Not My Sister

Olivia is dead...isn’t she? When Jessica French sees the Masked Artist on Dutch television, she’s convinced the performer is her dead sister. But how could that be? Olivia died in Amsterdam two years ago. They cremated her. Or did they? There’s only one way to find out. Jessica flies to Amsterdam. But the reclusive artist refuses to see anyone. She values her privacy—and fears the man who stalks her. Is the artist really Olivia? If she is, why did she fake her own death and put her family through two years of grief, misery, and pain? What begins as a simple reconnaissance mission turns into a desperate search for the truth—and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Jessica find the artist before the stalker does? To get answers, Jessica must risk everything—including her life...M.F Finalist—6th Annual Launchpad Prose Contest! When Jessica French sees the Masked Artist on Dutch television, she's convinced the performer is her dead sister. But how could that be? Olivia died in Amsterdam two years ago. They cremated her. Or did they? There's only one way to find out. Jessica flies to Amsterdam, but the reclusive artist refuses to see anyone. She values her privacy—and fears the man who stalks her. Is the artist really Olivia? If she is, why did she fake her own death and put her family through two years of grief, misery, and pain? What begins as a simple reconnaissance mission turns into a desperate search for the truth—and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Jessica find the artist before the stalker does? To get answers, Jessica must risk everything—including her life. Rae Lambers is over the moon when she inherits half a house from her mentor, Thomas Gregory. The property is a gorgeous Victorian on an island in San Francisco Bay. But the house comes with a snag. The other half is bequeathed to Thomas Gregory's son Michael, a man she carried a torch for during high school. The last thing she needs is a brooding old flame who refuses to play nice. But Rae and Michael must put aside old wounds when they discover Thomas Gregory might have been murdered—and the souvenir deck of cards from her Egyptian vacation could be the reason the old man is dead. Rae believes she has unleashed the The Dark Lord of The Forbidden Tarot. And if she doesn't figure how to stop the beast, she could lose everything—including the man her heart has never forgotten.