The Inheritance Code

THE INHERITANCE CODE Book Description A stranger's letter. A forgotten mansion. A love she never saw coming. Sophia Bennett's life is perfectly ordinary—until the day she receives a letter from a lawyer in Connecticut, informing her that a great-aunt she never knew existed has left her a sprawling Victorian estate worth millions. There's just one catch: she must live in Hawthorne Manor for one full year, or lose everything. Desperate for a fresh start, Sophia leaves behind her cramped Boston apartment and coffee shop job to claim her inheritance. But the moment she steps into the magnificent house, she realizes this is more than a simple bequest. It's a mystery wrapped in family secrets, spanning generations of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Enter James Whitmore—the devastatingly handsome lawyer handling her case. Smart, brooding, and far too appealing for Sophia's peace of mind, James becomes her guide through the tangled web of her family's past. As he shows her hidden rooms and forgotten letters, their professional relationship ignites into something neither of them expected. But when a distant relative challenges the will, claiming Sophia seduced James to steal the family fortune, everything she's built begins to crumble. Suddenly, she's fighting not just for the house, but for her reputation, her future, and the man she's fallen dangerously in love with. As Sophia uncovers the painful truth about why her grandmother and great-aunt never spoke for forty years, she must make an impossible choice: walk away from the inheritance to protect James, or risk everything—including her heart—to prove she belongs. In a house filled with ghosts of the past, can Sophia finally discover what it means to come home? Perfect for fans of sophisticated romance with depth, emotional family drama, and swoony love stories set in gorgeous historical settings.