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Summary: love the irish!
Review: i was so excited to get my hands on this book! ive been looking for nora roberts first book since i became a devoted fan of her writing and of course, havent run across it (for a reasonable price anyway >>wink<<) within the first few pages, i could see the difference in her writing of today, today being much more developed, but that didnt take away from the story. more often than not, when im reading a book where the character is supposed to have some sort of accent (or are we the ones with the accents? :) i dont "hear" it in my mind but with these 2 book, that wasnt the case. i love the strength dee in the first and erin in the second and when they were chewing their men out, i could hear it word for word! i cant wait to sink my teeth into irish rebel so off i go! ::smile
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Summary: Nice lighthearted reading...
Review: I'v enjoyed romance novels for the past 20+ years, but I am a relatively new fan of Nora Roberts. This book is light and sweet, an easy and fast read, and leaves you feeling warm all over. Not the highest calliber romance novel, but very worthwhile and enjoyable.
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Summary: Heart thrilling read
Review: Irish Hearts has all the love a romance novel could need... This was two books in one, Irish thoroughbred and Irish Rose. I only have one complaint, that is both stories had too many simularities. The first stroy line, Irish thoroughbred, was about a woman, Adelia, whom comes to America to be with her uncle after her aunts passes away. Adelias uncle Paddy, works on one of the finest horse ranches in the states, and takes Adelia under his wing. Almost as soon as Adelia arrives she starts falling in love with Travis Grant, the owner of the horse ranch, Royal Meadows. The romance and the way they came together was heart warming and and truly a page turner.The second book was a continuation of the the first story but this one was called Irish Rose. This one has Adelias cousin Erin McKinnon and Burke Logan added to the story line. Adelias family and neighbor Burke take a trip back to Ireland, and ends up bringing her cousin Erin home with the help of Burke needing assistance back home in the states. But same as the first story the two were in love before you could say when. Not that it made the story bad, and don't get me wrong the two stories were great and the romace was great, but they were very simular. I can say you would be missing out if you didn't read this book. And after you buy this one buy the sequel to Irish Hearts, Irish Rebel.
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Summary: The Luck of the Irish!
Review: IRISH HEARTS is the re-issue of two of Roberts' earlier novels, including her first novel, IRISH THOROUGHBRED, along with a sequel of sorts, entitled IRISH ROSE. I found the first book to be as well written as any of her present-day books. It is evident that she was a master writer from the beginning. For those of us who love horses and the men who are involved with them, we will be right at home with these two stories, which both evolve around horse racing and especially the Kentucky Derby environs. In the first story the heroine, ADELIA CUNNANE, is an orphan moving to the U.S. to live with her uncle who is employed by the hero. The hero, TRAVIS GRANT, is also an orphan, but is, however, wealthy having inherited his money and the horse farm from his deceased parents. The second heroine, ERIN MCKINNON, comes from a large family. She is lured to the United States by a job offer from the second hero who is a "Johnny-come-lately" to the rich society he enlists in. This hero, BURKE LOGAN, hides his past afraid it would make a difference to the Irish girl he is loath to admit he loves. These were both delightful reads!
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Summary: Can't Wait For the Next One!
Review: Irish Hearts was a great read! Both stories in this novel revolve around raising horses and racing them. The first story is about Travis and Adelia "Dee". I was hooked on this couple right after the first chapter. Dee is a feisty Irish and her temper turns Travis on even more. Needless to say this couple is hilarous! The second story is about Burke and Erin. Burke is so laid back and wants Erin so much he will do anything to have her, but he doesn't realize he has fallen in love with her. Both stories in this novel are wonderful! I don't know much about horses, and was surprised to find myself cheering for the horses at the races. I felt like I was in the stands myself! Both couples our so easy to like and you can feel yourself losing yourself in their stories. I'm looking forward now to starting the next novel to go with this book. It is called Irish Rebel and it picks up with Travis and Dee's daughter, Keeley. Hope all enjoys Irish Hearts as much as I did!
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Summary: One good, one...not so good
Review: Irish Thoroughbred was the first romance novel I eve read, and it definitely got me going on my favorite hobby. I have read literally hundreds of romance novels,some good and some not so good. Nora Roberts is my favorite author. I buy every novel she writes without ever even reading the back or the inside cover. Irish Throroughbred is a satisfying, lovely story that captivates the reader from the beginning. Nora is almost always at the top of her game when she writes Irish characters. BUT...Irish Rose, well, it was all so familiar to me. It started to come back to me, a gambler, who won a farm from a man named Cunningham, where had I heard this before? That's right! In the far superior Roberts novel, True Betrayals. Honestly, that was the only thing that I had against this novel. It is so incredibly similar to another, far better novel that she wrote later. The stories themselves are charming and the heroines and heros are enjoyable. I would recommend the book to anyone, keeping in mind that she has some far better outings later in her career.
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Summary: Some of Robert's best work
Review: Some of her best work. This book is definitely a mood lifter. It is charming and warm. I loved it. My favorite books of hers are the ones that are set in Ireland or have characters from Ireland they bring such fun to the story and humor. I definitely reccommend this book.
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Summary: Horses, Horses and lucky Irish romances...
Review: Thankfully, NR keeps the romance at a realistic level, and truly entertains us with a two in one Irish romance. And if you're nutty about horses, as I am, you'll truly enjoy this Irish, horsey adventure complete with a couple of chivalric heros!
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Summary: Horses, Horses and lucky Irish romances...
Review: Thankfully, NR keeps the romance at a realistic level, and truly entertains us with a two in one Irish romance. And if you're nutty about horses, as I am, you'll truly enjoy this Irish, horsey adventure complete with a couple of chivalric heros!
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Summary: Irish hearts
Review: The book "irish hearts" is a two in one compliation of nora roberts first book "irish thoroughbred" and its predecessor " irish rose". if you like formula romance then you will basically enloy this book. in "irish thoroughbred you are introduce to lonely orphaned adelia "dee" cunnane who after selling her farm in ireland takes up an offer to live with her uncle in america. There she is eager to earn her way and work among the horses as a groom at travis grants royal meadows horse farm. They meet and clash against an array of training horses and horse races they fall in love...un beknowst to the both of them...it is an easy and nice read interesting even if you do not happen to be a fan of horses...strong female character willing to work...not some pampered princess you find in other romances...worth a look... "irish rose" Erin mckinnon had itchy feet living in ireland the same little town all her life helping the family farm barely break even. keeping books and washing dishes in some hotel, while dreaming of Burke Logan.Burke logan a hard hearted gambling man placed a bet on erin mckinnon a bet he would play out until the end. He made her an offer to move to america and be his own bookkeeper at his horse farm triple aces..he eventually offers her wealth and security in a mock marriage but things take a drastic turn when someone thinks it was about time burke logan got dealt a losing hand the stakes are raised life death love loss ...either way it was a hand with high stakes and only a fool would play afool with the name burke logan.... both stories are good and strong. Adelia and erin are strong female leads, but if these independant women were so independent then why were they coarsed so easily? in the men department i liked travis better then burke,but that was me and i would recommend this book to anyone...
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