Heel: Stories

In a frozen gold-mining settlement where fear keeps doors shut, Erica Dutrieu is left for dead after a brutal beating by her husband. Rescued at terrible cost and forced to confront both frontier justice and her own will to survive, she fights back in the only way left to her. Harsh Times is a tale of violence, endurance, and hard-won hope on the edge of civilization.

A routine jump shatters everything, leaving Dara to survive the aftermath of a sudden fall—and to discover that sometimes, being held still is what saves you.

About hate

When two trains pause side by side, a fleeting glance between strangers sparks an impossible longing. Yasen’s desperate chase after the girl on the other train becomes a race against chance itself—one that ends in pain, coincidence, and unexpected grace. In Passing is a tender story about missed moments, the stubbornness of hope, and the strange ways fate allows two lives to meet again.

This story is a sequel of Secluded House and Dark Well. It comprises many different incidents.

A woman in need is a woman indeed.

On a harsh frontier where survival is mistaken for virtue, a teenage boy is forced into an act meant to prove his worth—and lives with what follows.

A passionate moment turns into a life-altering tragedy, forcing her to face love, pain, and trust in ways she never imagined.

Petite, charming, and desperate, Vanessa leaves everything behind for the gold-strewn wilderness of the Klondike. With little skill but plenty of cunning, she uses her wits—and her wiles—to survive in a land where every step can be fatal.

About an unexpected encounter leading to unexpected outcome