This was a good and engaging read. I really enjoyed the story in Colorado and the blue ridge mountains of NC. Expect the unexpected as you dive in and It will keep you on your toes. There were some twists and turns along the way but a good read throughout.

When Camden and Jules arrive at Ashby House, the fun really begins! This was a very dysfunctional family. I loved getting the different POV’s from Camden, Jules, and Ruby.

I would like to express my gratitude to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital reviewer copy of this brilliant read in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Very fast paced and fun thriller! My favorite character was the titular Heiress; her POV chapters were my favorite (I kind of wish there were more). While she was morally grey, there was something very interesting about her character. Overall, I think this would be a fun beach read where you sit back, turn off your brain and enjoy. The book did contain multiple twists and frankly I was pleasantly surprised there weren't more, as I think most thrillers nowadays like to have at least 10.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book!

Ruby McTavish has always had a storied life. Kidnapped as a child and then returned to her wealthy family, she lived in the newspapers. Then she got married, four times. Along the way, she picked up a wicked nickname after all four husbands eventually met their early demise. Now Camden, her adopted son, is on his way back to her estate, Ashby House, with his wife in tow to settle affairs. But the family is greedy and have always been terrible.

This book was full of twists, just as the Rachel Hawkin's delightful books always are. I enjoyed the journey, and can't recommend this book enough!

'The Heiress' by Rachel Hawkins is everything you could want in a book about rich people behaving badly. It is fun and thrilling and completely engrossing. This is a one sitting read.

Suspense and thriller has become one of my favorite genres as of late! I love Rachel's writing style, and I wanted to give this a go! It was slow for me in the beginning, but once I got to a point were I thought it picked up I enjoyed it. Family wealth drama is something I've never read before, but I would recommend this to others!

Rachel Hawkins has done it again. I will read absolutely anything she writes, she was an auto buy for me after her first book and each book after that has solidified that more and more. If you haven't read anything else by her yet, please do yourself a favor and read them all.

When Ruby McTavish died, she leaves absolutely everything to her adopted son, Camden, including the mansion, the Ashby House, the rest of her family still lives in. However, Camden wants nothing to do with any of it and leaves, starting his life over in Colorado. Ten years later, he is summoned back to the house as his uncle has died. Camden reluctantly agrees to return after his wife, Jules, convinces him they have to go. As he quickly remembers why he left that life behind in the first place, Jules becomes more and more enamored by the lifestyle and starts to press Camden to claim what was left to him.

One of my favorite things about Rachel Hawkins is how she makes the setting of her books a character. It's elegant and creepy, massive and claustrophobic, it's a total juxtaposition and I loved it! The house truly feels like it's alive as it slowly starts to reveal everyone's secrets, specifically Ruby's.

The story is told in three POVs: Camden, Jules, and Ruby. Ruby's POV is told through letters she had written to an unknown recipient. I absolutely .loved the multiple POVs, I thought it added so much to the story, especially when unraveling secrets.

I cannot recommend this and everything else by Rachel Hawkins enough! Do yourself a favor and read this!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ruby McTavish is a socialite and heiress and considered one of the wealthiest woman in North Carolina. As a child Ruby became famous after she was kidnapped and found with another family!. As an adult she became even more famous after she marries several husbands in a row, and each of them die from mysterious circumstances.
After her death, in her will she writes that her fortune and the infamous estate The Ashby House, to her adoptive son Camden. Camden has chosen a different path than his adoptive mother and the others in her family. Camden lives quite modestly with his wife Jules. He has allowed the other family members which includes his aunt and cousins to live in The Ashby Estate and he wants to be left alone. When Camden is called and told he needs to return to Ashby House after his uncle's death to settle the affairs of the house and he’s hopes this will be it once and for all.
When Jules arrives she can’t believe the estate it’s massive and wonders why her husband wanted to leave. Soon the twisted secrets the house has hidden comes to light, what happened when Ruby was kidnapped, did she really have anything to do with the deaths of her husband, as we alternate between letters Ruby has left for Camden to read so he knows the truth, we begin to see the greed that the each family member has Jules and Cam realize that an inheritance can entail far more than what’s written in a will.

This was a really fun twisty story. I loved the different POV's and how everything unraveled. I really enjoy this author and always love how she pieces together the story little by little. I don't know if I expected the end entirely, but it was a fun twist.

This fun, fast paced novel kept bringing the twists! If you like morally grey characters, crazy family dynamics, and a lot of questionable deaths, this is for you! 4.5 stars.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the complimentary digital review copy of this title.

