The Young Wives

Author: Elaine Crowley
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409149161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291

Book Description
A wonderfully compelling saga of the lives, hopes and dreams of four young wives. Sheila Brophy's hopes and dreams are those of any young Dublin girl. She longs to fall in love. Fergus is older than her, in the British Army and fond of his drink, but he loves her and Sheila doesn't hesitate when he proposes although their marriage will mean leaving Dublin. In November 1961 Sheila finds herself and her twin baby girls with three other young women on their way to join their husbands stationed in Germany. The young women are plunged into a very different life from the ones they have left. They become friends, sharing their worries, secrets, disappointments and troubles. Elaine Crowley creates a community bound together by the special intimacy that comes when a group of people is thrown together and living far away from their homes and families.

Highballs & Hexes

Author: T.M. Cromer
Publisher: T.M. Cromer Books
ISBN: 1956941258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Freedom comes with a price. It’s been over a year since Patrick O’Malley escaped the clutches of madman Loman O’Connor. But grisly dreams make it seem like yesterday. His nightmarish ordeal left him with a damaged body, severely weakened magic, and a shattered psyche. It also gifted him a burning sense of responsibility to hunt down and aid Loman's previous victims. If he can help them return to some semblance of normalcy and heal from their traumatic experiences, his own life might have meaning. Fionola Bohannon's brother is missing—again. The first time was when he fell into the clutches of a man hellbent on stealing other witches’ powers to fuel his own. This time feels eerily similar, and Fi seeks the one person who might possess the means to find Tadhg, surly, battle-worn Patrick O’Malley. Yet, as Patrick and Fi delve deeper into Tadhg’s whereabouts, a chilling mystery unfolds. The very people he sought to rescue have begun to disappear inexplicably, and only by returning to where it all started will they find the key to free everyone, themselves included. *Not recommended for anyone under 18 due to content and language. OTHER BOOKS IN THE UNLUCKY CHARMS SERIES: Pints & Potions Whiskey & Witches Beer & Broomsticks Cocktails & Cauldrons Wine & Warlocks

The Woman Who Was the Desert Dream

Author: William Coles
Publisher: Thames River Press
ISBN: 0857281313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Meet Kim – a middle-aged hack, ripe for a mid-life crisis. Meet Kate – his feisty colleague, half his age. And meet the Marathon des Sables – not just the world’s toughest footrace, but also the burning furnace where two journalists fall in love. Kim is married and in a dead-end job on a Red Top newspaper. He’s always dreamed of running the Marathon des Sables. Kate hurls down the gauntlet and Kim can’t help but pick it up. Based on the events of the 2012 Marathon des Sables, this is a story about finding love in the searing crucible of the Sahara.

Blue Moon

Author: John Gallagher
Publisher: random harvest
ISBN:
Category : Motion picture plays
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description

Pints & Potions

Author: T.M. Cromer
Publisher: Fae Press
ISBN: 1735203254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
When the mighty Thorne pricks the heart of the Frozen, the end will be set in motion… Sick of the unwelcome attention that comes with being a member of an extremely powerful family, Piper Thorne longs to escape her magical burden and live a mortal’s simple existence. On a whim, she adopts an alias and jets off to Ireland, where she stumbles into the path of the enticing rogue, Cian O’Malley. But she’s ill prepared to deal with the onslaught of emotions his wicked grin stirs up when he oh-so-casually turns up the charm. A hardened, down-on-his-luck warlock, Cian O’Malley is determined to change his family’s plight and restore their stolen magic. In the midst of his half-baked plan to woo the bewitching Piper, he finds himself in a death match with an old enemy who’s carrying a monumental grudge. Before long, Cian discovers Piper might just hold the key to reversing a two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old curse. He only has to keep them both alive long enough to solve the riddle written in the O’Malleys’ ancient grimoire and convince Piper to trust him with her heart.

The Patriot Game

Author: Ron Culley
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
ISBN: 1781481776
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
The Irish Republican Army's Chief of Staff, Charlie Kerins, is executed by de Valera's Free State government following a tip-off. Sinéad O'Grady, a young and inexperienced Volunteer serving in the IRA during Ireland's Emergency period throughout World War Two is tasked with finding the informer and with assisting a German diplomat in organising an arms drop in rural Kerry. But with a traitor in the ranks, British Intelligence and de Valera's Gardai on her heels, falling in love has got to be a distraction. As an assassination campaign begins, mistrust deepens and Sinéad's life and that of those she loves hang by a thread.

