ORLA'S GIFT
By
Michelle Armson "She spoke from her heart in a way I had never known and I couldn't let her merge back into the crowds ." When Ria set off to Corsica to find her natural father, she never expected to find out he was a Mafia drugs' baron involved in a deadly turf war. Raised in Mansfield, living a quiet life alone with her adoring mother, Ria's limited knowledge of the world offer her very little protection against the deceptions of her past. Ria's quest soon becomes entangled with that of Philippa, also in pursuit of a man living in Corsica. While both women relish their journeys of self-discovery, neither could predict the love and heartache that would emerge, as their once separate lives become immersed in the web of the O'Donovan brothers. This world of suspect Irish bars, drug running and dangerous secrets proved to be a place where the boundaries of good and evil, truth and lies, could quickly blur in the Mediterranean heat. Orla's Gift is the passionate and romantic story of how a determined young woman battles adversity in order to find and understand her father, and ultimately herself. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Writing is Michelle's secret passion, executed in the dead of night when her husband is at work. What will he do when he discovers her love affair with her laptop? Will he throw them out into the street, refusing her access to their two children? The scandal would rock the urban Catholic primary school where she is put on a pedestal by her pupils, their parents, her colleagues and her priest. How shocking that would be. Miss always seemed so normal. Surely, teachers don't write novels about love, passion and the inevitable heartache. But then again, sometimes she mentions the time she worked in Corsica and once she disclosed that she was adopted and had traced her natural family. We are all entitled to a secret life. I only hope her husband understands. |
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