Instant Karma
Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her.
Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals.
When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue centre for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals - not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed . . . love and hate . . . and fate.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~400
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Instant Karma?
Instant Karma is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Animal harm or death
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Instant Karma: quick answers
How spicy is Instant Karma?
Instant Karma is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Instant Karma a standalone?
Yes, Instant Karma is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in Instant Karma?
Instant Karma features rivals to lovers. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Instant Karma have content warnings?
Our notes for Instant Karma include: animal harm or death. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Instant Karma?
If you loved Instant Karma, try Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon, P.S. I Like You by Kasie West, Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood. They share its rivals to lovers energy at a similar spice level.