In a time when Royals ruled and nobles rebelled seeking more power. Only the Duke's plan to use his youngest daughter to save the kingdom. Will she succeed and be able to carry out her father's plan? The only sex mentioned in the story is something witnessed by the MC and happens in the background. It is not part of the story.
Tonya's first vacation in years gets off to a bad start when the hotel room she'd reserved is double-booked, leaving her without a place to stay. When the only place she can find with a vacancy is a clothing-optional establishment, she's so ready to begin her vacation that she doesn't care. Little does she know that she's going to get double-booked again, and in a much more pleasant way.
I stood and walked the short distance over to the older woman. Bending down I inquired in a low whisper if her young companion was an exhibitionist, a submissive, or a slave in training. The older woman smiled and with a finger motioned her companion to unbutton the top button of the silvery satin dress. In doing so the girl exposed a silver choker that was standing in for a true slaves collar.
A man discovers an antique Cheval mirror among his deceased aunt's possessions. He has one identical to it at home that once belonged to his mother. He takes it home, and places the two side by side. When he cleans the glass, he notices concentric circles starting in the center of the glass and moving outward, as if a stone had been tossed into a serene pond. He soon discovers many other anomalies that, bend the rules of science and nature.