Nora Roberts’ Multisensory Dream House

Eight months after a four-alarm fire derailed restoration of a historic landmark in Boonsboro, Maryland, best-selling author Nora Roberts’ labor of love is back on track. Now slated to open in late-December, Roberts’ unique bed and breakfast, Inn Boonsboro (formerly the Boone Hotel), will feature six guest rooms elaborately themed “in the style of great romantic fictional couples,” complete with its own corresponding signature scent. And, if you happen to fall in love with the flashy style of your Nick and Nora Charles room, or the gothic mystery of your Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester room, or the old-world charm of your Elizabeth and Darcy room, don’t worry about how to capture the essence with a postcard. Roberts’ gift shop across the street, the “Gifts Inn Boonsboro,” offers all six signature scents so that guests can trigger their nostalgic vacation memories at a whim. Forevermore.