Emily has stayed on Martha’s Vineyard, caring for her mother since her father left. She’s tired of the emotional abuse, and she’s ready for an adventure. Emily secured a position in Ireland, assisting her favorite author and working in a bookstore. She’s very excited but nervous.

On the first day, she realizes that the bookstore owner is the author’s son, and he does not want her there. Kieran gives her the horrible task of inventorying the shop, which has never been done, on an ancient computer. Sure, he looks like a hero from a romance novel, but he has the temperament of an ogre.

Emily’s not about to let him ruin her experience. The more they are thrown together, the more she understands him. But she’s thrown into a terrible position between mother and son and it could ruin everything.

LOVE AT FIRST BOOK is one of those novels that you don’t want to put down, but you don’t want it to end either. It leaves you with a book hangover. I immediately wanted to pass it along to all my friends. There’s so much to love about this book. The setting is amazing, a small town in Ireland where everyone knows everyone. I loved the relationship between Emily and Siobhan, the author. She provided a much needed mother figure in Emily’s life. Of course, the moments between Emily and Kieran are full of tension and chemistry. I laughed, I cried, and I sighed with happiness.