Young Jim Bennett grows up on a plantation in South Carolina. He learns to train fox hunting horses at an early age. In 1863 He lies about his age to join the Confederate cavalry. After about a week, he fights in the battle of Brandy Station with his horse and saber. Before thar he meets a beautiful southern belle at a barbeque dinner held for the army troops at Culpeper. He falls in love with her immediately. The battle of Brandy Station was the last battle that used sabers. The cavalry used carbines or pistols after that. Jim is severely wounded at Culp's Hill at the battle of Gettysburg. Vicky prevails on her father to bring Jim to her house from the Army hospital. Jim recovers and is granted 30 days convalescent leave that he spends at Vicky's house. After his leave he returns to duty and is shortly promoted to sergeant. Jim fights in the battle of the Wilderness and helps defend Richmond while she is under siege. Jim gets a battlefield promotion to 2nd Lieutenant and leads his platoon in the retreat to Appomattox where Lee surrenders to General Grant. Jim returns to his sweetheart in Culpepper when he leaves Appomattox.

In those decades of slow recovery, in which Europe was gradually getting back on its feet from the debilitating effects of the Napoleonic Wars, the world was making bold steps towards modern times. Napoleon was defeated once and for all in 1815, and died just a few years later in 1821. His legacy has been grim – Europe suffered immensely in an all-out war that claimed millions of lives. Such a great loss required a long period of recovery – one that Europe would not receive. Just a few decades after, a new and deadly conflict erupted. It was known as the Crimean War, and would last from 1853 to 1856, pitting the sons and grandsons of those veterans of the Napoleonic Wars in another war of the major global powers.

Destiny's life is coming to an end. That doesn't stop her hunger to have an adventure and to leave one final reminder of her life behind. Compelled by an enigmatic voice in her head, she embraces a perilous opportunity to travel through a mystical mist portal. In a realm plagued by betrayal and fading hope, she discovers a fallen hero awaiting her arrival. Kie'lo, abandoned and left for dead, faces the harsh reality of his people moving on while his realm withers away. With a coup orchestrated against him, he finds solace in a glimmer of hope: the prophecy of a Saber Queen who could save the realm before it meets its demise. As he lies in eternal peace, he clings to this last chance for salvation. Will his Saber Queen find him in time? Bound by a prophecy, they embark on a perilous quest to unravel the sinister plot that threatens their kingdom and the innocent children within. In a battle against time and their own desires, they risk everything for a love that defies the odds, even if it means facing ultimate destruction. When the battle is over, what will happen to them when they are forced to live in separate realms?

Once a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos. In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid - the Disciple - who vows to bring order, prosperity, and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. After four long centuries, El Murid is the savior who is destined to build a new empire from the blood his enemies. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come into the light. Who and what lies behind El Murid's vision of a desert empire? The first book in the A Fortress in Shadow book.