Category Archives: Fantasy

Surrender by Eric Alan Westfall ♥

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Photo Description: A black-haired, muscular young warrior, leather shirt open, six bleeding punctures in his chest, stares off to the right. Blood is everywhere. Dripping from the bared blade of his sword; from his open-palmed right hand and wrist; from the fangs of the monstrous Stone Beast on a pedestal behind him. Its eyes are blood-red, its long snout open… Read more »

Guarding Lucas by Mitchell E. Sanford ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A man with short dark hair has his back to the viewer. He wears a dark blue suit jacket with the sleeves pushed up, and a beaded bracelet of some kind on his left wrist. He is being embraced— or held up— by a man wearing a tan trench coat over a suit and tie… and with white… Read more »

The Lodestar of Ys by Amy Rae Durreson ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The photo shows an intense, dark-haired young man, clad all in leather. He is holding a drawn bow and arrow and aiming upwards into the forest. See the photo here STORY LETTER: Dear Author, His younger brother was supposed to marry the prince of their neighboring country and so form an alliance against the Perth Empire. Good thing… Read more »

Taken: A Northman’s Saga by Brannan Black ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: He has long dark hair and a scruffy beard. His high cheekbones and lean face proclaim him a son of northern European lands. Piercing blue eyes stare out at you, full of sadness and menace, a warning to all. The hilt of a sword is just visible under his chin. See the photo here STORY LETTER: Dear Author,… Read more »

In The Lonely Sea by Arielle Pierce ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A drowned man is held in the arms of a merman. The man looks as though he could be dead, or he could be asleep. The merman is kissing him on the lips. The man’s hands drift in the sea, and his clothes are in tatters. See the photo here STORY LETTER:  Dear Author, Holding on to this… Read more »

Oil and Water by Goesta Struve-Dencher ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A possibly naked young man, brown hair, close-cropped beard, sensual lips, handsome but presents as a geek. Intently staring, though with unfocussed, slightly crossed eyes. Adjusting his thick glasses. He is dripping wet with drops of water surrounding him as if floating in space– a frozen moment. See the photo here STORY LETTER: Dear Author, Why the heck… Read more »

To Steal the Tithe by Laylah Hunter ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION:  A sepia-toned, head-and-shoulders painting of a handsome young elf, looking intently and maybe challengingly at the viewer. His hair is short and tousled, he’s shirtless, and he’s wearing a thick leather collar with one heavy ring at the front. See the photo here STORY LETTER:  Dear Author, Elves are rare gifts. In distant lands, in a fantasy world… Read more »

Treasure by Kim Fielding ♥

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A handsome blond wearing a cape and embroidered tunic is on one knee. He’s clutching a smaller man protectively to him. The smaller man is bound hand and foot and wears knee breeches and a long shirt. The blond wields a sword, which he has just used to cut the rope that is twisted around the smaller man’s… Read more »

Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper ♥

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Photo Description: In black and white, back-lit and tightly-focused, half of a man’s bare chest is exposed. Every curve of pec and shoulder is silvered, the nipple tight. Another man’s face hovers, upturned, clearly kneeling before him. Only the straight nose, strong chin, and open mouth can be seen. The kneeling man extends his tongue with the tip curled, waiting,… Read more »

Human Frailties by Jaye McKenna ♥

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Photo Description: The man stands against a fog-shrouded landscape lit by a full moon shining through thin clouds, his long, black hair whipped by the wind. His stance is open but ambiguous― it could be welcoming or threatening― and one foot rests upon a glowing jack-o-lantern. Under his open robe he wears only leather pants and high boots. In one… Read more »