Mary Carter

The Pub Across the Pond Mary Carter

Carlene Rivers is many things. Dutiful, reliable, kind. Lucky? Not so much. At thirty, shes living a stifling existence in Cleveland—until she buys a raffle ticket to win a pub in Ireland. Carlene is stunned when she wins. Everyone else is stunned when she goes. Arriving in Ballybeog, Carlene is smitten by both the towns beguiling mix of ancient and modern and by the welcome she receives. Here, strife is no stranger, strangers are family, and no one is ever too busy for a cup of tea or a pint. Though her new job has its challenges—from a meddling neighbor to the pubs colorful regulars—compensations abound. Like the freedom to sing, joke, and tell stories and, in doing so, find her own voice. And in her flirtation with Ronan McBride, the pubs charming, reckless former owner, she just may find the freedom to trust her heart—and luck—for the first time.