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The HeiressRachel Hawkins

Characters in The Heiress

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Ruby McTavish

    The notorious, wealthy McTavish matriarch whose childhood kidnapping and four mysterious husband deaths are unraveled through her own letters.

  • Camden McTavish

    Ruby's adopted son, who left Ashby House and the family fortune behind to live quietly as a schoolteacher until a death in the family calls him back.

  • Jules McTavish

    Camden's wife, whose own hidden past becomes entangled with the McTavish family's secrets once the couple returns to Ashby House.

Antagonists

  • Ben McTavish

    One of Camden's McTavish cousins, unhappy about being passed over in Ruby's will and determined to contest it.

Supporting characters

  • Nelle McTavish

    A member of the McTavish family bound up in the dispute over Ruby's estate and the secrets Ashby House still holds.