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Since her Mom passed away, Avery Grambs has had a rough go of it. She's been living with her half-sister, working as much as she can, while also trying to finish high school.

Avery wants to go to college, but at this rate, she's going to need to qualify for every scholarship known to man in order to be able to attend.



Making matters worse is the fact that her sister, Libby, as sweet as she is, has terrible taste in men. When her on-again-off-again boyfriend comes around, Avery goes as far as sleeping in her car to avoid him.

On a day that Avery is just about at the end of her rope, she receives an unbelievable invitation.



She is asked to attend the reading of the last will and testament of one, Tobias Hawthorne, an eccentric billionaire.

Without explanation, the recently deceased elder Hawthorne, decided to leave almost his entire estate to Avery. The only catch is, she needs to move into the extravagant Hawthorne House and live there continuously for a full year.



Sure, that sounds easy enough, but also residing in the manse are the family members that Tobias basically disinherited in favor of Avery. As you can imagine, they're not happy.

His four grandsons and their mother are understandably puzzled by the whole turn of events. Is Avery possibly a con-woman of some sort, come to steal their vast fortune?



Particularly intriguing to Avery, who is positive she's not a con-woman and entirely innocent of conspiring in this strange twist of fate, are Grayson and Jameson Hawthorne.

The two handsome brothers keep her fairly well occupied during her time in Hawthorne House. There's riddles, puzzles and games of all sorts, as they try to get to the bottom of the mystery behind the infamous Will.



I had a lot of fun with this story. It completely sucked me in. It was easy to sympathize with Avery and root for her once she started living at Hawthorne House.

The puzzles and riddles were super engaging. I loved that aspect; trying to figure it all out along with the characters.

I also enjoyed the hint of danger threaded throughout. Who was angry enough to try to take Avery out?



Inheritance stories are always fun for me; it's just a trope I tend to really enjoy. Family drama and secrets, backstabbing, plotting, revenge, confessions; it's a good time. What else can I say?

If you are looking for a fun and fast-paced YA-Mystery, with twist and turns galore, as well as intriguing and suspicious characters, you should definitely give this one a shot!



I am really looking forward to continuing on with this trilogy. Oh, the places it could go!