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  • Author：Fern Michaels
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Summary

A page-turning new story from the bestselling author of No Way Out， perfect for fans of Nora Roberts and Danielle Steel！ Meet a brother and sister who are drawn into a treacherous mystery through an antique with a dark past， as they race against time to help a single mother and take down a ruthless couple bent on taking control of their family’s legacy…

At first glance， few would guess that Luna and Cullen Bodman are siblings。 Cullen is efficient and serious while his younger sister Luna is a free spirit。 When the two launch their furniture restoration shop/café—an offshoot of the family’s longtime antique business—in an up-and-coming arts center， little do they know their unique talents may be their only defense against a dangerous betrayal。

When Luna gets a strange sense about a piece Cullen just acquired， the two find themselves uniting to solve a mystery that has far-reaching consequences—never knowing there are some who’ll stop at nothing to claim what they believe is theirs。 No matter what， Luna and Cullen know they can rely on each other—and this time， their lives may depend on it…

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Reviews

Matthew Schiller ，

*Full disclosure: I was sent this book for free after being named a winner of a Goodreads Giveaway*Normally not something I would pick up and read I found myself not actually minding this novel。 It reminded me of a classic Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew mystery novel。 There was a feeling of nostalgia and I can really understand the appeal。 Sometimes you just need a good old fashioned mystery where nothing horrible happens and the story focuses on the good in people instead of the bad。

Donna ，

New Series （ Lost and Found series） by Fern MichaelsQuick， light read。

Florence Primrose ，

Brother and sister work together at an art center where Cullen restores furniture and Luna has a cafe。 As they work they discover a last will in one piece of old furniture。 Meanwhile the girl Friday of the dead man has been given a book that shows diverted funds。 And the son of the dead man is desperate to find and destroy the will。 Exciting times！

Saundra ，

I read it in one day。 A fun， simple， straightforward mystery with enjoyable characters。 I admit that I skipped a few pages。

theliterateleprechaun ，

Ever finish a book and wonder if the person who wrote the synopsis and taglines actually read the book？ I used to read Fern Michaels books – hand me downs from a neighbour – when I was younger and I used to think they were fabulous。 I fear it was misleading marketing and extreme nostalgia that elevated the promise of this novel。 I was tantalized with the following: “dangerous mystery” “defense in a matter of life and death” “riveting new thriller” “their lives may depend on it” “dangerous inform Ever finish a book and wonder if the person who wrote the synopsis and taglines actually read the book？ I used to read Fern Michaels books – hand me downs from a neighbour – when I was younger and I used to think they were fabulous。 I fear it was misleading marketing and extreme nostalgia that elevated the promise of this novel。 I was tantalized with the following: “dangerous mystery” “defense in a matter of life and death” “riveting new thriller” “their lives may depend on it” “dangerous information” “thrilling new suspense” …。hhhhmmmm…。it’s NOT what I got。 I read every single sentence in this book。 YOU read and be the judge。 The first thing you’ll notice is that there are quite a few characters， with lots of development and a TON of backstory。 This makes sense for the first novel of a series， but when it’s not backed up with action that supports the tag lines， it’s really disappointing。 Despite there being many characters， I couldn’t connect with any of them。 I saw potential for a romance between two and it may develop over the next few books。 This is a light， fluffy story with a predictable ending and very little in terms of danger or thrills。 I think I’ll pass on the remainder of the series。 Publishes August 24， 2021。I was gifted this advance copy by Fern Michaels， Kensington Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more

Carolyn Winschel ，

Oh I love a reading good mystery 。 It drew me in right from the start。 A real page turner。 The author pulled it off for me。 I had never read any of her books， so I will probably read more of her books in the future。

