Love in a Hurry: A quirky romantic comedy

By Mari Jane Law

"A warm, funny, and emotional read that made me laugh, tear up, and fall in love with the characters all over again." Goodreads review

A Catholic priest needs an heir. A virgin mother wants another baby.Will they need a miracle to make it work?

Father Kieran Quinn is in crisis. His brother does not want children, so there won't be anyone to inherit the long-standing family business-unless Kieran defies the Church by seeking marital bliss. Then he meets Miranda with a child in her arms, looking like a Madonna. But isn't she taken?

Miranda Morton's time is running out. She yearns to have a baby conceived naturally by a man who loves her, yet she's never even been kissed When she meets Kieran, he talks of returning to Ireland, but her life is bound in Bristol, where she's a live-in help for arthritic Judith, her snappish, flame-breathing dragon of an employer.

Judith Gold generally can't stand Catholics, especially priests. She must make her best-personal-assistant-ever see sense over this Kieran nonsense, before Miranda's life echoes her own tragic past. But how?

The clock is ticking. Can Kieran and Miranda find happiness together before it's too late?

Tropes: Catholic priest romanceForbidden loveCinnamon rollVirginSingle parentFound familyGrumpy/Sunshine
Love in a Hurry: Rom-com-women's fiction fusion, set in Bristol, UK. A story within a story, one tragic, the other guaranteeing a happy ever after.
Heat level: mild - sometimes described as 'fade to black' - and comedic.
Language: mild.

LOVE IN A HURRY is a TRAGI-COMEDY, the FOURTH standalone book in the LOVE & MISHAPS QUIRKY ROMANTIC COMEDY series. Witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud and heartbreaking moments, farcical situations and a multi-story interwoven plot. MARI JANE LAW'S brilliant, emotional, romantic comedy will tug on your heartstrings Buy your copy today.

If you like sweet Catholic priest romances, read the double award-winning Love in the Cupboard first as Love in a Hurry is a standalone sequel.

Love & Pollination, Book 1 in the Love & Mishaps series, was shortlisted for Choc Lit's 2019 Search for a Star competition.
'...a delightful romantic comedy that seamlessly blends humor and heart.' Reader review

Love in the Cupboard, Book 2 in the Love & Mishaps series, won a silver medal in the Readers' Favourite International Book Awards 2023: Fiction - Humor/Comedy and a bronze medal in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2023: Fiction (adult).
'Great fun. Laughter, as they say, is the best medicine. Just what the doctor ordered .' Reader review

Love & Misdirection, Book 3 in the Love & Mishaps series, was a finalist in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2023: Fiction (adult).'The book is full of emotion - I cried, laughed and felt completely overjoyed with this fantastic romance.' Reader review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HG9G8H5H
• ISBN13: 9798191792699
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"