New Irish Novel, Book 7 of the Ballydara Series!

Warmhearted Irish story

My latest Irish novel, The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara, is now available!

This nanny-boss love story is actually the third installment of a trilogy within my Village of Ballydara series. Emma’s journey to find home and family takes her from Dublin to Seattle Washington, and back to Ireland…and finally brings her to the O’Donoghue “fairy cottage,” nestled in the quaint little village of Ballydara, in County Galway, Ireland.

If you’re familiar with my Ballydara short stories, The Secret Well and The Christmas Visitor, you've already met the hero of this novel, Declan O’Donoghue. You’ve also gotten acquainted with his family and their old cottage, dubbed “the fairy cottage” by Declan’s young daughter Ava.  

The story of The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara has been with me for many years. I began writing about Emma, her younger sister Hazel, and Declan what seems like eons ago, under a different title. But I sensed there was a bigger and better story hiding in there somewhere…a novel that turned into Becoming Emma—Book 6 in the Ballydara series.

Yet Emma’s search for happiness and home—which turned into rather an epic one—was far from over. The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara, Book 7 of the Ballydara series, is more than a sequel—it’s actually the second half of her story. And along with The Little Irish Gift Shop prequel, Book 5 of the series, the three novels bring Emma to the climax of her journey, in Ballydara…

Here’s more about the story…

An uplifting romantic tale, a nanny-boss love story, a ramshackle cottage in a quaint Irish village…

With her career going down the tubes, Dublin girl Emma Carey vows to fulfill her one, simple New Year's resolution: make a quick journey to rural County Galway, to do a small favor for her former colleague, Declan O'Donoghue—who had almost been a friend. And who, for a lovely little while, had been more than a friend. And then suddenly…hadn't.

Yet when a week-long nanny gig falls into her lap, Emma figures a friendly, picturesque little spot like Ballydara would be a great place to quickly lick her career wounds before she makes a fresh start. Problem: it's not just any nanny gig—it's working for Declan. In his house.

Luckily, one of Declan's kids is absolutely darling. But the others are a real handful--and the narky cottage next door makes Emma's job even more complicated. She has to wonder, exactly what has she gotten herself into?

Single dad Declan has been going it alone far too long…and he's completely gobsmacked to find Emma in Ballydara—the woman he’s yearned for and never forgotten. When she accepts his very temporary offer to mind his daughters, his life, and Emma's, takes a new and completely unexpected turn…

Caring for Declan's kids in a lovable, close-knit community, will Emma finally find the life and love she's dreamed of at the Fairy Cottage of Ballydara?

If you’d like to get a look, you’ll find The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara at Amazon, Kobo, AppleBooks, Barnes and Noble, and all other ebook retailers. And now that the book is out, it’s back to my glamorous life as an author…pulling on my work duds to clean the chicken coop!

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