A story in the Dark Wood Universe
The third short story based around Dark Wood. This is a standalone story that does reintroduce some of the charactors from Apprentice Smith. Hope you enjoy.
A young bachelor who’s a player agrees to help a pretty work colleague with a fundamental lie she’s told her family – that she has a serious boyfriend. They go to great lengths to adapt and prepare for the deception of her family; however, the two are unaware that there are even deeper changes taking place for all concerned. Romantic. 10 Chapters. / (Reviews)
A Steven George Story Steven George the Dragonslayer continued to trade Once Upon a Time stories with those he met. Now the King has summoned him. The Principality of Rich Reach has been beset by a Terror! No one knows what it is or where it is located, so the King has summoned Steven to find and master his terror as he did his dragon. What is Steven to do, but what he has always done: travel the long road exchanging stories with those he meets. Each Once Upon a Time brings him a step closer to his goal.
Anna's husband, Michael was out of town on a business trip - he was often out of town like this. But he had set her up with a laptop and Skype to keep in touch while he was away. And tonight she was missing him something fierce! So a little cybersex might just take the edge off...
In another world where there is no posse commitatus, a small group finds themselves the victims of a possibly accidental military experiment. Covered in green scales, these 'supersoldiers' want nothing more than to escape the military vivisectionist that's killing them one by one. Once free, where do they go? Where can a "lizard man" hide out?
A young girl sees an old Victorian house and meets the elderly woman who lives there. As a teenager her boyfriend joins her as the house plays a part in their coming of age, as, maybe, does a ghost. / (Reviews)
The price of peace was the forced or arranged marriage between a prince who wanted to be a soldier and a princess raised to rule. War had brought more than fighting. The prince suspected merchants and senior military on both sides of using it to make credits. When he brought his suspicions out into the open with the princess and her father, he triggers attacks. Only they made a mistake and missed and now it is his turn.