Title: Kindred Spirits (Essential Elements, #1)
Author: Lauren Cutrera
Release Date: July 30, 2021
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling (www.CoverMeDarling.com)
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SPIRIT. FIRE. WATER. EARTH. AIR.
Rory Roosevelt inherited some of her family’s paranormal gifts, including the ability to interact with ghosts. She assists every murdered person who appears seeking help, even ones like snarky socialite Astrid Haas. As if attempting to help Astrid discover the identity of her killer, running Nostalgia Road Bed & Breakfast, and maintaining her web design business weren’t enough to keep her busy, sweet but sassy Rory unexpectedly finds herself in the company of Caden Brody, a mercenary of sorts who eliminates murderers who can’t be legally brought to justice. He and his four brothers, all adopted, have dedicated their lives to their cause, not examining their origins too closely or planning for their futures.
Connecting their families’ pasts, Rory and Caden realize that they must unite with Beck, David, Sawyer, and Thorn, Caden’s brothers, in order to stop Astrid’s killer, a megalomaniac who dreams of ruling the world by unleashing a terrible evil. Each Brody brother possesses a paranormal talent that represents a key component to the success of their mission, but Rory and Caden are the essential elements in a life-and-death struggle that will determine their survival and the opportunity for them to enjoy a lifetime of love.
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Title: Scorched Creek (Essential Elements, #2)
Author: Lauren Cutrera
Release Date: October 1, 2021
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling (www.CoverMeDarling.com)
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FIRE MEETS WATER ON SCORCHED CREEK
Beck Brody is literally at a crossroads when a violent act forces him to reevaluate his priorities. Raised to be emotionally distant so he could lead his brothers in their battle to eliminate vicious murderers, Beck’s emotional barriers begin to crumble after he pledges to forever protect the welfare of one fragile young life.
Ren Yaeger, owner of Ren’s Creek Restaurant, helped Beck and his brothers save the world from supernatural evil the previous year. Like Beck, she is half-Japanese and half-Caucasian and knows little about her origins. After enlisting his help to investigate her past, Ren finds passion with the enigmatic Beck. What Ren doesn’t anticipate is how unexpected danger, the use of his pyrokinesis and her own paranormal ability to survey bodies of water, and revelations regarding Beck’s own origins will pave the way for true intimacy to develop between them. But what if they don’t survive a surprise attack by the most unlikely of threats?
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Title: Spirits Corner (Essential Elements, #3)
Author: Lauren Cutrera
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling (www.CoverMeDarling.com)
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LOSS AND ANGER COLLIDE WITH INSIGHT AND HEALING
Able to psychically scout his surroundings and interact with ghosts, Sawyer Brody prides himself on his paranormal abilities, business sense, and good looks. No longer a killer of murderers, he now owns the bar Spirits Corner and thinks he has put his past behind him. Then he finds himself rescuing Teagan DaCosta and eliminating the man who wanted to brutally murder her. If only that could end the threat to her life….
Grateful for the protection offered by Sawyer and his adopted brothers, Teagan enjoys working as a bartender at Spirits Corner but longs for more than a friendly relationship with Sawyer. However, unexpected tragedy threatens to destroy her will to live, and she doubts Sawyer’s declarations of love and lust. His persistence gradually proves to her that he’s telling the truth and also reveals his hidden vulnerabilities. But the dangers of Teagan’s present situation and the circumstances surrounding Sawyer’s birth family may result in both of their deaths. Sawyer may be dedicated to loving and protecting Teagan, but she might be the one who will save him when disaster strikes.
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Title: Memory Lane (Essential Elements, #4)
Author: Lauren Cutrera
Release Date: February 4, 2022
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling (www.CoverMeDarling.com)
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A LOST LOVE’S RETURN LEADS TO HOPE – AND DANGER
David Brody forced himself to walk away from the only woman he’d ever loved so that he could protect her from his adoptive father’s murderous intentions. But he regrets the choice he had to make. Using his abilities to see ghosts and his unique talent to shift into the form of a German Shepherd, he fulfills his role as one of those who safeguard the sealed portal that keeps evil at bay. But now that his true origins have been uncovered, will David be tempted to stray from the family compound in central Florida?
Maddie Kothari, a New York potter, has tried to live a fulfilling life since David rejected her ultimatum to choose between her and his job as a killer of murderers. Realizing that she needs closure, Maddie sets out to confront him. Her timing couldn’t be worse. A family tragedy and David’s struggle to understand the circumstances surrounding his birth make their reunion all the more difficult. Yet, they innately know that their love has endured despite their years apart. But the murder of a close friend and the youngest Brody brother’s reaction puts all of the Brody clan in jeopardy and threatens David and Maddie’s future together.
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Title: Homeward Bound (Essential Elements, #5)
Author: Lauren Cutrera Release
Date: April 1, 2022
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling (www.CoverMeDarling.com)
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Homeward Bound HOPE AND LOVE BATTLE BLIND RAGE AND DESPAIR
Quirky Kat Stapleton, owner of Nash’s All-in-One, has been convinced since meeting Thorn Brody that they were meant to be together forever. But Thorn’s oppressive childhood and his years of killing murderers have combined with his mental instability to take their toll. After killing the man who brutally murdered a close friend, Thorn struggles to hold onto his sanity and to fight his suicidal urges. When his rage is triggered by a break-in at the All-In-One, he teleports from Florida in search of his birth father, fully expecting rejection due to circumstances beyond his control.
Using her own paranormal gifts, Kat sets out on a cross-country journey to help Thorn and to prove to him that they are destined to be a couple. But once she finds him, a shocking development puts her life and that of the most precious of innocents in mortal danger. Will Thorn be able to locate and rescue her before his adoptive father’s legacy results in the death of the only woman he has ever loved?
Lauren Cutrera, who also writes under the name Barbara Cutrera, has published over 20 contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, mystery, and fiction novels. Diverse people and plots highlight her works, drawing readers into the characters’ unique journeys as they navigate their way through their struggles and triumphs. Lauren and her husband, Budge, are the proud parents of a grown son. They live in southwest Florida and have a cute and naughty Yorkie, Hadrian, who sleeps next to Lauren as she writes each day.
