Missing Max

by Karen Young

Simon & Schuster (Howard Books)

Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance: Romantic Suspense

June 15, 2010

ISBN-10: 1416587497

ISBN-13: 9781416587491

Available in: Trade Size

Missing Max
by Karen Young

When baby Max is kidnapped during Mardi Gras, Jane and Kyle Madison’s life falls apart. What their daughter, Melanie, does next is unthinkable.

Max vanished into thin air while in the care of his teenage sister, Melanie. Six months later, the family is a shadow of its former self: Melanie blames herself and is acting out and rebellious; Jane is obsessed with finding Max; and Kyle, a lawyer, struggles to cope with his own grief—and a persistent suspicion that one of his cases is connected to Max’s disappearance.

With her family in turmoil and her marriage on the rocks, Jane thinks things can’t get any worse. Then when an affair and an unexpected pregnancy threaten to tear the Madisons’ lives apart, an anonymous caller leads to a break in the case. Can a second kidnapping bring their family back together?



Karen Young's Bio

Karen Young, best-selling author of 30 novels and several novellas, has been writing fiction for contemporary women for twenty years and is known for her sensitive portrayals of social problems affecting their lives. Her many awards include the RITA from Romance Writers of America for her book, THE SILENCE OF MIDNIGHT, and Career Achievement and Reviewer's Choice from ROMANTIC TIMES. She has been called "a spellbinding storyteller who explores complex emotions with great skill." In her books, she has dealt with teen pregnancy, infidelity, alcoholism, domestic abuse and child pornography, but always leaving the reader feeling hopeful, uplifted and satisfied. "My novels deal with the concept of the evolved woman--one who's able to look her personal demons in the eye and solve her problems...regardless. And, of course, she always winds up enjoying a satisfying, loving relationship.