A land filled with danger, with giant insects and reptiles.
He returned from serving in the military. He is the last of his family and only wants to be left along. When the strangers arrived he thought they were there to steal. When he and others are forced to run before hunters arrive he takes the only girl with him to protect her. Mist is not a forgiving world and being hunted only lasts until he get his hands on a weapon.
Colt grew up in the gunfighter arcade. Now he runs it for the owner and when two men try to kill a customer in the shop he steps in. Only that brings reprisals from a large drug cartel boss. Now he is forced to use the skills he learned in the shop for real and the bad guys are in for a shock.
The son of a famous holo vid star walks away and must find a new home and make a living. A chance meeting with a homeless girl leads to more than friendship. It also helps him find his way and create a future hunting those with a bounty. When terrorist take his mother hostage it is time to call in favors and take action.
A Story in the Walnut Street Universe
A character-driven romance: Darren and Marcia are colleagues travelling together to attend a business conference. Staying at the same hotel their working relationship deepens into friendship and then romance. Each confesses to the other unhappy and loveless marriages. Drawn together they start making love. Afterward they return to their respective spouses. Their workplace roles are disrupted by Marcia's jealous and violent husband, and she turns again to Darren for solace.
This story features incest-rather than gasping in horror at the very idea of such a heinous, act, then rushing to jot down one those vitriolic missives which expresses your displeasure to a right-wing daily newspaper, signed anonymously as 'Disgusted of [your town here]', please take the time to consider the following hypothesis: There may be circumstances, not entirely motivated by carnal desire, whereby sexual intimacy between adult blood relatives may be justifiable.
The gods have tried young Isetnofret, taking her wealthy husband from her. She had hoped to provide a burial of splendor for her parents, ensuring their place in the afterlife, and now she is a burden to her aging father once more. When a son of Pharaoh looks upon her with desire, perhaps the gods have at last blessed her with their favor.