Xena's first lesbian kiss apparently overwhelms her so much, that her blood rushes somewhere other than her brain and she passes out. Ares finds his wife's head in Gabriella's lap, and the requested explanation prompted me to spray the computer with a mouthfull of coffee yet again. With a potentially ugly confrontation out of the way, feminism gains another warrior and Xena's idyllic 1956 lifestyle is changed forever.

I highly recommend "Warrior...Princess...Housewife". While you read it, I think I'll go out and get a moisture-proof cover for my computer. Just to be ready for the next funny tale Emily Mills shares with us.

Even death is remarkably entertaining in Zuke’s universe, as we find out via Allison Peckham’s first adventure in the afterlife. Well, Allison might not describe her experience as particularly “entertaining,” probably more along the lines of “disturbing,” at least initially, but as with all of Zuke’s stories, I enjoyed it enormously. It turns out that one of Allison’s good buddies in life, Derek, is actually “The Deliverer,” an evil something-or-other intent on bringing back Dahak in the Oakland hills. Xena (in person…err, spirit) and Allison, of course, have to stop this from happening. (Having once been fired by an employer in the Oakland hills, I was admittedly torn between cheering for our heroines and hoping for Dahak’s release… at least long enough to destroy one particular house in the vicinity…oh well.)

While Zuke leaves a few tangents hanging around (it would have been nice to see bit more closure with Hope, Emily and Allison’s parents, for example) I thought this was a very creative plot with an interesting premise, and I absolutely loved Allison’s solution for defeating Dahak. I would even go so far to say as this is currently one of my favorite post FIN stories. Okay, so it’s very, very post FIN, but it tackles… oh, just go read it for yourself. You’ll see what I mean.

Anne Azel takes us through the story by addressing serious subjects while dealing with them in sensitive, compassionate and entertaining ways. She shows us how these women overcome obstacles while keeping intact their ability to be human and female. This is an enjoyable story that will be having you pondering what could possibly be in the next part of this series.

Xena also knows there are no easy answers for this, but she find the right ones to put her love’s mind at ease if only for the night. A very moving and passionate story. Sorta gives a reader a sense of love and peace! How can you go wrong with that!?!