Inheritance

The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' Lost Bride Trilogy, Inheritance, tells the story of tragedies, lost and found loves, and a family plagued for generations.

1806: Overwhelmed with joy, Astrid Poole sits in her wedding gown. However, she is killed before her marriage can be completed, and the gold circle is ripped off her finger. She promises Collin in her final words that she will never leave him.

Sonya MacTavish, a graphic designer, is shocked to find out that her late father had a twin that he was unaware of. She also finds out that her recently found uncle, Collin Poole, has left her nearly everything he owned, including a magnificent Victorian house on the Maine coast that she is required by the will to occupy for a minimum of three years. After learning that her engagement has ended, she embarks on a mission to discover why the boys were split up at birth and why the information was kept a secret until a genealogical website revealed it.

Trey, the youthful attorney who welcomes her to the expansive cliffside estate, observes Sonya's discomfort and concedes that, indeed, the location is haunted.but not too much. In fact, Sonya discovers that things have been rearranged and that music has started to play. She discovers a portrait of Astrid, who the lawyer refers to as "the first lost bride," and a painting by her father that mysteriously hangs in the office of her late uncle. It's becoming obvious that Sonya is the beneficiary of much more than just a house. If there is any chance of lifting the centuries-old curse she has inherited, it will require solving a puzzle.