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Shadows
and Dust
Maximus
and Ann....
Out
of the pub
and into the storm...
Part
1: Folsom Country Blues
Home
should be where the heart is. Maximus finds his dream home in the
one place that is most wrong for Ann. Are these two destined to be a
realtor's worst nightmare? Or will they show each other where their
hearts really are? By Annsmac 10/05
Part
2: An Ordinary Day
In
the course of one day, everything changes as disaster strikes so big
and so all-encompassing that it shatters the world around them.
First, Maximus and Ann must make a hard decision as they face
Hurricane Katrina. If they are not together, are they both strong
enough to survive whatever comes at them? By Annsmac 10/05
Part
3: Life As A Refugee
Where
is Maximus?
By Annsmac 11/05
Part
4: First, You Dance
Shadows
and Dust: Part 4.
Maximus and Ann face a new future in a landscape that emerges from
crushing devastation. Will they ever allow themselves to trust in a
belief that joy belongs in their lives again? The first steps into
their new future begin. By Annsmac 11/05
A
Better Year
The
sequel to Shadows
and Dust.
The holidays descend on Maximus and Ann, whether they know what to
do with them or not... where is it written that even a hero cannot
get moody? By Annsmac 1/06
TERRA
NOVA:
Broken Glass
The
sequel to Aranea. Time has passed and life seems to have
returned to normal. For some people, that is... By Uma 6/04
Winning
the Crowd
Favored
by the Gods? Maximus isn't quite so certain when he finds
himself yet again at the start of a new road in a new world.
But like a Phoenix from the ashes, a hero will rise. A
compilation of stories by Annsmac and Uma 5/04
TERRA
NOVA:
Aranea
Maximus
fades away on the sand of the arena floor- and wakes to find himself
in a strange new existence. He sees it as yet one more trial laid on
him by the willful Gods... until he meets a certain woman one day in
London and believes there may have been a purpose in his life after
all. But there are always forces of darkness at work and it seems it
is his fate to be tossed and turned by Nemesis. By Uma 4/04
Pilgrimage
of Revelations
The
story of Maximus and Eris
1.
Finis Terrae
Maximus
invited Eris to join him at the end of the world. What was unleashed
when these two travellers met along the road? By Eris Turan 6/04
2.
Captiva
A
journey of discovery begins for Eris when a tragedy, an enigmatic
man and destiny combine to change a woman's life. By Eris Turan 6/04
3.
Londinium
Maximus
and Eris meet in London before setting out on their Odyssey. It is a
time of honesty and commitment even if neither is able yet to tell
the other the whole story... By Eris Turan 7/04
4.
Patmos
Maximus
and Eris arrive on the island of Patmos but tension is high between
them. Both feel the presence of the unseen enemy. An omen and a dream
intensify the sense of foreboding - the ultimate test for both is at
hand. By Eris Turan 7/04
5.
Portae Olympi
The
moment of truth comes for both Eris and Maximus. Danger beckons and
each must play their part. Will they find their way forward
together? By Eris Turan 7/04
6.
Ephesus
The
adventure continues as Eris and Maximus travel to the ancient city
of Ephesus to discover the next stage of their quest. By
Eris Turan 9/04
7.
Pergamum
The
final battle looms as Eris and Maximus reach the Temple of Trajan in
Pergamum and we learn the true purpose of Maximus' presence in her life.
By Eris Turan 12/04
8.
