This was a good book. A little predictable but still entertaining for sure. It’s a story about rich people do bad things. I found the ending a bit confusing at times trying to figure out who was who.

Another super solid, fast read by Rachel Hawkins. Told through multiple POVs – letters from Ruby (the deceased heiress herself), Camden (adopted son to Ruby), and his wife, Jules – we get a story that clips along pretty quickly and has some moments of fourth wall breaking where Jules speaks directly to the reader. I, as always, figured out nothing in advance, so I got to be shocked and surprised more than once. A one sitting read!

I like a twisty family mystery, but this one had too many narrators. Down the road, the plot shows why this was selected, but I still think it could have been simplified. Overall, decent, but not great.

I really liked this book. The story is typical Rachel Hawkins. The twists and turns were so good. The flow was really good too.

The Heiress is another enjoyable and twisty book from Hawkins! Once you get into it, it's hard to put down. In true Hawkins fashion, the characters are both likable and hateable all at the same time.

I would definitely recommend, especially for fans of Hawkins' other novels. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy to review!

At first glance, you would think this book is about Camden & Jules, a married couple living in Colorado. Truly, the book unravels the mysterious life of Ruby McTavish, Cam's adoptive mother and heiress to the McTavish fortune. What I loved about this book is the mystery around Ruby, Cam & Jules unravels through multiple perspectives, leaving you engrossed in the story. Who was Ruby? Why did her husbands mysteriously die around her? What is Jules hiding? Yes, there are the typical dysfunctional wealthy family tropes throughout the book, but the story and characters are well developed. I love Rachel Hawkins as an author and this book is another stroke of genius.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this book!

I've read a few of Rachel Hawin's thrillers, and this one is by far my favorite! I've only read a few of her books, but I feel like i need to read more now because after finding the Aestas easter egg in there, I feel like I missed others that may have been in there.

I loved Ruby's story you learn throughout letters in the book, she was such a fascinating character to me that you never really get to meet in the book, yet you learn so much about her by getting inside her head in the letters. Some of the secrets and twists I was able to guess throughout the book, but it certainly did not take away from the whole story and other reveals.

I hope there's more to come for this. I want to know more about Cam's birth mom, and other characters I won't mention due to spoilers.

Loved the unique format and the twists and turns! Kept me guessing and definitely turning pages! I devoured it poolside on vacation, perfect book for that setting.

I have always loved a Rachel Hawkins thriller & this one did not disappoint!!! An absolutely ♡ pounding, page turning thriller youre immediately sucked in to the Ashby House & then you’re trapped…what is going on behind closed doors, who are these cold hearted inhabitants - all these questions kept me on my toes!! I am in my thriller era right now & this book did not disappoint! I am so happy that I got to read an ARC of this book & cannot wait for January 9 2024 when the rest of the world can get their hands on it! Well done Rachel!! You kill the thriller game

An enjoyable read, but not as compelling and surprising as some of Hawkins' other books. I found the first-person POVs of Cam and Jules to not have a lot of distinction in terms of voice, just content, so I occasionally found myself forgetting who was narrating. The twists felt fairly predictable.

I loved, loved, LOVED this book! Most definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year. Ms. Hawkins weaves a complex tale via MPN of the complicated, deeply dysfunctional McTavish family, the not-so-benevolent dictators of a small town whose oppressive, brutally-wielded power is symbolized by the renowned Ashby House. The story is quickly and evenly paced and is quite compelling, so much so that I found this book very hard to put down. One of the particularly striking aspects of this novel is how Ms. Hawkins successfully captures the very different voices of her 3 narrators — they are not only from different generations but also substantively different life experiences and thus mindsets, and she thoroughly succeeds in making them sound and feel like very different people. But perhaps best of all are the twists and turns the story takes, which keep you guessing til the very end (and even then…). Most of the time, the twists contained in commercially successful fiction are so contrived, if not outright ridiculous, that I find they stretch the limits of my credulity and intelligence as a reader. Thankfully, that was not the case here. This is an intelligently crafted story whose plot line advances in unexpected but credible ways, a rare but genuine pleasure. I am new to Ms. Hawkins as a reader, but was delighted to see her other published works, which I will happily explore in the near future. Finally, my sincere thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for giving me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I realize such an enthusiastic review may seem contrived, but this book was truly a pleasure to read.

