Joely Sue Burkhart

This page is dedicated to freebies.  Here are links to several pdfs, with descriptions and background for each story.

Well of Sky, romantic fantasy (Maya) short story at Drollerie Press
Drought and eclipse pronouce the doom of the Itza people, unless Lady Jade Mirror can face her ultimate fear

Hope’s Haven, Science Fiction short story
A space pirate is obsessed with a galaxy legend.

Unbridled, Regency Romance short story
Elizabeth runs off with a masked highwayman to escape an arranged marriage, only to learn exactly how unbridled love can be.

The Horse Master, fantasy romance novellete
Jake must leave the stables to tame his High Queen
Lynn Viehl aka Paperback Writer challenged us to give away an e-book of our work by Halloween, 2006, and this was my contribution.  This story takes place in the My Beloved world generations before Shannari and explains how two separate lines for the High Throne originated.  Here’s the complete list for PBW’s e-book challenge.

Touch the Sky, fantasy short story
Iman is Called by the Great Wind Stallion to sacrifice blood on the Sea of Grass
Also set in the My Beloved world, this short story shows how Iman became the first Death Rider, assassin of the Plains.