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The Nosy Neighbor
Lucy Baker walks away from her high-flying legal career when she successfully defends yet another heinous criminal. Almost a year after her life-changing decision, Lucy has never been happier. Leaving New York City for the suburbs, tending her garden and her dog, Lucy is making future plans with her fiancé, Jonathan St. Clair -- and getting acquainted with her neighbors, including the handsome, exasperating one next door, Wylie Wilson. But when FBI special agents confront Lucy with shocking revelations about her fiancé's secret double life, everything about her husband-to-be is cast in suspicion. Recovering from a freak accident that has left her with a heightened sense of intuition, and getting closer than she ever dreamed to Wylie, Lucy must determine who to trust -- and fast, before someone breaks down her defenses and targets her....
354 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 24, 2005
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Fern Michaels
424 books6,516 followersFern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
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dnf
May 1, 2015SO BORING OMG!
Cringe-worthy dialogue.
Unrealistic progress.
Why would I continue this torture??
Cringe-worthy dialogue.
Unrealistic progress.
Why would I continue this torture??
February 16, 2011
Hummm, what can I say about this book? I got to page 65 and put it down. I'm sorry, but I couldn't get into it. The characters were shallow and the story was mired down in excessive dialogue. The male romantic interest ran his mouth so much that it got to where you couldn't tell the difference between him and the female character. It was my first attempt at reading a Fern Michaels book. If there is a better one by her, please, let me know. I hate giving unfavorable reviews, being an author myself. Everyone has dry spells and I understand that not everything we write is going to be the next great american novel. I'm now reading Hunger Games, which I'm told is a sure fire hit. Good, I need something to pull me up out of the druggery of "The Nosy Neighbor".
August 31, 2016
Writing is stilted and the elements of ESP seemed ridiculous and out of place for the story.
October 13, 2019
If you are a teen with romance filling your brain, then this book is for you. If you want a really good story, then skip it. It was so predictable and boring.
April 7, 2014
1.5 stars...Yikes! What can I say about this other than it was a hot mess of implausibilities. I'm reluctant to give it one star because it's not one of the worst things I've read, but....
Wylie is definitely a beta - not an alpha - his dialogue was so much like a female it was unsettling (was his character supposed to have testicles?). I can get over the fact that he's a beta, but all that blabbering (ick). Jake was more alpha than him. Wylie was at least able to call in all the alpha support he needed. And he wasn't even a nosy neighbor so I have no idea where this title came from!
I'm sorry, but Lucy is the lamest excuse for a lawyer that I've ever read. The fact that she acknowledges her own stupidity doesn't make it any better either. The author could have made her an average corporate lawyer or one that does pro-bono work with animals or even someone who has a law degree but hasn't practiced in a decade, but to have the reader believe she was one of the top 10 criminal defense attorneys in NYC? And she's that stupid? No way. It would have made more sense if she was recovering from a brain injury as she seemed to know nothing about criminal conspiracies, investigative techniques or the legal system in general. It's like she had a lobotomy for the first 75% of the book, and then the author tried to give her her brain back, but it was barely noticeable.
And how does Jonathan go from a victim of a set-up to a complete sociopath with a single minded focus/endgame?
There was no chemistry between Lucy and Wylie in the beginning, they actually made him out to be a bit of a jerk with his opening dialogue. It set things up for some witty banter and barbs to fly between him and Lucy and then in the next chapter Wylie had a personality replacement and turned into a sweet and sensitive guy. So how do they fall in love in the span of 3-4 days?
Despite the dire set of circumstances everyone is in, there was no tension. Just none. There was no sense of urgency or danger either. I mean, they're stranded in a storm with their lives on the line and she suddenly suggests a makeout session?
There was just so much wrong with this, the least of which was the plot. The characters were shallow and there was no depth of emotion. AND there was absolutely NO reason to include the parapsychology stuff. It went absolutely nowhere. In essence, it was drivel. It wasn't even cute. The dogs were the most interesting characters in the story. I've read stories like this that were much more successful in their execution.
Bought this as a daily deal for $1.99 -- otherwise I probably wouldn't have. It's my first and last Fern Michaels book.
Wylie is definitely a beta - not an alpha - his dialogue was so much like a female it was unsettling (was his character supposed to have testicles?). I can get over the fact that he's a beta, but all that blabbering (ick). Jake was more alpha than him. Wylie was at least able to call in all the alpha support he needed. And he wasn't even a nosy neighbor so I have no idea where this title came from!
