I was hooked, and sad when the book ended. There was never really a dull or boring part of the book. I loved how though out the story it would flash back to one of the brides that died in the manor and how Sonya would see and experience what was going on. It built up the mystery as to why they were dying and why their rings were being taken by the witch that cursed the house.

I loved this book and I can not wait to continue reading this trilogy. The mystery the suspense and the slow burn love story.

AH! I'm desperate for book two! A book with all the hallmarks of Nora Robert's writing I love best: female friendship, romance, lush setting, magic, and camaraderie. I love the audiobook and the meandering yet exciting story.

Inheritance
The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1
by Nora Roberts
Narrated by Brittany Pressley; Foreword by Nora Roberts

I received an ARC (advanced reader copy) of this audiobook through Netgalley.

TW: Death, suicide

Oh my god, this was so good! I absolutely must listen to book 2 ASAP!

It’s been many years since I read a Nora Roberts book, and this one was a perfect reunion of reader and writer.

Sonya MacTavish is a brilliant design artist, and her life is going great, until she finds her husband-to-be in a compromising position.

Shortly afterward a lawyer shows up with a legitimate inheritance from an uncle she never knew she had. The hitch? She’d have to live in the cursed and haunted manor for 3 years.

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I was open-minded going into this audiobook, and I am so thrilled I was. I simply could not stop listening! I haven’t gotten this sucked into a story in at least a decade! Kudos Nora!

I HIGHLY recommend this book to people who love curses, haunted buildings, ghosts, romance, and thrillers.

**Audiobook review**

Wonderfully paced and incredibly engaging!

There isn’t a lull to be found anywhere. The characters are endearing and pull you in with their charm and relationships with each other. They outshine the plot in some ways. However, it works and maintains a good rhythm throughout.

The production of the audiobook was perfectly executed with a narrator that keeps you leaning in with your full attention and interest. Her ability to make each character “come to life” (with accurately depicted dialects) is pure talent!

I highly recommend opting for the audiobook version.

I’m so excited for book two in the series!

Inheritance is the first in Nora Robert’s new The Lost Bride Trilogy. Sonya just got out of a serious relationship and as she is trying to find her footing in her life and her job, her world is flipped upside down when she finds out she has received an inheritance from her fathers twin brother that she never knew existed. Embracing this new path life has thrown at her, Sonya moves into the Victorian mansion on the Maine coast that was left to her. She quickly finds that not everything is as it seems in the house and she is not alone. The ghostly presences in the house leave Sonya with a mystery to figure out.

I was intrigued by the description of this book and it definitely did not disappoint! I loved this book and the characters in it from the very beginning and quickly found myself being pulled into their web. This was such a great story and I couldn’t put it down. Nora Roberts created such a great world in this book and in the house itself. I was very intrigued by the presences in the house and how they were able to interact with Sonya and her friends. My only complaint about this book it the quick cliffhanger at the end! I was so sad when it was over, I just wanted to see what would come next! Now I can’t wait to see where this story takes us in the next book. If you are interested in the otherworldly, a chemistry filled romance and history tied up into one, this book it one you need to check out!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book!

Inheritance
Lost Brides Trilogy #1
Nora Roberts


Roberts first in her new fantasy trilogy, Inheritance, is an unputdownable read from Nora’s heroine Sonya walking in on her fiancé and cousin at the start to the OMG you didn’t just drop that ENORMOUS cliffhanger on us end. The plot is ingenious, a haunted manor, a curse and the kick butt protagonist that will NOT leave no matter what the unfriendly spirit wants. The characters are all fabulous both corporeal and ethereal but Sonya is the real star followed by Cleo and Trey as close seconds. Sonya is such a genuine character that the audience won’t have a choice but to fall in love with her and cheer her on as she fights against the evil spirit. Cleo is also fabulous and listening to the audio version will really bring her to life for listeners. Trey is also a great character, reliable and steadfast and of course there are the dogs that are icing on the plot cake. Okay so lets talk about the I did not see this coming end, Nora, WHY did you do this to us and will we have to wait a year for book 2 tell me it aint so.

