thank you to netgalley, the author and the publisher for this arc.

3.5 stars.

this was a good read overall. i love stories that have secrets, romance, and give me the spooks, and this was all of the above. the scenery was hauntingly beautiful, the romance sweet, and the premise very promising. however, i felt like the plot was a bit lacking throughout the book, and that everything was rushed towards the end. overall, this wasn't bad, but i've read other nora roberts books before that i enjoyed more! that's not to say i won't read the second one, because i definitely will. :)

Inheritance by Nora Roberts is the first book in a new trilogy, The Lost Bride. It's a mix of genres, offering romance, suspense, a touch of the paranormal, and historical fiction.

The story follows Sonya MacTavish, whose life takes an unexpected turn when she learns of a long-lost uncle and inherits his mysterious Victorian mansion on the Maine coast. However, there's a catch: she must live in the house for three years to claim her full inheritance.

As Sonya settles in, she uncovers family secrets. The house turns out to hold hidden ghosts, not just literal ones trapped within its walls, but also the secrets of her family's past connected to a tragic love story from the 1800s.

What I liked:

Intriguing mystery: The book keeps you guessing, weaving together past and present narratives to unveil the truth about the house and family history.
Strong characters: Sonya is a relatable protagonist, resourceful and brave as she explores the unknown. The supporting characters are well-developed too, adding warmth and humor to the story.
Romantic subplot: Nora Roberts delivers her signature heartwarming romance while balancing it with the other plot elements.
Unique blend of genres: The mix of history, suspense, and a touch of the paranormal keeps the story fresh and engaging.

Nora Roberts can do no wrong. Having read most of her mystery/romance novels and loving all of them I always look forward to a Nora roberts novel in any genre she delves into. This was the perfect opening to a new series. Hauntingly beautiful with a sweet romance twisting through the narrative. Brilliant. Cannot wait for the next instalment.

I adore Nora Roberts, her novels are just so confident and deep. The characters always feel so relatable and the sense of loss and great hope are always balanced in the end. Thank you.

I have read many Nora Roberts, but recently the plots are getting a bit samey for me. Don’t get me wrong I did enjoy this and Sonja and Cleo are great characters and you do want the curse to be lifted. Frustrated in how it finished, but a cliffhanger of course. Will look forward to the next one.

Nora Roberts is one of the most read fantasy&sci-fi author in the world. There's romance but there's always a great world building and plot.
This is the start of a new series and I loved the storytelling and can't wait to read the next one.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Another great Nora Roberts book. The usual format, but a different type of tale this time. I enjoyed ready the whole book and it has left me wanting to read the next book. What more could you want?!?! Please publish it soon :) Nora takes you on an historical journey to learn the history of the house she has inherited and what happened in it and how she can stop the evil spirit

The writing is great, really compelling to read and engaging but the plot is really thin. Our main character doesn't really make a decision to do anything about her haunted house until the very last chapter and I feel like a solid third of the middle could have been cut. The MC spends way more page time working on her pitch for a new client than dealing with the malevolent serial killer ghost she lives with.

Roberts has a lovely way with dialogue that makes it feel like a real conversation, but when nothing is really happening it starts to feel mundane and repetitive, especially when something happens and then the characters have a whole conversation repeating what just happened.

Warning! This is the first in a trilogy - there's a cliff hanger

Cosy story with strong women, a romance and a spooky element with the ghost story/past events making themselves known in the present.

Good read.

I enjoyed this. If you've read a Nora Roberts or a JD Robb book then you know what you're about to pick up. Over the years I had read Nora Roberts' books (she's an easy read but not a must buy for me) I know there have been times when she has included supernatural elements into her romance novels. This time she fully embraces the supernatural as the main character moves into a haunted mansion she has inherited.
The story unfolds as she aims to finds peace for the spirits she lives with as well as peace for herself after finding her cheating fiance in bed with her cousin.
An enjoyable easy read.

I gave this 3.5 stars. Overall there is an impressively cosy feel to a ghost story. The main character is living all my dreams with the library and the quirky old house.

I enjoyed the start of the book and was quickly hooked. I did find it lagged a bit in the middle.

I found the dialogue a bit cringey particularly the women repeatedly not wanting to be seen without make up.

That cliffhanger though, holy hell. I had forgotten this book was the start of a trilogy and the wait for the sequel will be painful!

Inheritance is the first book in Nora Roberts new series The Lost Bride Trilogy and what a start it is. It had me hooked from the beginning with its interesting characters and fantastic storyline and what an ending. I cannot wait for the next book in the trilogy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK, for my ARC.

I am a big fan of Nora Roberts but tend to prefer her thriller books rather than her paranormal books but when I saw that Inheritance was the first book in a new trilogy I just had to give it a try and I am so glad I did. I was hooked from the first page to the last and now I cannot wait for the following two books to come out. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and little brown book for providing me an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I grew up reading Nora roberts books in high school and Witness is my favourite from her. Inheritance, however, was a completely different experience. It took me out of my comfort zone.

I have read a few Nora Roberts books, this style is very different to her JD Robb books but I have liked them before, this didn't feel up to the usual standard, I felt it was very padded and words were just written with no real purpose of where they were headed, I didn't finish and i can't see me ready the other two.

