Surrender to the Unknown

by Rebecca Mattson, Rachel Peñate (Editor)

A search for the unknown, a surrender of the heart…An Irish American lass desires to solve a family mystery. Miss Caitlin Sullivan loves history and everything about it, especially in solving a century-old family mystery. A few months before her sister’s wedding, she finds an old steamer trunk in her dad’s attic. It’s full of old documents and photographs dating back to when her great-grandfather had first immigrated to America. Now her family has sent Caitlin off to Dublin to track down some of their living relatives. But will she find more than what she bargained for? A grieving Irishman is drawn into a search of a lifetime. Donovan O’Malley loves animals and excels at his career as an equine veterinarian. Still grieving over his fiancée’s death, Donovan attempts to escape the pain of his loss through hard work running his own clinic and helping oversee his family’s equestrian center. He isn’t looking to start a relationship, but when he and Caitlin unexpectedly meet, the magnetic pull is hard to ignore. Donovan soon finds himself joining in on her family search, inevitably on a journey down a path neither expected to take. Join the adventure today! You’ll love Surrender to the Unknown, the debut romance novel by author Rebecca Mattson who claims to be Irish one day of the year!

251 pages, Paperback

Published January 24, 2021

Reviews

[Ashley Kohls · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book written by a local Eau Claire author! This romance takes readers from the US to Ireland where Caitlin is searching for her family that was separated generations ago. Her journey begins on an eventful airplane ride to Ireland, which leads into the rest of the story. Characters are woven together to create an exciting sequence of events which keeps the reader wanting to turn the page to see what happens next!

This is a wonderful light read that will remind you what is truly important in life.

[Jessica P · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet light and fun book set in Ireland. It is like watching a Hallmark movie and makes me want to travel to Ireland.

[Regina · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a fun, light-hearted book to read by a local author. At first I was hooked. Then there was a portion of the book where I had a hard time really getting into it. I don't know if it was due to the semi-predictable plot line or if it was just my busy life or both. But then a little over half way through the book I was hooked again. I think the thing I liked the most about this book was that while it was a Hallmark-like romance novel, it was clean and tasteful.

[Carin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good storyline but lacks depth. I would recommend it as a summer read, when you want something easy to read with a bit of a romantic plot.