Narration:
Brittany Pressley does an incredible job of narrating this novel, I mean she just really gets every character and her portrayal of Cleo is unforgettable, I mean the Creole Louisiana drawl is just right on, that and just all her incredible role playing makes the Macmillan audio edition the best way to really enjoy every aspect of this book. Brava!

After a bad breakup Sonya McTavish is looking for a new start but learning that her deceased father had a twin brother no one knew about and that on his death that uncle, Collin Poole has left her most of his estate including the family manor on the coast of Maine is quite the shock. Sonya is thinking about accepting her inheritance, but it comes with a warning, it’s haunted and a stipulation, she has to live there for three years for the inheritance to finalize.

Being a graphic designer Sonya can work anywhere and after conferring first with her uncle’s attorney, Oliver Doyle, then with her mom and her best friend Cleo Sonya decides to go for it. She wants to learn more of her father’s family history and why her father and brother never knew about each other. She falls in love with the large manor and the quaint town of Poole’s Bay and settles in along with her resident spirits including one that really doesn’t want her there.

I absolutely LOVED this book. In the beginning of the book there is a bride and she dies in her wedding dress get stabbed and the person that killed her takes her ring and says something sinister. I was absolutely confused at this point.

Then the story goes on to another bride to be arranging everything for her wedding. She goes home to find her fiancé in bed with her cousin who was supposed to be one of her bridesmaid. She kicks them out and decides that since they work together she doesn’t want to make it awkward and plans on telling the people that they decided to tell people it would just not work for them so they called off the wedding. Work gets really weird and she starts freelance working.

This is when she finds out that her Dad had a brother whom was adopted left her a house but in order to completely inherit it she has to live there for three years. She thought this would give her a fresh start so she moved into the house and relocated.

Bizarre stuff starts happening and I’m not going to ruin it for anyone but the very beginning of the story with the dead bride and the ring get tied in perfectly.

The ending leaves you on a cliffhanger. I both love and hate cliffhangers. I love the cliffhangers because it leaves you wanting more and who knows when the next book will come out (that’s the hate part as I am super inpatient). I would absolutely recommend this to everyone and I plan on getting a physical copy of this book. I am hoping that I can find a way to get a signed copy. Amazing story!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to read this captivating book and I am so excited to read more! I was not paid for my review and this is my honest review.

This book was so good and had me on the edge of my seat. Nora Roberts has always been one of my favorite authors. I will recommend this book to my book club!

I honestly don't know exactly how to review this book. Did I like it, yes, did I think it was a little long, also yes. The story was good and I really enjoyed the characters, however, it also felt like nothing happened and then the story just ended with bam a cliffhanger which made me incredibly mad. Why didn't that happen sooner and what is going to happen next? Yes, I know this is a trilogy and yes, now I will have to read the next book to find out what happened, but man do I wish there had been a little more meat in this book and it been a two-book series instead of a trilogy if necessary.
Overall, I am interested in knowing what happens next so I look forward to the next book.

Not bad, but way too long for what it was. The first half of the book I held on expecting something to happen; but by the end of the second half I felt like there was nothing and I wasted time. From the description I was expecting some mystery and even a little thrill, but instead it was felt mild and flat. The characters were nice and likeable, but nothing really happened. The love interest piece was boring. The ghosts had potential but they were so tame and not explored enough. In the end, I just didn't care about what happened to them or how they got there. And them in the house was not a disturbance so I felt like it was anti-climactic.

Narration was great.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the arc.

