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Gallaghers of Ardmore #3
Heart of the Sea
The breathtaking conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Jewels of the Sun and Tears of the Moon...
Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend... and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away - into a world filled with glamour and adventure, and the exotic life that is her destiny...
A wealthy businessman with Irish blood, Trevor Magee has come to Ardmore to build a theater - and uncover the secrets hidden in his family's past. He thought he had given up on love long ago, but Darcy Gallagher tempts him like no woman ever has. She's gorgeous, intelligent, and she knows what she wants - and he's more than willing to give it to her. But as their mutual attraction flares into passion, they look into their hearts - and find out what happens when you truly believe...
Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend... and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away - into a world filled with glamour and adventure, and the exotic life that is her destiny...
A wealthy businessman with Irish blood, Trevor Magee has come to Ardmore to build a theater - and uncover the secrets hidden in his family's past. He thought he had given up on love long ago, but Darcy Gallagher tempts him like no woman ever has. She's gorgeous, intelligent, and she knows what she wants - and he's more than willing to give it to her. But as their mutual attraction flares into passion, they look into their hearts - and find out what happens when you truly believe...
369 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 5, 2000
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Nora Roberts
1,209 books59.7k followersNora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.
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August 20, 2023
The third book in the trilogy and Nora Roberts decides to pair off Darcy and Trevor. These two are probably the best match out of them all, but they are unfortunately both too stubborn to believe it.
There are some really high spots in this book. The way in which the birth scene happens is quite unexpected and very emotional. Actually, Aiden and Jude came out the winners for me in this book and I looked forward to all of their scenes. Darcy and Trevor were a little irritating in their battles to be number one.
Still a fine way to end a very enjoyable trilogy, and worth five stars.
There are some really high spots in this book. The way in which the birth scene happens is quite unexpected and very emotional. Actually, Aiden and Jude came out the winners for me in this book and I looked forward to all of their scenes. Darcy and Trevor were a little irritating in their battles to be number one.
Still a fine way to end a very enjoyable trilogy, and worth five stars.
April 4, 2010
In spite of the fact that I loved Jewels of the Sun, and enjoyed Tears of the Moon, I am now officially off the Nora bandwagon. Heart of the Sea was not a great ending to this trilogy. First of all, I can't imagine something less romantic than two folks making a business-like agreement about their sexual relationship. Yuck! This takes place at the beginning of the story, and I realize that it was consistent with their characters, but still....not romantic, and a bad place to start. I also had a hard time with how mercenary Darcy Gallagher is...her greed for wealth and comfort sort of got on my nerves. Trevor, the hero, is quite likable, but not enough to save this book. Finally, the ending was one of the most abrupt and unsatisfying endings I have ever read in a romance novel. With just pages to go until the end, Darcy is still flinging things at Trevor and pissed off. Suddenly, they propose their love and yippee! it's HEA forever. Too rushed, totally unbelievable. And, after watching Carrick (the fairy king) and Gwen (his ghostly love) suffer and pine for each other throughout all three books, I was really looking forward to their reunion. Nora gives us a couple of pathetic sentences about them flying off on Carrick's horse into the sky, and that's it. Another bummer, and no satisfaction. Oh well. The first book, Jewels of the Sun, was really romantic, so I guess I'm glad I gave this trilogy a go. Grade: B-/C+
Penelope
Penelope
March 9, 2012
I loved the continuity of this series. Seeing the aftermath of Jewels of the Sun and Tears of the Moon. It was a bit like Jude and Aidan and Brenna and Shawn's stories were continued and I, as the reader, got to know them a bit better than I had before.
I liked this series because it was… practical. I've never met a character with a materialistic streak in romance, and it was very refreshing. And seeing how Trevor kept offering her jewels and opportunities because he thought it might keep her with him… I loved that.
The one scene that should have felt stupid and cliché didn't, which is a tribute to Roberts, and the aftermath of it had me giggling.
Corrick, as usual, was fantastic. I love how the faerie shows up with his plans and his temper and his storms and then just comes up against these mortals who won't listen.
My problem with this book, though, is that it ended so quickly. "Will you marry me, yes," there's no other page. With the other two books it was okay, as you got to read up on them and find out how they continued, but now there's no fourth book. It's a side effect of being brought into a world and liking it. When the book finishes you feel a bit kicked out.
I liked this series because it was… practical. I've never met a character with a materialistic streak in romance, and it was very refreshing. And seeing how Trevor kept offering her jewels and opportunities because he thought it might keep her with him… I loved that.
The one scene that should have felt stupid and cliché didn't, which is a tribute to Roberts, and the aftermath of it had me giggling.
Corrick, as usual, was fantastic. I love how the faerie shows up with his plans and his temper and his storms and then just comes up against these mortals who won't listen.
My problem with this book, though, is that it ended so quickly. "Will you marry me, yes," there's no other page. With the other two books it was okay, as you got to read up on them and find out how they continued, but now there's no fourth book. It's a side effect of being brought into a world and liking it. When the book finishes you feel a bit kicked out.
September 4, 2015
It's impossible for me to truly enjoy a book when i just don't like the main characters.
Darcy was okay when she was a supporting player in the other stories, but she was just overly obnoxious here. I have never seen someone so obsessed with money and the idea of being rich. And Trevor wasn't much better. He came off as an arrogant asshat most of the time.
My love for the other members of the Gallagher family just couldn't save this one for me,
Darcy was okay when she was a supporting player in the other stories, but she was just overly obnoxious here. I have never seen someone so obsessed with money and the idea of being rich. And Trevor wasn't much better. He came off as an arrogant asshat most of the time.
My love for the other members of the Gallagher family just couldn't save this one for me,
October 23, 2017
Nora Roberts ama Irlanda, y se nota.
Preciosa trilogía. ❤️
Preciosa trilogía. ❤️
January 2, 2024
"Wanting's wanting, whatever the dream."
Quite the opposite of Brenna and Shawn, I didn't much expect to like this book. While Brenna and I did not click, Darcy and I are the complete opposite. Even with finishing this book, I still feel like we would never be friends. Having that kind of prejudice going into a characters story and coming out of it respecting them... it's a power Nora Roberts holds singularly.
Darcy is outgoing, forward, and for lack of a better way of explaining it, kind of a bitch. She's not someone I would ever willingly befriend, and that would be to my detriment. She's also smart, and canny, and understands that to get ahead she has to be ahead of people. She's always known her dreams would be big, and she didn't live a small life in the hopes of that dream falling on her. She worked for it, and she worked hard. That's where the respect comes in and never fell through.
I love the way her and Trevor dance and flirt around each other, and I loved watching their story bloom. It was a bit of a rocky ending, but one I enjoyed nonetheless. It seemed to capture the true heart of their relationship quite well, which is all I ask.
What Nora will never fall short on, however, is the family dynamics she writes into her stories. It really came full circle here with Jude and Aidan welcoming a child, Brenna and Shawn married, and Darcy finally achieving all the things she'd only ever dreamed about with a man who loves her for how much she is. I loved the brother sister relationship between Darcy and Aidan and the constant fighting between Shawn and Darcy.
It never feels lacking, and it always feels real. Makes me wish I had an older sibling. Makes me wish I had such a loving, supportive, and caring family. I'm lucky in a lot of regards, but I'll always have Nora for this.
Quite the opposite of Brenna and Shawn, I didn't much expect to like this book. While Brenna and I did not click, Darcy and I are the complete opposite. Even with finishing this book, I still feel like we would never be friends. Having that kind of prejudice going into a characters story and coming out of it respecting them... it's a power Nora Roberts holds singularly.
Darcy is outgoing, forward, and for lack of a better way of explaining it, kind of a bitch. She's not someone I would ever willingly befriend, and that would be to my detriment. She's also smart, and canny, and understands that to get ahead she has to be ahead of people. She's always known her dreams would be big, and she didn't live a small life in the hopes of that dream falling on her. She worked for it, and she worked hard. That's where the respect comes in and never fell through.
