Ned stood in the center of the living room gathering his thoughts and steadying his enthusiasm. The doorbell toned its siren to his next call to duty. Having established his mental presence in the now, he closed the remaining distance to the foyer. The bell sounded again. He grasped the doorknob and opened the door. There stood a spritely young lady in brow...
The warrior spurred his horse and leaned forward, drawing back his curved sword and roaring out a challenge to the castle guards. Steel flashed in the sunlight, catching the bloody rays of sunset as the guards stepped out onto the packed earth of the courtyard. The warrior was good - and his horse was a fighter, too. The huge mount wheeled and turned, dodgi...
My husband had called and said he would be working later then he had anticipated, and asked me not to wait up for him. I decided to take an early shower then lie in bed and read until he came home. He must have planned this little deception and waited until he heard the shower turn on before coming into our apartment. He liked to catch me unawares and watch...
We arrived at the stables shortly after high noon so it was no surprise that we found most of the groom's helpers laying in piles of straw and dozing in the sun as they idly smoked their pipes or carried on in gossip. It was a shame I'd probably never experience that sort of camaraderie again. I was finding that the ways of women were often more intimate, bu...
High above the princess as she tore through the books held within the dragon-hold, the Queen smiled as she lay upon the tufted cloth and awaited The Inquisitor. In her mind, she followed the sequence of events that must take place this day. Tonight was the High Moon, and if she met with success in her plans, not a soul in this realm, or any other, could ever...
The Ahlissan Chronicles ~ Book I ~ The Midnight Maiden Chapter 9: Down the Tilt Lord Zogrev Yarol berated the two young squires who were doing their best to help dress him in his armor; well they were doing most of the work while he constantly criticized their efforts. Lord Yarol's chainmail hauberk was finished over in copper and his plate armor was cov...
Author's Note: Contains violence and male abuse. Please don't read if this offends or doesn't interest you. * "Mr. Jenkins can you help me with my tent pole?" I looked over to see 18 year old Amy Deckwalter bent over in her skimpy shorts barely concealing her shapely buttocks as she struggled with setting up her tent. I just finished helping MaryBeth Walt...
"Just go right over there, past the divider and stage, and talk to him." Yasmine's eyes looked into the building along the direction of the pointed finger and spotted a tall gaunt man seated at a round table working at a laptop. She looked up into the small eyes of the large man at the door -- a bouncer who called himself Guth -- and thanked him. Stepping i...
Prologue The sun shone brightly over the heavenly grounds, making the goddess smile. She lovingly touched her swollen belly, comforting the kicking child inside. Her smile faltered a bit as she worried about her unborn daughter and the child's future. Her daughter was cursed before she had even entered the world. It had been decreed no new immortals were t...
It was to be a long night for Isabelle. After some brandy, Martin was very keen to retire. 'Very tired,' he said, yawning, 'Very long day.' He held out his hand. 'Coming, Isabelle?' She smiled dutifully. 'Of course,' she said, rising. They walked up the staircase, hand in hand. 'Such a beautiful girl,' said Carmen to Jack after they were our of earshot, 'I...