Ireland

Bride of the Emerald Isle by Trish Wylie

    What a beautiful and heartwarming story!  Trish Wylie has done it again, but I really didn't expect anything else.  There's something almost magical about her stories; her characters are seemingly drawn from life ~ they're people that we could feel that we can meet at anytime.  I also enjoy, very much, that they are complete people in their own rights.  While their romance adds something wonderful and fulfilling to their lives and, indeed themselves, they aren't needy or always bewailing their fate.  They're strong people who, in the face of adversity, carry on... but then they find someone that makes everything in their life brighter, bigger and better.  And of course this is definitely one of my absolute very favourite themes; that of two people who have known each other their entire lives and love enters the picture ~ lovely! VERY, VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
           (as are any other Trish Wylie books you can find!)

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent to Outstanding ~ 4.5 stars
Steaminess: Romantic

     After I had read my first Trish Wylie book ~ The Firefighter's Chosen Bride ~ I was hooked on her writing, and every book that I've read since has taken me deeper into fandom.  Wow!  Ms. Wylie writes with such heart and emotion that it comes through loud and clear, and her stories always, ALWAYS end up leaving you feel as though you've conquered the world... or at least been along for the ride as the couples in her books conquer their fears and experiences that hold them back.  Marvelous story-telling that, while getting right down to the heart of love and inciting emotional responses, always leaves you feeling not only as though you've learned something about the people, but often about yourself. 
    I can't say enough wonderful things about any of Trish's stories and if you're someone that appreciates love triumphing over fear and loneliness, give any of her books a try ~ you'll see what I mean!

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent to OUTSTANDING ~ 4.5 stars
Steaminess: Romantic

Keira is interested in an old Irish legend about three brothers and a statue of an angel.  She illustrates books with legends and paints.  She is about to leave for Ireland when she finds a dead man, but that is just the beginning of her adventures.  When she gets to Ireland, she is trapped in a ruined co

Blurb:

     Ever since I read Trish Wylie's The Firefighter's Chosen Bride, closely followed with Bride of the Emerald Isle, I've been searching for any of her books that I can find.  This is one of them and, while not my favourite of the books that I've read so far, it's still a wonderful story of love lost and found and falling in love all over again.  Trish Wylie is magic with romance and a definite favourite and autobuy author.  So glad that I'm part of the eHarlequin challenge ~ otherwise I'da missed her completely... and that would be sad indeed.

RATING:
Excellence: Very Good to Excellent ~ 3.5 stars
Steaminess: Romantic

Nora Roberts, Born in Fire.  Actually a reread.  The chief cool thing about this book?

Glass sculpture!  I love all the glass-making details.

The romance is nice, too.