Hotel of Secrets
By Diana BillerNarrated by Carlotta Brentan
Listening length: 13 hours, 31 minutes
Release date: March 28, 2023
My review: 4 out of 5 stars
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 broad-shouldered American foreign agent who’s saved her life two times already...no matter how luscious his mouth is.
Eli Whittaker also only wants one thing: to find out who is selling American secret codes across Europe, arrest them, and go home to his sensible life in Washington, DC. He has one lead—a letter the culprit sent from a Viennese hotel. But when he arrives in Vienna, he is immediately swept up into a chaotic whirlwind of balls, spies, waltzes, and beautiful hotelkeepers who seem to constantly find themselves in danger. He disapproves of all of it! But his disapproval is tested as he slowly falls deeper into the chaos—and as his attraction to said hotelkeeper grows.
Diana Biller's Hotel of Secrets is chock full of banter-filled shenanigans, must-have-you kisses, and romance certain to light a fire in the hearts of listeners everywhere.
Although I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for my review, all opinions remain my own. Thank you Netgalley and Dreamscape media for the opportunity to listen to this story!
This was a mystery wrapped in a love story wrapped in some family drama. It is set back in the days of balls and the big fancy hotels that hosted them. The main character, Maria, is the newest family member to be running Hotel Wallner, trying to get it back to its former glory. I love the way that Biller brought the two main characters together. They don't seem to have a real connection, but boy does that change quickly! This definitely has the romance bit down. There are several romantic encounters that are described in detail. Definitely puts this book more into the adult audience. I enjoyed it overall and would love to read more stories about Maria and Eli.
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 broad-shouldered American foreign agent who’s saved her life two times already...no matter how luscious his mouth is.
Eli Whittaker also only wants one thing: to find out who is selling American secret codes across Europe, arrest them, and go home to his sensible life in Washington, DC. He has one lead—a letter the culprit sent from a Viennese hotel. But when he arrives in Vienna, he is immediately swept up into a chaotic whirlwind of balls, spies, waltzes, and beautiful hotelkeepers who seem to constantly find themselves in danger. He disapproves of all of it! But his disapproval is tested as he slowly falls deeper into the chaos—and as his attraction to said hotelkeeper grows.
Diana Biller's Hotel of Secrets is chock full of banter-filled shenanigans, must-have-you kisses, and romance certain to light a fire in the hearts of listeners everywhere.
Although I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for my review, all opinions remain my own. Thank you Netgalley and Dreamscape media for the opportunity to listen to this story!
This was a mystery wrapped in a love story wrapped in some family drama. It is set back in the days of balls and the big fancy hotels that hosted them. The main character, Maria, is the newest family member to be running Hotel Wallner, trying to get it back to its former glory. I love the way that Biller brought the two main characters together. They don't seem to have a real connection, but boy does that change quickly! This definitely has the romance bit down. There are several romantic encounters that are described in detail. Definitely puts this book more into the adult audience. I enjoyed it overall and would love to read more stories about Maria and Eli.
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