Military Stories

An Imperium Story
Trench warfare has come to the ancient world and the results are brutal and deadly. As men are thrown into the meat grinder of the trenches and the war expands to Greece, Ky and Lucilla work to find new ways to regain the upper hand against the invaders. Ky attempts to bring a new weapon to the battlefield to help defeat the massive eastern hordes while Lucilla struggles to keep the western alliance together and strong. Their advantages may be short-lived, however.

A Story in the A Fresh Start Universe
This short story was written as an adjunct to rlfj's "A Fresh Start." It explores how a good man's actions and words might affect those who witness them, and how those effects might expand into something that is more far reaching, and longer lasting, than anyone could have contemplated at the time. It has spoilers, and should not be read before Chapter 162 of A Fresh Start. I hope you enjoy it.

John Taylor
An old love's husband and a team from the defense contractor Northbridge have been taken hostage in Somalia and the company is refusing to pay the ransom. Instead, a rescue mission is planned and Taylor is suspicious of the real motivations behind the rescue and the men picked to attempt it. With help from his old flame, Taylor gets a spot on the rescue team, where he must face hostile warlords and an even more hostile allies, all while finding out what Northbridge is hiding.

He was sold to an assassins organization as a baby. His sister paid the price so he doesn't become one. He becomes a Marshal instead.

A Story in the Magic Ink Universe
Forget what you know about American History. In the Third Reality, the British won the American War for Independence. The Eternal Flame is sending the O'Connells there to correct things. It won't be a good day or year for the British.

Evolution
Most of the Connor clan hosting Companions have moved to Texas. It has been a year since the fateful space ship crash. The ethereal alien that survived, opening a portal allowing more Companions into this universe, has been finding ways to protect the hosts. General Branch is still at large. When Branch resurfaces with terrorists, he is focused on revenge. A kidnapping causes a different portal opening, and the beings that enter this universe are not the benign Companions that Caleb knows.

A story in the Angels Universe
USA Africa Command, had a request that needed to be dealt with. Grumpy Charley picked up on the request and now the team is on the way to Somalia. Ronny, the new pilot with the team, is finding his feet in the new outfit. Does it seem like one or two of the “unattached” Angels has set their sights on him? Time will tell, while the Angels, and the team hit the menace of blood thirsty rebel group in a hostile and poverty-stricken land on the Horn of Africa. How will the love pan out for Ronny?

A Story in the The Amulets of Power Universe
Bill and Suenee spend some time at 46th Group Headquarters, but there is trouble brewing in the Shan States, and Bill is soon on a Team headed there to solve the problem with a little help.

A Seneca Story
The regiment is posted to Texas. A horrific interlude in Colorado. And more.

A Story in the Greenies/A Perfect World Universe
Joshua Warner, a National Guardsman, and the remains of his tank crew, find themselves trapped behind enemy lines with an unlikely companion - a high school cheerleader, eighteen year-old Molly Lawrence. This story follows their struggle to survive and escape capture by the Chinese as World War III reaches northern Washington State. This story is set early in World War III in the A Perfect World/Greenies universe with the kind permission of Al Steiner.