I love the way her and Trevor dance and flirt around each other, and I loved watching their story bloom. It was a bit of a rocky ending, but one I enjoyed nonetheless. It seemed to capture the true heart of their relationship quite well, which is all I ask.
What Nora will never fall short on, however, is the family dynamics she writes into her stories. It really came full circle here with Jude and Aidan welcoming a child, Brenna and Shawn married, and Darcy finally achieving all the things she'd only ever dreamed about with a man who loves her for how much she is. I loved the brother sister relationship between Darcy and Aidan and the constant fighting between Shawn and Darcy.
It never feels lacking, and it always feels real. Makes me wish I had an older sibling. Makes me wish I had such a loving, supportive, and caring family. I'm lucky in a lot of regards, but I'll always have Nora for this.
September 26, 2019
2 Estrellas, porque no puedo ponerle más, la verdad es que no me ha gustado el libro ni la conclusión de ésta serie. Ahora que lo pienso, puede que sea la serie de ella que menos me ha gustado, no me ha convencido ni la historia, ni los personajes, ni el romance ni el desenlace. Me da pena opinar de ésta manera, pero la verdad es que ésta serie ha sido floja.
Lo primero puede ser debido a que iba predispuesta a que podría no gustarme por quien era la protagonista. Así ha sido, no he soportado en ningún momento a Darcy Gallagher, puede ser todo lo hermosa y despampanante que la Roberts ha querido mostrarnos, pero no he visto más a que a una mujer malhumorada, pusilánime, egoísta, materialista, y en fin, por mucho que ella misma quisiera negárselo: un putón verbenero.
La única ambición de Darcy Gallagher es llegar a ser más de lo que cree que está destinada a ser. Ha vivido toda su vida en el pueblecito pesquero y encantador de Ardmore en Irlanda, siendo la camarera del pub familiar, Gallagher’s. Darcy siempre ha soñado con ser algo más, con salir, ver mundo, y sobre todo con tener más de lo que tiene, dinero, joyas, posición, en definitiva, siempre ha querido vivir en un mundo de riqueza, elegancia y sofisticación. Sí, ésta última palabra parece que es lo que más la gusta, pues creo que he leído más de quince veces en la novela la palabra “sofisticada”. En general, que tiene un complejo de vulgar y paleta increíble.
Parece que el destino tenía enfilados a los hermanos Gallagher para que se rompiera el hechizo que separaba a Carrick, el príncipe de las hadas, del fantasma de su amada mortal, Lady Gwen. En el primer libro fue la historia de Aidan y Jude (sin duda la única que mereció la pena), luego tuvimos la historia de Shawn y Brenna (que no me la creí) y por último, la historia de Darcy y Trevor.
Trevor Magee es un empresario multimillonario americano, de raíces irlandesas que siempre ha anhelado hacer algo o tener algo en la tierra de sus antepasados. En el libro anterior no lo conocimos, pero supimos de él mediante su representante. Lo que Trevor desea es abrir un teatro en Ardmore, que simbolice todo el saber y la cultura que Irlanda puede ofrecer, y para ello ha hecho un trato con los Gallagher, ocupar el terreno tras su bar, propiedad de ellos y construir allí su teatro.
Por fin en éste libro conocemos al misterioso Trevor Magee, un rico empresario que tiene más maña que MacGyver, porque sabe hacer de todo: lo mismo te cocina, que te sirve en el bar, que atiende llamadas y sella tratos, que pone vigas como cualquier obrero, y hasta atiende partos sin ser médico. ¿Qué coño nos pretendes vender señora Roberts? Porque este libro y estos personajes han sido un despropósito que no hay quien se los crea.
Trevor acaba de llegar a Irlanda, dispuesto a ser uno más en la construcción del teatro y en observar sus obras. En Ardmore, Trevor conocerá la historia de sus antepasados, y también la leyenda de Carrick y Lady Gwen ¡Y vaya! Parece que Trevor ha sido elegido por Carrick para ser el tercero en encontrar el amor y romper su maldición. Trevor nunca ha sido dado en creer en la magia, y no desea ni mucho menos enamorarse, acaba de salir de un compromiso difícil, y lo que menos quiere es enamorarse, pero como el destino es así de perro, en cuanto pone sus ojos sobre Darcy Gallagher queda prendado de ella.
Al principio puede parecer que Trevor y Darcy sean la pareja perfecta, ella tiene lo que él desea, es preciosa y “sofisticada” y tiene una hermosa voz con la que él está dispuesto a convertirla en una leyenda de la música; sí, Trevor también es socio en una empresa de grabación de discos ¿Qué no sabe hacer éste chico? En cuanto a Darcy, Trevor también tiene todo lo que ella desea: dinero, riqueza, elegancia, casas, aviones privados, lujos y todas las joyas que quiera. ¿Puedo hacerlo parecer de otra manera? Lo siento, pero no, casi casi hasta el mismo final del libro la he visto a Darcy rebajándose al papel de puta y a Trevor tratándola como tal.
Bueno, quizás me pase un poco, pues al principio Darcy queda eclipsada por Trevor y todo lo que posee, más adelante podemos ver cómo Darcy tiene su corazoncito y acaba perdidamente enamorada de él, pero al igual que el romance de Carrick y Lady Gwen, Trevor le ofrece de todo, y lo único que no le da es su amor, pero al contrario que Lady Gwen, Darcy sí acepta las chucherías. ¿En qué momento Darcy se da cuenta de que Trevor la está tratando como una puta? Porque ella no quiere ser su amante ni su mantenida, después de repetirle durante todo el libro que quiere ver mundo, rodearse de lujo, tener los mejores vestidos, zapatos y joyas, y en general ser rica, y todo eso se lo ofrece Trevor en bandeja de plata.
Lo siento, pero con ésta actitud no ha calado. Del romance mejor no hablo porque no me lo he creído. Pareciera que la señora Roberts ha juntado a estos dos porque necesitaba cerrar la trilogía. Si hago memoria, creo que el libro que cierra las sagas medio paranormales de la Roberts son siempre los que fallan, pues creo recordar que casi nunca me han gustado, o el romance me ha parecido un pegote sin sustancia.
Lo bueno que ha tenido este libro es que pese a lo malo que es, se lee solo, es rápido y engancha, al igual que todos los libros de Nora Roberts. Volvemos al pueblecito encantador de Ardmore, al pub de los Gallagher, a la leyenda del príncipe Carrick y Lady Gwen, y a la casita de la vieja Maude. Todo eso es lo que me ha gustado, y volver a saber de personajes de los anteriores libros, pero todo esto lo habría sabido igualmente sin la pareja protagonista, que no han sido más que una excusa para romper una maldición.
Lo primero puede ser debido a que iba predispuesta a que podría no gustarme por quien era la protagonista. Así ha sido, no he soportado en ningún momento a Darcy Gallagher, puede ser todo lo hermosa y despampanante que la Roberts ha querido mostrarnos, pero no he visto más a que a una mujer malhumorada, pusilánime, egoísta, materialista, y en fin, por mucho que ella misma quisiera negárselo: un putón verbenero.
La única ambición de Darcy Gallagher es llegar a ser más de lo que cree que está destinada a ser. Ha vivido toda su vida en el pueblecito pesquero y encantador de Ardmore en Irlanda, siendo la camarera del pub familiar, Gallagher’s. Darcy siempre ha soñado con ser algo más, con salir, ver mundo, y sobre todo con tener más de lo que tiene, dinero, joyas, posición, en definitiva, siempre ha querido vivir en un mundo de riqueza, elegancia y sofisticación. Sí, ésta última palabra parece que es lo que más la gusta, pues creo que he leído más de quince veces en la novela la palabra “sofisticada”. En general, que tiene un complejo de vulgar y paleta increíble.
