Looking for a romantic paranormal suspense novel filled with grudges, dangers, and a conspiracy? Jayne Ann Krentz’ new book is for you! The Shop on Hidden Lane also has a really cool dog and light art (which sounded cool and very similar to the holiday light shows many see at their Botanical Gardens). I enjoyed this adventure–it has Krentz’s trademark humor and fun paranormal vibes.

Sophy has gone to check on her Aunt Bea’s shop in Mirror Lake while her aunt is out of town. (Her aunt sells wind chimes and crystals to tourists.) Luke, whose family has been feuding with Sophie’s for generations, shows up and asks Sophy to help him find his Uncle Deke and her Aunt Bea by using her dream talent. Sophy doesn’t trust Luke but she is worried about her aunt and wants to find her so the two begin working together. 

Sophy and her sister Chloe are librarians who consult for private libraries and collectors that specialize in paranormal books and papers. Sophy also does crime scene readings and when she goes into the dream state, she can see ghost-like images that show her what happened. Chloe saw a vision of a ghost that was using a weapon known as Kaleidoscope recently stolen from Luke’s family vault. When Sophy is done with her readings, she goes into a fever state where her eyes get scary and she gets bad chills. But Luke’s not scared by her eyes – he’s intrigued!

Luke believes he doesn’t have any psychic talent but he is good at connecting dots and his family wants him to take over as CEO of their family’s security business. But something happened recently that makes him think he’s not cut out for the job. He dresses all in black and Sophy thinks he looks dangerous, but he is funny and lighthearted with her. When they search Deke’s cabin, they find two passes to the Fool’s Gold Art Colony located at a vortex site in Arizona where they believe Uncle Deke and Aunt Bea have gone. The artists at the colony create art with light which I thought sounded really beautiful. Sophy and Luke pretend to be a couple so they can search for Bea and Deke and as the suspense builds, so does their attraction.

I got a little lost in the middle of the story with technical terms that involved hypnotic messages and lethal light waves but the pace quickly picked back up and Sophy, Luke and Bruce, Luke’s dog, made a great team. I’m happy that Krentz says we will see another dog in the next book, and I can’t wait!

Krentz fans won’t want to miss this, as well as readers who might like a romantic mystery with psychic energy and humor.