Top 50 Long Stories This Year

This is the story of one of society's outcasts finding his way. / (Reviews)

Horny Monsters (7)
Part of the Horny Monsters universe
The mysterious Order comes to the Radley house to ask Mike for help with an incident in Hawaii. Story contains monstergirls, hand-holding, and mermaid boobs.

I post a story every July to honor folks who've served, and I try to focus on obscure people in each. I'm from a generation where guys returning from honorable service weren't given the credit they deserved. That was also the case with the Women Air Service Pilots—the WASPs. So, I wanted to tell the story of those brave women. The plot is a coming-of-age tale… sort of a latter-day Pilgrim's Progress—and most of the characters are real. Please enjoy…

Intemperance
The eighth book in the ongoing Intemperance series about a group of rock and roll musicians who rise from the club scene in a small city to international fame and infamy through the 1980s and onto the 2000s. After a successful reunion tour the band members once again go their separate ways, but with plans to do it all again soon. Matt Tisdale continues to deal with deteriorating health and no desire to change his lifestyle to halt the slide. Jake Kingsley navigates a sticky situation with Celia

A Across Eternity Story (6)
Noah must save Uther from malicious forces both outside and inside its borders, and help mend the damage he's inflicted.

The end of the journey. These last 18 chapters cover the summer after graduation as the three of them prepare for starting their new jobs. / (Reviews)

The start of the HEA. / (Reviews)

A Good Medicine Story (9)
Part of the A Well-Lived Life universe
Having graduated from medical school and now being a full-fledged Doctor, DOCTOR Michael Peter Loucks' life is about to change again. Post-graduate life is often messy, and the life of a newly minted Doctor can be especially messy. While he's earned the trust of most of his colleagues thanks to his outstanding performance as a student, now the stakes are higher, and the rules have changed. Follow along as Doctor Mike navigates challenges in patient care, the hospital, and his personal life.

A Beach House Story (4)
After "Beach House - A Week with the Musketeers" Michael spends a month dating each girl. This chronicles the 3rd month with one of the Musketeers. An understanding of the characters in those three stories is essential. Additional notes in my blog will help you appreciate the story and individuals. The sequence is: 1. Beach House 2. Aug with Fallon 3. Sept with LuAnn 4. Oct with Tina They should definitely be read in order. This completes the story.

A Jack Pierce Chronicles Story (5)
This story follows immediately after "Something Fishy Going On" and begins with the Spring semester at Porter-Gaud. Olivia Newton John's "Physical" had been on the charts for 18 weeks straight and Hank Aaron was being inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Swimming season was over and baseball season was about to begin.

A Photo Finish Story (6)
Nate and his three girlfriends have graduated from college at last and prospects are good—except for the draft board insisting Nate still has to complete alternative service. But Nate's alternative service will be unlike any that has gone before. It leads him all over the world as he and Ronda visit embassies to install new passport cameras. And there are those in the world who don't care about diplomatic immunity as Nate is hijacked, kidnapped, and sent to the heart of the war zone.

Imperium (6)
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.

We are entering the final year of the story. It is the end of the summer and Andrew's final year at university is only days away.

The summer of 1986 between Andrew's third and fourth years at Cambridge. How will he cope with the counter-culture of West Berlin?

Forced to run for his life, eighteen-year-old Alex begins a perilous journey to discover what has happened to him and who and why someone is out to kill him.

Trying not to fuck everything up in the penultimate term at university. And for once the big old slut Andrew McLeod turns down sex! / (Reviews)

Years ago, Reluctant_Sir posted a very interesting story about a young man who became a Mage, and then a Wizard. But the story didn't stop just there. So, WITH HIS PERMISSION, I have taken this story a little farther down the line. Hopefully I can attempt to copy the quality that he began this story with. Thank you all, and YES, I do have his permission.

A Jack Pierce Chronicles Story (4)
Something Fishy chronicles the fall semester of Jack Pierce’s junior year. It follows Feasting and Summertime and the Living is easy. If you haven’t read those stories, you’ll have a tough time with this as many of the same people are included and some of their relationships are complex.

Country Roads (5)
After the loss of both his parents and his music career, Charlie gets a second chance when he lands a spot on a hit music competition, The Stage. But his journey of redemption is paved with heartbreak, betrayal, and ambition.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Wounded in the Crimean War and embittered by his fiancée's betrayal, Captain James Tremayne leaves England for America. In the Western Territories of the vast continent he becomes a digger during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. 'Baltimore Rose' Donegal is a saloon wench and convict who in 1861 crosses his path in Fort Laramie. Read how two people from worlds apart overcome bitterness and hurt, growing to respect and love each other. The revised 2010 stories "His Lucky Charm" 1&2, rolled into one.