Parece que el destino tenía enfilados a los hermanos Gallagher para que se rompiera el hechizo que separaba a Carrick, el príncipe de las hadas, del fantasma de su amada mortal, Lady Gwen. En el primer libro fue la historia de Aidan y Jude (sin duda la única que mereció la pena), luego tuvimos la historia de Shawn y Brenna (que no me la creí) y por último, la historia de Darcy y Trevor.
Trevor Magee es un empresario multimillonario americano, de raíces irlandesas que siempre ha anhelado hacer algo o tener algo en la tierra de sus antepasados. En el libro anterior no lo conocimos, pero supimos de él mediante su representante. Lo que Trevor desea es abrir un teatro en Ardmore, que simbolice todo el saber y la cultura que Irlanda puede ofrecer, y para ello ha hecho un trato con los Gallagher, ocupar el terreno tras su bar, propiedad de ellos y construir allí su teatro.
Por fin en éste libro conocemos al misterioso Trevor Magee, un rico empresario que tiene más maña que MacGyver, porque sabe hacer de todo: lo mismo te cocina, que te sirve en el bar, que atiende llamadas y sella tratos, que pone vigas como cualquier obrero, y hasta atiende partos sin ser médico. ¿Qué coño nos pretendes vender señora Roberts? Porque este libro y estos personajes han sido un despropósito que no hay quien se los crea.
Trevor acaba de llegar a Irlanda, dispuesto a ser uno más en la construcción del teatro y en observar sus obras. En Ardmore, Trevor conocerá la historia de sus antepasados, y también la leyenda de Carrick y Lady Gwen ¡Y vaya! Parece que Trevor ha sido elegido por Carrick para ser el tercero en encontrar el amor y romper su maldición. Trevor nunca ha sido dado en creer en la magia, y no desea ni mucho menos enamorarse, acaba de salir de un compromiso difícil, y lo que menos quiere es enamorarse, pero como el destino es así de perro, en cuanto pone sus ojos sobre Darcy Gallagher queda prendado de ella.
Al principio puede parecer que Trevor y Darcy sean la pareja perfecta, ella tiene lo que él desea, es preciosa y “sofisticada” y tiene una hermosa voz con la que él está dispuesto a convertirla en una leyenda de la música; sí, Trevor también es socio en una empresa de grabación de discos ¿Qué no sabe hacer éste chico? En cuanto a Darcy, Trevor también tiene todo lo que ella desea: dinero, riqueza, elegancia, casas, aviones privados, lujos y todas las joyas que quiera. ¿Puedo hacerlo parecer de otra manera? Lo siento, pero no, casi casi hasta el mismo final del libro la he visto a Darcy rebajándose al papel de puta y a Trevor tratándola como tal.
Bueno, quizás me pase un poco, pues al principio Darcy queda eclipsada por Trevor y todo lo que posee, más adelante podemos ver cómo Darcy tiene su corazoncito y acaba perdidamente enamorada de él, pero al igual que el romance de Carrick y Lady Gwen, Trevor le ofrece de todo, y lo único que no le da es su amor, pero al contrario que Lady Gwen, Darcy sí acepta las chucherías. ¿En qué momento Darcy se da cuenta de que Trevor la está tratando como una puta? Porque ella no quiere ser su amante ni su mantenida, después de repetirle durante todo el libro que quiere ver mundo, rodearse de lujo, tener los mejores vestidos, zapatos y joyas, y en general ser rica, y todo eso se lo ofrece Trevor en bandeja de plata.
Lo siento, pero con ésta actitud no ha calado. Del romance mejor no hablo porque no me lo he creído. Pareciera que la señora Roberts ha juntado a estos dos porque necesitaba cerrar la trilogía. Si hago memoria, creo que el libro que cierra las sagas medio paranormales de la Roberts son siempre los que fallan, pues creo recordar que casi nunca me han gustado, o el romance me ha parecido un pegote sin sustancia.
Lo bueno que ha tenido este libro es que pese a lo malo que es, se lee solo, es rápido y engancha, al igual que todos los libros de Nora Roberts. Volvemos al pueblecito encantador de Ardmore, al pub de los Gallagher, a la leyenda del príncipe Carrick y Lady Gwen, y a la casita de la vieja Maude. Todo eso es lo que me ha gustado, y volver a saber de personajes de los anteriores libros, pero todo esto lo habría sabido igualmente sin la pareja protagonista, que no han sido más que una excusa para romper una maldición.
August 8, 2017
This ends the trilogy. Will the Fairy Prince and the beautiful maid finally find love? Well...only if they can get the last couple to cooperate and break the curse.
Said couple consists of the beautiful heartbreaking Darcy and the 'business first' Trevor. Both of them are sure they are not capable of love. Neither of them want to be the first to admit it when they fall in love. And worse? They are both manipulators.
Once again Nora takes two unlikely people and wrap them up in love and magic with her Nora Roberts ways. Beautiful trilogy! 😁💕📖
Said couple consists of the beautiful heartbreaking Darcy and the 'business first' Trevor. Both of them are sure they are not capable of love. Neither of them want to be the first to admit it when they fall in love. And worse? They are both manipulators.
Once again Nora takes two unlikely people and wrap them up in love and magic with her Nora Roberts ways. Beautiful trilogy! 😁💕📖
March 24, 2015
2.5 stars really
"Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band."
https://youtu.be/Gii7DLQH-po?t=1s
Well hmm, Darcy's story wasn't all I thought it would be. I loved her in the first two books and was excited to read about her getting her own happily ever after. The summary didn't quite peak my interest but I figured what was inside would be better than the blurb.
I was sort of right.
It took me awhile to warm up to Trevor. He's different from Aidan and Shawn, which isn't a bad thing. He's a confident and honest man (not always with himself) who has come to Ireland to build the theater and learn more about his roots at the same time. He didn't count on being mesmerized by Darcy Gallagher.
This might be easier if I just list what I loved and didn't about this... bear with me here.
Pros:
Gorgeous cover art and under the flaps.
The writing and atmosphere, top notch and gorgeous like the first two
Darcy's wit and loyalty to her brothers and the pub.
The banter between the Gallagher clan
Old man Riley's brief appearance :)
The parts with Gwen and Carrick having a bigger role.
Carrick's temper tantrum with a certain something on a certain night (you'll know what I mean).
Gwen and Carrick talking about each other to Trevor and Darcy.
Trevor's closeness with his family.
Cons :
Never felt the passion or heat between Darcy and Trevor really... there were a few sweet moments that I liked but all in all, I didn't "feel" the connection like I did with the other two. Not sure why really. Just an overall disconnectedness (right word?) I suppose.
The story bored me at times, it would pick up again not long after but some bits had me fighting not to skim pages in case I missed something.
The ending was abrupt, it felt rushed and wrapped up too quickly. One minute Darcy is angry at Trevor and the next, she accepts his proposal?
Gwen and Carrick's ending... only a few sentences? After all they've been through and how long they waited, there should have more them at the end. There should have been something from their point-of-view at least.
I love Darcy but now and then being in her head was irksome sometimes.
This last con isn't an addition to the list necessarily... a little saddened that since this is the third book, we don't get to see more of Trevor and Darcy's life together. It feels a little like Darcy got shorted in her story.
All in all, a decent ending to the series and a good tale, just not great for me. You may feel differently, who knows?
Happy reading!
"Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band."
https://youtu.be/Gii7DLQH-po?t=1s
Well hmm, Darcy's story wasn't all I thought it would be. I loved her in the first two books and was excited to read about her getting her own happily ever after. The summary didn't quite peak my interest but I figured what was inside would be better than the blurb.
I was sort of right.
It took me awhile to warm up to Trevor. He's different from Aidan and Shawn, which isn't a bad thing. He's a confident and honest man (not always with himself) who has come to Ireland to build the theater and learn more about his roots at the same time. He didn't count on being mesmerized by Darcy Gallagher.
This might be easier if I just list what I loved and didn't about this... bear with me here.
Pros:
Gorgeous cover art and under the flaps.
The writing and atmosphere, top notch and gorgeous like the first two
Darcy's wit and loyalty to her brothers and the pub.
