Historical Stories

When Hetty headed out west to join her husband, she could imagine many dangers. But somehow she'd never believed bandits might waylay her stagecoach. When they do, she's forced to make some impossible decisions. And the choices she makes will change her life forever.

Bill Haskell, a Deputy US Marshal, starts out to find some children kidnapped by a band of Navajos, and winds up finding a wife. He has a dog that is very adept in fighting Indians and acquires a bitch with pups that joins the group. Eventually, he is forced to give up on the missing children and returns to being a regular federal marshal working in Arizona Territory. 7 chapters.

A Thank You Note Story
This is my thank you note for those men who served in WWI. I had two great-uncles who were in France, and one was gassed, but survived. He fought a battle with what mustard gas had done to his lungs for the rest of his life. This is a what-if kind of story. Suppose the US Army had used a little imagination. What might have happened then? One squad tests out an idea. Read what might have happened.

A palace. A betrothal. A promise made in shadows that changes everything. When eight-year-old Sena meets ten-year-old Seon in a palace alcove, neither understands they've just sealed a fate more powerful than any arranged marriage. Six years later, when Sena is repositioned from one prince to another, she and Seon finally claim what was always meant to be theirs. But love in the Joseon palace is never simple. In building their life together, Sena discovers that true power comes not from control,

A Story in the Jake's Merle Haggard Invitational Universe
Slade Ransom gets shot by the Sheriff in Ogallala, mistaking him for a bank robber. Eluding the posse he hides out then makes his way to Northern Colorado to take over as foreman of a troubled ranch, the Circle R. Between rustlers, trail drives and two beautiful women maybe the posse was a better choice. This is a straight Western.

The Great War ended with a human victory - but only thanks to God's smallest lifeform. The common cold killed the Tripod Builders, but not before they left the world in ruins. Now, George Wells - son of a British author living in exile in New York - finds himself caught up in a deadly conspiracy centered on the surviving Red Martians and the hope of a nightmare future which might only be averted with all out war.

Eva Van der Heiden knows she will never find a man to love her. Her days are spent caring for her siblings and enjoying spinsterhood until her aunt matches her with a man under false pretenses. Luc de Jeu marries Eva thinking she will provide him with an heir when in fact, she thinks their union is a marriage of convenience. Can their marriage last when they both have different expectations?

A fun, insightful story of the "Real" Chuck Johnson's youth. Read why his stories often include airplanes and music.

Sgt. Tully and his fellow Texas Rangers pursue Comanche raiders who have killed settlers and captured their women, taking them back to Mexico to make them slaves. This is the story of the Rangers' rescue and of the two women Tully finds.

A Halloween 2022 Contest Entry
In 1920s Romania, a traumatized American soldier, a German doctor, and a local woman face an ancient, ravenous evil.