'An escape to warmer climes' was what Lauren had said. Yes, by all means, a holiday, thought Natalie. Amid the dreary greyness and cold of a typical winter, just the thought of it was exhilarating to her. But in the end, it turned out to be so much more than mere escape, since it involved both surrender and submission. She knew she would be surrendering he...
I want to thank my editor "Wires" for his assistance with this story. His efforts have greatly improved my submission. As always the errors remain mine however. * Roger's fledgling nation slowly gained more colonists. Of course, for the first two or three years after a new colonist joined they were almost useless. They had to be educated before they could...
This story is set during the first decades following the Spanish conquest of the Incas. Part of the story takes place during All Saints Day, which in South America is the time many of us call Halloween. Special thanks to nomoretears00 for beta reading and offering valuable insights. * * * * * * * * * * 1576, Viceroyalty of Peru The llamas stood in a hal...
"Shouldn't we take an umbrella?" I asked as we walked through the school's wide double doors and out into the street. "Not necessary. No rain now," my cute Spanish teacher said in her broken English which I found so amusing. But then, her English was a lot better than my Spanish, so I had resolved early on not to laugh or make fun of her. Two weeks earlier...
Hello you naughty girls and boys! So now it's time for Tom to begin attending his Summer School. His first class begins on a Monday morning and the teacher for Monday classes is Felicia Rodriguez his Spanish teacher. Of course Tom has doubts about just what Spanish he will have to learn. He has already spent some time tending to her feet when he was hoping...
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The year is 1702, and the turn of the century has brought even greater conflict to the troubled waters of the Caribbean. The war of Spanish Succession rages in the old world, and glorious England is at war with France and Spain once more. When French and Spanish ships sail through the Caribbean sea, they keep a wary eye on the horizon for Royal Navy ships, a...
Texas, 1848 My name is Susana Jackson. I was widowed two years ago at a young age after my husband Jacob moved us here. I did not like living in this hot place after my native Ohio, and after he died, I was so lonely. I now have two friends here and I need to run Jacob's general store, so I am busy and do not have time to think about my loneliness. About...
Mark Thomas casually looked around and took a long drag on his cigarette. He was standing outside the seediest bar in all of San Diego, and didn't even know why. He flicked his cigarette onto the ground, and walked into the small, smoky, bar, and suddenly wanted to leave. Mark was 6'2", and a slender 170. He had a pale complexion, and sandy blonde hair, wit...
I have been in the business of sport for many years. Most of my involvement has been in international sports such as track and field (commonly called athletics in many countries), soccer (commonly called football in most non-US countries) and the Olympic Games for many years. As a result of my career, I have traveled to many beautiful and intriguing cities...