Irish Rose Press publishes contemporary sweet romance set in Ireland, with stories of faith, belonging, and new beginnings. Discover our books below, beginning with the Glenavane House Collection.
For Sale, More or Less
Four weeks in Ireland. One house to sell. Far too many people getting involved.
Tess Callahan is good at being independent. She has useful work, a life in Boston, and no intention of becoming indispensable to anyone. Her late grandaunt’s terraced house and shuttered shop in Ireland are simply one more task to finish: empty the rooms, complete the sale, and catch her return flight in four weeks.
Then a leaking pipe brings Ronan McCarthy to her door.
The irritatingly thorough local carpenter refuses to settle for the quick cosmetic repairs Tess wants. Worse, he may be right. When a defect in the property title halts the sale, her carefully arranged departure begins to slip out of reach.
With disputed belongings, mounting repairs, and neighbors who keep turning up, Tess finds herself drawn into a village where people notice her absence—and expect her to come back. Friendship begins to ask something of her. Faith becomes harder to keep at the edges of her life. And her growing attraction to Ronan threatens to complicate everything.
Set amid the rugged beauty and lively community of West Cork, For Sale, More or Less begins the Glenavane House Collection—a warm, inspirational romance about guarded hearts, inconvenient belonging, and learning to make room for the life God is calling you to.
A Guesthouse, Sort of
One unexpected year in Ireland. A future that refuses to fall into place.
Tess Callahan never planned to stay in West Cork. Now she’s facing a year at Glenavane House, teaching English online and trying to turn her inherited home into a temporary guesthouse. Temporary is the important word. Her life in Boston is waiting, and she hasn’t given up on it.
But earning a living beneath her own roof means opening the door to other people—and keeping it open even when she’d rather retreat behind her laptop.
Then there’s Ronan McCarthy. The local carpenter has become far more than someone she calls when something breaks. Yet the closer they grow, the harder it becomes to understand where she stands—or whether their hopes for the future can fit together.
With her days divided between lessons, guests, and a house that keeps demanding more of her, Tess begins to wonder when she’ll get back to the life she meant to live. Are her dreams on hold indefinitely?
A Guesthouse, Sort of continues the Glenavane House Collection—a warm, inspirational romance about uncertain plans, complicated love, and trusting God with a future you can’t yet see.
A Wedding, Apparently
One beloved house. A few startling conditions. And a future that’s anything but settled.
Tess Callahan has finally decided where she belongs. She’s going to buy Glenavane House and turn her temporary guesthouse into a permanent venture. But just when she’s ready to put down roots in West Cork, she uncovers some startling conditions in her grandaunt’s will.
With quirky guests arriving at the door and guesthouse mishaps keeping her on her toes, Tess has plenty to manage without her grandaunt having the last word. Making a home here may prove more complicated than she ever imagined.
Then there’s Ronan McCarthy. The local carpenter has become much more than a friend, and the possibility of a life together is no longer something Tess can brush aside. But loving each other and building a future together may be two very different things.
Tess is ready to stay. Is a happily-ever-after ready for her?