Third in the Hart’s Ridge series. We follow Taylor, a deputy, trying to solve a triple homicide, in addition to keep her dysfunctional family together, and to carving out a life for herself. You can feel the love in the family as they try to rebuild trust. I felt that the ending was a tad rushed, but the solid writing kept me interested. I can’t wait to see what adventures await this family in the next books!

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

Book 3 in the Hart's Ridge series took us back to the small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In it we catch up with Taylor, her mom Cate and her sisters and find out how life is treating all of them. This series has a bit of everything to make it fantastic -- family, forgiveness, romance, suspense and secrets. Plus two of the main characters are dogs - both Diesel from the previous books and Brandy, a mistreated dog that Cate 'rescues'.

Cate is looking for a job and Taylor agrees to take her to a local Christmas tree farm that is hiring workers. When they get there they find three dead bodies. Homicide is rare in Hart's Ridge and a triple homicide is unheard of. Taylor vows that she will find out who murdered these people in the town she loves. She and Shane spend many hours working together to try to solve the crime. At the same time, Taylor is dealing with issues within her family. Her mother has just returned from prison where she was wrongfully incarcerated and is trying to learn to live life as a free woman She would love to establish a relationship with her daughters but isn't sure if too much time has passed. Also, Taylor's sister Lucy has a small baby but insists that she wants them to live on a houseboat. Taylor knows that Lucy is keeping secrets and worries about her and the baby.
Plus there are two men who are beginning to have romantic feelings for Taylor and she is uncomfortable at the thought of allowing any romance into her life because of incidents in her past.

This book ended with a lot of threads hanging and that will be resolved in Book 4 - Borrowed Time. Will Taylor find her happily ever after without changing the person that she is, will Cate be able to establish a relationship with her daughters, and will the entire family be able to reconcile for the future and put the past behind them? ( )