The yearning for freedom, any freedom, can be a powerful force... What happens when wanting to be free turns into something dangerous? What happens when you run so far that you leave everything and everyone behind? This is an emotionally resonant introspection. It explores themes like freedom, responsibility, family dynamics, and self-discovery. There are no erotic elements in this story.
Does a woman's professional sexual past preclude falling in love with her? This young man will find out because he is strongly attracted no matter what she does or did.
A princess from a small rural kingdom is seduced and enslaved by traders coming from a sophisticated, rich city beyond the sea. The sort of thing that could have happened anytime in the ancient Mediterranean world
No connection whatsoever with my story of a few days ago, 'Angel of Death'. Well, aside from a hint of the supernatural, and the fact it might one day share a place in an anthology of quickies I hope to post on here. This one is much more grounded in real life, and because of that more moving I hope.
The new king must father many children, but he is a gay man with no interest in women. His solution is to donate one of his testicles to each of two men, whose lives are then devoted to fathering as many of the king's children as they can. One of them also delights in a life partner.
A story in the Dark Tales Universe
Terry had been alone and single for most of her adult life. Then new neighbors move into the house next door and her life will never be the same again.