by Harddaysknight
This is what I based my belief that Gwen could be re-elected on. "The Senate will hold the trial, and if the result is a conviction, the Senate can vote to simply remove the president from office. Or, it can vote to disqualify the president from ever holding public office again." https://www.silive.com/news/2019/12/can-an-impeached-president-be-re-elected.html
If I’m not mistaken, I don’t believe the president could become the president again after being impeached & convicted. Great over the top storyline though.
I really like this story however I really must say that the whole story line about players kneeling during the anthem is just plain silly and stupid. I am a veteran and the son of a man who died defending this nation and I will tell you that as much as I don't like that players do that it is their right that I enlisted in the military to defend. Now that being said I do feel that as an employer they have the right not to employ someone who takes that action and that is fine that they do but I think it is just stupid to paint those folks that do that as bad people because they're just are not. How many players have played in the NFL after they committed serious crimes like rape or domestic violence or other such horrible act? Quite a few and to suggest that someone who peacefully demonstrates against a system that they think is unjust is anywhere close to as bad as those other criminals is just plain stupid! As I said I am a veteran and I never felt disrespected when I saw those protests however I felt very disrespected when I saw is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBjpPH2wmbQ and I didn't hear to many people, including those who whined about those players kneeling, say that he didn't have the right to run for a second term as the person most responsible to defend our flag and constitution. To me that is just sick!
5 Stars as I read this I think of My Father . He was a quiet man who had been in the Army . He was proud of the job he did and I Never realized how much of a Man he was until he was no longer with us . Dad You And mom are Loved and Missed by so many . Yes I did join the Army as had My Grandfather and Dad before Me
Why haven't Steve and Qwen heard from world leaders and their other powerful friends?.Also what happened to the security in Sparta?.
Thank you for your time and effort. This is an outstanding story. I love it! My only complaint is there's too much time between installments, lol! How dare you have a life and let it interfere with your writing. But seriously, thank you! It amazes me that you do this for free.
Read just like a novel. Very good writing, good imagination, and credibility. Hope this storyline continues. Five stars and Hapoy New Year.
i have read this twice! loved it the first time and re-read it to fall in love again! BTW i am a male reading this and your other stories rock! keep up the great work!
maverik568@yahoo.com
after posting chapter one of Book one, I sent in the last chapter of Book 3. Yes, it was too long between posts. Yes, I am an asshole. Sorry about that. I do what I can and sometimes that isn't nearly enough. Thanks for reading and have a great 2020!
I had really enjoyed the "In My Life" chapters and finally decided to try the "Lady In Red" books and found them just as enjoyable -- in fact, I read thru the entire series twice (back-to-back) to pick up nuances that I may have missed the first time thru. Really looking forward to how you wrap up Book 3 and position yourself for a Book 4.
Thanks You So Much...
I find it to be a common occurrence that most people who bad mouth authors are doing it anonymously. Yes there are some "inconsistencies" in the story like sex every day BUT this is the authors FICTIONAL WORLD and HE gets to decide how HIS characters lives proceed.
Yes reality gets stretched more than a little here but that is why it is called FICTION.
I wish HDK would hurry up and post Chapters quicker but give the guy a break, this has to be a difficult job for no pay and it takes time to develop a plan and get things right.
Keep up the good work HDK and know that you are appreciated.
Myassisdragin
Only to find it in the past. A whole year. That is one long kidnapping.
Hope the next chapter is ready.
The come in peace tour showed Qwen to be an amazing lady ,she got shagged every day for two months never having a period.It is a year since our comic writer published his last chapter,during which time Patterson,King and Baldacci have all written several novels, so where is our fantasy Island author?
Not sure how many times I have read this story.
I am always checking to see if you have posted a new chapter. When you do, I start from the beginning again. I really enjoy a story that makes me feel good at the end instead of pissing me off! Thanks for your hard work.
Knowing that there is more to come soon makes me very happy. I love reading all your tales, but the Lady In Red series is right up there as one of the best on this site.
I hope that you can find more than one post before the ending of this book.