The banter between the Gallagher clan
Old man Riley's brief appearance :)
The parts with Gwen and Carrick having a bigger role.
Carrick's temper tantrum with a certain something on a certain night (you'll know what I mean).
Gwen and Carrick talking about each other to Trevor and Darcy.
Trevor's closeness with his family.
Cons :
Never felt the passion or heat between Darcy and Trevor really... there were a few sweet moments that I liked but all in all, I didn't "feel" the connection like I did with the other two. Not sure why really. Just an overall disconnectedness (right word?) I suppose.
The story bored me at times, it would pick up again not long after but some bits had me fighting not to skim pages in case I missed something.
The ending was abrupt, it felt rushed and wrapped up too quickly. One minute Darcy is angry at Trevor and the next, she accepts his proposal?
Gwen and Carrick's ending... only a few sentences? After all they've been through and how long they waited, there should have more them at the end. There should have been something from their point-of-view at least.
I love Darcy but now and then being in her head was irksome sometimes.
This last con isn't an addition to the list necessarily... a little saddened that since this is the third book, we don't get to see more of Trevor and Darcy's life together. It feels a little like Darcy got shorted in her story.
All in all, a decent ending to the series and a good tale, just not great for me. You may feel differently, who knows?
Happy reading!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2010
This third installment in the Irish Trilogy is okay, nothing spectacular. I have trouble enjoying it when the female is so full of her own perfection that she can't imagine ever being in love because no one will ever be good enough for her. That takes the fun out of the story. I didn't find Darcy very easy to like. Probably her only good quality is her fierce loyalty to her brothers but other than that, she seems very superficial and her growth in the final pages was too little too late for me.
I enjoyed what happened with all the secondary characters, finding out what was going on with their lives.
I was really bothered by Darcy behaving like a spoiled child in one scene at the end, screaming and throwing china and glass objects at the man she loves, leaving him bleeding, both head and foot, isn't cute or funny. I don't enjoy reading about a grown woman behaving that way or are we supposed to think that she is so out of control because she's Irish? Either way, it isn't good.
One other thing, the supernatural, the faery prince and the ghost and the stuff with the graves, I wanted to really see and hear the final reunion of the lovers and was disappointed that there was only a glimpse of it.
It's an okay read, if you've read the first two, you'll want to read this one to finish the series.
I enjoyed what happened with all the secondary characters, finding out what was going on with their lives.
I was really bothered by Darcy behaving like a spoiled child in one scene at the end, screaming and throwing china and glass objects at the man she loves, leaving him bleeding, both head and foot, isn't cute or funny. I don't enjoy reading about a grown woman behaving that way or are we supposed to think that she is so out of control because she's Irish? Either way, it isn't good.
One other thing, the supernatural, the faery prince and the ghost and the stuff with the graves, I wanted to really see and hear the final reunion of the lovers and was disappointed that there was only a glimpse of it.
It's an okay read, if you've read the first two, you'll want to read this one to finish the series.
August 10, 2017
This is book #3 in the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy. I enjoyed parts, skimmed through numerous repetitious parts and found both Darcy and Trevor a bit materialistic for my taste.
Repetition is always a killer for me and by the time you get to book#3 there's only so much about Carrick and Qwen I want to read. There are also numerous grave scenes and pub scenes that felt been there, done that.
Once you get around page 300 or so, the pace picks up but by then I'd skimmed quite a few pages of the book.
Repetition is always a killer for me and by the time you get to book#3 there's only so much about Carrick and Qwen I want to read. There are also numerous grave scenes and pub scenes that felt been there, done that.
Once you get around page 300 or so, the pace picks up but by then I'd skimmed quite a few pages of the book.
May 8, 2022
Оженихме и последния член на семейство Галахър. Ех, каква изпепеляваща любов . И малко магия за разкош. Нямам представа какво друго остава, че сагата не свършва. Явно ще трябва да разбера.
February 7, 2018
I liked the character of Darcy - strong, beautiful but intelligent, fearless of going after what she wants and loves her family fiercely.
And, as I mentioned in my review of Jewels of the Sun, I am kind of more in love with the myth than the main story. I loved ending of the myth. Not saying much for spoilers, though.
And, as I mentioned in my review of Jewels of the Sun, I am kind of more in love with the myth than the main story. I loved ending of the myth. Not saying much for spoilers, though.
July 12, 2019
"Heart of the Sea" is the story of Darcy and Trevor.
Darcy is the youngest of the Gallaghars- a talented singer, an efficient barmaid and a heart filled with wanderlust. She has always dreamt of travelling and meeting a rich man, and things fall right into her lap when Trevor Magee comes to Ardmore to build a theater that will tie in with the Gallaghers' pub. Sparks immediately fly, and they soon give into their carnal lust. But with both of them hell bent on keeping things casual, how will they fight when fate is actually conspiring to keep them together..and their happiness could be the one that reunites long lost lovers until eternity..
A beautiful conclusion to this wonderful series. We see two very distinctly independent and passionate personalities fall in love and fulfill their destiny. Past lovers find their HEA, and old couples bask in their love. I was not the biggest fan of Darcy in the previous books, but she does shine in this one, especially as we get to see her inner heart. I wish we had a more detailed epilogue about Gwen and Carrick though.
Safe
4/5
Darcy is the youngest of the Gallaghars- a talented singer, an efficient barmaid and a heart filled with wanderlust. She has always dreamt of travelling and meeting a rich man, and things fall right into her lap when Trevor Magee comes to Ardmore to build a theater that will tie in with the Gallaghers' pub. Sparks immediately fly, and they soon give into their carnal lust. But with both of them hell bent on keeping things casual, how will they fight when fate is actually conspiring to keep them together..and their happiness could be the one that reunites long lost lovers until eternity..
A beautiful conclusion to this wonderful series. We see two very distinctly independent and passionate personalities fall in love and fulfill their destiny. Past lovers find their HEA, and old couples bask in their love. I was not the biggest fan of Darcy in the previous books, but she does shine in this one, especially as we get to see her inner heart. I wish we had a more detailed epilogue about Gwen and Carrick though.
Safe
4/5
September 28, 2012
This is the final book of the Gallaghers series and it's a good wrap up. Darcy knows exactly what she wants in a man, chief of which is wealth. She is unashamedly materialistic and self-interested and knows what she wants and, more importantly, why—which has made Trevor Magee an obvious target since he showed up off-screen in book 1.
Interestingly, Roberts chose to make Trevor a near cookie-cutter image of Darcy rather than a complement to her. He's materialistic and self-interested as well, and as confident as she is in his ability (and possibly even right) to have the things he wants. When they meet, naturally sparks fly. Roberts' skill comes through in making us care about this relationship even though it looks, on the surface, like a cynical match of convenience—Trevor gets a beautiful woman, Darcy gets everything that money can buy. Fortunately, things aren't that simple.
In this review I've skirted twice, now, around the key thing that made this relationship work for me—the difference between self-interested and selfish. Darcy knows what she wants and isn't afraid to work towards it. But her ambition doesn't blind her to the cares, needs, and concerns of those around her. This was particularly displayed in the previous book when she had the opportunity to go to Paris with a man she didn't care for—and refused to do so. A selfish woman wouldn't have hesitated to use him as her ticket to Paris. A self-interested woman would get to Paris some other way and simply accept that the trip would have to come later rather than at the expense another.
And this is how Trevor and Darcy turn their similarities into a strength of their relationship. They both know what they want and, by uniting, would both be better able to achieve their various goals and desires. Not that getting to that point is smooth sailing, mind. Indeed, the bulk of the novel is rife with the tension between them as each has to overcome their fear of being in love with someone who may not love them back—a horror not to be contemplated because that would put the one in love at the mercy of someone they know to be both ambitious and masterful.
