Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, Spiritual Poetry, Other Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

An illustrated gift-book of poems for a person you love, even if that person is you. The Light of Love is the third book in the Twelve Poems to Inspire Gift Book series, a range of gift-books for festivals like Mother’s Day and Christmas, as well as milestones we all experience, including loss and new beginnings. The Light of Love celebrates Valentine’s Day - and love in all its forms. These twelve poems delve into the two sides of love - the euphoria and contentment we adore as well as the moments that test us along the way - while encouraging us to celebrate the full spectrum of life’s emotions viewed through a lens of love. In accessible, sometimes conversational, language the poet draws from her own marriage, friendships and family life, and reflects on love not just as collaborative emotion but an interior one we should also direct at...

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, Spiritual Poetry, Other Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

In Circle of Life Orna Ross delves into the profound journey of motherhood and the nuanced art of caregiving, capturing a complex tapestry of emotions and experiences, from joy and wonder to challenge and growth. With characteristic eloquence and depth, Ross presents a collection that is both a celebration and a candid exploration of the role that shaped all our lives—mother, caregiver, protector, and nurturer. The book celebrates the incredible privilege and emotional rollercoaster of caring for others, while encouraging us to rejoice in the gifts we receive from those in our care. And to recognise how it feels when we don't receive the mothering we need...and when we do. Poems about motherhood and caregiving This illustrated book of poetry is a perfect gift for Mother’s Day but also for any occasion when we want to honor anyone, male or female, who has nurtured or nursed, protected or pampered us....

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

An illustrated book of inspirational poems about grief, consolation, and carrying on. Night Light As It Rises is the second book in the Twelve Poems to Inspire series, a range of gift books for festivals like Valentine’s and Mother’s Day, and life occasions. These are poems that embrace the pain of grief and mourning, not so much about grief as fashioned of it, and reaching out from it to others experiencing the same emotions. In hard times, poetry helps. It offers an opportunity to reflect on sorrow, find gain in loss, fashion meaning, or experience grace in contemplation. In a group setting, a poetry reading allows everyone present to share a profound moment together and strengthens the bonds between those who mourn. These twelve beautifully illustrated poems inspire consolation for those who are grieving, whether their sorrow is for loved ones left or leaving, for endangered people or our imperiled...

Genres: Historical Fiction
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Age Groups: 18+

Now facing the birth of her child, and single motherhood, Jo Devereux’s time is running out. She has spent the last six months in Mucknamore, the Irish village she fled twenty years ago, with a trunk of old letters and diaries left by her grandmother and great-aunt. The papers have revealed a heartbreaking legacy—bitter secrets that have haunted the women in her family for four generations, and forced Jo out of Ireland, and away from Rory O’Donovan, the only man she ever truly loved. Now facing the birth of her child and single motherhood, Jo must face the ultimate truth under her mother’s and grandmother’s unshakeable silence–and how it somehow connects with her failed life as a gender-bending agony aunt in San Francisco? As she pieces together the poisonous pieces of the past, can Jo redeem the legacy of guilt and shame bequeathed to her? And what of Rory, son...

Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Twenty years after she was driven away from her family and the only man she ever loved, Jo Devereux has returned to her small Irish village wanting answers. What happened to her family during the Irish Civil War? Was her great-uncle’s friend really shot by his best friend? What did this “war of the brothers” mean for their mothers, sisters and daughters? Searching through papers bequeathed by her estranged mother, Jo uncovers astonishing truths about her grandmother and great-aunt – secrets of a cold-blooded murder with consequences that ricocheted down the generations into her own life. Urged on by Rory O’Donovan, her lost love and the son of her family’s sworn enemies, Jo is determined to get the knowledge she needs to settle back into her life in San Francisco. What secrets and lies lay under her family’s unshakeable silence? Can Jo redeem the legacy of guilt and shame bequeathed...

