The conclusion of the Lost Bride Trilogy, The Seven Rings, published by St-Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio in November 2025, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook, and at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Brittany Pressley, provides a wonderful listening experience as she brings the characters to life and balances suspense and fear, building the atmosphere to the right level of tension.

Admittedly, this book drags. Roberts lingers on the day-to-day lives of the characters: Sonia and Cleo work, Trey and Owen visit, they gather for food and wine. It’s an unnecessary cycle that could have been trimmed to reach the core of the story, which occurs mainly in part 3.

By reclaiming the manor room by room, Sonia, Cleo, Trey, and Owen infuriate the malevolent Ester Dobbs until her illusions become powerful enough to warp their minds and physically wound them. Meeting the other ghostly inhabitants who help Sonia and Cleo was a nice touch, but could have been condensed by fifteen to twenty percent.

The repetitiveness of Dobbs’s threats, feeding on fear, sending the big bird after them, and using lies as her weapon became redundant. Even the heroines and heroes’ defenses—throwing stones, pelting crystals, and screaming insults to show they’re not afraid—felt rote. Is this Roberts’s intent or a result of her writing style?

The love declarations for both couples, Sonia and Trey, and Cleo and Owen, felt weak and flat. Of the two, Cleo and Owen had more genuine emotion between them. The union of Sonia and Trey seems more like a convenience for the story than a real connection.

Roberts delivers on paranormal and ghosts, with hints of fear and suspense. The romance is wonky, and the rest is filler, making this a 2-star read.