I was so excited to get to read the new Rachel Hawkins book, and I was NOT disappointed.

Told through two POVs, letters and newspaper articles, the Heiress is fast paced and hard to put down. I really enjoyed the North Carolina setting, and the multiple cliff hangers kept me turning pages way past my bedtime.

Thank you to netgalley, the published and the author for an e-arc!

This book was a wild ride—the south, love, and old money in the new world. I loved the characters and honestly wish the novel was longer so I could learn more about each of the keepers of the story.
The plot was a steady twist and turn, and I loved that it mixed two of my “home” states- Colorado and North Carolina. I never knew which secret(s) the next chapter was going to expose, and I also did not expect the ending. This story was super captivating and held my attention until the very end! Highly recommend. Thank you so much St Martin’s Press and Rachel Hawkins for the eARC. I cannot wait until this comes out and will be recommending to my friends until then!!

I have always been a Rachel Hawkins fan so whenever I can read an ARC by her, I am in! This book is much better than her other recent release, The Villa (to which I wasn't the most pleased with). The Heiress encompasses so much family drama and scandal all in one place. Ruby McTavish is North Carolina famous; the kidnapped child of a lumbar tycoon and heir to his millions. She grew up to have many husbands who ironically all met their untimely deaths. This story tells of her past and the present as her family fights over her inheritance. The stories of her late husbands give Seven Husbands vibes in the best way. I would recommend this read, it may just be my favorite Hawkins novel.

This mystery/thriller about an heiress who adopts a child to get even with her extremely difunctional family had me reading it straight through in a day! For those of us who have read this authors books and felt the last couple to be a little slow you will be thrilled with this story as it weaves unexpected surprises all the way through. I highly recommend this book to all mystery lovers.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and the author for allowing me to read and review this book.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC of The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins. I really enjoyed this book. I liked the way the story unfolded and the characters were interesting. I liked the different perspectives of the story and will definitely search for more of Rachel Hawkins books.

Book: The Heiress
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pub Date: January 9, 2024

Author Rachel Hawkins is a mixed bag for me. I really liked The Wife Upstairs, couldn’t finish the Villa and Reckless Girls was terrible. But she has redeemed herself with this book. It was very good! This family is twisted to say the least. There are lots of bombshells and secrets. The best part is the letters written from Ruby. I will say the book can be confusing at times but it nevertheless kept me hooked throughout. It’s a short read and while there could be more character development I felt you had enough information to enjoy the book. Ruby will remind you of Evelyn Hugo with all her husbands and I wouldn’t have minded more written about them. The plot is unlike anything else I’ve read before with the twists and bombshells. Its publication date is January 9 and I feel like this is a winter read. Do you ever read books that you feel like should be read in a certain season? Just me? Well this is a winter book.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this sneak peak! Publication date is January 9, 2024.

Wow!!! What a great book. I loved The Villa by this author and I loved The Heiress. The book is full of twists all the way to the very end. Thank you so much for letting me read this in advance. Will recommend to all of my thriller friends.

First off, thanks to netgalley for providing me an ARC!

The Heiress is if the 7 Husands of Evelynn Hugo is a thriller!
Camden and Jules are on their way to the Ashby House.. Cam's mother had died previously, and now he's looking into getting rid of the home that was the location of his childhood trauma. Jules has other reasons. She wants to convince him to keep it.
However, the family is a nightmare, and Ruby, Cam's mother, has many secrets that are all detailed out in letters.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It has a really slow start, but once it gets going, it's good. Lots of twists.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the eARC of this work. Ruby and the McTavish family have left quite a legacy. I enjoyed Jules and Cam as main characters. Switching between their perspectives with additional moments from Ruby was a great way to create such a full circle work. Hawkins is a fantastic thriller writer!