The Heiress A Novel By Rachel Hawkins
A twisted inheritance ensnares a teacher desperate to escape his family’s cursed legacy in this riveting gothic thriller.
When notorious heiress Ruby Kenmore dies, her adopted son Camden rejects his inheritance and starts over – marrying Jules, equally eager to outrun her past. But 10 years later, history catches up when Camden inherits his uncle’s estate. Returning to the opulent yet ominous Ashby House, Ruby’s presence permeates everything, resurrecting long-buried McTavish family mysteries.
As the estate’s sinister grip tightens, Jules unravels shocking truths behind the decades-old kidnapping that made Ruby infamous, plus the peculiar fates of her four late husbands. Realizing this blood-tainted legacy now hangs over their future, Jules races to break Ashby House’s curse by solving its riddles before they join the ranks of the dead. For better or worse, some inheritance bonds persist beyond the grave.
Layered with family drama and spine-chilling intrigue, this ingenious thriller will leave readers questioning where the inheritance ends and true madness begins.
