Love's Labyrinth (37 page)

Alison looked at Geoffrey. “I knew she’d leave something there somehow. I just didn’t want to damage the painting in any way.”

“What is it?” he asked. “Don’t you want to know?”

“I know what it is. It’s the play that Shakespeare wrote for Nicholas—well, for Olivia, really. His first play. The one the acting troupe performed at Greenwich. That no one ever knew about, until now. He gave it to her before we left London.”

“Ah.” Geoffrey touched the yellowed parchments carefully. “So amazing.”

“Yeah. It was. The whole thing’s been really amazing.”

“There’s something written on the back here. Alison…” Geoffrey was peering into the opened canvas backing. “Here, on the portrait’s real back.”

“What’s it say?” She leaned over to have a look, then smiled as she read the words. “‘And they lived happily ever after.’ That’s Olivia’s handwriting.” she murmured. “I guess sometimes fairy tales do come true.”

“What do you mean?” asked Geoffrey. He gently touched the side of her cheek where a tear had slipped unheeded down her face.

“Well, that’s how they always end, you know. With what she wrote there: ‘And they lived happily ever after.’”

He drew her to him, and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. She felt her head slip naturally into the hollow of his chest, and felt a deep sense of comfort, of belonging and acceptance. Well, why not, she thought with a silent chuckle. We’ve known each other over four hundred years.

“Living happily ever after?” he murmured as he bent his head to kiss her. “We should certainly endeavor to do just that.”

A Once and Future Love
– a time travel romance

England, 2014. When Richard Lambert’s beloved wife dies, he thinks he will never find love again. Until, while exploring a medieval tower, he falls from the steps—and into another time…

England, 1214. When Richard wakes, he’s in the body of his ancestor, who is near death from battle. As his wife nurses him back to health, she finds he is not the cruel man she knew. And he discovers a second chance—with his one and only love…

The Ghost and Katie Coyle
– a paranormal romance

A cry for help, echoing across the centuries, inspires a young teacher to rewrite history and rediscover a passion she only dreamed about…

Life is good for Katie Coyle. She’s delighted with her new position as a professor of Irish literature and history, and enchanted by the old cottage on the cliff overlooking a beach that she now calls home. But she can’t shake the feeling that something— or someone— else calls the cottage home, and that in the night, echoes of an anguished voice calling for help haunt the beach below.

When Katie first meets Derry O’Riordan, an Irishman claiming to study a set of standing stones in the middle of the woods, she takes his story at face value. But when her life is threatened and her job is jeopardized, Katie realizes that more is at stake than just the confirmation of a fascinating historical footnote. In the end, a man’s honor, the truth, and her own life hang in the balance.

Dear Reader,

My digital publisher and I are delighted that we can bring this story to you, revised and refreshed for the electronic age. I hope you enjoyed it! I know I enjoyed coming back to this book, which is dear to my heart.

Please consider letting me know what you thought about
Love’s Labyrinth
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And please also look for my other paranormal romances.
A Once and Future Love
and
The Ghost and Katie Coyle
are out now in digital form, and
The Highwayman
and is coming soon.

Thanks for reading!

Annie

Born and raised at the South Jersey shore, Anne Kelleher has been writing from the time she could read. The author of thirteen other titles, as well as numerous poems, short stories and articles both online and in print, Annie enjoys mentoring emerging writers.

Annie is also a gifted intuitive medium. A recent survivor of cancer, Annie divides her time between the Big Island of Hawaii and her hideaway in the Connecticut woods.

To learn more about Annie and her work, please check out
www.annekelleher.com
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