This is a rather amateurish attempt to draw a map of the part of Periter where my stories are set. The scale is not quite right, but hopefully it will help orientate the reader. A better version may or may not come later! (Image © Ann Somerville 2005)
In the sequel to 'Unnatural Selection', Nick and Anton have settled into a comfortable arrangement. Suits Nick fine - though Anton wants more. Attending a glamorous event pushes them into the public eye as a couple, leading to teasing from Nick's friends. He doesn't mind until the attention turns deadly (more...)
Four years ago, Nick Guthrie nearly died from a brain tumour until he received an experimental treatment that saved his life, even though the treatment brought bizarre and permanent side effects. Now he drinks fake blood to live, and has had to have his new long canines capped, but it's a small price to pay to keep doing the job he loves. He's a cop, part of a London Met Police Murder Investigation team. (more...)
In a world where paranormals are persecuted, medical researcher Jodimai hon Belwin works to find a 'cure' for paranormality so 'paras' can lead normal lives again. His society is dominated by religious bigotry as much as paranoia over paranomal abilities, so he struggles to keep his homosexuality secret for the sake of his family and his career. But unbeknownst to him, he has another secret, and when that secret is suddenly uncovered, his comfortable life comes to a horrifying end. (more...)
Rhede Kelten, newly qualified physician, journeys across the oceans to Inades, seeking employment and a life away from an unloving family. An offer of a remote hospital post seems perfect, and he accepts a lift to his new posting from kind strangers. But an idyllic trip turns to horror when they’re attacked, his friends brutally murdered, and his own life is saved by a mysterious, mute stranger. (more...)
A grieving widower who can see spirits. A lonely ex-soldier, finding civilian existence unfulfilling. And a sad little soul, unable to move on to her new life. Together they will solve a mystery and bring each other the healing they need. (more...)
Dek lives in the isolated frozen north, nursing his PTSD and a bum leg. When Ren, a desperate, sick stranger crashes into his life, in dire need of help, Dek resents the imposition and Ren's secretive nature. (more...)
Newly dead Nev Langse discovers there’s more to the afterlife than waiting for rebirth—if he and his still-living partner can stop the world ending before they can be reunited. (more...)
Five years ago, Evan lost almost everything. Now he rents his house out to a bunch of vulnerable, wonderful kids, and, with the help of his best mate, Cam, he tries to find a meaning to his life through helping them. (more...)
Three novellas in which reality is bent:
An unassuming man wakes to find he’s ‘slipped under’ the notice of humankind. He’ll need the help of other lost souls to find his way back.
A cursed handsome prince has to find true love before others can see him as he really is.
A young student seeks his lost lover, but the path to happiness is longer, harder and stranger than he ever imagined. (more...)
Julian has a furry ball of trouble to deal with. A tall, dark stranger may provide the solution — but maybe the complications are more than he can handle. (more...)
Daniel wants to be an engineer, but when his parents die in an accident, he gives up his studies and takes a office position to support his young brother and sister. He hates his new job, but never expects to find himself in serious danger, or to need help from the amazingly tall, kind and good-looking Spen, his friends, Julian, Leo and Zachary, and, of course, their clever kems. (more...)
A collection of free, gay themed short stories ranging from the sad to the whimsical, serving as a wonderful introduction to Ann Somerville's writing. (more...)
Sebastien ven Hester, decorated war hero and captain of the sentient cargo ship Naurus, can face any danger—except his own feelings. Jason North, his pilot, finds out the hard way that Seb’s not ready for a relationship after his recent divorce. And Jatila Kan, their engineer, discovers her feelings for North aren’t returned—because her lover’s pining after another man. (more...)
A sequel to Interstitial. North and Seb are still fumbling towards happiness, but the baggage they both carry is holding them back. Still, a six month mission on a quiet backwater of a planet could be the making of them...but then Jati has to go and say the fatal words: ‘milk run’. She should know by now that nothing is ever that easy - and space is full of surprises. (more...)
Barely tolerated by his own kind, Dinun is a self-reliant soul who scratches out a living from the great, empty lands of Quarn. Always looking for unexpected treasure, he never dreams of finding an injured Angel. (more...)
Kine Raelne and his crew came to Quarn on a desperate, illegal mission to try to save his home planet. Captured and condemned to death for their crime, he and two other mission survivors are offered a chance to redeem themselves—and to go home, if they’re lucky. But it means working with a bunch of Quarnians who have every reason to distrust them. (more...)
Two years after the disastrous attack on the Angels and their children, Kine Raelne is settling well into his new life, with his new lover, working for Quarn to improve life for its people.
Dinun isn’t faring so well. Life with the Angels can be hard for a weak human, however much in love he is with Moon.
The arrival of visitors from Rael’s former home, throws everything and everyone into confusion. They offer opportunities, hope - and second chances. How can Rael and Dinun refuse? (more...)
