<p><p>[roberts] Is At Her Best Here (<i>publishers Weekly</i>, Starred Review) In The First Book In Her Enchanting Trilogy Set In Ardmore, Ireland.</p><h3>library Journal</h3><p>even The Reigning Queen Of Romance Novels Is Entitled To An Off Book. A Superior Reading Might Have Endowed This Story With The Needed Depth, But Patricia Daniels Was Not Equal To The Task. Jude Murray Is In Ireland To Escape Her Life In Chicago And Possibly Find Herself In The Bargain; Aidan Gallagher Runs His Family's Pub In Ardmore. He's Done His Running But Beneath The Surface Is A Sense Of Destiny Unfulfilled. Then He Meets Jude And Understands Everything. Unfortunately, Daniels's Near Monotonic Reading Makes It Difficult To Lose Oneself In The Already Fanciful Story. Her Concentration On Proper Diction Is Negated By Her Giving Every Word In A Sentence Equal Weight, Thus Rendering The Sentence Meaningless. Her Irish Accent Is Better, But With That She Loses Her Diction Skills. Despite The Popularity Of The Author, Libraries Would Do Well To Pass On This One.--jodi L. Israel, Jamaica Plain, Ma Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.</p>