Irish Eyes: A Callahan Garrity Mystery (Callahan Garrity Mysteries)

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Ex-cop Callahan Garrity was more than happy to leave the Atlanta P.D. behind her to start her own business -- the House Mouse cleaning service -- and to indulge in a bit of freelance private investigation on the side. However, she owes too much to her former partner, Bucky Deavers, to refuse his request that she accompany him to the department's annual St. Patrick's Day bash. But the celebrating ends abruptly -- and badly -- when Bucky is shot during an apparent liquor store robbery while they're on the way home.

Callahan is devastated -- and the talk that perhaps Bucky was "dirty" only intensifies her pain. Now, with the help of her feisty "Mice," she's determined to find the culprit and clear her friend's name, even if it means piercing the veil of secrecy surrounding an Irish fraternal police organization that might be brewing up something far more lethally potent than green beer.

Customer Reviews:

Good mystery series.......2006-12-17

I highly recommend this Callhan Garrity Mystery series. You can't go wrong reading any of the books in this series. The plots are well done and the characters are very well developed and lots of fun. A good read. Enjoy!

Great Characters.......2005-12-07

I love the way Kathy Trocheck writes her characters. I really enjoy this series and she has also written under the name Mary Kay Andrews. Check out those books as well if you like this author.

We Need This Series To Continue.......2004-12-28

I've read all of the Callahan Garrity books.....twice! I love the charachters in them and the plot twists are all great. I am always unable to guess "who-done-it" and really don't want to put the books down while reading. This book was no exception.
This one was very entertaining and a great mystery. But, is it to be the last of the series? I sure do hope not. It ends in a way that could prove to be the last; but there are so many more story lines that can come later. I've been unable to find a web site for Mrs Trocheck, but hope someone will forward this to her. Anyone who loves mysteries that are also a bit light-hearted will love the series. Each book is wonderful by itself. It is the recurring characters in them that realy gave me a lot of enjoyment. This was no exception; and will hold your attention from the very beginning.

Average if best.......2002-12-20

This plot driven farce, is wieghed down with banal dialogue that makes me cridge each time I saw any quotation marks. But, for a "mystery" novel, in which the outcome seems to be told to you from the beginning, it cannot be given a "1 Star" rating b/c that would be for a book that was trying to say something, and no effort is put forth in the words that are strew across the pages with the accuracity and grace of a granite boulder.

LOVED IT!!!Made me a fan!!.......2001-08-22

This was the first Kathy Trocheck Hogan book I read and after this I went out and bought them all! Fantastic story!! Good police work, good murder mystery, just enough humor to break the tension! You will get to know and love the characters! I cannot wait for her to write another book!

Irish Eyes: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel)

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Irish OverKill
I Love This Book!!!
Tell me more!
Another satisfying excursion with the Coynes
Good paranormal mystery

Irish Eyes: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel)
Andrew M. Greeley
Manufacturer: Forge Books
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ASIN: 0812590244

Book Description

Nuala Anne McGrail, that beautiful Irish spitfire, now lives in Chicago with her husband, Dermot, and their new baby, Nellliecoyne. As Nuala fans may suspect, Nelliecoyne is no ordinary baby: she is fey like her mothers, and can see into the past as well as the future. Both Nuala and her daughter have had strange vibrations from a place on the lake where a shipload of Irish-Americans lost their lives a hundred year ago. In the course of their investigation, Nuala and Dermot make some dangerous enemies, and eventually have to solve a murder and find a buried treasure. Will Nuala survive the attacks of a sleazy DJ, and a dangerous run-in with the Balkan Mafia? And how does the diary of a young Irish woman at the turn of the century play into these events? Once again, Andrew M. Greeley--that master of the human heart--creates an engaging, charming story that will delight fans young and old.