Dear Inheritance,
Nora Roberts is the queen of a great story! I loved that you are the start of another strong series by her. I loved the way that you tied together all of the timelines and Sonya was such an interesting character. You gave me the best creepy, haunted house vibes and I cannot wait until the second boon comes out so I can see where Sonya goes as she travels into the past to discover the secret behind Lost Bride Manor.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced listeners copy of this book. The narrator does a wonderful job with the story and the characters, but for me this was just middle of the road. I enjoyed the characters and the story has a fairly good set up for the second book in this trilogy, but it just left me wanting more. I wanted more history of the brides and more information about the vengeful ghost and just when it seemed like we were getting somewhere the story ended. It was a little too much hallmark and not enough mystery for me.

I hadn’t read a Nora Roberts book in years, so when I saw #Netgalley had the ARC, I requested it. I received it in audio. I didn’t start it immediately because I thought it may be a romance, which is not my preferred genre and I have to be in the mood to read ‘gushy’, but was I surprised. It sucked me in from the first chapter! Nora’s writing doesn’t disappoint. This first book of The Lost Bride trilogy has fantasy/paranormal, strong female characters with great careers, fabulous friendships, and a marvelous haunted house filled with antiques and past owners. I loved the setting. With Nora’s descriptions I could visualize the entire novel. I don’t watch very many Hallmark movies, but I would describe this as a fanciful Hallmark movie with a strong paranormal twist. This is a cozy, fun read - not a scary paranormal at all. I was surprised I liked it so much. Thank you #Netgalley!

3 stars

I love Nora Roberts and the characters she Builds that's always a Huge thing for me... One of my all-time favourite series is the Born in Series And In death with Eve and Rourke... But i think i need to Avoid Nora Roberts Paranormal books - Usually Paranormal is my go to so when i heard Nora Roberts wrote them i was in My element - Now they are not bad by any means - Her beautiful writing is still there - But Nora's Normal character building and relationships are amazing - throw in the Paranormal it gets a little lost - Not gone - Just.... Not as compelling.... Its the third Paranormal book im reading of hers.... I think from now on with this Author i will stick to her Fabulous Normal books....

The book focuses on Sonya MacTavish, After she Finds her fiance With her cousin, and decides to go Freelance, She discovers a long lost Uncle has left her a Haunted house (although she doesn't know this at the time)

There is Definitely A Nasty ghost - But other than that everyone is always so nice... (Apart from the beginning with the ex fiance) Usually the Grey characters Make Nora's books for me...

A goodish read - I think cozy readers will love it

Wonderful start to a new trilogy. Sonya MacTavish has just inherited from an unknown uncle a mansion, but that is only the start of the mystery. Her father was a twin and separated at birth from his brother, but why she wonders. Her uncle will left her not only with the mansion but funds for the upkeep, mysteries and a few ghosts, with the stipulation that she needs to live there 3 years.
Trey who was a friend and lawyer of the deceased Collin Poole shows Sonya around the place and admits that it is haunted and the mansion nickname is the Lost Brides. The name was given due to all the brides that died on their wedding day, including her uncle’s bride. As Sonya settles in little unexplained things happen, some good, a few annoying and some scary but she isn’t going to let the ghosts drive her out of her home.
The story has the typical magic that draws in throughout the book. Parts reminded me of the show Ghosts, which I love. And as with the majority of Nora’s trilogy, the story continues with a cliffhanger. I just hope book 2 will release soon. I switched back and forth between book and audiobook and reread or relistened to parts in the audiobook. The narrator was fantastic, but with the book was easier to backtrack when needed. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #Inheritance #StMartinPress #MacmillanAudio #TheLostBrideTrilogy #NoraRoberts

4 Stars
This was my first Nora Roberts book and I loved it. This book hooked me in and I cannot wait to read the next 2. Inheritance was super spooky and mysterious with a little love story tied in. That cliff hanger though!!

Thank you NetGalley and St, Martins press and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this book.

I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait for the rest of the series. The ghostly paranormal aspect in this book is what you would expect from Nora Roberts. She creates stories that are relatable that hook you right from the start. It's a little gothic, a little scary at some parts, but the majority of the book is light and happy. The ending was amazing as well, and really left me wanting the next book right away. I won't rehash the synopsis as you can read the blurb and the summary from all the other reviewers. I will say that the audio book had me glued to my seat wanting to take it all in. I finished this in record time because I just kept wanting to come back to the story. Nora Roberts has done it again and I will forever be a fan of her work.

