Ireland – Day 1

October 27, 2016

Are you ready for Ireland photos in between book talks? I could always put these on my personal blog for memories, but so many of you were patient while I was on my dream trip. So, I’m going to tell the story of that trip, but it will be here and there between...

Rebel Sisters by Marita Conlon-McKenna

June 15, 2016

I had never heard of Marita Conlon-McKenna, who is an Irish Times bestselling author. But, her book, Rebel Sisters, deals with three sisters of a large Irish family who became part of one of the tragic events of their times, the Easter Rising. And, this year is...

Born in Shame by Nora Roberts

January 12, 2016

Nora Roberts wraps up her Irish Born trilogy, the stories of three sisters, with the mystical Born in Shame. Born in Fire was the story of Maggie Concannon, the oldest sister, a tempestuous glass artist. In Born in Ice, she tells the story of Brianna, the quiet sister...

Born in Ice by Nora Roberts

January 07, 2016

Is there anything quite as satisfying as a book in a Nora Roberts trilogy? As much as I love mysteries, there’s just something about her characters and her descriptions of their lives, their homes, and, in the case of the Irish Born books, the descriptions of...

Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

January 04, 2016

The last time I read one of Nora Roberts’ trilogies, I went back and picked up an earlier one set in Ireland. Born in Fire is the first in the Irish Born Trilogy. This one brings the Irish lilt and magic to life. Margaret Mary Concannon is a glass artist...