5-STAR REVIEW: THE FORBIDDEN HEIRESS by Gledé Browne Kabongo

About The Book

Publication Date: October 22, 2025

Sabree Warner’s biggest mistake wasn’t taking the job—it was being born.

Drowning in grief and desperate for work, brilliant cancer researcher Sabree Warner leaps at the chance to join Montague Pharma, one of the world’s most powerful pharmaceutical dynasties. Her first assignment seems straightforward: investigate why promising drug compounds were mysteriously abandoned before they could be developed into life-saving medicines.

But someone doesn’t want her digging. A car nearly runs her down on a quiet street and speeds away, and her apartment is vandalized. Undeterred, Sabree probes further and uncovers a twisted game of corporate espionage. The abandoned drugs weren’t shelved by accident—they were buried to hide a secret that could destroy the Montague empire.

Then Sabree discovers her connection to the powerful Montague family runs deeper—and deadlier—than she could ever imagine. As a vicious succession battle rages, someone has been watching her every move, someone who has already killed to keep the truth about her identity buried. In this world of ambition and ruthless power games, Sabree is fighting for more than answers.

She’s fighting to stay alive.

Because in the Montague family, secrets don’t stay hidden, they get eliminated.

The Review

The world of pharmaceutical development unfolds amid a web of dark secrets.

Author Gledé Browne Kabongo introduces a brilliant cancer researcher in The Forbidden Heiress who is unexpectedly handpicked for a role at the prestigious Montague Pharma.

Little does Dr. Sabree Warner realize that behind the powerful patriarch are adult children who will do anything to protect their positions. Sabree’s assignment to search the archives for treatments that never made it serves as a threat.

The deeper she digs, the more she suspects something is horribly wrong. Sabree must be careful who she trusts, especially as secrets from the past emerge.

The Forbidden Heiress offers a high-paced look inside the cut-throat pharmaceutical industry and the danger lurking in the shadows. Buy Links

About The Author

Gledé Browne Kabongo writes twisty, unputdownable psychological thrillers about resilient women navigating dark secrets, deadly lies, and impossible choices. A multiple award-winning indie author, her books resonate best with readers who enjoy thrillers with complex characters, dark secrets, multiple deceptions and betrayals, unforgettable twists, and intellectual and emotional engagement.

Her novels include: A Game of Malice, Our Wicked Lies, Fool Me Twice, Conspiracy of Silence, Fearless Series.

Readers have described Gledé’s work as “unbelievably addictive,” “brilliant,” “unputdownable,” and “haunting and complex.”

Gledé has spoken at multiple industry events including the Boston Book Festival, Sisters in Crime (SinC) New England Crime Bake, and the Women in Publishing Summit. She lives outside Boston with her family.