Michael Kingswood

On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over. That search sends them through a remote mountain valley called Glimmer Vale, where unbeknownst to them, dark forces threaten the population's lives and fortunes. With their hopes of quiet passage through the Vale dashed, and facing a deadly conflict against overwhelming odds, Raedrick and Julian will need all of...

A stunning robbery threatens to bring Lydelton's economy to its knees, and constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook must find the culprits.A team of Royal Marshalls is in town to help. But they have an agenda of their own, and Raedrick and Julian must tread carefully to avoid revealing the secret of their own past. With few leads and little time, the Constables will need all of their skill and wit to solve the case and save their adopted...

An assassin and his partner embark on the biggest job of their careers. The payment if they succeed is enough to set them up for life, potentially allowing the assassin to get out of the business and finally live a normal life. But even succeeding in a high profile job like this carries its own danger. This is a short story, about 3,000 words long.

Someone replaced a little girl with an android made to be an exact duplicate of her. Detectives Ben Mulkahie and Devin Abrams have to find out who did it, and why, before other kids suffer the same fate.

A scientific expedition to deep space makes a discovery that will re-shape what we believe about life in the universe. As long as it doesn't kill them first. The Blob On The Rock is a 5,000-word short story.

The starship Athena fights a harrowing battle, but that's not Karl's problem. He has to fix the environmental systems down in Engineering, and it sure would help if the tactical guys would stop making it more difficult. Just another day on the job as the hired help. Wire Runs is a short science fiction story.

After the worst day of her life, Steph finds comfort and restoration from an unexpected source. Miss Melody And The Elf Spa is a short portal fantasy.

Jared Tolburt twice almost cost Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook their lives: once when he turned on them while they were fleeing the Army, and again when he unwittingly led a group of bandits into Glimmer Vale.Now, Tolburt intends to search out a hidden and well-guarded magical treasure, and Melanie Klemins has offered to accompany him.Unwilling to trust Tolburt with Melanie's safety, and with Raedrick unable to travel due to his wife's pregnancy,...

It's three hours until the wedding of Raedrick Baletier to Lani Millens, and Melanie Klemins doesn't have a present for them. Or rather, she did. But she lost it. Now it's up to Julian Hinderbrook to find the gift and retrieve it, or the wedding will be ruined and the couple's magical day tarnished forever.

Henry wants only to escape the biggest bully in school, until a mystical encounter changes everything in his world. Miss Melody And The Knight Gallant is a short portal fantasy.