Mulligan Stew (Irish Eyes Romance) (Paperback)

by Deb Stover (Author) "Thunder boomed in the distance-undoubtedly Granny Frye kicking open the pearly gates..." (more)
Key Phrases: thudded louder, shudder rippled, chewed her lower lip, Caisledn Dubh, Riley Mulligan, Culley Mulligan (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"A delightful heroine, a tortured hero, a whispering castle, an ancient curse for spice, a deliciously rich, warm Irish stew." -- Bestselling Author, JoAnn Ross

"A not to be put down, must read book!" -- The Best Reviews

"Deb Stover cooks up a satisfying contemporary gothic style romance, chock full of humor, passion, and mystery. Bon appétit." -- Paranormal Romance Reviews

Product Description
Widowed mother Bridget Mulligan has set off to live in Ireland with her in-laws. At the family castle, she and her brother-in-law fall into a spine-tingling mystery-and into a strange relationship, somewhere between love and hate.

"Ms. Stover writes with wry wit [and] keeps fans clamoring for more!" (Literary Times)

"No one can do it with the flair Ms. Stover does." (Bell, Book & Candle)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Jove (May 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515133094
• ISBN-13: 978-0515133097
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,352,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mulligan Stew by Deb Stover, June 1, 2002

By	Suzanne Coleburn (Berlin, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Deb Stover just took flight on wings of magic and landed in Ireland in a pot of Mulligan Stew hot enough to singe your eyebrows off with her extraordinary characters that jump off the pages into your heart. This book has everything necessary to keep you flipping the pages because from the moment you meet Bridget and Riley you know there are other forces at work to bring them together to break the curse on the Black Castle that has stood vacant for l00 years. I highly recommend this book. Keep in mind it's quite sensual too."

Suzanne Coleburn, Reader To Reader Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I Love!, July 18, 2002

By	Rebecca Paisley - See all my reviews

I love stories with castles in them! Add magic to the castle, and I'm hooked. And the castle in Deb's story seemed like a real *character* to me - it even talked! The descriptions of Ireland were so well-done that I could almost smell the sea. STEW moved quickly, too, and as I was reading I had a difficult time trying to find a "good place" to stop. You know how sometimes you get to parts in a book where you know you can stop reading for a while and not feel too anxious about what happens next? Well, not so with STEW. The setting, characters, humor, plot, dialogue, *very* hot love scenes -- everything meshed so wonderfully! I also loved the "Deep South meets Ireland" theme. Bridget's southernisms mixed with Riley's Irish words . . . That was fun, refreshing, and different. Honestly, this book had everything I love. I can't wait for Deb's next one!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome author! Read this!, May 28, 2002

By	Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews

For twenty-eight year old Bridget Colleen Mulligan, the best and worst day of her life was the day of Granny Frye's funeral. She and her six-year-old son, Jacob, were the last of the family line. They lived in Tennessee. The bank would take Granny's trailer at the end of the month and they would be homeless. It was made worse when Bridget's employer/lawyer informed her that her husband Culley had not abandoned her all those years ago. In fact, he was dead. Only recently had Culley's mother, in Ireland, found out Culley had married just before he died. Fiona Mulligan begged Bridget to come to Ireland, so she could hold in her arms the grandson she had not known existed. That fateful day Bridget lost all of her family in America and found a new family in Ireland.

Fiona fell in love with Bridget and Jacob upon first site! Maggie, Culley's younger sister, did too. The only one who did not was the older brother, Riley. Riley believed Bridget to be a fraud. Culley would never have wed a woman in America when he had a fiancé waiting for him in Ireland! But Jacob was the spitting image of Culley. And Riley could soon feel an attraction to Bridget that could have easily seduced his brother. And the woman was able to hear the voices!

Caislean Dubh was the name of the castle that overlooked the land. It was the Mulligan ancestral home, but no one had lived within the walls due to "The Curse" in a long time. Only Culley had heard the strange whispers that came from the castle. And only upon his death had Riley been able to hear them. No one else ever heard them, until Bridget. Why did she hear them? What could it mean?

***** Author Deb Stover spiced up this romance novel with just a dash of magic. At times I felt as if the past and the present were one and the same. I found it delightful to see a strong modern heroine in the haunting setting of a gothic tale, taming a stubborn man who fit the dark setting so well. Somehow the author was able to put it all together while showing the reader how breathtakingly beautiful Ireland really is. Highly recommended! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch.