Rowan - The Irish Wolves Book 3 - Anne Gregor

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Rowan follows Joseph Byrne’s legacy as it threads Irish immigrant history into a contemporary, character-driven romance narrative. The story opens with Rowan confronting the emotional and social distance she feels while watching a warm family world from the cold outside. New Year’s Day early morning escalates when Hugh catches Rowan climbing his library ladder, setting a tense tone around boundaries, desire, and the kind of man she secretly wants. Themes of longing, loneliness, and forbidden attention shape the unfolding chapters and preface narrative frame.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages288

Reading Time7 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Rowan

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Epilogue

About the Author

Also by Anne Gregor

ROWAN ANNE GREGOR [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be sold, copied, distributed, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or digital, including photocopying and recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission of both the publisher, Oliver Heber Books and the author, Anne Gregor, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2024 by Anne Gregor Cover art by Dar Albert at Wicked Smart Designs Published by Oliver-Heber Books 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Created with Vellum [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Preface Rowan Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Epilogue About the Author Also by Anne Gregor [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) PREFACE Phytophthora infestans is a water mold—a fungus-like microorganism—and the cause of Ireland’s potato blight. The Irish Potato Famine began in 1845 and hung on through 1852, killing a million men, women, and children—losing at least another million to emigration. Many emigrants seeking cheap passage to America found themselves on overcrowded ‘coffin’ ships that had no regard for passenger safety. Little food and water during the six-week to three-month voyage. Squalid, close quarters below deck caused thousands to die during the journey, with more perishing from typhus once in port. Countless Irish immigrants during the famine years landed in America poor, malnourished, lacking a trade, and speaking little English. They set up small ghetto communities on the eastern seaboard where the ships’passengers disembarked at the Boston and New York ports. Their lack of skills and literacy forced the Irish into accepting the worst jobs. Working long hours and receiving little pay. America’s expansion push called for cheap labor, and Irish immigrants fit the bill. They built roads, canals, bridges, and laid track for railroads. It was after the Civil War that the Irish began pushing westward alongside the railroad companies, helping the transcontinental crossing lay track across America. Many of these same Irish settled along the track, bringing their culture and religion with them. Atoka, Oklahoma, is one such place. In 1852, Joseph Byrne, barely out of nappies, survived the eight-week voyage from his family’s beloved Ireland to America’s coast. Starting out in his young teens, Joseph survived working the transcontinental railroad line for eight years. By 1872, the Missouri—Kansas—Texas Railway, or Katy, reached Atoka, and Joseph found his home. In 1873, the twenty-three-yearold Irish railroader met the love of his life, Neakita, a Choctaw native. His wild Rose. THE IRISH WOLVES TRILOGY FOLLOWS THE LEGACY AND DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH BYRNE. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) ROWAN She had become a cliché. She was the woman standing outside the restaurant’s window, in the dark, in the rain, her long black hair swimming in rivulets down her back, lashes dripping, rain cutting paths across the planes of her face. Her cold, wet misery—her tithe to watch the warm scene inside. Everyone was smiling and laughing, eating and drinking, kisses to cheeks and hands touching beneath the table. For

FAQs

What historical events are referenced in the preface?

The preface discusses Phytophthora infestans and Ireland’s potato blight, including the Irish Potato Famine beginning in 1845 through 1852, and its human cost and emigration to America.

Who is the Joseph Byrne mentioned as the trilogy’s legacy?

The text states that The Irish Wolves Trilogy follows the legacy and descendants of Joseph Byrne, linking past hardship and migration to later family lines.

What conflict happens at the beginning of Rowan?

On New Year’s Day early morning, Hugh confronts Rowan as she climbs his library ladder, which immediately creates tension around her presence and what she is trying to reach.

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