A story in the The Tugboat Man Universe
Tug and his Atlantean wife are in Camelot, where backstabbing and adultery are the favorite pastime. The mission is to prevent an Athenian super weapon from destroying Anglo-Saxon culture. The problem is that Maria has to seduce King Arthur to get it. Meanwhile, Tug has to joust with one of the knights of the round table while worrying about his wife playing footsie with the King. It isn't Sir Thomas Mallory, or even Mark Twain. But I hope you find my little tale entertaining.
Claudia's Condition Three women are abducted, destined to die by the date on the calendar. Another woman is abducted because a killer wants deadly revenge. What if you are shot and left for dead because you're not a woman? Miraculously, the women are rescued. Soon their stories become old newspaper headlines and faded memories. Life goes on but how will they survive? How will they live on? How do they heal? Dan Davenport said it best. "The more we live our lives, the more those two bastards lose!"
Learning the truth about Vader and with Han imprisoned, Luke is ready to speed up his Jedi training. Hearing of a holocron on Nar Shaddaa in the hands of a female pirate crew, he charms all the ladies.
Once a year, the gate opens—for Aisha and Elior alone. The garden remembers them, and as vines part and figs split, they answer its call with sweat, laughter, and a hunger sharpened by absence. Among trembling leaves and blooming fire, their bodies meet in a ritual of rhythm and release. What begins with a pomegranate becomes worship and undoing. This is no paradise. It’s something wilder—sacred, erotic, and entirely theirs.
Kiara knows she was born to dance, swearing she will never need a husband if she can dance forever, but then she meets the new male lead, and everything changes.
Todd's an engineer, working for an outfit that sends him all over the galaxy. This new planet he's on seems very lovely. But what's the bonding law, and who's that princess? / (Reviews)