For fans of Rachel Hawkins! This might be my favorite of her novels. The premise of this book is adopted son Camden McTavish returning to the Ashby home and estate owned by his adopted mother. Cam is hesitant to return as the surviving McTavish clan does not accept him or treat him well at all. However, his wife pushes him to return. Interwoven throughout the narrative are letters written by the late Ruby McTavish, outlining her life and specifically the deaths of her 4 husbands. This was a propulsive read that I flew through. It reminded me of the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This book is great for fans of Hawkins as well as Taylor Jenkins Reid. If you like suspense this will not disappoint!

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Ahh oh my goodness I absouletly LOVED author @ladyhawkins newest thriller 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔. This is a fast paced, extremly addictive, domestic thriller that will keep you invested and intrigued until the final page.

The execution of this whole story was brilliant and so smartly written. We have constant narration changes, past and present timelines, and some chapters are solely diary entries which allowed for extra mystery. The twists were unpredictable and I honestly had no idea how this crazy story would conclude. All the characters were unique, and most unlikeable but in the best of ways! This is by far my favorite by this author, definitely will be one of my favorite 2024 reads- also how gorgeous is the cover?!

⁂ Special thanks to @netgalley @stmartinspress for the early copy. This book is available now! Synopsis in comments!
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This was a good book. I kept picking it up, I finished it and overall I enjoyed it. However, it was very confusing to follow all the family ties and I did not go into it expecting it to be as much of a drama as it is; maybe that’s on me but it caught me off guard and not always in a good way.

The Heiress took me a little bit to get into, (the first 20% to be exact.) I kept reading though because I really enjoyed the last book I read by Hawkins. Let me say, I am so glad I did! The storyline picked up and moved very quickly after that. The characters are multifaceted and twisted, and the plot is interconnected in unique and sometimes alarming ways.

When Ruby dies, her adopted son inherits her assets. Surprisingly her son wants nothing to do with her fortune, and decides to leave and start over new. Years pass, and he receives a letter with the news of his uncle passing. The last thing he wants to do is visit, but his wife thinks it would be good for him.
Dysfunctional family, multiple POV’s, dual timelines and murder, what else could you ask for?
This book was read in one sitting, that’s how much I loved it! I couldn’t wait to figure out what was going on.

The Heiress tells the story of Jules and Cam as they maneuver going back to Cams ancestral home in North Carolina to handle Ashby House. Will it be as bad as Cam remembers?

I have been on the fence about Rachel Hawkins books to date. They have all been interesting but none of them really wowed me. This one wowed me big time! I freaking loved this story. The creepy ancestral home. The overbearing, corrupt, sickly wealthy family. It was amazing. I loved how I didn’t see all the twists and turning coming and how it just kept me guessing. The writing style was great with the letter format mixed in. It was a great story telling device and worked perfectly. I didn’t realize I could love such morally grey characters but I do! All the stars!!!

I really enjoy Rachel Hawkins books! They have so much mystery. The Wife Upstairs still remains one of my favorites, but this was a really good slow burn. There wasn’t anything about this book that was too 🤯. It was a nice slow burn thriller with lots of family drama.i was hoping for something more twisty but this was still good.

I really enjoyed this mystery novel from Rachel Hawkins. I found it to be more of a mystery than a thriller but it definitely kept me engaged and reading. I really enjoyed the letters that were included in the story and I loved how it contributed to the mystery. This was a very good book!

Trust Me, the dueling timeline stories of Ruby and Jules will have you racing to the end of this book.I like to think of it as a cross of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with the dark humor of Chicago. Ideal for breaking a reading rut, thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

Ruby McTavish, a notorious heiress dies and leaves her fortune to her adopted son, Camden. Having grown up and always made to feel like an outsider by the McTavish clan, Camden escapes and starts a new life. However, Camden is forced to reckon with his past when he is summoned home to deal with the crumbling estate. This was terrific. I loved the different POVs; especially Ruby’s. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

Camden and Jules are returning to Cam's home of Ashby House, a palatial mansion famous for it's infamous resident, Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore, known far and wide for her childhood abduction and the loss of her four husbands. Cam left this house in the dust, but the money in his name and the residents still occuping it pull him back. Little does he know, Jules has ulterior motives for wanting to see the house. What follows is a twisted tale of the past and the present and the lies we tell ourselves and others for money, for power, for love, for life.

