“Where did you get the ideas for all this?” Blissfully unaware of the fierce mental battle he’d just barely won, Kiera gestured around as they stepped out onto the second level. “Surely there’s nothing this grand in all of Ireland!”
Her ingenuous wonder eased his tension, and made him chuckle. “Oh, I’ve no doubt the fine castles and monasteries would make this look simple by comparison. But it suits me, right down to the ground,” he admitted with an indulgent smile. “I’ve traveled so much, you see, and spent so much time in fancy hotels, I suppose I’ve picked up a bit from this or that one. And from various movie sets, and palaces I’ve visited while we filmed.
“Liam helped with some of it, too. His mother was a top-notch antique dealer, so he learned from the best.”
“I’d never have gues