A Seneca Story (3)
Love gained, love lost. Battles fought, friends die. Is duty too much to demand? Judah Becker steps into new and unanticipated roles.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Will Potter, an orphan and merchant’s apprentice in a small Devon port, runs afoul of the law when he beats up a landowner's son. Given a choice between prison and volunteering for the Royal Navy, he joins the company of a small Navy sloop bound for New South Wales. Read how young Will finds his calling as a ship's purser and a sweet wife, how he prospers and is decorated for saving a shipmate in the Battle of Trafalgar.

A Beach House Story (2)
After "Beach House - A Week with the Musketeers" Michael spends August with Fallon. After discovering that Michael liked, and perhaps even loved, his sister's three good friends, they each decided to continue their exploration into dating and each other. This chronicles the first full month with one of the Musketeers. This follows "Beach House..." and an understanding of those characters is essential. Additional notes in my blog, Aug with Fallon will help you enjoy the story.

When an unremarkable man does something remarkable the reward is not what he expects. After dying saving a girl he wakes up in a new world, with a new life, and a new purpose. / (Reviews)

A Jack Pierce Chronicles Story (6)
The continuing chronicles of Jack Pierce. Summer of 1982.

A Climbing the Ladder Story (4)
Part of the A Well-Lived Life universe
The world of finance is, in its simplest form, just like a game of Chutes and Ladders. There are only two things that matter to the bottom line: profits and losses. The goal is to climb to the finish and thrive, not fall back down the chute. Having been named the manager of the newly created Research Department at Spurgeon, Jonathan's career is soaring. However, as tends to happen, profit is balanced by loss. The next rung of the ladder will be much harder to reach, but he continues to climb.

The period through to Christmas in Andrew's last year at university.

A story in the The Medieval Marine Universe
Surrounded by enemies, friends who would stab her in the back, and a hostile court, Marion must guide her nation into an unknown future while trying to rebuild her family. She had no idea how high the cost would be.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
As Richard's wife, Ellen is now styled Lady Lambert and travels America, India, Egypt, Bavaria and France at his side, meeting many people and having adventures on the way. She becomes a patron of the arts, a confidante of the young Princess Victoria, and a matchmaker for her family, friends and protégés, always striving to share the good fortunes she enjoys herself. Rewritten with added content.

A Deja Vu Story (3)
New challenges face Peter as he continues to forge ahead towards his destiny. With new burdens, terrible enemies, and the stigma of his color and disability, he must navigate a treacherous path to achieve his destiny while protecting those he loves from a sinister evil that threatens their very existence. There are some things money can't buy.

The Library of Ibados is the greatest wonder in the world. All the nations of the world, their leaders, wizards, and religious orders seek out the repository where even the gods come to dwell at times. In charge of this mythical edifice are the Librarians, a secretive cadre with unending responsibilities and mysteries that haunt them. One young Librarian does not quite fit the mold.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
On a rainy spring day, Ellen Trilby appears on Anthony Carter's estate, asking for shelter. She is the daughter of Major George Trilby and his wife Siobhan, both dear friends of Harriet Carter, escaping an unwanted suitor. At odds with the Carters' son Richard at first, they grow together through tragedy and danger, but they must overcome their own insecurities before they can become a couple. A completely revised and rewritten version of the first half of "Ellen" with a more realistic plot.

Imperium (5)
War has come to the continent and Lieutenant Commander Ky, a test pilot from the far future and Consul of the Britannic Empire, leads armies scattered across Germania and Hispania to liberate them from Carthaginian rule. The Carthaginians , however, refuse to surrender without a fight. Led by a seasoned commander, new armies with weapons from the far east are sent to counter the Britannians, with the entirety of Europe as the ultimate prize.

