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‘This will always be your home.’ My daughter’s voice warms me, and I look out at the sea, smelling the wild Irish flowers on the windowsill. But what if the secret I’m keeping destroys the only family I have left?
Wiping away her tears, Patricia Fleury carefully twists the ring off her finger. She sets it down on the glass tabletop and locks her front door for the final time. She never imagined she’d go back to the West Coast of Ireland, but she knows she can only grieve the loss of her husband if she’s surrounded by her daughters, and the laughter of her grandchildren. Unless her secrets follow her…
The windswept beach sparkles as Patricia spends her days swimming and building sandcastles with her family. But starting again in her old, worn-out cottage, unlived in for years, is harder than she thought. The nights are lonely, and every noise in the darkness reminds her of the painful past she’s trying to escape. Until she runs into a mysterious old friend from the past, Cillian O’Malley, whose dark, hazel eyes look wounded too. With every brush of his hand, and every old memory they share, she begins to feel safe again. If she admits the longing she feels, which burns brighter every day, could they make a new life together?
But when Patricia lets Cillian into her home, allowing herself to imagine waking up in his strong arms every day, he uncovers a young child’s drawings in an old wardrobe in the cottage. Patricia feels a rush of fear as Cillian makes excuses and hurries out of the door. Does he know her secret?
Patricia thought Cillian might accept her for who she really is, but will her mistakes tear them apart? Can they work together to right the wrongs of the past? Or will she hurt those she has fought so hard to protect for all these years?
A gorgeous, completely unputdownable second chance romance for fans of Tricia O’Malley, Debbie Macomber, and Mary Alice Monroe.
My Review
The fourth instalment of the Magnolia Manor books series, The Irish Widow’s Secret, brings a tale of love, loss, and maybe second chances. Suzanne O’Leary is a top-notch author who never lets me down with her masterful storytelling. She weaves such emotional and uplifting tales that I can’t help but be invested in every character she writes about.
Set against the beautiful Western coast of Ireland, her vivid descriptions made me yearn for the sea. Tricia Fluery is a woman twice widowed. She returns to Ireland for a fresh start and to be closer to her daughters. She is hoping to strengthen their bond and spend more time with her grandchildren. She buys a doer-upper. A cottage she can put her heart into. As she works on it, she ends up meeting an old flame Cillian. The chemistry is still there, and as she fixes the house, she discovers something hidden within the cottage walls. Something that can impact her future, too.
Oh my word! I do adore these books. A Suzanne O’Leary book is always a treat to the senses as well as the mind. The subjects she writes about are real everyday issues for people. This book is about second chances in life, and I was truly there.
It is a standalone as well as part of a series. I would say the books are best read as a series. If only to know the characters and their backgrounds. Another fabulous instalment for the series.
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AUTHOR BIO
Susanne O’Leary is the bestselling author of more than 30 novels, mainly romantic fiction set in Ireland. Her many books set in County Kerry have been hugely popular with readers all over the world. She shares her time between Dublin and Kerry, where she and
her husband have a little cottage near the beach. The wild, beautiful landscape, the small villages and the friendly people of that county have inspired her to write her feel-good stories. She’s been inspired to write about people of all ages and walks of
life, with lots of romance, and more than a dash of humour.
When she is not writing or reading by the fire, Susanne loves heading for the great outdoors, walking on the beaches or scaling the green hills of her favourite county.
Visit Susanne at her website, http://www.susanne-oleary.co.uk
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