{"id":18,"date":"2024-10-09T01:02:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T01:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:39:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/book.png 901w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/book-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/book-768x704.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/>Annie O\u2019Brien, a sharp-witted 50-something relationship columnist, is given an ultimatum: write a sizzling travel piece to attract younger readers, or she\u2019s out of a job. Desperate, she follows her sister Maeve\u2019s wild suggestion\u2014travel to Ireland for a matchmaking festival. But from the moment Annie\u2019s terrible driving nearly gets them killed, the trip spirals into chaos. Their reluctant hero? Liam Kerry, a gruff but handsome musician trying to land a record deal to save his family farm, who agrees to be their driver. Sparks fly\u2014but not the good kind\u2014when Liam insults Annie, igniting a fiery dislike.<\/p>\n<p>As Maeve convinces Liam to play tour guide, Annie focuses on her article, ignoring their undeniable attraction. But when the festival leads to a dangerous encounter with a charming predator, Liam comes to her rescue. A passionate night follows\u2014until Liam\u2019s careless words send Annie fleeing home. Now, it\u2019s Liam\u2019s turn to chase after love. Will Annie give him\u2014and herself\u2014a second chance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annie O\u2019Brien, a sharp-witted 50-something relationship columnist, is given an ultimatum: write a sizzling travel piece to attract younger readers, or she\u2019s out of a job. Desperate, she follows her sister Maeve\u2019s wild suggestion\u2014travel to Ireland for a matchmaking festival. But from the moment Annie\u2019s terrible driving nearly gets them killed, the trip spirals into<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOME&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XLUS\/863325\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}