Review: Iowa-New York-Belfast-St. Thomas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
From New York City to Belfast to St. Thomas – Tricia Andersen’s heroine isn’t in Iowa anymore!When a children’s book written by Abbey Wright is accepted by a New York publisher, she travels from small-town Mount Vernon, Iowa, to the big city. Her dreams are coming true! But then she meets drop-dead-gorgeous Sloan O’Riley, the artist who will be illustrating her book. Shaken by her strong reaction to him and concerned that her boyfriend back in Iowa won’t approve of her working with such a handsome man, she runs from the room and demands a different illustrator. To allay her fears, Sloan lies and tells her, “I’m gay.”Thus begins a series of complications between Abbey and Sloan. Abbey eventually learns that Sloan really is not gay, and as their attraction to each other grows, so do the twists and turns of the story. Sloan has a background that he is hiding; Abbey accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend. Whenever things go wrong, Abbey tends to jump to conclusions and her reaction is to run away from the situation, making things worse. Throughout the story, she doubts that the wealthy, handsome Sloan could really be attracted to her.The plot kept me wondering what would happen next. Just as it seemed that Abbey and Sloan would get together and live happily ever after, something would happen to sabotage their relationship. BLACK IRISH was a fast, entertaining read that I enjoyed. Tricia Andersen has created two likable characters in this first book of the series, and I’m looking forward to getting to know them better in her future stories.