Love and Magic
by Shara Lanel, Trista Ann Michaels

Grave Awakening -- Shara Lanel

Diera Rand dreams of dead people; dead people who open their eyes. Funny thing is, they always have the same eyes. Holt Pendragon dreams of being buried alive, while a red-haired witch hovers over him casting a spell. When he meets red-haired Diera, she's skulking in her car with a camera, investigating the disappearance of her boss's daughter, and Holt is the one dancing around in a circle of witches, not her. Diera hates witches. But she needs Holt's help to find the missing girl who has been sucked in by a High Priest working dark magic. Will Diera and Holt overcome their differences to find the girl--and maybe get in a little sex magick in between?

Cursed By Desire -- Trista Ann Michaels

Jordan's beloved grandfather has just passed away and left his only surviving relative, his granddaughter, his entire estate. But there's a catch. Jordan must spend six months in a castle in England. A castle she had no idea her grandfather owned.

On her first day there, she begins to have dreams. Dreams that leave her quaking from desire and satisfaction she never dreamed she could feel. But she'll soon discover they were never dreams at all.

Drake Montgomery, Viscount Blackthorn has been trapped in his home now for almost four hundred years. He can appear or disappear at will, but he can never leave the confines of the castle walls. According the spell, he will remain in this state until he can get someone to fall in love with him and love them in return. Sounds easy, but unfortunately, the witch who imprisoned him is stuck as well and literally kills every woman he gets close to.

Will Jordan befall the same fate? Or will Drake make the ultimate sacrifice and save them both?

Shara Lanel's Bio

Shara began her writing life at the age of five, creating those little About Me books with the balloon on the back. She finally managed publication in high school, writing and editing the Entertainment Page in the school paper, and she toyed with the idea of being a rich and famous author.

Of course, there was a large period of time during which she planned to be an astronaut or rock star, whichever came first. But since neither of those careers panned out, she went to college in New York City to study film.

A fellow writer, who shall remain nameless, implored Shara to "come to the Dark Side,"-referring to writing romantica-so she did, and now she may never go back. She's having too much fun writing the sexy, sinful stuff she loves to read. In fact, she's pretty good at it, and the research is fantastic.

Oh, get your mind out of the gutter! Research, as in background for creating her authentic characters and settings. For example, Shara recently participated in her local Citizens' Police Academy, and had a blast shooting things, meeting sexy SWAT guys, and riding around in cop cars during high speed chases. All in the name of research for her books, of course.

Shara lives in Richmond, Virginia-the setting for Enlightened Love-with her husband, son, and ancient cocker spaniel. When she's not writing, she's killing chile plants, setting fires in her oven, and avoiding housework at all costs.

Visit her on the web at www.sharalanel.com, and she loves to hear from her readers at sharalanel@comcast.net.