Ma/Fa Stories

Did Gutenberg leave a secret? Just months before the famous Bible that bears his name was finished, Johannes Gutenberg was sued by his partner for misappropriating funds to a private enterprise. When Gutenberg refused to share the secret project, the court awarded the entire Bible-printing operation to Johan Fust, leaving Gutenberg with nothing but his secret. Two rare-book librarians are unlikely heroes as the race to find and preserve the legendary book.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Having returned to Surrey to enjoy the fruits of his toils, Thomas Grey is once again called to duty and away from his home after Napoleon's return to France and the renewal of war with France.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
A scientist is granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to the Trappist system, home of the Brokers, where no human has set foot before. A seemingly simple expedition grows more complicated as he is forced to balance the interests of his government and those of the enigmatic aliens who have requested his help.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
When Captain Sir Charles Tolliver learns of his only, estranged son's death in the Crimean War, he has to take in his daughter-in-law, Suzanne and her daughter Alice, whom he had never seen before. Through the years of mourning, the strangers grow to respect and like each other, but it takes the sudden reappearance of Suzanne's long lost twin sister Paulina for Charles Tolliver to embrace life again.

A Paladin Saga Story
The Third Volume of The Paladin Saga

A Christmas Story
Sometimes for the right people Christmas wishes really do come true. Sort of a sequel to 'Heart Condition' featuring many of the same characters. This is a stand alone story but it will be easier to understand the background if you read 'Heart Condition' first (and maybe 'Concordia') / (Reviews)

Jericho Donavan lived a difficult life. Fatherless at 16 he dropped out of school to work at a coal mine to support his family. Drafted when he turned 18, he spent his 19th birthday in Vietnam. Three tours in Vietnam put him in a VA mental ward. The VA called him cured after four and a half years. They released him just in time to miss the funerals of his mother and sisters who allegedly died in a car wreck. Jerry was living under a bridge when he decided things needed to change. / (Reviews)

A Swarm Cycle Story
As the battle against the Sa'arm heats up in Borneo District new developments threaten the dearly held tranquility for the inhabitants of Ishtar

A story in the Philadelphia Stories Universe
Graduating from college, Tess DiRosa, grandniece of alleged mobster Vincent DiRosa, feels at a cross-roads, either to follow the pre-ordained path to law school or her yearning for an exciting life. Mostly for giggles, she applies for the US Secret Service, reasoning that nobody would seriously consider her as a federal agent, would they? This is the sequel to "Can't Pick Your Family".