"...Pain as Pleasure has many sensory flavors..."
Anne pressed the thorn into her palm until a bloom of blood pooled like a fallen raindrop in the lined land of her soft, satin-skinned hand. She breathed a small clandestine sigh of exquisite pleasure. This esoteric joy was what...
"She was beautiful and brutal and always had her own way"
The coast off of the North African Ottoman provinces of Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco in 1803 was as dangerous a place as anywhere on earth. It was known as the Barbary Coast and was a very lucrative business for Pirates. Capturing merchant ships and enslaving or ransoming their...
"A plague doctor treats a young woman's strange illness."
The city around Matteo was eerily quiet as he strode along its streets. A quarantine had been implemented at the onset of the most recent outbreak, making the citizens virtual prisoners. No one was permitted to enter or leave the...
"Sir Thomas's wife has her own secrets."
Lady Catharine knew something was going on with her husband. He was spending more and more time away from their bed, always with a flimsy excuse of some kind. But Catharine also noticed a couple of the new maidens recently...
"Lord Thomas discovers a treasure on his estate."
The spring harvest was going well, and as Lord Thomas sat astride his huge warhorse, he took in the panoramic view of his lands from his hilltop vantage point. His servant and aide, Reginald, sat next to him on a...
"Scarlett bites off more than she can chew"
The Tale Of The Sussex Vampire.London, 1894.Vampira had always had relationships. Friends, family, and lovers. In fact, the statuesque beauty had quite a healthy sexual appetite. For men and women alike.The raven-haired alien female had feelings, desires, and a taste...
"“Extra – Extra, read all about it. Chancellor found dead in Belgravia!”"
All Fool’s Day. 1890It was a memorably raw winter’s night. The sun had slid below London’s dirty river and the only light I could see beyond my basement window was the diluted glow of the constable’s brazier. It warmed him...
"King Alexander helps a young painter find release."
Once upon a time,In a faraway land,There was a kingdom.Shadowvale was located near the sea, and mountainside. The castle overhung the town that kept growing with the winters that passed; a symbol of prosperity that gave the people a fine...
"Scarlett in Gay Paree"
Scarlett and 'The Woman' team up.Paris, 1893."Can you do the splits, Miss Irene?""No, I certainly cannot. I do declare this to be the most idiotic idea that you have had thus far.""I quite disagree, my dear Irene. It is exceedingly...
