The Towers were constructed to preserve both our species and our history. The earth has been exploited, mined, ravaged and polluted to the point that survival of the human race is threatened. The governments of the world collect, sort and their people accordingly. Some are used for their intellect, their strength and genetic superiority and then placed into hibernation. A select few, known as the Sisters become the guardians of the tower. The rest of humanity, a burden on our dwindling resources, are exterminated. These are the stories of those who fight the system, those who survive the hibernation, and those who inhabit the new world that is formed after the time of the Towers. In this collection you will find stories that range from twenty years in the future, to two thousand years in the future.

Senka is a thief. She's been caught more times than she cares to count, and she plans to be caught even more. Her goal is the ultimate thief achievement: steal the royal Star, a gem so full of magic and wishes and special powers that wars have been fought over it. Senka wants it for revenge. She doesn't have any wish other than to get it, and keep it. She's come closer than any before, yet it eludes her. When none other than the prince himself catches her in the act, he takes pity on Senka. What will come from this? Will she use the prince to get the Star? Or will the wild street rat be tamed?

Was he an ordinary child? You could say that. Was he different? Perhaps. But could you blame him for being different. Who did he have to lean on when he was young. When abuse from his father came on a daily basis. How could he defend himself when his mother would stand back and watch. I would love to tell you that he went on to become great things in life however this would be a lie. The torture he suffered through his childhood left him with bitter resentment and a series destructive thoughts. Is he the guilty victim as he seeks his revenge, that is for you to decide. His quest of bloody revenge controls him, no one will get in his way....No one.

{London 1795} Katherine Ayim is resold illegally after running away from her master. Her new owner is known for his benevolent nature and approachable character. But, the middle class business man is overly protective of his investment. How good can a man be if he buys a slave? Or will be able to let go of the girl with the sunset eyes?

The year is 1963. Jocelyn Smith is a black sixteen year old who is frustrated with the ill treatment of colored people. When she loses her brother to racist violence, she is ready to give up. An unlikely savior changes her perception. A summer romance begins, but it's doomed from the start.

When nine year old only child Lizzie Henderson brings home Michael, an African straight off the boat from the Charleston slave market to be her constant companion, she sets herself and the proud son of an African chief up for a world of difficulties. As her teen years approach, Lizzie looks forward to her debutant ball, and encourages the attentions of Derrick LePoint, the charming and learned son of a wealthy slaveowner, and Josiah Walsh, a hard working, illiterate sharecropper with seven siblings. From the fields, Scarlett, a spunky and ambitious field hand makes her move to draw Michael to her, and away from her arch rival, Lizzie. When a humiliating event causes Michael to flee life in the Big House, Scarlett is here to make him feel right at home, despite the heavy workload, and stern, domineering overseer. As the years pass, Michael and Lizzie plot his escape from the plantation. But can Lizzie keep Michael's secret, even from her best friends? And who will join Michael in his journey to freedom---Lizzie or Scarlett? Tags: Old South, 1800's, Race, Field Hand, Houseslave, South Carolina, Mammy, Derrick, Lizzie, Michael, Africa, plantation, pre-Civil War Era, patroller, sharecropper, Scarlett, mixed race, mullatto, race relations in the Old South, debutant, rivalry, scarcity of females, Charleston, Horry County, slavery, cotton, tobacco, picker, envy, jealousy, demons, prayer, freedom, escape, slave narrative, ancestors, Onomoraiah, West Coast of Africa, middle passage, gentleman, lady, female:male ratio, marriage, courtship, kissing, sexuality, stable, horses, Silver, blood, whipping, recuperation, accident, childhood, swimming, freedom, orphan, motherless child, overseer, blind, torture, virgin, tutor, classics, Shelly, Socrates, legacy, inheritance, debt, ball, dancing, reputation, honor, loyalty, betrayal, secret, honest, pub, drunk, wildflowers, stream, animal rights,chickens, barn, steilization