He has a plan for everything. Except falling for the one woman he shouldn't want.

Éabha Joyce has spent years holding her little corner of Connemara together. She's a primary school teacher, captain of her local ladies' football team, and the woman everyone turns to when things go wrong.

Then Cormac Hynes arrives.

The new manager is tall, infuriatingly handsome, and about as warm as an Atlantic wind in January. He has a doctorate, a spreadsheet for everything, and absolutely no interest in making friends.

Especially with his captain.

Cormac came to Cois Locha Gaels for a fresh start. After a coaching failure he's never quite got over, he's determined to prove himself. Getting involved with Éabha would be a spectacularly bad idea. She's the heart of the team he's been hired to lead, and one mistake could put everything they've worked for at risk.

But between rain-soaked training sessions, sharp-witted exchanges, and moments neither of them can quite forget, keeping things professional becomes harder by the day.

In a place where everyone knows everyone, falling in love is one thing. Finding the courage to stop hiding it is another.

Eyes Open is a steamy, heartfelt Irish small-town romance about letting down your guard, taking a chance on love, and finding someone who finally sees you.

Tropes you'll love:

Grumpy × sunshine

Off-limits coach × captain

Slow-burn romance

Opposites attract

Small-town romance

Found family

Book 1 in Under Connemara Skies, a series of interconnected standalone romances set against the wild beauty of Ireland's west coast. Each book follows a different couple and delivers its own happily-ever-after.