Are you the type of person that will see a snippet of drama show up on your favorite social media and immediately pop some popcorn and spend the next hour or more on a deep dive to get all of the juicy details? If so, then The Heiress is definitely for you!
I absolutely loved this one and inhaled it in one sitting. Why does Cam want nothing to do with the estate he inherited years ago? Why does he have to deal with it now? Why does his family dislike him? So. GOOD.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I haven't read Rachel Hawkins before, and the Heiress was a great start. This drama centers on the story of the McTavish family, from the disappearance and reappearance of a toddler in the family through the decades of consequences that follow. We hear the story from many viewpoints, and the mystery is in trying to figure out each character's true motivation and the secrets they hide. There are several twists and turns; some are predictable, because the characters leave bread crumbs along the way. One of the twists does feel slightly more contrived than others, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book. I don't expect my mysteries/thrillers to be 100% plausible.

With multiple POVs, dual timelines, exploration of issues like nature vs nuture and generational dysfunction, this is a fun ride!

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This is probably my favorite book by her so far. I was sucked in immediately. This one gave me 7 husbands of Evelyn Hugo meet V.C. Andrew’s vibes. It weaves a very complicated web of lies, drama, and murder.

Camden left home and hasn't been back since. But, when his adoptive mother dies, he travels back with his wife to help settle the immense estate that was left behind. Camden enjoys his simple life and is not thrilled to be thrown back into this tumultuous family. The more time he spends there, the more secrets are revealed about the mysterious women who was his mother.

This story was told in a unique way. There are chapters that have different perspectives from different characters. There are also newspaper articles and letters left behind from Ruby. All of this adds to the narrative to help tell the story. This held my attention from the start. The book began one way but went on quite a few twists and turns that I wasn't expecting and ended a completely different way. It was cleverly told and well thought out.

Ruby is an interesting character, and I really enjoyed hearing her story and reading about her. She had a lot of secrets, and I wondered what would come out next. It had similar feels to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo since a well-off woman started spilling her secrets and went through a number of men. This was engaging and held my attention. The only reason I didn't give it a full five stars were that some events seemed a little far-fetched, but it was entertaining and well written. I look forward to checking out her other books!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The plot of The Heiress centers around Ruby McTavish, a controversial widow four times over, and the legacy left in her family estate, Ashby House. Her adoptive son, Camden, returns to North Carolina with his wife, Jules, to try to settle the inheritance and they end up contending with a whole lot more family drama and mystery.

Told from multiple perspectives (Cam, Jules, letters Ruby wrote, and various media like emails and newspaper articles), the story unfolds in the present while exploring the many mysteries of the past. I really enjoyed the character development, the exploration of nature vs. nurture, and all of the family drama and secrets. Overall, this was a propulsive page-turner! I highly recommend it.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for gifting me with an ARC to review. All opinions are my own. I loved it!

4.25⭐️

The Heiress is a delightfully twisty dual-timeline mystery. Cam and his new wife travel back home to the Blue Ridge mountains to visit and deal with the estate and inheritance he had previously rejected, and end up finding out more than they bargained for- about the family legacy, themselves and each other. Both timelines- theirs and Ruby’s- were quite compelling and left me in suspense right up to the very end. I was so captivated by this tale I finished it in one sitting and was not disappointed.

Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla, and Patti Murin did an excellent job narrating the audiobook.

Thank you Rachel Hawkins, St Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

Wow. This author never disappoints. The storytelling and the pace are perfection. The did povs keep the reader in the know but also the book keeps us guessing. 5 stars for me.

Rachel Hawkins always delivers a great psychological thriller. With this book, The Heiress she truly outdid herself. It revolves mainly or told by three POV’s Camden, Jules and Ruby, Camden’s adopted very wealthy mother. There are so many secrets here that slowly are revealed but the last reveal by Jules is wild. Camden is married to Jules and has moved across the country to getaway from his very toxic family. He is left everything when his mother dies but wants nothing to do with the mansion. But ten years later his Uncle dies and with Jules insisting they go back east. Everyone in this book has their own agenda and secrets. To even get into that. I would have to give away spoilers. All I want to say is thank you to net galley and the publisher for this ARC I received for an honest review. This is a must read for fans of psychological thrillers. Ruth Hawkins delivers another great book.

I was a little nervous going into this one since I read and didn't enjoy another book by this author, BUT I was pleasantly surprised by this one and reminded that it's always good to give authors second chances! I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent reading this one. This one felt like a combination of "The Only One Left" and "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and I mean that in the BEST way possible. I really liked that one of the perspectives was through letters written by Ruby before she died and that we didn't know who these letters were being written to until the end. The way the letters and the present timeline came together for the big reveal was incredible. The only reason this isn't five stars for me is because I guessed a pretty major plot twist so I was missing that wow factor at the reveal, but I still really enjoyed it despite that. I will absolutely be recommending this to people I know!

Thanks to NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!

This pulled me in from the beginning! The McTavish family is full of secrets and the Ashby House is a character as much as all of the family members. I loved the switch between Cam & Jules’ narratives mixed with the news articles & Ruby’s letters. There were so many little twists throughout the story and I could not put it down! Mystery & drama all wrapped in one addictive story.

After reading Rachel Hawkins’ last novel The Villa and really enjoying it, I was super excited and thrilled by the story of The Heiress.

