Love in Ballymara

– Wild seas, kind hearts, fresh starts –


Six love stories. One storm-battered inn. A coastal town fighting for its heart.Welcome to Ballymara, where wild seas crash against the headland and the Seaglass Inn is about to be sold. The town bands together to save it with candlelit fundraisers, festival-week chaos, April rain, and a Bealtaine bonfire. Along the way, six couples tumble into second chances, fake dates that turn real, and slow-burn love. A burnt-out outsider holds the one vote that could stop the sale. A single dad dares to hope again. Two almost-sweethearts finally face what broke them, just as Seaglass prepares to open its doors.Come for the coast. Stay for the community. Fall for the fresh starts.

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The Seaglass Key

(Love in Ballymara, Prequel)
Book #0 from the series: Love in Ballymara

A storm-lost key, a cliff-top inn, a fresh start neither of them planned!


A storm brings a key ashore and two guarded hearts to The Seaglass Inn.Ballymara’s winter sea has teeth and after the latest gale, The Seaglass Inn stands battered and dark on the headland. When Cara Gallagher, a Dublin antiques dealer with a bruised heart, finds an old...

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The Hotel on the Headland

(Love in Ballymara Book 1)
Book #1 from the series: Love in Ballymara

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...

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A Brigid’s Day Promise

(Love in Ballymara Book 2)
Book #2 from the series: Love in Ballymara

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...

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When the Shamrocks Turn Gold

(Love in Ballymara Book 3)
Book #3 from the series: Love in Ballymara

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...

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The Cottage of April Showers: Clean, Small-Town Irish Romance

(Love in Ballymara Book 4)
Book #4 from the series: Love in Ballymara

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...

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A Bealtaine Bonfire Kiss

(Love in Ballymara Book 5)
Book #5 from the series: Love in Ballymara

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,...

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Midsummer Vows at Seaglass

(Love in Ballymara Book 6)
Book #6 from the series: Love in Ballymara

One grand opening, a week of chaos, and a love worth saying yes to!

If The Seaglass Inn survives opening week, their hearts might not survive staying strangers!

The month of June turns Ballymara bright with sea-glass sparkle on the shore and the Seaglass Inn finally ready to welcome the world. Aisling, a restless marketing whiz, is determined to...

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