Catherine Walsh Books: Romcoms That Will Sweep You to Ireland
Catherine Walsh is a contemporary romance author from Ireland who writes delightful romcoms you donโt want to miss. Plus, sheโs a go-to author for sweet Christmas romance books so be sure to grab those as well any time of year.
Not sure where to start? Find all of Catherine Walshโs books in order in this book list below and get reading!
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Catherine Walsh Books in Order:
- One Night Only (2021)
- The Rebound (2022)
- Holiday Romance (2022)
- The Matchmaker (2023)
- Snowed In (2023)
Catherine Walsh Books with Descriptions:
One Night Only
by Catherine Walsh
One Night Stand Romance
Sarah Anderson has never been more excited about anything in her life. Sheโs going to her best friendโs 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. Thereโs the chinless Uncle Trevor, whose idea of small talk is to claim climate change is a conspiracy. Then thereโs Great Aunt Eileen, who doesnโt talk at all (sheโs too busy replacing the hotel cutlery with her own set).
Worst of all, thereโs 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 weddingโs over sheโll never have to see him again.
But, back in New York, Sarah finds the more she tries to forget Declan, the more she canโt 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?
The Rebound
by Catherine Walsh
Neighbors to Lovers Romance
Itโs 7 a.m. on a Monday and Abby Reynolds isnโt where she wants to be. She wants to be in her beautiful loft apartment in Manhattan, drinking a coffee with her fiancรฉ. Instead, sheโs heading back to the childhood home in rural Ireland she swore sheโd never return to, with some big old secrets. Namely that sheโs suddenly found herself unemployed, homeless, and absolutely 100% single.
Sheโs 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 heโs exactly what she needs to take her mind off everything. The perfect rebound.
Itโs 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. And judging by the smirk on his face, the same Luke Bailey whoโs known exactly who she was the whole timeโฆ And who, like everyone in the village, still thinks sheโs a high-flying New Yorkerโฆ whoโs 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 sheโs single and has lost everything? Because, if she wants the boy next door, she may just have to.
Holiday Romance
by Catherine Walsh
Friends to Lovers Romance
Christmas Romance
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: theyโre friends and thatโs 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 otherโs lives. In spite of all the ways the two friends are different, itโs the holiday tradition neither of them has ever wanted to give up.
Molly isnโt that bothered by Christmas, butโin yet another way theyโre total oppositesโAndrew 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 mamโs famous Christmas dinner.
The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. Andโas long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on timeโit canโt possibly go wrong. What she doesnโt know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure theyโre not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its ownโฆ
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The Matchmaker
by Catherine Walsh
Enemies to Lovers Romance
Katie has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, and gorgeous countryside, it has everything that Katie needs. That is, until hot-shot Callum turns up.
Though sheโd rather not admit it, hot is the perfect way to describe Callum. But when Katie discovers that the pub will need to be demolished as part of the plans, any feelings of attraction vanish in an instant. The pub is the last connection to her parents who met at Ennisbawnโs once-famous matchmaking festival.
So, after being laughed off the building site in her best flannel pajamas for demanding the developers leave, Katie decides enough is enough and hatches a plan. Sheโs going to revive the matchmaking festival, save the pub, and single-handedly bring the town back to life again.
But as the plans for the festival escalate to brilliant, if terrifying, heights, Katie sees another side to Callum, and sheโs forced to question where her feelings really lie. Callum is promising not just a new start for the village but potentially for Katie too. Will Katie discover that even when someoneโs really not your type on paper, love might be a little bit more than just a formula?
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Snowed In
by Catherine Walsh
Fake Relationship Romance
Christmas Romance
Megan is dreading going home for the holidays. Sheโs the village pariah, the she-devil who left local golden boy Isaac at the altar four years ago and ran away to the big city. She could really do without the drama. Particularly as heโs engaged again, and sheโs just been dumped for the fourth time this year.
Christianโs fed up of being on his own every Christmas. He doesnโt mind being alone, but he hates his familyโs sad eyes and soft tones as they sit around coupled up. Because heโs actually, totally, fine. So when Megan literally bumps into Christian in a Dublin pub, they come up with a pact to see them through the holiday season. Theyโre going to be the very best fake dates for each other, ever.
Rules are drawn up, a contract is signed on a wine-stained napkin. They will sit through each otherโs family gatherings and be outrageously in love until freed from their annual obligations. After all, itโs only for a few weeks.
But with everyone home for the holidays, 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.
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