Customer Reviews:

Irish OverKill.......2003-01-03

I have tried to read 3 novels of Greeley's Nuala Anne McGrail Series and quite frankly I did not get past 3 to 5 chapters before I could no longer take the "Irish Overkill." This fascination with the Irish goes way past "normal" fiction. One cannot reasonably cast the character within the boundaries of fiction. The Irish do not possess anything better or less than other cultures and perhaps Fr. Greeley could research the treasure of other cultures with as much enthusiam as he wishes the Irish possessed. Greeley is a fine novelist and wonderful story-teller, he does not need to fill page after page of abberated nonsense about a culture that in reality has alot of beauty but reading one of Greeley's McGrail novels will definitely turn one off of the Irish.

I Love This Book!!!.......2001-08-20

This book is one of the best books I have read in a long long time. The way the writer writes about Naula and Dermot's love, is astounding. Then mixing in what it's like for them to a child, and a protective dog. Then the mystery they wanted/needed to figure was great.

Tell me more!.......2000-06-29

I've just been introduced to Nuala & Dermott--where have I been! I am hooked now, however, and am going back in time to read Irish Gold & Irish Lace to start. Father Greeley has created two wonderful characters in Nuala & Dermott, the language is, as one would expect, typical of Irish-Americans, as is the portrayal of the woman being of strong character. I was tickled by his honest portrayal of Dermott's mixed feelings about their new little baby, and the worry it was causing his precious wife. I was fascinated by the history of the Great Lakes shared in this book, and realized how little I know of other, not so famous shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. So, as well as going back and reading more of Nuala & Dermott, I am going to read up on Great Lakes History as well. Tis a fine thing when an author inspires one to read more about it, tis!

Another satisfying excursion with the Coynes.......2000-04-24

A very interesting plot line in this delightful addition to the saga of Dermott & Nuala is a history of cruise ships on the Great Lakes. I found myself humming o/~ the legend lives on from the Chippewa on down ... when the gales of November come early ... does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"

Good paranormal mystery.......2000-03-22

In Chicago, Nuala Anne McGrail and her spouse Dermot love their infant Nelliecoyne, who shares many of the fey-like powers her mother possesses. At the same time that she finds family bliss, Nuala is enjoying popularity as a recording folksinger. However, her near perfect world comes under siege by an obsessed DJ, Nick Farmer, who wants to destroy Nuala's career and legally have Nelliecoyne taken away from her loving parents.

While preparing for war with her radio foe, Nuala and her daughter share a psychic experience on the shores of Lake Michigan. Nuala "sees" the century old sinking of a ship containing many members of an ancient order. With Dermot's help, Nuala researches the Irish heritage in the Windy City thinking it is linked to what went down with that ship. She also valiantly fights to preserve her loving family from Farmer's odious tirades.

The return of Nuala Anne McGrail is more than just good luck for readers. The audience knows they are in for a weird, but wonderful tale about fascinating characters. Nuala and Dermot retain their charm especially when they dote on an infant with psychic powers. The story line is entertaining in a strange sort of way, bringing insight into the history of the Irish along the shores of Lake Michigan. Like with his previous bestsellers IRISH GOLD and IRISH MIST, IRISH EYES will surely shine down on Mr. Greeley for another triumphant tale.

Harriet Klausner

Mulligan Stew (Irish Eyes Romance)
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Everything I Love!

Not my cup of tea!

Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence

exhilarating paranormal tale within a classic-style romance

Mulligan Stew by Deb Stover

Mulligan Stew (Irish Eyes Romance)
Deb Stover
Manufacturer: Jove
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ASIN: 0515133094
Release Date: 2002-05-28

Book Description

Widowed mother Bridget Mulligan has set off to live in Ireland with her in-laws. At the family castle, she and her brother-in-law fall into a spine-tingling mystery-and into a strange relationship, somewhere between love and hate.

"Ms. Stover writes with wry wit [and] keeps fans clamoring for more!" (Literary Times)

"No one can do it with the flair Ms. Stover does." (Bell, Book & Candle)

Customer Reviews:

Everything I Love!.......2002-07-18

I love stories with castles in them! Add magic to the castle, and I'm hooked. And the castle in Deb's story seemed like a real *character* to me - it even talked! The descriptions of Ireland were so well-done that I could almost smell the sea. STEW moved quickly, too, and as I was reading I had a difficult time trying to find a "good place" to stop. You know how sometimes you get to parts in a book where you know you can stop reading for a while and not feel too anxious about what happens next? Well, not so with STEW. The setting, characters, humor, plot, dialogue, *very* hot love scenes -- everything meshed so wonderfully! I also loved the "Deep South meets Ireland" theme. Bridget's southernisms mixed with Riley's Irish words . . . That was fun, refreshing, and different. Honestly, this book had everything I love. I can't wait for Deb's next one!

