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The last of the unmarried Gallaghers, Darcy is the one with dreams of exotic places. When she meets American architect and builder Trevor Magee, whose theater is being built to adjoin the Gallagher's pub, she feels the pull of romance. But will what he has to offer sour the taste of love? Skeptical hearts and fear of loss may crush everything.

The weakest of the three in my opinion. Darcy just isn't as appealing as her new sisters-in-law. (

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fssunnysd | Nov 1, 2009 |

The last of the three part trilogy and it was nice to see fiery Darcy settled with her man of destiny. This was the first time of reading and I think when i read it again it will improve. (

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ktoonen | May 6, 2008 |

Heart of the Sea - Nora Roberts (8/10)
Romance; book 3 of the Irish Trilogy.
I liked this one more than number two and about the same as number one. I hadn't particularly liked Darcy in the first two books (not that I disliked her, I think I just didn't get her) and wasn't sure what I would think of this one. But Roberts did a lovely job with her and I loved Trevor. Their romance was easy and nice to read and my main complaint is that the story stopped as soon as they had admitted to each other that they loved each other. So many other things outside the romance had been set up, particularly the building of the theatre and the Gallaghers singing Shawn's songs, and I felt cheated that these weren't resolved. I would have liked an epilogue showing the opening of the theatre in order to tie up those threads and I felt the book was weaker without it. (

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rocalisa | Nov 19, 2007 |

I really like the Gallaghers and this a perfect ending to the trilogy. (

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van_stef | Nov 7, 2007 |

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Series (with order)

Irish Gallagher's Pub Trilogy (book 3)

Canonical Title

Heart of the Sea

Original publication date

2000-12

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Darcy Alice Mary Gallagher

Trevor Magee

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County Ardmore, Ireland

London, England, UK

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Epigraph

Her eyes they shone like diamonds, you'd
think she was queen of the land.
--The Black Velvet Band

Dedication

To Pat Gaffney
All references to Irish music are just for you

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The village of Ardmore sat snug on the south coast of Ireland, in the county of Waterford, with the Celtic Sea spread out at its feet.

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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 i1 to her. But as their mutual attraction flares into passion, they look into their hearts-and find out what happens when you truly believe...

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Bestselling author Nora Roberts has another classic on her hands with Heart of the Sea. This final installment in Roberts's faerie tale trilogy returns readers to Ardmore, Ireland, where the Gallagher family's pub is the heart of the community. Passionate and beautiful, Darcy Gallagher works as a waitress in the family pub while looking for a way to achieve the glamorous lifestyle to which she would like to become accustomed. Enter wealthy American builder Trevor Magee, whose Irish roots have drawn him back to the childhood home of his grandfather to build a theater. As Darcy and Trevor revel in the heated sexual attraction that flares between them, neither believes that they are the final key to end an ancient spell that separated Carrick the Faerie Prince and his human lady love, Gwen. But Ireland is a magic place, where the faeries dance among mere mortals and love blossoms under starry skies. Let veteran storyteller Nora Roberts transport you to the Emerald Isle, home of the little people and overwhelming passion. --Alison Trinkle

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