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One fake ring, one broken heart—and a second chance at love. Big-city marketing star Tara Quinn returns to windswept Ballycove only to inherit a dilapidated cliff-top cottage—and the memories of the teenage sweetheart she left behind. Local carpenter Cillian Byrne offers a daring solution: announce a pretend engagement so nosy villagers, greedy developers, and Tara’s guilt all stay off her back while they restore the house. It’s strictly business, zero feelings, no risk… until shared sunsets, salt-brushed laughter, and one stolen almost-kiss start turning the fakest romance in ...

Six love stories. One magical Irish village. The complete Dooncarra series in one unmissable collection. Welcome to Dooncarra, a charming coastal village where love blooms in the most unexpected places. But beneath the warmth and the gossip and the cosy pubs, the town's future is quietly at stake. As local businesses struggle and historic buildings fall into disrepair, the people of Dooncarra must come together to prove their village is still worth fighting for. This complete omnibus brings together all six interconnected standalone romances in the Love in Dooncarra series. From saving a ...

An inherited vote, a storm-bound week, and a second chance at belonging! She holds the vote that can save The Seaglass Inn. He is the reason she might stay. Ballymara welcomes the New Year with wild seas and a battered cliff-top hotel fighting for survival. Burnt-out project manager Maeve returns home only to discover she has inherited a minority stake in the Seaglass Inn... and the one vote that could block a developer’s buyout! Conor, the quietly steady local builder hired to shore up the crumbling hotel, needs this job to keep his own life afloat. When a fierce storm cuts them off on ...

Three love stories. One unforgettable Irish village. And a town worth fighting for. Welcome to Dooncarra, a charming coastal village where love blooms in the most unexpected places. But beneath the cosy exterior, the town's future is on the line. As local businesses struggle and historic buildings fall into disrepair, the people of Dooncarra must fight for the place they call home. Love in Dooncarra, Volume 1 brings together the first three interconnected standalone romances in the series. Three couples. Three second chances. One village that refuses to give up. Book 1: The Pub Owner's ...

Niamh Kelly’s gift shop needs a miracle. Fast. When grumpy pub owner Darragh O’Sullivan comes knocking with a problem of his own, he offers the perfect solution: a fake engagement. He needs to impress the bank to save his family’s pub, and she could use the publicity boost. What could possibly go wrong?

One summer. One chance for love on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Burned-out Dublin coder Eimear Hanly inherits her grandfather’s crumbling sheep farm in Ballycove—but only if she’s married before August. Stoic farmer Aodhán O’Malley can’t secure custody of his orphaned niece without a stable “two-parent” home. A tidy, paper-only answer seems obvious: a marriage of convenience, no strings, no feelings. Yet under the golden skies of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, renovating the old cottage, sharing seaside picnics, and swapping midnight stories ignite a slow-burn spark neither...

One harvest fair, one looming goodbye—and a friendship on the edge of forever. Autumn paints Ballycove gold just as primary-school teacher Aoife Flynn throws herself into planning the village harvest fair. Her best friend since nappies, Finn Murphy—paramedic and dare-devil cliff-rescue volunteer—steps in to help, hiding the letter in his pocket: a dream job interview in Galway that could take him sixty miles, and a lifetime, away. Between bonfire rehearsals, Gaelic songs, and cider-sweet sunsets, long-buried feelings spark. But risking the perfect friendship that’s carried them ...

First love returns, autumn leaves, and a widowed bookseller’s heart blooms again! Fifty-five-year-old bookseller Fiona Doyle treasures quiet October mornings in Ballycove’s Curlew Bookshop, shelves scented with peat smoke and stories. When Seán McGrath—her teenage sweetheart turned celebrated historian—strides in needing space to archive village letters, Fiona’s orderly empty-nest life tilts. The boy who once promised forever left for academia thirty-eight years ago; now his rueful smile stirs long-dormant hope beneath falling gold leaves. But memories of Fiona’s late husband, ...

A grumpy pub owner. A sunshine principal. One Christmas wedding they never meant to plan. Ballycove voted them to the altar…whether they like it or not. And pretending they don’t care is getting harder every day. Seamus Gallagher likes his life simple. Quiet nights, steady pints, and absolutely no Christmas glitter. Sorcha Ní Riain runs on lists, school plays, and enough festive cheer to illuminate the entire Wild Atlantic Way. The only thing they have in common? A long, proud history of driving each other mad. Then Ballycove wins a radio contest that funds one Christmas Eve wedding. ...

One daring design, one cautious surfer, and a love painted across Ballycove’s summer skies. For muralist Niamh O’Shea, Ballycove’s first Arts & Waves Festival is her dream canvas... if the town will let her splash a thirty-foot sea-dragon across its iconic cliffs. Former pro surfer Rory Donnelly, now owner of the Board & Bike shop, sees disaster in neon paint and tourist selfies. Thrown together as festival co-chairs, the pair agree on exactly one thing: they can’t stand each other. But late-night planning sessions, salt-sweet breezes, and shared secrets blur the bright line between...

