I enjoyed it, but the book was very much a first book in a trilogy. A lot of time devoted to setting up the overarching storyline, and the ending set-up book two.

Surprise, it's the first of a trilogy! I requested the book without reading the description, simply because of who the author is. Nora Roberts' newest book, Inheritance, pulled me in right away. A huge old home teeming with ghostly antics, coupled with true love and lusty romance makes this a page-turner. Then suddenly there was no more: I'm left hanging. Looking forward to the next book. Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with an ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Nora does it again with great characters, perfect setting, and setup. Definitely some spine chilling moments in this one. I only miss the old format of her series where each book had a beginning middle and an end with the focus on three couples. Looking forward to continuing Sonya's journey.

This one of my new favorites from nora roberts! So engaging, great characters, awesome mystery. I loved it! I can not wait for the next.

I must preface this review by saying I'm very mad at Nora Roberts right now!! For writing such an amazing book and making me wait (probably) a whole year for the next one!! I seriously loved this book. I loved Sonya and Cleo and their relationship. I love who she ends up dating, and totally called it! I love all the puppy friendships! I do think Sonya works a little too much, but I love that she's able to continue doing something she loves and I looove hearing about Cleo's mermaid. I also really hope that Cleo ends up with you-know-who. I love the haunted house and it's "staff", and I love even more that Sonya has help learning about the spirits that inhabit her house. I can't wait to see where the rest of the trilogy goes!

I really loved the characters and backstory for this latest Nora Roberts novel/series. Sonya is an interesting character that discovers her fiance cheating, but is strong enough to throw him to the curb without the angst involved. I get frustrated by the constant emotional angst involved in cheating spouse/partner stories. Then, interestingly, she finds out about a hidden past from her father that no one, not even he, knew.

As the inheritor of a family estate, and now a self-employed graphic designer, she jumps at finding out about her unknown history and taking the opportunity to experience something new.

The family curse, ghosts, and mysterious history all make this a fun novel to dip into. The only thing I did not enjoy was what I thought was the super abrupt ending to this, book 1, of the series. I was not expecting it to end there. It was jarring and a shock.

A great story, both different and similar, to the style of writing that one comes to expect while reading a Nora Roberts. It was just a great read and story, and the retelling of family history and how the house had a part in helping relay and share that history was awesome!

Loved the book!

Sonya's life is quickly undone when she finds her fiance with her cousin on her bed. Then she finds out she has a twin that she's never known and inherited an estate in the northeast. Nora Roberts starts this first book in her new series, The Lost Bride Trilogy, on page one and doesn't slow down. I wanted to savor and enjoy the characters, setting, and drama, but I couldn't stop reading! I inhaled this one! Now I have to wait for the next in the series...

4.5-4.75 STARS

Right from the very first page, I was drawn into Nora Roberts’ latest release, “Inheritance,” the first installment to her haunting new Lost Bride Trilogy. This slow-paced novel is best savored, rather than devoured, boasting likeable, relatable characters and a uniquely compelling storyline that will leave you craving more. Personally, I can’t wait to dive off the cliff this author left me dangling from and plunge straight into the very next installment of this highly evocative saga.

Omg… super trippy, super fabulous!
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I have read similar stories over the past few years but was looking forward to the Roberts twist and it does not disappoint.

The plot and storyline are addicting. I had a tough time putting it down, and frankly, absorbed this baby as fast as I could!

The creative way the author blends in the family history, the unique mystery surrounding the family home, and the ancestors are imaginative and intriguing. I love that she does not try to make this into a horror or necessarily a scary story, but more thriller style. Roberts adds wit and humor to lighten it up a bit too.

The characters are a wonderful blend that brings interest and a growing romance is a sweet diversion from the activities of the day and night.

Since this is book one of a trilogy, expect the cliffhanger, and she definitely leaves us hanging. Ack! Having to wait for the next installment is always a drag, but Inheritance is a fabulous read full of ghost stories, creepy dreams, and eeriness that only Roberts and her unique gift of storytelling can deliver.

When I first started reading Inheritance, it seemed like it was perfect person, perfect life, perfect relationship, and I didn't know where the story would go... silly me, I should've known that Nora Roberts wouldn't disappoint. While I'm hoping that some of the aspects from the beginning will play into the story later, this is a story that I started getting nervous about when I realized my progress in the book and how invested I was in the story.

Sonya MacTavish has some life changing events, including learning that her late father was a twin and that her unknown uncle left her a Victorian house in Maine. As these types of stories go, she must live in it for at least 3 years. Able to work from anywhere - and with her life having imploded at home - Sonya moves to Maine to give it a go. As she always does, Nora Roberts has written beautiful characters, and I envy the relationships and friendships of the characters! The stories behind the haunting and the ghosts are as enticing as the living ones.

I love the strong female relationships between Sonya and her mother, her best friend, and the women that she meets in Poole's Bay. The men (other than her asshat of a fiancé) are strong men who don't patronize or infantilize the women in their lives.

I knew it was the first of a trilogy, but oh what a cliffhanger! Can't wait for the next installment.

My thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the advanced copy. My opinions are my own and honestly given.

OH this book! Sonja just walked into her worst nightmare or did she? She finds her fiancée in bed with her cousin. So what’s a girl to do, throw them out of the house half naked and all. But he’s scum and they work together and he gets nasty so Sonja does the only thing she can, she quits and opens her own company. Then she finds out that her dad had a twin brother that he didn’t know about. Her uncle leaves her the family house and all it’s occupants (to bad they are dead). Sonja along with her best friend, her new boyfriend and new cousin take on the ghost and the mystery. This book ends in one hell of a cliffhanger. Loved everything about this book!

