The Heiress is the page turner I have come to expect from Rachel Hawkins. Her smartly written characters are perfect. The entitled rich kids we all love to hate and the poor, kind adopted family member. I was not prepared for the books twists and turns, but I guess money can really bring out the worst in everyone.

This was really fun and fast-paced but not as specifically appealing to me as some of her past thrillers. I was really intrigued at the beginning, and I love that we get both perspectives of the main couple. Just enough easter eggs were dropped to make the ending surprising and satisfying. I found the letters to be a relatively weak plot device.

It only took a couple of chapters for me to not trust anyone in this book. It kept me hooked and guessing the whole time. The multiple points of view made this even more interesting and the pacing was perfect. I loved every second I spent reading this!

Wow! and Wow again! This book kept me enthralled reading every single page. What a family! What a story!

The MacTavishes are quite a group. Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore (yes she was the bearer of that many names having been married four times!) and the matriarch of the family. She knows what she wants and gets it too! Ruby had initially been kidnapped as a young child, but is eventually found a year later and returned to her loving (?) home.

Ruby has just passed in the story and her adopted son, Camden, much to the ire of the rest of the family, is to inherit her massive fortune, and the gorgeous Ashby House, palatial home to the family.

Camden and his wife live in Colorado in a rental home, he being a teacher and she, Jules, is a care giver. Camden wants nothing to do with the family, the house, or the fortune, but is convinced to make a trip home. In this trip and when they reach Ashby House, the times of both Ruby and Camden are revealed and we fully realize why Camden wants to stay far away from this family of vipers. What a bunch of sleaze!

However, the story is one that twists and turns in the turmoil of a life that has seen death and murder. It is one that makes the reader wonder, it is nature or nurture that propels a person.

It was an addictive read and one that kept me so involved in the story that hours passed like they were minutes. If you enjoy the thriller genre, then this book is right up you lane.

Thanks so much to Rachel Hawkins who flawlessly put together all the strings of this tale, St Martin's Press, ad NetGalley for a copy of this seductive tale, due out in January of 2024.

I cannot recommend this thriller from Rachel Hawkins enough! The pacing was wonderfully quick, and the twists and turns kept me perpetually engaged. Even though there was a large cast of characters, Hawkins did a wonderful job of developing their character arcs and entangling their lives and deceptions. She successfully created doubt about each of the characters and never fully let the reader root for a specific person, which I personally found very fun and thought-provoking. I'm looking forward to many more thrillers from Hawkins in the future!

Loved this book! Never saw the twist until I read it! Loved how the story intertwined and you had just read the next page I couldn’t put it down.

This was a very entertaining book, with a few surprising twists. I enjoyed the North Carolina setting, and discovering the secrets being concealed by several of the characters. Rachel Hawkins is becoming one of those reliable authors, whose books you can count on to be good. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a great read!
Money, secrets and an iconic house.
Cam the heir to the McTavish fortune is brought back home after trying to escape the darkness the house holds.
We learn the secrets of the previous heiress…. a few skeletons in the closet.
This was a quick read for me because I just couldn't put it down. Oh the twists! Some you could see coming, some your couldn’t and some didn’t go the way you thought!
Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

I truly wanted to love this book! The cover is spectacular and the blurb truly hooked me. Due to it being advertised as a thriller, I kept expecting a shocking reveal to occur and it never did.

The book felt a little flat and all over the place at times. It was interesting enough to keep me entertained until the end in hopes of it all being wrapped into a nice bow to make it make sense.

2.5 stars for me.

This is the second book I have read from Rachel Hawkins, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I will definitely be adding any of her future books to my auto-buy list from this point forward. Camden McTavish spent his life as the adopted son of Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore, North Carolina's wealthiest woman. When his adoptive mother dies, Camden is the sole heir to her fortune--but he wants no part of it. Camden's wife, Jules, has other ideas. Featuring multiple twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end, I highly recommend reading this book. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced e-reader copy.

They don't say the love of money is the root of all evil for nothing. The McTavishes have it all: money, notoriety, a gorgeous home. But that doesn't seem to be enough for any of them, except Cam. And he's not even related by blood. There's death, deceit, drama, and so much more within these pages.

