A short time after her fight with Oranta the Monkey Queen, Julie "The Jungle Girl" Vidic finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery that could threaten the peace on her adopted home of Greystoke Island between the modern scientific researchers and the native Teo Tribe.

Death is a daily drama in the gladiatorial arenas of Ancient Rome. But when Rome's favourite gladiator dies mysteriously, his owner and trainer, Cleomenes, must find out who and why is behind it before his own reputation and perhaps his own life might be at risk......

Driving home after a bad day, Danielle "Dan" Lent is transported from her car into a subterranean laboratory. Confused and disoriented, she has no choice but to trust the stranger Ric, who claims to be a time agent. He recruits Dan to investigate illegal time travel. However, Dan finds herself caught in a loop of time switches, thrown back and forth between the lab and a rainy parking lot where a stray border collie offers her company. Desperate to find a way home, Dan tries to figure out why she has become the pawn of criminal forces-and why her name and scientific work seem to be so important a few centuries down the line. With the help of Ric and her new dog friend, Dan sets out to untangle the twisted timelines. In a race against time, she is risking everything she has-her life, love, and future.

Poet laureate Irilio has just discovered his father's plans to wed him to the dullest woman in Laremlis. He vents his outrage during a stroll through The Thicket and ironically finds himself at the well of Zezen, goddess of sacred unions. In a fit, he defiles the tranquil waters, drawing the attention of a heartbroken veteran who shares his supernatural story of love and loss. The tragic tale inspires an epic ballad and possibly a curse.