When War came to Australia, in 1914, fifteen-year-old Wilfred Wendt's life started going horribly wrong. In 1916 -- his Mother dead, his Father missing in action on the Western Front -- Wilfred fakes his age and enlists for service in France. "... You would not tell with such high zest, To children -- ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori..." ~ Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

This story is based on some of my all time favourite country songs. After ten years Cole Carter is still stuck in the same small town, with small town ideals. In the mean time, Kate Masters has flourished in the big bad world, not only has she overcome her own adversities only to be thrown back to the most oppressing place known to man. Now ten years later, has the town or Kate changed enough so that she doesn't stand out like a sore thumb?

Set in Ancient Rome in the reign of Augustus. Arc 1 For years, Nadu and Arie roamed continents after the death of the Parthian king, her father. With very little prospects, the pair end up at the doorstep of a man greedy enough to win Nadu the world or swallow her whole. Arc 2 The world is more foreign than it seemed once. New allies emerge and new enemies make their moves. It's just the two of them against the world but will Nadu and Arie remain together or will circumstances force them apart? Arc 3 In which adversaries become even more powerful while supporter grow fickle

Omar lives in the tranquil village of Sorekora, but that peace is shattered by the slavers. Will Omar and Fabakaray survive?

Paytons Life was set, simple and she had so much to look forward to, until her childhood friend is abruptly betrayed and sent away. Life afterwards, proves never to be the same. See how Payton manages the love she has for her closest friends, deals with loss, and becomes her own women. Can she survive unscathed from the choices others make for her life, that ultimately takes her across the ocean, to settle in a harsh new land. Or will she make a stand that she can live with to finally make her feel at peace, and find the joy life was always supposed to hold for her.