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The Hawthorne Legacy

The Hawthorne Legacy

Contemporary LiteratureRomance
Pages
380
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

In the second book of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Inheritance Games series, Avery Grambs has survived her first, dangerous stretch inside Hawthorne House — but the puzzles are far from solved. Tobias Hawthorne left behind more than a fortune; he left a trail of clues that seem designed to lead somewhere, and to someone. The deeper Avery digs, the more she suspects the old man's final game was about far more than money.

Working alongside the four Hawthorne grandsons — and torn between the guarded Grayson and the reckless Jameson — Avery chases a mystery that reaches back into the family's tangled history and the secrets they've spent their lives protecting. Every answer uncovers a new riddle, every ally may be hiding something, and the stakes climb with each revelation.

Fast-paced and full of twists, The Hawthorne Legacy deepens the puzzle, the danger, and the romance at the heart of the series.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

MysteriousTenseRomanticAtmospheric
Mystery BoxLove Triangle

Genres

Contemporary Literature Romance Mystery Young Adult Contemporary Romance Suspense Amateur Sleuth

About the author

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Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Jennifer Lynn Barnes is an American writer of young adult fiction, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1984. She wrote her first novel at nineteen and has since published more than twenty-five books, among them the Inheritance Games series, the Naturals, the Debutantes and the Fixer. Barnes studied cognitive science at Yale University, graduating in 2006, and received her PhD from Yale in 2012. A Fulbright Scholar, she holds graduate degrees in psychology, psychiatry and cognitive science. She was for...

Characters

Avery GrambsProtagonist

The unexpected heir, unraveling the deeper secret behind Tobias Hawthorne's fortune.

Jameson HawthorneSupporting

The daring, puzzle-driven grandson and Avery's partner in the hunt.

Tobias HawthorneSupporting
Grayson HawthorneSupporting

The controlled eldest grandson whose loyalties and feelings complicate the search.

All characters in The Hawthorne Legacy

Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Hawthorne Legacy need to be read in order?

    This book is the second installment in the 'The Inheritance Games' series and continues the story directly from the first book. For the best understanding of the plot and character development, it is recommended to read 'The Inheritance Games' first.

  • Does The Hawthorne Legacy end on a cliffhanger?

    The book concludes with some immediate resolutions but also introduces new mysteries and questions that set up the next installment in the series. Readers should expect some plot threads to remain open.

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