Avery is living in her car when she learns she has been left something in a multi-billionaire’s will. Sitting in the principal’s office with a strikingly handsome stranger with a cold gaze, Avery is invited to the reading of this will of the late Tobias Hawthorne.

Why? She has no idea. The reading has been already been held up for a few weeks as they tried to locate her, but living in her car didn’t make it easy.

Flying 1st class with her sister to Texas, Avery enters the extremely wealthy world of the Hawthorne Family. This includes two daughters of the deceased, his aged mother in law and his four grandsons – one of which was the stranger who found her.

The reading of the will reveals that Avery is the bulk recipient of the Hawthorne fortune. The family around her is in shock, no more than 17 year old Avery herself. She has had to work hard for everything she has, and now owns the sprawling Hawthorne Manor that houses the family, the Hawthorne Foundation that distributes a 100 million dollars a year to charities and the billions that support it all.

There is one condition. She must live in the Hawthorne residence for a year, or the entire estate goes to charity. She has her own bodyguards, a lawyer firm at her beck and call, stylists, designers and everything else she needs to look the part.

There are jealousies and spite, attempts on her life and the never-ending question of why? Avery gets to know all four grandsons, their personalities all completely different. She discovers that Tobias Hawthorne liked games and puzzles and she is a mere puzzle piece in his game. She is just as determined as the grandsons to untangle the clues that have been left behind for them.

Two love triangles, secret tunnels and compartments, four handsome guys, a bitter feud, clues to follow and billions of dollars at stake, make The Inheritance Games a riveting read. We all dream of winning the lottery, but to be left billions by a complete stranger?

Puzzle after puzzle must be solved to reveal the truth. Avery is more interested in the answers she seeks than the money waiting for her, and she must tread carefully among the volatile Hawthorne family members. An attempt on her life rises the stakes and she can’t trust anyone. Is she a pawn or a player in this game? Loved it!

A sequel to The Inheritance Games is to follow.

Author – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Age – 13+

(Intrigue, Mystery, Family, Inheritance, Billionaire, Puzzle, Game, Anagram, Letters, Loyalty, Wealth, Will, Chance, Death, Grief, TikTok)