The Future Scrolls
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Publisher Description
Two strangers unite to save an innocent child—and perhaps the world—in this romantic thriller by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of No Way Out.
When Manhattan editor Dani Arnold she impulsively comes to the aid of a lost child, she finds herself plunged into a mystery more dangerous than anything she’s ever read—or anything on the city streets—with an enigmatic stranger who threatens everything she believes in . . . yet fascinates her in a way no other man ever has . . .
Dr. Alex Mendenares will do anything to keep his daughter safe. Anything except reveal the secret that has been guarded by his family for centuries. But he never bargained on meeting someone like Dani Arnold, who instantly captures his little girl’s heart—and lights an unexpected spark in his own. Now, against the deadliest odds, Alex must place his trust in a woman he barely knows . . . but would like to know much better . . .
Praise for the novels of Fern Michaels
“A fun read . . . will keep readers on tenterhooks.” —Booklist on Kentucky Rich
“Michaels knows what readers expect from her and she delivers each and every time.” —RT Book Reviews on Perfect Match
“Secrets, revenge and personal redemption . . . [a] tale of strong emotions and courage.” —Publishers Weekly on No Safe Secret
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After more than 50 books, crowd-pleaser Michaels (Dear Emily, etc.) dishes up a romantic thriller that begins with the history of a Nostradamus-like manuscript. In A.D. 1200, a messenger from God entrusts God's predictions for the future of mankind to a humble scribe. Once the scribe has finished the scrolls, he in turn entrusts them to the venerable Mendeneres family. Flash forward to the present, when the reader is introduced to wealthy Alexander Mendeneres, whose scheming and vindictive wife, Valerie, has stolen the scrolls, bringing them from Argentina to Manhattan hoping to sell them for profit. Alex finds himself forced to use his precocious 10-year-old daughter, Maria, as a pawn in the battle with Valerie, but Maria takes matters into her own hands when she finds herself alone in New York, teaming up with lonely 20-something editor Dani Arnold. Kidnappings, danger and romance ensue. Despite the contemporary setting, the characters all seem to have walked out of early Hollywood films. The bad guys could be Cagney co-stars; Maria is a modern-day Shirley Temple, dispensing advice on politics, smoking and love; and Alex is melodramatic in a Fernando Lamas sort of way. As for Dani, she's the kind of bravely foolish heroine of yesteryear who insists on going off half-cocked and alone, yet she stops for a cigarette when she stumbles over a corpse in the enemy's lair. Everything about the novel, including the paint-by-numbers cover, is so anachronistically clich d, it's practically high camp. But Michaels's many fans and other readers who prefer their chaste romance to be sealed only with kisses may not mind.
