In 2007 a twelve-day trip to Ireland—my ancestors' homeland—turned out to be the most significant turning point in my life. I never dreamed when I embarked on my adventure it would lead to me becoming a genealogist, meeting dozens of Irish rellies, writing two fiction series set in Ireland, and buying a renovated 1887 schoolhouse in my Coffey ancestors' townland. Since that trip, I've researched more than twenty-five of my maternal and paternal Irish lines as well as several Scottish ones. I've also assisted friends and family members with ancestry research in Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Hungary, and the US. Besides conducting online research, I have visited numerous historical archives, traipsed through hundreds of cemeteries (many now situated in sheep-filled fields), and located several family homesteads. In 2018 I began writing a genealogy column for my monthly author newsletter about my personal research experiences. Because I was writing...

Mags Murray's genealogy career has taken off. She's making great strides with the repairs on her late-grandmother's quaint Irish cottage, the historical Ballycaffey National School. She's overcoming her fear of sheep. And she and childhood friend Biddy McCarthy are enjoying a few harmless shenanigans. Life is grand. That is, until Mags holds a school reunion in her grandmother's memory and a family heirloom, a gold locket, is stolen. Mags soon discovers the thief when she stumbles across his dead body on her family's cemetery plot—the man had been burying a velvet pouch containing cremains and Mags's stolen locket. Eeewww. While seeking the identity of both deceased persons, Mags and Biddy uncover family secrets that may be best left hidden. However, Mags's grandmother had believed that everyone deserved to know the truth about their family history. So why hadn't she told Mags about hers?

From USA Today bestselling author and family historian Eliza Watson! Mags Murray is still recovering from the shock of meeting her biological father. When he and his family invest in renovating a Scottish castle hotel, Mags offers to oversee the property's cemetery restoration, hoping to find some common ground with her newfound relations. But if the castle's business isn't booming soon, the family will be out of funds and the medieval landmark might crumble to the ground. When Mags and her best friend, Biddy McCarthy, appear on an episode of Rags to Riches Roadshow, they discover a buried skeleton at the filming location—the family home of the show's appraiser. A media frenzy ensues. The appraiser agrees to film a future episode at the Scottish castle in exchange for Mags using her genealogical research skills to quickly determine the skeleton's identity and put an end to the wild theories. Mags jumps at the opportunity for millions of...

What do you do when the City of Love doesn't love you? Caity Shaw takes on Paris and her next event planner job with a bit more confidence—which is immediately shot down when she's forced to take responsibility for a six-year-old brat. They're kicked out of a famous museum, and she goes from being a glamorous event planner—for a funeral directors' group—to a reluctant au pair. Just what she doesn't need as she struggles to regain self-esteem whittled away by an emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend. Declan, Caity's hot Irish coworker, helps her maintain her sanity and sense of humor when she is repeatedly thrown out of places in Paris. He also perpetuates her facade as an experienced planner, a goal she'll never achieve if she's spending her days at puppet shows. Caity and Declan spend evenings exploring Paris and researching her Irish grandmother's mysterious past, uncovering secrets that could tear Caity's family apart. Declan reveals his own...

When Olivia Doyle's father dies under suspicious circumstances, rather than inheriting a family fortune, she inherits a new identity. She learns they were placed in the Federal Witness Security Program when she was five years old. Her father was involved in an art forgery ring and testified against the mob. Brought up not to trust anyone, Olivia has a difficult time relying on U.S. Marshal Ethan Ryder to protect her, and to keep her secret. She fears her father may have continued his life of crime through her art gallery. She has little choice but to depend on Ethan when she realizes someone is now after her. Olivia's search for the truth leads her and Ethan across the country to a family and a past she doesn't remember.At the age of ten, Ethan witnessed a brutal murder. He vowed that when he grew up, he'd protect people in danger. Protecting Olivia is difficult when she won't trust him. He soon realizes his desire to protect her goes beyond doing his job, but if his...

