Quintessential Nora Roberts. Familiar storyline. The serial killers were CRINGE. But an entertaining story!

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

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Narration: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Nora Roberts is back with one of my favorite romantic suspense books of her. Hidden Nature is about Sloan, a Natural Resources officer recovering from a gunshot wound. She moves back home and stumbles upon a mystery and a new love.

I loved this story. The villains are extra unsettling and added a lot to the story. I also enjoyed the home renovation descriptions. Always a highlight with a Nora book. The romance is great and the characters are lovable. January LaVoy is excellent as always. Another hit.

ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I admit to having read only one other Nora Roberts’ book, mainly because I read few romances. Hidden Nature is the story of Sloan Cooper, a Natural Resources Police Officer, who is injured on the job as the novel opens. Sloan must recuperate from her injuries at her parents’ home and her family plays a large part in the ensuing story. I really enjoyed the character development and inclusion of Sloans’s family in the story. This was a very character driven novel and a great change from some plot driven murder mysteries. I really liked Sloan’s family and wish Roberts would write another mystery featuring Sloan. Highly recommended.

The Audiobook is narrated by a very talented January LaVoy.

Another fun and intriguing read by one of my all time favorite authors. The romance feels a little transactional, professional. Not a lot of chemistry there. The character development, found family, suspense, atmosphere--all wonderful. Sloane is a likable character. She's smart, driven, and places value on the truly important things. The killers in this were very disturbed and I felt so bad for the victims. January LaVoy is a fantastic narrator--always love listening to her work. Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced audiobook

Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts and narrated by January Lavoy. I loved the storyline between Corporal Sloan with the department of natural reside resources and Nash. I loved how Nash and his brother Theo left their lives that their wealthy parents wanted for them and decided to do their own construction business. When Sloan is shot after going into a convenience store and has a long road to recovery she notices that there are a string of people that just went missing with no trace. Can she find the common denominator in these missing people? Can she stop these killers from killing again? I wasn’t a fan of the serial killers. When she calls him “doll” just got in my nerves for some reason. Releases May 27,2025
Thank you to #NetGalley and #Macmillan audio for this arc. This is my honest review

Nora Roberts is always a read for me and I enjoyed this year's "new Nora." January LaVoy's narration was amazing as always. I didn't love Sloane's family in this book, specifically Drea and Elsie. Their personalities didn't fit with the other strong characters' personalities. The killers were wildly creepy and added a good element of suspense. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for making this book available.

Typically, I enjoy reading Nora Roberts' books. I'm not a regular consumer of audiobooks, though I admit that I'm enjoying them more as time passes. However, I found the narrator for this book to be almost intolerable. It just feels...wrong. I'm looking forward to reading the print, but I don't enjoy the audiobook.

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Thank you Macmillan audio and NetGalley for the audiobook of Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts.
This is my very first Nora Roberts novel and I enjoyed this wild ride very much.
Our FMC Sloan is in a natural resource officer who is shot while in a gas station.
While in the hospital, she flatlines but ultimately is revived. She moves back home during her recovery and this is where we meet our MMC, Nash.
Nash and his brother moved from NY to start new lives in the handyman business.
During Sloans recovery, she becomes interested in a woman’s disappearance from a grocery store parking lot.
Nash starts to help Sloan with renovations and becomes intrigued with her interest in the missing persons case. Sloan begins making connections with other strange disappearances.

This was truly a unique story. I haven’t read anything like this before. I loved the suspense and depth of each character.
I feel like this was the perfect mix of romance and thrilling aspects. I throughly enjoyed this.
And I definitely recommend. The audio is great!

**Review of *Hidden Nature* by Nora Roberts**

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*Hidden Nature* is a thrilling suspense book that follows Sloan Cooper, a police officer. After surviving a gunshot in a robbery gone wrong she moves to a smaller community.

As Sloan adjusts to her new job as a Natural Resource Police Officer, she becomes drawn to a series of missing persons cases. The cases seem to have no obvious thread connecting them, but Sloan believes the cases are linked.

The chilling antagonist couple, targeting survivors of near-death experiences, adds a dark twist to the thriller.

There is an element of romance between Sloan and her contractor but their story is secondary to the suspense and mystery.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the free audiobook in exchange for my honest review. January LaVoy does a fabulous job narrating this story and making it come alive!!

I normally read serial killer, psychological thrillers so Nora Roberts is a palate cleanser for me. Not my every day read but right up there with Jojo and the others!

In this novel, you will find all the key Nora Roberts elements that her readers expect: fast pacing, extremely well written, great picturesque setting, romance, family, and a happy ending. Also, you know it will be a great listen when you see that January is the narrator. Definitely a great read!!

Nothing beats a new Nora Roberts book and her latest, "Hidden Nature" is a great one! January LaVoy is one of my all-time favorite narrators which made it even better.