Genres: Literary Fiction, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Will you side with mother...or daughter? When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, as she faces her final chapter, she unveils the untold story of what really happened on that fateful Christmas Eve. And why her own daughter stands in defiance against her. The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting Star, whose contempt for her mother is as painful as it is inexplicable. What is Mercy hiding? Was her father's death, as many believe, an assisted suicide? Or something even more sinister? In this book, nothing is what it seems on the surface, and everywhere there are emotional twists and surprises. Set in Ireland and California, Blue Mercy is a compelling family mystery, a lyrical, page-turning story of love, loss, betrayal... and the ultimate sacrifice.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

After twenty years away, Jo Devereux flies home to Ireland for her mother’s funeral — the mother she hasn’t spoken to for more than two decades. Every minute there reminds her why she left, and she has no desire to reacquaint herself with the old country... or with Rory O’Donovan, her lost love. Then, she is bequeathed an inheritance chest full of letters and journals by her grandmother... and some long-standing secrets are cracked open. Who murdered her uncle in the Irish Civil war, that bitter feud that turned friend to foe, and tore families apart? How had the ideals of the Easter Rising degenerate into lies and silences? Can she remain true to both heart and heritage? In unearthing the bitter history she shares with Rory, Jo finally understands why their young love was doomed from the start, but now their loyalties are about to be tested as never...

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Bright Star is the first book in the Twelve Poems to Inspire series, a range of gift books for festivals like Valentine’s and Mother’s Day, and life occasions, like bereavement or new beginnings. Bright Star celebrates Christmas, other births, and beginnings of all kinds. These twelve poems celebrate hope and the returning of light, and encourage us to rejoice in the human capacity to begin again and start over. In accessible, sometimes conversational, language the poet brings messages from the depth dimension, reassuring us that all is unfolding as it should. Divided into four sections: Rebirth, Renew, Reconnect, and Rejoice, each poem is chosen and arranged by the poet, and beautifully illustrated with a relevant picture from a contemporary photographer or artist. It is a collection that explores what it truly means to live an inspired life, attuned to all its aspects. Experience the wonder of rebirth and starting over,...

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

If you’re a fan of Maya Angelou, John O’Donoghue, Mary Oliver, or the ancient wisdoms of Rumi or Kabir, you’ll find poems to inspire in Allowing Now. This book of mindfulness poetry is alive to the teachings offered by the smallest life moment. It calls us into the loving majesty of the present moment and celebrates its power to tell us what we most need to know, and give us what we most need to receive. Here you’ll find poems about birth and rebirth, passion and perfection, and magical, lyrical, mystical power of poetry itself. Lyrical and dramatic, considered and sometimes playful, some are formally arranged, but most are free verse. All aim to remind us to live openly and freely, as conscious witnesses to creative flow. In a short introduction, the poet says she see her work as loving, in words, all the incarnations of the world. So these...

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

Welcome to the imaginative world of Irish poet Orna Ross. If you’re a fan of Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, or the ancient wisdoms of Rumi, you’ll find poems in First Flush that inspire you. This small chapbook is a taster of the sort of contemporary inspirational poetry that characterises Ross’ style. It’s often spiritual, not religious. Not shying away from hardships, the poems reflect the beauty of life, yes, but also the complexity and interconnectedness of human existence. What the great zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh, calls our “interbeing”. These twelve take many forms, from narrative to haiku. Whether exploring why true love never hurts, pondering over a newborn baby, or modernising an ancient Irish blessing, each poem offers access to a unique aspect of splendour.

Genres: General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+

A break from your struggle is only a verse away… When life feels heavy, scattered, or stuck, you don’t need ‘rah-rah’ hype—you need a way back to your own creative self. In Keepers, award-winning Irish poet Orna Ross offers a luminous collection of motivational poems designed to dissolve confusion, ease anxiety, and restore focus and flow. From soaring imagery to comforting Irish blessings, Keepers explores the immense and the seemingly insignificant with equal attention and sweeps the reader into a world of emotions, uplifting cadences, and brushes with the infinite. Read these stirringly crafted poems slowly, read them aloud, read them again—and let this achingly beautiful, award-winning work do what motivational poetry does best: dissolve confusion into clarity, anxiety into peace, distraction into flow. Organised into three sections—Process, Produce, Purpose—these poems help you rest, rise, and return to what matters most, one clear line at a time.