Historical Stories

A short western about a young man who never even thought about becoming a Bounty Hunter, until he was broke. Meet Hoyt Malone and ride with him as he takes on an Indian Outlaw, a bank robber, killers - a Grizzly and a blizzard on The Continental Divide. Then, before it's over there'll be - Blood On The Border -

A Story in the Once Upon a Time... Universe
A most unfortunate tailor finds that his fortune is about to change once he rescues a lovely young woman from the sea. A wicked Baron has other ideas for the young man, unless his greed and pride brings him (and perhaps the happy young couple) to a certain doom! An old fashioned fairy tale with a mild PG rating solely for tiny amount of suggestive content. No overt sex.

Jim Ryan straightens out his home life and journeys to find his wife's lost family. He finds he is slated for the chore of returning a priest's remains to its final resting place. Who is manipulating him and are there any rewards? A romance of a different sort. / (Reviews)

The year is 1934 and Europe is a powder keg, just waiting for the right moment to spark off. Minerva Gold, a Jew living in Great Britain, feels as if there is nothing she can do but watch the world descend into madness...until she gets a telegram inviting her into a world of magic and wonder, whisking her to the magical school of Hexgramatica. Unfortunately, the evils of the mundane world and the evils of the magical world are not so far apart as one might wish...

After more than two hundred picaresque stories set in the American Revolution, the journals now cover the war's last two years, 1780-81, with more ribald tales.

For some time I had been encouraged by my proofreader, the late Techsan, to put some of my better works into a compilation of sorts. Well, Techsan, this is for you. What follows are stories as yet unpublished, chapters from my novels that we felt had not received the attention they deserved, and stories that just cried out to be released again to the many new readers out there. Enjoy, Paris Waterman / (Reviews)

Dirt-track race-car driver Mel Austin is badly injured in a crash and wakes up in the hospital being nursed by friend and fellow driver Arlene. They decide it's time to grow up and live a more conventional life, so marry and settle down to teaching and nursing, jobs they both like. But, they've been racing cars long enough that it's hard to stay away from the tracks and out of the cars on them... How can they scratch the itch without exposure to the danger?