I have been a Nora Roberts fan for decades. I usually purchase her books as soon as they come out so I was so exited to receive this ARC from #NetGalley and Macmillan audio. Throw in January LaVoy for the narrator and I knew I would be hooked quickly. A police officer is shot and "dies on the table" and must be resuscitated. I her work to heal, she moves home with her parents. Due to this move, she purchases a cabin and starts the renovation of the cabin and of her life. She takes a new job in her hometown and meets a man who seems to be connected in some mysterious way. When someone disappears she starts investigating other disappearances in the area. In comes the other couple. They have their own quest to handle and they work to do God's work. They seem to be connected to the disappearances.

The way that Nora Roberts weaves this tale is remarkable and three days after finishing it, I keep talking about the book and bein amazed at the way she made this story come to life. Such a great audiobook from one of my favorite authors. I could not put this one down.

Nora Robert’s is a comfort author for me, she was my introduction to romance and still
an author I seek out. I love the way she writes relationships and found family and that so many of her books have thriller/ mystery aspects to them.

This book is about Sloan, a natural resource officer who is shot in a gas station robbery and dies on the operating table only to be brought back to life. She moves back to her home town to recover where she meets Nash, recent NY transplant who is starting a construction business in the area. When a local woman goes missing Sloan discovers there may be a serial killer targeting people who have died and been brought back to life.

I love how Nora Roberts writes family and connections not just blood but the amazing found families, I always end up wishing for those same connections in my own life. The way she writes the women of her stories with compassion, independence, strength, and emotional maturity is spot on for me.

The only thing keeping this from being a five star read for me is that I wished there was a little more of Nash and Sloan’s relationship.

Narrator, January LaVoy, did an amazing job. I loved how immersive the listening experience was and her portrayal of the characters. The way she voiced the couple serial killers was spot on for me!

This was a solid romantic thriller for me and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to listen. Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the ALC.

Read if you like:
- romantic suspense
- Found family
- Strong independent FMC
- Interesting mystery

Sloane is an officer of Maryland's Natural Resources Police just off duty when she walks in on a burglary at a convenience store in Nora Robert's Hidden Nature. Shot twice and brought back from the brink of death, she returns to her parents house in her quiet hometown to recuperate.

In her downtime she starts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young woman from a grocery story parking lot that she is able to connect to two other disappearances, and presumed murders. Who is kidnapping these people and could Sloane be next?

I really enjoyed the narrator's cadence and the different voices and personalities she imbued the characters with. Characters that were detailed and believable. My only quibble with this easy to like mystery was the way Slone's partner called her "sis". Easy to overlook and still enjoy this slightly weird ( the kidnapper's and blood, yikes) whodunnit. I enjoyed the story, even the creepy parts and would definitely recommend the audio version. 4.25 stars

I received this advance audio copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and feedback.

While I may not be able to remember all the plot details, I can always count on Nora Roberts for a well-written, entertaining story, and Hidden Nature was no exception. I enjoyed this fast-paced thriller, and January LaVoy’s narration was superb, as usual.

Thank you to Net Galley for an advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Nora Robert’s does not disappoint. Lots of twists, romance, family drama and truly crazy serial killers. Detective Sloan Cooper is determined to solve the case and possibly her own life. I throughly enjoyed this audiobook.

Thank you #NetGalley, #MacmillanAudio, #NoraRoberts, #JanuaryLaVoy and #HiddenNature for the advance copy for my honest review.

I was given an Advanced Review Copy of Hidden Nature provided by St. Martin's Press via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

4/5 stars!

I listened to this book on audio narrated by January LaVoy. This is a fast-paced, gripping thriller that captivates from the start. It blends elements of thriller, romance, and suspense, making it easy to follow and highly engaging. This book has all the right ingredients to become a fan favorite for Nora Roberts' readers! With its thrilling pace, engaging characters, and mix of romance and suspense, it seems like it will resonate well with her audience. I would definitely recommend this book!

Nora is always a winner. But this was a WINNER. I loved it, it was reminiscent of some of her early 2000s reads and it was riveting. Somehow these brother and sister couples warmed my heart, I love a good carpenter in a story line, but I really love a couple falling in love when they didn't mean to. This was a great balance of plot and romance mixed with suspense and...borderline cannibalism? Hey, whatever you want to write Nora, I'm going to read it.

This narration was amazing and I'm so glad I got to listen to this one early thanks to NetGalley!

This new standalone novel by Nora Roberts has it all.

Creepy serial killers ✅
Sweet slow burn romance ✅
Interesting characters ✅
Fast paced storyline ✅
Excellent narration ✅

I would love for this to become a series of books set in Heron’s Nest. The Sloan and Nash characters beg to be expanded on!

The narration by January Lavoy is outstanding and keeps the reader enthralled throughout the story.

Nora Roberts is always good, but this one is outstanding! It's got a little bit of everything, a real good mystery with suspense and danger along side a sweet love story that makes you yearn to have that kinda love for yourself. Good job Nora! Thank you so much for bringing such beautiful stories to life.