by storyofyears | Jul 6, 2025 | Romance
Chapter 1: The Feast of SpringThe low sun scattered gold across the encampment of Attila the Hun, where hundreds of felt tents sprawled beside the Tisza river. The air was thick with the scents of roasting meat, horse sweat, and woodsmoke, and the noise of men...
by storyofyears | Jun 5, 2025 | Romance
Chapter 1: The Sound of IronThe clang of hammer on iron echoed through the village of Gainsborough, a settlement straddling the old Roman road on the edge of the Danelaw. Smoke curled from the forge where Erik, son of Kjartan, labored, his arms slick with sweat, his...
by storyofyears | May 2, 2025 | Romance
Chapter 1: The Last Spring in ConstantinopleThe air in Constantinople carried the perfume of spring and the shadow of dread. Along the narrow lanes of the Blachernae quarter, where silkworms spun their gold and mulberry trees arched over ancient stones, Anna Doukaina...
by storyofyears | Apr 23, 2025 | Romance
by storyofyears | Apr 7, 2025 | Romance
Chapter 1: The Gathering StormThe year was 244 BC, a time when Athens stood at the crossroads of change, caught between its glorious past and an uncertain future. Under the shadow of the Acropolis, the city bustled, its streets alive with merchants, philosophers, and...