Not my cup of tea!.......2002-06-22

Although Mulligan Stew seemed the type genre that I usually enjoy, I found Deb Stover's hillbilly slang (such as "reckon" and "ya'll") quite annoying throughout the book. Imaging Bridgette's voice in that whiney, Tennessee twang just ruined the read for me. Overall it was a pretty good story line though.

Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence.......2002-06-13

In Reedville, Tennessee, Bridget Colleen Mulligan mourns the accidental death of her grandmother. Bridget is stunned to learn the tiny trailer they shared has been foreclosed upon due to Granny's gambling debts. She is even more shocked to learn the man she married seven years ago, who disappeared seventy-two hours later, did not abandon her. Instead, his accidental death so quickly after their elopement deprived his family of knowledge of his young bride. Only her eventual divorce papers lead them to contact Bridget, and then, perhaps, only because she bore Culley's son. Desperation for family and new beginning leads Bridget to accept the invitation to her husband's family farm on the west coast of Ireland.

Culley's mother and sister truly Bridget and her son Jacob, but brother Riley disbelieves her tale. Culley had been engaged to a woman in the local village, and Riley did not believe his brother would marry another. Nevertheless, Bridget's straightforwardness and blatant honesty, not to mention her country cooking, eventually begin to work their magic on him. Then he finds her in the abandoned family castle, abandoned a hundred years ago due to a curse. Riley has heard the whispers of the castle since his brother died, though he never puzzled out why Culley believed he could end the curse. Riley believes the story of his brother's bride to a con until he realizes she can hear the whispers, too. And then there are the erotic dreams that lower his defenses and leave him vulnerable to the woman's spell.

Deb Stover writes with a stunning beauty and wry wit that resonates beautifully throughout all of her novels, but never so profoundly as with MULLIGAN STEW. Like the stew for which it is named, MULLIGAN STEW offers something for everyone's taste in this artful blend of Irish contemporary romance, an ancient curse, a haunted castle, gothic overtones and the struggle to reconcile the past with the present. Characters are vividly realized from the heroine who will kick another woman in the shins for hurting her child's feelings, to the hero who cannot forget the dead brother he loved so deeply. Stover creates a poignant tale of loss, healing and recreation that will linger long after the last page is turned. Yet another Stover novel to add your keeper shelf, MULLIGAN STEW earns the WordWeaving Award for Excellence.

exhilarating paranormal tale within a classic-style romance.......2002-06-08

When her grandmother dies leaving her in debt, Bridget Mulligan sees no hope for her son's well being until the letter arrives from Ireland. She learns that her husband Culley never abandoned her as she had thought for years, but actually died in a car accident. His mother and sister want her to come to Ireland to live with them though his older brother Riley thinks she is a gold digger.

Bridget and her son travel to Ireland where she feels the nearby ruined castle calling her. Though her female in-laws shower her with love, Riley treats her rather shabbily. Still even though he does not fully believe that Jacob is his nephew, he begins to act like an uncle towards the lad. Neither one wants it, but soon Riley and Bridget fall in love. However, chances of anything between them are improbable as both savor the memory of Culley and he remains doubtful about her motives. Finally there is the family curse.

Award winning Deb Stover provides her fans with an exhilarating paranormal romance within a classic-style romantic story line starring two souls who mistrust one another while falling in love. Riley remains obstinate a bit too long, but the audience will still cherish this hunk. Bridget is a strong female protagonist doing what needs to be done for the sake of her son. The support cast supplements the plot by providing depth to the personalities of the lead duet. With a strong cast, the key to MULLIGAN STEW is the ability of Ms. Stover to interweave her two subplots into one entertaining cohesive tale.

