New Beginnings in the Little Irish Village

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Welcome to the little Irish village of Emerald Bay where the sun is shining the locals are gossiping and romance is in the air. But will returning home be the fresh start Imogen Kelly needs?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Thirty-year-old Imogen Kelly </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is meant to be living her best life in Dublin but the bright lights of the city aren't making her truly happy. So she leaps at the chance to take on an interior design job at the big country manor at the edge of </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Emerald Bay</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. It also gives Imogen an excuse to return to the place where she spent an unforgettable summer with her first love </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lachlan Leslie</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> the heir to Benmore House.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Imogen's heart is full of hope at the thought of seeing her childhood sweetheart but on the way there she nearly has an accident on the winding muddy country road. She arrives at Benmore House late and flustered only to discover the builder working with her on the renovation project is none other than </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ryan O'Malley </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- the class prankster who was forever pinging her bra strap at school.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Within seconds it's clear he's still a cheeky charmer even if he's transformed into a gorgeous guy who unexpectedly sets her pulse racing. Forced into close proximity with relentlessly cheerful Ryan who's forever (badly) singing rock ballads at the top of his voice Imogen at first finds him an annoying distraction.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>With St Patrick's Day celebrations in full swing Imogen has her work cut out to keep the job on track. Spending more time with Ryan she discovers that behind his warm smile and generous ways he's nursing heartache. But when she finally sees blue-eyed Lachlan again</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Imogen has to face up to the truth about the secret summer romance they shared.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Will she leave Emerald Bay broken-hearted? Or will Imogen realise that home really is where the heart is?</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What readers are saying about Michelle Vernal:</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>So heart-warming</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... I loved... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hit all the feels and had me laughing out loud</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... Will propel you to Ireland... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Fabulous</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>.' </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Page Turners</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> ���������������</span></p>