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A Secret Daughter from Ireland

Orchid Bay, Book 1

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A Secret Daughter from Ireland

By: Ann O'Loughlin
Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
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The young woman gazes at the Irish sea for the final time, a careful hand on her stomach. She will do anything to keep her unborn daughter safe, even if it means leaving this gorgeous house forever...

Becky gazes at the name of the village in her mother's will: Orchid Bay, Ireland. It sounds like a magical place, so why did she never mention she owned a house there? Desperate to feel close to her mother again, Becky decides to escape her life in New York and travel to the wild Irish coast with her teenage daughter, Jen.

When she arrives, she finds peeling paint and a garden overgrown with wildflowers. Becky knows her mother would have wanted her to breathe new life into this house by the sea. And when local chef Ben, with his warm grey eyes, lilting Irish accent, and kind smile, volunteers to help, they begin to renovate the house. And as they work together, Becky feels her heart slowly mending…

But before she can imagine a new life in the place that has captured her heart, Becky finds an old envelope lodged behind a painting. In the crinkled pages, she learns about doomed romances by the Irish sea and a pregnant daughter who was driven from the town in shame. Becky's heart breaks as she thinks of her own daughter. But could this tragic love story explain why her mother kept this house a secret?

When Becky finally uncovers the connection between the letter and her family, it devastates her. Will the truth tear apart the happiness she has found? Or will she and her daughter finally be able to make a home with a new community here in this beautiful place?

An utterly emotional and binge-worthy listen bursting with Irish magic, perfect for fans of Susanne O'Leary, Cathy Kelly, and Mary Alice Monroe.

©2026 Ann O'Loughlin (P)2026 Podium Audio
Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction
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