I really enjoyed this book and the sequel - Irish Rogue.
Eager to escape a bleak future in famine-ridden Ireland, Kathleen Maguire accompanies her cousin, Meara, to America, where her fiance awaits. But on the voyage, Meara falls in love with another, leaving Kathleen to tell Rian McQuaid that his bride-to-be has jilted him. Desperate and nearly destitute, Kathleen undertakes a bold deception by letting Rian believe that she is Meara. Now, as she loses her heart to handsome, honorable Rian, Kathleen realizes the truth may steal her happiness away.
Eager to escape a bleak future in famine-ridden Ireland, Kathleen Maguire accompanies her cousin, Meara, to America, where her fiance awaits. But on the voyage, Meara falls in love with another, leaving Kathleen to tell Rian McQuaid that his bride-to-be has jilted him. Desperate and nearly destitute, Kathleen undertakes a bold deception by letting Rian believe that she is Meara. Now, as she loses her heart to handsome, honorable Rian, Kathleen realizes the truth may steal her happiness away.
LOVE BORN OF A LIE...
Eager to escape a bleak future in famine ridden Ireland, Kathleen Maguire accompanies her cousin, Meara, to America, where her fiance awaits. But on the boyage, Meara falls in love with another, leaving Kathleen to tell Rian Quaid that his bride to be has jilted him. Desperate and nearly destitute, Kathleen undertakes a bold deception by letting Rian believe that she is Meara. Now, as she loses her heart to the handsome, honorable Rian, Kathleen realizes that the truth may steal her happiness away.
TRUTH BRED IN THE HEART...
Rian's bitter experience with his father's second marriage has made him none too eager to wed---especially not to a woman bethrothed to him in childhood. And yet, when he meets his lovely "intended" at the port of Baltimore, he is startled by his own desire. With each passing day, his passion for her grows, until all he can see is the perfect bliss he has found in her arms. But when his beloved new wife's secret is exposed---will it shatter their blossoming love?
Eager to escape a bleak future in famine ridden Ireland, Kathleen Maguire accompanies her cousin, Meara, to America, where her fiance awaits. But on the boyage, Meara falls in love with another, leaving Kathleen to tell Rian Quaid that his bride to be has jilted him. Desperate and nearly destitute, Kathleen undertakes a bold deception by letting Rian believe that she is Meara. Now, as she loses her heart to the handsome, honorable Rian, Kathleen realizes that the truth may steal her happiness away.
TRUTH BRED IN THE HEART...
Rian's bitter experience with his father's second marriage has made him none too eager to wed---especially not to a woman bethrothed to him in childhood. And yet, when he meets his lovely "intended" at the port of Baltimore, he is startled by his own desire. With each passing day, his passion for her grows, until all he can see is the perfect bliss he has found in her arms. But when his beloved new wife's secret is exposed---will it shatter their blossoming love?