Young man gets infected by nanites, which give him powers, but change him into a girl. / (Reviews)

Young and newly widowed, Jim Mellon rebuilds an old motorcycle and starts on a journey of grief across the country. Along his route through the lower forty-eight states, he meets many beautiful women who change his life in many ways: his sexuality, love, career, and his deepest feelings about life. Jim proves to be a hero time and again, plus deals with threats to his life and loved ones. He evolves further, becoming a popular country music singer thanks to diva Crystal Lee. / (Reviews)

A Variation On A Theme Story (5)
Almost four years into his second life, Steve and friends are off to college. Graduation has sent old friends off in various directions; a new school brings new faces and new challenges. In addition, there's the wider world of business, investments, politics, and much more. How will they adapt to this new environment - and how will the world adapt to them? Likely about 500-600,000 words. Posting schedule: 2 chapters/week (M/Th AM) for now. Note: Public comments are enabled; see the Foreword.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
At 11 years of age, Thomas Grey goes to sea as a volunteer in a small sloop of war, commanded by his father, to learn seamanship prior to joining the Royal Naval Academy. Thomas has to mature beyond his years, surviving sea battles and yellow fever, but he joins the Academy as an accomplished sailor and leader in the making, finding friends for life in the process. This is the prequel to the novel The Return of Thomas Grey

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Thomas Grey is sent to Bermuda to command the Navy Station at this important way point for British trade. The suppression of the rampant smuggling, but also the dangers of the Yellow Fever require his attention, whilst a feud from his youth is finally resolved. Finally, Thomas returns to his alma mater as commanding officer, his life coming full circle. This is Nº6 in the Thomas Grey Saga.

An Eighth Warden Story (5)
Warrior-mage Corec Tarwen and his allies have found a place where they can make their stand, a derelict fortress at the crossroads of two once-important trade routes. But their plan to defend an isolated area becomes more complicated by the day as the citizens of the free lands realize the formerly abandoned region is now safe... or so they think.

A Seneca Story (2)
The regiment is posted to Texas. A horrific interlude in Colorado. And more.

A Beach House Story (1)
This is a fictional, coming of age story. A good friend and mentor shared it with me and I wrote it with the goal of sharing some of the lessons he learned long ago. I tried to keep it as close to the true story as possible without compromising the identities of anyone in it. This story tells the first week of relationships that have grown stronger over the years. / (Reviews)

A Seneca Story (1)
The saga of Judah Becker begins, a journey from a Georgia battlefield in the Civil War to a fugitive murderer's trail in the rugged mountains of northern New Mexico. Come on along. You'll be safe. Promise.

John Taylor (11)
Old Enemy. New Friend. In his time at the FBI, Taylor has only failed one job, capture the assassin Chelsea Marsh, also known as Bonnie. Last time they tangled, she faked her own death and escaped, and Taylor has been looking for her ever since. Which is why he's so surprised when she contacts the FBI and asks to be brought into witness protection in exchange for turning on her past employers. The catch? She wants Taylor to fly to Venezuela to bring her back.

A Dusty Story
Part of the Keltria universe
This story is about a man who lived on Mars in 2097. Zeke was not ordinary; he was gifted with unusual powers. His aim in life was to improve the lives of his family, friends, fellow Martians, and even Earthlings. If he had a little excitement along the way, that was just a bonus.

After an accident Sam finds himself sent to a world both wonderful and horrifying. A world of monsters, magic, and slavery. As he moves through this world he has to figure out where he stands, and who will stand beside him, as he battles through dungeon after dungeon to find a solution to the problems around him. / (Reviews)

A Beach House Story (3)
After "Beach House - A Week with the Musketeers" Michael spends August with Fallon and now September with LuAnn. This chronicles the second full month with one of the Musketeers. An understanding of the characters in those two stories is essential. Additional notes in my blog, Sept with LuAnn will help you enjoy the story. The story is listed as complete, however A Month with Tina will follow.

Silver Wings includes some of my experiences in Vietnam during my first tour. I don't claim it to be biographical, but I figure I walked the walk so I can talk the talk a little.

A story in the Angels Universe
Under South Africa’s blue skies, air shows dazzle crowds with breathtaking aerial displays. But beneath the excitement, sinister plots unfold on the ground. Pilots face inexplicable mechanical failures, and crashes turn fiery, claiming lives. Amid the chaos, a young journalist and a pilot cross paths, their connection sparking in the heat of danger. As they unravel the dark secrets behind the scenes, they must race against time to survive—and maybe find love before the next disaster strike.

A Deja Vu Story (2)
'Rock bottom' is how Peter felt as he learned the terrible news that his estranged father was reinserting himself into his life. It wasn't enough that his mom lay dying in the hospital from AIDS, or that he was just learning to adjust to life as a double-amputee. Now everything he worked for to ensure a stable future for himself and his loved ones, was at risk. But he was hardly ready to give up. Not when he had so much to fight for.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
With the year 1818 starting, Thomas expects better times for his family and lands. Yet, the year starts with a tragedy, and the following events have him meet boyhood friends but also encounter underhanded enemies. In the end, there are four weddings and a funeral, but there are also new adventures in the offing. A brand-new Thomas Grey story for your enjoyment!