Mary Ann Bernal

Victory is fleeting, and peace is an illusion. As war drums echo across the land, a king who once triumphed over his enemies faces a treacherous new threat.

His pulse hammers as guards tighten their grip on East Berlin’s crumbling borders. Doubt creeps in like cold air, but he’s come too far to be captured now. Each step toward freedom weighs heavier than the last.

In the wake of a hard-won triumph, England’s peace hangs by a thread. A wronged Norseman, denied his rightful place, rallies a legion of forsaken warriors. His eyes burn with the fury of the betrayed, and his ambition threatens to set the kingdom ablaze.

In five sharp-edged stories, chaos and conscience collide. Dive into Scribbler Tales: Volume Two, where the cost of truth could be everything.

A Lurking Shadow. A Whispered Secret. A Veiled Betrayal. As the specter of Norse conquest looms over Saxon England, a young woman becomes a pawn in a ruthless game of ambition and deceit. Her capture thrusts her into a tangled web of lies where allies vanish, truths twist, and loyalty can cost a...

A Dark Secret. A Fierce Battle. A Shrouded Destiny. When a medieval portrait draws historian Gwyneth Franger into a forgotten fortress, her research uncovers more than a mystery; it becomes a gateway. Catapulted into the final days before the Norman invasion, she finds herself in the arms of a...

A Sinister Experiment. An Unearthed Secret. A Battle for Survival. The truth was never meant to surface. When a woman stumbles upon a failed cloning experiment, fear takes hold. The wreckage of betrayal threatens everything she loves, but the terror has only begun. In a cursed graveyard...

A Captive’s Cunning. A Thrilling Chase. A Hidden Truth. In the twilight of Saxon Britain, a noblewoman craves more than duty. When a voyage meant to spark her spirit turns into a nightmare, she finds herself in a foreign court, captive to pirates and caught between brothers bound by blood and...

She stands at the edge of immortality, torn between terror and temptation. The portal will close on All Hallows’ Eve, and once the pact is made, there’s no turning back. Will she choose power or face what waits beyond?

A stolen design. A buried memory. A truth that refuses to stay silent. He trusted the wrong hands, and now his work is gone. Betrayal cuts deep, twisting friendships into threats as suspicion takes hold. And when the shadows close in, he learns too late that no one is truly safe. She returns...

A vanished daughter. A haunted bride. A love that cuts too deep. Hope is unraveling fast. A wealthy man’s daughter has disappeared, and every lie drives her farther from home. Desperation turns trust to suspicion, and the search becomes a test of loyalty no one expected. But when truth hides...