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Summary: Myshelf.Com Book Reviewer
Review: Reporter Tara Brid O'Connell is determined to do a story on rich Irish playboy, Brian Hanrahan. She travels to his hometown of Kilbooly and discovers another fascinating story just waiting to be revealed. At a pub, she learns from the local ladies that there hasn't been a single marriage in the village in the past four years. When she suggests that the ladies cut the men off from all creature comforts, the women readily agree, and chaos immediately transforms the village. How long will the boycott last? And which side will be the winner?Brian Hanrahan lives a carefree life in Kilbooly. As one of Ireland's richest men, he has never wanted for anything. He is stunned when his grandmother threatens to disinherit him if he does not settle down and produce a grandchild. The only candidate that remotely interests him is Tara Brid O'Connell. Her mettlesome suggestions have gotten the entire village into an uproar. Will he be the one to step forward and break the four-year, no marriage tradition? Lisa Hendrix has done a superb job in her creation of "To Marry An Irish Rogue". I found myself being transported into the mystical fields of Ireland by her broad, descriptive language. Her delightful cast of characters will have readers begging for a sequel. She also adds just enough humor to keep her readers well-entertained.
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Summary: A Wonderful Read
Review: Set in the fictional village of Kilbooly, Ireland, Lisa Hendrix's "To Marry an Irish Rogue" is a wonderful contemporary romance that you'll never forget. The ladies of Kilbooly have a problem. Quite simply, they have plenty of eligible bachelors in town, but not is single one is willing to settle down and get married....To Marry an Irish Rogue" was my first book by Lisa Hendrix, but it certainly won't be my last. I strongly recommend it to everyone, whether you like Ireland, humor, a good romance-anything.
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Summary: New "favorite" author found!
Review: The plot is unique and refreshing. The humor is a nice bonus. Lisa Hendrix is creative and imaginative, and I'm going to look for her other books.
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Summary: A very difficult one to rate
Review: The premise for this book is terrific, as are many of the characters introduced. However, the execution of the story left something to be desired. I well and truly wanted to like this book more than I ended up liking it. Why? Partly because of the writing. Author Hendrix is American, which surprised me because the book read as though it had been written and edited in Ireland. In other words, some of the words and phrasing made it difficult for me to understand what was going on. On the one hand, I think the author should be commended for fooling me. On the other hand, I wish I'd been able to understand certain things w/out having to re-read them. More importantly, however, was that the set up was there for this book to be a real romp - have all the women in this village w/hold their cooking, cleaning, and "personal" favors from the men to induce the men to propose marriage. I've seen this "w/holding of favors" used in other romances for other goals, and always found it an enjoyable premise. I looked forward to it w/this goal in mind, but believe the author unnecessarily complicated the book. I would have preferred the journalist heroine, who initially believes the hero is nothing but a rape-the-land industrialist, to have discovered that he was not such a man earlier. The author could have maintained the conflict between their "suspicians at war with their emotions" and still cut a few investigatory scenes. While the book is not too long by word count, the focus on the investigation was. I'd have found it a better book - in the B range rather than the C range - had there been more focus on the villagers after the women's boycott went into effect. Still, I think this is an author to watch, and will definitely try her again. TTFN, Laurie Likes Books Publisher, All About Romance
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Summary: Tender, Sexy, Charming
Review: The setting for this book, rural Ireland, is wonderful. Thedescriptions enable you to image the town, the people, thecountryside. Ms. Hendrix did a great job of portraying the warmth of the Irish people. The main charactes, Brian and Tara, are multifaceted. You feel the turmoil of Tara realizing that maybe Brian is not the greedy developer she wishes he was. Torn between writing the truth and misconceptions has Tara questioning her own emotional attraction to Brian. Brian as well must break down his misconceptions of all reports then Tara herself. Their romance is sensual, funny and warm. The townspeople are as captivating as Brian and Tara. My one peeve the proofreading (Brain instead of Brian). Overall, A GRAND BOOK. ENJOYABLE AND HEARTWARMING. END
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Summary: Almost as Good as Being in Ireland!