I'm sorry, but Lucy is the lamest excuse for a lawyer that I've ever read. The fact that she acknowledges her own stupidity doesn't make it any better either. The author could have made her an average corporate lawyer or one that does pro-bono work with animals or even someone who has a law degree but hasn't practiced in a decade, but to have the reader believe she was one of the top 10 criminal defense attorneys in NYC? And she's that stupid? No way. It would have made more sense if she was recovering from a brain injury as she seemed to know nothing about criminal conspiracies, investigative techniques or the legal system in general. It's like she had a lobotomy for the first 75% of the book, and then the author tried to give her her brain back, but it was barely noticeable.
And how does Jonathan go from a victim of a set-up to a complete sociopath with a single minded focus/endgame?
There was no chemistry between Lucy and Wylie in the beginning, they actually made him out to be a bit of a jerk with his opening dialogue. It set things up for some witty banter and barbs to fly between him and Lucy and then in the next chapter Wylie had a personality replacement and turned into a sweet and sensitive guy. So how do they fall in love in the span of 3-4 days?
Despite the dire set of circumstances everyone is in, there was no tension. Just none. There was no sense of urgency or danger either. I mean, they're stranded in a storm with their lives on the line and she suddenly suggests a makeout session?
There was just so much wrong with this, the least of which was the plot. The characters were shallow and there was no depth of emotion. AND there was absolutely NO reason to include the parapsychology stuff. It went absolutely nowhere. In essence, it was drivel. It wasn't even cute. The dogs were the most interesting characters in the story. I've read stories like this that were much more successful in their execution.
Bought this as a daily deal for $1.99 -- otherwise I probably wouldn't have. It's my first and last Fern Michaels book.
April 17, 2012
I got to about page 120 before I categorically gave up on this book. It took me 5 days to get to page 89, and that's not normal, even if I am reading a couple of other books at the same time. Normally I would finish books like this first and then keep going through the heavier ones.
But… there's no sentence diversity, not really. And it's a patchy, blotchy style. What's-her-name's talent is interesting, but it's not nearly as interesting as it should be, and Wylie is annoying partially because the style makes him say things that seem completely out-of-sorts and not-at-all there.
And what's with these dogs? What's the point of them? They seem to be just a plot device, like the butler in regency romances that exists solely to impart important information about the deep dark past of some character or another. Never mind that the dogs brought them together, I can understand that, but I highly disbelieve that it's possible for two dogs to 'fall in love.'
That's about all. It's not a good book.
3.24 to 4.3, 2012
But… there's no sentence diversity, not really. And it's a patchy, blotchy style. What's-her-name's talent is interesting, but it's not nearly as interesting as it should be, and Wylie is annoying partially because the style makes him say things that seem completely out-of-sorts and not-at-all there.
And what's with these dogs? What's the point of them? They seem to be just a plot device, like the butler in regency romances that exists solely to impart important information about the deep dark past of some character or another. Never mind that the dogs brought them together, I can understand that, but I highly disbelieve that it's possible for two dogs to 'fall in love.'
That's about all. It's not a good book.
3.24 to 4.3, 2012
October 1, 2012
I couldn't finish this book. It was inconsistent and (the one word that always comes to mind) dumb. A high-powered, sharp, motivated lawyer who quits her job and does nothing? Who signs a bunch of papers without reading them first? Who wants to marry a guy when she doesn't even know what his job is? Who can be the most successful attorney in the city but can't even get a sense of a person's character? Then there's the 'nosy' neighbor, who really isn't nosy, and is first obnoxious, then enduring? They all so smart and rich, but they don't know how to Google? They have cell-phones, but no caller-ID? Dumb and inconsistent.
October 17, 2011
I could not put this book down, it had alot of suspense to it.
March 19, 2013
Really enjoyed this one. Couldn't put it down.
July 14, 2014
Great summer easy read - fun story and enough intrigue to keep me interested. Light and easy compared to all the spy, medical thriller, FBI, serial killer books I read!
