Historical Stories

In an alternative Steampunk Canada, newlyweds Edward and Mary only want to fly by airship from southern Ontario to Victoria, British Columbia on their honeymoon. Trouble seems to stalk them at every attempt for a romantic voyage through the Northern Ontario sky and the simple goal of a honeymoon. Follow this adventure of Mary and Edward Banting with their trusty heroic servant/bodyguard Serena Wolfe.

Who was the greatest soldier in British history? William The Conqueror? No. Prince Rupert or Oliver Cromwell? No. Who then? Read on. In the late 12th Century, the monks claimed they had found two graves. In fact they found one, a woman's, in the man's grave was on a vellum manuscript in a lead lined casket. They needed two bodies to draw in pilgrims and money, so the story began to evolve. Here is a translation of the manuscript, long lost and only recently rediscovered.

By order of His Lordship, Helena must "serve" the Roman Moor. Is this a fate worse than death or her most secret dream come true?

A Thank You Note Story
A few hours in the life of a grunt caught in the Hell of Afghanistan.

Sterling City, 1872. Caleb Walker has spent his whole life working hard and getting nowhere. He hauls oranges through the snow, dodges the marshal's inspectors, and comes home each night to a tiny rented room, a loyal wife who deserves better, and a daughter who has stopped asking for toys. Then one rainy night, golden script appears before his eyes. The Golden Ledger gives him one roll of the dice each day, and whatever he earns can come back doubled, or even ten times over...

A New Career Story
This time John Wilson fights Bushwhackers in Missouri before he fights Indians farther south in Texas. He has two wives, but not at the same time. He even picks up a sidekick and some war dogs. Yes, this is an exciting life for John. He also gets a visit from his benefactors. Find out some of the why for John's multiple lives.

The Cairo, Egypt, of the 1920s is a wide-open city for the varied sexual preferences of men seeking men or boys. Ali Selim Pasha is a notorious despoiler of older boys, and when fourteen-year-old handsome blond American fortune heir David Ames arrives to visit King Tut's tomb, Ali is only one of several men anxious and prepared to debauch him. Ali is the first one to snatch and imprison him, though, and to weave an atmosphere of want around the boy to prepare him for his first time.

A Story in the Kobekistan Universe
In this new book set in Kobekistan the Emir discovers that one of his daughters is a genius, and decides to encourage her. The tale of her adventures, and those of a white girl she meets at Oxford University, tells of the culture clash between the absolute rule of an Emirate and Western civilization, especially in the owning, use and punishment of slaves. For those who have not yet discovered Kobekistan, it is recommended that you read 'Absolute Delights' first.