Reading, Willing & Able: NEW RELEASE & REVIEW: Fighting Irish by Katy Regnery

Monday, 26 February 2018

NEW RELEASE & REVIEW: Fighting Irish by Katy Regnery

Fighting Irish by Katy Regnery

FIGHTING IRISH, The Summerhaven Trio #1

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Blueberry Lane series comes a new trio of romances featuring the Haven triplets!

Rory Haven and Brittany Manion knew one another as children...

...but it's been a long time since their childhood summers at Summerhaven.

The Havens weren't the children who attended exclusive Summerhaven Camp in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire. They were the children of the owners, expected to “pull their weight” and absolutely forbidden to fraternize with the paying guests. But that didn't keep Rory from having a quiet, unrequited crush on gorgeous, popular, insanely-rich, Brittany Manion for three tortuous summers.

When all-grown-up, recently-engaged Brittany books the off-season summer camp for her upcoming spring wedding, she immediately recognizes Rory as the scorching-hot boy who wouldn’t give her the time of day. Meanwhile Rory, who senses that Brittany’s nuptials are less about Mr. Right and more about Mr. Right Now, launches the fight of his life to win the heart of the girl he’s always wanted.

Caroline's Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was such a lovely, sweet, heartwarming read.

"A fire lit in his chest, sparks alighting inside of him, heating his blood with barely restrained want."

Rory Haven is a good guy. He's rule-follower, but gregarious and ambitious. He's wicked clannish (love that phrase!) - so devoted to his family that he's willing to give up his dreams, for a while, to help the family business.

"She felt herself falling toward him, into him, for him."

Brittany Manion is a good girl. She's from a super wealthy but fractured family. An only child, all she wants is to love and be loved, and have a family of her own to cherish.

"Some fights are quiet, but the battle's still being waged."

They had a wild crush on each other as teenagers but the other never knew. Rory kept his distance due to the non-fraternisation rule, and Brittany was too shy to approach him, thinking that he wasn't interested. Years later, when they meet again, Brittany is off-limits, but the attraction between them sparks to life, and Rory is torn between fighting for her or losing her completely.

This story was gorgeous! Rory and Brittany are such great people. They're both hard-working, kind, and thoughtful. This story had great flow and told with feeling. Both characters were falling, falling, falling, but both worried about the next step. I loved their chemistry, their rapport, and their courage in taking the next step.

This was a great start to the series, and the snippet from the next book was really exciting! Can't wait to get my hands on it.