Mairead O'Driscoll

Pebble Cove

Linda Colton seems to have been born lucky, with a successful business, a beautiful new house and a talented boyfriend. But when Charlie is less than enthusiastic about Linda’s plans for an ambitious new health spa, cracks begin to show in her perfect life.
Meanwhile, Deirdre and Marcus Fleming’s lives are turned upside down with the premature birth of their first child, Alex. Can these ordinary people find resources within themselves to cope with this extraordinary situation?
Next door, Shay Deegan is living life in the fast lane – working hard and partying harder. But when tragedy strikes, the young accountant is forced to re-evaluate his life and draw strength from some unlikely sources.
And neonatal nurse Amy Harkin is working hard at her stressful but rewarding job. It seems to be paying off until sadness unexpectedly enters her life. Can Amy muster the determination to get through?

Absolute Beginners

Lucy Dalton wants to escape her frumpy, mundane life. Her job is boring, her social life non-existent and her mother is still trying to make her into the wonderful daughter she's always dreamed of.
Pampered Rosa Mooney is a walking disaster at whatever career she tries. Sick of being treated like a child, she is determined to be taken seriously at last.
Kate Lewis has fled her old life for the tranquillity of running a small health store, having blown her chance at happiness. But can she heal her guilt for a tragedy in her past?
And Agnes Cotter has been at the beck and call of bullying sister Beatrice for years. The genteel persona that she presents to the world masks a life of drudgery and bitterness.
None of them expect, when they sign up for a gourmet cookery course, that learning to cook will be the best therapy any of them could ever hope for.

Where the Heart Is
IS IT TRUE THAT THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE?

JENNIE KELLEHER has it all - a fantastic home, two beautiful children and the rich and handsome Vincent on her arm. But even Paradise had its serpent . . . and now there's one gnawing away at Jennie's peace of mind.
EMILY GORDON's future is shattered when her wonderful life in Dublin comes to a grinding halt. Back home, she finds that most of her old school friends are now way out of her league. Maybe buying her own home will get her back on track?
But when SANDRA COYNE looks at Jennie and Emily, she feels like a walking disaster. A single mother in a council house, her personal debt like that of a small nation, a boyfriend more attached to the local pub than to her - Sandra needs a miracle.
Everybody needs a hero sometime, although JACK ROONEY would hardly describe himself as one. Somehow though, his magic weaves its way into the lives of Emily, Jennie and Sandra making them realise that it's where the heart is that really counts.

A Moment in Time

Can a single moment in time alter the course of a life forever? For the Carmody family, it certainly seems so. An interrupted childhood has coloured Laura’s view of life and her dream of having a proper family remains just that – a dream – always just around the corner and a little bit out of reach. Donal is inundated with advice – get a steady girlfriend, buy a house, find a better job – and life will be as it should be. But no amount of polishing his life to a shiny surface will be enough to scrub away the secret that haunts him. Orla always gets what she wants – or does she? No matter how slim and efficient she is, no matter how glossy her hair or how clean her house, it never seems enough. Even perfection doesn’t seem enough for those around her. The past won’t release its hold – so how can they build a future?