The meddling by both Carrick and Gwen ramps up in this book, as well, as the curse they are under is so close to being overcome. I loved that Carrick so obviously oversteps with Trevor and nearly queers his own game. Carrick has always been a problematic meddler and I like the confirmation that he's flawed in more than just surface characteristics. It humanized him somewhat, for me, and that made him more sympathetic. His freedom from the curse in the end (yeah, like that's a spoiler) was the more poignant for that humanization.
The second book, Tears of the Moon, is still my favorite of this series, but this one is close to it. In the end, I think the series as a whole is surprisingly synergistic—i.e. I'd rate the series a solid five stars even though each of the books individually are closer to a four on their own.
A note about Steamy: Power dynamics play into this story where sex is a manifestation of mastery, though not in an icky way (i.e. no domination tactics or anything like that). I was actually a little surprised that there wasn't more sex as a result. Instead, Roberts stuck with a more-or-less standard complement of explicit scenes (i.e. two or three) while still managing to put them in service of this aspect of their relationship. Fascinatingly well-done.
Interestingly, Roberts chose to make Trevor a near cookie-cutter image of Darcy rather than a complement to her. He's materialistic and self-interested as well, and as confident as she is in his ability (and possibly even right) to have the things he wants. When they meet, naturally sparks fly. Roberts' skill comes through in making us care about this relationship even though it looks, on the surface, like a cynical match of convenience—Trevor gets a beautiful woman, Darcy gets everything that money can buy. Fortunately, things aren't that simple.
In this review I've skirted twice, now, around the key thing that made this relationship work for me—the difference between self-interested and selfish. Darcy knows what she wants and isn't afraid to work towards it. But her ambition doesn't blind her to the cares, needs, and concerns of those around her. This was particularly displayed in the previous book when she had the opportunity to go to Paris with a man she didn't care for—and refused to do so. A selfish woman wouldn't have hesitated to use him as her ticket to Paris. A self-interested woman would get to Paris some other way and simply accept that the trip would have to come later rather than at the expense another.
And this is how Trevor and Darcy turn their similarities into a strength of their relationship. They both know what they want and, by uniting, would both be better able to achieve their various goals and desires. Not that getting to that point is smooth sailing, mind. Indeed, the bulk of the novel is rife with the tension between them as each has to overcome their fear of being in love with someone who may not love them back—a horror not to be contemplated because that would put the one in love at the mercy of someone they know to be both ambitious and masterful.
The meddling by both Carrick and Gwen ramps up in this book, as well, as the curse they are under is so close to being overcome. I loved that Carrick so obviously oversteps with Trevor and nearly queers his own game. Carrick has always been a problematic meddler and I like the confirmation that he's flawed in more than just surface characteristics. It humanized him somewhat, for me, and that made him more sympathetic. His freedom from the curse in the end (yeah, like that's a spoiler) was the more poignant for that humanization.
The second book, Tears of the Moon, is still my favorite of this series, but this one is close to it. In the end, I think the series as a whole is surprisingly synergistic—i.e. I'd rate the series a solid five stars even though each of the books individually are closer to a four on their own.
A note about Steamy: Power dynamics play into this story where sex is a manifestation of mastery, though not in an icky way (i.e. no domination tactics or anything like that). I was actually a little surprised that there wasn't more sex as a result. Instead, Roberts stuck with a more-or-less standard complement of explicit scenes (i.e. two or three) while still managing to put them in service of this aspect of their relationship. Fascinatingly well-done.
March 21, 2018
Having enjoyed the previous books I'm disappointed in Heart of the Sea. Maybe it's because I've never cared much for Darcy - as a secondary character she's tolerable but I couldn't stand her as a main character. Trevor was alright but I just didn't care for him the way I did Aidan or Shawn.
I was also hoping for a better ending for Carrick and Gwen. After all of their suffering they're only given a sentence or two on the last page. A mini epilogue of their reunion would have been nice.
I was also hoping for a better ending for Carrick and Gwen. After all of their suffering they're only given a sentence or two on the last page. A mini epilogue of their reunion would have been nice.
March 28, 2021
Review posted on Got Fiction? Book Blog
This is the third book in the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy and it wrapped everything up nicely. Throughout the series, we’ve seen the family pub as the center of everything. Aidan runs it, Darcy is the main server, Shawn has been the cook for years, but really he’s a songwriter who is about to sell his first song to a man who coincidentally wants to develop a theatre/concert hall right on Gallagher land. In this book, that man finally makes his way to Ireland.
Darcy has always joked that she wants to be rich. Usually she jokes about marrying rich, but for a woman who works as hard as she does, that would never be enough.
Trevor Magee is a developer with ties to Ardmore. Something has been pulling him back to his roots, and this theatre is the perfect excuse. He wants to see the property. He may wear suits in the boardroom all day, but he’s no stranger to a hard hat. He’s staying in Fairy Hill Cottage now, with a ghost and possibly the king of the fairies.
Darcy wakes up one morning to the noise of the job site since she’s in the apartment above the pub, and looking out her window sees a handsome man working hard. Their eyes meet and bam! But she doesn’t know he’s Trevor, not right off the bat. They flirt a little…and then a lot. They are good together, and Trevor is falling more and more for Darcy, but he knows she wants to be rich, so when his time comes to go back to New York, and he wants her to come with him…he makes it more about the money, and less about the fact that he loves her. The king of the fairies has to step in and set him straight, because his own fate is tied to theirs. Finding the right words is hard for Trevor, until he almost loses Darcy, and the words come spilling out. I loved the ending.
This whole trilogy is definitely bingeable, and enjoyable. I love how effortlessly Nora Roberts sets up her stories and how different each set of characters is from the previous one. This isn’t a new series at all (1999? 2000?) but its definitely relatable still, minus some computer comments. I definitely recommend this trilogy and really, you get 4 romances for the price of 3, since the fairy king gets his long-awaited happily ever after as well. I hope you grab it while the books are still on sale!
This is the third book in the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy and it wrapped everything up nicely. Throughout the series, we’ve seen the family pub as the center of everything. Aidan runs it, Darcy is the main server, Shawn has been the cook for years, but really he’s a songwriter who is about to sell his first song to a man who coincidentally wants to develop a theatre/concert hall right on Gallagher land. In this book, that man finally makes his way to Ireland.
Darcy has always joked that she wants to be rich. Usually she jokes about marrying rich, but for a woman who works as hard as she does, that would never be enough.
Trevor Magee is a developer with ties to Ardmore. Something has been pulling him back to his roots, and this theatre is the perfect excuse. He wants to see the property. He may wear suits in the boardroom all day, but he’s no stranger to a hard hat. He’s staying in Fairy Hill Cottage now, with a ghost and possibly the king of the fairies.
Darcy wakes up one morning to the noise of the job site since she’s in the apartment above the pub, and looking out her window sees a handsome man working hard. Their eyes meet and bam! But she doesn’t know he’s Trevor, not right off the bat. They flirt a little…and then a lot. They are good together, and Trevor is falling more and more for Darcy, but he knows she wants to be rich, so when his time comes to go back to New York, and he wants her to come with him…he makes it more about the money, and less about the fact that he loves her. The king of the fairies has to step in and set him straight, because his own fate is tied to theirs. Finding the right words is hard for Trevor, until he almost loses Darcy, and the words come spilling out. I loved the ending.
This whole trilogy is definitely bingeable, and enjoyable. I love how effortlessly Nora Roberts sets up her stories and how different each set of characters is from the previous one. This isn’t a new series at all (1999? 2000?) but its definitely relatable still, minus some computer comments. I definitely recommend this trilogy and really, you get 4 romances for the price of 3, since the fairy king gets his long-awaited happily ever after as well. I hope you grab it while the books are still on sale!
April 11, 2015
This has been one of my favorite Nora Roberts' trilogies. I must admit that I love Ireland as a setting for any book, but no one does it like NR. The close relationships - friends, family, neighbors are present, but not dominating the love story. I love it in romance when these relationships are at least acknowledged. In so many books the H/h have no one. No friends, no family. That is just not realistic.
