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A Secret Daughter from Ireland: An absolutely heartbreaking page-turner about families, secrets and finding your way home
Paperback
Series: Orchid Bay, Book 1
ISBN13: 9781836189121
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: Oct 2 2025
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
To my darling daughter, I hope one day you will find this letter and finally know the truth. I beg you, please find it in your heart to forgive me...
Heartbroken from the sudden death of her beloved mother, Becky is surprised to discover her mother left her a key to a house in Ireland she's never heard about. Desperate to understand why, and with no home left for her in New York, she uproots her and her daughter's life and travels to the wild Orchid Bay.
But when she arrives, the house is nothing like she pictured. With peeling paint and overgrown with brambles, Becky knows that she can bring this back to life. So she throws herself into converting it into a café with the help of handsome local chef, Ben. As they get closer, she wonders whether his warm grey eyes and kind smile could be the key to mending her broken heart...
But before she can begin to imagine a new life in this magical place, Becky finds an old envelope lodged behind a painting. In the crinkled pages, she learns about a mother begging for forgiveness, doomed romances by the Irish sea and daughters born in secret. Why was this letter hidden in the house, and did her mother ever know it existed?
When Becky finally uncovers the connection between the letter and her own family, it breaks her heart. Will her past finally catch up with her in Orchid Bay, and tear apart the happiness she has found? Or will she and her daughter finally be able to make a home with a new community here in this beautiful place?
An utterly emotional and page-turning read bursting with Irish magic, perfect for fans of Susanne O'Leary, Cathy Kelly and Mary Alice Monroe.
What readers are saying about Ann O'Loughlin:
'OMG! OMG!!... I was utterly glued to the pages and I had tears absolutely streaming down my face... I was devastated when I turned the last page... Will stay with me for a long time... I LOVED it.' Bookworm86,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Blew me away... had me sobbing uncontrollably... Unforgettable... A book that has found its place in my heart... A story that I will never forget.' Sarah K Reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Moving and incredibly powerful. A box of tissues will come in handy... It will tear at your heart... An absolutely brilliant read, worth more than 5 stars!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Kept me awake most of the night... I just had to finish it... Grabbed my attention from the first page... I just kept wanting to turn the pages.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wonderful! Wonderful!!!! I absolutely fell in love with this book!!!!!... Get the tissues ready for this one. Dianelikestoread, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I could barely put it down, finishing it in less than 24 hours... I absolutely loved.' The Vegan Book Blogger, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Speechless... Beautiful, heart-stirring... 5 Heart-Felt Stars.' Cindy L Spear,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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