"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...
"The two doctors assist a widow with her memories and grief."
Dr James Kirkham smiled as the young widow was escorted from his Harley Street consulting rooms. He accepted her thanks humbly. A lot of his clients were widows. He himself had been trained in many of his most successful techniques...
"Dr Kirkham offers a practical solution to a nervous young bride."
Dr James Kirkham sat in his study to enjoy his cigar. He enjoyed all the fruits of his success.His mind wandered as he remembered his early doctoring days in Yorkshire. Alongside his mentor, Dr Helliwell, he achieved great success in...
"A successful doctor recalls how he found his speciality"
Dr James Kirkham was a very successful doctor. Although still only in his thirties, he had built up a successful practice on Harley Street. He was not in general practice. He was a specialist, a consultant. His speciality had begun...
"In Ancient Rome, an emperor may not be who he seems."
The harvest had been bad that year, and there had been outbreaks of plague in the city. The streets of Rome were even less safe than usual as gangs of hungry bandits roamed around, looking for anyone with gold. Also...
"Love is the blood within the veins of time..."
The Surrey Antiquarian and Historical Society takes great pleasure in announcing a forthcoming lecture on the reading of basic ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts by eminent local archaeologist and Egyptologist Sir Roderick Winky-Dadswell. The lecture will take place on Sunday, November...
"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...
"A brat gets what she deserves, no matter where along the timeline the events happen."
Land. It has been six months since me and my men went out on our long boat to go Viking, to trade and plunder with the Saxons in East Anglia. Six months since I have been home. Six months since...
"1: Miss Martha Jolly and The Soldier"
Outside, the temperature had plummeted.'Hello,' he says.'Hello to you, dearie,' I say.He shuffles nervously on the spot.'Are you coming in or not?'He removes his cap and scratches the back of his head.Bless him, I thought, but I can't be hanging...
"A day of reckoning had come—all over his face."
The freight train rumbled out of the sunrise, bringing a smile to Libby's face at the open window. Closing her eyes, she let the vibrations penetrate her naked body while the cool Colorado morning breeze caressed her light brown skin,...