Historical Stories

In a frozen gold-mining settlement where fear keeps doors shut, Erica Dutrieu is left for dead after a brutal beating by her husband. Rescued at terrible cost and forced to confront both frontier justice and her own will to survive, she fights back in the only way left to her. Harsh Times is a tale of violence, endurance, and hard-won hope on the edge of civilization.

This account by Elcano sheds new light on the voyage, on the tensions that existed among the participants, on the sights they saw, on the hardships and disasters they endured. It is a unique account written by the man who succeeded in circumnavigating the globe in a small wooden ship at a time when half the world had not been explored by Europeans, and when it was not even sure that it might be possible to sail around the globe. It concludes with the death of Magellan in the Philippines.

In post-war Dorset, no-nonsense Doctor Andrew Craddock — a North Africa veteran — meets his match in Sister Celeste Lanyon, a dedicated nurse emotionally scarred by the Bristol Blitz. Their village practice hides her private addiction, leading Andrew deeper into her world. What begins as rural medicine becomes an old fashioned game of doctors and nurses, where boundaries dissolve and strange love proves the ultimate drug.

A "Delights" novel
Part of the Kobekistan universe
A young accountant goes to work with the British Embassy in Kobekistan and soon learns to appreciate the values of a feudal society. He encounters young ladies from various backgrounds, all of whom he incorporates in his harem from time to time. Of course, most of them need to be punished for one thing or another. Helen he imports from England, but sells her. And then there is Samantha, he saves her from ‘a fate worse than death’ at home, and then gives her to the Emir as a virgin gift.

Femdom in the Victorian era. A male in a male dominated society finds thar Women are really in charge.

Another Rebel Spy story of rescue and reward

Kevin Jones, a new detective, has been assigned to watch over a potential witness to a big case. But when he meets the witness he's to look after, his job takes on a whole new meaning!

1881: An imperfect recollection of an Old English Folk Song much embellished. Young Nancy is saved from deception and danger by an unexpected man in a red tunic.

Another part of Rebel Spy - a tale from the American Revolution