story full of complex characters who are faced with some incredibly difficult situations and discover the power of forgiveness.

The book follows three women whose lives are changed and intertwined as the result of a fatal car accident. All three women are strong, relatable characters who you want to root for, even when they are at odds with each other. It turns out they are alike in more ways than they think, and if they can find the strength to forgive and face the truth, even if it doesn’t look like they expected, they just might find healing in forging friendships with each other. Overall, this was a beautifully written, heartfelt book that will be enjoyed by fans of Beth K. Vogt, Catherine West, and Katie Ganshert.

Now it’s your turn! Please share the first line of the book you’re reading in the comments below, and don’t forget to head to Hoarding Books to see what first lines other bloggers are sharing, or to share your own!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.