The Ballroom on Magnolia Street by Sharon Owens. Read by Caroline Winterson.

I'm looking forward to my Ireland trip and listening to audiobooks with Irish sounding narrators to get me in the mood. I've never heard of this author, but I was really reminded of Maeve Binchy.

The action centers around a ballroom in Belfast--it's the happening place to hang out for years. Couples meet there, fight there, and the owner, Hollywood Hogan, knows everyone in town. Two sisters, Kate and Shirley, are not doing well in the romance area, but end up meeting two men who just might be the men of their dreams.

I like books like this because all the stories are intertwined and everything ends up okay in the end. It's a relaxing read--just what I needed!