I couldn't tell you the last time I read a book so fast. So many secrets and twists I didn't see coming. This book is wild, in the best ways. That Ruby is one sneaky broad.

Many many thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and the author for an ARC of this title that I very much enjoyed. Publication Date: January 9, 2024.

I was pulled into the story from the start, however, I wasn't captivated by the story in the end. I found parts to be a bit repetitive and the story not very thrilling for the most part. I thought it to be more of a family drama. I really liked some other books by this author so I will pick up the next one, even though this one wasn't for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

The Heiress is an exciting, twisty thriller that will have you guessing until the end. Hawkins creates a world you can dive into, bringing to life characters you hate to love and love to hate. The dual timeline, carried out through the use of letters, is a brilliant way to pull the past into the present. This gripping story is sure to leave all readers wondering - how far would you go for a fortune?

This is a slow build- slow burn. I really enjoyed Ruby’s letters. I was so intrigued by her story and her past and what the real story was that she was telling. I also found myself wanted to get to those parts.

I think this was very atmospheric and mysterious. But not super thrilling either.

I enjoyed the story but wasn’t super surprised by the ending.

I’ve read every Rachel Hawkins book and this one did not disappoint! I never see her twists coming, and the books’ plots are always so inventive. Parts of this one were a little slow for me, but overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Thank you Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read Rachel Hawkin’s new release in exchange for an honest review. Easy 5 stars as flew through it like all her other novels.

I enjoyed the multiple povs especially the glamorous heiress herself, Ruby Mctarvish. She gave off an Evelyn Hugo vibes with all the husbands, but with a murder vibe. I also really enjoyed the twist at the end I did not see it coming. It all tied up nicely at the end. Highly recommend reading this one!

Rachel Hawkins constructs a twisted family web in her latest book, “The Heiress.”

In 1943, the young daughter of Mason and Anna McTavish goes missing from a family picnic in the mountains surrounding their lavish home in Tavistock, North Carolina.

Later she is discovered living with another family that had apparently kidnapped her to replace their daughter who had recently passed away. The mother continues to claim that Ruby is really her child, though, and this claim will haunt both families for the rest of their lives.

Fast forward to current day when Ruby’s adopted son, Camden, must return to the family home to reckon with his and his family’s past, and all it has wrought.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher St. Martin’s Press, and the author Rachel Hawkins for the Uncorrected Digital Galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins is an example of what would happen if The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was written by Riley Sager or Lisa Jewell. (And I mean that positively, as an adoring fan of all three.) But, Hawkins has proven to be a stellar author in her own rite.
The Heiress explores the secrets of wealth and family money when Camden returns to Ashby House, his estranged family's mansion in the North Carolina Mountains. As the adoptive son of the late Ruby McTavish, Heiress of Ashby House, Camden is set to inherit not only the grounds, but basically the entire surrounding town. But Camden's familial strains and rough upbringing keep him from wanting anything to do with the family. If not for the interest of his wife, Jules, Camden may have never returned to Ashby House. But as Jules continues to dig through the secrets the family holds, twists and lies seem to come out of every corner. I really liked this novel. It was fast paced, creepy, and surprising. And who can avoid a sick twisted love for Ruby?

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this title in review for my honest opinion.

WOW! This book kept me guessing until the very last page! felt like I couldn't stop reading because I had to know what happened next! This book made me feel like I was on a roller coaster with all the twists and turns of the family drama. I highly recommend this book to anyone that loves a tale that keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. This book made me feel every emotion that each character was feeling and going through. Do yourself a favor and read this book!!! Itś gonna be a hit!!!

Written in the past tense through letters and present tense, this book captured my attention almost immediately. The characters were established early on and a mystery presented itself quickly. The landscape and architecture was so well described that I felt as though I was there. However, once the scene was set and the players established, I felt as though aside from Ruby’s detailed letters, the story remained fairly stagnant. The build up felt so strong but then lingered for quite a while to end fairly abruptly. I enjoyed the mystery and the different timelines, though Jules became a character I quickly disliked and I had a hard time understanding if that was intentional or not. Overall, the story was intriguing, though I wish the final reveal had been a bit more shocking.