Mary
About
Mary Rabin’s heart races as she returns to the quaint town of Habakkuk, Missouri, the place she was kidnapped from at the tender age of eight.
Decades later, the hope of reuniting with her estranged family fills her with exhilaration and joy. However, not everyone in this seemingly idyllic town is eager to welcome her back.
As she settles into her new life, Mary discovers that her neighbor, Valentina Kouris, harbors a dark secret. Valentina’s daughter, Sophia, a friend of Mary’s own twelve-year-old, is merely a pawn in Valentina’s sinister plot to destroy Mary’s family. Driven by a personal vendetta, Valentina uses her association with Garringer, a menacing cult leader with a hidden agenda that sends chills down Mary’s spine, to pull off her scheme.
In this gripping tale of suspense and family secrets, Mary must navigate the murky waters of betrayal and revenge while uncovering the truth about the past that continues to haunt her. This contemporary novel will keep you on the edge of your seat as Mary fights to protect her family from the darkness luring in the shadows of her hometown.
Praise for this book
Author Kara R. Hunt continues the heartwarming series Paper Dolls with the story of Mary. If you’ve not read the previous books, go grab them right now! You will not want to stop reading! While we follow the story of Mary, our heartstrings are pulled as she fights to fit into the town she so desperately loves, with her best friends surrounding her, all the while protecting her child and her family from the evil that lives just around the corner. Her faith is tested and her perseverance shows as she leans on Christ and fights to do the right thing. When her family is threatened, she shows strength and calm in the midst of chaos. Kara has a way with writing as if you are sitting right there with the characters, living their life right alongside them. It is a beautiful testimony when an author can write such a wonderful fiction story with Christ as the center and write it in such a way that it is as if it is happening right before your eyes.