May 25, 2014
I believe this author would be categorized under, "Beach read, or "brain candy." This is fine, I like many genres. I borrowed this book from the library as a CD set to listen to while on a long drive. That being said, one plus is that I wanted to find out the resolution of the story. As it progressed, I began, however, focusing on my perceived flaws of the story,,,,
Let me explain: the protagonist, Lucy Baker is a high powered NYC defense attorney. She burns out, and decides to take a leave. Sure, can certainly happen in life. Lucy is engaged to the mysterious businessman, Johnathan St. Clair- who frankly, pardon my English sounds like a first rate tool. Lucy does not ask about his life, has never seen his apartment, never met family, friends, yet she agrees to marry him.
I found the character of Lucy to be rude, shrewish, whiny, and stupid. In addition, WAY to much crying when things got tough. The neighbor, Wiley sounds like a first rate jerk in the beginning, yet in a matter of a few weeks they are madly in love,,,,,
Wiley, another disgruntled attorney swoops in when Lucy begins having visits from the FBI- all because of the criminal activities of the fiance- to which Lucy repeatably WHINES: " I know nothing!!!" Trust me, by the first third of the book, you realize she is not lying! Thrown in the book is the worst snowstorm of the century, an episode where Lucy hits her head and experiences heightened intuition, bumbling FBI agents, and a bunch of dogs- who were probably the best characters in the book. Just so many ridiculous things, but in my closing I will provide 3 more examples to shed insight in the silliness of this book:
One: Restate the obvious- a defense attorney who has never dealt with the FBI? Who thinks that if the FBI shows up she can just brush them off? Two: Lucy and Wiley were supposed to be in great physiacl shape- running, weight lifting, tennis- yet walking through a drift of snow to the neighbor's house left them utterly worn out. 3. Lucy helps out an elderly neighbor who has an online mail order business- yet the lady has "No computer skills." Call me crazy, but I think it would not be possible to run an online business without some basic computer skills. In conclusion, please if you insist on reading this book, get it from your local library!
Let me explain: the protagonist, Lucy Baker is a high powered NYC defense attorney. She burns out, and decides to take a leave. Sure, can certainly happen in life. Lucy is engaged to the mysterious businessman, Johnathan St. Clair- who frankly, pardon my English sounds like a first rate tool. Lucy does not ask about his life, has never seen his apartment, never met family, friends, yet she agrees to marry him.
I found the character of Lucy to be rude, shrewish, whiny, and stupid. In addition, WAY to much crying when things got tough. The neighbor, Wiley sounds like a first rate jerk in the beginning, yet in a matter of a few weeks they are madly in love,,,,,
Wiley, another disgruntled attorney swoops in when Lucy begins having visits from the FBI- all because of the criminal activities of the fiance- to which Lucy repeatably WHINES: " I know nothing!!!" Trust me, by the first third of the book, you realize she is not lying! Thrown in the book is the worst snowstorm of the century, an episode where Lucy hits her head and experiences heightened intuition, bumbling FBI agents, and a bunch of dogs- who were probably the best characters in the book. Just so many ridiculous things, but in my closing I will provide 3 more examples to shed insight in the silliness of this book:
One: Restate the obvious- a defense attorney who has never dealt with the FBI? Who thinks that if the FBI shows up she can just brush them off? Two: Lucy and Wiley were supposed to be in great physiacl shape- running, weight lifting, tennis- yet walking through a drift of snow to the neighbor's house left them utterly worn out. 3. Lucy helps out an elderly neighbor who has an online mail order business- yet the lady has "No computer skills." Call me crazy, but I think it would not be possible to run an online business without some basic computer skills. In conclusion, please if you insist on reading this book, get it from your local library!
October 12, 2016
I started this book just to have something to listen to during a long drive. I do occasionally enjoy the light romantic read. In this case, I found the plot holes quite distracting, things like someone conveniently not noticing the wedding invites that were right in front of them until the story found it necessary that they be seen. Or the whole sudden temporary psychic abilities...what?
April 27, 2016
Not my favorite Fern Michaels book and I've read a lot. The character Lucy was 38 and a smart lawyer but she acted whiny but considering the situation she was in I understand. She used a lot of old fashioned words which would have never been said by a woman of this age in my opinion.
January 24, 2009
Adult love story. Something about it makes me think of closet reading moms.
May 3, 2009
Its a very easy read and so far the plot is predictable but interesting enough I'm still reading the book.
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May 24, 2009Good beach book...a different kind of mystery / romance. Dogs for the animal lover.
July 25, 2009
Great keep you on your toes and romance all in one.