I love reading Rachel Hawkins's books; they go to the top of my list because I know I will be entertained. THE HEIRESS wasn't any different. The narration between the various characters was absolute perfection and constantly kept me guessing until the end. I could vividly see the story playing like a movie in my mind as I read.

I've loved all of Hawkins' gothic thrillers, but this is my favorite. The intrigue. The ambiance. The players of the game. Plus, the way history affects the present and vice versa. It's a story I see myself enjoying time and time again.

Thanks, St. Martin's Press and Netgalley, for the gifted arc!

Content Warnings: kidnapping, murder, alcoholism, domestic abuse, suicide, gun violence, gaslighting

Absolutely loved this book! I thought the characters were really well developed and mysteries revealed at just the right pace. Thank you for the opportunity to read this! I’ve read several other Rachel Hawkins books in the past, but this was my first non-YA book of her’s.

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4

This is probably a case of “it’s not you, it’s me.” I think this genre just isn’t my cup of tea these days. There have been plenty of reviews that summarize the plot so I’ll skip that and just say that it was a quick read, full of the drama inside a dysfunctional very rich family. Some chapters are narrated by Camden (Cam), the adopted son of Ruby McTavish, (the titular heiress) and some by Cam’s wife, Jules. There are also some emails from various family member to Cam, and a number of confessional letters written by Ruby shortly before her death, where she reveals the truth of how each of her four husbands died.

If you are a fan of family dramas with lots of secrets that gradually get revealed, you will most likely enjoy this book.

I mostly listened to the audiobook version of this title, courtesy of my public library, which was narrated nicely by two narrators: Dan Bittner and Eliza Foss.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read an advance readers copy of this book, although I was a bit late to it. All opinions are my own.

I am a Rachel Hawkins stan. And I'll say it again. I loved the rich family drama in what I can only imagine to be such a beautiful house. The mystery, the twists, it's a great reading experience. I will preorder forever.

This is a Gothic mystery with characters I didn't necessarily love, but they were well-developed and suited for this type of story.

Mystery fans will enjoy the red herrings and the twist at the end!

Rich people with dark secrets and crazy family drama is the name of this book! There is corruption and possible murder around this family everywhere they go. This was a great read, the plot, the characters and all the twists made it a fast paced, devour worthy read!

This was such a well thought out book. The first half of the book had me wanting more. I was intrigued by Ruby's letters and what they revealed. Rachel Hawkins had my attention from the very beginning and the book kept getting more interesting, more addictive, and more shocking as more was revealed. There is drama, secrets, and twists galore! Just when I thought this book could not get any better, it did! I enjoyed both Cam and Jules POV's in addition to reading about Ruby through her journal entries.

Gripping, shocking, well written and dramatic. I can't wait to read what Rachel Hawkins writes next!

This book is not what I was expecting at all (which I should have expected considering I always say that when I read a book by Rachel Hawkins) which I think made me love it even more. I loved Ruby & her Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo-esque life. This is definitely a book I will be recommending for a while.

Fast paced and Suspenseful!

What I loved:
1. So many twists and turns in the plot!
2. Three Points of Views and each one had me wondering if they were honest and trustworthy..
3. Loved the use of the Letters to move the story forward...

What I wished was different:
1. I wanted to like just one character!
2. Alternating timelines got a little wonky at times
3. Wasn't a true thriller but more family drama!


Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

Although Jules's husband has inherited an enormous amount of money, along with a vast estate, due to family in-fighting and various issues, he wants nothing to do with it. Reading through their story, along with the flashbacks told in letter form from the past, definitely keeps the pages turning. Another good book by Hawkins!

It has long been my secret disappointment that North Carolina has no city big enough to host a "Real Housewives" style of show. The family drama, the intrigue, the salacious gossip, all something that fuels my guilty pleasure viewing. While no television show, Rachel Hawkins' "The Heiress" filled exactly that niche. Filled to the brim with backstabbers, complex, toxic family secrets, and more money than most readers could even imagine, Hawkins has turned in what might be the new standard for the modern Southern Gothic genre.

Readers will fly through the chapters, lingering over newspaper clippings, letters, and the multiple points of view we see as the action unfolds in real-time, all building to a truly unforgettable finale. Hawkins even indulges readers with an epilogue that would make Andy Cohen himself proud. An excellent choice for book clubs, for anyone who is trying to bust out of a reading slump, or for anyone who likes thrillers with a side of domestic intrigue. Fans of Katherine Faulkner, Lisa Unger, and Alex Michaelides would be remiss to walk past "The Heiress" as they peruse their local library or bookstore. Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing an Advanced Reader's Copy of "The Heiress" in exchange for an unbiased review.