March 26, 2021

The Hidden Scrolls by D.C. Parker

Just some little scenes and thoughts that occurred to me while watching the show, that might have happened before, inbetween, or after the named episode. Enjoy!!!

1. Sins of the Past [Classic/Gen/Complete]

2. The Greater Good [Classic/Gen/Complete]

March 25, 2021

Xena: Warrior Princess Revival by Brager Vicario [Classic/Alt/Complete]

A little over twenty five years after Xenas death in Japan Gabrielle finds her faith in herself and others in doubt. To restore this she is dispatched on a mission to test and restore her faith. Poetic license has been taken with time lines both from the series and history.

Announcement from Stein Willard:

My fourth book in the Regency series, The Reserved Doctor, is available on Amazon. Read an extract of the book.

BACK OF THE BOOK

What could you do when your own family betrayed you and strangers had to intervene? Finding herself abandoned by her kin, Catherine Poole was left to depend on the kindness of a stranger; one who stirred unusual emotions and thoughts in her. Handsome, honourable and compassionate, her benefactor possessed everything she wanted in a partner. Expect, he was not a woman!

Doctor Marlin West was many things, but impulsive. Yet, a strange turn of events brought her to the startling conclusion that she didn’t know herself as well as she had thought. To her confusion, feelings she expected never to experience again, began to surface the moment she laid eyes on a petite, shy woman with more emotional misfortune than Marlin herself. 

March 18, 2021

The Heir Apparent part 2 by Rama Chaudhary [Original/Alt/Incomplete]

Letting Go by D.C. Parker [Classic/Gen/Complete]

In this short piece set somewhere between "Motherhood" and "Coming Home", we get a slightly different view on relationship between the former God of War and his Chosen One.

March 12, 2021

The Heir Apparent part 1 by Rama Chaudhary [Original/Alt/Incomplete]

 Nirisa Holker has been groomed for the throne since her birth so is his twin brother. Now with 20th nameday of the twin approaching markhalan empire needs to choose who is going to ascend the throne. Nirisa has no plans for competing with his brother but things started to get interesting when a tragedy strikes and a new love blossom. Can Nirisa stay true to herself and keep her promises to her brother?

Distant Shores by D.C. Parker [Classic/Gen/Complete]

In this short piece, Xena is tormented by her past, and gets some unexpected help with getting over it.

New Release from Desert Palm Press

Lucky 8

(Lucky Breaks – Book 2)

by

Rae D. Magdon

Elena Nevares is in over her head. What began as a short trip to awaken Sasha’s clone has turned into one dangerous situation after another. All the while, her brothers and grandmother are waiting in Barbados, without her protection. With foes old and new trying to take down her crew, can she justify putting her family in danger for them, and for a future she isn’t sure she believes in?

Available at:
Desert Palm Press, Smashwords, Amazon, and soon at Bella Books

March 5, 2021

Mel & Janice: The Valkyrie's Tomb by Norsebard [M&J/Alt/Complete]

Action!  Adventure!  Danger!  Excitement!  Janice Covington and Mel Pappas return to the page with a tale of waterlogged woes and muddy melees. To prove that the foreign warriors present at the mythical Gathering Of Kings in Jutland in the first century AD were in fact their legendary ancestors, Mel & Janice explore an ancient burial mound near the small Danish town of Yelling. They hope the site holds the key to unlocking the mystery, but even their wildest dreams cannot match what they find in... THE VALKYRIE'S TOMB!

End of the Trail by Mickey Minner [Original/Alt/Complete]

End of the Trail tells the story of Pat and Sherry meeting a descendant of Jesse and Jennifer. It takes place between Slam Dunk and the final volume, Give and Go (yet to be completed). For more information on the journal, read my story Footsteps (Ghost-towning, original title). Stories available at the Academy of Bards.

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