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A romantic comedy set in the Irish countryside... On the wedding day of the only man she's ever loved, Grainne Larkin is keen for a fresh start-why not settle for the nice guy in the wings who's successful, and mad about her too? Just as Grainne is poised to get her future on track, her family pressures her to leave Dublin for the quaint little village of Ballydara, to help her mother launch a B&B. Given her turbulent relationship with her mam, the last thing Grainne wants to do is live with her. But when Rafe Byrne, her old flame, turns up in Ballydara a free man, Grainne takes a page from her favorite fictional heroine Scarlett O'Hara: she plunges into a no-holds-barred pursuit of her lifelong dream. But Grainne soon discovers that opening her heart is the biggest risk of all... And from Chanticleer Book Reviews: Mother Love, written by Susan Collen Browne, is a romantic Irish story set in the colorful Village of Ballydara. She vividly portrays a written slice of contemporary life in Ireland with its pubs, puddings, pals and mams. Hers is a story of love, growth, and healing. It has just the right amount of chaos and family conflict, along with a good dose of Irish humor, to make it a fun and entertaining read. Grainne knows exactly what her perfect man is like, down to each little detail-the problem is her perfect man is getting married just as this book, and Grainne's story, have begun. Grainne sadly acknowledges and grimly accepts the fact that her perfect man is about to become permanently unavailable. However, her biological clock is ticking and, on the eve of her 30th birthday, she is anything but reasonable. A complex and realistic protagonist, Grainne is plagued by her own family conflicts. Grainne's relationship with her mam is strained to say the least. Having grown up feeling that she was less important than her sisters, Grainne does her best to avoid visiting her family home more than she deems necessary. She can't even be in the same room as her mam without making the entire situation uncomfortable for everyone around. Yet for a young woman who avoids her mother, Grainne spends more time wishing for her mam's acceptance and attention than not. Despite her tumultuous family life, Grainne is a devoted and doting nanny to three rambunctious kids whose own mother is too busy running a newspaper to pay them much attention. She finds happiness in her work as she dotes on the kids, but her wanting her own family cannot be ignored. Grainne's mam is keen to turn her home into a B&B and Grainne's sister has guilted our protagonist into helping out with the venture. Grainne grudgingly helps out, thinking this may be a good way for her to get to spend some time with Rafe-the one that got away. Grainne and Rafe's story seems destined to end before it ever begins, but sometimes you never know what life has in store. Rafe isn't the only man in Grainne's life. She's also got good-guy Joe, a nice man with a decent job and only minor flaws and he has his eyes set on Grainne. And with all the family drama and emotional stress it's a good thing Grainne has Justine-her best friend and flatmate-who spends her free time cooking and baking delicious food along with obsessing with the blog "Girl Talk." Grainne must navigate her way through this crazy and tumultuous life if she is to find happiness. Mother Love is a novel that lives up to the lore of Irish tales. If you like an entertaining light romance that is full of Irish humor and family fun, Browne's story telling will not disappoint. www.ChantiReviews.com "Browne has done wonderful work in capturing Ireland's language, socioeconomic picture and current cultural milieu from pubs to puddings." --The Bellingham Herald
About the Author: Susan Colleen Browne is the creator of the Village of Ballydara series, Irish romantic women's fiction, and the Morgan Carey adventure series for kids. She's also the author of a memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills: A Boomer Couple's Search for the Slow Life, a Washington State Library's "Summer Reads" book selection. Susan is a community college creative writing instructor and lives with her husband John in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest. You'll find Susan either in the garden, or working on her next Village of Ballydara story! You can contact Susan at www.susancolleenbrowne.com. You'll also find recipes and tales from Berryridge Farm at www.littlefarminthefoothills.blogspot.com Books by Susan Colleen Browne The Village of Ballydara Series: It Only Takes Once, A Village of Ballydara Novel, Book 1 Mother Love, A Village of Ballydara Novel, Book 2 The Secret Well, a short story A Christmas Visitor, a short story and the sequel of The Secret Well Kid's Book...Morgan Carey series: Morgan Carey and the Curse of the Corpse Bride, a lighthearted Halloween story for middle-grade readers Memoir: Little Farm in the Foothills: A Boomer Couple's Search for the Slow Life


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780981607757
  • Publisher: Whitethorn Press LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Whitethorn Press LLC
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 348
  • Series Title: Village of Ballydara Novel
  • Weight: 489 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0981607756
  • Publisher Date: 08 Oct 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 140 mm


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