January 12, 2010
I read my first Fern Michaels book a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I think she's going to a must read for me
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February 5, 2011This was a great romantic novel and also an easy read.
March 11, 2011
Cute. Quick read.
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August 10, 2011pleasant quick read...nice beach book!
June 5, 2012
this book is fun to read!
September 14, 2012
Very cute! Needed a not too serious story!
May 6, 2015
What another fantastic Fern Michaels book, her books always leave me with a feel good feeling :)
August 18, 2023
LOVED this! I’ve been ready a book a month all year but read this in three days! Every time I put it down, I picked it right back up. I was captured from page one until the very end. It was the perfect mix of mystery and romance. Thank you Fern Michaels!!😊
April 15, 2021
Wow, was this a nail-biter! The Nosy Neighbor is a great read, a wonderful romance and a thrilling suspense along with the comic relief of a trio of adorable, lovable dogs to make a reader feel totally engaged. Any characters who love a dog so much they’d make meatloaf all the time specifically for the pup because of dietary needs, you know they’re good people.
People who are not good are those who believe the only good dog is a dead dog – and that’s why the villain of the piece was such a perfect villain. He didn’t like dogs. Okay, he did a lot of other bad stuff that made him a perfect bad buy, but when compared to how much Wylie loved Clueless Cooper? The bad guy deserved everything he had coming to him … eventually. Before that could happen, a whole bunch of good storytelling, excitement, entertainment and the growing of wonderful friendships and relationships plus a romance between Wylie and Lucy kept me glued to the pages as the story unfolded. Ms. Michaels truly has an amazing talent because she crafted a thrilling romance story that gripped me from the moment those FBI agents approached Lucy and turned her well ordered world upside down.
It took me all afternoon to read this novel. Once I started, I didn’t want to stop. I had to because I was supposed to make supper but as soon as that was done, I dove back into the pages of The Nosy Neighbor, eager to find out what they found at the bad guy’s hideaway. I didn’t find out later what was there and the only niggle about the book was that it never showed the FBI finding the goods or what happened to all the assets that were in someone else’s name. Does that person GET all of it? I think the reason why the author didn’t go off on that tangent is because the book is first and foremost, a romance. That is exactly what I was looking to read and it’s exactly what was delivered – with a lot of intense suspense and drama that spicened up the plot. I never had to guess who the villain was because the FBI made it clear early on, but it was the suspense of knowing the guy was gunning for Lucy and the uncertainty and curiosity of trying to guess how it was all going to play out. How was he going to take down the heroine? Why did he choose her and why was he so angry and obsessed? So many fascinating questions that eventually get answered. It was worth dedicating half of my day to this novel.
Yes, Lucy and Wylie do ‘get together’ and it’s an open-door view for readers but it’s not overly graphic which I greatly appreciated. Some of the physical action was fun and silly, yet serious too. It’s serious because they’re falling in love. It’s serious because once the heroine had the sheet time with the hero, she realized something very important. It’s that epiphany that makes her realize the difference between the two men. It’s romance at its finest.
I didn’t add the paranormal genre tag, but maybe I should have. I mean, Lucy did develop a way to hear things not normal for a human. Then again, I know that scientists have actually studied that phenomenon for real, and I saw a documentary a few weeks ago about people who could READ books while being 100% blindfolded with no way to actually see anything at all, so HOW could they read or describe anything like they weren’t blindfolded? It’s incredibly amazing as it is confounding, but it’s real! So, if that can happen in real life, maybe Lucy’s situation isn’t that farfetched. Because of that, I didn’t attach the paranormal tag to my review.
If Ms. Michaels writes this well all the time, I’ve got to read more of her backlist. The Nosy Neighbor was awesome and I had a great time reading the novel. If anyone else is like me and hasn’t read this yet, my recommendation is to rectify that immediately. If a reader likes romantic suspense, courageous puppies and a hero and heroine who are perfect for each other with a very satisfying happy ever after, know that this book delivers.
People who are not good are those who believe the only good dog is a dead dog – and that’s why the villain of the piece was such a perfect villain. He didn’t like dogs. Okay, he did a lot of other bad stuff that made him a perfect bad buy, but when compared to how much Wylie loved Clueless Cooper? The bad guy deserved everything he had coming to him … eventually. Before that could happen, a whole bunch of good storytelling, excitement, entertainment and the growing of wonderful friendships and relationships plus a romance between Wylie and Lucy kept me glued to the pages as the story unfolded. Ms. Michaels truly has an amazing talent because she crafted a thrilling romance story that gripped me from the moment those FBI agents approached Lucy and turned her well ordered world upside down.
