I really looked forward to reading this book, with the added bonus of a contemporary love story but sadly it was too salacious for my taste ( )

I give up. I can't finish this. I tried for the authors sake but it is borderline erotica and has no plot. It is only every second of their sexual needs. I thought I was getting a contemporary story taking place un Ireland of a travel journalist, thus inviting visits to Ireland locals, with the finding of a love interest as a bonus. This was just sex.

Ms. Gracen picked one of the most eerily beautiful places in the world for the setting of a haunting tale of love, loss and new beginnings. No backdrop could have been more perfect. Standing amid the ghosts of heartbreaks past and hopes restored, Colin and Maggie set about rebuilding their lives. Maggie is a drifter. Haunted by loss, her way of coping is to roam. Her adventurous spirit, has never steered her wrong, until she discovers the beauty of Ireland and ends up losing more than she bargained for. Colin gave up on his dreams in order to face his future, will fate bring his world full circle and give him the adventure, he never thought he'd have? The characters are more mature, but the issues are no less realistic and the romance borders on ecstasy. ( )

I would have never thought I'd find a 40 year old single dad relatable, but I actually related more to Collin than Maggie. I really liked him as a character and was completely envious of Maggie's job. This was a great slow burn romance and would be a perfect beach read. ( )

Okay: there is going to be two sides to this review. The reviewer, the everyday person who read this book, thought it was a cute story, well written and nice to read a book in a series without having needed to read the other three (would like to, though.)

The flip side is the American girl who moved to Dublin, fell in love, and then fell out of love, and this book pierces my heart and insides repeatedly and harshly. I have stayed at a BnB after going to he kiss the blarney stone; traveled to other European countries with my Irish love... etc etc. I couldn't help but cry throughout this book with vivid memories, and could not separate the two sides.

It's a great book; Gracen is a good writer. I just did not expect the fantastically well written to hit me that hard. ( )