A strong minded Irishwoman pursuing her dream. A disillusioned businessman ready to retire. Can two determined people separated by years find true love at the end of a rainbow?Prepare for romance and fun with the third book in the home-flipping series brought to you by USA Today bestselling author Josie Riviera.Irishwoman Kathleen Kelly wants to renovate her new teahouse in America to a sparkling … Kathleen Kelly wants to renovate her new teahouse in America to a sparkling shine, enticing droves of customers to Roses, NC. But the project quickly takes a turn for the worse when her hard work falls flat.
Rob Taylor knows a thing or two about running a business. He’s built Rob’s Marvelous Muffins into a thriving business.
With Rob in Miami and Kathleen in Roses, a May-December romance isn’t part of Kathleen’s carefully laid-out plans. Besides, they’ve both admitted to each other how unlucky they are in love. Better to leave romance out of the picture and stick to friendship and hard work.
However, Kathleen has no choice but to face what she is most afraid of … commitment.
And it will take more than hot tea and marvelous muffins to bridge the gap between them.
From USA TODAY bestselling author Josie Riviera comes a heartwarming sweet romance about Irish grit, with a good deal of decorating and old-fashioned renovation thrown in.
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Josie Riviera always brings strong characters and interesting plots. This story is different from most in that Rob is older and definitely financial set while Kathleen is young, idealistic and driven. I loved this story and the way romance developed between them.
Really enjoyed this book. Rob and Kathleen have both been in bad relationships in the past and have to move past that. Kathleen is a modern pioneer who leaves Ireland to open a tea shop in a building she bought before her move. She is a strong independent woman. Can she learn to accept Rob’s help? Can Rob help her without overrunning her ideas? Read another great one by Josie Riviera.
I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A beautiful May-December romance…
Josie Riviera writes such great romance stories, whether historical or contemporary, and I knew I had to read this one just from seeing the title of the book.
Rob and Kathleen have more in common than they think. In spite of their skills and ambition, their failed love lives have left them with deep longings for love and acceptance. They are brought together when Kathleen leaves Ireland to start her own Irish tea shop in lovely Roses, North Carolina and Candee, her realtor, asks the wildly successful Rob to help her get started. Their meeting feeds a seed of hope in Rob’s heart and an interest Kathleen cannot ignore, but the difference in their ages and their pasts could stop this budding relationship.
The storyline is a beautifully written clean romance. I enjoy romances where the characters are more mature and relatable. Josie Riviera has created characters with interactions that are believable, cast in a setting described so vividly it made me want to live there! I received a free copy but my review is honest and voluntary.
A heart warming read with down to earth characters, a small town North Carolina setting, twist and turn plot, and believable resolution. Enjoy the Flipping For You series about finding true love, regardless of age, at the end of the rainbow. Delectable treats with a recipe for Auntie Peggy’s Irish Brown Bread included.
I was excited that there was a story about Kathleen Kelly from Oh Danny Boy and Rob Taylor from the previous 1-800 books. They were both wonderful secondary characters and deserved their own romances. Kathleen has been answering to someone else for many years and Rob is used to running his own successful business, so he can’t help telling her what he would do and trying to take charge even if that means offering her a management-like position she had before and no longer wants. Rob is a people pleaser ever since he tried to make his drunken abusive father happy. I’m surprised he has such a positive outlook and that his childhood experiences didn’t turn him bitter. Kathleen has been hurt by false controlling men. Maybe she’s afraid Rob is trying to control her in way by offering her an easy way out working for him in Miami. It must have been really hard to leave her native Ireland and all that is familiar to her behind to go to America to start a new business. I loved reading about all the wonderful Irish foods she created and wished I could visit Kathleen’s Teahouse in Roses and try them.
1-800-IRELAND: A Sweet Contemporary Romance Novella (Flipping For You Book 3) by Josie Riviera
Another great story from the author.
Have followed this series and enjoyed them all.
This one starts out with Kathleen who’s relocated from Ireland to NC, a small town called Roses. She lives above her new store-a tea house serving real Irish bread to name a few items on her menu.
Candy, the one who set up the apartment and saw to all the new owners needs from the US side also has notified Rob, her friend in FL who bakes cakes and cupcakes in his own shop.
He’s older and not quite the catch of the day-love this that he’s just a regular guy and kinda out of shape.
kathleeen has it set in her dreams about her shop but Maureen knows she will need help. Rob needs time away from his own shop so travels there to see what it will need, in his opinion to make it a success.
He never expected to find Kathleen so charming! Like the challenge they take part it. So many lovely detailed descriptions, I can just picture it for real.
Loved hearing all about starting up the business-priceless information!
Some characters from the series make an appearance but you are given all details aobut them so you’re not left in the dark.
This can be read as a standalone! Irish slang words are explained in the conversations they have.
Misunderstandings and you wonder if they will ever get back together to see if they have what it takes to be a couple.
Recipe included! Note from the author is included at the end.
Acknowledgements and about the author is included. Offer to join first readers group.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end. Excerpt from Maeve is also included.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
I loved, loved this story. It is the third in the Flipping for You series on flipping houses and buildings and finding romance at the same time.
I think 1-800-Ireland is my favorite in this series so far as it has characters from Oh Danny Boy another book by Josie Rivieria and one of my absolute favorites of her stories and characters from the first two books in the Flipping for You series.
It was fun visiting or at least hearing about the characters in Oh Danny Boy and what was going on with some of them and since our heroine in this book Kathleen came from Ireland where she managed the Ground Café flagship store owned by a very wealthy Danny this was a good mix.
Kathleen wanted to come to America for a whole new change and to forget the men that kept leaving her behind.
She finds a realtor that finds her an old run-down diner in Rose, NC and she is going to make it into a tea house and live upstairs.
Rob is the older businessman of famous muffins and cupcakes in Miami. He comes up to help out his friend and this new woman entrepreneur from Ireland. Can these two entrepreneurs from two different places and distances have any kind of romance and make it last or have to go their separate ways due to their places of business?
Get this book and your favorite beverage and sit in your favorite reading place and read this book that hooks you from beginning to end and you won’t be able to put it down.
I received a voluntary copy from the author without any pressure to review but I did so as I so loved this story and I can’t wait for the next. This is my own opinion and honest review. If you have read any of this series meet the characters that started it all in I-800- Cupid which is the first of the three books in this series and I-800-Christmas. You will love them all.
1-800-IRELAND is a heart warming romance between an independent Irish woman and Rob, the Muffin Man. Rob is warm, kind hearted and generous. He is also older, stocky and bald. How nice to find a leading man who is not drop dead gorgeous. I loved this May-December romance.
I’ve enjoyed each book in this series. They’re all sweet, well written stories that can also be read as stand alones. Highly recommend each one.
One thing I really liked about this book, the hero isn’t your typical drop dead gorgeous man. He’s a little older, bald, but extremely lovable and likable, the type of guy most of us would be most likely to meet. It shows that love really comes in all shapes, sizes, and ages.
Wonderful story with all the feels. Sometimes love comes along when you least expect or want it. This is a May-December romance that came out of nowhere to hit the hero and heroine straight in the heart. This story is heartwarming, a little heart wrenching and a lot heart lifting.