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Kemberlee Shortland is a native Northern Californian who grew up in Carmel, a community founded by artists and writers, including John Steinbeck, George Sterling, and Jack London. Over the years, Kemberlee has worked with several Carmel notables, including Doris Day, Kim Novak, and Joan Fontaine. It was in 1997, she left the employ of Clint Eastwood to live in Ireland for six months. It was during this time she met the man she would marry, and permanently relocated to live in Ireland. While always writing since a very young age, Kemberlee earned her keep for fifteen years as one of Ireland's foremost travel consultants, and also wrote travel articles about Ireland. In 2005, she saw her first romance sell, and to date, she has thirteen published titles to her name, including the best-selling Irish Pride Series. Her most recent release is Murder in Mornington, is the first book in a new cosy Irish mystery series, set in the community Kemberlee and her family now call home. Kemberlee enjoys hearing from her readers, and promises to reply to every message. Please feel free to visit her on her website or social media sites.
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Murder in Mornington, #1
The last thing Sassy O’Brien expects to find on her morning run is a dead body. An addict of TV crime, she thinks, “What would Beckett do?” She rings the police then takes several crime scene photos on her phone. Much to Det Donnelly’s dismay, Sassy’s involvement becomes instrumental in his investigation, as clues are overlooked by his team. How will Sassy cope when all the clues point to her? |
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Irish Pride Series Box Set
This box set includes: Rhythm of My Heart, A Piece of My Heart and the short story sequel, Constant Craving, and Shape of My Heart. |
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Rhythm of My Heart, #1
Eilis Kennedy gave up a singing career to become an Artists Representative with Eireann Records. Kieran Vaughan is just the talent she needs to contract in order to launch her career, while at the same time getting her out from under the controlling thumb of her boss, Fergus Manley. Neither expect such a strong personal connection. Fergus vows to have Eilis in his bed, at any cost. |
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A Piece of My Heart, #2
(note: this volume includes the short story Constant Craving)
Ten years after their break-up, the addendum in Mick's father's will forces Mick and Kate together to save Mick's heritage. Kate thought she was falling in love with Mick all over again, but a new revelation is too much for her. She is determined to finally say goodbye forever to her childhood sweetheart. Mick has other plans for Kate's future. And none of them involve goodbye. |
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Shape of My Heart, #3
Gráinne moonlights at The Klub! to earn money for college tuition. John ‘JD’ Desmond is an undercover detective. The Klub!, owned by Jimmy Malloy, is being used as a drug front, headed by the notorious Taylor 'The Hunter' Wade. JD wanted Gráinne to snitch for him, but things get complicated when they fall in love. When Gráinne witnesses Jimmy’s murder, she and JD are forced to run for their lives. |
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Awakening, #1
Ysbail is the ward of the Prince of Powys. Bedwyr is the bastard son of the King of Gwynedd. When a peace settlement is reached between Prince Madog and King Owain, it’s at Ysbail and Bedwyr’s expense. Known as the Grave Knower, war has taken Bedwyr to the edge of insanity. But when he first sees Ysbail, his blood-thirst turns to blood-lust, and vows to show Ysbail she needn’t fear him. |
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The
Carmel Charmers
2-in-1 volume
The Carmel Charmers Series includes the novelettes Tutti-Frutti Blues and Dude Looks Like A Lady. These stories are set in the quaint town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, when eating ice cream while walking through town was illegal, and one required a permit to wear high heels! |
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Tutti-Frutti
Blues, #1
Town therapist Maisie Daniels is having a bad day. A double scoop of tutti-frutti ice cream is sure to boost her mood. When Sgt Jake Hennessy spots her stepping out of the shop with her cone, he doesn't to cite her for eating ice cream on the street, a recent ban, but invites her to dinner instead. |
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Dude Looks
Like A Lady, #2
Pamela Howard can't believe she let her friend Maisie talk her into dressing as King Louis XVI for a charity event. Hank Delacroix is ready to throttle his friend Jake for tricking him into dressing as Marie Antoinette. When Pam finally meets her partner, memories and heartache awaken for the man she left at the altar. |
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One Night in New Delhi
City Nights, #27
Invited to the National Museum of India in New Delhi to inspect a rare find from a recent excavation, the last person Hannah Maguire expects to see is her former lover, Sudesh Kumar. Sparks instantly fly, but will her one night with him be one to remember or will Sudesh's secret send her into a tailspin she may never recover from this time? |
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One Night in Dublin City Nights, #9
At her mother’s prompting (nagging) about grandchildren, Sive wonders if it really is time to settle down. She’s just finishing college and should be thinking about her future. But is she ready to settle down? Is she ready for kids? More importantly, which of the three men she’s been seeing does she want to spend the rest of her life with? Sive has only 24 hours in which to make her choice. |
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Moondance
Blánaid thinks there's something wrong with her. She hasn't dated in months. If not for her best friends, Ronan and Siobhan, Blánaid is sure she'll go crazy with loneliness and despair. Then, one night while watching the sunset, Ronan kisses her and suddenly, Blánaid's world is thrown into turmoil. Can Blánaid face the truth in Siobhan's words? Can Ronan settle for just being Blánaid's friend? |
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The Power of Love
When Elaine discovers she's pregnant, she hesitates telling her husband, Ethan. They're newlyweds and want to wait until they're ready to start a family. Ethan surprised her by accepting early parenthood. But when they receive bad news after a prenatal exam, both must face that their charmed lives were about to come crashing down around them. Do Christmas wishes really come true? |
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