Harriet Klausner

Mulligan Stew by Deb Stover.......2002-06-02

"Deb Stover just took flight on wings of magic and landed in Ireland in a pot of Mulligan Stew hot enough to singe your eyebrows off with her extraordinary characters that jump off the pages into your heart. This book has everything necessary to keep you flipping the pages because from the moment you meet Bridget and Riley you know there are other forces at work to bring them together to break the curse on the Black Castle that has stood vacant for l00 years. I highly recommend this book. Keep in mind it's quite sensual too."

Book Description

Much like her highly acclaimed One Writer's Beginnings, The Eye of the Story offers Eudora Welty's invaluable meditations on the art of writing. In addition to seven essays on craft, this collection brings together her penetrating and instructive commentaries on a wide variety of individual writers, including Jane Austen, E. M. Forster, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, and Virginia Woolf.

Customer Reviews:

Feeling through fiction.......2007-07-21

Ms. Welty shows those who are desirous of writing fiction what the object and nuances are that make for a piece of good writing. If you've heard over and over again, "don't tell it; show it" then this book will help you understand what "it" looks like.
No exercises to prime the pump or brainstorming sessions here, for while those are useful for developing a skeleton, this book will help you to breathe life into your narrative.

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An Intellectual Apology for The Great Beast
A Fascinating Analysis of Aleister Crowley
Classy,enlightened,illuminating...
Invaluable to the thelemite
An interesting story about an occult failure

Eye in the Triangle
Israel Regardie
Manufacturer: New Falcon Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1561840548

Book Description

This is an objective biographical study of Crowley written by someone who lived and worked intimately with him. Dr. Regardie observed "The Great Beast" at close quarters while serving as his personal secretary. The Eye in the Triangle was written many years later, after long contemplation. Regardie combines the psychological insight afforded by his professional training as a Reichian analyst with his grasp of Crowley's magical personality. First-rate!

Customer Reviews:

An Intellectual Apology for The Great Beast.......2006-08-15

In the introduction to the Book of Lies, Crowley makes a statement to the effect that -to the uninitiated- his work is intended to be infuriating nonsense. Anyone hoping to glean anything from it needs either an incredible amount of free time or an excellent interpreter. I, for one, hate riddles. I would never have taken the time to "figure Crowley out," so I was glad to have Regardie as an interpreter.

Regardie's personal relationship with Crowley and his insight into Crowley's practice make this book truly exceptional. In life, Crowley actively sought to sensationalize himself and biographers have generally followed his lead. Regardie refuses to do so, and this book is perhaps even fairer to Crowley than Crowley deserves.

There are, however, some things for the prospective buyer to be aware of. First, this book is more an apology for Crowley than a comprehensive biography. The author assumes that the reader has some familiarity with the other books on Crowley, and addresses only those points that he believes other biographers (primarily Symonds) have gotten wrong or missed entirely. The author only covers the years 1898-1914 and entire episodes of Crowley's life are missing (e.g. there is no discussion of his life in Sicily).

Similarly, the author presumes a high-level of literacy in the occult, and digresses at-length into its minutiae. He fails to define most of the arcane terms used, so the casual reader (like me) will often be lost and sometimes bored (I found myself skipping pages here and there).

But even without this contextual knowledge, I enjoyed the book immensely. The author clearly understands Crowley's thought, right down to the bedrock, and the portrait of him that emerges from this book is unexpected. As a general matter, I have no interest in ritual magick. But the author brings Crowley's mindbending and unique insights into religion, psychology, philosophy and (especially) yoga into sharp focus. Open-minded readers in each of these disciplines will find this book relevant and rewarding.

A Fascinating Analysis of Aleister Crowley.......2003-08-31

To say that Aleister Crowley was a confusing and sometimes contradictary character is an understatement. His biographers have all come away with different pictures of the man, and even his own autobiography does little to clear the air. In "The Eye in the Triangle: An Interpretation of Aleister Crowley", Israel Regardie, a student under the old magician, slices through the perplexities of his character with a shrewd, psychoanalytically based eye.

