First Line Friday-Mary

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday hosted by Reading Is My Superpower.It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring the first line of Mary, which serves as a parallel story and sequel to Elinor by Shannon McNear.

First Line

Chapter One

The Present, Cora Banks,Spring 1590

“Go!Protect her!” she’d said. Protect her, he would.

Two year old Virginia Dare was no burden at all in George’s arms,even as he dived through thick underbrush in the wake of the Croatoan women and children fleeing toward the river.

About The Book

Mary (Daughters of the Lost Colony #2)

Barbour Publishing Expected Pub date October 1,22

Worlds Collide Along the Shores of the Outer Banks

Immerse yourself in the “what if” questions related to the Lost Colony of Roanoke. What if an English boy and a native girl met in the wilderness? The push-and-pull between two very different worlds begins as one seeks simple friendship and the other struggles to trust. And can it—dare they—allow it to be more?

Sparks fly between Mushaniq, free-spirited daughter of Manteo, and Georgie Howe, whose father was brutally murdered by undiscovered native warriors before they’d been on Roanoac Island a full week. As Georgie struggles to make sense of his life and to accept that not all they call “savage” are guilty of his father’s death, Mushaniq grapples with her own questions about who Manteo has become. As tentative friendship becomes more, forged in the fire of calamity and attack upon their community, both must decide whether the One True God is indeed who He claims to be and whether He is worthy of their trust.

Author Shannon McNear portrays history with vivid authenticity.

Also of interest:
Elinor by Shannon McNear (Book 1 – Daughters of the Lost Colony)

What is the first line of the book closest to you? Let me know in the comments below.

Have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.