Fiona O'Brien

The Love Book

'Grown up, intelligent fiction - she just gets better and better' Cathy Kelly 'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent When handsome American Daniel O'Connell arrives in Ballyanna to research an old cable station for a documentary he is making, he's hoping that a stay in a sleepy Irish seaside town will help him and his traumatised son move on from a terrible accident. But Daniel soon finds that summer in Ballyanna is anything but quiet ... Meanwhile Annie Sullivan, daughter of the local hotel owner, has moved back home to mend her broken heart, telling everyone that she's there to figure out her next career move. But as a secret threatens Annie's dysfunctional family, Daniel's past is about to catch up with him. Will the two be able to grasp the new future that lies ahead before summer ends?

The Summer Visitors

Dom Coleman-Cappabianca is the divinely handsome owner of Dominic's, the hottest restaurant in town. But he's about to find out things are even steamier out of the kitchen. For starters, his blonde PR exec girlfriend Tanya seems hell bent on promoting her own interests, whatever the expense. Carla Berlusconi, the beautiful Italian American waitress, keeps her New York past to herself in Dominic's. But who is she? And what is her real story? Sexy doctor P.J. O'Sullivan is one of Dom's best customers. Five years on he still struggles to cope with the death of his beloved wife. Will he find true love again? Charlotte Keating is the perfect daughter, the perfect mother and now, the perfectly behaved divorcee. But her daughter Candy is about to change all that. And then Dom's glamorous Italian mother Cici is getting herself into some very hot water. From Dublin to Rome and New York, family fidelity is tested to its limits as the cast of Dominic's discover when love is the dish of the day, it's a recipe for trouble.

No Reservations

If St. Valentine has taught them anything about love - it's be careful what you wish for... In 1980, three schoolgirls visit St. Valentine's shrine in Dublin, to write their petitions for love. By 2010, these same women have discovered that finding love was the easy part - it's what you do with it once you've found it that's tricky. When one of the women returns home unexpectedly from California, all three are forced to examine their choices. Because real love is always a work in progress - and Vonnie, Abby and Diana must learn they need to open their eyes and more especially their hearts...

Is blood always thicker than water? Shelley Fitzgibbon has it all – three beautiful children, a charismatic, successful husband and a life of her dreams. Then her husband Charlie disappears, leaving behind more than just a business empire in crisis . . . The luxurious family home is sold, and while Shelley's daughters Olivia and Emma come to terms with being broke, eleven-year-old Mac refuses to talk about what happened. When Charlie's estranged mother Vera opens her door to the broken family, secrets from the past begin to emerge that reveal that there's more to the Fitzgibbons than meets the eye. As Shelley struggles to keep her family together, she begins to wonder if she ever knew the man she married . . . And six thousand miles away Charlie is wrestling with life-changing decisions of his own. Is blood always thicker than water? Maybe Charlie's family are simply better off without him.

Without Him

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'Long lunches, hot evenings ... O'Brien never puts a foot wrong' Irish Independent IT'S THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR Supermodel Ali Armstrong will tie the knot on board luxury knot Excalibur, surrounded by her closest friends and family. AND THE SCANDAL OF THE DECADE But as the guests descend on Puerto Banus for the festivities, tensions and secrets rise to the surface. Will Ali's mother, Carrie, finally accept the end of her own marriage? Can her sister, Hope, forget her broken heart and learn to trust again? Will Jay see off the Russian temptress and hang on to her millionaire husband? When the sun sets on the azure waters of the Med, the privileged world of the Armstrongs is blown sky high... 'Delicious ... full of warmth, glamour and excitment' Cathy Kelly

The Wedding of the Year. The Scandal of the Decade.

None of My Affair

'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent Number 24 Ulysses Crescent is an elegant three-storey mansion overlooking the beautiful Dublin Bay. Converted into luxurious seaview apartments, it's now home to a close-knit group of tenants. There's former style icon Evelyn; enigmatic sculptor Mike; hopeless romantic and café-owner Nessa; and Bruce and Stella, recently separated and now co-parenting their toddler from separate flats. Then there's Morah, the caretaker, who keeps a watchful eye on everyone - especially, for reasons only known to herself, the irrepressible Evelyn. When Evelyn's granddaughter Truth, a high-flying London lawyer, arrives for the summer, the residents are eager to get to know her - some more than others. But as the summer progresses, it turns out that Truth is hiding a secret and she's not the only one . . .

