Saoirse

When Sarah Roy was a teenager, she knew she had to escape. Years of abuse by her addict mother’s boyfriend and protecting her younger sister, Lea, left her with no other choice. Now her mother is dead and Sarah must get out. After arranging Lea’s safety with relatives, she disappears. From the moment the plane takes off, Sarah can hardly breathe. Changing Roy to Walsh was easy when she swiped an unsuspecting nanny’s passport. She will start a new life and leave these very bad people behind. On the plane, her seat mate, Paul, is a little annoying—but Sarah doesn’t have a lot of options. She accepts his offer of a place to stay, and even though his mother and sister are extremely hesitant, his father, Dr. Joe, welcomes Sarah with open arms. As she reinvents herself—as Saoirse—Paul becomes controlling and manipulative. Once again, she is trapped. Years later Saoirse falls in love with a beautiful man named Daithi (pronounced Dah-Hee) who finally takes her away to live by the sea in Donegal. She expresses herself through art and begins to feels a tinge of the happy life she has always dreamed of. Unfortunately, Saoirse’s happiness is short lived as the unbreakable ties with Paul’s family keep her secrets dangling above, the dangerous truth always lurking. Family, freedom, art, and love fill this beautiful story with heartbreaking hope and fast-paced suspense—you won’t be able to turn the pages quickly enough. Pour a cup of tea, wear something green, and lose yourself in an Irish story that hits the heart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