Phyllis Barlow ，

I've always loved Fern Michaels。 Some of her books are great， and others， well。。。I almost quit this on the first page when I read the following。。。。"and crossed her long legs which were shod in a a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes。" Her LEGS were shod in a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes？ Who ever Fern's editor is， they need a proofreading course。 The heroine of my last read， an editor， would have been pulling her hair out at that sentence。Now having said that， I DID continue， and I enjoyed it I've always loved Fern Michaels。 Some of her books are great， and others， well。。。I almost quit this on the first page when I read the following。。。。"and crossed her long legs which were shod in a a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes。" Her LEGS were shod in a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes？ Who ever Fern's editor is， they need a proofreading course。 The heroine of my last read， an editor， would have been pulling her hair out at that sentence。Now having said that， I DID continue， and I enjoyed it very much。 It's kind of light reading， but nothing wrong with that。 Someone else compared this to a Mary Higgins Clark novel， and I would say that's a good comparison。 For me， that's a positive because I loved all of MHC's books。I liked the main characters very much， and I can't wait to see what develops between Luna and Marshal Gaines。 Look forward to reading more in this series。 。。。more

Victoria ，

Perhaps I came into this book with the wrong impression。 However， when the dust jacket synopsis says “little do they know their unique talents may be their only defense in a matter of life and death” and “Soon， they’re on the hunt for a woman in danger—never knowing there are some who’ll stop at nothing to claim what they believe is theirs” and “and this time， their lives may depend on it。。。” excuse me for expecting （and hoping for） a bit of heart pounding， or exhilarating mystery story。 However Perhaps I came into this book with the wrong impression。 However， when the dust jacket synopsis says “little do they know their unique talents may be their only defense in a matter of life and death” and “Soon， they’re on the hunt for a woman in danger—never knowing there are some who’ll stop at nothing to claim what they believe is theirs” and “and this time， their lives may depend on it。。。” excuse me for expecting （and hoping for） a bit of heart pounding， or exhilarating mystery story。 However， what I got instead was， a pretty unenjoyable storyline， with characters I never really liked or connected with， who didn’t ever seem to act their age， which lead to moments that just seemed completely cringey， and really no mystery or even true suspense。 I felt like I saw little， to no development of the characters past what they were described to be in the beginning。 The same traits and nuances felt like they just kept being brought up and knocking you over the head。 And honestly， it felt like the characters were literally just stock characters that were included to check off a certain box for the story。 Also， I was kind of disappointed that the only growth seemed to be the romantic relationship that， as an avid romance reader， was honestly just not good to me。 There kept being mentions of extreme chemistry and energy between the two， but it takes all book to get somewhere？ And then it’s just something that is rather innocent？ There’s nothing wrong with a clean novel， but the way things were built up， it seemed， eh。 I read the prologue pages at the library， trying to decide if it was going to be something that caught my eye and that passed， because I picked it up and checked it out。 However， as I got started reading， I just got disappointed。 I was reading several chapters， just kind of waiting for the story to start。 Everything felt like making the backstory， which is definitely necessary， but I had gotten to the point of “alright， so， let’s get on with the actual plot。” When I got basically halfway into the story and it was still just the same kind of thing， I really wanted to stop reading。 But I never really dnf books， especially when I’ve picked them and not been assigned them。 I was also hoping I might suddenly become invested。 Nope， never happened。 I just dragged along until the end， which still wasn’t super action filled or suspenseful。 In conclusion in short， this book was just not it for me。 I found it boring and I found really nothing likable about it。 Well， I think what I liked most is that it’s finally done。 。。。more

Susan ，

Nice short， sweet book without drama。 A missing Will and a greedy couple after his father's estate even though they have been coddled for years， have been warned prior to his death that he has changed the Will。 A sudden heart attack leads to the sale of his collections of antique furniture for their profit 。 。 。 but where is the Will？ Fern Michaels has written an interesting story for YA's in this easy to read novel with fun， interesting characters who make sure the Will is followed to the late Nice short， sweet book without drama。 A missing Will and a greedy couple after his father's estate even though they have been coddled for years， have been warned prior to his death that he has changed the Will。 A sudden heart attack leads to the sale of his collections of antique furniture for their profit 。 。 。 but where is the Will？ Fern Michaels has written an interesting story for YA's in this easy to read novel with fun， interesting characters who make sure the Will is followed to the late man's wishes - with some trouble and a lot of energy spent finding the Will。 Enjoyed the Art Center， it's unique talented artists and the quick sales of their work。 Lessons on how kindness pays vs。 using others does not （in friendships， happiness， love， and business success）。 Fun little book with a simple story-line with has a predictable ending。 。。。more

