Irish Thoroughbred

this book will lift your spirits and help wash away your your stresses for a little while. Enjoy!

I'm a big fan of Nora Robert's and live nearby her too. So when I heard about this first novel I missed I had to get it. Terrific story and well written. Shows even as Nora began her writing career, she was blessed with the gift of verbiage!

This Nora Roberts book is fun to read - there's not a better way to describe it than that. It's not a story that requires a lot of time and mind energy but instead takes the reader on a pleasant journey. Adelia (Dee) Cunnane goes to live with an uncle in America after the death of her aunt who she lived with in Ireland. Dee has struggled to keep the family farm and finally agrees to sell it and goes to see her Uncle Paddy. He's a thoroughbred trainer at Royal Meadows, reportedly one of the finest horse ranches in America. When Dee arrives, she whole-hearted agrees with that account and takes a job as a groomer. She's as happy as she's been in years, until she meets the owner, Travis Grant. They have the usual romantic struggles until Uncle Paddy has a heart attack. Both of them would do anything for Paddy, on his deathbed he asks that they marry so he can die a happy man. They concede, get married, and a miracle happens - Uncle Paddy makes a miraculous recovery (so is he as conniving as Daniel MacGregor?). Dee figures the marriage will end in divorce soon since Travis only married her to make his horse trainer happy. What she doesn't figure into the equation is that Travis has fallen hopelessly in love with her. The rest of the story is how they discover the other's feelings and understand that this is a love that was meant to be. This is a typical happily-ever-after romance but what makes it fun is the interaction between Travis and Dee, who has a temper that won't be leashed. While reading this book, I found myself laughing out loud in some places and smiling in others. Nora Roberts captures the reader's attention with wonderful descriptions of not only Royal Meadows and the surrounding areas, but also of the racetrack and all that goes on behind the scenes. She has created two vivid characters who show up again in the sequel to this book, IRISH ROSE, but only in very minor roles. However, with her Silhouette book, IRISH REBEL, Roberts once again brings Grant and Dee to the forefront. If Roberts continues to write these fascinating stories about the Grants, they could enjoy the popularity that the MacGregor clan now enjoys. For those who aren't Nora Roberts fans, the MacGregors are her most loved fictional family - full of fun, laughs, and pranks. I only hope there are more adventures in store for the Grants in the future.

"COME TO AMERICA. YOUR HOME IS WITH ME NOW." Adelia Cunnane's uncle had written her. So Adelia had left Ireland to join him on what he had discribed as the finest horse farm in Maryland. Adelia agreed with her uncle about the farm. But what should she think about its owner, Travis Grant? She knew she could master his strongest horse. She had seen his eyes soften at the birth of a foal. Yet his lips on hers demanded a submission she wasa not yet ready to give- atleast not until he had spoken the words she had to hear.

Written first in a spiral bound notebook when ever she had the chance, Nora Roberts strived to finish and publish this book, of course, then that was all a dream. Well, she has now woken up, from this book on she has been captipulted into reader's hearts everywhere. Read this, her first, and you'll be hooked for life. Take it from me, i have all of her yet published books and can't ever wait for her new releases! Hard to find, but when you do, it's worth it! :)