Heart of the Sea

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Summary: Wonderful...........
Review: This final (Sigh) book in the Gwen & Carrick saga is as warm as the fire at Gallagher's Pub. We all know from the beginning of the book how it will end, but all the fun is in getting there! It's like being part of a large loving affectionate family. You come away from this book smiling.......and VERY satisfied.

Well written characters and enchanting descriptions of Ireland. It made me want to be on the next flight out!

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Summary: Good Trilogy, but the ending left me hanging...
Review: I really enjoyed this Irish trilogy, however,the ending of Heart of the Sea left me hanging. I don't want to give away anything, but I didn't feel sure that Darcy and Trev would make it, it seemed to end abruptly. With Aidan and Jude (my favorites) and Shawn and Brenna, I knew they would make it. There was so much talk of the future that I wanted to see it (maybe that's what Nora intended--maybe planning a fourth book to coincide with the opening of the theatre!). The romantic buildup between Darcy and Trevor was great and I especially loved the moments between the very pregnant Jude and Aidan as well as the interactions between Darcy and her brothers. I do wholeheartedly recommend this book (and entire trilogy), I'm just hoping there is more to come.

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Summary: A Must Read!!
Review: Nora Roberts did a great job in the series finale of the Irish trilogy with Heart of the Sea. The book begins with Darcy Gallagher and how she longs to find a rich handsome man who will sweep her away -- into the glamorous world of the rich and famous and low and behold she bumps into the good looking and wealthy Trevor Magee who comes to Ardmore to build a theater.

Nora Roberts has written another treasure! This is a spellbinder you will not be able to put down! Once you start reading you can not put the book down!! If you have any Irish blood in your body you WILL love this book! The descriptions of the Emerald Isle, the characters chemistry, and the conclusion is perfect! No secrets to give away here folks -- read it for yourself and enjoy a great story!!

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Summary: The Conclusion you've been waiting for!
Review: If you have any Irish blood in your body you will love this conclusion to the trilogy of the series! The story of Darcy and Trevor is a must read! If you read the first 2 in the series YOU will want to know what happens to Darcy! Nora Roberts writes a beautiful story of two comical/stubborn/independent characters into this must read conclusion. The descriptions of the Emerald Isle and the the chemistry of the two characters is wonderful and delightful. Curl up on the couch and get ready for a adventure!

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Summary: Great, But not her best.
Review: This book was as fantastic as the first two. I loved how each character developed into who they wanted to be. the Hero in this book sipmly shines. I love Trevor Magee. He is a wonderful addition to Ms Roberts Heroes. and as much as I loved Trevor, I hated Darcy ten times more. She is a selfish, greedy and arrogant woman. she hides her true self from Trevor but still wants him to understand that she's in love w/ him. The Book was wonderful. But if your annoyed by greey main characters... STAY AWAY!!!!

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Summary: a nice conclusion
Review: All I can say to you, Steve McKnelly is to stay away from Nora Roberts books cause you obviously don't have the brains to realize that people read these books for the romance. Who cares if the Irish lands, culture, or whatever is embellished on or not. We, most women, read them for the romantic setting, the pretty setup to a wonderful romance. Nora Roberts is the best author I've come across yet in my thirty-five years and I'm in no hurry to find a better one. The Irish trilogy is one of the best trilogy Nora Roberts has. Along with the three sisters trilogy and Dream trilogy, it keeps you glued to what is going to happen next. Keep reading everyone. You won't regret reading this one. I promise! :-P on you Steve!

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Summary: The conclusion to the Gallagher trilogy
Review: Courtesy of Love Romances

Darcy is the youngest of the Gallagher siblings and the only one still looking for happily-ever-after. She is a small town girl with big city dreams. She swears she will only marry a rich man who can give her the exotic life she has always longed for. She believes in fate and magic and faery legends, but who wouldn't when living a life in the small Irish town of Ardmore, where legends are a matter of course?

Trevor Magee is an Irishman who was raised in the US by his exceedingly practical parents. He comes to Ardmore to build a theatre, and learn more about his family history and what caused them to abandon their roots. He is happy to meet the Gallagher clan and is brought into their fold. When he first sees Darcy in a window, he is fascinated by her beauty and is determined to get to know her.

Trevor and Darcy are mutually attracted and agreeable to having a fling. Darcy has no interest in love, only money and fame; Trevor doesn't believe in love, but is willing to shower Darcy with riches and adventure. The more they are together, the more they are drawn to each other, until their agreement is no longer enough. With the help of Carrick the faery prince and his lady love who is now a ghost, maybe Trevor and Darcy will come together and realize their real dreams are in fact each other.

This conclusion to the Gallagher trilogy is definitely not the best of the three. It is in fact, extremely disappointing. Darcy is very shallow, caring only about money and fame and flaunting them both. When she was a minor character in the other two books, this was tolerable, when she is the heroine, it is annoying. All through the story, she made it very clear to Trevor that was all she wanted from him, nothing more. Until she started to fall in love with him... Then suddenly she gets angry when that is all he is giving her, though she never told him her feelings had changed and that she now wanted more. She expected him to be a mind reader and got mad when he wasn't. Her only saving grace is her love for her family. It is obvious how much she cares about them and is evident she would do anything for them. Trevor tries hard to meet her desires, even when he comes to realize he wants more then her gratitude. He goes out of his way to accommodate what she had originally desired and is confused when she isn't happy with that anymore. Trevor is seen for the good man he is, all the way to the end, but Darcy never redeems herself, in this reviewer's opinion.

Also disappointing was the conclusion of the underlying story woven throughout the entire trilogy...the story of Carrick and Gwen. They both only played minor roles in all three books, but the reader comes to love them both and hope for the curse placed by Carrick, in a moment of sorrow and anger, to be broken. Much build-up to their story's conclusion was given, and more was expected then was granted. Their saga's end is brushed over, added almost as an afterthought, where this reviewer would have liked to see a better climactic ending.