Darcy Gallagher wants the fine things in life, travel, fine clothing, and most of all a rich husband to provide them. She sounds rather mercenary but Darcy has a great heart for her family and friends. She just knows what she wants out of life and living forever in Ardmore isn't it.
Trevor Mcgee has returned to Ardmore to build a music theater in partnership with the Gallaghers. His first look at Darcy has him wanting to find out more, a lot more, about her. His time in Ardmore is also about finding out more about his grandfather and why he left and never returned. Of course, he is staying at Fairie Hill Cottage and both Lady Gwen and Prince Carrick are talking to him. He is a man who thinks he doesn't have a heart and can't possibly fall in love. Darcy wants it all, fame, fortune and love. She is determined to have it all too.
Darcy Gallagher wants the fine things in life, travel, fine clothing, and most of all a rich husband to provide them. She sounds rather mercenary but Darcy has a great heart for her family and friends. She just knows what she wants out of life and living forever in Ardmore isn't it.
Trevor Mcgee has returned to Ardmore to build a music theater in partnership with the Gallaghers. His first look at Darcy has him wanting to find out more, a lot more, about her. His time in Ardmore is also about finding out more about his grandfather and why he left and never returned. Of course, he is staying at Fairie Hill Cottage and both Lady Gwen and Prince Carrick are talking to him. He is a man who thinks he doesn't have a heart and can't possibly fall in love. Darcy wants it all, fame, fortune and love. She is determined to have it all too.
January 17, 2012
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the happily predestined couple fall in love at first sight (on page 24) and spend the book struggling only with each other's personalities (and their own) and exploring the troubling possibility that the family ghosts are pushing them together before deciding to ignore it. Every other character (ghosts included) wishes them well, so there is no external factor to make things interesting. The anthropologist-turned-barmaid from the first book gives birth at the end of this one, in a graphically described scene which rather gives the impression that she and the baby miraculously managed without a placenta - I know that's normal for births on film and TV, but hadn't realised it extended to fluffy romance novels too.
the happily predestined couple fall in love at first sight (on page 24) and spend the book struggling only with each other's personalities (and their own) and exploring the troubling possibility that the family ghosts are pushing them together before deciding to ignore it. Every other character (ghosts included) wishes them well, so there is no external factor to make things interesting. The anthropologist-turned-barmaid from the first book gives birth at the end of this one, in a graphically described scene which rather gives the impression that she and the baby miraculously managed without a placenta - I know that's normal for births on film and TV, but hadn't realised it extended to fluffy romance novels too.
April 4, 2011
I finished this book yesterday afternoon but was feeling way too lazy to update! I really liked this series, and the last book was definitely a treat. Trevor Magee, as gruff alpha-male, was fun to read, especially with Darcy throwing things at him!
I just wish that we could have seen more of Trevor/Darcy and Carrick/Gwen in the end, when things finally came together. Even more of Shawn & Brianna, and Aidan and Jude, with their new baby! I love the journey, to see how people work things out together, but I also love to see where they go after that.
I just wish that we could have seen more of Trevor/Darcy and Carrick/Gwen in the end, when things finally came together. Even more of Shawn & Brianna, and Aidan and Jude, with their new baby! I love the journey, to see how people work things out together, but I also love to see where they go after that.
February 19, 2023
Awesomeness
Awesome book, totally exciting, humorous, and emotionally inspiring. This was a fast read and a visionary thrill. I laughed out loud so many times from the things Darcy did or said. Trevor and Darcy are perfect for each other and their romance was full of fun excitement. It was perfect and at the end I'm hugging the book from all the happiness from every character the author has created.
Joyful Read indeed!
Awesomeness
Awesome book, totally exciting, humorous, and emotionally inspiring. This was a fast read and a visionary thrill. I laughed out loud so many times from the things Darcy did or said. Trevor and Darcy are perfect for each other and their romance was full of fun excitement. It was perfect and at the end I'm hugging the book from all the happiness from every character the author has created.
Joyful Read indeed!
Awesomeness
July 3, 2021
This is probably a 3.5 star read, I really like Trevor and Darcy together and I like that Darcy is kind of a mercenary heroine, but I feel like there could be a bit more relationship building and I hate their last major fight. But I like it because it's Nora and nostalgia and that is what it is.
January 8, 2013
"We all look. The lucky find. The wise accept." - Lady Gwen
*looks up at the rating*
Why, I never thought... Oh, dear, it actually happened! The day came when I rated a book from Nora Roberts with less than 4 stars! If my eyes weren't threatened to be plucked right out of their sockets by my own lovely hands, I would feel really guilty - especially since I was so big on her being an excellent writer and hating on her haters when I posted my review on Jewels of the Sun. But I just... I COULDN'T HELP IT!
Darcy is the last of the Gallagher siblings, and, as expected, part of the final step to breaking Carrick's spell on his lady, Gwen of the Fitzgeralds. We all know Darcy, now, don't we? The vain and self-absorbed little sister of the lovely Gallaghers, Aidan and Shawn, and, for some unknown-to-all-but-God reason, best friend to Jude and Brenna. You know, the one obsessed with luxury and materialistic virtues, and the big, wonderful dream to marry a rich, beautiful man who'll treat her as the Queen she's supposedly is? Yeah, that one. Fate brings Trevor Magee, the New Yorker who wants to build a theatre, in Ardmore, and the two form a deal of some sort, to have a sexual relationship with no further restrictions or bonds.
Back when I was reading the Chesapeake Bay Saga, I found myself voting against Phillip, but, when his time came to find love, I nearly liked him as much as his brothers. I hoped this would be the case with Darcy. I thought:"hey, maybe the girl has more to her than what she shows, she can't be that shallow". Nah, she was every bit the materialistic spoiled brat I pictured her to be from the other two books. Girl, you announce, loud and clear, how important a man's financial support is for you to consider getting involved with him, then you suddenly realize you're in love with the guy, curse him for making you fall in love (God, really?!), and, after you decide that you're gonna wrap him around your little finger, like he's some kind of incompetent idiot who can't do without you, get all mad at him and nearly bash his head because you get offended for his thinking that you need materialistic persuasion to marry him. Honestly, she was the one saying the things Trevor told her in the end (OK, he could have been a bit more gentle about it, but, as I feel no sympathy for such a woman, I still can't find it in myself to blame him for it), and then she feels sad and insulted?
Did anyone make any sense - at all - from all that? Cause... I don't really get it...
I dare say, had it not been for the more active parts of Carrick and Gwen, or Trevor (who I'm disappointed to see has a fortune to boost, cause I really wanted Darcy to find a poor guy just for the heck of it!), I would have left the book halfway and banged my head on the wall to rid myself of the misery of reading any more of the thoughts going around in Darcy's head. I don't care that she had a change of heart somewhere near the end of the book, I don't care that she showed a more sensitive side to her during some parts, she still acted like a toddler throwing a tantrum. I've read about a woman throwing stuff on her love's person out of frustration, but that was Anna Spinelli doing the honors of beating some sense into Cameron Quinn's thick skull, and she was a feisty Italian, she was bound to do it. Brenna showed some of Ireland's temper in her blood, too, but Darcy? No, sorry, I still see a whiny little girl throwing a tantrum around because her mother bought her 10 dolls instead of 20. Why don't you just stomp your foot on the ground while you're at it, too, sweetheart, and be done with it?
Before I end this, let me give you just a little bit of taste of how selfish Darcy Gallagher really is:
"How are the childbirth classes going?"
"Oh, they're fascinating. Wonderful. Terrifying. The last one—"
"If you don't mind," Darcy interrupted, "I've something I need to discuss. I'd hope my two closest friends in the world would have some interest."
In case you don't understand, this is the scene after Darcy has found out she's in love with Trevor. She rushed to tell Brenna and Jude, and before she starts, Brenna, as it is polite and right , asks Jude about her childbirth classes. Which of course does not sit well with Princess, no, Queen Darcy, and she interrupts Jude to make sure the attention's on her - and for what? To tell them she's in love! Like there hasn't been any other woman who's been in the same position in the whole world! That's how inconsiderate she really is!
