{"product_id":"irish-meadows-9780764217241","title":"Irish Meadows","description":"\u003cb\u003e1911, Long Island, New York \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaced With an Uncertain Future, Sometimes\u003cbr\u003eAll You Have Left Is the Courage to Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrianna and Colleen O'Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well. Recently he's put even more pressure on them, insinuating that the very future of their Long Island horse farm, \u003ci\u003eIrish Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, however, have different visions for their futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrianna, a quiet girl with a quick mind, dreams of attending college. Vivacious Colleen, meanwhile, is happy to marry--as long as her father's choice meets her exacting standards of the ideal groom. When former stable hand Gilbert Whelan returns from business school and distant relative Rylan Montgomery visits Long Island during his seminary training, the two men quickly complicate everyone's plans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the farm slips ever closer to ruin, James O'Leary grows more desperate. It will take every ounce of courage for both sisters to avoid being pawns in their father's machinations and instead follow their hearts. And even if they do, will they inevitably find their dreams too distant to reach?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Anne Mason's\u003c\/b\u003e debut historical novel, \u003ci\u003eIrish Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Fiction from the Heartland contest from the Mid-American Romance Authors Chapter of RWA. A member of ACFW, as well, she lives outside of \u003cb\u003eToronto, Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e, with her husband and two children. She can be found online at www.susanannemason.net.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bethany House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461019242770,"sku":"9780764217241","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ac776e7-a544-43b2-961d-7b5010ee704c.jpg?v=1730052165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/irish-meadows-9780764217241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}