The Hotel on the Headland

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 stake in the Seaglass Inn... and the one vote that could block a developer’s buyout!

Conor, the quietly steady local builder hired to shore up the crumbling hotel, needs this job to keep his own life afloat. When a fierce storm cuts them off on the headland, Maeve and Conor are forced into close quarters, facing the past and an unexpected spark that refuses to be ignored.

In this cozy, small-town romance, you’ll find:

• Enemies-to-Lovers vibes: A corporate outsider vs. the local hero.
• Forced Proximity: Trapped in a storm-bound inn while the waves crash outside.
• Healing & Second Chances: Two souls finding out that “home” is a person, not a place.

Maeve planned to sign the papers and escape back to her fast-paced life. But Ballymara isn’t tidy. It’s full of nosy neighbors with tea, late-night committee meetings, and a man whose gentle humor sees right through her polished mask.

Saving the inn will take stubbornness and courage. Falling for Conor might take even more.

In Ballymara, fresh starts begin the moment you stop trying to weather the storm alone. Click “Read Now” to start your coastal escape!

Book club readers can download a free Love in Ballymara Book Club Kit with discussion questions, Irish setting notes, and a traditional recipe at maevemcbrideauthor.com/pages/book-club-kit-love-in-ballymara