The Prince's chambers were a flurry of activity. Servants hurried to and fro, stuffing chests and crates and boxes. Sumptuous robes and tunics were haphazardly thrown in with bedclothes and riding gear. Armour plates banged against each other, a jumble of metal and mail. The Prince shouted orders and commands, sending another servant off to fetch a forgotte...
That night went on one fantastic event phasing into the next, dances and drinking followed by a massive feast and of course even more alcohol. Lite lanterns hanging all over the place and casting soft shadows across the vast fields and people moved from field to field celebrating with each newly joined family. Usually, the Grayland Grazers were not ones to g...
Gisela of Rugenstadt returned to the humble village of Lendorf by morning. She arrived as something of a mythical figure, a mirage in the form of a living hourglass of a woman clad in armor that did almost nothing to hide her nudity. A gathering throng of villagers stood silently as Gisela emerged from the fetid bog, the paladin's unmistakable figure illumin...
CHAPTER 1 Wearing a facemask, divorcee Nurse Linda Regan bathed Mr Kirkman's face and she knew without him saying he was grateful to receive this personal attention and to listen to her babble on. She knew the businessman had only hours to live. He had a severe lung infection that had been caught and diagnosed too late before special antibiotics were admi...
Jason's alarm went off, waking him out of a peaceful and relaxing dream. He felt the two women next to him, Phalmina and Xaera, moaning in frustration as they made protesting noises about the alarm. Groaning as he got up, Jason reached over and shut it down, to both his and the ladies' relief. He sighed and closed his eyes and felt their loving embrace all o...
The emptiness was invaded as the void shattered in fiery splinters of burning pain, each stabbing deeper, penetrating the shroud of comforting death. Distant screams rumbled through the darkness, stirring life in a once desolate vessel. From the fractured remains of reality consciousness slowly filtered through bringing with it the consuming despair of def...
We arrived at the Palace hotel in Kalgoorlie excited for our outback adventure. The flight was so long, I was just exhausted. We landed in Perth last night and caught the first plane to Kalgoorlie this morning, so roughly 35 hours of traveling in one form or another. Our Outlander was covered in red clay dust by the time we parked out front of our hotel. We...
Tipping the glass, Emily took the last of her red wine in a swallow. She glanced at the remaining quarter of the bottle, then back to the TV where the woman from post World War Two era was having an emotional conversation with her handsome Highlander husband in 17-whatever. She watched the love scene raptly, poured her last glass, then closed her eyes. The...
Chapter 17: Truths and a lie Mariah remembers Mariah lost track of her placements. The dark-skinned sisters who squabbled over her until they realized they were both bored; the redheaded man who liked her to always be near, until she thought she would scream if she didn't get five minutes away from him; the woman who gave her a fearsome beating when she...
The story is set in Scotland. I have not tried to write the whole story in Scot's dialect however have incorporated a few common words: Sassenach = what most Scots call the English. Its original meaning in Gaelic is lowlander i.e. what the highlanders would call the southern Scots, as well as those from other countries. Some say it's a corruption of Saxon....