If
you want to escape and lose yourself in a novel, you’ve come to the right place.
Choose your genre and settle in to be entertained. From thrilling mysteries and
steampunk tales, to paranormal romance and adventure, Lara’s willing to explore
a variety of compelling stories full of danger and suspense, with a touch of
romance.
Having
been on the fencing team in college and now living on a sailboat convinces her
that she was a pirate in another life, or possibly kin to Errol Flynn… However,
due to the unfortunate demise of the romantic pirates of the past, she lives
out her fantasies, thrills and adventures in her stories.
Currently
docked in Norfolk, Virginia (until the wind changes) Lara enjoys living on her
sailboat and spends time reading, of course writing, indulging a variety of
artistic endeavors, cooking and sailing with her husband, Joe and their Yorkie,
Rio.
ABOUT THE BOOK
When Maeve McKenna renounces her witch powers
and accepts a low-key nurse practitioner position at a Virginia retirement
community, the last thing she expects is a suicide her first day on the job.
As the town's sexy sheriff, Paul Sutton,
starts looking into the tragic death of his father's friend, Maeve can't help
but get involved--with both the case and him. Their informal investigation
unveils an old journal that connects the ruins of a nearby asylum and
long-forgotten cemetery with the shiny new retirement community's memory
unit--and Maeve's Alzheimer's patients.
Maeve senses a sinister presence in the old
asylum, calling to the patients, but in order to stop it from killing again,
she must first conquer some demons of her own and reclaim the magic she's
denied herself.
AN EXCERPT
She imagined the thoughts that must
be running through his head. She had to tell him everything now. If she didn’t,
he would be dead in the next few days. He needed protection.
She stood up. “Want a glass of wine?
This is going to be a long conversation.”
“Since I was just nearly killed, how
about some whisky?” He fell back against the sofa. Liadan put her paws on his
chest and licked his face.
Maeve went into the kitchen, trying
to figure out how she’d gotten her powers back. It dawned on her that the
morning after the Gems had arrived, her tea was not in its regular spot on the
counter. She’d assumed her mother had only been cleaning, but apparently she’d
also switched the contents of the jar to non-spelled tea.
She reached into the cabinet for the
tea container and looked at it, shaking her head, then laughed. Never had she
been so glad for the Gems meddling in her life. She threw it in the trash and
returned to the living room with glasses, red wine, and a small bottle of
George Dickel missing a few sips. “Here you go.”
He took the whiskey and tossed back
a shot, then poured another glass, which he held between his hands. “So, what
is it that tried to kill me and my father today?”
“You’re not going to believe me at
first, but if you’ll hear me out, I think I have a pretty good case.”
He gestured with one hand for her to
begin.
“Everything I’ve seen and heard, all
the information in the journal, points to the presence of an evil spirit. I
believe it’s the spirit of Dr. Colton Carterage.”
Paul stared at her for several
moments. “You’re serious.”
“Completely.” She poured herself a
glass of red wine from the freshly opened bottle, and sat in the chair across
from him. A tingle of energy floated in the air. She recognized a witch cat at
work. She tried desperately not to laugh at Liadan working her little cat magic
on him, licking his face, nuzzling his chest, pushing her paws against his arm.
He didn’t know what was happening, but darling LiLi was removing the mists of
doubt from Paul’s eyes.
Maeve explained about patients in
the dementia unit seeing ghosts of people described in the book. She told him
about the white deer and why the limb had fallen. When she came to the part she
dreaded most, she looked at LiLi and the cat complied. She curled up in his lap,
purring, increasing the intensity of her witchy magic to ease his believing.
“There’s one more thing you need to
know. My mother, my aunts…and me…we’re witches.”
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