The Art of Inheriting Secrets

Very nice writing style, good characters, pretty good what-if kind of plot -- interesting enough to keep turning pages to see what happens. I enjoyed the journey, but this was a formula plot. The main character, a professional woman, inherits a castle and a title she never knew anything about (mom's secret to the grave), and then has to figure out how to proceed. Keep the castle, or not? Stay in England or not? Fall in love or not? Decide who to trust or not. All while fending off a dead-beat boyfriend who is a toady, and enduring the distrust of local people who are not too keen on a sudden interloper with a snooty title). This is an escapist story (semi-Cinderella), but the writing and story pace are good enough to keep you turning pages. The story moves ahead at a good pace, there are lots of interesting people and places -- a good curl-up-in-your-favorite-chair book.