INSTANT KARMA by Kay Bratt

 

My thoughts

This is the fifth book in Kay Bratt's HART'S RIDGE series. 

Each book is heartwarming and a story that will make you stop and think. This family has many problems but they are there for each other. Always.

My favorite line in this book:

"NO ONE SHOULD CARRY THE BURDEN OF SHAME IN SILENCE."

There is more to the paragraph, but this line did me in.

Taylor is a good cop and great big sister. She's kept her sisters together and done what she had to to keep them alive. This family has had their share of ups and downs and things happening that will keep you turning the pages. Each sister has a story and they all depend on each other to help carry them through.

When Faire Tinsley lets a young man move in to rent a couple of rooms from her little does she know that her world is about to take a drastic turn. Things may never be the same for her. In some ways that is good. She's a bit magical. But what she goes through is nothing short of horrid. She's a good person and does not deserve what this jerk is doing. When Taylor and Della Ray come to the aide of this sweet and kind woman Brian will think it's much safer for him to move along. Maybe. You'll love Faire. She's just such a gentle soul. Alone and pretty much a recluse for a long time but she is about to spread her wings and learn how to take charge again.

Jo and her son Levi are at the center of this installment too. Levi is up for the lead in a summer play and Jo encourages him to do his best. There are a couple of people back in her life this time and one I loved. Eldon and Corbin who Jo knows from their high school days are back in town. Each doing what they do best. I love Eldon. He's just the type to make a person laugh when they are down. I think Jo's life is about to take a happy turn.

This book really does give you lots to think about. A few gasps along the way and a big hurrah once things are settled. I was so happy when Taylor finally talked to Sam again. I did not want them to end at all. They just belong together. This is the kind of family drama you can read and know there is hope for them. It might take a bit but eventually it will happen. I love this series. 

I can't wait for the next book: NOBODY TOLD ME.. It will be wonderful.

Synopsis

In Instant Karma, the fifth book of the Hart's Ridge small-town mystery series by Kay Bratt, Deputy Taylor Gray is hoping for a break after the recent crime wave that hit her town. But when a stranger shows up unexpectedly, she realizes that danger never takes a holiday.

Meanwhile, Cate Gray is cautiously optimistic in her hope for a solid future, and when karma finally seems to be on her side, she dares to dream of her own happily ever after.

But in Hart's Ridge, nothing is ever as it seems. As secrets are uncovered and tensions rise, readers will be on the edge of their seats, unable to put down this suspenseful tale.

If you're a fan of small-town mysteries with well-drawn characters and an engrossing plot, then you won't want to miss Instant Karma, the latest book in the Hart's Ridge series.

Instant Karma is book five of the new Hart's Ridge small-town mystery series, written by Kay Bratt, million-copy best-selling author of Wish Me Home and True to Me.