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  “Can’t you take him to yours? Jonas’s kid can play with him. Kids love dogs.”

  “Luca’s staying with his grandparents. It’s only me and Jonas at the cottage.”

  Muireann glanced at the slim gold watch her father had given her for her last birthday. “I’m going to be late. You’ll figure something out. Bye, Wiggly Poo.”

  With these not very reassuring words—and yet another air-kiss—Gavin’s future bride made her perfume-scented exit.

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  Other Books by Zara

  The Ballybeg Series

  Love and Shenanigans — Out Now!

  Love and Blarney — August 2014

  Love and Leprechauns — November 2014

  Love and Mistletoe — December 2014

  About Zara Keane

  Zara Keane grew up in Dublin, Ireland, but spent her summers in a small town very similar to the fictitious Ballybeg.

  She currently lives in Switzerland with her family. When she’s not writing or wrestling small people, she drinks far too much coffee, and tries—with occasional success—to resist the siren call of Swiss chocolate.

  Zara loves chatting to people. She can be reached by email or you can find her on social media under the following links.

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  To learn more about Zara and her books, check out her website: http://zarakeane.com

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  Acknowledgements

  Once again, I’m indebted to a number of people for their assistance while I was preparing Love and Blarney for publication.

  Many thanks are due to my wonderful critique partner, Magdalen Braden, for her insightful suggestions on how an American might perceive rural Ireland; to Rhonda Helms, editor extraordinaire, for showing me how to focus on the romantic arc and maximize the emotional impact within the confines of a smaller word count; to Trish Slattery and Michele Harvey for beta reading the novella; and to Anne and Linda at Victory Editing for the thorough proofread.

  Last but definitely not least, thank you to my family for tolerating my crazy work schedule over the past year with mostly good grace. :D

  Copyright

  LOVE AND BLARNEY

  Copyright © 2014 by Sarah Tanner

  Published 2014 by Beaverstone Press GmbH (LLC)

  ISBN-13: 978-3-906245-04-1

  Cover design © Kim Killion

  Cover photographs: The Killion Group Inc. and Matthi at Bigstock

  Scene Break Image: Ecelop at Bigstockphoto.com

  Formatting by Zara Keane

  MOBI Version 1.0.

  All rights reserved. Where such permission is sufficient, the author grants permission to strip any DRM which might be applied to this work. Similarly, the author grants permission to share this work with family and personal friends. In all other cases, no part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotation embodied in critical articles and reviews.

  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales, or organizations is entirely coincidental.