A Mags and Biddy Genealogy Mystery, Book 1 From USA Today bestselling author and genealogist Eliza Watson!It's been a rough year for 26-year-old Mags Murray. First she learns that her dad isn't her biological father, a secret her mother took to her grave three years earlier. Then her beloved Irish grandmother passes away at Christmas while Mags is visiting her from the States. Now Mags must host her grandmother's wake and sell her cottage. A cottage filled with cherished memories. A cottage Mags inherited but her odd jobs won't enable her to keep.Shortly after the funeral, a young man, Finn O'Brien, arrives at the cottage with an old photograph. Finn believes the boys in the photo are a clue to his father's identity. Mags can sympathize with him, and because she often helped her genealogist grandmother uncover skeletons in people's closets, including hers, she agrees to assist Finn.But searching for Finn's father stirs...

What do you do when your Christmas goes from white to blue? Despite a few setbacks, Caity Shaw's future no longer looks as emotionally and financially bleak as it did a few months ago. Rather than working as an elf this holiday season, she is the head photographer for a group event in Dublin. Not only is Caity mending family ties, she's learning to trust men again, thanks to her hot Irish coworker, Declan. That is, until Declan and Caity visit rural Ireland and their relationship comes to a crossroads. Declan's family welcomes Caity into their home with open arms, but they are tight-lipped when it comes to sharing memories that could send Declan running from his past—just when Caity is learning to face hers. However, facing her grandmother's mysterious past is a different story. With the help of her quirky Irish rellies and a local historian, Caity uncovers secrets about her grandmother that may cause her family ties to unravel once again. When Caity...

FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELIZA WATSON! "The ending has left me longing to visit Paris and I live in hope I may meet a Luc!" -The Love of a Good BookEvent planner Samantha Hunter is prepared for a few challenges when escorting a group of good ole boy beer distributors to Paris, the city of haute cuisine and fine wines. However, she doesn't foresee being passed up for a promotion because she is too professional and doesn't knock back beers with her clients.Her focus soon switches from landing the well-deserved promotion to finding her free-spirited sister, who lives in Paris and has disappeared, leaving behind family secrets to be uncovered. A sexy puppeteer helps Samantha search for clues to her sister's whereabouts and teaches her to embrace her inner child. And a funeral-crashing psychic demonstrates the importance of living life to the fullest. It takes Samantha's life spiraling out of control for her to finally get a life.

What's a girl to do when her dreams go down the loo? Caity Shaw has finally found her place in the world when she moves to her grandmother's homeland, Ireland. A new full-time event planner job, a steady paycheck, and less travel are providing her a more stable and balanced lifestyle. She is able to focus on nurturing her relationships with family, friends, and Declan—who has taught her to once again believe in love and herself. Caity's lack of meeting planning experience and having to run off to England to visit an ill newfound rellie soon jeopardize her job. And when she uncovers this rellie's mysterious life, her entire family must come to his aid and Caity's personal life turns upside down. Despite her growing client list and passion for genealogy research, Caity feels inept after she fails to trace even one of her clients' ancestry lines. Then Caity faces her biggest research challenge to date. She's unable to locate her grandmother's birth record....

What do you do when your life of travel begins to unravel? Caity Shaw has come a long way since her appearance as a sausage at her first meeting in Dublin. The shadow of her abusive ex is fading. Learning about her Irish grandmother's past has brought her family closer together. She's building confidence as an event planner, along with her client list. And she's no longer always flying by the seat of her knickers while traveling abroad. However, she is nervous about flying solo at her first meeting without her sister, Rachel, or her Irish love, Declan. When Caity travels to the fairy-tale city of Prague, grim reality soon sets in. She's stuck working in a historic hotel with her archenemy, a psycho planner, and a resident ghost. The romantic notion of meeting Declan in exotic locales is proving more difficult than she'd imagined. Maintaining balance between her professional and personal lives is becoming a losing battle. And when she's wrongly accused of a crime,...