Daughter of Ireland (Irish Eyes)

I have read every Irish Eyes and my favourite is Lisa Hendrix's To Marry an Irish Rogue and Deb' Stover Mulligan Stew. But this ranks up there with those as being the best in this series.This is a warm wonderful tale of an Irish lass, Moya Mahoney, a lass of Eire. She loves the small village life and the closeness of its people. She keeps the traditions of Auld in her small village of Killarney, running a Bed and Breakfast during the day and spending her soft nights in the tavern downstairs. Singing songs of Ancient Eire from the heart and soul, keeping alive the Irish Heroes and Legends. She is pure Irish and proud of it.But an outcomer, an American, but one with Irish roots by name of Rory O'Brien. And he is just the opposite. He not only disdains her love of all things Irish, he shuns his Irish heritage and worse, plans a massive factory in Killarney. But it's over Moya's dead body and she draws the lines and is determined to see her village not lose it's precious heritage, to MacDonalds, Burger Kings, pollutions and neighbours that have not care for the life she so treasures. He finds one tough opponent as Moya rallies the villages against the idea, though a few would love the money it would bring to the impoverished. The two lock horns frequently, but the feelings of frustration, determination and down right ire turn into passion.The characters are a delight, and anyone will love Moya's repatriating of the man who refuses to treasure the precious of the Irish ways.

When a Californian reads a book, she knows what she likes, and this is an A+!!! Moya Mahoney and Rory O'Brein can't stand eachother, but it hurts to be apart for one day. When Roroy's uncle dies, someone's going to have to get his home, but who? Rory can answer that, him. Moya's fear of the building she loves to become sawdust might come true, and when It does, Moya must learn how to forgive, and Rory must learn how to love. Hopelessly lost in blind confusion, The two poeple graduaiiy become likers to lovers in a twisting near-death affair that left me on the edge of my seat. Did the uncle do some match-making, who knows? I give this book a perfect score, and you will too! Sometimes, crazy jokes can make me laugh, while some sorrowful happenings could make me cry, and sometimes, I couldn't descide what to feel for a character. All I know is, YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK, trust me!

When a Californian 10 year old reads a book, she knows what she likes, and this is an A+!!! Moya Mahoney and Rory O'Brein can't stand eachother, but it hurts to be apart for one day. When Rory's uncle dies, someone's going to have to get his home, but who? Rory can answer that, him. Moya's fear of the building she loves to become sawdust might come true, and when It does, Moya must learn how to forgive, and Rory must learn how to love. Hopelessly lost in blind confusion, The two poeple graduaiiy become likers to lovers in a twisting near-death affair that left me on the edge of my seat. Did the uncle do some match-making, who knows? I give this book a perfect score, and you will too! Sometimes, crazy jokes can make me laugh, while some sorrowful happenings could make me cry, and sometimes, I couldn't descide what to feel for a character. All I know is, YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK, trust me!

Once in a while, one picks up a book and when all is said and done, they know they've read one of the year's best. For me, "Daughter of Ireland", is that book. I've been an avid fan of cozy mystery writer, G.A. McKevett, so when I discovered she'd written a contemproary romance under the name Sonja Massie, I was thrilled to have yet another one of her stories to enjoy. Set in New York City and Gormloch, Ireland, "Daughter of Ireland" is an exquisitely crafted tale of two strong-willed people, each entrenched in their own beliefs and neither willing to give an inch. At least, not at first. Moya Mahoney and Rory O'Brien find themselves at odds over the pub and land left to Rory by his uncle, which happens to be the only real home Moya had ever known. Rory sees this as an opportunity to not only expand his corporate empire, but to bring jobs and security to the townspeople. Moya sees it as a total destruction of everything she has ever known, loved and holds dear. Sonja Massie has created a totally believable story with two lead characters who had me laughing at times, while at other times pulled hard on my heart, for both Rory and Moya had had less than happy starts in life. How they manage to compromise over their feelings of distrust and turn them into feeling of true love and passion that will last a lifetime is a story that must be experienced. Ms. Massie's portrayal of rural Ireland and its people was neither overdone nor glossed over. Her vivid characterization had me expecting Rory and Moya to step from the pages at anytime. I only wish Ms. Massie had more romantic stories on backlist. For now, "Daughter of Ireland" is headed for my keeper shelf and I can't recommend it highly enough. For those who would like to read more by this author, I recommend you look up the Savannah Reid mysteries, written under the name G.A. McKevett.

Daughter of Ireland is the third title in Jove's Irish Eyes series. It's a shining new series with writers whose talents sparkle when they write about romance on the Emerald Isle. In this particular one, Moya Mahoney has just lost a kind elderly gentleman who took her in when all her relatives died. She is alone again... that is until American Rory O'Brien shows up at her door looking like a soaked rat. Moya lives for being Irish, she wants to continue the tradition of sharing Irish tales, and keeping the village in the quaint, quiet life that it is. Guess who is trying to go forward with some modern ideas for her life and village? You got it, Rory. Rory has his reasons for wanting to update the small town, and I won't go in to them because I don't want to spoil the story. The situation and closeness of these two of course leads to a mutual attraction and I was impressed by how the author handled it. It's a sweet romance, that is light on intimacy, heavy on characters and backdrop; an A plus in my book. Daughter of Ireland, along with The Irish Devil and To Marry an Irish Rogue so far make up the tempting, romantic Irish Eyes Series!