Devlin Grace’s experience with child exploitation cases lands him a new assignment with the Special Crimes Investigators unit of the Federal Justice Agency, plus a new partner who could make the job tougher than expected. Connor Hutchens possesses incredible, scientifically enhanced senses…and zero social skills. Word on the street is that his last partner left under a cloud—and it was Connor’s fault.
Connor blames himself for losing his previous partner, and wants to do right by his new one. But Devlin confuses and frustrates him, and he struggles to cope with Devlin’s swift intelligence, quirky humor and teasing sexuality.(more...)
Fleeing his murderous brother-in-law, Vicont Yveni, heir to the Duchy of Sardelsa, seeks safety abroad until he can reclaim his birthright. Instead he ends up shipwrecked, captured and taken to the one country where he dare not reveal his identity. Worse, he’s just been bought by a man with no love for Sardelsa. (more...)
Javen Ythen is an angry man. A shooting on the job triggered his genetic empathy, and as a result, he lost his career as a cop, and his lover. Now he has to find something to do with his life, while coming to terms with losing the job and the man he loved, as well as a racial heritage unsuspected by anyone in his family. (more...)
Derzo Einan wanted to help people, and for fifteen years he rescued others from fires, floods and natural disasters. But in the aftermath of a horrific event, he’s left unable to help anyone, not even himself, his gift of empathy now more of a curse and his career in tatters. Running from his demons, Einan finds refuge in a big city, discovering an underclass of helpless hopeless people even worse off than himself—and another soul as troubled and damaged as him. In saving one more person, will he find his own salvation? (more...)
Temin crash lands on an unexplored planet and gets up front and personal with the natives – who are giant felines. Survival will mean making some unlikely alliances - and some unusual friendships. (more...)
Dek tops. Ren bottoms. Neither gives an inch. Kinky, tough, troubled, caring. Cops and lovers, fighting crime and, sometimes, each other, in a vast cold land where the criminals read minds and the cops never know what they'll face next. First half of the “Pindone Files”. (more...)
The horrific events in “Cold Front” leave Dek and Ren damaged and estranged, but they can't walk away from the past or each other. Unknown forces take an unseemly interest in them, and they must turn to some unlikely allies for help. Final half of the “Pindone Files”.(more...)
Kuprij is made up of a thousand crowded islands – thrusting, ambitious, war-like, driven by a booming population and a desire to bring its religion and its laws to the whole world. Twenty years ago, it conquered south Darshian, now it has greedy eyes on the north. The war brings Kei, a gentle, fun-loving healer from an isolated village, into collision with Arman, an embittered, honourable general, a man trapped in a loveless marriage and joylessly wedded to duty. The fate of two nations will rest on these two men – and somehow they must not only learn to overcome their own personal difficulties, but bring peace with honour to their countries. If they fail…many innocents will die. (more...)
How does it feel to be raised by people who look nothing like you, and to know that the secrets of your past are too terrible to be spoken of?
Sixteen years after Kei’s Gift, young Karik is taking his first steps into the wider world. But the question of his parentage, and the role Arman played in his history, are mysteries Karik needs to solve. But in doing that, he gets a lot more than he bargained for – and to face the new challenges, he’ll need to grow up. In a hurry.
Landing softly is a side story to Falling from the tree, and follows one of the minor characters on their own journey to find their destiny. (more...)
Karik has always wanted to travel and see more of the world. Finally, he’s going on his first major expedition, to explore the wild and mysterious land of Andon, and make it give up its secrets.But he’s about to learn that working in a team, and managing diverse talents and personalities isn’t that easy. And it’s even harder when your leader is a prickly but handsome army lieutenant who thinks you’re an arrogant bastard, and your colleague only seems to open his mouth to insert the other foot. Karik will encounter danger, hardship and much personal trial. But will he win his reward at the end of it? (more...)
After the events in Staying Power, Wepizi was ready for a new challenge, and he gets it, in the form of a new posting. But what he finds there, and the events that take place, will test him more than he ever imagined. And Prince Juimei will learn the true role of a leader in a time of great crisis.
In Bearing Fruit, it’s time for Kei, Arman, Karik and their friends to explore the fruits of peace and to build upon the hard work of the last two decades. But if they thought life was finally going to settle down – they were much mistaken. An unwelcome figure from their pasts brings surprises and problems, and perhaps more changes to lives which have already seen so much upheaval. (more...)
The Surrogate tells the story of Nikolas as he is swept up into a dark world of slavery and abuse, where he might be the only hope of those trapped for a lifetime serving the needs of an evil and rapacious god. This story includes graphic depictions of rape and torture. Definitely not for the faint-hearted. Reincarnate is the sequel to The Surrogate. (more...)
A sequel to Remastering Jerna.
Games & Consequences are two stories published in a single volume. If you thought Jerna’s problems were over, you were wrong – he is caught up in a dangerous power play and charged with murder. He’ll need all Ria’s brains and bravery, and the help of a honest but disillusioned cop, to escape the terrible trap ensnaring him. (more...)