It took me all afternoon to read this novel. Once I started, I didn’t want to stop. I had to because I was supposed to make supper but as soon as that was done, I dove back into the pages of The Nosy Neighbor, eager to find out what they found at the bad guy’s hideaway. I didn’t find out later what was there and the only niggle about the book was that it never showed the FBI finding the goods or what happened to all the assets that were in someone else’s name. Does that person GET all of it? I think the reason why the author didn’t go off on that tangent is because the book is first and foremost, a romance. That is exactly what I was looking to read and it’s exactly what was delivered – with a lot of intense suspense and drama that spicened up the plot. I never had to guess who the villain was because the FBI made it clear early on, but it was the suspense of knowing the guy was gunning for Lucy and the uncertainty and curiosity of trying to guess how it was all going to play out. How was he going to take down the heroine? Why did he choose her and why was he so angry and obsessed? So many fascinating questions that eventually get answered. It was worth dedicating half of my day to this novel.
Yes, Lucy and Wylie do ‘get together’ and it’s an open-door view for readers but it’s not overly graphic which I greatly appreciated. Some of the physical action was fun and silly, yet serious too. It’s serious because they’re falling in love. It’s serious because once the heroine had the sheet time with the hero, she realized something very important. It’s that epiphany that makes her realize the difference between the two men. It’s romance at its finest.
I didn’t add the paranormal genre tag, but maybe I should have. I mean, Lucy did develop a way to hear things not normal for a human. Then again, I know that scientists have actually studied that phenomenon for real, and I saw a documentary a few weeks ago about people who could READ books while being 100% blindfolded with no way to actually see anything at all, so HOW could they read or describe anything like they weren’t blindfolded? It’s incredibly amazing as it is confounding, but it’s real! So, if that can happen in real life, maybe Lucy’s situation isn’t that farfetched. Because of that, I didn’t attach the paranormal tag to my review.
If Ms. Michaels writes this well all the time, I’ve got to read more of her backlist. The Nosy Neighbor was awesome and I had a great time reading the novel. If anyone else is like me and hasn’t read this yet, my recommendation is to rectify that immediately. If a reader likes romantic suspense, courageous puppies and a hero and heroine who are perfect for each other with a very satisfying happy ever after, know that this book delivers.
September 8, 2025
Terrible and absolutely pointless but I just had to finish it to see if it got better. It didn’t.
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November 3, 2016Lucy Baker walks away from her high-flying legal career when she successfully defends yet another heinous criminal. Almost a year after her life-changing decision, Lucy has never been happier. Leaving New York City for the suburbs, tending her garden and her dog, Lucy is making future plans with her fiancé, Jonathan St. Clair --- and getting acquainted with her neighbors, including the handsome, exasperating one next door, Wylie Wilson. But when FBI special agents confront Lucy with shocking revelations about her fiancé's secret double life, everything about her husband-to-be is cast in suspicion. Recovering from a freak accident that has left her with a heightened sense of intuition, and getting closer than she ever dreamed to Wylie, Lucy must determine who to trust --- and fast, before someone breaks down her defenses and targets heart.
Lucy and Wylie get together and Jonathan St Clair, who tries to kill Lucy, is attacked by the dogs and the men and wrapped up in wire. The FBI agents take him away to jail.
Lucy and Wylie get together and Jonathan St Clair, who tries to kill Lucy, is attacked by the dogs and the men and wrapped up in wire. The FBI agents take him away to jail.
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August 5, 2011
As Fern Michaels books go, this one was a fun okay read. The book reminded me of the movie with Mel Gibson, "What Women Want" wherein he could read women's minds after an accident where he received an electrical shock. This kind of had that same feeling going in it. How so? The leading character, Lucy, after a fall on ice and bumping her head while a live electric wire touched the sole of her rubber boot and kind of gave her a shock and thereafter, she could sometimes read peoples minds also, not always, but some of the time, which made for some humor in the book. It was a book of fantasy, suspense, humor, and light romance. With Ms. Michaels books there are always pets, and this one was no different, there were two large dogs and one tiny Yorkshire thrown in the mix which made for some excitement and fun.
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July 29, 2011I truly enjoyed this book.
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