Emerald Isle Series by Isabella Connor

A “gripping” story of romance, mystery, and family secrets in contemporary Ireland (Bookbag).   On the surface, Jack Stewart has everything—success, money, a fine house, and beautiful women at his beckon call. Then the past he’s tried so hard to forget returns, when a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years is killed in a car wreck in Ireland . . .   Raised as an Irish Traveller, Luke Kiernan has never had it easy, and trouble has been his constant companion... moreA “gripping” story of romance, mystery, and family secrets in contemporary Ireland (Bookbag).   On the surface, Jack Stewart has everything—success, money, a fine house, and beautiful women at his beckon call. Then the past he’s tried so hard to forget returns, when a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years is killed in a car wreck in Ireland . . .   Raised as an Irish Traveller, Luke Kiernan has never had it easy, and trouble has been his constant companion. So when he wakes from a car wreck in a Dublin hospital to learn his mother is dead, he is devastated. But when he learns the identity of the man waiting at his bedside, he is furious . . .   These two men are at odds—but when two determined women enter their lives and push them toward reconciliation, they must decide whether love can heal old wounds, or if some scars are simply too deep to overcome. less

Two men from drastically different worlds.More unites them than separates them. If they can only open their hearts . . .On the surface, Jack Stewart is a wealthy businessman in the north of England who has it all. He thought he’d managed to put the past behind him. But then he receives an earth-shattering phone call.The woman he once loved — and who left him without warning — is dead. He travels to Ireland to bury her.Luke Kiernan wakes in hospital after a car crash. His mother wasn’t so lucky... moreTwo men from drastically different worlds.More unites them than separates them. If they can only open their hearts . . .On the surface, Jack Stewart is a wealthy businessman in the north of England who has it all. He thought he’d managed to put the past behind him. But then he receives an earth-shattering phone call.The woman he once loved — and who left him without warning — is dead. He travels to Ireland to bury her.Luke Kiernan wakes in hospital after a car crash. His mother wasn’t so lucky.Raised as an Irish Traveller, Luke’s never had it easy. And when he finds the father who abandoned him and his mother, he’s hungry for revenge.But when these two polar-opposite worlds collide, long-buried family secrets are finally revealed, and Luke feels his whole life has been a lie.As Jack and Luke grapple with their new reality, chance encounters with two different women give both men hope of a fresh start and help mend their fractured relationship . . .But why did Annie leave all those years ago, never telling Jack he had a son? And will saying yes to love only expose their hearts to more pain? less

An art historian returns to her hometown in Ireland to reconcile with the past in an emotional love story of secrets, revenge, and forgiveness.   Rachel Ford has changed a lot since she left her Irish village of Kilbrook. But the vow she made to herself hasn’t: that one day she’d return unsuspected, and with a new identity, to make the bullies pay for ruining her childhood and destroying her family. Rachel never expected that a stranger might change her mind... moreAn art historian returns to her hometown in Ireland to reconcile with the past in an emotional love story of secrets, revenge, and forgiveness.   Rachel Ford has changed a lot since she left her Irish village of Kilbrook. But the vow she made to herself hasn’t: that one day she’d return unsuspected, and with a new identity, to make the bullies pay for ruining her childhood and destroying her family. Rachel never expected that a stranger might change her mind. But can she trust him with her heart?   Australian actor Finn MacKenzie has also returned to sleepy Kilbrook to help with a school production for the Winter Festival. He seems to have a charmed life, yet his confident façade hides painful memories, and his real agenda—to right a terrible wrong from the past. Although Finn isn’t looking for love, when he meets the lovely Rachel, there’s a definite spark between him and this mysterious woman from London.   Now, an affair blooms between two wounded souls—each with secrets that could bind them or tear them apart in “a tale that will stay with the reader long after the story has ended” (InD’tale Magazine). less