A secret crush, one practice date, and a love the whole village can see! They agree to pretend. Ballymara decides it is real. In Ballymara, February means candlelight in the windows, the scent of fresh bread, and St. Brigid’s Day hopes whispered like prayers. Niamh, the beloved village baker, has spent years hiding a crush on Eoin, the kind-hearted teacher and GAA coach who never forgets a birthday. When the Seaglass Inn committee announces a Valentine’s fundraiser auction, Niamh blurts out a desperate solution: practice dates. It’s a harmless plan to boost bids and calm nerves, while...

– Wild Atlantic charm, heart-warming small-town romance – Escape to Ballycove, a windswept jewel on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, where cosy pubs, colourful cottages and found-family friendships set the stage for six clean & wholesome small-town romances. The Cottage by the Cliffs (Book 1) One fake ring, one broken heart, and a second chance at love! Big-city marketing star Tara Quinn returns to windswept Ballycove only to inherit a dilapidated cliff-top cottage and the memories of the teenage sweetheart she left behind. Local carpenter Cillian Byrne offers a daring solution: announce ...

Three more love stories. One town's final fight. And a journey worth seeing through to the end. Welcome back to Dooncarra, where love continues to bloom even as the town faces its biggest challenges yet. Through winter storms, golden autumn harvests, and a wedding for the ages, the people of this spirited Irish village must prove that their community isn't just surviving. It's thriving. Love in Dooncarra, Volume 2 brings together the final three interconnected standalone romances in the series. The heart-melting conclusion to the journey that began in Volume 1, where every festival and song...

A brutal snowstorm. A reclusive musician. And a teacher who refuses to let either of them stay silent. When a storm cuts Dooncarra off from the outside world, primary-school teacher Orla Keane finds herself snowed in with the last person she expected: Ronan Hayes. Once a rising star, he has long since abandoned his music for a life of deliberate silence. But the Dooncarra Community Renewal Grant doesn't wait for the weather to clear. The town's winter concert is a mandatory showcase, proof that Dooncarra's culture thrives even when the tourists are gone. Someone has to perform. And Orla ...

– Wild Atlantic charm, heart-warming small-town romance – Escape to Ballycove, a windswept jewel on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, where cosy pubs, colourful cottages and found-family friendships set the stage for six clean & wholesome small-town romances. A Second Bloom in October (Love in Ballycove, Book 4) First love returns, autumn leaves, and a widowed bookseller’s heart blooms again. Fifty-five-year-old bookseller Fiona Doyle treasures quiet October mornings in Ballycove’s Curlew Bookshop, shelves scented with peat smoke and stories. When Seán McGrath—her teenage sweetheart...

– Wild Atlantic charm, heart-warming small-town romance – Escape to Ballycove, a windswept jewel on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, where cosy pubs, colourful cottages and found-family friendships set the stage for six clean & wholesome small-town romances. The Cottage by the Cliffs (Book 1) One fake ring, one broken heart, and a second chance at love! Big-city marketing star Tara Quinn returns to windswept Ballycove only to inherit a dilapidated cliff-top cottage and the memories of the teenage sweetheart she left behind. Local carpenter Cillian Byrne offers a daring solution: announce ...

Two opposites. One wedding. And a love neither of them saw coming. The biggest wedding Dooncarra has seen in years has finally arrived, and it couldn't come at a worse time. As the village enters the final inspection phase of the Dooncarra Community Renewal Grant, there is zero room for error. Everything must go perfectly, or the town's future is lost. For florist Ciara O'Leary, the pressure is staggering. Between creating flawless arrangements and fending off a rival determined to sabotage her business, she is at her breaking point. Then there's Aidan Byrne. The meticulous best man who ...

She's rebuilding her life. He's the only one who can help... if she'll let him close enough to try. Eimear Walsh never planned to come back to Dooncarra. But newly divorced and out of options, she's returned to save the crumbling family inn. And it's in far worse shape than she feared. With the Dooncarra Community Renewal Grant on the line, the restoration deadline is non-negotiable. Which means Eimear needs the best contractor in town. The problem? The best contractor in town is Aidan Flynn. The man she left behind ten years ago without a word of explanation. As the renovations begin, they...

A single dad, a wandering librarian and Christmas lights bright enough to heal lonely hearts! Lonely lighthouse keeper Declan Hayes keeps Ballycove’s beam cutting through November gales, yet grief still clouds his days. Enter Bríd Callahan, the new librarian whose mobile book van and radiant hope make even the wild cliffs feel like home. Her story-times enchant Declan's six-year-old Molly and coax rare smiles from Declan. Then a fierce storm maroons Bríd overnight in the lighthouse, where candlelit cocoa and whispered dreams kindle the first glow of a Christmas miracle—for a father, a...

She plans perfect weddings. He thinks perfect is overrated. The storm didn't ask either of them. Siobhán O'Hare has planned hundreds of weddings, but none as complicated as this one. When sophisticated Dublin lawyer James Fitzpatrick arrives in Dooncarra to oversee his sister's ceremony, sparks fly instantly. The argumentative kind. The stakes couldn't be higher. With Dooncarra Community Renewal Grant inspectors reviewing the town's ability to host major events, this wedding isn't just a celebration. It's the village's future on the line. Then a violent coastal storm tears through the ...