Historical Stories

An Imperium Story
In this breathtaking conclusion to the epic series, Ky, the pilot from the future, and Lucilla, Empress of Britannia, lead their empire to the climactic showdown against Carthage. The fight in conquered territories, rebelling about Carthaginian overlords, is over, and the battle on Carthage's home soil has begun. Britannia is stretched to the breaking point across a front as wide as the continent, as they begin the most difficult stage of the war.

A Story in the Knights and Commoners Universe
In the year 1500, a boy, Joerg Isebrand, is born into a peasant family in Northern Germany. Banished from the land of his birth at age sixteen, young Joerg soon finds himself a landsknecht, a soldier for hire. The story follows the next fourteen years of his life, as he rallies his siblings and fights in the wars of the 16th century. He dallies with many women and girls, but it is an unlikely bride who finally wins his heart. Chapters 3 and 7 were adapted to the new SOL rules. / (Reviews)

A Seneca Story
Love gained, love lost. Battles fought, friends die. Is duty too much to demand? Judah Becker steps into new and unanticipated roles.

The widow said she was too old. The scholar said he didn't care. The sister said she'd drink his bathwater and someone needed to do something about this immediately. She told herself thirty-eight was too old for plum blossoms and beginnings and a young scholar who chose Zhuangzi on purpose. She was wrong about all of it. Ink and Longing — a Joseon love story about philosophy, patience, and one spectacularly unfiltered sister who was right about everything from the beginning.

A Poacher's Progress Story
An unanticipated stay in Aden is enlivened by Rollo Guest's story. Another voyage takes Mimi and Jack to Madras, a different continent and many surprising discoveries, not all unpleasant. A murderous religious sect and a reincarnation of a goddess ensures their stay in the country is memorable, as are the characters they meet, including a couple of old friends. Jack plumbs the depths of despair before the conclusion of his quest. An ending contains the embryo of new beginnings.

An Imperium Story
For five years, Britannia has led the western world in peace. They have helped the recovering people from new alliances and nations, creating a more or less unified Europe. But the time of peace has ended. Shattered by a sudden, unprovoked attack from the east, using weapons equal to those developed in Britannia, war has returned. Now, Britannia rallies the western countries into a new Western Alliance to stave off the eastern threat.

This takes the narrator on a trip from callow youth to mature wisdom. The historical context is the construction of the transcontinental railway. But the plot is focused on the narrator's personal evolution, which in many respects would be the same in any time period. This is a long one. So, you always face the problem of how to post it. Personally, I prefer to get the whole thing in a single package rather than have it dribbled out in installments. I hope you enjoy my little story... DT

The yoshi-engumi system allows merchant wealth to buy samurai status—through daughters. Mio is adopted, transformed, married off, and forbidden from ever seeing her birth parents again. One mistake exposing her origins destroys everything. So she performs perfection while secretly wielding the skills that make her valuable: negotiation, strategy, steel. When her new mother-in-law attacks and bandits strike, Mio proves merchant daughters make the most dangerous samurai wives.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Captain Jeremiah Anson, a disabled veteran of Trafalgar, is posted to a shore command in a small Devon port. He is insecure, but when he meets Elizabeth, the mute daughter of the local squire, he finds a kindred soul. Anson must fight the squire's prejudice but also his own feelings of inadequacy. Elizabeth however proves to be far more than a pretty girl when she thwarts her father's schemes and overcomes her own traumatic past. Golden Clitoris, 2013.

An Erotic Paranormal Romance Western Adventure
Half-sibs Ramie and Kyle think Pa is joking when he tells them they might be time travelers. And if the price of passage is letting a boy put his thing in her coochie, Ramie will pass, thank you very much. Kyle, though, can't wait. A complicated 3-way relationship with best friend Aubrey develops. Old Blackfeather has control of the situation, but their travel is all out of synch. When Kyle and Ramie discover they have become their own ancestors, a little incest doesn't seem like such a big deal / (Reviews)