"Even when faced with dire dangers, unexpectedly beautiful things can happen."
Life in Paris for the past four years had been horrendous under the Nazi occupation. Guy LaSalle and his family had managed to scrape by and remain one of the families the Germans had not prosecuted.However, between the walls of...
"Milicent is thrust into a European mystery of intrigue and lust"
December 1992, PragueStanding in the magnificent aura of Prague, recently unshackled from the oppressive regime by the fall of the Soviet Union, Millicent heartily breathed in the fresh, clear cold air. The city was shown in all its glory: the...
"Thomas started me thinking about what it would be like. So I had to find out!"
My name is Paul Davies; I have a friend, just one friend who shares a room with me. His name is Thomas, Thomas Alverton. He is funny, bright, and intelligence seems to be his middle name, unlike me of course....
"The gods have tested her with hardship, but then a son of Pharaoh looks upon her with desire."
The sun beat down upon Set Maat, ending the relief of the night. Wind whistled through the valley, carrying the sand of the desert into the village, where it gathered in every nook and cranny. The cliff faces seemed to...
"A young woman escapes a kidnapping and finds love"
I believe it was late April that year I saw the dust from the riders as I looked up from stacking firewood. An oak had split the week before from a lightning strike in the west pasture. Cleo and Sage...
"Three sisters find a way to avoid being pillaged by the Visigoths."
The captain of the guard entered, his face distraught. "Princess, your father and brother are dead. The palace walls have been breached. You are in immediate danger."My older sister looked at me. "What shall we do?"I looked at my younger sister, then, at...
"Two newlyweds meet for a Halloween picnic and a little extra."
How do you explain to your fiancé that there are dark secrets – even ghosts – in your family history? And that some of those ghosts are not fully relegated to the past.It was a crisp, but not cold, end...
"Borya, the fearless and determined revolutionary leader, finds his secret desires reawakened."
**It is Europe, 1914, in the time of revolts, clandistine meetings, calls for Revolution. The future Russian Revolutionary leader Borya Petrov leads the way, his life entirely dedicated to the cause, with thoughts of nothing else. Until he met Natasha,...
"With the trial over and the criminals in prison, what will happen to Missy now?"
"Why don't you take those pajamas off and let me see what I can do make you a little more... um... comfortable?" Missy said, biting her fingernail coquettishly.As I got up out of bed to get undressed, she scooted over...
"Gwion meets the Queen"
Every generation looks to the past. Sometimes, it is a look back as far as childhood; when life was simple and others made decisions for you. Elders made sure your needs were met. Still others look back to what seemed...