I sincerely hope I never encounter any other character like her in any other book from Mrs Roberts!
*looks up at the rating*
Why, I never thought... Oh, dear, it actually happened! The day came when I rated a book from Nora Roberts with less than 4 stars! If my eyes weren't threatened to be plucked right out of their sockets by my own lovely hands, I would feel really guilty - especially since I was so big on her being an excellent writer and hating on her haters when I posted my review on Jewels of the Sun. But I just... I COULDN'T HELP IT!
Darcy is the last of the Gallagher siblings, and, as expected, part of the final step to breaking Carrick's spell on his lady, Gwen of the Fitzgeralds. We all know Darcy, now, don't we? The vain and self-absorbed little sister of the lovely Gallaghers, Aidan and Shawn, and, for some unknown-to-all-but-God reason, best friend to Jude and Brenna. You know, the one obsessed with luxury and materialistic virtues, and the big, wonderful dream to marry a rich, beautiful man who'll treat her as the Queen she's supposedly is? Yeah, that one. Fate brings Trevor Magee, the New Yorker who wants to build a theatre, in Ardmore, and the two form a deal of some sort, to have a sexual relationship with no further restrictions or bonds.
Back when I was reading the Chesapeake Bay Saga, I found myself voting against Phillip, but, when his time came to find love, I nearly liked him as much as his brothers. I hoped this would be the case with Darcy. I thought:"hey, maybe the girl has more to her than what she shows, she can't be that shallow". Nah, she was every bit the materialistic spoiled brat I pictured her to be from the other two books. Girl, you announce, loud and clear, how important a man's financial support is for you to consider getting involved with him, then you suddenly realize you're in love with the guy, curse him for making you fall in love (God, really?!), and, after you decide that you're gonna wrap him around your little finger, like he's some kind of incompetent idiot who can't do without you, get all mad at him and nearly bash his head because you get offended for his thinking that you need materialistic persuasion to marry him. Honestly, she was the one saying the things Trevor told her in the end (OK, he could have been a bit more gentle about it, but, as I feel no sympathy for such a woman, I still can't find it in myself to blame him for it), and then she feels sad and insulted?
Did anyone make any sense - at all - from all that? Cause... I don't really get it...
I dare say, had it not been for the more active parts of Carrick and Gwen, or Trevor (who I'm disappointed to see has a fortune to boost, cause I really wanted Darcy to find a poor guy just for the heck of it!), I would have left the book halfway and banged my head on the wall to rid myself of the misery of reading any more of the thoughts going around in Darcy's head. I don't care that she had a change of heart somewhere near the end of the book, I don't care that she showed a more sensitive side to her during some parts, she still acted like a toddler throwing a tantrum. I've read about a woman throwing stuff on her love's person out of frustration, but that was Anna Spinelli doing the honors of beating some sense into Cameron Quinn's thick skull, and she was a feisty Italian, she was bound to do it. Brenna showed some of Ireland's temper in her blood, too, but Darcy? No, sorry, I still see a whiny little girl throwing a tantrum around because her mother bought her 10 dolls instead of 20. Why don't you just stomp your foot on the ground while you're at it, too, sweetheart, and be done with it?
Before I end this, let me give you just a little bit of taste of how selfish Darcy Gallagher really is:
"How are the childbirth classes going?"
"Oh, they're fascinating. Wonderful. Terrifying. The last one—"
"If you don't mind," Darcy interrupted, "I've something I need to discuss. I'd hope my two closest friends in the world would have some interest."
In case you don't understand, this is the scene after Darcy has found out she's in love with Trevor. She rushed to tell Brenna and Jude, and before she starts, Brenna, as it is polite and right , asks Jude about her childbirth classes. Which of course does not sit well with Princess, no, Queen Darcy, and she interrupts Jude to make sure the attention's on her - and for what? To tell them she's in love! Like there hasn't been any other woman who's been in the same position in the whole world! That's how inconsiderate she really is!
I sincerely hope I never encounter any other character like her in any other book from Mrs Roberts!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 28, 2022
3 stele pentru ambianță, legende irlandeze și personaje secundare, 1 stea pentru protagoniști. :(
January 26, 2012
Terceiro e último livro da Trilogia Irlandesa, com Darcy Gallagher e Trevor Magee como protagonistas.
Darcy sempre sonhou casar com um homem rico e bonito. Trevor é esse homem. Nenhum deles consegue resistir à atracção instantânea que sentem, nem nenhum deles poderia imaginar que as suas vidas mudariam irremediavelmente e nenhum tencionava apaixonar-se pelo outro... mas foi exactamente isso que aconteceu.
Darcy é mimada, determinada, com uma auto-confiança a raiar a arrogância, mas honesta e leal. Projecta a imagem de mulher fatal, fútil, fria, mas isso é apenas uma das suas facetas. Por debaixo de tudo isso, esconde-se uma mulher com anseios, sentimentos e medos.
Trevor é metódico, trabalhador, controlado, inteligente e um tanto ou quanto arrogante. Tal como Darcy, também tem desejos profundos e medo desses desejos, pelo que opta por escondê-los.
Ambos têm personalidades fortes, e ambos lutam por manter o controlo da relação, jogando ao gato-e-rato, durante grande parte do livro.
Mas, como sempre o amor triunfa no fim... e não só para Darcy e Trevor, como também como para Carrick e Lady Gwen. O feitiço é quebrado e a espera chegou ao fim. Após trezentos anos, ambos são finalmente livres para viverem o seu amor.
Gostei imenso do livro. Tal como os anteriores, não o consegui largar até chegar ao fim. Gostaria ainda mais se o final fosse um pouco mais elaborado, dando-nos uma visão do futuro da família,mas ,mesmo assim, não foi um mau desfecho.
Uma óptima trilogia, cheia de amor e com toques de magia, óptima para nos fazer sonhar e suspirar (e para nos fazer querer apanhar o próximo avião e conhecer a Irlanda!). Recomendo vivamente
Darcy sempre sonhou casar com um homem rico e bonito. Trevor é esse homem. Nenhum deles consegue resistir à atracção instantânea que sentem, nem nenhum deles poderia imaginar que as suas vidas mudariam irremediavelmente e nenhum tencionava apaixonar-se pelo outro... mas foi exactamente isso que aconteceu.
Darcy é mimada, determinada, com uma auto-confiança a raiar a arrogância, mas honesta e leal. Projecta a imagem de mulher fatal, fútil, fria, mas isso é apenas uma das suas facetas. Por debaixo de tudo isso, esconde-se uma mulher com anseios, sentimentos e medos.
Trevor é metódico, trabalhador, controlado, inteligente e um tanto ou quanto arrogante. Tal como Darcy, também tem desejos profundos e medo desses desejos, pelo que opta por escondê-los.
Ambos têm personalidades fortes, e ambos lutam por manter o controlo da relação, jogando ao gato-e-rato, durante grande parte do livro.
Mas, como sempre o amor triunfa no fim... e não só para Darcy e Trevor, como também como para Carrick e Lady Gwen. O feitiço é quebrado e a espera chegou ao fim. Após trezentos anos, ambos são finalmente livres para viverem o seu amor.
Gostei imenso do livro. Tal como os anteriores, não o consegui largar até chegar ao fim. Gostaria ainda mais se o final fosse um pouco mais elaborado, dando-nos uma visão do futuro da família,mas ,mesmo assim, não foi um mau desfecho.
Uma óptima trilogia, cheia de amor e com toques de magia, óptima para nos fazer sonhar e suspirar (e para nos fazer querer apanhar o próximo avião e conhecer a Irlanda!). Recomendo vivamente
January 14, 2010
I get that romance novels are supposed to be light and fun, but I'm absolutely amazed that someone can right such flat, two dimensional fiction and make millions. And I'm even more amazed that people read and buy this crap.
