Ma/Fa Stories

A Story in the Laresa World Universe
A family in need of healing finds it - in the form of the Djinn Laresa. Stands alone, but would fall in sequence between "Outlaw's Redemption" and "The Blinding White"

The birth of a child should be a happy occasion. What happens when another man claims to be the father?

A Story in Jake's Kansas Universe
A man's journey through a personal hell towards redemption and love.

Sarah's Saga
In Dóchas, the crew begins restoring the ship after over a century in hibernation near Mars. Several times, they come to the aid of friends on Earth, while avoiding letting their presence be known. They establish a settlement on Mars enabling them to build additional ships. Ships they will need to relocate to another solar system. A search is begun for a suitable solar system. Members of the crew organize a choir. They use the choir's music to introduce them to Earth's residence.

They've come a long way since Betty, Alice, and Cammie set off to Windsholme to open their own brothel. The plan was always for them to each branch out into their own place, and now Betty has saved what she thinks she needs to set forth on that venture. She has no idea that she's about to walk into one whore's town, and it's not big enough for the both of them. ( Pseudo-sequel to Lowborn )

304 AD. Roman princess Valeria is kidnapped as a toddler by a Chinese spy—but instead of delivering her to chaos, he raises her as his own. Trained in three cultures, three languages, and the art of playing empires against each other, Valeria builds an impossible kingdom in the Hindu Kush mountains. Negotiating with Constantine, taming a cocky Gupta prince, and transforming kidnapping into power, she carves out a piece of life entirely her own.

At seventy-two, Old Tu leaves a forgotten village for Saigon after inheriting a rundown rental block. He comes looking for his lost children, but finds debt, lonely women, gangsters, shame, desire, and a city that will not let an old man stay dead inside.

A volume in the Earthbound Series
2nd novel in The Earthbound Series: Nykkyo adjusts to life on his adopted world and living with Sukiko. Meanwhile, authorities on his homeworld begin to question the actions of his friend Andra. They believe she is aiding Lexal, a rogue colony, prepare an invasion force. Nyk is asked to travel to Lexal and bring Andra to justice. Arriving on Lexal Nyk discovers things are not as they seem, and he finds himself in the midst of a civil war. He and Andra must run for their lives. [17 chapters]