A descendant of Nazi sleeper agents endures brutal training at a secret British academy, where a royal girl secretly visits him at night, sparking a dark romance.
Historical
180 stories · Pre-1950s settings — Victorian, medieval, ancient worlds..
A reflective soldier in the final days of World War II drifts through memories of love, family, and youth as twilight approaches.
Two travelling entertainers in a medieval fantasy world charm chambermaids and noblewomen as they journey from castle to castle.
A Civil War soldier returns home to his beloved after years of fighting, finding his house just as he left it.
In 1453 France, a mother offers herself to the lord to spare her teenage daughter from the jus primae noctis on her wedding night.
A guilt-ridden cavalry officer who ordered a retreat returns home to face the widow of his fallen captain and must make her an offer of marriage.
A young woman is betrothed to a man from a rival family as part of a feud-ending alliance, while carrying on a heated forbidden affair with her stepfather.
An exiled noblewoman finds freedom and purpose as a teacher in a working-class port town, where she shares a tender but uncomplicated lovers' arrangement with her companion Delray.
A rakish army captain uses bawdy deflection to fend off marriage-minded ladies, only to find the demure Miss Price more than matches his verbal sparring on a riverside walk.
An 18-year-old Englishwoman taken hostage by 1720s Caribbean pirates discovers unexpected romance and passion amidst her captivity.
An Allied soldier gets entangled with two Dutch women during Operation Market Garden, navigating danger and desire in WWII-occupied Holland.
A struggling writer wandering the eerie winter streets of Arkham encounters a mysterious pale woman at the docks and gives in to temptation.
A young Indian woman promised to a British gentleman shares a forbidden farewell tryst with her true love in an orange grove.
Young Indiana Jones embarks on an early sexual adventure in 1916 Egypt, awakening desire on a desert train.
On her last morning with her lover Carlo at a mysterious Sicilian villa, Claudia awakens to strange whispers and omens as her enchanted summer deepens.
An old-west gambler is rescued from a gunpoint standoff by a young farm girl, leading to an unexpected romantic entanglement.
A Hejazi virgin watches over her sleeping Egyptian officer during the 2015 war, cherishing quiet moments of forbidden connection amid conflict.
A 1950s religious Methodist girl marries a Navy veteran against her family's wishes, only to discover her own insatiable desires on their honeymoon.
A Victorian-era master's son becomes captivated by a hardworking housemaid, seeking to charm her with kindness during a quiet tea invitation.
A London debutante becomes captivated by a mysterious duke who introduces her to a darker side of desire.