April 6, 2025
**Content Warnings at the End of the Review**
As part of my goal of reading the books that I own, I was excited to finish up the Gallaghers of Ardmore series. While I did not really like the second book in this series, I was hoping switching to Darcy Gallagher and Trevor Magee would lead to a satisfying ending to the trilogy. The good news is that I did like Heart of the Sea more than Tears of the Moon; the bad news is that I did not find this a satisfying conclusion to the three-book arc. I felt as if Darcy and Trevor didn’t get the time or attention that the other couples did.
Heart of the Sea follows Darcy Gallagher, the youngest of the Gallagher siblings, who is not happy with her life. Darcy dreams of the rich life, traveling the world in style, and escaping the small Irish town of Ardmore. Darcy is a beautiful woman and knows it, but is more interested in marrying rich than marrying for love. Trevor Magee is a rich man who is building a theater next to the Gallagher pub and has no interest in falling in love, either, since it didn’t work out the last time he tried. Yet, Darcy and Trevor enjoy the game of dancing around one another, and Darcy is very open about how she enjoys that Trevor can take her out in style. The longer they play the game, the more they both realize that this isn’t a game and actual feelings are involved. However, it is dangerous to mix business and pleasure, and Trevor is interested in Darcy in both areas of his life. If neither Darcy nor Trevor allows themselves to be vulnerable, they will lose love and also condemn a couple waiting 300 years to be together to wait for even longer.
The thing with this series is that I am more invested in Ardmore and Gallagher’s pub than I am with any of the couples. Roberts really made a quaint Irish village, even if it is slightly stereotypical, and a cast of characters that you care about outside of the Gallagher family. I have never been to Ireland, so I am not sure how well that Roberts captured the country and its people, but she really set the atmosphere for this series well. It was nice to see it through the eyes of another person coming to the town, like in the first novel, than those who have lived in Ardmore all their lives. While Darcy does not enjoy the idyllic Irish village, it is clear that there is love and magic for the place and the way of life.
The biggest issue I had with this novel is that the main issue between Trevor and Darcy is that neither one of them will have an adult conversation. I understand that Dracy was very open about being materialistic, so that is how Trevor believes that is the way that he has to woo her, but when she becomes upset multiple times around conversations of business, you would have thought he would have clued in. On the flip side, Darcy is worried that Trevor would never want her because of her humble beginnings and lack of education, though numerous times Trevor compliments her mind as well as her looks. They just assume what the others are thinking. While that happens in real life all the time, it is annoying to see it happen again and again on the page. Then, we don’t get to see them happy at all; they have their fight and confess to one another, and then it’s over. We don’t see if Darcy does go on to sing and have the life she dreamed; we don’t see the completion of the theater that took up the plot of two novels. We didn’t get a satisfying ending to this novel or this series. Even Carrik and Gwen don’t get the time they deserve after being the catalysts of the whole series.
Honestly, I don’t have anything else to say about this one. As with the other Nora Roberts books that I have read, I cared more about the lives around the characters than the romance itself. As this is a romance book, that is an issue, but this is still a 2.5 star rounded up to a 3. I do have a couple more Nora Roberts series kicking around, but I think I will take time before trying her again.
**Content Warnings**
Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Birth
As part of my goal of reading the books that I own, I was excited to finish up the Gallaghers of Ardmore series. While I did not really like the second book in this series, I was hoping switching to Darcy Gallagher and Trevor Magee would lead to a satisfying ending to the trilogy. The good news is that I did like Heart of the Sea more than Tears of the Moon; the bad news is that I did not find this a satisfying conclusion to the three-book arc. I felt as if Darcy and Trevor didn’t get the time or attention that the other couples did.
Heart of the Sea follows Darcy Gallagher, the youngest of the Gallagher siblings, who is not happy with her life. Darcy dreams of the rich life, traveling the world in style, and escaping the small Irish town of Ardmore. Darcy is a beautiful woman and knows it, but is more interested in marrying rich than marrying for love. Trevor Magee is a rich man who is building a theater next to the Gallagher pub and has no interest in falling in love, either, since it didn’t work out the last time he tried. Yet, Darcy and Trevor enjoy the game of dancing around one another, and Darcy is very open about how she enjoys that Trevor can take her out in style. The longer they play the game, the more they both realize that this isn’t a game and actual feelings are involved. However, it is dangerous to mix business and pleasure, and Trevor is interested in Darcy in both areas of his life. If neither Darcy nor Trevor allows themselves to be vulnerable, they will lose love and also condemn a couple waiting 300 years to be together to wait for even longer.
The thing with this series is that I am more invested in Ardmore and Gallagher’s pub than I am with any of the couples. Roberts really made a quaint Irish village, even if it is slightly stereotypical, and a cast of characters that you care about outside of the Gallagher family. I have never been to Ireland, so I am not sure how well that Roberts captured the country and its people, but she really set the atmosphere for this series well. It was nice to see it through the eyes of another person coming to the town, like in the first novel, than those who have lived in Ardmore all their lives. While Darcy does not enjoy the idyllic Irish village, it is clear that there is love and magic for the place and the way of life.
The biggest issue I had with this novel is that the main issue between Trevor and Darcy is that neither one of them will have an adult conversation. I understand that Dracy was very open about being materialistic, so that is how Trevor believes that is the way that he has to woo her, but when she becomes upset multiple times around conversations of business, you would have thought he would have clued in. On the flip side, Darcy is worried that Trevor would never want her because of her humble beginnings and lack of education, though numerous times Trevor compliments her mind as well as her looks. They just assume what the others are thinking. While that happens in real life all the time, it is annoying to see it happen again and again on the page. Then, we don’t get to see them happy at all; they have their fight and confess to one another, and then it’s over. We don’t see if Darcy does go on to sing and have the life she dreamed; we don’t see the completion of the theater that took up the plot of two novels. We didn’t get a satisfying ending to this novel or this series. Even Carrik and Gwen don’t get the time they deserve after being the catalysts of the whole series.
Honestly, I don’t have anything else to say about this one. As with the other Nora Roberts books that I have read, I cared more about the lives around the characters than the romance itself. As this is a romance book, that is an issue, but this is still a 2.5 star rounded up to a 3. I do have a couple more Nora Roberts series kicking around, but I think I will take time before trying her again.
**Content Warnings**
Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Birth
June 5, 2019
Having read books 1 and 2 to this trilogy, I was very excited to finally read the last book, and getting to discover Darcies story who has been my favourite character right from the start.
So like the previous two books, this has been an enjoyable light read, nothing to heavy.
I also loved getting to reaquaint myself with all of the other characters and get to know Trevor a whole lot better.
So like the previous two books, this has been an enjoyable light read, nothing to heavy.
I also loved getting to reaquaint myself with all of the other characters and get to know Trevor a whole lot better.
December 5, 2019
I know that the real Ireland is not all beautiful lilting voices and magic, but I like going there with Nora Roberts. My grandmother was a Gallagher, and she had 9 brothers and sisters, so I do like the big Irish family vibe in these books.
I agree with other reviewers that Carrick and Gwen's happy ending was a bit shortchanged. If the book had given their story more of a resolution I probably would have given it 4 stars.
I agree with other reviewers that Carrick and Gwen's happy ending was a bit shortchanged. If the book had given their story more of a resolution I probably would have given it 4 stars.
May 9, 2018
Nice ending
It's been a long time since I've read the previous books in this series. As I read this, it was easy to remember them.
Sadly, I didn't like this one as much as the others. Darcy was hard to like. She was so arrogant and prideful. Then, when things weren't going her way, rather than be honest, she decided to play games. And Trevor was equally as stubborn.
It's been a long time since I've read the previous books in this series. As I read this, it was easy to remember them.
Sadly, I didn't like this one as much as the others. Darcy was hard to like. She was so arrogant and prideful. Then, when things weren't going her way, rather than be honest, she decided to play games. And Trevor was equally as stubborn.
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