Delphi
The
price will be dear. The journey ends in this most sacred of
places and we learn the meaning of this prophecy. By Eris Turan 12/04
Max
and the Sex Therapist
Just
stretch out on the couch, Maximus, and tell us all your sex
problems. We're bound by a strict code of confidentiality so you can
trust us that it'll go no further. Oh, but then someone found this
long lost medical file and... oops. Guess your secrets are out now,
eh? By Annsmac 4/07
A
Bite of the Apple: Part 1
Maximus
has a free weekend and decides on a city with a bit of an edge and
takes an old friend out to dinner. Is he playing with fire and will
either of them get burned? By Uma 1/04
Reckoning
Maximus
has found some information that makes ransom an impossibility for
the hostage in Croatia. Together he and Dino plan a rescue operation
but the presence of the bewitching Karolina threatens to throw
Maximus into an old familiar nightmare. By Uma 12/03
Back
in the Game
Dino
learns to trust Maximus in the field. And he also learns that even a
man he respects for a skilled operative and loyal compatriot can let
him down on a personal level. But is all what it seems? By
Annsmac and Uma 12/03
Dubrovnik
Max
entices Ann to join him in Dubrovnik while he's there on a long
case, his first big one for TOL. It is a time together that
brings them a closer understanding of how their differences can only
be bridged if they lower their masks with each other. But in the end,
are they playing at romance or is love sneaking in under the
radar? By Annsmac 11/03
Autumn
in the Park
Terry
and Uma are in New York for a few days. Terry is busy and tells Uma
to amuse herself- now that could be a dangerous thing to say,
Terry.... By Uma 11/03
Inspiration
Ann
and Max are both traveling on business when they rendezvous for one
night in Washington D.C. Ann learns a lesson in self-control; Max
learns how to smoke cigars. You know what Freud said... a woman is
only a woman, but a good cigar, that's sexual imagery. By
Annsmac 11/03
Night
Maneuvers
To
prepare for his new job, Max is taking survival training near Ann's
hometown. Think Max, camo's, swamp. A night for him to
regain a part of himself he's only just realizing he wants to
reclaim. A night in which Ann breaks for him because it's what
he needs most from her. By Annsmac 10/03
Battlefield
Maximus
corners Uma at the Wine festival and they have a difference of
opinion...let the Games commence! By Uma 9/03
Stomp
On
the third day of a group visit to the Temple, Ann and Max give in to
temptation. In so doing, they violate the spirit of that week. But
they are helpless to resist when what begins as a lesson in stomping
grapes turns into an intoxicating, feral encounter. By Annsmac 5/05
Basilinda
They
met; it was stormy, uneasy. In the middle of a truce, Maximus issues
a challenge. Ann invites him to her verdant, mysterious
Louisiana. Steamy locale, a hidden gazebo, and Maximus at his
formidable best facing Ann, who's not about to back down this
time. An intensely erotic interlude that changes
everything. By Annsmac 8/03
Potens
Equinus
Horsepower.
Men and Machines. Max and Hando. What a ride....
By Boudicca 8/07
The
Old Ways
Some
endings are beginnings. Thankfully for us, this was one of those
kind of partings.... By Boudicca 5/07
Solstice:
The End of the Beginning
Solstice
magic, ritual wine and a harmony of three sets the
stage for a whole new future to be put into motion.... By
Boudicca 1/06
In
Remembrance of Things Past...
A
silly child's game played by adults becomes a portal to past memory
for Maximus - and a beginning becomes and ending... By Uma 12/05
The
Rose
A
man and a woman, moonlight and a rose...what other adornment is required?
By Boudicca 12/05
Girl
Talk
Sugar
and spice and all things nice.... laced with a bucket of venom....
isn't it fun to be a girl? By Boudicca 12/05
Bath
House
While
Bou and Uma dress up, Maximus finds himself in the keen hands of
Jeff and Paul as he gets ready...
By Boudicca 12/05
Whip
It
Maximus
proves that he is not averse to a little domination when it is in
the hands of a woman he trusts. By Teener 1/06
Field
of Gold
As
the mystical legend predicted, the key will be a man searching for
his own vision and open to the purely supernatural. And so it is that
Maximus unlocks Ann's ability to access a rite passed down by her
ancestors, mother to daughter. By Annsmac 5/05
Last
of the Diarists
Ann
meets Maximus for the first time in that other world of the
Game. Max presses for an invitation to visit from the one woman
in the group who has never so much as talked to him. Ann may
admire him greatly yet she is suspicious of his motives... and so
begins the battle of wills... By Annsmac 5/05
Porta
Maximus
and Uma chance a trip through the portal back to Rome and play some
very dangerous games with reality... By Uma 2/03
Meditations
Uma
invites Max to visit her and learns rather more about the Romans -
and the Game- than she ever read in a text book... By Uma 11/02 |
