Crimean Stories

A short extract from The Next Together to celebrate Valentine's day! ***The Next Together is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This sample contains only a short extract.*** How many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated. Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace? Maybe the next together will be different...

Crowthorne Bay, 1856: a weatherworn village perched on the edge of the North Sea. Rose Garrick, the obedient daughter of a war profiteer and veteran of the Crimean War, spends her days behind the counter of her family's seaside shop, quietly observing the world and dreaming of something just beyond reach. Her life is structured, modest, and wholly dictated by her father's expectations. When a solitary woman takes up residence in the old lighthouse beyond the cliffs, curiosity draws Rose from her usual path. Whispers in the village speak of the stranger, a nurse returned from war, living alone without family or husband. Unusual. Improper. Intriguing. As Rose's fascination deepens, small acts of defiance begin to shift the shape of her world.

Available on Amazon and Kindle http://www.amazon.co.uk/But-Walking-Shadow-Jacquee-Storozynski-Toll-ebook/dp/B007F2HZ5Y/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1358593955&sr=1-1 A beautiful young woman, Aphra Devereaux leaves Paris after the death of her father to live in the mansion that was her deceased sister, Lady Freya Fitzroy’s home. She finds the once grand Stoneleigh is now a gloomy, decaying mansion. Additionally her sister’s husband Sir Roland is now a deranged drug addict. To her surprise she finds her sister’s neglected child of whose existence she was unaware. Also a woman of dubious character appears to be managing Roland’s life. The only hope she has is Roland’s brother Edmund but he is away fighting in the Crimea. The society background of her young life has not conditioned her for what she experiences at Stoneleigh or the filth and lowlife of the London streets and the hypocritical upper class London Society. A dark, gothic tale of disillusionment, tragedy, loss, rape, lunacy, child abuse, and frustrated love set in Victorian England

Elizabeth was a normal girl... Until that special day...

A magician accidentally disappears his wife, an actor troupe is cursed to eternally become their roles, and a man disguises himself as an aristocrat to get the girl. These are the stories that lie in between the folds of reality that most know. At the forefront, the Crimean war has torn apart countries and families, including Avalyn Gilden's. Avalyn is taken in by the generous by eccentric Thierry Closs, and is introduced to this in-between world. But she discovers although most of those who reside in the second world have beautiful abilities and fantastic stories, they still remain caged.

The Battle of Balaclava was a battle part of the Crimean War in 1854. It was fought between the British and Russian forces. While some British leaders were smart, others weren't so much...

Christian's father is taken one day and is executed. Annette's house is ruthlessly bombed to the ground. Leo's mother tries to kill him and he is left homeless. Chris's parents disappear without a word. There are only four people left to embark on a journey spanning thousands of miles, across sea and land, over mountain and desert alike. COPYRIGHT 2017 NOTE: This is dark, epic fantasy and some scenes may be violent and disturbing to readers. Please take caution when reading. Some point, there will be MATURE CONTENT. You will be advised in Bold before the Content is Released and in the beginning. Chapters will be released every week on SATURDAY (Unless I already wrote it ^-^)