Regardie does more than address the neurosis and flaws in Crowley's character structure, however- as a student of mysticism, he dives into an investigation of Crowley's system of "Thelemic Magick", it's basis in the esoterica of the Golden Dawn, India, the Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Sacred Magic of Abramelin, and how this influenced his character and development. Regardie discusses philosophy, yoga, several schools of psychoanalytic thought (including that of the controversial Wilhelm Reich), and western ceremonial magic, all with a very readable style. The book is more than an analysis of Crowley- it is an analysis of how Crowley's investigations give us insight into the entire structure of the character of western man and the changes we're experiencing in the postmodern world.

I highly recommend this book- it should be on the bookshelf of every student of Transpersonal psychology.

Classy,enlightened,illuminating..........1999-11-29

A great Magus discussing his mentor...Israel Regardie writes authoritatively about Aleister Crowley,the man he knew better than any other.However,this is no simple biographical endeavor:the book is rich in information about the inceptive years of the Golden Dawn and the tremenduous formative influence that this magical order exerted upon Crowley.Practising magicians or the simply curious about the controversial figure of Crowley will not only find their misconceptions shattered,but they will also get an education in High Magic and its relevance for our time.Spicy and humorous at times,Regardie makes a strong case for Crowley as a great mystic,pioneer,and Adeptus of the highest order.Written with a great economy and sense of balance,this is the only work available that correctly contextualizes Aleister Crowley while avoiding the ludicrous tabloid trash that provided so much fodder for mediocre biographers of the past...A great introduction to Crowley and the Magical Path.Light in extension!

Invaluable to the thelemite.......1999-10-30

The Eye in the Triangle is subtitled, 'An Interpretation of Aleister Crowley' and Regardie explores the inner being on several levels; decomuntary, psychological and magically. he decoments Crowley's life and through his often complex writings decipher the inner meanings relating directly to psychology and magic to reveals Crowley's innner life and create a sincere portrait of a genius. regardie skilfully weaves the strands together to show how Crowley's thought emerged. Although Regardie relies to heavily on psychology to compare mystical experience to. The above review is against thelema has it descends into dogma, created through a mish mash of orientalism.

An interesting story about an occult failure.......1999-08-24

If you are interested in reading about Crowley's life, then this is certainly an interesting book. But to refer to Crowley as a "great magus" is a sadly mistaken conception. All true spiritual growth is characterised by a growing awareness of the Unity of All Life, and one's Love for that One Life. In this, Crowley was sadly lacking. Sadly, beginners on the Path of Return fail to recognize this, and think that spiritual progress consists largely of waving a "magic wand" around, and chanting "barbarous names".

A Pair of Blue Eyes (Oxford World's Classics)

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A fun introduction to Hardy

A Pair of Blue Eyes (Oxford World's Classics)
Thomas Hardy
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0192840738

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'Elfride Swancourt was a girl whose emotions lay very near the surface.' Elfride is the daughter of the Rector of Endelstow, a remote sea-swept parish in Cornwall based on St Juliot, where Hardy began the book during the first days of his courtship of his first wife Emma. Blue-eyed and high-spirited, Elfride has little experience of the world beyond, and becomes entangled with two men: the boyish architect, Stephen Smith, and the older literary man, Henry Knight. The former friends become rivals, and Elfride faces an agonizing choice. Written at a crucial time in Hardy's life, A Pair of Blue Eyes expresses more directly than any of his novels the events and social forces that made him the writer he was. Elfride's dilemma mirrors the difficult decision Hardy himself had to make with this novel: to pursue the profession of architecture, where he was established, or literature, where he had yet to make his name?

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A fun introduction to Hardy.......2007-07-02

This is Hardy's third novel (1873), and is set in the southwest area of England (Cornwall), where he met his first wife. It is the story of young, impetuous Elfride, and her romance with two men: the young architect Stephen Smith and the urbane, educated lawyer, Henry Knight. As common with his other novels, it reflects elements of tragedy, irony, and class advancement. Elfride and Knight are low middle-class persons trying to advance in society and in love. Though not as intricate and challenging as his later novels, it is an entertaining and illuminating read nonetheless.

