Laura’s thoughts: “I didn’t want this epic, sweeping tale to end. I felt just as immersed in the old-world mansion full of secret rooms and a massive library as the main character must have felt, as she was rarely allowed to leave. The intrigue of elaborate parties, secret meetings, and a family vault full of art and old documents had me snuggling in to read as often as I could. I’m hoping for a second book to continue following the dynasty of this ancient family.”
This addictive debut novel takes us into an intoxicating world of old money, privilege, and family intrigue as a young heiress must return home from a decade-long exile to face the powerful enemies arrayed against her, including those within her own family.
TRUE TO LIFE FAMILY DYNASTIES: Isabella Valeri is the youngest daughter of a shady and powerful European family from whose long reach she has struggled to free herself. She has taken her most harrowing and chilling truths to inform this novel with unrelenting verisimilitude. This book takes the same kind of enthralling and mesmerizing insider look at the intrigue and dealings of wealthy family dynasties as Succession and takes it to even more chilling places. People love to see the fabulously wealthy, behaving badly, and the family in this book has all of the hideous and glamorous secrets you could ask for.
HEIRESS ON THE RUN: Due to her complicated relationship with her real life family, Valeri must keep her true identity a secret. As a fugitive heiress, Valeri for a long time felt only two things: fear and loneliness. In 2018, when the loneliness became too much, she began to blog, quickly becoming an online enigma as the conspiracy theories around her identity grew. Her blog was reported on by Wired and Esquire, among others.