Welcome back to Hart’s Ridge, the second installment in Kay Bratt’s new series. Can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading in order. The series introduces you to the Grey Family, highly dysfunctional thanks in part to alcoholic father, past trauma and four totally different sisters, all dealing with their own issues.

First book introduced us to the eldest sister, Taylor. A deputy in her small town, fighting for recognition in a male dominated field and trying to keep her father on the straight and narrow. We briefly met the youngest, Lucy, self centered free spirit. In this book, equal time is given to Taylor dealing with family drama and Lucy, coming into her own.
As much as I didn’t care for Lucy in the first book, Bratt changed my opinion of her in this book, showing her depth and humanity. I love the hint of romance. And let’s not forget Diesel (the dog), who I love! I look forward to the next book to see how the rest of the Gray family saga continues. Hoping we get more of a glimpse into the remaining sisters, Jo and Anna, and the newly introduced characters in the next book. Story keeps you entertained until the end. The only problem is waiting for the next book to see what happens!

I received an ARC of this book. Opinion is mine alone. ( )

Lucy is Taylor Gray's sister and she's always been the rebel in the family. After she steals money from her sister, Lucy runs away to New York City. Because she's always been in love with the Beatles, her first stop is the Dakota in New York City where John Lennon was murdered. While she's in the park across the street from the Dakota, she's approached by someone from the hotel who thinks she's the new dog walker for one of the wealthy residents of the Dakota. That mistake leads her to having a full time job and a place to live at the Dakota. But if we think that the baby sister is going to be on the straight and narrow - think again. She ends up in a situation that is more difficult than anything she's ever done and she isn't sure how to get out the mess she finds herself in.

While Lucy is living her new life, Taylor is still a prominent part of the story. She finds out a big family secret which totally changes her view of her family. As she works to find out the real truth, she's also struggling with giving her rescue dog back to his original owner. She's become attached to Diesel and finding it hard to give him back. Diesel's owner is a good looking single guy - will there be romance in Taylor's life?

This story left a few questions that hopefully will be answered in book 3 due to publish in March. ( )