The Inheritance

By: Irina Shapiro

Narrated by: Charity Spencer

Katie Price is baffled when a man claiming to be her grandfather leaves her his entire estate in the Scottish Highlands. The bulk of the estate consists of a thriving whisky distillery and a moldering castle, where the eccentric old man actually lived until his death. The will stipulates that Katie must travel to Scotland and claim her inheritance in person.

As Katie’s stay extends from weeks into months, she uncovers the secret that led to her mother’s birth, and begins to unravel a 250-year-old mystery surrounding the beautiful young wife of the last laird of Clan McBride. According to local lore, Isobel McBride vanished from the castle without a trace shortly after the Battle of Culloden, and some believe that her ghost still walks the battlements at night. A strange dream in Isobel’s tower room leads Katie to Isobel’s hiding place, where she discovers love letters from a man other than Isobel’s husband, his initials being the only clue to his identity.

As Katie begins to unearth the clues to Isobel’s fate, she embarks on a romantic journey of her own and finds a new life she never expected.

Author's note: Due to several complaints, the book has been extensively re-edited as of July 20, 2013.

©2011 Irina Shapiro (P)2018 Irina Shapiro

Easy listen

Book was okay, the ending is cliche. Reader isn’t bad, but not right for this book or genre. Accents aren’t her strong point. It’s a light easy listen if you can get past the narration.

Lovely Romance

The story started of a little slow but once I got past the first chapter, I really started to enjoy the book. I love the romantic parts of the story. I don't want to give anything away but I will say. Everyone who falls in love ,I loved. The mean and somewhat evil characters, I liked what happened to them.

enjoyable

I do like how Irina Shapiro takes the reader back in time while also writing in current time. It makes the whole listening experience that much more enjoyable because you learn about what happened in the past that affects what is going on and influencing the present. Makes for a nice change.

I loved the story!

Kept me hanging so much so I couldn't stop listening! It seamlessly moved between present day to the past.

Great Really Great

Great Really Great. it was original and imaginative. The characters were likable and the descriptions were beautiful and detailed.
It also accurately weaves Scottish history with the sweet fictional romance.

I highly recommend thos book.