Smiling Irish

Smiling Irish by Katy Regnery

Tierney Haven and Burr O’Leary come from completely different worlds…
…but there’s a reason they say “opposites attract.”

Bookish Tierney Haven has always preferred places to people, and she especially loves the peace and quiet of Moonstone Manor, an estate museum located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she is head docent, chief historian, and live-in caretaker. The very last thing she expects to find on her doorstep in the middle of the night is bruised and bloodied stranger, Burr O’Leary, in desperate need of her help.

Against her better judgment and at the risk of her brothers’ wrath, Tierney offers Burr sanctuary at Moonstone Manor, and nurses him back to health, surprised to discover that the dashing, enigmatic stranger loves the history and peace of Moonstone as much as she. But Burr has a dark history, and those who hurt him will stop at nothing to eliminate him...placing Tierney in grave danger until he is well enough to find them first. **

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Tierney Haven likes being alone. She likes when her brothers and Brittany come for dinner a couple times a week. But in the heart of all things she loves her quiet little life. Work all day and then come home and read a book. All of that quiet is shattered one night in the wee hours of the morning by Burr O'Leary. She doesn't know who he is but he's pushed his way into her home with a gun, even with all of that she wants to take care of him. He seems like a bad man but he shows her he's not really as bad as he looks.

The last three years of Burr's life hasn't been of his choosing.  Now he's woken up in a strangers home, she's taking care of him and really he doesn't deserve it. She's beautiful, smart and sassy. He knows that if he stays too long he'll bring danger to her doorstep like he's done before.  So he leaves but then returns because he has to make sure that she stays safe. Because when he met her and talked to her something stirred in him. It was too soon to have these kinds of feelings but they were there. He wasn't going to let anything happen to her.

I've made it no secret that I love Katy's work. She writes worlds I love to escape into and I'm in awe of her talent. This book is no different. I loved Tierney, I identify with her. I love being alone with a good book. It didn't take long to love Burr either. He was a good guy in a bad situation.  There is a lot that goes on in this book that I don't want to spoil so I'm just going to say read it and love it like I did!! Not going to lie either I loved all of the Irish in it, the way they slip into the language of their parents. I just loved it all. I read it way to fast and missed it as soon as I was done. I look forward to Ian's story in June!

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