The Mirror by Nora Roberts is the second novel in the Lost Brides trilogy about a curse and a majestic (haunted) Victorian house on the Maine coast. Sonya MacTavish must live there for three years to gain her inheritance. She has no intentions of leaving. Sonya, along with her best friend, cousin and new boyfriend, are working to undo the curse. Another addictive installment filled with danger, swoons and friendship.
by Nora Roberts
Series: The Lost Bride Trilogy #2
Genres: Paranormal Romance
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues the hauntingly spectacular Lost Bride Trilogy with book two, The Mirror.
When Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, she has no idea that the house is haunted. The footsteps she hears at night, the doors slamming, the music playing, are not figments of her imagination. In her dreams she sees glimpses of the past. In the present she finds portraits of brides. And when she has visions of an antique mirror, she is drawn to it, sensing it holds dark family secrets.
Then one night the mirror appears and Sonya glides through this looking glass, into the past—and sees a bride murdered on her wedding day, the circle of gold torn from her finger. It is a scene that will play out again and again—a centuries-old curse that must be broken—and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking the curse.
For this trilogy it is necessary to read The Inheritance, book one of the Lost Brides trilogy first. Nora Roberts builds on the story arc of the curse, characters and house in each book. The book blends mystery, paranormal elements and slow-burn romances throughout the trilogy.
In the first book we met Sonya MacTavish, who recently ended her engagement and discovers she has an unknown uncle who has bequeathed her an inheritance. Collin Poole has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast. The will stipulates she must live in it for at least three years. Having nothing to lose, she moves into the house and the tale that unfolds hooked me from the strange happens in the home to the views. The house is cursed and every bride who has lived there has died on their wedding day with the ring on their finger ripped away.
The Mirror picks up right where The Inheritance ended. Sonya is settling into the home and ready to make it her own, along with Cleo, her best friend and pup. She has made friends, discovered a family she didn’t know she had and time walked. There are two slow-burning romances, one with Sonya and Oliver and another between Cleo and Sonya’s cousin Owen.
While the books have a strong romantic thread, the house and story of Hester Dobbs’ a malevolent spirit that haunts the home, along with ghosts like Clover & Jack held me captive. Servants, family and the brides all walk the halls and Hester rings bells, slams doors and wreaks havoc. With this second book, we learn more about how the curse was spun and what happened to each bride. Sonya claims the home with dinner parties and gardening as they work to undo what Hester has done.
I absolutely love some ghosts like Jack, the young boy who plays with pups and Clover, who sends music messages to everyone’s phone. Angry spirit or not, I would love to live in this haunted old Victorian by the sea. It was delightful seeing both Cleo and Sonya flourish in their businesses as Sonya’s relationship with Oliver grew stronger and Cleo and Owen’s romance heated.
We are left with a cliffhanger as expected, since this is the middle book. I cannot wait to read the conclusion. Fans of paranormal romances, small-town romances with hauntings and mystery will want to begin this trilogy.
About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is the number-one New York Times–bestselling author of Whiskey Beach, The Witness, Chasing Fire, and The Search, among other titles. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series, written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 400 million copies of her novels in print.
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