With one week left until The Lost Heir is released, I find myself excited and nervous to hear reader reactions.  The novella is a prequel to the first two book in the Deveraux Legacy series – The Second Shot and The Cinderella Secret.  Each book of the series focuses on one of the Deveraux cousins and that works great for each individual story. The Second Shot is about the youngest cousin Dominique as she investigates the mysterious attacks on her wealthy family and discovers that maybe the jerk from college isn’t quite what she thought he was and might be the only one who can help.  The Cinderella Secret features Dominique’s brother Aiden as he searches for the mysterious girl who stole his heart and a murderer who’s set to strike again. And in 2021 we’ll see The Hardest Hit with older cousin Evan Deveraux as he tries to solve a decades old mystery and hang on to the girl who loves him in spite of being a Deveraux.  And last, but not least, The Fallen Man will showcase Jackson Deveraux as he discovers that while he’s spent years saving his family, they may be the only ones who can save him.  But The Lost Heir is about the family as a whole and it’s the first time that all of the cousins are featured equally AND we get to hear from the Deveraux matriarch, Eleanor.  But it’s also the first time that there isn’t a central adventure or mystery to be solved.  I love the Deveraux family and I love spending time with them, so I’m hoping that readers do too.  Fingers crossed!

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***THE LOST HEIR TEASER***

“He is your cousin,” said Eleanor and the walls stopped moving, along with Evan’s heart. “His name is Jackson Zane and you are going to get him out of prison.”

Evan looked at Aiden and then at Dominique, trying to make sure he’d heard their grandmother correctly.

“Uh,” said Aiden. “That’s not… I don’t… I just got out of law school. I haven’t even gotten my bar exam results back yet for here. I’d have to pass the bar in Illinois.”

Evan knew he was still mostly high, but he could tell by the flat look in their grandmother’s eyes that the decision had been made. Which meant that Aiden should probably start studying up on Illinois State law. Dominique was frowning and he realized that her eyes had been resting on him for an extended period of time. How much had she noticed? She was never as unaware as she pretended to be. Fuck.

“What do you think, Evan?” Dominique asked. He tried to remember the last time she’d spoken directly to him.

“It doesn’t matter what Evan thinks,” said Eleanor. “This is what we’re doing. It’s been decided.”

“And I would like to hear what Evan thinks about that decision,” snapped Dominique. Aiden and Eleanor blinked at Dominique’s tone, but Evan was still trying to figure out the content. Why the hell would she care what he thought?

Dominique turned back to Evan, her blonde hair swinging, and fixed him with a glare. “Well?”

His palms were sweating on his cutlery. He wanted to wipe his hands on his pants, but didn’t dare.

“I think Aiden should get him out of jail,” said Evan. “If he’s ours then we should bring him home.”