First Stories

On the distant, ecologically wrecked world of Stumble, Venn is an orphan who dreams of adventure. But her day to day life is shattered with the arrival of the Hegemony - an empire that seeks to reunite humanity's scattered worlds. Led by the mysterious Lord Drak, the Hegemony seeks an ancient and powerful relic. When Venn gets between them and their quarry, Drak's attention focuses on her! Now, hounded across space, the only hope for Venn lies in rediscovoering humanity's forgotten past.

This is not a stroke story per se, but it does have some sex. It is dedicated to those young Americans who have for over 200 years, fought and died for this country, some I imagine like our hero PFC Rader, a Marine and a virgin. He is trapped on a roof-top in Iraq with his field surgeon Commander Nancy Roberts. As he lays mortally wounded she fulfills his desire to lose his virginity.

Jan and Bobby get parts in the school play that involve a love scene. How do you prepare for that? What do you do to ... practice the part? Now far should you go to suggest ... realism? Practice makes perfect, they say, so come along for the ride of ... their ... lifetime. This story is the companion piece to "Getting Into The Scene" / (Reviews)

Ireland, 983 AD. Princess Saoirse doesn't know she's royalty—the monks who raised her kept that secret. When Vikings raid her monastery, she's sold as a slave in Dublin and brought to the Danish royal court. Prince Sweyn Forkbeard claims her at a winter feast. She refuses him, choosing to freeze on his balcony rather than submit. Intrigued by her defiance, he offers her something no slave should have: choices. Over months of patient courtship, she becomes his translator, his advisor, his partner

A Brock Miller Story
Brock Miller is looking for a little peace and quiet after a tumultuous 18 months. Can he ever have a normal life? Or is he destined to be defined by a past he cannot change? / (Reviews)

A Story in the Wendy's Worlds Universe
Junior is turned 14, Connie is turned 16. They have watches. Everybody duck.

When the Germans occupied France during World War II, the Resistance fought back against the invaders. That didn't stop Marie and Christof from falling in love, despite the consequences.

I bought the bikinis on a whim. Actually, it was the towels that caught my eye and made me stop, but the bikinis were there, too, at the sidewalk vendor's stall. And I was in a hurry, so I didn't examine things very much. I trusted the girl working there to offer me information I should have sought out. Anyway, I bought matching bikinis for my wife and daughter. Turned out they were very small bikinis. My wife's reaction wasn't what I expected. My daughter's reaction blew my mind.

John Jacob "Jake" Nicholls and Gillian "Gill" Louisa Moorhouse have both been damaged in the past. Each has worked together and admired each other for years, although they seem miles apart in their careers. Now a broken marriage and broken family have brought them into alignment. Together they climb a steep hill, but will they fall and will they be hurt? A gentle romance set against a backdrop of high hills, high finance and a low character, a story full of humour, drama and love.