The corporate jet Crowe Bird One is soaring high over America while its most important passenger is roiling with turbulence. Robbie Crowe’s marriage is failing. The global energy company he leads in New York City has lost its way. His former CEO, Walker B. Hope, is plotting a takeover. And the woman of his green dreams is more elusive than ever.

As Robbie vents his anger and frustration against his minions, he is offered an emotional rescue by the celebrated business guru, Dr. Kristi Kramer. She promises a road to redemption—at a price. The threat he never sees coming is posed by his estranged wife, Lindsey Harper Crowe, who emerges from life in the bubble and the bottle to challenge Robbie’s authority before he squanders the family fortune through blundering efforts to quiet his critics. 

In the satirical novel, Heirs on Fire, author Jon Pepper picks up where A Turn in Fortune left off, exploring the high altitudes of American wealth, privilege, social standing and business competition with humor, insight and brisk pacing. 

The story he tells of the Crowe dynasty and the rival Stamper family illuminates the embarrassment of riches felt by heirs to industrial fortunes in a world that disdains the way they made their money. Attempts to restore these families' social standing while maintaining the abundant cash flows needed to sustain their lifestyles leads to fraught decisions and unexpected consequences.