The Inheritance Games · Book 1
The Inheritance Games
- Published
- 1 September 2020
- Pages
- 392
- ISBN-13
- 9780241476185
- Type
- novel

About this book
Jennifer Lynn Barnes opened The Inheritance Games on 1 September 2020 with the 392-page title novel, the first of three numbered books following broke high schooler Avery Grambs as she inherits eccentric billionaire Tobias Hawthorne's fortune -- and moves into Hawthorne House alongside his furious, disinherited family. It fuses a puzzle-box mystery built into the house's riddles and hidden rooms with a slow-burn romance across two Hawthorne brothers, launching a franchise that later expanded into a companion novel and spin-off series.
Its place in The Inheritance Games
The Inheritance Games is book 1 in the The Inheritance Games series. It is followed by The Hawthorne Legacy. See the full The Inheritance Games reading order.
Avery Grambs is a broke high school student getting by on odd jobs when she learns that Tobias Hawthorne, an eccentric billionaire she's never met, has left her almost his entire fortune — on the condition that she moves into Hawthorne House and lives alongside his furious, disinherited family, including four grandsons who range from suspicious to outright hostile. To keep the inheritance, Avery has to unravel why a stranger chose her, working through a house built by a man obsessed with puzzles, riddles, and…
Editions
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