[Ballybeg 02] • Love and Blarney

Just released! A stand alone novella in the Ballybeg series. Love, laughter, and a Happily Ever After—Irish style!Married in Manhattan...True Love in Ballybeg

Ruairí MacCarthy abandoned his life in New York to deal with a family crisis in Ireland. Twelve months later, he’s traded his three-piece suits and Wall Street career for jeans and a job managing his family’s pub in Ballybeg. When his estranged wife bursts back into his life looking for a reconciliation, Ruairí must decide if home is where the heart is.

Jayme King wants Ruairí back. She’s prepared to battle sheep, floods, and crazy Irish in-laws to get him. Discovering he lied about his past was a shock, but Jayme’s had months come to terms with the betrayal. Letting Ruairí go was the biggest mistake of her life. Can she persuade him to return to America and give their marriage a second chance?

Review"I rarely find an author who combines all of my favorite things in one book: quirky comedy, fascinating characters, romantic moments, and a delicious setting. Zara Keane's BALLYBEG series brings Irish small town romance to life in all its charming glory. I'm already addicted to this adorable cast of characters." -- Penny Watson, bestselling author of APPLES SHOULD BE RED

From the AuthorLove and Blarney is the second story in The Ballybeg Series* but stands alone well--Happily Ever After guaranteed! It's a 20,000-word novella featuring Ruairí the grumpy barman from Love and Shenanigans*** and his estranged American wife.

Each story in the series features a different couple's love story, but they are all set in the same small Irish town with a recurring cast of secondary and tertiary characters. While my Ballybeg is fictional, its geography is based on the towns of Cobh, Kinsale, and Clonakilty in County Cork. All the other places I send my characters in this book and the other books in the series are real--Cork City, Doolin, the Burren, Lisdoonvarna, Blarney, Galway, Dublin, and so on. Ireland and the Irish are steeped in a unique history and culture and I use these aspects to flavor my stories.

I had a blast writing Love and Blarney, especially Jayme's character. It was fun imagining how a foreigner might perceive Ireland--part charmed, part culture-shocked! Plus the marrigage-in-trouble trope is one of my faves. Enjoy!

Love and Shenanigans (Ballybeg, #1)--out now!Love and Blarney* (Ballybeg, #2)--out now!Love and Leprechauns *(Ballybeg, #3)*--November 2014** *