There is an adage which states most aptly that home is where the heart is. This is true for me. An American president also once said, “I love them more whom I loved first.” I say this is true, even for places. San Manuel and Moncada are towns I loved first because these are the towns where I grew up.

Thea Weaver's past is far behind her, or so she thought. When letters from her ex-husband start showing up on her doorstep, the small town life she just settled in to threatens to become a distant memory. As the oldest of five girls, and her parents no longer around, she feels it’s her responsibility to take care of them, and she isn’t about to let her past ruin their futures. So she decides to enlist the help of local cowboy and single father, Logan Cash. Logan’s interest in Thea has occupied his mind for years. But when she reaches out for help, he finds himself in a situation where he could grow closer to the woman who has rarely drifted far from his thoughts, and take care of her in the process. When things take a turn and Thea's fear drives them apart, Logan has to decide how far he's willing to go to protect what's his and risk losing his heart in the process.

This volume is a monument among ballad books containing 158 of the most popular Irish ballads and songs which echo and resound throughout the pubs of Ireland and indeed throughout the world by Ireland’s leading folk groups. Along with notes on many of the ballads, this book features a fine collection of unique photographs, drawings and engravings depicting scenes of Ireland’s bygone days. Contents include, “The Town I Loved So Well,” “The Wild Rover,” The Rose of Tralee,” “The Cliffs of Doneen,” “Cockles and Mussels,” “The Patriot Game,” “A Nation Once Again,” “Old Maid in a Garrett,” “Nora,” “James Connolly,” “I’ll Tell Me Ma” and many more.

A magazine of tales, travels, essays, and poems.