Fourteen-year-old Italian Matteo finds himself orphaned in a remote Catholic medical and orphanage mission near mid-nineteenth-century Xi'an, China, and being used sexually by the Jesuit doctor in charge of the mission as well as the other priests. Having heard of the beautiful European boy, the Warlord in Xi'an arrives to sample his charms himself. He does so as a conqueror before learning just how charming the boy is.
This story is a fictional account of Washington before the revolutionary war. I tried to use as many factual items as I could. This was an idea I got from reading all the facts and certain behaviors (sexually) of Washington and his wife.
What would have happened if Hitler had been a little more lucky? What would life have been like in the UK under German occupation? Especially, what would have happened to the more attractive of the women? Most of the action takes place in 1947. Germany won the war. Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Spain are all part of Greater Germany and are effectively provinces. The UK is still occupied by the German army.
So, what happened to hated Bjarni Herjólfsson? Dropped below the horizon of history after seeing Canada and refusing to land. His ship was taken from him and given to Leif Erikson to become the discoverer of North America. This is a speculative fictional account of Bjarni Herjólfsson's history after his shaming.
A Historical-Firsts Story Bertha was mad enough at the Federals who had invaded her state. But she was furious at the Yankee lieutenant who commanded the squadron occupying her family's plantation.