My favorite book by Rachel Hawkins to date! This is a fun page-turner that I couldn't put down over the weekend, and there were twists that kept me guessing right to the end. I also enjoyed the clever callbacks to some of Hawkins' previous works - keep an eye out for those!

I read Reckless Girls by this author, and enjoyed it- plus this turned up in a NYT suggested summer reading list, so I gave it a shot. Glad I did!

I love any sort of family drama story, and this didn’t disappoint. There were lots of twists and surprises that felt well-timed, and kept me engaged. The characters were well-developed, and the story and dialogue flowed well to keep me engaged.

I could easily see this as a movie, and I was able to easily visualize it all- from the house to the characters to the town. Well done, and enjoyable. A quick read, too.

Thanks to NetGalley for the instant, early download!

Rachel Hawkins always delivers a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Her latest, The Heiress is no exception. It was fast paced, easy to read, and kept me guessing until the end!

Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange of an honest review.

I finished this book super fast as it was griping and entertaining but I can’t say it’s a thriller. It’s more of a cozy mystery or contemporary with a pinch of mystery.

I am a huge Rachel Hawkins fan so I am grateful for the ARC. I liked the length of the book - it made for edge of your seat endings without dragging on each chapter. I kind of pictured Knives Out with everyone there for the will reading. I liked the 3 perspectives - 2 in present day and 1 via old letters. Ruby was a good character - 4 dead husbands allowed for a sub-mystery within the overall mystery. Jules & Libby were both annoying and did not deserve the money.

I loved I love Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs and The Villa, but Reckless Girls was a miss for me. So I was leery of this one! But it did NOT disappoint. The plot was excellent, the characters were well-developed, and lots of twists throughout the story! I truly could not put this book down once I started it!

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book!

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. I love Rachel Hawkins books and this doesn’t disappoint. Excellent plot, characters and twists all the way to the end. Couldn’t put it down once I started literally.

Thanks so much for the review copy. I’m so glad I gave Hawkins another chance. Her books keep getting better and better. This is by far her best one yet. I stayed up late because I just had to know how this book would end.

I absolutely LOVED this! I recently read The Villa by Rachel Hawkins and really enjoyed it so I was thrilled to get my hands on this one.
This was a fun fast paced thriller/suspense novel. I love rich people drama, then throw in all the crazy family members with tons of personal drama between them 10/10. It was just crazy plot twist after crazy plot twist. I couldn't put it down.

This book truly has it all - history, romance, mystery and murder? All taking place in the Blue Ridge Mountains? Sign me up. As a North Carolina native who went to college in those mountains, I really appreciated all the nods to NC places that were used to develop the story, The main characters were enthralling and the mystery had SO many layers, I loved this book and had SUCH a hard time putting it down! Definitely check it out!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Omg what a story. The twist and turns even till the end of last page it was amazing. I loved every part of this book and I’ve loved this authors writing since the beginning. I can’t wait to recommend this to everyone I know and anyone walking on the street

At first I wasn’t certain if I’d enjoy this book. Then, the story got good. And even better and then the twists and turns started coming and in the end my mind was blown….Wow!

The characters were described in such detail and even though the story went back and forth in time I was able to keep up. Such a great book!

A family drama with faint Evelyn Hugo vibes, this has all of my favorites - multiple POV, mixed media, old money behaving badly, and dual timelines via letters. And the Lara Larchmont reference was a fun easter egg from The Villa. I really enjoyed the story of Ruby McTavish and this had enough secrets and little twists to keep it interesting but not convoluted.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy and a chance to read this early. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced digital copy.

Where to start? I love Rachel Hawkins thrillers. They are always easy reads and always fun.

The Heiress was fun and a fast read, However, it just didn’t have the same thrill as reckless girls or the wife upstairs.

The story was good. It had twists as one would expect from a thriller. But the unpredictable twists didn’t come until the end of the story for me. I did like the letter and news elements. I also liked the fact that it was set in the mountains of North Carolina. And end the end I did feel like I was starting to get attached to Jules.

Overall, it was a good story, but not my favorite. She is still an instant buy for me though.

This book is as a true thriller with so many twists and turns. I am a Rachel Hawkins fan and this book did not disappoint. It was a page turner!

The Heiress is so good! Camden McTavish inherited a literal fortune after his adoptive mother, Ruby, passed away. He left the money and the rest of the family behind and moved across the country. After his uncle dies, he is summoned back to the house and he brings along his wife, Jules. The chapters alternate between Jules' and Camden's viewpoints, with letters from Ruby and news articles interspersed. There's so much mystery and suspense. I did not want to put the book down. Highly, highly recommend! Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

A rich family in North Carolina, an adopted son who wants nothing to do with the family but comes back when his mother dies, another story of rich people behaving badly. There is mystery, and there are many family secrets. We learn about this family and the history of lies and deceit, and of course murder. #theheiress #rachelhawkins #richpeoplebehavingbadly #bookstagram #booklover #reader #bookblog #lovetoread #fictionreader #bookreview #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #takeapagefrommybook #readallthebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bookwormproblems #bookaholic #booknerd #whattoread #readingtime #bookaddict #ilovetoread #ilovebooks

Ah, I loved this book! My favorite Hawkins novel yet. So many twists and turns of the best type. Any suspense readers will devour it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

It took me a while to get into this book, but it definitely had me hooked at about 60% in! It is a story full of twists, turns, and a lot of corruption. It’s not necessarily a thriller, but aspects of the mysterious family kept me turning the pages.

I liked how the story was told through letters, newspaper clippings, and from different perspectives.

This story hooked me in from the first pages and held me tightly for the entire ride!

Ten years after the death of his adoptive mother, Ruby, Cam and his wife Jules return to the estate where he was raised -- and swore he would never return. Cam is the sole recipient of the massive estate and billions of dollars of family money, but he knows better than anyone that with all that comes some equally massive family drama. I loved learning more and more about the secrets and deception within this family as the chapters unfolded, culminating to a dramatic and satisfying finish!

I would recommend this to anyone who loves stories with complicated family drama and rich people behaving badly.