❀❀ NEW! ARTWORK Included! ❀❀ Sesshomaru needs a sword, but Kaijinbō has been disabled, so he's being pointed in another direction. With no options left, he sets off to snow country to track down a mysterious crafter who lives in a mountain. He didn't know what to prepare for when he arrived, but it certainly wasn't her. Ishimaru, swordsmith of the dreadfully cold Mount Zaō, has remained hidden for years. Her answer when Sesshomaru first propositions her? A quick, decisive "No." "For centuries, I have sought power," Naraku murmured, his voice barely above a whisper as he spoke to the unconscious figure in his embrace. "But in you, I have found something far more intoxicating." ❀❀ Comments & Critique Welcome ❀❀

The story of what happened to Guy of Gisborne after being jilted at the Altar... and a long time before....

Robin Hood is behind them. Allan-a-Dale stole away in Portsmouth. The English coastline fades into a drizzly mist and ahead lies the journey to Acre. Torn between his duty to Vaisey and his role as Marian's jailor, Guy finds himself put to the ultimate test. After all her betrayals, will he defend her?

The Lady Lillian, daughter of Alfred of Sussex, is demanded in Nottingham to repay a debt of her fathers. When there, she encounters familiar faces, Guy of Gisborne, Robin Hood and his gang, The Sheriff... Guy's affection for her is driven by lust and obsession, and he is a man that soon repulses her, yet intrigues her. Robin Hood, a man to whom she was once engaged, and his gang, good friends of hers, people who are aligned with her beliefs. Will she be drawn to darkness, or pursue a life with her childhood affection.

Guy of Gisborne not only hates his life, but hates himself. So how, if he hates himself, can he accept that somone else might actually love him? If once he accepts that black haired beauty into his life, what will he do to keep her there? *Season 2 spoiler*

Abandoned by her own people, and finding herself deep within the heart of England. A young lady named Angel, hopes for the chance at a better life. With hope running out, she has no idea her path would cross with a true legend of Nottingham. The one, and only, Robin Hood. Both must save each other from their demons, both must make an impossible choice for the sake of Nottingham.

Even when they were young, Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne disliked each other. An old friend that knew them both was often the only thing that kept them from killing each other. At the age of sixteen, their friend was forced to leave their friends behind and go with their father and sibling after the death of their mother. Alex d'Auvergne snuck away to the Crusades to serve first as a healer and then as a warrior before being knighted by Richard the Lionheart. Somehow, Alex escaped death and was followed home to England accompanied by knights that pledged their fealty to the brave Alex. After finding out what has happened to Nottingham in their absence. Appalled at the changes made by the sheriff they sought to find one known as The Man in Black. Alex's honor, integrity, and vow to King Richard makes him stay in Nottingham to right the wrongs that he has already seen. It's only when the secrets are revealed that changes can be made. I have this rated as mature but I would consider it to be more of an R rating.

John and Margaret Thornton had a wonderfully happy marriage. Alas, things were not meant to be. Eighteen months after being wed, Margaret died in childbirth. John, with the help of his mother, is raising a son alone nearly four years later. Still bitter by the loss of his beloved wife, he has turned into the angry scowling man he was before. Then something happened...... John is not the man he was, nor will he ever be again. Can someone help show him that things may change or will John Thornton be his own worst enemy.