The only friend Avery has is Max Liu, whose strict Asian parents mean that she’s often unavailable.Īnd then – suddenly – her whole life changes.

Though her older half-sister Libby is her official guardian, Libby’s abusive boyfriend means that Avery spends most of her time hanging out in the park, playing poker to feed herself and her homeless friends. It was pretty good – if a little uneven – and there’s a wicked cliffhanger which has made me desperate for the sequel.ġ7-year-old Avery Kylie Grambs has basically been living out of her car.

Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.īarnes is a prolific author, but this is the first book from her I’ve ever read. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather’s last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a con-woman, and he’s determined to take her down. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man’s touch–and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes.

The catch? Avery has no idea why–or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out.

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