Sonya MacTavish's life has imploded. She finds her fiancé in bed with her cousin just a few weeks before the wedding, she's had to quit her job because her fiancé has sabotaged her professionally, and she's at a crossroads when an uncle she never met dies under mysterious circumstances and leaves her a haunted mansion in Maine. The timing couldn't have been better so Sonya packs up her car and moves. In Maine she finds a beautiful mansion (all expenses paid, of course), plenty of customers who want her to do their marketing, a handsome lawyer, and an adorable rescue dog. Oh yeah, and the house is haunted.

I'm a huge fan of Nora Roberts. I love her standalone romantic suspense novels and I've read and really enjoyed most of her trilogies. This book unfortunately just fell flat for me. There was very little suspense and almost no romance. The haunting was intriguing but it was mostly just the same few things happening over and over again, beds made, dishes done, cabinets opened. The handsome lawyer was a friend for a few weeks, then he was sleeping over. No wooing, no romantic overtures, I think they went out to dinner twice.

The story was a good one, I love the gothic romance angle of the historic mansion on the coast full of spirits and stone fireplaces. Seeing how this is the first of a trilogy I can live with the lack of action and romance if the book is relatively short, but this book was quite long and it could have benefitted from more action and romance to keep the story moving.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

I loved this book! Wow! This is a story of strong women, supportive men, and lovable dogs. There’s family history, ghosts (most playful and welcoming, one not so much), and mystery. Nora Roberts is a master story-teller and this book showcases her talent. I was enchanted by Sonya’s journey as she faced betrayal and then received news of an unexpected inheritance just as she was ready to make major changes in her life. The story is powerful and emotional, fascinating and complex. I love the characters and am enjoying their development and new relationships. I was glued to the story, but was torn between wanting to keep reading but not wanting it to end! I’ll be anxiously awaiting for book 2 in the trilogy!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press and of course the talented Nora Roberts for the opportunity to read and review the ARC of Inheritance. I loved it so much I immediately jumped to my bookstore’s app and ordered the hardcover copy. I’d order the rest in the trilogy right now if they were available. Also - with the number of songs mentioned throughout the story - please create a playlist - talk about atmospheric reading!
In all honestly, I have been a Nora Roberts fan since my older teen years. I’ve always loved the way she can weave both romance, and often mystery into each story. Yet somehow each tale is completely unique. I love the characters for their complexity, and for the way I often connect with them emotionally. The “realness” helps me root for them and keeps me invested in their journey. As she has more often steered into the fantastical and magical in her stories, I’ve become even more of a fan. I love a good magical or occult theme. Inheritance hit all the right buttons for me. Budding romances, humanized characters, an old creepy manor, and mysteriously spooky moments, all wrapped into a mystery - swoon! I was incredibly thankful for the rainy day after I began to read, so that I would have an added excuse to dive into the story. I quite literally groaned out loud when I got to the conclusion because I wasn’t ready to stop reading. I’m hooked, and I am thrilled for more. Also - loved the line thrown in about one of my favorite musicals. Five stars from me!

I got the arc from netgalley for free but the review is my own.
I really enjoyed this book. Sonys is shocked to find out her father who has passed away was a twin and his twin has left her his manor. She has to live in it for 3 years to inherit it all. So she picks up and moves into it. Then strange things start to happen and she find out it’s haunted. There are some good ghosts and one that doesn’t want her there.
This book really sucked you in and I can’t believe the way it ended! I can’t wait for the next book to come out.

INHERITANCE!
I have waited a long time for the first book in Nora Robert’s new The Lost Bride Trilogy and it was definitely worth the wait.
This book is very well written. It has everything I love in a story: mystery, intrigue, characters that are relatable, ghostly characters that play pranks and a ghostly character that is pure evil.
She took revenge on the Poole men’s brides, stole their rings and made a curse.
There are loves lost, a love found and an inheritance that changes Sonya McTavish’s life.
I loved this book! I’m looking forward to the next book in the trilogy.
Highly recommend!

The premise of the story was interesting. The first few chapters were intriguing. The story lost a bit of steam in the middle, was a little repetitive and somewhat slow. There was not a lot of character development and the romance did seem a little. convenient. The final chapters were an interesting read

Queen Nora. I have a great love of all things Nora Roberts and her trilogy's are my jammmmm. Inheritance introduces us to an eclectic cast of characters. The Lost Bride Manor is a dream and Sonya inherits it from an uncle she never knew about, at a crossroads in her personal and professional life she takes a chance to spend 3 months there to see if she loves it. Along with her BFF Cleo she meets her match in Trey, Trey allows Sonya to be herself and lets her find her own belief in the ghost of Astrid and the Brides. This does not follow Nora's typical trilogy formula of 3 couples, 1 per book. This book does end on a cliffhanger and I will say I am thirsting for more! I cannot wait for the second book to see how this new group of friends and family come out of this. One of the things I love most about Nora's books is the community she creates in her books. I want to move there, and live there and be friends with all of these people and love to see them come together as one.

Thank you NetGally for an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. I can't wait to buy this for my shelf

Nora Roberts is amazing. My only problem is the length of timee I will have to wait for the next book in the series.