She's meant to be catching flights, not catching feelings...

Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight.

Nothing romantic has ever happened between them: they're friends and that's all. But once a year, for the last ten years, Molly has spent seven hours and fifteen minutes sitting next to Andrew on the last flight before Christmas from Chicago to Dublin, drinking terrible airplane wine and catching up on each other's lives. In spite of all the ways the two friends are different, it's the holiday tradition neither of them has ever wanted to give up.

Molly isn't that bothered by Christmas, but-in yet another way they're total opposites-Andrew is a full-on fanatic for the festive season and she knows how much getting back to Ireland means to him. So, instead of doing the sane thing and just celebrating the holidays together in America, she does the stupid thing. The irrational thing. She vows to get him home. And in time for his mam's famous Christmas dinner.

The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. And-as long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on time-it can't possibly go wrong.

What she doesn't know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they're not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own...

A totally gorgeous and escapist friends-to-lovers festive romance with a swoon-worthy hero. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi McFarlane, and Christina Lauren.

Readers are head over heels for Holiday Romance:

OH MY GOODNESS!... I looooooved this so much!... I had to stop myself from devouring this story much faster! I wanted to enjoy every moment of Molly and Andrew's journey... And awwwwwww!!! Their chemistry!... Sizzling... I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE... PERFECTION! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

SO MUCH FUN. It's a feel good holiday rom com that hits all the right spots... I fell in love with Molly and Andrew as they fell for each other... The chemistry and tension was off the charts and I was screaming just kiss you guys... I was actually cackling at every chapter... The best thing I could've read... My only problem is that I wish I could have more of it. And that I want an Andrew for myself! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow wow wow. I'm just utterly hopelessly in love with this book. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I totally binged it in a day, I did not want to put this one down!... it was everything I could have hoped for... it gave me all the warm fuzzy, holiday feelings... Get ready for some cozy blanket and curl up with a hot cocoa vibes... had me laughing, crying (happy tears) and left me smiling and wanting more. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I literally read it in just a few hours, I could not put it down. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Literally everyone go read this book! It's giving me friends to lovers and I am HERE FOR IT!!! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sparks fly when two childhood acquaintances decide to fake date when they come home for the holidays, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Snowe and B.K. Borison.

Megan is dreading going home for the holidays after leaving local golden boy Isaac at the altar four years ago to run away to the big city. Christian hates his family's pity eyes every Christmas he shows up on his own. So when the two meet in a Dublin pub, they come up with a pact: to be the very best fake dates for each other, ever.

Rules are drawn up, and a contract is signed on a wine-stained napkin. They'll sit through family gatherings and be outrageously in love until freed from their obligations. After all, it's only for a few weeks. But with two big families to deal with alongside old friends, old flames, and old feelings, things are bound to get messy. And when a snowed-in cabin and a little Christmas magic are added to the mix, anything could happen . . .

Who could have predicted this? Being at the same wedding. In Ireland. There's a reason one-night stands are one-night stands. You're not supposed to see each other again, especially not when you're the maid of honor, and he's the groom's brother...

Sarah Anderson has never been more excited about anything in her life. She's going to her best friend's wedding. And not just any wedding. An Irish wedding. Goodbye New York, hello rolling green hills and men with beautiful accents and twinkling eyes.

But Sarah should have known that not all guests are fairy-tale princes...

There's the chinless Uncle Trevor, whose idea of small talk is to claim climate change is a conspiracy.

Then there's Great Aunt Eileen, who doesn't talk at all (she's too busy replacing the hotel cutlery with her own set).

Worst of all, there's Declan Murphy. Best man. Brother of the groom. And the man Sarah last saw naked.

Is there anything more mortifying than bumping into a one-night stand halfway across the world? Especially as Declan seems determined to embarrass Sarah at every turn. At least when the wedding's over she'll never have to see him again.

But, back in New York, Sarah finds the more she tries to forget Declan, the more she can't shake the thought of that infuriatingly charming smile and the way he wears a tux...

Was he really just for one night only, or might Declan Murphy be The One?

