R. E. Laurel

What is a lady to do when an antique portrait comes to life?Rita - blogger, painter, lover of old items purchases a life-size portrait of a 1800s man. Somehow she brings him to life. Lord Dirk - stuck in a painting by a hex is freed and believes she is his wife and lusts after Rita.Phillip - Photographer and new man in Rita's life yearns to make her his but she has a man problem.Will she find a way to end the curse on Lord Dirk and send him back? Does she want to?

This is 2nd edition due to correction of content. A murdered family. A Shaman Curse. Legend tells of a haunted mansion in the woods. Just my luck, I buy a business barely in the black. Losing customers and money an advisor is hired. At first meeting, Carter is drawn to her beauty like no other.Amber is hired to help with a struggling ski lodge. As soon as she steps into the building the feelings hit her. With her psychic ability, she feels the powers of the past as they call to her. They are also pulling her to Carter, her sinfully handsome boss.Who are they?Why are they?

Things don't always appear as they should. Ex-Private Investigator/Biker, Sloane August found that out after meeting the beautifully enchanting Eve Chambers. Their first encounter is steamy and very memorable leaving him to wonder and wanting to learn more about the quiet lady of the night. A practicing Wiccan with powers she doesn't care to use and psychic, Eve Chambers has a secret she must live with to protect herself and daughter. For thirteen years she manages to do that until her ill-planned run-in with Sloane. To her dismay, she finds herself falling for the tall dark haired, dark eyed gentle giant. She can't permit herself to weaken under his charms. When he asks her to help him with a cold case she knows she must make a dangerous decision. Should she help him and risk the explosive secret she has been carrying with her? What would he think about her once he finds out if he finds out?

It's about three ladies with three different stories.The Charmer in the Canvas - Rita Nelson, renowned artist and clairvoyant, leaves the horrors of her hometown for a new beginning in Beaufort, South Carolina. The south always interested her as did the arts from that area. She loses herself in the culture and a certain shop. Mystic Charms. Fun loving Gabriel, High Priest in magick, guides her in the direction of a possessed painting. She has been experiencing Deja Vu more and she is drawn to Lord Dirk Heinrich, she buys him. Unwittingly breaking a hex, he comes to life thinking she is his wife. She meets Phillip Heinrich, professional photographer who wants to do more than take her pictures. Their passionate attraction is instant. Her heart goes to Phillip but how does one deal with a lust filled time traveler? Or could the presence of Phillips seven times great grandfather really be pushing them together? The ending may surprise you.A Pirate's Love Virginia Casselman, an esteemed hematologist, relies on solid fact in work and her personal life. She is unexpectedly whisked away to mysterious and sultry Beaufort by the FBI for her protection. Compelled into Mystic Charms by the enigmatic shop owner, Gabriel, she purchases a centuries-old mirror. Everything Virginia understands about time and the world comes into question. Unflappable Lead FBI Agent Simon Easton is somehow woven into Virginia's past and present. Prickly Virginia manages to get under Easton's skin, but will she be able to put logic aside and open her heart and passions to A Pirate's Love?Enchanted Ones - Love can hit you out of nowhere Literally Kellyanne Foster and Ivan Eriksson are about to embark on something magickal, fascinating and a little naughty Read as they have a rather comical cute-meet then discover there is something powerful pushing them together Something so cosmically influenced that they can't deny fate any longer.

DISCLAIMER: THIS BOOK HAS BEEN RELEASED WITH A SIMILAR COVER TO THIS ONE. THE CONTENT IS THE SAME. Katilaya Duchess, writer of Erotica and Conservator in art inherits the family manor. With big ideas, she returns to restore the century old building. She also returns to troubled memories. The main one being Jaxon Ryder. Jaxon Ryder has become quiet, moody, and no wonder with his life a shambles. He swears off finding love as he goes to man different women to erase the one beautiful lady's memory. His contracting company is hired to restore her home. The sexual tension grows as they work together. Bitter, Jaxon is compelled to use the woman who hurt him. He doesn't know she vows to do anything to get his heart to open. Will she succeed? How will she succeed? She's a woman who won't give up.

Victor Neal VI is a billionaire and could have any woman he wants, and he has. Then he meets Maren Wilson, a tiny force to be reckoned with. Always being the skeptic in human nature, he is intriqued with her ability to see the good in others. He slows down his playboy partying ways hoping to get to know her better than just a boss/employee. He vows to have her. To get to know her, he goes undercover as a new hire. Maren Wilson finds too many players out there and decides to ignore men to focus on her career in retail. When a sexy, handsom new employee begins, she catches him looking her way more than once.Feeling sorry for the new hire, she asks him to join her family on Thanksgiving.When he agrees and what he does tugs at her heart strings.Both learn a lesson as they get to know one another but when Maren finds out his secret will she remain in his arms or will the painful lie keep them apart. Refusing to take no for an answer, he's determined to get her back into his arms and his bed.....

DISCLAIMER - THIS BOOK IS BEING RE-RELEASED, THE SAME COVER ONLY LARGER.She is a filthy rich, pampered, temperamental, snobby bitch. At fourteen she is a wild child. At twenty-five she takes over her late father's vast estate and thoroughbreds. Horses are her passion. Stressing over corporate issues she does the unthinkable and disappears to somewhere no one knows her.He is down on love and women, especially after being dumped at the alter. He vows to make the family Bed and Breakfast a success. If he relied on first impressions, the beautiful arrogant lady demanding a room, sure didn't give off a good one. Harris and Elliott's first meeting is anything but kind. He intrigues her. She doesn't know how to handle him. She rarely has been around a true gentleman. Can she fall for the quietness of the man and his lifestyle or will he follow her back to Lexington, Kentucky and enjoy the freedom of what she has to offer.

Bailey refused to believe her brother and his partner's deaths were accidental. She knew a mysterious driver from the night could hold the answers. Or could he? Once she finds him she'll do what she needs to do.She searched me out and doesn't know who I am but my past and present skills will surely help to find out what really happened to my brother and his partner. Brad vowed to not permit another lady to get close to him and he didn't ask to meet this headstrong beauty but she slowly crept into his heart. Should he permit her?A tragedy forced them together, can they find a happy ever after?