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"Interesting tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 10, 2003

After spending the last fourteen years in prison as a terrorist convicted of killing children and a garda, an amnesty program frees Michael Kilbride from his incarceration. With no place to go as his parents want nothing to do with Michael the convicted terrorist, he moves in with his Read more...

"Irish Tale of Redemption"
Reviewed by Linda Hurst
Posted March 26, 2003

THE LAST BRIDE IN BALLYMUIR was the first book I have read by Dorien Kelly and when I closed it I found myself immediately wanting to read the sequel--which of course isn't due out for ages. Miss Kylie "Soon-to-Be-A-Saint" O'Shea has spent her life and money trying to live down her Read more...

"A Very Touching Irish Love Story"
Reviewed by Ronica Rainge
Posted May 8, 2003

Michael Kilbride has spent the last 14 years of his life in prison for a crime that he did not commit. While he is getting back of his feet, he goes to live with his younger eccentric sister Violet in Ballymuir. Michael decides to take a walk after Read more...

Steeped in the age-old beauty and traditions of Ireland, Dorien Kelly's enchanting contemporary novel transports readers to a picturesque Irish village where passions run deep....

Summary

Miss Kylie "Soon-to-Be-a-Saint" O'Shea teaches at the Gaelic school, helps her neighbors and volunteers for every good cause. No one in Ballymuir can figure out why she keeps the interested lads at bay but they all warn her that she's in danger of fulfilling a local legend: becoming the last bride in Ballymuir. When a stranger named Michael Kilbride comes to the village wild rumors surround his every move. But Kylie, captivated by Michael's intense passions, lets herself go where Michael leads her -- into an awakening of dreams and desires...even if it means exposing her beloved village's and her own darkest secrets.