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore (quite a mouthful) dies, she’s not only the richest woman in town, but also the most notorious. In addition to being the victim of a childhood kidnapping, she’s also been married 4 times…and all those husband’s died…potentially under mysterious circumstances? Her estate has been left to her adopted son Camden. He’s not interested in the money though, or the McTavishes. Instead, he lives a simple life with his wife Jules in Colorado. Following the death of his uncle, Cam and Jules are summoned back to Ashby House, the house he’d abandoned all those years ago. The longer they’re there though, Cam is reminded of why he fled, and after meeting the surviving McTavishes, Jules feels compelled to help Cam take hold of the house and the family fortune once and for all. Legacies are complicated though, and not all may be what it seems.

This book had me on the edge of my seat. I’ve read quite a few family legacy stories and I feel this’ll be at the top of that list. The three perspectives, Cam’s, Jules’ and Ruby’s letters craft a wonderful story full of twists and thrills. I felt the characters were well fleshed out the further into the novel we got. This book has many twists, many of which I didn’t see coming. Usually I have an inkling for these kinds of things, but not this time. The book has great pacing too and I flew through it.

I enjoyed this one more than The Villa and definitely want to check out more of this author’s books now.

Thank you to Netgalley and St.Martin’s Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This will be my fourth five-star review for Rachel Hawkins. She has become a new favorite author.
More twisted family drama. I loved the character Jules, I was rooting for her the entire time.
I received this galley from NetGalley.

The Heiress is a thriller about the wealthiest woman in North Carolina, her heir, and the cutthroat battle for her estate. The family is forced to confront deep, dark family secrets to claim what is rightfully theirs. The timeline alternates from the present to the past, and kept me glued to the pages. There are many wild twists and turns, ending in quite a showdown.

This is probably my favorite Rachel Hawkins thriller, but still not 5 stars for me. It’s hard to put my finger on it but it was still very good and enjoyable

Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised with this book. It had been so long since I originally requested an ebook copy of this book, that I had no memory of what the book was going to be about. So once I got the audiobook ARC, I dove in without taking another glance at the synopsis and just expected some form of a family thriller. And while that was indeed what I got, I wasn't really prepared for this story.

Cam and Jules have to go back to Ashby house aka Cam's childhood home where he was adopted by the infamous heiress, Ruby McTavish, who was hated by most of her family. Cam is a golden boy and Jules is just excited to be there... or so we think. This story goes back in time through letters from Ruby and shows us all the crazy events in her life that led to Camden inheriting her large fortune when she died back in 2013.

While a lot of this plot felt like it was a bit easy to guess, there were some twists that I wasn't expecting! One of them in particular seemed dumb to me, but I wasn't really upset by the choice. The characters are interesting, the back story of Ruby's life is pretty cool, and I could see this book playing out like a mystery/thriller movie in my head (which is the sign of a good book that I am fully invested in).

Was it groundbreaking? No. Do I think I will remember this for years again? Maybe, but probably not. However, I had a great time and think most people will like this book.

Loved this book so much! Cam’s family was super annoying but totally made the ending worth it. Couldn’t put this book down.

The McTavish family of Western North Carolina is known for their wealth and scandal. As a child, their daughter Ruby disappeared during a family picnic. The case made news headlines and the toddler was eventually found with another family in Alabama. Rumors surround Ruby as each of her husbands meet tragic ends. When Ruby dies, her fortune and secrets are passed on to her adoptive son, Camden. When the family gathers again their true identities and motives are revealed.

This book was such a page-turner! Despite the fact that each character was morally-grey, they were easy to connect with and I was invested in their outcomes. I’m looking forward to reading more books by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you St.Martin's press & NetGalley for my digital copy!

If I am being honest, domestic thrillers are often a miss for me but I had a good gut feeling about this one when I requested and let me tell ya-it is been AGES since I finished a book in literally few hours, all I did was took a break to shower.I just could not put it down, the way it is written is quite compelling with two POV's and a third one that is written as letters from a dead person followed by a relevant news paper clippings. The story is captivating not just because of the twists and turns but the characters massively drive the story in a thrilling kind of way, you might see some of the twists coming and yet you won't stop/can't stop turning the pages

A powerful family, old money and a string of unexpected deaths and a lot of twisted characters.A thriller cannot get better than this, set in the Appalachians of NC(home town!! whoop whoop) the atmospheric surroundings adds an additional layer of mystery to the story. I truly enjoyed this incredibly addictive thriller and would highly recommend it, it is my first Rachel Hawkin's book and I cannot wait to read her other books.

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins is a suspense/thriller novel. I have enjoyed all of her thrillers and this is no exception.
Jules and Camden are returning to his family's estate after the passing of his uncle. Cam is the adopted son of the former matriarch, Ruby MacTavish, and inherited the bulk of the family's estate after her passing. Cam finally returns after his cousin sends an email about the house falling into disrepair. However, we soon learn that everyone in the family is lying about something.
The story is told with chapters from Cam and Jules perspective along with letters from Ruby about her past. I loved that none of these characters were truly "innocent" and they all had their secrets.

The Heiress is a story with mystery, murder, and plenty of dark secrets. It is about a man named Camden who inherits a huge fortune after the death of his infamous wealthy and powerful mother.

There are two different storylines - one in the present surrounding the son and his inheritance, and one in the past involving his mother, Ruby...and her many husbands who all met unfortunate early deaths.

I loved how Ruby's story was told through written letters, and Camden and his wife's current story unfolds along side it. The writing felt fresh and witty and I absolutely loved this book.

I've read all Rachel Hawkins novels, and this is my new favorite of hers! It is so well written and had some hi-light worthy passages.

If you're looking for a thriller with fun twists and turns but is more smart than scary, then get this when it comes out January 9th! I will for sure be buying a physical copy for my shelves.

🎧 The audiobook has dual narrators and was perfectly done! I would recommend that route if you're a fan of audio.