A Over the Hills and Faraway Story Back in a loving relationship with his wife, and a promotion to sergeant, the future is looking good for Des. Then a family bereavement causes shock and awe. Miriam's reaction to it goes way beyond anything that Des could have expected…and all hell breaks loose. At first it seems that Des will weather the storm but once again Mr. John Thomas leads him astray. This time Des plays out of bounds, and although he manages to get his hole in one he must pay a price for breaking the rules.
A woman from 1905. A man from 2026. When Amira flees into a desert cave, she expects to wait out the sandstorm and return to an arranged marriage. Instead, she finds Andy — a stranger speaking of a future where women walk free and decide their own fates. He teaches her two words her world never offered: choice and consent. Her body, her rules. Her pleasure, her permission. She steps into a century where everything she was taught about shame, freedom, and desire is turned upside down.
As the illegitimate son of the heir I was his bastard. My father and grandfather hated me and would have seen me dead if they could. I grew up away from them, ridiculed and despised by all. When my brothers and sisters began to die they said it was accidents. Now it was my turn but I was more careful and then the nobles summoned me as if I were one of them.