A review by lisaeirene
The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

4.0

Olivia Shaw is a food editor in San Francisco, in a dying engagement, struggling with the recent death of her mother and recovering from a car accident that has left her with chronic pain. The surprise news that she's inherited a castle in England, is not what she's expecting. It turns out she knew nothing about her mother's past.

Olivia goes to England to settle things up and as the story unfolds, she realizes how much she didn't know. She also realizes just how much she needed a "redo" for her life.

The book is surprisingly good for a romance. It's not usually my type of book. It doesn't feel like a "fluffy" romance book. It definitely deals with grief and healing. The topic of renovating the old estate was fascinating and the romance between the two main characters was very well written. I liked this story a lot!