Vessels

Author: Kealan Patrick Burke
Publisher: Kealan Patrick Burke
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, an unpiloted boat drifts ashore, watched by a man to whom the dead are something to be feared… In a small stone chapel that stands hunkered against the vicious island winds, a woman whispers a frantic prayer to the gathering dark as something pale and dreadful scratches at the window. A young girl races to the shore to meet her lover and finds something monstrous instead… And in a confessional, a dead man waits to tell his sins… A gunshot in a church in Los Angeles leads Tim Quinn halfway around the world and into a nightmare, for on Blackrock Island, he will find love, murder and madness, and discover an earth-shattering truth about the Curtain, and those who hide behind it.

Dark Clouds on the Mountain

Author: John Tully
Publisher: Hybrid Publishers
ISBN: 187700619X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Set in wintry Tasmania in the early 1990s, with flashbacks to post-war Hobart and Europe during World War II, this story deals with dark secrets, crime and Nazi plots, interwoven with familiar domestic tensions of family life and marriage. Tully creates a fictional world strongly embedded in authentic details of real locations and well-conceived characters. The earthy, passionate main protagonist, Jack Martin, is richly drawn: 'A typical copper - detective anyway - stressed out most of the time, running on adrenaline, nicotine and coffee. Booze too, but not as much as some of his mates. Running to flab from a diet of meat pipes and sauce, chips and the deep-fried dog's turds they called chicken rolls, gobbled down on the run between cases, ingesting cumulatively lethal doses of salt, sugar and saturated fats.' In this elaborate web of intrigue the ground shifts, the past intrudes and time and place are vividly realised. Brooding violence, tangled mysteries... a gripping read.

Murder Beyond the Pale

Author: Wendy Church
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1448315859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
A fast-paced thriller set along the Wild Atlantic Way in which smart-mouthed sleuth Jesse O'Hara investigates a missing girl case – with deadly consequences! Jesse, the ever fiery ex-financial investigator with a penchant for Guinness, is still unemployed. So when her brother-in-law begs her to fly to Ireland and help his family find his missing niece Cait, Jesse seizes the opportunity to visit her own ancestral home. She isn’t sure where the investigation will lead – ideally to the nearest whiskey distillery – but first things first: find Cait. Upon landing in the Emerald Isle, Jesse’s skills are immediately put to the test. Cait has vanished without a trace, and those who know her are harbouring secrets that could save her life. But as Jesse investigates further, she risks antagonizing local drug lords, the Gardaí and the formidable IRA, putting herself in perilous danger. With time running out, Jesse must trust her razor-sharp instincts if she wants to make it out of Ireland alive . . . The second novel in the riveting Jesse O'Hara series is perfect for readers of Ruth Ware, Darynda Jones and Janet Evanovich. Thriller fans who love a strong female protagonist, unexpected twists and wry humor are in for a treat! READERS LOVE MURDER BEYOND THE PALE: "A wild ride through Ireland with the whip-smart, foodie, fearless Jessie! . . . If you haven't read it yet, be sure to pick up first-in-the-series, Murder on the Spanish Seas, and read both of these back to back for deliciously-satisfying mysteries" Jen, 5* Goodreads review "Another read in one sitting gem from the incredible Wendy Church" Lynne, 5* Goodreads review "Compelling and interesting locations, Jesse’s backstory and her interesting personality all make for a great read and book ride" Molly, 5* Amazon review

Finding Fraser

Author: kc dyer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399584374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 441

Book Description
“Jamie Fraser would be Deeply Gratified at having inspired such a charmingly funny, poignant story—and so am I.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series Escape to Scotland with the delightful novel that readers have fallen in love with—inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander series. I met Jamie Fraser when I was nineteen years old. He was tall, red-headed, and at our first meeting at least, a virgin. He was, in fact, the perfect man. That he was fictional hardly entered into it... On the cusp of thirty, Emma Sheridan is desperately in need of a change. After a string of failed relationships, she can admit that no man has ever lived up to her idea of perfection: the Scottish fictional star of romantic fantasies the world over—James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser. Her ideal man might be ripped from the pages of a book, but Emma hopes that by making one life-altering decision she might be able to turn fiction into fact. After selling all her worldly possessions, Emma takes off for Scotland with nothing but her burgeoning travel blog to confide in. But as she scours the country’s rolling green hills and crumbling castles, Emma discovers that in searching for her own Jamie Fraser, she just might find herself.