Secrets by Fern Michaels, Mystery, 2022

Cullen Bodman restores furniture and receives an old locked trunk with payment and instructions to restore it. His sister Luna has a sixth sense which has helped her find missing children and helps clients make decisions in their lives. She wants to discover the secrets of the trunk.

When Cullen opens the trunk, Luna senses a young boy in distress and a woman running. They think the owner of the trunk is looking for someone, and Luna finds people with her dog, Wiley.

Luna does her readings in a factory center where she is friends with Chi-Chi who has a jewelry shop and Ellie Stillwell, who owns the building where artists can create and sell their works. Jimmy Can-do is a metal sculptor who no one has seen. He relies on the honor system for buyers of his work.

Tori is in an unhappy passive-aggressive marriage and pregnant at 38 after raising their son who is in the military. She needs to take control of her life and seeks help from Luna.

In addition, Luna is hoping to change her work relationship with U.S. Marshal Christopher Gaines to a personal level. Others are experiencing new romances or changes in their lives.

Michaels weaves different threads as each person’s story unfolds and then wraps them together in the final chapter. This writing takes some skill and Michaels has the experience to pull it off, but the reader has to be patient as she builds each subplot.

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