by LM Cooke
There is confusion in the military. What business do the nurses of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry have dictating policy? Who is really in charge? And what are the ladies of ill-repute, under the tutelage of the sinister Madame Jewel, brothel owner and spymistress, doing at the fighting front?
For Reynolds, at least, there are some distractions. Amethyst, the beautiful – if strangely composed – nurse who shipped over to the lines at the same time as he, for one. And his commanding officer, the admirable Lieutenant Greyson, a man prepared to stand up for his men against all odds.
As the lines between friend and enemy become more confused in his head, Reynolds must decide whether to follow orders like a good soldier or to think for himself. His choice may change the face of the war... one way or another…
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Storm Watch first appeared as part of the anthology
Tales from the Asylum: A Steampunk Compilation
The Asylum Chronicles are available in paperback from The Last Line publishing house and other outlets:
The Asylum Chronicles
The Asylum
It was built like a fortress; yet no-one questioned why.
It had hundreds of uniformed wardens; almost no-one noticed.
It held strange and dangerous inmates; no-one knew.
Built in the 1870s, yet seeming to endure forever, the Asylum has seen governments rise and fall, has witnessed wars and riots. It has stories to tell, strange twisting stories of past and future. These are just a few of those stories; these are the Asylum Chronicles…
Tales from the Asylum
At the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, ten inmates are left before the Asylum closes; twelve stories tell their history and more…
Beyond the Asylum
Beyond time and space, beyond the pages of history are the stories of dangerous and evil creatures. The Keepers tried to capture them; contain them. Clever fools, they had deceived themselves…
Lost Souls of the Asylum
In the Asylum gardens are the markers of those that died within the Asylums walls, some without sanity, some without names; all without hope, and yet their stories live on…
Ghosts of the Asylum
Autumn 1996. Two recently qualified archaeologists, Jim Smith and James Bourne, are investigating the ruins of the Asylum at Lincoln. One carries the burden of a strange and damaging past, the other hides a deadly secret; although which is which is hard to say. They search for clues about a hidden past in the hope that the truth can ease their burden. As they search they disturb the forgotten stories of the Asylum; the ghosts of the past. At the end is the truth, but the truth can be a dangerous thing...