An Irishman on the run. He's left a lot of things behind him . . . but they're not far enough back. Conor McBride has lost everything, and if he can't find a way to disappear in a hurry, the next thing he loses could be his life. Running from enemies he's never met and haunted by his own destructive actions, Conor needs a refuge secure enough to hold his secrets. A farmhouse inn tucked amidst the green mountains of Vermont seems ideal, but when his past catches up with him, Conor discovers the beautiful young innkeeper has secrets of her own, and that hers are more likely to get them both killed.

The Secret Chord

Kathryn Guare

Literature & Fiction

Kiltumper Close Press

It's 1952, and change is coming quickly to a rugged island off the west coast of Ireland. It's coming even faster to the two young people about to meet there. On the Great Blasket Island, with most of its inhabitants lost to emigration and those who remain growing elderly, the members of a close-knit community are preparing to quietly surrender what a century of Atlantic storms could not rip from their grasp. Residents in the coastal towns along the Dingle Peninsula view the island as little more than a windswept, desolate outpost, and Tom McBride is inclined to agree with them. From the stories he's read and what little he's seen of the island from his uncle's fishing boat, it's a place of endless misfortune with a remnant of withered, superstitious people. That's what he assumes, anyway, but he hasn't met Brigid O'Sullivan. To Brigid O'Sullivan, the Blasket is a place of magic and power. Its living spirit has drawn her in like a thread, defining her and giving her the gift of seeing things that others can't. She never wants to leave, but her neighbors are growing old and each year find it harder to stay. Her tiny village might soon be empty, but Brigid can't bear the thought of deserting her beloved island. The mainland has nothing to offer that could replace what she'll lose. That's what she assumes, anyway, but she hasn't met Tom McBride. Imagine this: During the emotional last days of a proud island community, two very different people are about to fall very much in love. But love is never easy, and sometimes it isn't enough.

Where a Wave Meets the Shore

Guare, Kathryn

British & Irish

Bliss is an aisle of organized soup cans

Biographies & Memoirs

Spaulding, Michelle

Community & Culture

Star of the East (Conor McBride International Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

The matter is urgent, and your assistance will be required almost immediately, for an extended stretch of time? When a British intelligence officer shows up on his farm to deliver this message, Conor McBride doesn't trust the man, or the motives that brought MI6 to the west coast of Kerry on a mission to recruit an Irishman. The stranger's summons is hard to resist, though. It promises the solution to a mystery that's haunted him for years.Before it all fell apart, Conor thought he had everything - a beautiful fiancé, a bright career in Dublin, and a talent that would carry him far beyond his quiet life in the west of Ireland. Those dreams shattered the day he was arrested, framed for a crime by the man he'd trusted most in the world. Now, he's living with a permanent record, a mountain of debt, and unanswered questions: What turned his mild-mannered brother into the criminal who betrayed him; and where was he, now? MI6 says they know, but they're not giving information for free. First, Conor must accept his recruitment for a club he never wanted to join, acquire skills he never wanted to learn, and take an undercover assignment that goes far beyond the mystery he'd hoped to solve.Assuming a new identity, he disappears into the tumultuous back alleys and bazaars of India, working with an American partner who's got a sketchy history and his own personal demons. While the mission grows more crooked and treacherous by the day, Conor's own goal is unwavering. Traveling from Mumbai to the snow-capped mountains of Kashmir, he'll do whatever it takes to get the answers he's looking for, and to give his brother one last shot at redemption? before it's too late.

Deceptive Cadence (Conor McBride International Mystery)

Within a circle of safety . . . a secret that could kill.At a farmhouse inn tucked into a scenic corner of Vermont, a mysterious guest has checked in for an extended stay. Conor McBride, a tired-eyed Irish wanderer, arrives shouldering a violin, a duffel bag, and the burden of traumatic events he won't discuss. His recent past is as hazy as his future, but the inn's owner can relate to that. Kate Fitzpatrick has lived through her own share of trauma and uncertainty. She'd once been an artist living in New York, but when her husband's death and its tragic circumstances crushed her creative spirit, Kate left the city to start a new life. Five years later, her inn is thriving, but the ramshackle farm that came with it seems doomed to fail. Her long-term guest has the experience to fix it, and she's willing to accept a little mystery in exchange for the help he offers. Gradually, the gaps in his past seem less important than the growing attraction between them, but soon Kate will face a reality she's not prepared for; because most of what she believes about Conor McBride isn't true, and the secrets he's keeping are darker than anything she imagined.He's a man on the run, haunted by enemies he's never met and his own destructive actions. Conor came to Vermont prepared for the deception he's trained for, but Kate's friendship and straightforward trust has an impact he never expected. Unwilling to lie and unable to confess, he hides behind evasions while an intuition of approaching danger whispers in his head.What he's left behind isn't far enough back, and when it catches up to him Conor discovers he's not alone in the crosshairs, because Kate Fitzpatrick has secrets of her own, and as it turns out, hers are more likely to get them both killed.

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