The Life of George Mackay Brown: Through the Eye of a Needle

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Orkney's Finest Weaver of Tales and Poetry
George Mackay Brown: The Life by Maggie Fergusson

The Life of George Mackay Brown: Through the Eye of a Needle
Maggie Fergusson
Manufacturer: John Murray
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Binding: Hardcover

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Book Description

George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland's greatest 20th century writers, but in person a bundle of paradoxes. He had a wide international reputation, but hardly left his native Orkney. A prolific poet, he was also an accomplished novelist and a master of the short story. When he died on 13th April 1996, he left behind an autobiography as deft as it is ultimately uninformative.

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Orkney's Finest Weaver of Tales and Poetry.......2007-09-11

This is a highly readable biography of the extraordinary writer that was George Mackay Brown. He lived most of his life in Orkney, but his novels, short stories and poetry have the complexity, language, imagination and spirituality of a much-travelled man. GMB did not have an easy life and remained puzzled by (and uncomfortable with) his celebrity. He did not enjoy good health for much of his life; he lived simply and was a modest man but not one of those tortured souls grinding out poetry in guilt-ridden angst. He was more complex than he appeared, with a spiritual, almost holy, feel for the past that he was able to share through the prism of Orkney. I learned much from this biography, which dips into a range of sources, both personal and published. It is wonderful to see where some of GMB's inspiration came from. He was certainly one of Britain's greatest poets (and that's saying something). His writings are well worth exploring - they really are a joy. This well-written biography is a good introduction to the man, but you are likely only to find the real GMB through his writing, and that is a journey well worth making. Highly recommended.

George Mackay Brown: The Life by Maggie Fergusson.......2006-05-15

`George Mackay Brown: The Life' is compelling from the first word. It is a vivid, intelligent account of a complex man, beautifully written with a kind of passionate restraint and breathtaking honesty. The research is meticulous and the result full of integrity and insight - a remarkable achievement. Rooted in his island home, George Mackay Brown is often simplified, or pigeon-holed as some kind of backwater bard, or mystic sage. This book reveals the man's complexities: his self-critical toughness, his difficulties with relationships, his place both inside and outside the community in the islands he loved, his gifts as a sharp observer with a poetic intellect that shaped and honed his material into poetry and prose of a rare, distilled beauty.
Writing as someone who knew the writer in his later years, I heartily recommend the book to anyone who has any interest in the man or his work at any level. It is a work of art in itself and biography at its best: accessible, multi-layered and perceptive; in turn both searing and uplifting.
Pam Beasant, Stromness

The Irish Devil (Irish Eyes Romance Series, 1)

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Just a great book
I haven't even finished
Weak
Charming romance
Buy it!!

The Irish Devil (Irish Eyes Romance Series, 1)
Donna Fletcher
Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Paperback

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Just a great book.......2001-12-03

I loved this book.It is a great read. I really like how faith is a very strong person and is not scared of the irish devil. The only part i didn't like was that her father treated her so wrong.

I haven't even finished.......2001-08-07

This book is great and definitely a keeper. Donna FLetcher gives the reader of stubborn pride but even stronger love. I enjoyed all the characters and she goes in depth making the reader a part of their family. Fletcher gives a tale of a women who will not be broken down and a warrior whose might makes everyone quiver including the heroine, but not in fear. As they fight against the odds their love strengthens. The secondary characters are wonderful and I cannot wait for her next book.

Weak.......2001-04-22

Not only is this book light on history. There is no history in it. I think it might most charitably be described as a fantasy in which the characters wear medieval costume and their social structure is loosely based on that of medieval Europe. This author appears to lack a basic grasp of the history of the period and of historical novel writing in general. Sadly, it appears that not only has she failed to do her homework, but she actually seems to hold a measure of contempt for the time period she's writing about. I can't help wondering why she bothered. Why not just write a contemporary?

