Laura Spinella | Psychic's Handbook of Pros and Cons

Fingers crossed that GHOST GIFTS is the lightning followed by FORETOLD's thunder—that's hopeful author code for book two in my psychic-inspired trilogy. GHOST GIFTS is Book One, the story of Aubrey Ellis, a newspaper reporter with a psychic gift. All Aubrey wants is a normal life. The dead beg to differ. In GHOST GIFTS, Aubrey learns to live with abilities that are sensory related—sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell serve as integral pathways to how she perceives the dead and the messages they bring.

FORETOLD, Book Two, takes place a decade later and delves further into the mysteries of Aubrey's supernatural talents. They're facets Aubrey never knew existed—at least not until she's accused of terrorist-type incident. FORETOLD is off to a fast start as we find Aubrey being questioned by the FBI in the wake of an explosion in Boston's Prudential Tower—an event linked to a sudden manifestation of her psychic gifts. Instead of merely communicating with the dead, Aubrey receives a ghostly forewarning of the lethal blast.

Ghosts who can predict the future are an unwelcome unknown, especially since Aubrey is already in crisis mode dealing with her estranged partner, Levi St John, and their twelve-year old son, Pete. Like his mother, grandfather, and great-grandmother, Pete's psychic powers differ, fueled by disturbing components that Aubrey and Levi have yet to identify.

The story complicates further when Zeke Dublin shows up in town. He's Aubrey's first love—a sexy grifter who still appears capable of charming Aubrey. It's a fact that doesn't exactly help her current relationship problems with Levi.

But what does Zeke Dublin want and how does he fit into the other mysteries at hand—a body found in a Maine swamp and boys who've gone missing from different states? Levi suspects Zeke is involved, and that he's after more than Aubrey's affections. The divide between Aubrey and Levi widens as Zeke's presence drives accusations and mistrust. Aubrey may need all her otherworldly talents, and a bit of ingenuity, to resolve the many twists that are FORETOLD.

So what are the pros and cons of being a psychic?