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An inherited vote, a storm-bound week, and a second chance at belonging!

She holds the vote that can save The Seaglass Inn. He is the reason she might stay.

Ballymara welcomes the New Year with wild seas and a battered cliff-top hotel fighting for survival. Burnt-out project manager Maeve returns home only to discover she has inherited a minority...

A secret crush, one practice date, and a love the whole village can see!

They agree to pretend. Ballymara decides it is real.

In Ballymara, February means candlelight in the windows, the scent of fresh bread, and St. Brigid’s Day hopes whispered like prayers. Niamh, the beloved village baker, has spent years hiding a crush on Eoin, the...

One festival week, a reluctant sponsor, and a spark neither of them can ignore!

To save The Seaglass Inn, they must steal the spotlight. Falling for each other is the ultimate risk.

March blows into Ballymara with marching drums, green bunting, and tourists hungry for a picture-perfect Irish village. Róisín, the sharp-tongued manager of The...

A damp little cottage, a single dad, and a quiet love like coming home.

She came to Ballymara for peace. He came with a child who still believes in hope.

April in Ballymara smells of wet earth, fresh paint, and the crisp sea air after a storm. Sorcha, a nurse craving a quieter life, rents the small gatehouse cottage beside The Seaglass Inn. She...

An old misunderstanding, a bonfire night, and a second chance bright as flames!

They almost chose forever once. The ancient festival of Bealtaine gives them one more night to try.

May in Ballymara arrives in a riot of wildflowers and long evenings, with the Bealtaine bonfire waiting on the strand like a dare. Fiona, a florist who has built a calm,...

- Small-town Irish charm, big-hearted romance -
Welcome to Dooncarra, a charming Irish village where love blooms, secrets unravel, and second chances abound. In this heartwarming small-town romance series, Maeve McBride brings you stories filled with endearing characters, unexpected connections, and the enduring magic of community.

The Pub Owner’s...

Small-town Irish charm, big-hearted romance!
Welcome to Dooncarra, a charming Irish village where love blooms, secrets unravel, and second chances abound. In this heartwarming small-town romance series, Maeve McBride brings you stories filled with endearing characters, unexpected connections, and the enduring magic of community.

The Pub Owner’s...

One summer. One chance for love on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.

Burned-out Dublin coder Eimear Hanly inherits her grandfather’s crumbling sheep farm in Ballycove—but only if she’s married before August. Stoic farmer Aodhán O’Malley can’t secure custody of his orphaned niece without a stable “two-parent” home. A tidy, paper-only answer seems...

A grumpy pub owner and a sunshine principal—one Christmas wedding neither planned.
Pub owner Seamus Gallagher prefers peace, pints, and zero tinsel. Primary-school principal Sorcha Ní Riain runs on lists, glitter glue, and Christmas cheer. When Father Colm wins a radio contest that funds exactly one Christmas Eve wedding and Ballycove votes the...

A single dad, a wandering librarian and Christmas lights bright enough to heal lonely hearts!

Lonely lighthouse keeper Declan Hayes keeps Ballycove’s beam cutting through November gales, yet grief still clouds his days. Enter Bríd Callahan, the new librarian whose mobile book van and radiant hope make even the wild cliffs feel like home. Her...

First love returns, autumn leaves, and a widowed bookseller’s heart blooms again!

Fifty-five-year-old bookseller Fiona Doyle treasures quiet October mornings in Ballycove’s Curlew Bookshop, shelves scented with peat smoke and stories. When Seán McGrath—her teenage sweetheart turned celebrated historian—strides in needing space to archive village...

One harvest fair, one looming goodbye—and a friendship on the edge of forever.

Autumn paints Ballycove gold just as primary-school teacher Aoife Flynn throws herself into planning the village harvest fair. Her best friend since nappies, Finn Murphy—paramedic and dare-devil cliff-rescue volunteer—steps in to help, hiding the letter in his pocket:...

One daring design, one cautious surfer, and a love painted across Ballycove’s summer skies.

For muralist Niamh O’Shea, Ballycove’s first Arts & Waves Festival is her dream canvas... if the town will let her splash a thirty-foot sea-dragon across its iconic cliffs. Former pro surfer Rory Donnelly, now owner of the Board & Bike shop, sees...

One fake ring, one broken heart—and a second chance at love.

Big-city marketing star Tara Quinn returns to windswept Ballycove only to inherit a dilapidated cliff-top cottage—and the memories of the teenage sweetheart she left behind. Local carpenter Cillian Byrne offers a daring solution: announce a pretend engagement so nosy villagers, greedy...

A determined historian and a gruff local learn that love, like history, is worth preserving.

When Clare Donnelly arrives in the picturesque Irish village of Dooncarra, she’s chasing more than a career milestone. She’s searching for a place to belong. Tasked with cataloging the town’s historical archives, Clare is determined to make her mark. But...

Two opposites, one wedding, and a love neither saw coming!

In the heart of Ireland, a wedding brings together two opposites—and sparks an unexpected love story.

Free-spirited florist Ciara O’Leary thrives on creativity and chaos, her floral arrangements as bold and unpredictable as her personality. When she’s asked to handle the flowers for her...

- Small-town Irish charm, big-hearted romance -
Welcome to Dooncarra, a charming Irish village where love blooms, secrets unravel, and second chances abound. In this heartwarming small-town romance series, Maeve McBride brings you stories filled with endearing characters, unexpected connections, and the enduring magic of community.

A Song for Orla...

Two friends, one festival, and a love story in full bloom!

In the charming Irish village of Dooncarra, love is about to take root under the golden glow of harvest.

Liam Callahan, the quiet and steadfast owner of Dooncarra’s organic farm, always preferred the comfort of his fields to the chaos of the town square. But when his bold and vivacious...

A shared snowstorm, a rekindled passion, and a love worth the wait.

Orla Keane, ever-optimistic primary school teacher, never expected to be snowed in with a brooding stranger. But when a winter storm sweeps through Dooncarra, she finds herself stranded alongside Ronan Hayes, a reclusive musician hiding out in a cottage on the edge of town....

Forced to work together, love was never part of the plan!

Siobhán O’Hare planned hundreds of weddings, but none as challenging as this! When James Fitzpatrick, a grumpy Dublin lawyer, arrives in Dooncarra to oversee his sister’s wedding, their personalities clash like thunder and lightning. She’s creative and spontaneous; he’s by-the-book and...