Prepare to laugh until you cry with this perfect feel-good romantic comedy about taking a chance on love. Fans of Sophie Ranald, Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes won't be able to put this down!

A newly single girl. A tall dark handsome stranger. What could go wrong?

It's 7 a.m. on a Monday morning and Abby Reynolds isn't where she wants to be. She wants to be in her beautiful loft apartment in Manhattan, drinking a coffee with her fiancé.

Instead, she's heading back to the childhood home in rural Ireland she swore she'd never return to, with some big old secrets. Namely that she's suddenly found herself unemployed, homeless, and absolutely 100% single.

She's feeling all out of luck. Until the first person she meets after she touches down is an absurdly hot guy called Luke, who offers her a lift home. Gazing deep into his sparkling emerald-green eyes, Abby knows instantly that he's exactly what she needs to take her mind off everything. The perfect rebound.

It's a flawless plan. Until the next day, when Abby realizes who he actually is. Not just a stranger. He is, in fact, Luke Bailey, aka the boy next door. Luke Bailey who-so help her God-she's pretty sure she once shared baths with, back when they were kids. Not that she can allow herself to imagine him in a bath now, not without blushing from head to foot.

And judging by the smirk on his face, the same Luke Bailey who's known exactly who she was the whole time... And who, like everyone in the village, still thinks she's a high-flying New Yorker... who's getting married next year.

Abby is certain getting under Luke will help her get over her ex. But the truth is stopping her. Can she admit to everyone back home that she's single and has lost everything? Because, if she wants the boy next door, she may just have to...

The perfect feel-good romantic comedy that will make you laugh until you cry and fall completely in love. Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Emily Henry won't be able to put this down!

Readers are completely obsessed with The Rebound:

'OMG this book was just what I needed... Kept me turning the pages and reading late into the night... It was like drinking a great big warm mug of hot chocolate, I just loved it.' Reading time at the zoo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Had me addicted from page one! I was laughing, crying and swooning from start to finish!... This book has something for everyone - great friendships, family reconciliations and a romance to sweep you off your feet!... Honestly, if Catherine Walsh wrote a menu I'd still read it and rate it five stars I love her storytelling that much!' Ateachersguidetoreading ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I really love this book... The HUMOUR!!! The perfect amount of sarcasm, wit, and darkness. Genuinely laughing out loud while reading... Perfect... Honestly, I just love this book. New instant fav - and the perfect read!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'To say I devoured this book is an understatement... I love love love that it's set in a small town in Ireland... A perfect recipe for swooning... I read this book right after The Hating Game when I was looking for something to fill the void and it did just that.' @_bookally_ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

BRB, booking a flight to Ireland... one of those stare at ceiling, giggle and kick your feet kind of romcoms!... Add to your tbr if you're looking for: THE SWOONING. THE TENSION. THE BUTTERFLIES. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Katie Collins has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by glistening lakes and perfectly mysterious forests, it's a place of peaceful beauty.

Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. Part of a hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for him...) development team with zero eye for beauty or charm, he's not only building a hideous hotel just outside the village, he's also just announced a plan to knock down Ennisbawn's only remaining pub. To make way for a view from the golf course.

It's the final blow to the village and the last straw for Katie, who refuses to let her home-from-home disappear. The pub is her life - her job, but also her last connection to her parents, who had met at Ennisbawn's once-famous matchmaking festival that was held in the grounds.

But, after being laughed off the building site in her best flannel pyjamas for demanding the builders leave, Katie decides enough is enough and hatches a plan. She's going to revive the matchmaking festival, save the pub, and single-handedly bring the town back to life again.

She might even help her two best friends find love as well. Since, heck, what's another project when you're taking on the world's hottest, evilest man?

But what Ireland's newest matchmaker doesn't know is that even when someone's really not your type on paper, love might be a little bit more than just a formula...

A gorgeously escapist and utterly hilarious small town romcom perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren.