Complicated, twisted, and featuring a gothic mansion? Count me in. Camden and Jules have what seems to be a beautiful, simple love, but underneath the surface something brims. Immediately readers are let in on the secret that Jules has ulterior motives for getting to Camden's childhood home. Through letters the truth is further revealed, who Ruby McTavish really was, and just what mess was left behind. It's a tale of money, the lengths we'll go to for it, and the ways lies rot us in our desperate attempt to win. This house truly has eyes and everything its seen is about to be revealed.

The cover! The premise! The execution. I was so excited for The Heiress and it was an incredible read, but it lacked the pace and fanfair I expected of it. I found myself not attached until about the halfway mark and while it won me over in the end, it wasn't the very best that I expected. I wasn't invested in the characters or truly hooked to their individual storylines the way I thought I'd be, considering a gorgeous mansion and a secretive past promised quite a lot of drama. It was the kind of book, for me, that I had to push through to get to the good parts. Ultimately, I enjoyed it, but I think had I not been a major fan of Rachel Hawkins already, I might've given up in favor of something that gripped me earlier on.

Once again, Rachel Hawkins does not disappoint. A tale of money, familial drama, murder, and mystery, the Heiress has so many twists, turns, and shocking secrets you would not have seen coming. I personally love multiple POV writing as you really get a fully immersive scope into the story. Family doesn't always mean what you think so keep an eye on the backstabbers!

The Heiress is my second Rachel Hawkins novel and she did not disappoint. Who exactly is the Heiress? Well it's hard to say, which is exactly what Hawkins wanted. This book is a duel POV between our fmc Jules and her husband Camden McTavish, the mmc, and the heir to the extravagant and mysterious Ashby mansion. But it's also the story of Camden’s mother, Ruby McTavish, which is told through letters that she was sending towards the end of her life. This is a thriller about family, secrets, and money. Nobody in this story is innocent and there really wasn't anyone I'd refer to as the good guy, but that just makes the narrative more interesting. All the main characters had layers that slowly got peeled away as more details were revealed to the reader. Alongside the interesting characters there's Ashby house itself which creates a dynamic environment for our story to take place. The pacing of this book was great, the characters were interesting, and the end still managed to leave you with one last question. Who really is the Heiress? Thank you smp and netgally for the arc!

I was hooked from the very beginning! The story was fast paced with short chapters, which really boosts a reader's confidence in completion ability. The creepy mansion, spooky mountains, and unexpected twists kept me up reading all night! This is a must-read thriller for 2024.

Thank you Netgalley. Rachel Hawkins does not disappoint!!! This was a bit of a "slow burn" mystery but well worth the wait. No one is what they seem and it's great watching it all unfold. Highly recommend

I really wanted to like and enjoy this book. There was a slow burn of sorts, but not enough suspense or mystery for me. I ultimately gave up about midway through.

Rachel Hawkins did not disappoint with this Gothic Suspense! The audiobook cast was fantastic with the different accents and readers! I highly recommend listening to the audiobook! This book is full of secrets and misdeeds with lots of twists and turns in the plot to keep the reader intrigued. It has characters full of sass, complex personalities, and ones you love to hate! I liked the intertwining of newspaper articles, letters, and emails to fill in the details of the story. It has a lot of swearing so heads up on that. Overall, I enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down! I highly recommend it to readers who love a good thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I always enjoy books by this author and this one did not disappoint! The plot kept me guessing and the twists were perfect.

Rachel Hawkins has become a go to author for me and this book is further reason why. She writes smart, dark, creepy stories with fully developed characters and sophisticated plot lines. This story is told in then and now, which while at times is a little complicated, leads us to who did what to who, why and when. Camden can’t wait to get away from the crazy of his family and when he marries Jules, the leave town and start their own lives. When Ruby dies he is forced to go home to reconcile the estate and deal with all the dark secrets and the mostly horrible family he ran from. I assure you that no one is who or what they seem to be. No one! So many twists and turns in this well crafted deviously suspenseful dark mystery.

This one was probably my favourite Rachel Hawkins one yet! Why her last two where missing something for me this one hit the mark in every way! I loved this multi dimensional story. I thought all the layers of it worked so well!! I listened to the audiobook of this one and they had a full cast for the 3 POV we got, Cam Jules and Ruby. And I loved how it was done I thought Rubys Letters in the middle of the Povs telling her story where perfect! And than the povs of Cam and Jules where so good how they where hiding things but also finding things out as they went. Ben and libby and Nell where so awful, they brought a perfect element to this story! I had questions all through out this and thought it was done so well and Loved how it all tied together in the end!