Yes, the last sentence of Scents and Sensibility holds the key, but my son, 16, who has read all 8 books (and finding fiction he likes is very difficult since it's not about classical music or airplanes) and still thinks it's a cliff hanger. SO, will there be another book and do you have any idea when that might be? We discovered this series when he bought me Paw and Order for Christmas. He gives them all 5 stars.