During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

Victim of a train accident, a man regains consciousness in the house of the woman who shared his compartment.

A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world – his maid.

Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance…

Under the guise as a math tutor, Tamara finds a way to reconnect with her abducted daughter but her father will do anything, even kill, to keep the truth hidden.

Seven (or six – depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.