THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE

by Andrea Kane - to be released later this month in hardcover and eBook

Family court judge Hope Willis was just a small girl when her twin sister Felicity was kidnapped from their bedroom and never found. Now Hope's five year old daughter Krissy has been kidnapped and she's living the nightmare all over again.

Not satisified that the authorities can locate her daughter and against her husband's wishes, Hope contacts Casey Woods of Forensic Instincts to assist in the search. The police are also aided by psychic Claire Hedgleigh. While the police and Forensic Instincts are investigating, the family skeletons are practically jumping out of the closet.

Hope's father hasn't been seen in years but he shows up and admits he was involved in a mafia related money laundering scheme when Felicity disappeared. Hope's husband Edward has his own secrets and their nanny is hiding something as well; all of which send the investigation into different directions.

Despite the investigative twists and turns, THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE is a light mystery that's just too easy to figure out.

ISBN 978-0-7783-2984-8
400 pages

OUTSIDE THE ORDINARY WORLD

by Dori Ostermiller - in bookstores now

Sylvia Sandon and her sister Allison grew up in California in the '70s in a home filled with lies and deceit. Their mother's long-term affair threatened their stability throughout their childhood. The last thing Silvia ever wanted was to be like her mother.

Fast forward to a grown up Sylvia, married with her own family and living in New England with a very distant relationship with her mother, both emotionally and geographically. An artist, she finds herself unable to focus on her art, except for the portraits she commissions to keep her family above water financially. Her husband, Nathan, is completely obsessed with renovating the county home they bought almost ten years ago while the family continues to live in a rental. His time and their money are invested in the house while Sylvia's discontent grows.

It seems that history is repeating itself when Sylvia's daughter discovers her mother's attraction to Tai Rosen, a local landscape designer. Sylvia finds herself in a struggle to balance her own happiness with the needs of her children and the future of her family.

OUTSIDE THE ORDINARY WORLD is nice women's fiction.