Alex Curtis ，

Oh my goodness。I hate to say it but… I will。This book was boring。I kept waiting for something amazing to happen… But every single chapter was just a very， very slow progression to a very unexciting conclusion。Her character descriptions were good， it was a pretty easy read… It was just an unbelievably boring book。

Elisa S。 ，

Readers do not waste your time this book was extremely boring I skipped through half the book to read the last chapter and epilogue to see how the story ends。

Cris Dobberstein ，

Another great book by Fern Michaels。

Kristine ，

It has been a very long time since I have read a Fern Michaels book， if I'm being honest， it might even be categorized into decades。 This book sounded interesting in the fact that it had a supernatural or psychic spin to the story so I decided to go ahead an request the ARC。 The thing that comes to mind when I read this book was that it was EXTREMELY superficial。 It really reminded me of books that I read when I was much younger from authors who tended to write in a somewhat different style than It has been a very long time since I have read a Fern Michaels book， if I'm being honest， it might even be categorized into decades。 This book sounded interesting in the fact that it had a supernatural or psychic spin to the story so I decided to go ahead an request the ARC。 The thing that comes to mind when I read this book was that it was EXTREMELY superficial。 It really reminded me of books that I read when I was much younger from authors who tended to write in a somewhat different style than the authors now。 Danielle Steele and Mary Higgens Clark come to mind。 There is just something about the verbiage that is。。。。hmmm。。。。simpler？ I'm not sure how to define it other than to say the flow of the dialogue did not seem to be natural。 It seemed very forced。 Kind of how someone sounds when they talk without using contractions。 Stilted and formal。 Those are the two words that keep coming up in my head。Anyway， there really wasn't much to this story。 We are introduced to two siblings - a brother and sister。 Apparently the sister has psychic abilities - she mentions psychometry - but these abilities are barely touched upon。 She likes a U。S。 Marshall that she met during a missing child case， but that relationship is explained in a way that I can only describe as juvenile。 She likes him， her knees get wobbly， she gets tongue tied。。。get the picture？ Their relationship - if you can call it that - entails some awkward phone conversations， several kisses on the cheek and then FINALLY a real kiss at the end of the book。There are the requisite bad guys （and girl）。 They are portrayed as caricatures of actual bad people and then there is another woman with a young child who somehow finds herself in the middle of things。 Was the book awful？ No。 It wasn't。 But， it wasn't great。 It just was。 It was a very easy read that did not create any feelings of investment - I mean I liked Cullen and Luna。。。they were very nice。 The problem is that it really didn't bring forth any feelings whatsoever。 The plot was obvious from the very beginning and it played out in EXACTLY the way that it had telegraphed from the beginning。 But， with that being said， it was pleasant。 Will I continue with this series？ No， probably not。Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 The opinions above are mine and mine alone。 。。。more

Lori ，

Its a Fern Michaels book。

Diane Saul ，

A possible missing will and the search is on。 Arthur the potential heir to a business owned by his Father has a gambling problem。 He thinks his Father may have changed his will and he has to find and destroy it before he loses everything。 There is a great cast of characters， some a little off beat， but likable。 There is a bit of humor， and a romance along with the suspense in this book。 Altho it is a bit predictable， It was an entertaining read with a plot that will hold your interest。 Thank you A possible missing will and the search is on。 Arthur the potential heir to a business owned by his Father has a gambling problem。 He thinks his Father may have changed his will and he has to find and destroy it before he loses everything。 There is a great cast of characters， some a little off beat， but likable。 There is a bit of humor， and a romance along with the suspense in this book。 Altho it is a bit predictable， It was an entertaining read with a plot that will hold your interest。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 。。。more

