The Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy

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    “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.”
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    “Roberts’s legion of fans will swarm to this.”
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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 . . .
     
     
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    “Her most seductive and tempestuous work to date.”
     
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    “[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.”
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    “WHAT A GREAT ESCAPIST READ! . . . Be sure to turn the stove off and the answering machine on, because you may find the fifteen minutes you planned to sit down with this book will mysteriously expand to an hour or two.”
     
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    “A STRONG STORY LINE.”
     
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    And don’t miss Nora Roberts’s bestselling trilogies . . .

SEA SWEPT
RISING TIDES
INNER HARBOR
The breathtaking trilogy of the lives and loves of three brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay.

BORN IN FIRE
BORN IN ICE
BORN IN SHAME
Three novels featuring the Concannon sisters of Ireland— women of ambition and talent, bound by the timeless spirit and restless beauty of their land.

DARING TO DREAM
HOLDING THE DREAM
FINDING THE DREAM
The saga of three women who shared a home and a childhood— but grew to fulfill their own unique destinies . . .

 
    Titles by Nora Roberts

HOT ICE
SACRED SINS
BRAZEN VIRTUE
SWEET REVENGE
PUBLIC SECRETS
GENUINE LIES CARNAL
INNOCENCE
DIVINE EVIL
HONEST ILLUSIONS
PRIVATE SCANDALS
BORN IN FIRE
BORN IN ICE
BORN IN SHAME
HIDDEN RICHES
TRUE BETRAYALS
DARING TO DREAM
HOLDING THE DREAM
FINDING THE DREAM
MONTANA SKY
SEA SWEPT
RISING TIDES
INNER HARBOR SANCTUARY
HOMEPORT
THE REEF
JEWELS OF THE SUN
TEARS OF THE MOON
HEART OF THE SEA
RIVER’S END

FROM THE HEART
( anthology )

ONCE UPON A CASTLE
( anthology with Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman )

Titles written as J. D. Robb
NAKED IN DEATH
GLORY IN DEATH
IMMORTAL IN DEATH
RAPTURE IN DEATH
CEREMONY IN DEATH
VENGEANCE IN DEATH
HOLIDAY IN DEATH
CONSPIRACY IN DEATH
WITNESS IN DEATH
JUDGEMENT IN DEATH

SILENT NIGHT
( anthology with Susan Plunkett, Dee Holmes, and Claire Cross )

 
    To Pat Gaffney All references to Irish music are just for you

 
     
     
     
     
    Her eyes they shone like diamonds, you’d
think she was queen of the land.
     
     
    —THE BLACK VELVET BAND

 
     
     
     
ONE
     
     
    T HE VILLAGE OF Ardmore sat snug on the south coast of Ireland, in the county of Waterford, with the Celtic Sea spread out at its feet. The stone seawall curved around, following the skirt of the golden-sand beach.
    It boasted in its vicinity a pretty jut of cliffs upholstered with wild grass, and a hotel that clung to them. If one had a mind to, it was a pleasant if hearty walk on a narrow path around the headland, and at the top of the first hill were the ruins of the oratory and well of Saint Declan.
    The view was worth the climb, with sky and sea and village spread out below. This was holy ground, and though dead were buried there, only one grave had its stone marked.
    The village itself claimed neat streets and painted cottages, some with the traditional thatched roofs, and a number of steep hills as well. Flowers grew in abundance, spilling out of window boxes, baskets, and pots, and dooryards. It made a charming picture from above or below, and the villagers were proud to have won the Tidy Town award two years