From a historical perspective, this book's woes begin on page one. Even the heroine's name - Faith - is so anachronistic it's jolting. (Naming girls after virtues is a Puritan custom that began approximately 400 years after the story takes place.) The pages that follow contain far too many historical weaknesses to name.

But it's not just history. Anachronisms aside, this novel is just poorly written. Although she has other books in print, Ms. Fletcher is an amateur. Her work is rife with grammatical errors, dangling modifiers, misspellings and comma splices. Many words are simply misused (i.e., "limpid" instead of "limp," "desirous" instead of "desirable"). The hero is irritating and cartoonish; the secondary characters are stereotypical. The heroine can't decide whether she wants to be a sad caricature of everyone's conception of a medieval lady or an independent, twentieth-century woman. The plot is flimsy and devoid of any plausible conflict.

Yes, these things do matter. Yes, they do disrupt the story. When a reader buys a book, I don't think it's too much to ask for the author to hold up her end of the bargain by researching her period and by brushing up on the basics of English grammar, spelling and sentence structure. This is no more than having respect for the reading public and holding to the principle that any job worth doing is worth doing well.

Charming romance.......2000-09-10

The Irish Devil is your typical medieval romance. Wealthy,handsome,fearsome lord of the castle marries the outcast,scarred stepchild. There's a little mystery and plenty of sex.I found this story very romantic.

Buy it!!.......2000-08-21

Alright - Enough! Stop nitpicking and take the story for what it is F I C T I O N, fantasy, escape. I read these type of books for those reasons. There's enough reality in this world. I enjoyed the book. I have to agree with one of the reviewers, this book does have it all. Read it. PS By the way, this was my first Donna Fletcher and I now have a few more in my shopping basket.

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Great Book
Adventuresome lady finds more than she bargains for.
A Fun Romp to this Series
A 14 K gold winner
The Charmer meets his match!

Irish Hope (Irish Eyes Romance)
Donna Fletcher
Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0515130435
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Book Description

Disguised as a boy, a privileged young woman sets out across Ireland to avoid an arranged marriage. But when she falls in with the man sent to find her, desire tempts her to reveal her true self.

Customer Reviews:

Great Book.......2001-12-03

I just loved this book. The writing was great. I am glad that in this book hope didn't get charmed by the hero so easy.I also liked that in the book faith was still the same old faith from the first book.This book is a must read.

Adventuresome lady finds more than she bargains for........2001-07-08

Lady Hope feels she should experience land and the common people before she submits to her duty as a wife in a boring, pre-arranged marriage. With her dog Lady Gwenth, she sets out for what she hopes will be a true adventure. Her travels lead her to the very men who are looking for her. Colin of Shanekill is the leader of the group. On orders from his Master, Eric the Devil, who was ordered by the King, Colin searches for the elusive Lady Hope. Hope, who now goes by the name of Harold, meets Colin as she is attempting to steal something to eat from his camp. He invites Harold to stay with him and his camp of men and continue with them to Shanekill. She knows she must leave before they arrive to Shanekill. Irish Hope pulls the reader along with the adventures of Lady Hope as Harold. The energy and realism that Lady Hope gives off is exciting and thrilling to read. The disappointment comes toward the end of the story when the author introduces a new character and had the secondary characters entangled in a new plot. This came along when the story should have been packaged, tied up in ribbon and topped with a bow.

A Fun Romp to this Series.......2001-05-28

This second book by Donna Fletcher for Jove's IRISH EYES line is a fun book and cut above most of the offerings in this somewhat disappointing line( only the Fletcher and Hendrix titles are worth bothering with). The line began with Ms Fletcher's IRISH DEVIL, which despite lacking any real Irish historical depth to the story line, was still a wonderfully plotted medieval and well worth reading. This one is a spinoff of that story and is equally well developed with a fun romp with new and old friends to meet. This tale will hold the reader to the very last pages as the story unfolds using the main characters in the first book to enrich the story of Colin and Hope. The sensual level in this book is exceptional and well within the scope of the story, ie not filler. One can only hope now that we have had both Faith, and Hope, could Charity be the woman for the newly introduced Rath!! Here's hoping that Ms Fletcher will give this poor line of books another shot in the arm with the final book in the Devil Series.

