This is a twisty story following a wealthy family full of secrets and fighting over their inheritance. It’s told in multiple POVs with some newspaper articles thrown in, and I loved getting the various sides of the story.

It’s full of drama and mystery as you get to know this dysfunctional family. Hawkins’ books have been hit or miss for me over the years, but this is a new favorite and fun one to pick up.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for letting me read THE HEIRESS early. This one is out now!

I had such a hard time putting this one down. It's safe to say now that Rachel Hawkins is on my auto buy list. She doesn't have a typical style and I love how surprised I am by her each time. The mystery, the atmosphere and the whole story supplies a perfect escape that's sure to completely occupy your brain. I highly recommend this one.

"We're family, right? We keep each others secrets. Until we don't. "

- R E V I E W -
One of my favourite bookstagram accounts @buncybookclub wrote in her review of this book that it felt like if TJR's "The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo" had a baby with Riley Sager's "The Only One Left". And now after reading the entirety of this book, I can say that she described this book to a T.

This story is told in multiple POV's. In the two main characters' points of view, Camden & Jules, Ruby's POV in a series of old letters, and in multiple news clippings .

This book started off super slow and didn't really capture my full attention until about 50% of the way in. But once I hopped that invisible fence I could not put the book down! I think this book was far from predictable, however I did guess some of the plot. Overall, I thought it was great! Very well written. I enjoyed this book a lot and think if you are a fan of thrillers/mysteries, you will enjoy this one too.

A masterpiece! This is by far the best book from this author.

A totally haunting setting, unimaginable wealth and secrets lurking EVERYWHERE. This book was a true 10/10.

First, the setting. The buildup to the estate and the mountains was very enjoyable and easy to picture. Second, the amount of money and influence this family had was unreal and extended so far. Lastly, and most importantly, the secrets! OMG. Everyone was hiding something and the twists were so fun and shocking.

I loved the letters from Ruby, added a fun element with of course a twist to who they were truly written to!

Okay I freaking loved this book!! So many twists that I really didn't see coming. A family full of secrets, greed and cunningness. The epilogue really revealed a lot which was great! I really liked Cam and Jules and loved all of Ruby's letters! I enjoyed that there was multiple POVs which helped build the story!

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A familiar trope with multiple POV. Gives slight Evelyn Hugo vibes. Not my favorite from Rachel but still and entertaining read! 3.5 stars

The plot was interesting, intriguing to be exact and it kept me on my toes, keeping my mind running trying to figure What was happening. I’ll recommend it.

I liked this one! This was one of those books that I flew right through, didn’t want to put down, and thought about when I wasn’t reading it. The story flowed really good and I was so intrigued. A solid thriller but not an all time fav…but still great!

Ruby had an interesting past....multiple husbands, multiple deaths. Camden was adopted by Ruby, the heiress....did she love him as a son or was it to get back at the other family members? He was never really considered part of the family.
Then, Ruby died. After being free of the family for 10 years, he returns to Ashby house with is wife. She is in awe of all her husband's wealth. The family believes they finally can get rid of Camden. Does their plan work?
The story has plenty of twists...just when I thought I had something figured out, another piece was revealed. Definitely a page turner!

This was a delicious southern gothic novel with twists and turns I did not expect. At times funny, sometimes shocking, often heartbreaking, and mostly a well done suspense that had me wanting to stay up all night to finish it. I could have just listened to Ruby's POV - and that last secret…. I want more!

I received an arc courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. The opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an arc in exchange for an honest review!

The plot was crazy and the writing even crazier. This was my favorite Hawkins book so far and I can’t wait to read more from them!

This book was so much fun to read. I had an absolute blast the entire time I was reading it. All the twists and turns were handled well. And even if I saw a couple of them coming, they were still wacky and fun enough that I didn't mind. I really liked every aspect of this story. I thought the characters were interesting and engaging. The pacing was consistent and kept me flipping pages as fast as I could. The mixed media was well done and kept the story moving. The plot was kind of crazy, but just the right amount. This was definitely my favorite book by Rachel Hawkins so far.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book was a page turner. I enjoyed how the stories of all the narrators came together to give the whole story. All the secrets everyone has and just when you think you have one figured out, there's another one to throw you off Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC of this book.

Rachel Hawkins excels at twisty, close proximity thrillers, and this is no exception. The multiple POVs work well and you can’t trust anyone. I devoured this, and would pick it up any time I could to find out what was going to happen next

Ruby McTavish of the esteemed and well known McTavish family of North Carolina is well known for her kidnapping as a child and her poor luck being widowed four times over. Now, ten years after her death, her son Cam is being called home to deal with the financial affairs after the death of his uncle. Cam left the family, the inheritance and the estate to live a normal life with his wife, so returning home stirs up a lot of old memories as well as traumas.

First off, I would not describe this as a thriller, it’s much more a slow burn mystery. But it’s so well done. I was invested from very early on and loved every little twist and turn that this one took. To me, it read a bit like Evelyn Hugo as we slowly learned about Ruby’s past, one husband at a time. And all timelines and narratives kept my interest and the story flowing. Highly recommend!

3.5 ⭐️ This book has multiple POVs and takes place mostly in a beautiful backdrop of The Ashby House that is dripping with old money. This book was an easy read and although filled with lies and murder- it wasn’t super thrilling. It was way more lighthearted than I would have liked! Ruby, as a baby, goes missing (think the Lindbergh baby in real life) mixed with spoiled heirs (think Paul Murdaugh in real life) and that’s the entire vibe of the book. I didn’t find any characters likable - except for Ruby. She is dead in the current timeline, but there are letters written from her that are scattered throughout (the best part in my opinion). She is eccentric, entitled, and devious - hence why I enjoyed her character the most! The ending was good, but it took too long to get there. The book as a whole isn’t bad, but for me it won’t be that memorable. The only other Rachel Hawkins book I’ve read was The Villa - another beautiful setting, but also not that thrilling. I liked this one slightly more and mostly because of Ruby.

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I think I've only read one or two other books my Rachel Hawkins, and I know the first one I read by her was kind of a disappointment for me. But this book? Definitely turned that around.

This novel is told from different POVS - Ruby, through letters written to someone unknown, Cam, and Jules. I think I loved Ruby's the most, how she grew up to be the woman she is known to be, and whether or not she was involved in the deaths of her many husbands.

It was very interesting to see how Cam would react to coming home, his strange relationship with Ruby, and exactly what drove him away. Part of me almost wondered if he would end up the villain in the story, because he just seemed so angry, and I loved the back and forth between is he or isn't he.

Jules was probably my least favorite person in this book. I didn't trust her from the get go. She was so different around others than she was in her head, and I desperately wanted to figure out what her story was. Which kept me reading, because of my distrust.

This book definitely redeemed Ms. Hawkins for me, and now I am so excited to check out more of her writing. Definitely a fun "who can I trust?" kind of book, and a quick read.

Told through a combination of alternating narrators, news clippings and letters this book is captivating. The drama that surrounds the McTavish family is like a car crash you can't look away from. A kidnapped and recovered child, four dead husbands, an adoptive son who wants nothing to do with the money and power given to him, there is simply so much going on in this family. Full of the twists and turns you'd expect from Rachel Hawkins this book will keep you enthralled until the last page.

Really enjoyable and twisty story - some mystery, some told through letters. I really liked it! Once I got into it I could not put it down.

This book started off strong and hooked me in right away, with the story of Ruby wandering off as a child and being found and kept by another rich family. I just had to know what happened next! As the plot developed I do feel as if it was slow going and I found myself becoming less interested. I wish there had been a few more exciting twists but overall it was an interesting story. 3.5 stars rounded up