Beginner's Luck

As eldest son, Eoin O'Brien is expected to take over the management of his family pub, the Lion O'Brien in the Bronx. Despite his da's disapproval, he has achieved his dream of becoming a police detective. He also longs to have a family, but his wife Vivian left him three years ago to pursue her own dreams of working in an art gallery. Now Vivian is back from California. When the gallery where she works is robbed and vandalized, their paths cross again. It turns out the attack on the gallery was personal. After Vivian is almost run down by a car, it is clear that she herself is the target, though she can't think of anyone who would wish her harm. Eoin and Vivian circle each other warily, each feeling the pull of the past and their still powerful attraction. But there will be no easy reconciliation. First she find a way back into the O'Brien family's good graces. Eoin, in turn, sees that he is partly to blame for her flight. Like his father, he is too quick to anger, too domineering. He must learn to give the independent Vivian her space. But above all, he has sworn to protect her. And if he gives her too much space, she may end up dead. Book 1 in the O'Brien series.

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Beginner's Luck

As eldest son, Eoin O'Brien is expected to take over the management of his family pub, the Lion O'Brien in the Bronx. Despite his da's disapproval, he has achieved his dream of becoming a police detective. He also longs to have a family, but his wife Vivian left him three years ago to pursue her own dreams of working in an art gallery. Now Vivian is back from California. When the gallery where she works is robbed and vandalized, their paths cross again. It turns out the attack on the gallery was personal. After Vivian is almost run down by a car, it is clear that she herself is the target, though she can't think of anyone who would wish her harm. Eoin and Vivian circle each other warily, each feeling the pull of the past and their still powerful attraction. But there will be no easy reconciliation. First she find a way back into the O'Brien family's good graces. Eoin, in turn, sees that he is partly to blame for her flight. Like his father, he is too quick to anger, too domineering. He must learn to give the independent Vivian her space. But above all, he has sworn to protect her. And if he gives her too much space, she may end up dead. Book 1 in the O'Brien series.

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Beginner's Luck

Beginner's Luck

by Corinne Scott
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Beginner's Luck

by Corinne Scott

Overview

As eldest son, Eoin O'Brien is expected to take over the management of his family pub, the Lion O'Brien in the Bronx. Despite his da's disapproval, he has achieved his dream of becoming a police detective. He also longs to have a family, but his wife Vivian left him three years ago to pursue her own dreams of working in an art gallery. Now Vivian is back from California. When the gallery where she works is robbed and vandalized, their paths cross again. It turns out the attack on the gallery was personal. After Vivian is almost run down by a car, it is clear that she herself is the target, though she can't think of anyone who would wish her harm. Eoin and Vivian circle each other warily, each feeling the pull of the past and their still powerful attraction. But there will be no easy reconciliation. First she find a way back into the O'Brien family's good graces. Eoin, in turn, sees that he is partly to blame for her flight. Like his father, he is too quick to anger, too domineering. He must learn to give the independent Vivian her space. But above all, he has sworn to protect her. And if he gives her too much space, she may end up dead. Book 1 in the O'Brien series.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781603813815
Publisher: Camel Press
Publication date: 11/01/2016
Series: O'Briens , #1
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Corinne Scott was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her parents were teachers, so of course she grew up to be a teacher as well, proving that the apple does not fall too far from the tree. Corinne has a bachelor's degree from Texas State University and a master's from the University of North Texas. She is passionate about books, which led her to her current occupation as a librarian and now author. Beginner's Luck is her second novel, and the first in a series about the O'Briens of New York. Her first novel was Lover's Oak.

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He was a stupid man. What right did he have to tell someone not to touch Vivian? But when he’d walked in and seen her in another man’s arms, he’d gone completely Cro-Magnon. All he wanted to do was rip her from the man’s arms, haul her over his shoulder, drag her back to his cave, and have his way with her. He wasn’t like that. Eoin had never been jealous in his life.

Until Viv. Always Viv.

She pushed and pulled at him in every way imaginable without even trying. His reaction to her would always be the same; he knew that now. Viv was a part of his soul and he was fucking it up.

“Wife?” The man holding her repeated, looking at Viv.

The man still did not drop his arms from her waist, Eoin noted. “Yes, wife. Now get your damn hands off her.” Why couldn’t he keep his effing mouth shut?

“You married a Paddy, Vivian?”

“Limey bastard!” Eoin lurched forward, ready to brawl when Viv stepped between them.

“Really, Eoin? I haven’t seen you in three years and all of a sudden you’re barging in and laying claim?”

“Do I need to go, Vivi?” Avery asked.

“Vivi? What the hell?” Eoin stepped forward again. He was really going to kill this gowl. Vivian put another hand to his chest, stopping him immediately.

“Avery, would you mind coming back later? I appreciate you stopping by, and I do need the help with the gallery, but I have to talk to Eoin first.”

“I’ll be back after lunch, yeah?” He bussed her on the cheek to piss him off, Eoin knew.

Eoin rounded on Viv as soon as the Englishman left. “Are you seeing that arsehole?”

“Nice to see you, too, Eoin.” She whirled away and headed for the back room. Eoin followed like a lap dog, needing answers.

“I’m serious, Viv.”

“Don’t call me Viv. No one calls me Viv anymore. And you don’t get an answer to that question. We’re not together anymore.”

She began going through boxes, looking for Lord knows what while he stood there looking mystified. When Eoin called her Viv, it took her back to a time when they were in love. Viv was a pet name for a wife. Vivian was … what? An ex-wife? An estranged one? She didn’t even know anymore. All she knew was that when he called her Viv in that Irish brogue, she just wanted to leap into his arms like she’d always done when he’d come home at the end of a shift. Viv was young and naïve. Viv didn’t have a place here anymore.

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