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Mar 24, 2024 | 
powderandpage.com | Rachel Hawkins |Rebecca Forrester
Published: January 9, 2024Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSeries: N/AGenre: ThrillerPages: 294 (Hardcover)My Rating: 5 StarsSynopsis:When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge mountains.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
sacbee.com | Maggie Shipstead |K.L Walther |Rachel Hawkins |Nita Prose
Welcome, literature lovers, to the FIRST for Women weekly book club!Here at FIRST for Women, when we’re not hard at work bringing you stories about health, nutrition, beauty and lifestyle, we like to kick back with a good book. We know firsthand that reading provides relief from stress, improves brain health and ushers in more joy. So we rounded up our editors’ seven top picks for March 22nd – March 28th, 2024, from young adult, thrillers, historical fiction and more.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
powderandpage.com | Rachel Hawkins |Rebecca Forrester
The Burning Witch 2 by DelemhachThis came out the same day as House of Flame and Shadow and thus I’m only now getting around to reading it. I have the day off, so I might just spend all day in bed reading this!The Heiress by Rachel HawkinsAfter seeing so many rave reviews for this, I decided to pick up the audiobook (which is stellar, by the way). I’m about halfway through and loving it – especially Ruby’s letters describing her many husbands and their fates.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Rachel Hawkins
An ensemble of narrators enhances this thriller's absorbing quality. Ruby has been shrouded in mystery since she was abducted at the age of four and returned to her family eight months later. In a series of letters, Ruby discusses the abduction, her wealth, and four deceased husbands. In alternating points of view, listeners learn why Ruby's son, Cam, is reluctant to claim his inheritance and why his wife, Jules, is eager to embrace change.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
timesleader.com | Rachel Hawkins
Hawkins paints a bleak portrait of dysfunction amid great wealth Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Best selling author Rachel Hawkins has received positive reviews for her previous books, which encouraged me to read her latest novel, “The Heiress.” This book has been referred to as a dark, twisted, Gothic thriller.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
ajc.com | Leah Tyler |Rachel Hawkins
Ruby “Kill-more” McTavish is a North Carolina lumber heiress who was famously kidnapped as a child in 1943. She was returned months later and went on to grow up and bury four husbands before her own death, bequeathing her estate to her adopted son, who is forced to battle their entitled relatives for Ruby’s multi-million-dollar riches.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Rachel Hawkins |Shilpi Somaya Gowda |Rebecca Serle
The HeiressBy Rachel HawkinsMost people haven’t heard of the tiny town of Tavistock, North Carolina. But if you were from these parts, you most certainly knew the McTavish family. When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore passes away, her long-lost son Camden returns, after a decade of living his life withdrawn from the family drama. Ruby was North Carolina’s richest woman. She was famous for being kidnapped as a child and later was mysteriously widowed four times.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
booktrib.com | Rachel Hawkins |Jayne Ann Krentz |Michael C. Grumley |James Grippando
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You is a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture. Florida Republicans have introduced a new bill that would make it defamation to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia ― silencing basically any accusations of discrimination.
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May 12, 2023 | 
coaster101.com | Rachel Hawkins
It’s that time of year again when many theme parks, amusement parks and water parks are reopening for the season. With that comes the return of park visits and coaster rides. But for those who are new to parks or haven’t been in a long time, planning a day (or more) at a park can be somewhat intimidating and overwhelming. But fear not — we’ve created a list of things that each new or less-experienced parkgoer should know and do to get ready for their visit:1. Do your research.
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Feb 6, 2023 | 
primewomen.com | Sandy Dominy |Rachel Hawkins |Amy McCulloch |Daisy Goodwin
February is a favorite time to read since it’s usually the coldest month of the year. It’s the perfect time to curl up on the couch and binge-read anything and everything! Favorite author Rachel Hawkins returns with an inheritance thriller, Heiress, filled with surprises, and Daisy Goodwin returns with a steamy biography about Maria Callas’ love affair with Aristotle Onassis, Diva.
