The Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy

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First edition (electronic): June 2001

Dear Reader,

    Those who dream by day bring beauty to the world. The art and the music, the stories and the heart. Ireland holds its dreamers dear. Still, along with its poets and artists, the Irish can be a practical lot. In one hand they hold their magic, and in the other the sweat of their labor.
    In Tears of the Moon , I’ve clasped those hands together with the dreamer Shawn Gallagher and the clearminded Brenna O’Toole. Carrick, Prince of Faeries, has his work cut out for him with these two if he is to bring them together and take the next step toward breaking the spell that separates him from his own love, and his own destiny.
    He has a gift for them, but they must accept it and each other with selfless hearts. Pride and ambition must be outweighed by love and generosity. Two people who have known one another all their lives will have to look at each other with different eyes.
    High above the tidy village of Ardmore, on a windy cliff near the well of an ancient saint, there is magic and music in the air. Have a seat on the bench here, and listen for it.

    Nora Roberts

 
     
     
    Praise for Nora Roberts’s previous novels . . .

RIVER’S END

Her most seductively suspenseful tale yet—a story of one woman’s shattered innocence, the terrifying search for truth and a heart’s journey toward healing . . .
    “A PAGE-TURNER.”
    —The Washington Post Book World
     
    “Roberts keeps the suspense building . . . Her fans will love this book.”
    —Chicago Sun-Times
     
    “AN ENTERTAINING TALE . . . Strong characters and lively writing.”
    —The Indianapolis Star
     
    “ River’s End moves at a frantic pace . . . Great descriptions . . . Heart-stopping encounters between Olivia and the obviously smitten Noah.”
    —Chicago Tribune
     
    “Roberts has a fluid way with dialogue and description, and creates characters that are eminently believable.”
    —The Cleveland Plain Dealer
     
    “A plot that delivers both suspense and romance.”
    —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
     
     
    THE REEF

On a search for treasure in the depths of the Caribbean, marine archaeologist Tate Beaumont is forced into an uneasy alliance with salvager Matthew Lassiter, a man who stirs up danger—and desire . . .
    “SUSPENSEFUL.”
    —People
     
    “Roberts has created another PAGE-TURNING novel.”
    —USA Today
     
    “Having made waves with romantic suspense on the coast and at sea, Roberts now takes a satisfying plunge into the deep. . . . Roberts will keep fans’ appetites alive to the end . . . ”
    —Publishers Weekly
     
    “An engaging cast of characters with the enticing mystery of coral reefs and sunken treasure. The Reef IS A PERFECT BOOK TO CURL UP WITH.”
    —The Denver Post
     
    “A thrilling treasure hunt with a trademark edge. One of her most suspenseful tales to date.”
    —Booklist
     
    “Roberts’s legion of fans will swarm to this.”
    —Kirkus Reviews
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    SANCTUARY

Jo Ellen Hathaway knows you can’t go home again—but to discover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death, she has no choice . . .
    “[NORA ROBERTS] IS AT THE TOP OF HER GAME.”
    —People
     
    “Sometimes the atmosphere of a novel is so powerfully rendered that the setting assumes the importance of another character. Anne Rivers Siddons has this knack, and so does Nora Roberts.”
    —Chicago Tribune
     
    “Her most seductive and tempestuous work to date.”
    —Tulsa World
     
    “[Roberts] delivers believable characters and keeps the story moving.”
    —Minneapolis Star Tribune
     
    “Roberts has a talent for vivid description: The sounds and smells of this verdant island waft from the page.”
    —Publishers Weekly
     
    “WHAT A GREAT ESCAPIST READ! .