Paranormal Romance published by St. Martin’s Press 21 Nov 23
We all know the old saying, when it comes to our favorites in life, so-and-so could write or sing the phonebook and we would love it. Nora Roberts is one of those for me. I received the advanced copy of this book months and months ago, and I could not wait to get started on it, even though it didn’t release until this month. Because I wanted more details fresh in my mind for writing my review, I decided to re-read Inheritance, even though I have tons of books waiting in the wings to be read. Oh, poor me, but, then again, the phonebook has never pulled me in to a story so completely, even on the second time around.
You’d think finding your fiancé in bed with your cousin wouldn’t be a good thing in your life. Sonya MacTavish thinks that at first too, even to the point of leaving a job she loves because her jerk of an ex works for the same company. But when she becomes successful on her own and then learns the shocking news her father had a twin brother he never knew about, her life changes once again, and she’s on her way to Maine and the haunted Victorian she’s inherited from the uncle just learned about.
Aside from the ghostly entities who make themselves known when Sonya moves in, she also meets Trey Doyle, the handsome lawyer who guides her through her new home, and who is always there for her when the malevolence of one particularly evil ghost tries and fails to scare Sonya enough to leave the house she now loves.
I thoroughly enjoyed the way we meet all of these ghosts through Sonya and how they interact with her, her best friend who moves in despite the hauntings, Yoda the new pup, and of course Trey. From appropriately random music to enhance daily situations to 3 AM eerie otherworldly happenings, this book is filled with tension; humor; family; love, even for those Sonya never knew; and the mystery of the seven lost brides who, over the years, have paid the ultimate price for their loving happiness.
Once again, Nora Roberts has given readers a story that will pull them in immediately and never let them go until the very end. It’s unfortunate we have to wait a year for the next book in the trilogy, but that wait will be worth it. Especially because of the cliffhanger at the end. I can guarantee you will be like me, “That’s how it’s ending???“ Yep, sure is.
You have been warned.
Grade: A+
Summary:
1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him…
Graphic designer Sonya MacTavish is stunned to learn that her late father had a twin he never knew about—and that her newly discovered uncle, Collin Poole, has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast, which the will stipulates she must live in it for at least three years. Her engagement recently broken, she sets off to find out why the boys were separated at birth—and why it was all kept secret until a genealogy website brought it to light.Trey, the young lawyer who greets her at the sprawling clifftop manor, notes Sonya’s unease—and acknowledges that yes, the place is haunted…but just a little. Sure enough, Sonya finds objects moved and music playing out of nowhere. She sees a painting by her father inexplicably hanging in her deceased uncle’s office, and a portrait of a woman named Astrid, whom the lawyer refers to as “the first lost bride.” It’s becoming clear that Sonya has inherited far more than a house. She has inherited a centuries-old curse, and a puzzle to be solved if there is any hope of breaking it…
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