Seriously? For drunk driving without an accident? Doesn't make sense.Īnyway, it was fun reading about the horse scene in Ireland. His resignation & wife leaving over that incident left me bewildered, though. OK, it was just a cop who knew where the bodies were buried & decided to dig one up when a guy started causing trouble. There were quite a few situations that could have been fleshed out better such as a perfect bit of karma. Odd coming from me, but the book was too slim. Very likable, although a bit sketchy as was the mother. They need to update it & breath new life into the situation. It was an interesting situation 2 sisters inherit their father's riding stable. I originally thought this was more of a YA book, but the situations are probably best suited for older teens & up. The romance wasn't overpowering nor distracting & seemed natural enough. I'm not much of a romance reader, but this was more about horses in Ireland. She lives in Dublin with her husband and cats. She contributed a story to A Pint And A Haircut (Lon Dubh, 2010), an anthology in aid of Concern's Haiti fund. 2021.)Ĭlare reads extensively and reviews books for Fresh.

She was President and Editor of the DBS Journalism Society (Winner, Blog /Vlog of The Year, National Student Media Awards.

DBS was Runner-up Green Campus in the National Education Awards, 2021. She was Vice-President of the DBS Sustainability Society (Winner, Most Improved Society in 2021) as part of the Green Campus movement. The MacGuyver for the Hugo Awards at Worldcon Dublin 2019.Ĭlare is an independent publisher who works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral. Editor of Inside DBS, the official blog website of Dublin Business School, and the Sustainable College blog.Ģ022 - Winner, Journalism Relating to Health, National Student Media Awards.Ģ021 - Winner, Blog/ Vlog Of The Year, National Student Media Awards.Ģ021 - Nominated, EPA Award for Journalism Relating to The Environment.Ģ021 - Dublin Business School Volunteer Of The Year.Ģ020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.Ģ014 - Winner, Arkady Renko Short Story Contest held by Simon & Schuster.Ģ013 - Winner, Print Journalism in Ireland's National Media Awards.Ģ012 - Runner-Up, Print Journalism, National Media Awards. Her credits include Writing.ie, The, Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal. She has served on the Royal Dublin Society's Forestry and the Environment Committee.Ĭlare is an award–winning writer, award-winning blogger, and award-winning photojournalist, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. She has qualified in multimedia journalism, data visualisation, and ecology, and writes on environmental themes. Clare O'Beara is a tree surgeon and expert witness, and a former national standard showjumper.

Silks and Sins by Clare O'Beara