It is May already and I love being transported to new worlds through the power of the written word that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
This month I am thrilled to feature The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins as my book of the month for May. In this gripping tale, Camden McTavish finds himself entangled in a web of family secrets and mysteries following the death of his adopted mother, ruby McTavish. As he looks into the dark history of his scandalous family, questions arise about Ruby's past and the truth behind her enigmatic life.
Join our book club on a journey of intrigue and suspense as we uncover the hidden truths that lie within the pages of The Heiress. Leading to my review at the end of the month.
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Headline
Date Published: 2024
Book length: 304
Format: Paperback I purchased myself
About Book: With the death of his adopted mother, Camden McTavish hopes that he can finally be free of his scandalous family. Ruby McTavish was North Carolina's richest woman, and its most notorious: the victim of a famous childhood kidnapping and a widow four times over. Camden settles into a normal life and marries Jules, a woman eager to escape her own messy past. It seems like history might just stay buried...But ten years later, his uncle's death pulls Cam and Jules back into the family fold as sinister questions about the infamous heiress begin to come to light. What truth lies behind Ruby's disappearance as a child? What really happened to those four husbands, all dead in mysterious circumstances? Why did Ruby adopt Cam in the first place? Soon, Jules and Cam will realise that the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave...