Welcome to my stop in the Once Upon An Irish Summer Blog Tour! Read all the way until the end to find out about an amazing giveaway!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
You Can’t Embrace Your Future Until You Deal With Your Past...
Fiona Burke has long been obsessed with Ireland’s famed, sixteenth-century pirate queen, Grace O’Malley. Now that she’s on the final stretch of earning her PhD in history, all she needs to do is finish her dissertation—with Grace O’Malley as her subject—then return home to Boston to defend it. Once that’s done she can compete for a highly coveted history professor position.
Fiona arrives in western Ireland aiming to interview the locals and find additional folklore to flesh out her work. But when she encounters Grace’s distant relative— the handsome, commanding Rory O’Malley—she gets seriously distracted. Rory shares her passion for history and Ireland, and cares for his grandfather and great-uncle in a winsome way. Unfortunately he also carries wounds beyond his injured leg...wounds that threaten to dismantle every little bit of a relationship that he and Fiona begin to build.
As a famed TV host becomes intrigued with Fiona—as well as convinced she should do guest appearances on his show—Rory starts to figure out that he might be as interested in his own personal romantic future as he is in Ireland’s epic past. But can he take the steps toward the healing he needs before it’s too late? It all remains to be seen...Once Upon an Irish Summer.
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My rating:
4.5 stars
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Once Upon An Irish Summer was such a fun and adventurous read. I loved the setting in which the story took place (Ireland!) and the Grace O’Malley history/treasure was SO interesting.
I thought the characters were really well written and I found Fiona and Rory's romance to be sweet. The ending was wonderful and tied things up nicely.
All in all, Once Upon An Irish Summer is a book you should add to your summer TBR if you enjoy sweet contemporary romances with a little bit of adventure. It was really good!
AUTHOR BIO:
Lisa T. Bergren is the best-selling, award-winning author of over 60 books in a variety of genres, that have sold over three million copies combined. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband and three big kids. You can find out more about her at LisaTawnBergren.com.
ONCE UPON AN IRISH SUMMER REVIEW BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE:
June 15 | All of a Kind Mom
June 17 | Relz Reviewz
June 19 | Among the Reads
June 22 | Fiction Aficionado
June 24 | Woven by Words
June 26 | The Green Mockingbird
June 29 | Books, Life, and Christ
July 1 | Hallie Reads
July 3 | Christian Chick’s Thoughts
July 6 | Bringing Up Books
July 8 | Christian Bookshelf Reviews
July 10 | The Writer’s Soul
Giveaway!!
Lisa is giving away a signed copy of (1) of the books pictured above (winner's choice!)! Ends 7/22
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Open only to those who can legally enter. Winning entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Giveaway Tools and announced here as well as emailed and will have up to one week to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Giveaway Tools or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. I am not responsible for any packages lost or damaged in the mail. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
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I have not read any of Lisa Bergren's books yet but I would love to as it sounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your review on "Once Upon An Irish Summer". Sounds like a fabulous book and one I would greatly enjoy having the opportunity to read. It's now on my TBR list.
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Sadly, I've not yet read Lisa's books.
ReplyDeleteI have not read anything by Lisa but I need to, lol! :-) It's a case of too many books and not enough time.
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