Books like Whiskey Island by Emilie Richards
The Whiskey Island Saloon, a storied gathering place for Irish immigrants on Lake Erie, is now run by the Donaghue sisters—women whose lives are steeped in family tragedy and an unresolved mystery. When a violent act throws the community into turmoil, Megan Donaghue, a woman who has learned to distrust love, teams up with Niccolo Andreani, a man who doubts himself, to uncover the truth about a pivotal night in the island’s past. An aging keeper of secrets watches over an old case that still shadows many lives, and the resolution of this murder carries unexpected consequences for all involved.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Emilie Richards
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