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The Irish Upstart

(2001)
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County Clare, Ireland, 1816

Evleen O'Fallon is shocked when handsome Lord Thomas Linberry appears at her familya s humble cottage overlooking Galway Bay. Just arrived from England, he bears the news that Evleena s young half brother Patricka"born to the dissolute Englishman who stole her mothera s heart and spent her fortunea"is the heir to a vast estate. Patricka s mother wona t let him go unless Evleen accompanies him to England with Lord Thomas. Thus begins Evleena s harrowing journey from her beloved Ireland to England, where she finds herself an outcast in Londona s snobbish high society.
The authora s meticulous research of Ireland in the 19th centuiry brings authenticity to the story. Thomas and Evleena s romance begins under the Whispering Arch at the ancient ruins of Clonmacnoise. It survives a nightmare journey across the Irish Sea on The Countess of Liverpool. They come from different worlds. Will their love survive?

This book was originally published by Signet


Genre: Historical Romance

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