Nora Roberts The Irish Born Trilogy

I rated 5 stars to this trilogy because, even on the fifth re-reading, it warms my heart and makes me smile. Nora Roberts has a magical way with words that builds characters I take to my heart and make me wish I had some Irish in me.Maybe this is a chick-book series, for romance inclined women. I hope some guys out there could enjoy it too. Nora’s male chapters are pretty special! A family trilogy I love!

I enjoyed this trilogy all in one book. Each book was about a sister and her journey into romance.

I love the one Nora writes about the human heart and the need for self-discovery of oneself before you can give your heart to another.

All and all, loved the characters, sisters and their hubands. Loved the strength and determination. Would I recommend this series to 0thers? By all means. The last book frustrated me. I think the ending came off unrealistic and a little weak. Good but not Nora's best.

******SPOILER ALERT ***********I read all 3 of the Irish Born books in a row and while I enjoyed each...this one here's my absolute favorite. Something about Shannon and I have loved Murphy since book 1.So we meet the elusive Amanda...on her deathbed and Tom Concannon's love child, Shannon. Instantly I found myself drawn to Shannon. Such a strong willed, independent girl. She finds out in adulthood that the man she grew up thinking was her father is not. Of course she is angry. She feels lost and as she projects her angst her mother, Amanda falls into a coma never to wake again.It just happens that the detective Rogan Sweeney has hired zeros in and ends up two days after Amanda's death on her doorstep coming face to face with Shannon.Poor Shannon not only has just had her world completely turned upside down...now this detective tells her she has two sisters in Ireland who are searching her out.She ends up corresponding with her sister Brianna and finds herself halfway a cross the world...setting down in Ireland.Bri opens her heart to Shannon right away but complete tension between Shannon and Maggie. I loved when Murphy first sees Shannon. So much emotion can be felt. The chemistry is vibrating throughout the pages.There is this amazing underlying story and it centers around Shannon and Murphy with dreams of another life. It is all neatly woven and fascinating.Shannon begins painting these amazing works of art and catches Rogans eye, which I love because I felt the strong similarities between Shannon and Maggie from their meeting and to know they are both artists and respect one another. I just love this.The story never falters from Shannon trying to FIND herself and along the way she finds her soul mate in Murphy. I need to note at the end of Chapter 13 when the pin is presented to Shannon from Murphy...seriously so romantic it pulled my heart strings to see this moment...feel it just from words.Then...chapter 15... I was in tears. I felt the pull....the emotion...the love between them. I was so upset as we made our way through the book and Shannon's emotional walls that kept blocking Murphy's love. He is just such a dreamy catch and I read mist of this book...especially his parts in a thick irish accdnt which made it even dreamier!To watch the final chapter unfold...to feel the raw emotion, the pain, the hurt...I cried again...and I'm not a crybaby.The painting frenzy was so well written I felt as if I were in that room with Shannon. But to feel the light bulb go off and see them find each other at the dance... finding the painting showing the man and woman on the horse together. It was as it should be.This series was amazingly well written and so much emotion entrapped into the words within each page."The circle of copper with the figure of a stallion embossed" Chapter 13 last page. Talking about the pin Murphy found when he was a boy in the center of the dance. He fell asleep with the pin in his hand and dreamed of Shannon.

The story holds you in and wanting more . I want to know what happens now?I look forward to reading more.

The Irish Born Trilogy has been one of my favorite reads for decades. I've been to Ireland twice in the last 5 years and now love this trilogy even more as I can visualize the scenes even better. It's truly a work of art.

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Born in Fire / Born in Ice / Born in ShameのCD朗読です。各5枚ずつの合計15枚のセットになっています。物語の質も良いし、展開も楽しいのでそこそこ満足いくとおもいます。ただ主人公が女性なのにナレーターが男性だったので少し残念と言うことで☆一つマイナスです。

The three stories have good plots as always from Nora Roberts but there were a couple of disappointments. The first is that the Irish characters speak American English, I can only assume this is some kind of sop to US readers who are presumably unable to understand UK English, the effect however is to make them a little less believable. Secondly, the reader picked for this Audio Book version tends to use the same voice irrespective of who is speaking. As a consequence it can be hard work making sense of the dialogue at times - hence the four stars.

I have recently re-discovered Nora Roberts books. Good stories, beautifully written. She has been on the best sellers list many times.

prompt delivery and in good condition.

Totally satisfied