Uplifting summer fiction about love, and friendship and secrets between neighbours

The Houseshare

The dazzling new bestseller from Fiona O'Brien. One moment, Shelley has everything - three beautiful children, an adoring property magnate husband, and the life of her dreams. Then Charlie's business empire crashes and he vanishes. While their privileged beautiful daughters Olivia and Emma have to come to terms with being broke, eleven-year-old Mac refuses to talk about what happened. When Charlie's estranged mother, Vera opens her doors to the broken family, secrets emerge that reveal there was more to Charlie than meets the eye. But Charlie's shell shocked family aren't the only ones asking questions . . . The darkly enigmatic Russian billionaire Lukaz Mihailov arrives in Dublin with some unfinished business. What better way to track down Charlie than befriend his pretty and very vulnerable, abandoned wife Shelley . . . Is blood is always thicker than water? Maybe Charlie's family are simply better off without him ....

Maybe She's Better Off?

'The perfect holiday read' Irish Examiner Summer has arrived in Derrybeggs and the biggest event of the year, the annual film festival, is less than a month away. But as plans begin to unravel, tensions mount in the sleepy seaside town. Newcomer Dot joined the festival committee as a way of fitting in and as the first guests arrive to her newly renovated beachside B&B - TV star Molly Cusack and businessman Ryan Schindler - Dot becomes more determined than ever that her move be the fresh start she so desperately needs. Meanwhile heartbroken Merry has returned home to Derrybeggs and is back working at her parents' café. Everyone in town knows that her dream life in Florida tragically fell apart, but Merry is the only one who knows the whole story... When an intriguing American visitor turns up at The Seashell Café with no memory of who he is or why he is in Derrybeggs, Dot, Merry and the rest of the town's residents must come together to try to help him. But will they manage to do this while also saving the film festival?

The Summer We Were Friends

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'You'll devour this in one sitting' Cathy Kelly DOMINIC'S IS THE HOTTEST RESTAURANT IN TOWN And handsome owner Dom Coleman-Cappabianca quickly discovers that things are even steamier out of the kitchen ... For starters, beautiful Carla Berlusconi the Italian-American waitress is causing a stir and Dom's ice-blonde girlfriend Tanya wants her off her patch. While one of Dom's best customers, doctor PJ O'Sullivan still grieves for his wife, sure that he will never find love again. But then he meets Charlotte Keating, the perfect wife, the perfect mother and now the perfectly behaved divorcee ... As the restaurant chases its first Michelin star, Dom is about to learn that when love is the dish of the day, it's a recipe for trouble.

Summer has arrived in Derrybeggs and the biggest event of the year, the annual film festival, is less than a month away. But as plans begin to unravel, tensions mount in the sleepy seaside town. Newcomer Dot joined the festival committee as a way of fitting in and as the first guests arrive to her newly renovated beachside B&B - TV star Molly Cusack and businessman Ryan Schindler - Dot becomes more determined than ever that her move be the fresh start she so desperately needs. Meanwhile heartbroken Merry has returned home to Derrybeggs and is back working at her parents' café. Everyone in town knows that her dream life in Florida tragically fell apart, but Merry is the only one who knows the whole story... When an intriguing American visitor turns up at The Seashell Café with no memory of who he is or why he is in Derrybeggs, Dot, Merry and the rest of the town's residents must come together to try to help him. But will they manage to do this while also saving the film festival?

Three friends reunited. Three wishes made long ago. And one life-changing book. 'Not something you'll ever want to put down' Sunday Independent 'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent On an autumn day in 1981, three schoolgirls write their petitions for love at St Valentine's shrine in Whitefriar St Church, Dublin. Thirty years later, freelance journalist Vonnie unexpectedly returns home from her life in California and reunites with her two friends: Abby, now married to a plastic surgeon and Diana, a high-powered businesswoman. As the three friends examine their lives, they learn that finding love was the easy part ... it's what comes afterwards that proves complicated. If they were to do it all again, would they wish for the same things?

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