Desi Kennedy ，

Fern Michaels is always a good story teller and I really like this new series。

Debra Berding ，

This was OK。 Sometimes it's good to read a lighter book with a very predictable ending。 I have read several of her books over the years and will most likely continue to read more。 This was OK。 Sometimes it's good to read a lighter book with a very predictable ending。 I have read several of her books over the years and will most likely continue to read more。 。。。more

Julia Richardson ，

A very entertaining read involving a missing will， greedy people， and the wonderful people who are determined to set things straight！ Thoroughly enjoyed the good characters and cheered alongside them！

Sandy Gartin ，

i love these new characters

Vicky Vaughn ，

Actually 3。8！

Pam ，

good book

Evonne Kendle ，

This book is just so excruciatingly boring。 Absolutely nothing ever happens。 Michaels is adept at character development， so she kept me hanging on for about 180 pages as she developed characters， thinking a plot would develop or waiting for the action to kick in。 But it never does。 There is simply no action， no forward plot in this book。 You definitely get the sense she is trying to establish these characters for a future series， but unless she finds more exciting plot lines， the series will be This book is just so excruciatingly boring。 Absolutely nothing ever happens。 Michaels is adept at character development， so she kept me hanging on for about 180 pages as she developed characters， thinking a plot would develop or waiting for the action to kick in。 But it never does。 There is simply no action， no forward plot in this book。 You definitely get the sense she is trying to establish these characters for a future series， but unless she finds more exciting plot lines， the series will be as big a flop as this novel。 。。。more

Janilyn Kocher ，

I usually enjoy most of Fern Michael’s books and this one is no exception。 It’s supposed to be part of a series so it’s off to a good start。 The plot isn’t all that deep， but I enjoyed the fumbling of the villains。 I either snickered or chortled when I read the parts concerning Arthur and Rowena， especially Rowena’s thoughts and comments。 I was immediately into Marshall Gaines， um yes please。 I liked Chi-Chi and Ellie。 I loved Wiley。 I was actually a little slow to warm to the 2 main characters: I usually enjoy most of Fern Michael’s books and this one is no exception。 It’s supposed to be part of a series so it’s off to a good start。 The plot isn’t all that deep， but I enjoyed the fumbling of the villains。 I either snickered or chortled when I read the parts concerning Arthur and Rowena， especially Rowena’s thoughts and comments。 I was immediately into Marshall Gaines， um yes please。 I liked Chi-Chi and Ellie。 I loved Wiley。 I was actually a little slow to warm to the 2 main characters: Cullen and Luna。 I think the secondary characters were more interesting， in my opinion。 It’s an entertaining read and I can assure you， the ending is very good。 Thanks to Kensington and NetGalley for the early read。 。。。more

natalie ，

Fern Michaels is one of my favorite authors and once again she amazes。Her characters in "Hidden" are great and her "innuendos" in her way of writing always intrigues me。Always a book written by her is one I don't want to put down。 Fern Michaels is one of my favorite authors and once again she amazes。Her characters in "Hidden" are great and her "innuendos" in her way of writing always intrigues me。Always a book written by her is one I don't want to put down。 。。。more

Fran Soileau ，

New series from Fern Michaels。 Quick read， enjoyable characters。

Donna ，

What a great new series by Fern Michaels。 We are introduced to a brother and sister， Cullen and Luna Bodman。 Cullen is a serious furniture restorer and Luna is a free spirit。 They open a business together in a new art center。 Little did they know， everyone would be looking for some salvage items he brought。 Fun story and great characters。

Amanda S。 ，

Oh my goodness。I hate to say it but… I will。This book was boring。I kept waiting for something amazing to happen… But every single chapter was just a very， very slow progression to a very unexciting conclusion。Her character descriptions were good， it was a pretty easy read… It was just an unbelievably boring book。

Peg ，

So-so。。lacking the strong female like in the Sisterhood series。

PottWab Regional Library ，

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Carol ，

I really enjoyed reading this book。 I loved the premise and the characters。 The storyline was easy to follow along with and the romance aspect is minimal。 A furniture restorer， his psychic sister， a wealthy widow and a US Marshall are just some of the interesting people in this easy to read book。

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