When Irish Guys Are Smiling by Suzanne Supplee

cm.-(S.A.S.S.: Students Across the Seven Seas) Summary: Seeking to get away from debutante balls and her pregnant young stepmother in Nashville, seventeen-year-old Delk Sinclair goes to Connemara, Ireland, for a semester of study, where she falls for a handsome young Irishman and ﬁnally begins to recover from the death of her mother. When Irish guys are smiling / Suzanne Supplee. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA: Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi - 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Registered Ofﬁces: Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA ) Inc., 2008 Copyright © Suzanne Supplee, 2008 All rights reserved Interior art and design by Jeanine Henderson. SPEAK Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA ) Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Thanks also to my husband, Scott, for his unwavering conﬁdence in my work and to Carol Fitzpatrick for the helpful research materials. “Perhaps they didn’t think I was capable of it.” Pather picked up the beat again, and Delk’s heart waltzed right into her throat.Īcknowledgments Special thanks to Angelle Pilkington, editor extraordinaire, Margaret Meacham, kind friend and generous mentor, and Ann Tobias, guardian agent. “Seriously, why is everyone staring?” “I suppose it’s because they’ve never seen me in love before.” Delk stopped and looked at him.

“You can dry the ﬂowers, you know,” Delk reminded him.

They’re watching the belle of Ireland,” he teased. After a quick glance around the room, she realized her instincts were right-all eyes were on them! “Why are they watching us?” she whispered. Delk did her best to follow Pather’s lead, but she felt shy all of a sudden, as if all eyes were on the two of them.

A fast song was just ending, and the band launched into an Irish waltz. She needs a drink and a dance!” As if it were the ﬁnest champagne, Pather presented Delk with a Diet Coke. “Bevine, you’ve worked my girl hard enough today. Delk sprayed disinfectant while Bevine wiped down a large table in preparation for the wedding cake. The Belle of reland Finally, the band started up, and the guests refreshed their drinks and headed to the dance ﬂoor.

When Irish Guys Are Smiling by Suzanne Supplee