Novels by Raven Barnhill

This was the first outdoor reality show to be live-streamed—no scripts, filters, or edits. What everyone saw was what everyone got. Once this gimmick was released, a large audience was attracted. The live-streaming chat room had over a million viewers, including the Belairs. They had been missing their daughter for twenty years after she was stolen from her crib by the nanny a few days after she was born. They had no idea why Liam told them to watch this show, but he was adamant that they did. So, they were tuned in with everyone else, watching the countdown end and the premiere begin. Everyone was now waiting for the guest to arrive.The guests had six hours in transit before they started arriving one by one. The production crew had arranged transportation to the recording location at the base of the mountain.The first car pulled up, which started the cameras rolling. The door opened, and Maxina got out carrying a military green duffle bag. What caught everyone's attention was the

Karen hated that Max wasn't affected by her closeness with the brothers or by the fact that she got a contract despite leaving. Karen smiled innocently, channeling her best acting as she said, "Theodore and Fred knew that I really wanted to be on the show because of how much I liked it. So, Fred talked to the director about bringing me with him. The director said he could." The picture became clearer to Max then. Before Max could say anything, Theodore said, "Even without you giving up your slot, we were still able to get her on the show." The pride shone in his eyes as he looked Max in the eyes, like they had done something impossible when all they had done was what Max had suggested before she severed ties with them. The five brothers all worked for the family's company. Jonah was the CEO. Theodore was a manager—the 'top' manager, but only to those who shared their views. Gabe was a K-pop singer, as the family was originally from Korea. Dallas was a talented director, and then Fre

A mocking glint flashed in Max's eyes as she thought, "Why was she not suitable for live streaming, but Karen was? She could clear her name and regain fans." Is that why everyone was fighting her so hard? They wanted to keep her in Karen's shadow. Sorry, she wasn't playing by their rules anymore. In her past life, she was stupidly in love with Zac and thought he had her best interests at heart, but everything he did was for Karen. "Whether you think it's suitable or not, I'm the one who gets to decide my choices. I will be on the show, Zac. You aren't my father. Though at times, you seem to act like you are." "Maybe I should call you Daddy Zac and let you punish me when I've been a bad girl. Is that what you want?" Max didn't care anymore about holding her tongue. She saw that Zac had a dark sex side in her previous life. He was into extreme BDSM, except it wasn't with women. While he was playing with Max's heart and doing Karen's bidding, he was fucking with Maxina's brothers. Le

Max pushed Fred out of the way as he was blocking the door and spared him only a cold look before she opened the door, walking out of it. She wasn't interested in the filth that spewed from his mouth or any of their mouths. Fred stared at the door as it closed in his face. He couldn't describe the feeling he felt, but in his heart, he felt something break. There was something going on with this whole situation that felt off. He noticed her speech pattern sometimes seemed like she was talking about someone else instead of herself, which got him thinking: what if she wasn't his sister, Maxina? He looked at their father and saw the doubt mirrored in his eyes as well. It seemed like no one else had noticed it yet. Once Max was outside, she took a big breath, inhaling the fresh air and freedom. She pulled out her phone and hit the pause button on the recording before she saved it to her phone and the cloud. She'll upload it to her laptop when she gets back to her home. Her departur

Max came to a stop at the foot of the stairs as she heard that question. A familiar question she'd heard during the year that she lived here in her previous life. Every time she said something about how Karen kept taking her things. It got to the point where they asked, and she handed it over for peace within the family. She couldn't stop herself as she laughed and pointed to herself. "I'm the troublemaker? Me?" She laughed harder as the family watched, thinking she had lost her mind. "I'm a troublemaker because I fight for what's mine, but it's okay when Karen wants what's mine? Double standards much?" "It's not unreasonable. You owe her." Logic failed Max because she failed to see how Maxina owed Karen. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Karen stole Maxina's identity, and the family stood by and let it happen, forgetting that they even had a daughter until they heard her name being called on the street. Bonnie was angry because her precious princess's character was being a

"Give Karen your variety show slot. She is more suited to be there than you!" "You're the real heiress of the McDonald family. Don't be petty and selfish, fighting our sister over everything." The loud voices of Maxina's brothers rang in her ears, bringing her back to reality. Maxina was dead. She died in Max's arms. They shared the same name because Max named herself in honor of her. It caused Max to get mixed up with Maxina, who was the real McDonald family's daughter. She opened her eyes and looked around, taking everything in. She saw the familiar black-and-red dining room set against the same navy-blue walls. It felt more like a mafia den. Every time she ate here, she felt like she was about to be poisoned and die instead of enjoying a family meal. Sitting around the table were the familiar faces of Maxina's family, whose eyes were filled with disgust and hatred as they looked at her. Well, except for Jakob. He was just enjoying his red Danish and coffee. Probably thinking