A 14 K gold winner.......2001-04-30

Uncle Shamus has arranged a marriage for Hope that fits her ancestry to the high king of Ireland. However, the adventurous Hope prefers love and is willing to risk traveling the countryside for it. Knowing she needs a disguise for herself and her easily identifiable dog Lady Gweneth, Hope masquerades as a lad and alters her canine's appearance just enough to not be readily recognized. She vanishes in a personal quest to find adventure and perhaps her soul mate.

Eric "Irish Devil" of Shanekill, who is staying near his beloved but pregnant wife, sends Colin to lead the men in search of the missing Hope. So far they have failed. However, a hungry dog smells the cooking food and rushes into the camp followed by an emaciated lad, Harold. Shane takes the youngster and his canine with them as they trek home in failure, not realizing that he has found the missing lass. Hope realizes that Colin is her true love, but has little hope that a young male like her will persuade the handsome man they belong together before they reach the point of no return: Shanekill.

IRISH HOPE, the latest "Irish Eyes" novel (fifth in the series and second by Donna Fletcher - see IRISH DEVIL), is a warm adventurous medieval romance. The story line is entertaining as readers follow the adventures of Hope as a preadolescent male struggling with freedom and independence and her growing love for Colin. Although a twist involving Eric and his wife seems unnecessary except for padding, the tale is fun to read and holds up with its predecessors.

Harriet Klausner

The Charmer meets his match!.......2001-04-11

Set in medival times. This second book in the Irish Devil series is a welcome addition. Hope, decendent of kings, is slated for an arranged marriage. She wants some adventure first and maybe to find love. So dressed as the boy "Harold" with her large cowardly dog Lady, she heads off.

Colin, The Devil's swave right hand man, is sent to find Hope. He finds Harold instead. Colin befriends and takes Harold back to the keep where he plans to train the boy in "manly arts".

Hope falls in love with Colin, but how can she reveal herself to Colin when she has been deceiving him? This contains the crux of the matter.

During this time, Hope is encouraged by Colin's admiration for Lady Hope's bravery and motivation for running away.

The sensuality rating is about 7. Lots of philosphopy about Love and the idea that Colin is "running away from love because..."

Its still a great read. Colin is strong but tender. Very good book!

Ballyrourke (Irish Eyes Romance)
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beautiful and often lyrical late nineteenth century romance

Ballyrourke (Irish Eyes Romance)
Linda O'Brien
Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0515134090

Book Description

Katherine Rourke has just inherited the Ballyrourke Estate. But as the Irish farm's secrets are slowly revealed, a passion is sparked that could change the fate of Ballyrourke forever...

Customer Reviews:

beautiful and often lyrical late nineteenth century romance.......2002-09-30

In 1893 American Katherine Rourke learns she has inherited property in County Wicklow, Ireland. Escorted by her uncle, she journeys across the ocean with the intent of selling BALLYROURKE, but is stunned by the beauty of the estate that she inherited from her grandmother. Katherine also quickly learns more about the feud between the Irish O'Rourkes and the British Lawthrops with her deceased parents being from both families.

BALLYROURKE estate manager Colin MacCormack wants to buy back the property for his family clan even as Katherine plans to sell the estate so that she can use the proceeds to build an orphanage in her homeland. To their chagrin, Colin and Katherine are attracted to one another. However, he knows she has to be the enemy as her escort is the most hated person in the county and she recognizes that she is not staying in Ireland much longer. Then there are her malevolent mischief maker of an uncle, the good intentional matchmaking of his relatives, and the machinations of the fairies that split the duo further making permanent impossible.

BALLYROURKE is a wonderful historical romantic suspense that seems magical when Linda O'Brien describes the land, the people, and the fairies. The lead couple is a delightful duo whose distrust of one another conflicts with their desires. Though her uncle is a key player in terms of propelling the tale forward, his evil deeds never sit well inside a breathtakingly beautiful and often lyrical late nineteenth century romance.

Harriet Klausner

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