Readers love Catherine Walsh:

Can I rate this more than 5 stars?... The build-up was *chef's kiss*. There was no way I could put this book down. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

SOUND THE ALARM!!! IT'S A BANGER ALERT!!!... THE CUTEST AND FUNNIEST ROMCOM I'VE EVER READ!!!... The chemistry? Even Marie Curie couldn't handle it!!! NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

OH MY GOODNESS!... I looooooved this so much!... Their chemistry!... Sizzling... I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE... PERFECTION! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

BRB, booking a flight to Ireland... one of those stare at ceiling, giggle and kick your feet kind of romcoms!... Add to your tbr if you're looking for: THE SWOONING. THE TENSION. THE BUTTERFLIES. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

OMG I ADOOOOOORED THIS BOOK... My heart melted' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The ABSOLUTE cutest... One of the most adorable new books... the perfect romantic comedy... made me happy, from start to finish! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Catherine Walsh is an Irish poet whose work owes more, in formal terms, to American models than it does to the Irish poetic tradition. Her work is experimental, and questing, and operates over large spans. 'City West' is a long poem, the most recent of her works in this vein to be completed. Shearsman Books will publish another long poem, Optic Verve, in 2006.

Catherine Walsh's work always unfolds over a long span, and Optic Verve - her first book since 2005's City West - is no exception, being another book-length experimental poem.

Shut Up And Get In Line is humorous and nostalgic, yet honest and serious. This book inspires an appreciation of Catholic education and gratitude for all the Nuns and Priests who have handed down the Faith.

Catherine Walsh's new book Astonished Birds Cara, Jane, Bob and James moves on from Optic Verve, differently.

This book highlights the socio-political nature of literacy and illuminates the potential in literacy for the empowerment of individuals and communities subordinated by race/ethnicity, culture, language, gender, and class. It addresses the specific reality of literacy for both child and adult language minority populations; it argues that traditional discourses and approaches to literacy justify and maintain literacy deficits and poor school achievement and supports a divergent positioning of minorities and women within the social structure. The book proposes alternative discourses and approaches that draw from both whole language and critical pedagogy. Three major themes organize the volume: literacy, culture, and schooling; the development of language, reading, and writing; and pedagogy, empowerment, and social change. Through examples of child and adult learner-generated text, dialogues, and narratives, the chapters make clear the connection among literacy, knowledge, and power, the potentiality of agency and the transformative possibilities of pedagogy.

How often are the perspectives of Puerto Rican students recognized, listened to, and taken into account? Not very often, according to this incisive study which deals with the struggles that these students confront in U.S. schools. As active participants in the shifting balances of power, in the dialectic of language, and in the battle over whose knowledge, experience, and voice are recognized and accepted, Puerto Rican students are uniquely aware of the language and power relation. Their efforts at trying to make sense out of and fashion a voice from the multiple and often contradictory realities that comprise their daily existence, however, are misinterpreted or ignored. This book challenges generally accepted perspectives and practices among teachers and calls for new pedagogies that respond to the complex needs of these students.

Special focus is placed on the effect that colonial status has had historically on the political, socioeconomic, and psychological reality of the Puerto Rican people. Through the voices of Puerto Rican children and those of Puerto Rican and other Latino adolescents, the book explores how the past and present intersect in people's lives, inform pedagogy, and shape the conditions and struggles through which students come to know.

She's meant to be catching flights, not catching feelings...

Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight.

Nothing romantic has ever happened between them: they're friends and that's all. But once a year, for the last ten years, Molly has spent seven hours and fifteen minutes sitting next to Andrew on the last flight before Christmas from Chicago to Dublin, drinking terrible airplane wine and catching up on each other's lives. In spite of all the ways the two friends are different, it's the holiday tradition neither of them has ever wanted to give up.

Molly isn't that bothered by Christmas, but--in yet another way they're total opposites--Andrew is a full-on fanatic for the festive season and she knows how much getting back to Ireland means to him. So, instead of doing the sane thing and just celebrating the holidays together in America, she does the stupid thing. The irrational thing. She vows to get him home. And in time for his mam's famous Christmas dinner.

The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. And--as long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on time--it can't possibly go wrong.

What she doesn't know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they're not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own...