The Heiress, by Rachel Hawkins

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins




This was a MASTERPIECE: I was completely invested and drawn in by the main characters in this most excellent novel.



RUBY, RUBY, RUBY! What a crackpot! I won’t say too much because you truly have to go into this one blind, but she is unrepentantly focused on getting exactly what she wants out of life – and KEEPING IT!
Utterly ruthless – but charming with it.



CAMDEN, Ruby’s adopted son, turned his back on all that Ruby could give him. He wanted to be that impossible thing in this materialistic world: a good, decent man. All that money and power had made selfish, abusive monsters of the remaining McTavish family – each of them working to undermine and cut each other out in the race to the honeypot that was the McTavish family inheritance.



JULES, Camden’s zany, irrepressible wife was the real treasure in this story. I laughed so many times at her witty retorts to the McTavish family’s sly barbs: I was rooting for her, even if you did suspect that she wasn’t at all what she seemed to be…… that she, too, had SECRETS!



Well, in the end, didn’t they all?



So many secrets! So many ruthless decisions and unforgivable betrayals down the years that have made Jules and Camden the people they are today. Was it Nature or Nurture? Hmmm…

As I made my way through this highly entertaining thriller, all kinds of possible scenarios teased the edge of my brain. The story is told from several points of view – which was so skillfully done that I began to look forward to the switch-overs: it was like watching a ping pong match! Just when you thought the game was over, another character stepped in with a shocking twist and lobbed the ball back into play!



Highly recommended: I was truly entertained and I miss Camden and Jules so much! I hope that the audiobook comes out soon so that I can revisit this crazy couple!



Five out of 5 glowing stars for this great read: my appreciative thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an ARC of this novel (due out in January of 2024) in exchange for an honest review.
Well done!!!



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