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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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Summary: Not the best of Nora Roberts
Review: The first book, the writer's first, is not her best work. Shows signs of the good writing of later novels. The second novel picks up with the characters and is a much better read. A book that one should buy second hand.
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Summary: Nora Roberts' first story (1981) and its sequel (1988)
Review: This book consists of two stories. Irish Thoroughbred (written in 1981) was supposedly Nora Roberts first story. NR fans will appreciate seeing her earliest work. It definitely has the seeds of her quality character development and romantic chemistry. However, it is qualitatively different from her later work -- and less enjoyable. The female character, Adelia, is almost the stereotypical romance heroine, completely dependent on her male employer/captor/whatever. The male lead, Travis, is also stereotypical in that he repeatedly makes "attack" advances on her, but only shows any real human emotion towards the end of the story. Both characters lack the complex development we so much enjoy in her later stories. The second book, Irish Rose (written in 1988), continues with the story of Dee's cousin, Erin, and Trevor's neighbor, Burke. This story has a stronger female lead, though the true Noraholic will still see Erin as somewhat weak compared to later books. Here we have a young Irish girl brought to the US under the employment of the male lead who also wants to sleep with her. Burke is a better developed character that Travis. Though still pretty cliched, its a better read than Irish Thoroughbred. For a true 5 star read (and Nora at her BEST),though, check out Irish Rebel!
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Summary: The Total Bomb
Review: This book was the total bomb. I loved every little word of it. I just wish this would never end. I haven't read a good book like this since Diana Palmer's "Soldier's of Fortune". I loved it.
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Summary: Revist to old friends... 2 wonderful stories.
Review: This is a reprint of two related stories, very Celtic delightful people. It was just these type of great reads that made me a Nora Roberts (in all her incarnations)fan. I very seldom allow one of her books to get by me & I am never disappointed. Lovely stories, I left caring what happenned to these new "friends" of mine. Enjoy!
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Summary: Wonderful Read!
Review: This is a two story omnibus of classic Nora Roberts writing. The stories are two of her earlier works that I had not had a chance to read before now. As in her other novels, the characters are charming, warm, and very likable. The chemistry between them kept me turning the pages well after my usual bedtime.
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Summary: Irish Hearts by Nora Roberts
Review: This is the second book I have read by Nora Roberts. The first book having to do with her writings about Ireland. She has such an ability to bring Ireland right through the pages. Maybe I am biased because Ireland is one of my favorite places, but Roberts' way of describing her characters and their family members makes one feel as if you are there and you can see and feel the forty shades of green.
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Summary: Hidden Romance
Review: This was the first book of Nora Roberts that I have ever read and I discovered it only a few months ago. It was rather ironic when I found Irish Thoroughbred was her first book. Irish Thoroughbred starts when Adelia (Dee) Cunnane comes to America after spending her life on a farm in Ireland. Her uncle, Uncle Paddy welcomes her to America and she comes to work at the same stable that he works at. Right away she impresses the stablehands with her ability to make friends with horses. When she finally meets Travis Grant who owns the stable it doesn't put her in a forunate spot ... or so she thinks. Sparks of romance fly for her and she is sure he is just amusing himself but for now his kisses are enough. Dee gets caught in a whirlwind of confusion and emotional pain. But the ending has several twists for her that she doesn't expect ... Irish Rose begins when Erin McKinnon meets her cousin who happens to be Adelia, and Adelia's husband Travis, their children, and Burke Logan steps off the plane into Ireland. Erin secretly wants more from the world than to just be in Ireland. She wants a life full of exciting adventures and is uncomfortable when Burke can see her desires so clearly when the rest cannot. She soon finds herself in America to keep Burke's account books organized. She is in much deeper than she suspects though and when things start to become more clear a few things are still hazy ... things that are most important to her. When she gets things straight will she like what she finds? What about Burke? Sparks are flying and are almost out of control. How will it end?
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