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  • Sea of Memories

    • ASIN: B06Y5PSTB5
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the i... [Read More]

  • The Tenth Gift: A Novel

    • ASIN: B0018SJO9G
    • Manufacturer: Crown

  • An Orphan's War: One of the best historical fiction books you will read this year

    • ASIN: B076KFQTQD
    • Manufacturer: Avon

    War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool’s Dr Barnardo’s Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan’s War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front.LIVERPOOL, 1940When her childhood sweetheart Johnny is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband – she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in ... [Read More]

  • What Once Was True: An Irish WW2 Story (The Robinswood Story Book 1)

    • ASIN: B07F1KTZDL

    New from USA TODAY Bestselling author, Jean Grainger,One House, two families and a war that changes everthing that once was true....Robinswood, Co Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families.Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children, live a life of decayed opulence as the money ... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic (P.S.)

    • ASIN: 0062316869
    • ISBN: 9780062316868
    • Brand: Gaynor, Hazel
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic—a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.Ireland, 1912. Fourteen members of a small village set ... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

    • ASIN: B076FNQWTF
    • Manufacturer: Greyson Media

    Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best T... [Read More]

  • In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II

    • ASIN: B01HBKAYMA
    • Brand: Lake Union Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    “Instantly absorbing, suspenseful, romantic, and stylish—like binge-watching a great British drama on Masterpiece Theater.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling authorWinner of the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, and the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery.World War II c... [Read More]

  • Sorry Not Sorry: The perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy

    • ASIN: 1786817527
    • ISBN: 1786817527
    • Manufacturer: Bookouture

    A fabulously feel-good novel that will make you make you laugh till you cry and leave you living life to the full, margarita in hand! Is this all there is? I scraped the last dregs of Caramel Chew Chew ice cream out of the bottom of the tub with my finger and licked it. It left a sticky smear on my phone’s screen when I typed into Google, “How ... [Read More]

  • Three Irish Brothers: A Contemporary Reverse-Harem Romance (Quick & Dirty Book 1)

    • ASIN: B07GVM4GMP
    • Manufacturer: SB Publishing

    An Amazon Top 100 Bestseller.I used to think I was one of the lucky ones. But at twenty-six, I’ve left my “perfect” life in New York behind and ended up in Ireland.When my car hits a ditch, I’m rescued by the three sexiest men I’ve ever seen. The three Irish O’Callaghan brothers.Broad shoulders, strong arms, accents that make me wet jus... [Read More]

  • The Tour: A feel-good Irish springtime read. (The Tour Series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B00BC3TSSE
    • Manufacturer: Jean Grainger

    A charming Irish bus driver. A group of misfit American tourists. One life changing week for everyone on board.USA Today Bestselling author Jean Grainger wants to take you to Ireland.Guide Conor O’Shea has given hundreds of tours, and doesn’t expect this one to be any different, taking take a bus full of strangers through Ireland’s most col... [Read More]

  • Wild Devotion (Wilder Irish Book 3)

    • ASIN: B073RTVMTR

    Wilder Irish, book 3: MarchLife isn't measured in time. It's measured in moments...Padraig is a carefree bartender, filled with hopes and dreams for his future…which are thrown off course when Mia walks into the bar. When she leaves in tears, Padraig follows. He hopes to give the young woman comfort and assurance. What he gets in return is a mass... [Read More]

  • Normal People: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1984822179
    • ISBN: 1984822179
    • Manufacturer: Hogarth

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from Sally Rooney, the author of Conversations with Friends and “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).   COMING TO HULU IN 2020 • “Fresh and accessible . . . There is... [Read More]

  • Ulysses (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

    • ASIN: B000FC1KRU
    • Manufacturer: Modern Library

  • The Girls of Ennismore

    • ASIN: B01ILZGTIW
    • Manufacturer: Kensington Books

    Set in Ireland during the turbulent early 20th century, Patricia Falvey's sweeping novel explores an unlikely friendship between two girls of vastly different backgrounds, as each tries to overcome the barriers set by class and birthright...On a June morning in 1900, Rosie Killeen crosses the road that divides her family's County Mayo farm from the... [Read More]

  • West Cork

    • ASIN: B0792BWQWT
    • Manufacturer: Audible Originals

    This much we do know: Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered days before Christmas in 1996, her broken body discovered at the edge of her property near the town of Schull in West Cork, Ireland. The rest remains a mystery. Gripping, yet ever elusive, join the real-life hunt for answers in the year's first not-to-be-missed, true-crime series. Investi... [Read More]

  • What the Wind Knows

    • ASIN: B07DHMNY7H
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller.In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything…Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome w... [Read More]

  • The Stone Brothers: A Complete Romance Series (3-Book Box Set)

    • ASIN: B0776MD3WK

    A Top-10 Kindle Unlimited series!Have you gotten STONED yet?Which brother will you choose?The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring ER doctor?These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more.You'll love them. You'll hate them.You'll want to hide them away and marry them.Get the series reader... [Read More]

  • Wild Temptation: Billionaire Boss Virgin Secretary (Wilder Irish Book 5)

    • ASIN: B07DZNCS9X

    Wilder Irish, book 5: MayShe’s tied up at work...by her boss.The last thing Lochlan wanted in a new assistant was some inexperienced, gorgeous, submissive blonde. However, a promise to a friend ensures that’s exactly what he’s stuck with.May knows she’s out of her league, not only in her new job, but with her boss. He makes her want things ... [Read More]

  • White Rose, Black Forest

    • ASIN: B07416NFHL
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    An Amazon Charts bestseller.In the shadows of World War II, trust becomes the greatest risk of all for two strangers.December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor ... [Read More]

  • Norse Mythology

    • ASIN: B01HQA6EOC
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

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