Irish Mist is a poignantly written tale that encompasses so many emotions and life events. In this book, she has dealt with life altering events that no one wants to ever happen to them, with tact and grace. Ms. Janssen does a wonderful job of bringing out the characters emotions and personalities. Each character is so authentic and lifelike. You add in an overbearing older brother, quirky sister and a bunch of interesting support characters and it makes for a lot of interesting situations. Ms. Janssen also did an amazing job of pulling the reader into the story. I felt as if I was traveling Ireland and California with Alyson and Brendon.

While the love scenes were few and far between, they were very sensual. Even though there were issues and confusion throughout their relationship, Brendon and Alyson’s love for each other clearly showed through during these times. Despite the problems they faced together and separately, their dedication to each other made for a very touching story. Irish Mist will have you engrossed throughout. I found it very hard to put this book down until the very end. If you enjoy contemporary romance stories full of life, love and loss, you will not be disappointed with Irish Mist.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Very sensual

Reviewer: Jacquelyn R. Ward
September 12, 2008