After four years in Atlanta, Georgia working on a career in journalism, Claire Kennedy returned home to Lake Bluff, Georgia. Now she has taken over her recently deceased father’s position in politics. Town Mayor. Being mayor of a small town is not as easy as one would think.

Malachi Cartwright is a modern-day gypsy. Not by his own choice. A sexy man of mystery who brings out previously unknown feelings in calm, cool Claire.

As the yearly Full Moon Festival starts in Lake Bluff, so do strange events. Is Malachi in the middle or is the truth stranger than Claire thinks the truth can be.

Hidden Moon is a suspense filled walk through small-town politics, shape shifting gypsies and lunar eclipses. Ms. Handeland’s characters are well constructed and accessible to the reader. Hidden Moon is a novel that the reader does not want to put down from beginning to end. Malachi is a compelling hero with a hidden past and Claire is a strong-willed woman trying to rebuild her life from betrayal.