Spellbound

by Jeanette Baker

When tragedy strikes her family, 28-year-old Mollie Tierney returns to Ireland to meet the father she's never known and to care for her brother's three newly orphaned children. She never suspects the children's uncle, their mother's grief-stricken twin brother, would want to keep them with him. So begins Mollie's profound journey of the heart.

Genres: Contemporary

384 pages, ebook

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

I love all things Irish, the language, a good cup of tea, soda bread, stew, smoked salmon, banoffee pie, green hills, happy cows, chedder cheese,... and all things Southern, sweet iced tea, southern hospitality, everything written by Anne Rivers Siddons and Johanna Trollope, blazing sunsets, driving through hot desert nights with the windows open, coffee and conversation with good friends, Katherine Hepburn movies, dessert, intimate gatherings and bright breezy days.

I live in Southern California during the winter months where I teach school to remarkably well-behaved 6th graders. During the summer months I live in County Kerry, Ireland where I take long walks, listen to traditional music, sigh over gray skies and write, write, write.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet book in some ways. I liked Mollie and Sean but am not sure why the character of Russ was even included—means to an end I guess. Just FYI, there are pretty explicit sex scenes

[Debby]

Mollie Tierney's mother, an American artist, married a native Inishmore fisherman and lasted 10 years on the isolated island before leaving her son and returning to CA with her infant daughter. 20+ years later, Mollie has been corresponding with her sister-in-law Kerry and is planning to come teach for a year. Before she arrives, Kerry dies in childbirth and her husband dies two weeks later. Kerry's twin brother begins caring for their three children and is not happy when Mollie and mom arrive to be their legal guardians. Mollie falls in love and comes to understand both of her parents and all works out. Well done.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd give it 3.5 stars if I knew how. I enjoyed much of the book but the lead characters weren't my favorite people. It often felt like I was walking into the middle of a conversation or a conversation ends with no resolutions. The time frame was tricky too. It was difficult for me to figure out how much time was passing, things felt either too slow or too fast.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome love story taking place on a small Irish island.