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Bláithín O' Reilly Murphy

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Bláithín O’Reilly Murphy is the author of Distinctive Weddings; Tying the Knot without the Rope Burns and The Meaning of Purple Tulips. She retired from her award-winning wedding planning career in 2017 to start a family and is mum to two beautiful angel daughters in heaven and one personality-filled little dude!

She loves to write festive-filled romances that keep the readers on their toes featuring female characters who haven’t yet realised their own strength. Her upcoming short story ‘Sealed with a Christmas Kiss’ [part of the newly published Christmas Anthology - More Than Mistletoe], is the enticing prequel to her festive novel ‘It Started with a Gift’ [out 2022] which was shortlisted for the Penguin Christmas Love Story Publication C ...more

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Her Mother's Daughter: Chapter 4

Chapter 4

To: Shelia Toomey; sheliatoomey@maidenheadinsurance.com From: Rachelle Sinclair; rachellesinclair@finaltouches.com Date: July 10th2009
Shelia,
You will never believe what happened today. It was a bit slack so I was out back on a break. Jenny comes down to me and says there’s a girl in the shop requesting you for a wash and blow dry, I come out front and who is stood there only Imelda! The Read more of this blog post »

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	More than Mistletoe: Twelve Christmas stories of kisses, wishes and near misses. by S.L. Robinson, Bláithín O' Reilly Murphy (Goodreads Author), Lucy Alexander 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Meaning of Purple Tulips 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distinctive Weddings: Tying the Knot without the Rope Burns 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)

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It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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― Marilyn Monroe

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
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