Many devoted couples began as foes, so why not lay down the sword and conquer your enemy with a rose—like you’d entice a lover? Tryffin is a fearless champion when it comes to battling Saxons but fighting for Aelfrida’s love proves a greater challenge. Can he trust a Saxon? The Welsh Prince, Tryffin, will do anything to make the Saxon maiden, Aelfrida, his bride. But to her, he’s a sworn enemy. She can never give her heart to him. To save her foster father’s life, Aelfrida is forced to wed the powerful Prince, who led the warband that slew her parents. She is shocked at what a powerful temptation he is to her body and her heart. Can she trust a Celt? Everything rests on the Saxon bride’s choice of vengeance or love. Will Aelfrida prove to be Tryffin’s soul mate or his worst enemy?

"Provides historical overview of Celtic art; step-by-step instructions for creating twists, braids, and knotted lines; over 200 patterns; a guide to using color in your work; and a gallery of the author's art using Celtic knot work"--

"This is the true story of a young, naïve Irish woman who embarked on a path of "most resistance" and danced/survived her way around seven different countries. Her very descriptive, dramatic and often humorous Celtic Road Home takes you on a journey of constant Life adventures. Despite her many up and down struggles along the way, she never gives up Hope on the very next outcome becoming more successful than the one before. Inspirational and captivating throughout, Ann always strives to maintain a positive outlook while going against the grain. A saga filled with an uplifting spirit and a touch of Irish Laughter that will make your heart smile"--Back cover.

Being a matchmaking ghost isn’t easy, especially when you're tasked with getting your widow, a warrior woman, together with a brooding, hardened knight…who both care more about war than love. Nesta’s family urges the fiery, middle-aged widow to get a new husband to protect the villa, but she can take care of the villa herself. So, Instead, she grabs her deceased husband's longsword and joins the 15-year-old war leader, Arthur, to battle Saxons. There she meets the dark warrior, Ulfin. Ulfin is Arthur’s champion. And, so skilled in hand-to-hand combat, he has never lost a fight. However, he has never fought love before. With absolutely no encouragement from the two of them, an attraction ignites between Nesta and Ulfin. Unknown to Nesta, Ulfin is being haunted by the matchmaker ghost of her deceased husband. Can this ghost fan the flame of love so hot that even this incredibly stubborn and reluctant to love hero and heroine can’t ignore it? Though skilled at guarding a kingdom with their swords, will guarding their hearts prove to be a losing battle for them both? In this second book in the Swords and Roses Duology, the sequel to The Celtic Fox, Ulfin and Nesta are familiar with swords but have to get reacquainted with roses. A Later in Life Romance - Hero and Heroine are over 40

When Irish culture and economics underwent rapid changes during the Celtic Tiger Years, Anne Enright, Colum McCann and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne began writing. Now that period of Irish history has closed, this study uncovers how their writing captured that unique historical moment. By showing how Ní Dhuibhne's novels act as considered arguments against attempts to disavow the past, how McCann's protagonists come to terms with their history and how Enright's fiction explores connections and relationships with the female body, Susan Cahill's study pinpoints common concerns for contemporary Irish writers: the relationship between the body, memory and history, between generations, and between past and present. Cahill is able to raise wider questions about Irish culture by looking specifically at how writers engage with the body. In exploring the writers' concern with embodied histories, related questions concerning gender, race, and Irishness are brought to the fore. Such interrogations of corporeality alongside history are imperative, making this a significant contribution to ongoing debates of feminist theory in Irish Studies.

Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the significant developments that have moulded the discipline in recent years. Barry Cunliffe here incorporates new theoretical approaches, technological advances and a range of new sites and finds, ensuring that Iron Age Communities in Britain remains the definitive guide to the subject.