The Secret of the Irish Castle (#837) by Santa Montefiore is the third and final book in her Irish Deverill Castle series. Don't attempt to read this without at least having read the previous book, The Daughters of Ireland (See my post of 7/4/19.) It would more aptly be named The Secrets... because there are many.
Like the prequel, the action centers around Kitty Deverill Trench, Bridie Doyle (now the Countess of Marcantonio, and owner of Deverill Castle) and Celia Deverill. The plot moves from the 1930s ahead to the 50s following the fortunes of the Deverill clan. Dastardly plots are revealed, hatreds fanned and forgiven, and the reader finds out whether or not the family curse on the Deverills is finally lifted.
Again, I can't believe I spent the time required to read two out of the three volumes of this trilogy. I despised most of the characters by the end for their selfishness, greed and amorality. They are truly an ugly bunch in spirit, if not in body (Of course they are all gorgeous and well-groomed!). It certainly does help things along when one has bottomless pots of money!
JoJo Moyes contributes a cover blurb which reads "Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore." Sorry, but I don't think multiple adulteries with a stone-cold killer or a terrorist (on the part of at least three of the characters!) qualifies as "romance". I found the affairs quite sordid and distasteful, despite the effort to glamorize it as "true love". It's not. Find something more worthwhile to read is my advice.
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