Publication Date: August 28, 2024
When a childhood secret leads Jess to an Irish country cottage, sparks fly with grumpy farmer Owen… but will she find what she’s searching for amidst the rolling green hills?
Thirty-four-year-old Jess is perfectly happy living the single life as a journalist in bustling Dublin – if only her mother would stop trying to set her up. She has the perfect escape when, working on her next column, she finds a vintage children’s book with a mysterious dedication to a little girl. Her research leads to a tumbledown farmhouse in a tiny Irish village. But grumpy, infuriatingly handsome owner Owen is a spanner in her story…
One minute Owen is scowling and refusing to answer her questions. The next his luminous grey eyes light up and a smile transforms his rugged face: and Jess is shocked when he invites her to stay on the farm.
Walking together across the fresh green fields, Jess’s heart melts when she discovers he is hiding a tragic secret…one wrapped up in the history of the farm, and the very same little girl Jess is here to research.
But with gossip about Jess and Owen flying around the tiny community, cheeky escaped piglets and muddy country lanes to contend with, and her job calling her back to the city, Jess must decide: does their story end right here at the farm? Or could following her heart help her find the truth – and set her and Owen on the path to happily ever after?
Perfect for fans of Rachel Hanna, Trisha Ashley and Debbie Macomber, this gorgeous and heart-warming romance will sweep you off to Ireland.
When a woman with a love for second-hand children’s books decides to research the handwritten dedication in one, she opens the door to new possibilities.
Author Michelle Vernal introduces readers to “Second-Hand” Jane in The Little Irish Farm Blessed with top-notch investigative skills, Jane can’t help but apply her journalistic abilities to her hobby of collecting classic children’s fairytales.
She’s at a point in her life where her mother is pressuring her to settle down and marry, even though Jane doesn’t have any viable candidates. Perhaps researching the book’s inscription offers her an escape of sorts.
Some stories, though, are painful to tell. Jane’s search leads to a small country farm operated by Owen, whose mercurial personality makes it somewhat challenging to get answers. With plenty of laughter, tears, and a side of unexpected romance, readers are treated to life on an Irish farm.
The Little Irish Farm takes an inscription in a book and uses it to form an intricate story of two people searching for happiness.
Michelle Vernal is the Amazon UK top 100 bestselling author of Christmas in the Little Irish Village. In 2015 her debut novel, The Traveller’s Daughter, was shortlisted for the Love Stories award and in 2020, The Letter won the Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal Award for Chick lit. In addition, The Autumn Posy, Book 1 in the Liverpool Brides timeslip series, was a finalist in the 2021 Page Turner Book awards. She also writes the popular Guesthouse on the Green series featuring the hilarious O’Mara family. Michelle’s books are full of laugh out loud moments and warmth. Her readers describe her novels as unputdownable, feel-good and funny. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, with her husband, two teenage sons and attention-seeking tabby cats, Humphrey and Savannah.
