DeAnn's Reviews > The Heiress

4.5 escapist stars
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I first met this author with her book “The Wife Upstairs” and I followed that with three more of her books, so she works for me! I enjoy how she brings her characters to life, many of them quite despicable and her writing makes for a few hours of escapist fun for me.

This book is set up with a few narrators and I like that approach, especially when the different views advance the story and don’t retread the narrative from a different perspective.

We have Jules, married for 10 years to Camden, living in Colorado (love that setting!), and working at an historical home. I enjoyed her snarky narration.

Camden is a teacher and has firmly put his past and adoptive family in North Carolina behind me. Or has he? He happens to be the sole heir to the richest family in North Carolina and now the estate and family demand his presence.

The other viewpoint is done through the letters of Ruby McTavish, and this might be my favorite one. I wish we could have met her while alive, but the letters were a terrific addition. Kidnapped as a child, Ruby had quite a life. She’s a widow times four and there’s a whole other story there.

When Jules and Camden arrived at Ashby House in North Carolina, I knew that we were in for a fun ride with this story. Filled with other shady family members and the town of Tavistock, we learn a lot about the legacy of the McTavish family.

As secrets swirled throughout the book, I started to wonder more about this family and the effects of money. Jules falls in love with the house and wants to stay, while Camden resists being pulled back in. Anything goes in this one and that includes the wild ending!

This one made for an interesting buddy read and I think I liked it the most. It must have fit my reading for an escape mode!

My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press.