The Real Mother

About the Book

As a nanny for Miller and Carolyn Johnson in Los Angeles, Mexican-born Ehrlinda loves Kira as if the four-month-old child is her own. When Kira is kidnapped, Ehrlinda grieves as much as the baby’s parents. Authorities are certain that Kira was taken by Courtney Revell, the New York City woman who became the egg donor when Carolyn, a busy advertising executive, was not able to conceive on her own.
After the kidnapping, Ehrlinda has dreams that Kira has been taken to Mexico. When they become too powerful to ignore, she persuades Carolyn to travel to Mexico to look for Kira. Together, the two women search a number of Mexican cities for the baby with the beautiful round face and blonde curls.
During the journey, the two women each come to terms with their own motherhood—Ehrlinda, who lost a child to miscarriage after being beaten, and Carolyn, who lost Kira to kidnapping. Together, they discover what it means to be a real mother.

About the Author

Candace Greene has studied fiction writing through courses at UCLA, Centrum, Flathead Authors in Montana, Port Townsend in Washington, and at the University of Iowa. She has worked in public relations in consumer electronics and video gaming for more than twenty years. She currently lives in Washington State.