"Giselle releases some tension"
Giselle’s brown eyes flutter open, a small smile on her face as she stretches beneath the thin quilt. She loves this part—the quiet darkness before dawn, when the ranch still sleeps and the only sound is the occasional shuffle of...
"Yrsa and Harald finally get their moment"
The whetstone slid along the axe blade with a slow, practiced rhythm. Harald’s hands were broad and scarred, his knuckles split from last week’s brawl. He didn’t look up when the door creaked open, didn’t pause when the cold wind...
"Giselle has some alone time"
“Giselle, time to get up. You are needed in the south to help herd the cattle.” Her mother's voice echoed from downstairs.Giselle groaned, rubbing sleep from her eyes as the morning sun sliced through her bedroom window. The smell of...
"Riley ends the tension within her"
Riley sits in her leather back chair, the Hartford merger file in front of her, waiting for Walker to arrive, she desperately wants to postpone it, but understands how vital this is.Walker strides into Riley's office, his broad shoulders filling...
"Arterius and Liseria’s relationship becomes stronger"
The swift morning sun crept higher in the sky, casting a golden blanket across the northern lands of Elyria, painting the sky a brilliant orange and red. Liseria stirred first, her bare shoulder pressing deeper into the feather-stuffed mattress as...
"Riley’s desire reaches a boiling point"
Riley twirled her pen in her hand mindlessly, while focusing on a case file, when she noticed the ink smudge across her thumb. She'd always thought it was funny how she could meticulously argue corporate litigation but couldn't seem to...
"Yrsa gets her marks, and she and Harald have a moment"
Yrsa lay in her fur-covered bed. The cold weather was growing more fierce, winter was on its way, only a few weeks away. She had been dreaming of Harald again; she had seen him in the training circle yesterday, sparring...
"A sailing adventure turns into something more"
A crisp summer's day was long-awaited as Luke and Alexis had spent the last few weeks planning a sailing trip to the Philippines from Honolulu. They had dreamt of this tripfor years, and now, finally, the winds were in their...
"Arterius and Liseria make a special connection"
On a scorching summer's day, Commander Arterius watched beneath the large oak tree, sweat trickling down his temple as he watched the infantry drill in the midday sun. Leather straps dug into their shoulders, their movements sluggish under the weight...
"Yrsa proves herself as a Warrior"
A crisp, chilled morning, Yrsa stirred under the thick fur covers of her bed, reluctant to leave the warmth. She willed herself out from beneath them, and for a moment, she admired her youthful naked form before slipping on a...