Breen Kelly is a less than adequate middle school teacher, living with her gay best friend, Marco, in Philadelphia. She hates her job, dies her red haBreen Kelly is a less than adequate middle school teacher, living with her gay best friend, Marco, in Philadelphia. She hates her job, dies her red hair brown to "blend in" better, struggles to make ends meet and pay off her school loans, and is belittled by her successful businesswoman mother at every turn. When she accidently discovers that her mother has been sitting on a 4 million dollar trust fund for her, funded by her long absent father, she finally breaks free, quits her job, and heads to Ireland with Marco. The plan is for her to spend the summer, trying to figure out what she wants to do, and trying to find her Irish father. What she finds in a whole other world, Talamh, where she was born, and where they still fight and die to protect her from her evil grandfather - a god. It's a lot to take in, but as she gradu.ally discovers her past and her powers, she begins to overcome the issues caused by her mother. Her magic grows, but the need to return to Philadelphia and deal with her other life, causes her to leave at the end of the summer. When things in Talamh start to get dicey, Keegan, the taoiseach, goes after her, and they return to Ireland/Talamh.
I'm not sure how Nora Roberts manages to create such amazing worlds and storylines without repeating herself, but she continues to do it, and this new series is no exception. I'm just sorry I have to wait until November for the 2nd book and a year after that for the 3rd!
2021 - 52 Book Reading Challenge #14 - written by an author over 65 (when published).
11.22.22 re-listened to in anticipation of new 3rd book in trilogy. Still amazing. 5.19.23 re-listened to after visiting Ireland. Still a great story! 9.27.24 - love this series 3.10.25 - always fun to listen to, especially before a trip to Ireland!...more
Evie Burrman and her family live in Duffton, MO, a small farming community. Doug is in college and plans to take ofer the farm until he starts dating Evie Burrman and her family live in Duffton, MO, a small farming community. Doug is in college and plans to take ofer the farm until he starts dating a sorority girl and decides to be a vet instead. Evie loves the farm and repairing machinery... until she meets the rich daughter, Patsy Duff, of the family who founded the town. A lesbian relationship starts between the two girls, but discretely. Younger brother Parr feels the pinch of his siblings problems, especially when his girl friend dumps him after there's a flood and her fundamentalist father blames it on Evie's homosexuality.
Disturbing book, but not graphically done as homosexuality; especially in a small town. More on the effects of this on the family and community. Told through Parr's point of view....more