Vernal, Michelle Irish Guesthouse on the Green.

Read by Siobhan Waring

Two Christmases, two second chances. A heart-warming O'Mara family Christmas story that will have you laughing out Roisin O'Mara has already endured a pre-Christmas, Christmas in London with her insufferable soon to be ex-mother-in-law and husband. With her son, Noah, and an unexpected extra guest in tow, she's arrived in Dublin for her second Christmas. It's not just her family Roisin's looking forward to seeing, though. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about Shay, the man she met on her last visit home. But the timing was wrong. It still is, and she's not sure he's someone she should let get close. Everybody deserves a second chance at love, though, or so her mammy says, but will Roisin miss out on hers? Cliona Whelan was a woman born before her time. She put her career before love in the days when a woman couldn't have both, and success came at a cost. But, then, a Christmas card arrives, offering her a second chance, but is it too late? This year come and spend Christmas with the O'Maras. There'll be laughter, and tears, a roaring fire to curl up in front of, mulled wine and cake, lots of cake

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