Hotel of Secrets

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It's Ball Season in Vienna, and Maria Wallner only wants one thing: to restore her family's hotel, the Hotel Wallner, to its former glory. She's not going to let anything get in her way - not her parents' three-decade-long affair; not seemingly-random attacks by masked assassins; and especially not the…

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1 author picked Hotel of Secrets as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Darlene Marshall

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This was, hands down, one of the best historical romances I've read this year. Great characters, engaging mystery, excellent sex scenes (one of the best depictions of gaining consent that I've ever read), a heroine who just won't quit, and a hero who is the quiet strength she needs at her back.

In addition, there are well-drawn secondary characters and a setting in Vienna at the beginning of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that's as sparkling and rich as a sachertorte set to a background of waltz music. I've enjoyed all the Diana Biller books I've read, but now she's an auto-buy…

From Darlene's 3 favorite reads in 2023.