Spotlight & Giveaway: Inheritance by Nora Roberts

Posted December 6th, 2023 by in Blog, Spotlight / 40 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Nora Roberts’s new release: Inheritance

 

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Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts—a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations.

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…

 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from Inheritance 

Chapter One

PRESENT DAY

Planning a wedding equaled insanity. Sonya decided that once you’d accepted that as incontrovertible fact, you could just get on with it.

If she had her way, she’d ditch the whole crazy circus. She’d buy a fabulous dress she could actually wear again, have family and close friends over for a backyard wedding. A short, sweet ceremony, then bust it all open for the best party ever.

No fancy, no formal, no fraught and fuss. And all the fun.

But Brandon wanted all the fancy and formal and fuss.

So she had a fabulous dress—that had cost the equivalent of two months’ mortgage, and she’d wear it for a matter of hours before she had it cleaned and boxed away.

They’d booked a fancy Back Bay hotel for a guest list that crept over three hundred and might come close to four before the invites went out.

She’d designed the invitations—she earned her living as a graphic designer, after all. Then again, so did Brandon, so he’d had input there. Maybe the invitations had crept up to more formal than she’d envisioned, but they were gorgeous.

They’d done the Save the Date deal months before, and spent the best part of a day with a photographer for engagement photos.

She’d wanted to tap a friend to take some candid shots, casual, fun shots. And had to admit she’d resented his absolute veto there. Still, the photos were lovely.

Sophisticated. A sleek, sophisticated ad for the perfect, happy, upwardly mobile couple.

They’d spent what seemed like days going over the menu—plated and formal, of course. Then cake. She liked cake—she’d go to the ground believing something was intrinsically wrong with anyone who didn’t like cake.

But Jesus, who knew building a wedding cake—flavors, filling, icing, design, tiers, topper—could become a study in frustration?

She did now.

And that didn’t count the groom’s cake. Or the petits fours with their initials in gold on the top.

Add the flowers, the music, seating charts, colors, themes, and despite the efficient and incredibly patient wedding planner, it all boiled down to nightmare.

She couldn’t wait until it was over and done.

And that probably made her an aberration.

Weren’t brides supposed to want the fuss and bother? Didn’t a bride want her wedding day to be special, unique, a fairy tale?

She did want it to be special, unique, and she very much wanted the happy ever after.

But.

And those buts had been coming fast over the last few weeks. But it didn’t feel like her day, her special, unique, gloriously exciting day. At all. Somehow, it had slipped right out of her control. When she reminded herself it was Brandon’s wedding day, too, and he should have some say, it struck her he had all the say.

None of it reflected her vision or her wishes. It clearly reflected all of his.

And if their vision and wishes were so dramatically different, didn’t that mean they just weren’t suited?

Copyright © 2023 by Nora Roberts

Excerpt. ©Nora Roberts. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
 
 

Giveaway: 1 Finished copy of INHERITANCE by by Nora Roberts. (US Only)

 

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Meet the Author:

NORA ROBERTS is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 230 novels, including Legacy, The Awakening, Hideaway, Under Currents, The Chronicles of The One trilogy, and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250288325/inheritance 
 
 
 

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40 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Inheritance by Nora Roberts”

  2. Latesha B.

    I liked the excerpt. I could relate to Sonya’s feelings about wedding planning.

  4. Leezs Stetson

    I enjoyed the excerpt. It draws a clear picture of what’s happening and reflects what wedding planning is like. It also makes clear that there’s an imbalance of power between the engaged couple I look forward to reading more about what happens

    • Laurie Gommermann

      Wow! Inheriting a haunted mansion in Maine, unknown relatives, family secrets, a murder mystery, second thoughts about her upcoming wedding…
      I’ve enjoyed several of her books. Looking forward to reading this new series featuring Sondra and Trey.

  11. Juli Hall

    I’ve read this in ebook and loved everything about it. I can’t wait for the next book

    • Dianne Casey

      I really enjoyed the excerpt from the book. I love Nora Robert’s books. Looking forward to reading her new release.

    • Dianne Casey

      Love Nora Robert’s books. I really liked the excerpt and I’m looking forward to reading the book.

  19. Diane Sallans

    Nora Roberts is one of my favorite authors – this looks like another good one!

  20. Glenda M

    The excerpt is an excellent set up for the ending of her engagement! It also made me happy that both my daughter and her partner want a relaxed wedding and reception!

  21. Joye

    Now I need to read the story to see what happens. Sounds like the kind I enjoy reading

  23. noraadrienne

    I love anything with spooks and spirits. They hold my interest from page one till the sorry words THE END. I can’t wait to get hold of a copy of the book to enjoy.

  29. Patricia Barraclough

    People talk about Bridezillas all the time, but it seems there is such a thing as a Groomzilla in this story. When the vision for your special day is so very different, she is wise to think maybe there could be problems ahead.

  30. Felicia Fallon

    I enjoyed the excerpt. It contained Nora Roberts’ trademark prose & humor, both of which pull the reader in. Ms Roberts is one of my favorite novelists. She’s an auto-buy for me.

  32. Bonnie

    What a fascinating book! Great cover and excerpt. I love Nora’s books and look forward to reading her new trilogy.