Publication date: November 21, 2023 
NetGalley/St Martin's Press
The Lost Bride Trilogy, book 1
Kindle, fiction, fantasy, women's fiction, romance
The Mirror (book 2) Nov 2024
dates read: 12/30/2023-1/14/2024
A new trilogy by Nora Roberts which mixes historical romance with mystical mystery set in 1806. It begins with the tragic death of Astrid Grandville who is overwhelmed with joy after marrying Collin Poole. The newly married Mrs. Poole is found murdered on her wedding day still wearing her dress. Oddly, they find that her wedding ring was missing!
The story is brought to the present with Sonya MacTavish prepared to marry Brandon Wise, a graphic artist like herself. They worked together at By Design where she was senior designer. What is unusual is his insistence on planning the large fancy wedding at a Back Bay Boston hotel. Sonya doesn't express the same enthusiasm and especially not after she walks into her house to find her cousin, Tracie in bed with Brandon. You know, the "it's not what it looks like" scenario! The betrayal hits hard as it's her mother Winter's sister, Summer. Yes, they are named after seasons! There is fall out from the cancelled wedding as Brandon becomes bitter to his ex-fiancé with whom he still works.
Life has a way of working itself out as Sonya receives notice that she is to inherit an old mansion on the Maine coast from an uncle that no one knew existed. She learns that her deceased father Andrew MacTavish had a twin brother, Collin Poole, who was leaving his rumored haunted mansion to her. She isn't sure if she wants to uproot her life and move to Maine until she sees the impressive home. When she arrives for the reading of her uncle's Last Will, she is greeted by Trey a young lawyer tasked with executing the will. He provides a tour with commentary of the massive home which feels like it holds secrets and memories from the past. The atmosphere of the home is filled with an eeriness of a place still occupied by family members who have yet to move on from the tragedies that occurred there.
Trey proves to be more than just an executor of the will as he offers assistance after the professional obligations are complete. The attraction between them only intensifies as they work together to uncover the mysteries that the house holds regarding rumors of young brides found murdered with their wedding rings mysteriously missing. Sonya begins to feel uneasy as the energy in the home is clearly sending her subtle message which begin to become more aggressive in nature. Fortunately, she is able to convince her best friend, Cleo Fabares to move in. The story has developed and has you captured wanting to know what happens next.
The ending is such a cliff hanger that you feel like you are literally hanging onto the cliff's edge! Many ideas and theories floating in your head that must wait until The Mirrors, book 2 is released in November 2024. Kudos to Nora Roberts for creating such a spell-binding intense trilogy with such a dramatic ending. Of course, any fan of Nora Roberts is familiar with her many trilogies!
Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for allowing me access to read this digital book. My review is my honest and unbiased opinion. All comments are expressly my own.
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Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for allowing me access to read this digital book. My review is my honest and unbiased opinion. All comments are expressly my own.
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