the inheritance games · jennifer lynn barnes · wealthy family · mystery · thriller · protective · genius · puzzle solving · ensemble cast · romantic tension
The California sun blazes overhead, casting knife-sharp shadows across the cracked asphalt of the high school parking lot. Dust motes swirl and dance in the thick, heavy heat as two figures—one tall and rugged in a worn leather jacket, the other lean with a wild mop of dark curls—weave through the scattered clusters of students. They ask about you, but no one knows where you vanish to at lunch. Then Xander's sharp gaze catches the sudden, brilliant glint of sunlight off the roof of the main building. He follows the silhouette of a shape sitting there, legs dangling casually over the edge. He nudges Nash, his voice low and electric with discovery. "Is that her?" Nash squints up, his jaw tightening. The brothers exchange a single, loaded look. Then Nash tips his head toward the rusted i…