Who would have thought quite Mara Reeves would have it in her to have an affair? Once she meets Foster Sheridan, she knows he is the man for her, married or not. Their love story was so real and relateable. Readers will enjoy their story.

This was my first Kaitlin O'Riley book and it was a pretty good read. The writing style was enjoyable, which is what kept me interested. While the premise of the story was a bit unconventional, that's not a bad thing because sometimes in the genre, you can feel like you're reading the same book over and over again sometimes. My biggest complaint, so to speak, with this book is that I feel like the characters could have been much better developed. The character's back stories were well done and we got some nice glimpses into what each character cared about, but I felt like I never got a true sense of what Mara and Foster personalities were. That being said, if I see the next book by the author, I'll definitely take a look because this book was promising in a lot of ways.

This story sucked me in from the very beginning, Mara and her peculiar gift had me on edge as I wondered and worried about what to expect at each turn of the narrative.
Mrs Kaitlin O’Riley is a new author to me, and it was quite a wonderful journey she embarked me following Mara and Foster’s traveling to their happily ever after.
It was a magnificent story about instant recognition, when they saw each other, they knew they were sharing a common destiny, and despite the odds against them, they could not turn their back to their growing love.
It takes a talented author to craft a vilain I did came to hate.
Mara and Foster are two nice characters, they have their flaws but they face life’s issues their head held high, Mara took a decision for her future as a young girl, against her own wish but with only the others in mind, she thought by refusing to marry and have children she would protect her people. Maybe instead of hiding everything happening to her, if she had shared what occurred in her vision, she might have found solace earlier. Foster has lived with his parents deciding his life’s course, so he simply accepted what was asked from him. When his marriage showed it would only be a scam of the institution, he let it go. He should have fought earlier to free himself before but meeting Mara, only enforced his will to put an end to this masquerade.
I pitied his wife, sure she is the vilain of the story and she had some right to be angry but not to be so hateful. She is the wronged party but an annulment would have freed her too, even if I do know it is the women in these who always bear the fault.
Foster’s wife is a bitter woman, not by her doing even if she fueled her hate after. Her trust and hopes were destroyed before her wedding, pinpointing Foster as the perfect target for her resentment and venom. Despite her anger and resentment, I felt sorry for the young Rose who had her dreams and life shattered by dominating and overbearing parents so selfish they thought only for themselves and never had a consideration for the young woman their daughter had been. By their uncaring and selfish actions, they changed a nice young girl in a rancorous woman, angry at everyone and needing to make other pays for her past pain. At some point her grief moved to madness.
Foster and Mara have a beautiful relationship, never they doubted their feelings as from their very first meeting, it was meant to be. They choose a very unconventional path, agreeing to a secret affair, even if longing for more and at every turn, they choose the other. They might have reservations but their soulmate was whom mattered the most.
The author added plenty of side characters, from her previous work, but never I felt lost as she painted them the right way to just get to know them with only few lines. Mara’s family is a handsome lot, so many amazing people, whose stories I hope to read soon.
The Irish Heiress (why this tittle?), is a delicious jaunt with a touch of fantastic to spice a delightful love story which brave society’s propriety.

I was granted an advance copy by Netgalley and the publisher Kensington Books, I will also purchase my own ecopy when available, here is my true and unbiased opinion.

Lady Mara Reeves is a shy unassuming young lady who is easy to overlook. She's hiding a secret--she has premonitions of the future that never fail to come true. When she has a vision of a man she's destined to be with at her uncle's ball, she has no idea it is of Foster Sheridan, Earl of Sterling. When their eyes lock onto each other after Mara has her vision, she's determined to make Foster her own. Trouble is, the Earl of Sterling is married. However, she doesn't let that stop her as she has no plans to marry.

This is the first book I've read by Ms. O'Riley and it was an enjoyable read. While it certainly was a bit unconventional with a young woman involved with a married man, I was interested to find out how this issue would be resolved. The book was well written and I did like how the "visions" were handled, but Mara having the same vision 4 times kind of spoiled the suspense of the story. In the vision, Foster saves her so the whole wife scenario in Ireland held no angst as to what would eventually happen.

This is a first read for me by Kaitlin and I'm BLOWN AWAY! This is so far easily one of my top favorite historical's this year! The beginning sucked me in and is was such a page-turner. Kaitlin's way of writing is so vivid, I can feel like I'm actually inside the story. I loved how Foster and Mara met. This has a few great tropes that I love! Forbidden romance, secret lovers, insta-love, marriage of inconvenience, revenge plot and with a bit of supernatural twist. And can I say I absolutely adore this cover!

I received this book at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.