Back Cover
Brianna and Colleen O’Leary know their Irish immigrant
father expects them to marry well.
Recently he’s put even more pressure on them insinuating that the very
future of their Long Island horse farm, Irish
Meadows, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, however, have different visions
for their futures.
Brianna, a quiet girl with a quick mind, dreams of
attending college. Vivacious Colleen,
meanwhile, is happy to marry – as long as her father’s choice meets her
exacting standards of the ideal groom.
When former stable hand Gilbert Whelan returns from business school and
distant relative Rylan Montgomery visits Long Island during his seminary
training, the two men quickly complicate everyone’s plans.
As the farm slips ever closer to ruin, James
O’Leary grows more desperate. It will
take every ounce of courage for both sisters to avoid being pawns in their
father’s machinations and instead follow their hearts. And even if they do, will they inevitably
find their dreams too distant to reach?
Review
Wow. If you
want a story full of drama – look no further.
Reading Irish Meadows is like
watching a reality TV series – there is no shortage of fights, tears, forbidden
relationships, and strict parents, leading to one emotional outburst after the
other. The dicey situations the characters
would get themselves into reminded me of the phrase, “Oh, what a tangled web we
weave when we deceive…”
The constant drama made it difficult to put the
book down because, of course, as the reader, you have to find out what’s going
to happen next! Who can put a book down
when the sentence you just read leaves you hanging?
Irish
Meadows is a
promising start to the new “Courage to Dream” series. I am looking forward to reading the continuation
in the O’Leary family saga – which hopefully will come out sooner rather than
later!
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and
Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. This is my honest review.
