Audiobook Review: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

Born in Fire
Author: Nora Roberts
Narrator: Fiacre Douglas
Series: Concannon Sisters Trilogy (Book 1)
Publication: Brilliance Audio (June 10, 2008)
Length: 9 hours in 6 minutes

Description: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel in the Irish Born Trilogy—featuring three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland.

Margaret Mary, the eldest Concannon sister, is a glass artist with an independent streak as fierce as her volatile temper. Hand-blowing glass is a difficult and exacting art, and while she may produce the delicate and the fragile, Maggie is a strong and opinionated woman, a Clare woman, with all the turbulence of that fascinating west country.

One man, Dublin gallery owner Rogan Sweeney, has seen the soul in Maggie’s art, and vows to help her build a career. When he comes to Maggie’s studio, her heart is inflamed by their fierce attraction—and her scarred past is slowly healed by love…

My Thoughts: Maggie Concannon is a glass artist. She is the oldest of Thomas Concannon and Maeve Concannon. Her parents have had a bad marriage with Maeve always blaming Maggie who was conceived outside of marriage for ruining her life. She has spent most of it hating Maggie and complaining about everything. Maggie doesn't understand why her parents have stayed together, but their marriage has convinced her to never marry. 

Rogan Sweeney is a Dublin gallery owner who has fallen in love with Maggie's work. He convinces her to let him manage her career and promises to make her rich. Maggie needs the money to fulfill the promise she made to her father when he died. She promised to take care of her sister and her mother. 

She uses the money she earns after her first big show to buy her mother a house and car and to hire a companion for her to get her out of her sister Brianna's bed and breakfast. Brianna still visits her frequently, but Maggie would like to have her out of her life.

Rogan falls in love with Maggie and being a stubborn man isn't going to let Maggie's fears of an unhappy marriage stand in his way. It takes a while for Maggie to be convinced that she can have a happy marriage despite all the garbage her mother has dumped on her all her life. 

I loved the setting. I loved the information about glass art and loved Maggie's talent for it. Rogan reminded me a bit of Roarke from Roberts' In Death series. He's gorgeous and a successful businessman who fights for what he wants. 

I bought this one from Chirp November 12, 2024. You can buy your copy here.