Phil's second self published novel is set at the heights of the Byzantine empire, when emperor Justinian is seeking to rediscover the glories of the Roman Empire, using the empire's greatest general, Belisarius, to do his dirty work. Into all this comes Valerius, Belisarius' best friend, but also lover of Helena, who he seeks to be reunited with in marriage. But the scheming empress Theodora, and Belisarius' jealous wife Antonina have different plans for Valerius...

Unfulfilled in her life as a middle class housewife, a chance encounter in a wood gives Andrea the chance to free herself and play out her desires.

But is the other exactly who he claims to be, and why does he place a time limit on their relationship? Follow Andrea, as she fulfils herself in her passions, then starts to lose herself in questions which she struggles to answer, but which could prove vital to her very survival…