Loved it! Very much the Nora Roberts genre I love. I cannot wait for the next one. Has all the classic Nora Roberts tropes but manages to avoid being staid.

The start of a new paranormal trilogy from Nora Roberts and with a gothic cliff top mansion, a curse that has targeted brides in the Poole family for generations and mysterious mirror that can bridge time, Inheritance had me absorbed from the start. Sonya McTavish is shocked when a lawyer turns up on her doorstep and informs her that her deceased father who’d been adopted as a baby had actually been a twin and the uncle she’d never known she had had left her his house in Maine and the means to pay for its upkeep. Having recently set up her own business working from home, Sonya decides there’s nothing stopping her from going to Poole’s Bay and finding out more about her father’s family and why he’d been given up for adoption.

As usual from Nora Roberts this book was so full of details and descriptions it was easy to picture scenes playing out in my mind as I read to the extent that I jumped when someone knocked on my door just as evil ghost Hester started her nonsense in the manor and considering as a rule “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts!’ it tells you how caught up I was in this story. I loved the spooky vibes of the plot of seven dead brides through the ages supposedly all from accidental causes except for the original bride and their missing wedding rings and their trapped spirits all playing out in the background of the romance between Sonya and Oliver Henry Doyle the third aka Trey. A man who could’ve worked at any top legal firm in the country but choose to practice family law in his hometown with her father and grandfather. There was just something so calm and dependable about him. With the spooky goings on and numerous ghosts – adored Clover and her musical choices – and fabulous secondary characters in respective bffs Cleo and Owen, and there’s definitely more than a little spark between this pair, Inheritance has been an amazing start to the Lost Brides trilogy. My one complaint would be having to wait a year for the next instalment to find out what happens next after that gripping cliffhanger.

Inheritance is the beginning of a trilogy that is one continuous story. it follows Sonya, who receives shocking news that her father had a twin brother who recently passed away and that she's the heir to his mansion in Maine. The premise is so cool, and I really had a fun time with this haunting romance. I had a lot of fun with this, and although it's quite long, the pacing held up really well!

This book is a first in a trilogy, and I really enjoyed the writing and setting. Overall, it's a great start to a fantasy, gothic horror, and historical romance trilogy. Thanks to Netgalley and teh publishers for an e-arc!

Sonya has her life sorted, she is marrying her fiancé, So busying organising her wedding, she loves her job and Sonya and her fiancé are looking for their forever dream home.

But life is never that simple, when Sonya gets some very upsetting news that changes everything,.

When Sonya starts working for herself from home and starting her own company she gets a knock on the door which changes her life forever!!!

Do you believe in ghosts, do you believe in hauntings,? When Sonya moves she needs to solve the mystery of the Manor and try and help the stranded souls.
I do really enjoy Nora Robert’s books, and this is no exception!! But I hate having to wait for each book in the series to come out 😀.

When Sonya McTavish discovers her fiancé and her cousin together in her bed she decides to break up with the both of them. Unfortunately, whatshisname is also her coworker and their break-up leads to a very unpleasant environment at work. Sonya loves her job as a graphic designer and she loves her bosses, but she must let them go in order to maintain her sanity and her pride. But sometimes when one door closes a window opens and that’s what happened to her when a charming lawyer comes to meet her with an inheritance from an uncle she never knew existed. Turns out her late father had a twin brother, Collin, who was the baby their family kept when their parents died in tragic circumstances, and now Collin has died and left her a manor in a little town by the sea in Maine.

Sonya not only moves to the manor in the hopes that she can start over with her life and set her own business with the help of her old bosses, she also starts a journey of self discovery as she, little by little, unveils the secrets of her biological family, The Pooles, and their sad past. In the manor she is never alone, for the house is haunted with the ghosts of the Poole brides who lost their lives on their respective wedding days.

I have read several Nora Roberts books over the years and I am well aware of her reputation as a writer. Her books are (and have been) a solace for many generations of readers and whenever I go to a bookshop, and I live in Spain, her books stand out as they cover many shelves of the romance section. I never thought I would be given the opportunity of reading an ARC penned by her, but here I am, enjoying this ghost story so much. Sonya is such a relatable character, she’s as ordinary as any other woman in the world. Hardworking, kind, compassionate and she takes pleasure in the little things that make all the ordinary places, people, and things, truly extraordinary. I could see myself in Sonya, I could see my girl friends in Sonya, she’s one of us, she’s all of us. And we want the best for her just like we want the best for our friends and, of course, for ourselves. Because, we and Sonya, deserve the best.

Could the best be Trey? Trey is the son of that charming attorney and he is also an attorney himself, like his father and grandfather. His family was so close to Collin Poole that they made a ‘found family’ with him. So, of course, they would embrace and look after Sonya from the moment she moved to the manor. And Trey is a good man, and single!

Nora Roberts wrote in ‘Inheritance’ the best small town Hallowe’en romance I’ve read this year. There’s everything that makes a small town romance so well loved, the cosiness, the charm of the people, the smell of books and coffee… with the good parts of a gothic novel. All the ghosts and the mystery, a little bit of spookiness but nothing too scary, perfect to read while we have a comforting mug of hot chocolate, a warm blanket, a few cushions, ‘Inheritance’ ready to be read, and rain outside the windows.