Irish Goodbye

Cordelia James used to be at the top of her field as a street photographer, with a huge social media following, gallery shows in Chelsea and a lucrative book deal. Then her father died suddenly, and now she can barely bring herself to leave her apartment. When she spots an ad for a summer job at a cozy cottage on the Irish island of Inishmore, she is on a plane before she can talk herself out of it.

She has barely stepped off the boat when she collides, quite literally, with Niall O'Connor. He is a surly local chef, newly back on Inishmore from Dublin after being jilted. He is nursing a broken heart and trying to rebuild his life, and he has no patience for a well-to-do American tourist, least of all one with such a sharp tongue.

The more often their paths cross, the more miserable they make each other. Like most rivalries, though, theirs is heading toward a tipping point that will turn the cool coastal nights much warmer. With a cast of lovable, quirky supporting characters, this steamy and emotional story is about love, passion, art, food and finding the place where you belong.