Review: The talented Lisa Hendrix has penned a wonderful story which will take the readers away in such a fashion that they will actually feel like they have spent time in Ireland along with Brian, Tara, and the inhabitants of Kilbooly. I read this book shortly after returning from Ireland and Lisa has captured the very essence of the Emerald Isle and its people perfectly. She gives other American authors of books set in Ireland such as Nora Roberts and JoAnn Ross a real run for their money. An outstanding book and highly recommended.
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Summary: A WONDERFUL TALE!!
Review: This is a contemporary Romance set in the fictional Irish village of Kilbooly. Tara Brid O'Connell, a reporter, comes to the hometown village of Brian Hanrahan, one of Ireland's richest and most visible playboys. Since the hometown boy keeps close ties to the old stomping grounds, she has come to see out information to bring the Brian down. He has built factors all over Ireland, and in his wake the towns are utterly destroyed. All that was Ireland lost to the flood of MacDonalds Hamburger joints. However, Tara finds a second story, revolving around the Brian. It seems there has been no marriages to speak of for nearly a decade in the town, because all his old pals worship on the altar of the Brian. If he gets a free ride with the ladies, why should not they? Tara finds on Ladies Night at the pub, there is not only a lot of grumbling, but a conspiracy brewing, and she is not above egging these angry ladies on in the name of a good story that centres around the Brian. So they females decide on a boycotte, cutting the men off from all creature comforts, no cooking, to company, no laundry and no....well, you can guess. Of course, there is the Brian's feisty grandmother, who has decided it is time the freeroaming bachelor settle down and produce her grandchildren before she dies, and see the perfect candidate in Tara Brid. Not many books can cause me to laugh out loud, but this one did repeatedly. I highly recommend it!! WISE Writers and Readers Book of the Month June 2000
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Summary: Enjoyable tale of love on the Emerald Isle
Review: This was the first book I'd read by Lisa Hendrix, and to be truthful, what caught my eye was the beautiful cover. By the time I finished, I felt I'd definitely gotten my money's worth. Ms. Hendrix paints an enticing word portrait of Irish village life as I remembered it from my visit to Ireland. She has also created a believable love story with a hero and heroine who possess human failings, but who also possess the ability to know when they are wrong and apologize. I enjoyed the interaction between Brian Hanrahan and Tara O'Connell and would have liked to have seen more focus on the storyline between Tara and Brian, involving Brian's business ventures and Tara's perceptions and prejudices about them and Brian, although the storyline involving the women of Kilbooly was entertaining. If you are looking for a way to spend an evening or two absorbing the flavor of Ireland and getting a warm, enjoyable love story in the process, then this book is for you.
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Summary: Enjoyable way to spend an evening
Review: This was the first book I'd read by Lisa Hendrix, and to be truthful, what caught my eye was the beautiful cover. By the time I finished, I felt I'd definitely gotten my money's worth. Ms. Hendrix paints a wonderful word portrait of the Irish village life as I remembered it from my visit to Ireland. She has also created a hero and heroine with human failings, but who possess the ability to know when they are wrong and apologize. I enjoyed the interaction between Brian Hanrahan and Tara O'Connell and while the storyline involving the women of Kilbooly was entertaining, I would have liked to have seen more focus on the storyline between Tara and Brian, involving Brian's business ventures and Tara's perceptions and prejudices about them and Brian. If you are looking for a way to spend an evening or two absorbing the flavor of Ireland and getting a love story in the process, then this book is for you.
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Summary: One of my favorite Keeper Books!
Review: To Marry an Irish Rogue was my first Lisa Hendrix book and I loved it so much, she immediately became a must-buy author for me! The author creates such vivid, likable characters and weaves the main romance with the secondary romances so skillfully that I felt drawn into every aspect of the story. Even the secondary characters felt like fully dimensional people without ever overpowering the hero and heroine. Very few books make my keeper shelf, and of those, I reread even fewer, but To Marry an Irish Rogue is one I not only keep close at hand, but revisit from time to time.
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