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Michelle Vernal

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Michelle Vernal is the Amazon UK top 100 bestselling author of Christmas in the Little Irish Village. In 2015 her debut novel, The Traveller's Daughter, was shortlisted for the Love Stories award and in 2020, The The Letter won the Reader's Favorite Gold Medal Award for Chick lit. In addition, The Autumn Posy, Book 1 in the Liverpool Brides timeslip series, was a finalist in the 2021 Page Turner Book awards. She also writes the popular Guesthouse on the Green series featuring the hilarious O'Mara family. Michelle's books are full of laugh out loud moments and warmth. Her readers describe her novels as unputdownable, feel-good and funny. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, with her husband, two teenage sons and attention-seeking tabby ca ...more

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	O'Mara's (The Guesthouse on the Green #1) 4.15 avg rating — 4,062 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas in the Little Irish Village (The Little Irish Village, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 2,087 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Moira Lisa Smile (The Guesthouse on the Green #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,622 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas at O'Mara's (The Guesthouse on the Green #5) 4.47 avg rating — 1,410 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Baby at O'Mara's (The Guesthouse on the Green #10) 4.54 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wedding at O'Mara's (The Guesthouse on the Green #6) 4.40 avg rating — 1,208 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Goes on Tour (The Guesthouse on the Green #3) 4.39 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rosi's Regrets (The Guesthouse on the Green #4) 4.37 avg rating — 1,151 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Housewarming (The Guesthouse on the Green #11) 4.58 avg rating — 1,089 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Inspiration will not come by sticking my head in the pantry yet again.”
― Michelle Vernal, The Brazilian Job

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“he was scared. If she didn’t feel the same way, he’d lose her friendship because there’d be no going back to the way things were once he’d crossed that line.”
― Michelle Vernal, O'Mara's

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“You're not guest starring on Oprah. We don 't use words like journey and closure in our family. They're bad words do you hear me? We say things like on 'on your bike you weasel, and -,' - Mammy”
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“Inspiration will not come by sticking my head in the pantry yet again.”
― Michelle Vernal, The Brazilian Job

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“What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.”
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“She was adamant there were hormonal balancing ingredients to be found in the chocolate and coconut marshmallow balls. Moira didn’t know about that, Aisling was always a snappy madam around that time of the month, but she was finding comfort in them. - Moira”
― Michelle Vernal, Moira Lisa Smile

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“Sure it wasn’t where his real life was and look at the state of his lady friend, Cindy, or was it Cynthia, and that enormous bosom of hers? What woman in her right mind would pay good money to stand in the shower and not be able to see their toes? Sure, that came around soon enough as it was. She cast a baleful glance at her midriff. - Mammy”
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