The Wild Sight

Starred review from August 25, 2008
McGary (Jewels of the Madonna
) brings elements of the supernatural into this smashing romantic suspense novel. After her mother's death, Rylie Powell travels to Ireland seeking the father who abandoned her. She finds Dermot O'Shea, whose name is on her birth certificate, but he seems too old to be her father. Worse, Rylie feels an instant attraction to Dermot's son, Donovan. When the police charge Dermot with arms dealing and aiding Irish terrorists, Donovan must reluctantly use his “wild sight,” which enables him to connect with ghosts of the past, to clear his father's name and solve the mysteries of his mother's disappearance and Rylie's parentage. McGary never shortchanges the sizzling romance between Rylie and Donovan as she weaves in ancient legend and recent murders, building to a dramatic, memorable conclusion.

August 1, 2008
Haunted by visions of Druid priests and Celtic warriors, Donovan OShea left home in Northern Ireland and immigrated to America. With his father ill, he returns to help sell the family property and pub, and now, to his dismay, the sight has returned. He inheritedthe talent from his long-lost mother, who told him to keep it a secret, and he has. He is soon involvedin thearchaeologicalexcavation on his familys land and meets American Rylie Powell. Her father walked out on the family when she was a toddler, and shenow believes thatDonovans father is also hers. Donovan knows in his heart this cannot be true as the attraction between them is palpable. In between checking out DNA tests and family histories. the two become involved withmurders past and present stemming from the Troubles, a quest that requires Donovans gift. Northern Irelandsviolent past combined withsupernatural elements add an intriguing twist to this modern love story.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)