Inheritance, the first book in The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts, is a novel that offers a unique blend of romance, friendship, and a touch of the paranormal. While the paranormal aspect may not appeal to all readers, it does add an intriguing layer to the narrative that sets it apart from typical romance novels.
I am personally not one to read books like this and quite honestly - if I saw this book on the shelf without Nora Roberts name attached to it - I would probably pass it by. I am a fan of Roberts writing and find that her ability to cross genres is quite impressive.
The characters in Inheritance are one of its strongest aspects. Roberts has a knack for creating characters that are complex, relatable, and engaging. The friendship between Sonya and Cleo is particularly noteworthy. Their bond is genuine and heartwarming, providing a solid emotional anchor throughout the story. Their interactions are filled with warmth, humor, and a deep understanding of each other, making their friendship one of the most enjoyable aspects of the book.
The romance between Sonya and Trey, however, feels somewhat rushed. Their relationship progresses quickly, with little build-up or development. One moment they are strangers, and the next they are a couple. This rapid progression may leave some readers feeling a bit disoriented and wishing for more time to explore their relationship.
Despite this, the romance is still enjoyable. While their relationship may have benefited from a slower pace, their romance is still a key part of the story that many readers will enjoy.
Inheritance is a quick and easy read, making it a great choice for audiobook listeners. I found the audiobook to be engaging, thanks in no small part to Brittany Presley's superb narration. She is a favorite narrator who it is always a pleasure to listen to.
I don't actually feel like a lot of exciting things happened in Inheritance. To me it was more character building and learning to live with the ghosts who haunt the manor Sonya inherits. I wouldn't mind having "Molly" who leaves Sonya's kitchen and bedroom in immaculate condition! I do feel like the book started to get intriguing about the 85% or so mark and then - ugh - it leaves you with such a cliffhanger. I don't know when Book 2 of this trilogy will be released. I also should note that the cover of this novel is quite stunning.
Thank you for the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest review. I think I'll go with 3 1/2 stars for this one.

Wow! I had no idea what I was in store for when I started Inheritance. I have never read a Nora Roberts book before, and now I wish I wouldn't have waited so long.

After discovering her husband-to-be is having an affair and that her father's twin brother has left her his estate, Sonya finds herself moving to Maine to start over. Little does she know, she won't be alone. Her cursed Victorian manor is full of ghosts from the estate's despairing past, and they refuse to be silent.

Inheritance has the feel of a contemporary romance or a slice-of-life women's fiction, with a historical, gothic mystery/ghost story lurking at the edges. I enjoyed the narrative structure, and it hooked me from the start. Some readers will find the plot lacking or slow-moving, but the back third raises the stakes and had me on the edge of my seat.

One of my favorite parts of this Inheritance was how feminist it was without being heavy-handed. I found the female-forward story refreshing. The relationships were fantastic, free of catty women and mother-daughter drama. The best friend character was chef's kiss. I adored the ghosts. The way they communicated with Sonya was perfect.

If I have any complaints, it is with the romance, despite adoring the love interest. While they didn't lack complete chemistry, they felt more like great friends than lovers.

I found the mystery compelling and cannot wait to learn more as the trilogy continues. I will note for those who hate cliffhangers, proceed with caution. Even though I saw this one coming, I am still disappointed I have to wait a year to return to this world.

I did this on audio, and Brittney Pressley did fantastic, as always. She is becoming one of my favorite narrators.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I entered the Nora Robert’s fan party late. I read my first by her this summer. Now I’m a huge fan. This newest book did not disappoint. The characters of Sonya, Collin, Cleo and lost brides house and the rest of them captured my heart. The narration was excellent. I can’t wait to read the next book in the trilogy. That’s my only
Complaint. I now have to wait.