I also look forward to the way you transit for this to one where Saint takes the lime-light.
It must be very hard to write these and get them posted without at times a long intermission between posts.
I for one would have taken years to get just the first chapter written let alone what you have done, also the help you have given to other readers as well as the bashing that you and many of your friends took a couple of years ago from those who hid behind the Anon badge.
You will always have my backing for what it is worth. HDK another 5+* same we can only give five..
Look forward to more that you will be posting... Iceman
Third time round reading this story and pleased to read the next chapter is in progress. Just hope you change your mind about only one more chapter it's the best thing you've done by far. Five stars is not any where near enough for this one.
I have now finished reading the story for the third time. For what it worth I would love to be able to think up a story like this, but to end it in one chapter.... it will have to be a amazingly long chapter, good luck as there are so many loose ends that need tidying up ...... how do you get Lena back . How do you get America to be a leader in humanitarian endeavours and how do you save the planet at the same time?
Both for the update and more importantly the story.
We appreciate that this story has to end sometime and to wrap up all the loose ends requires time.
Thank you as always for sharing your wonderful skill on Lit for free!
C
Thanks for the update.. we know the wait will be worth as it has always been.. I have read this story all over more times than i remember.. Thanks again for sharing this with us..
I have been trying to make the next chapter the last chapter in this book. I am struggling to make the book end with some answers and some questions. The next book will have a more action/adventure/sci-fi edge to it with Saint and Lena. Trying to find a transition that could work has me rewriting over and over. It is now almost where I want it. thanks for your patience and for reading my story. I greatly appreciate it.
The Gods are planning and we humans just will have to wait. With anticipation that is. I've decided to do a re-read of the entire series. Reading your wonderful story without any major intervals enabled me to have a better overview of the various characters and enjoy the story even more. I am convinced that you could make big money with having it published in the old-fashioned way, but what else could we expect from the author of the LiR-saga than to share selflessly?
You have been approached by many readers with questions or wishes on the desired speed with which to come up with the next episode. I'm just as appreciative, but will wait quietly and hope and wish that you are in the best of circumstances.
Please Sir, may I have some more? Excellent story and I hope you will write some more in this series soon
Love the story, have re-read a couple of times. Please keep writing!
I'm hoping to see another instalment soon too. A long series as complex as this one takes a lot of energy, not physical but more mental and emotional energy. Going back it has taken close to a year for the next chapter to arrive. It has taken our scribe 6 years to get this far and for NO reward other than our votes and comments.
Thank you HDK and please get part 3 chapter 8 up real soon.. LOL
Having read this series from the beginning it has been a pleasure to see your personal growth as a writer. Part 3 has shown significant improvements (not that the others were bad). Thank you for sharing your story, as far fetched as the fantasy may be you have found a way to keep it true to the characters.
That said I don’t know that I fully agree with Steve, Jarad, Chip and the other military men’s reaction to taking a knee during the anthem. While sitting would certainly be considered disrespectful, taking a single knee is actually a military sign of respect and one would think that these characters would at least consider that in the discussion. Regardless of personal feeling, the characters presented would recognize that fact.
But then again, we are talking about one small detail in a story that has us believing a blind old fortune teller leads to the rescue of 50+ and a single man swinging off a helicopter ladder can take out nearly 100 pirates without getting shot stabbed or trampled to death.
Sir,I am very pleased to have the opportunity to read your "Lady in Red" series,I am a new user and in these numerous stories and sagas, I fortunately stumbled upon your "Lady in Red" novel, I absolutely loved this novel..And I am very excited to what the future of this novel shows.
Please do submit your next chapters as soon as possible,so we all users may have the pleasure of reading it.
Thank yoy
Reread this over now .maybe a dozen times tired of waiting on next chapter. Can't enjoy it if have to wait 7 months to a year for a chapter. I'll not return to this author's site.
But if my recollection serves me correctly, that trickster was Tom Sawyer, Huck was his best friend.
As far as the story of the Lady in Red.... I have been waiting for 7 months for the next installment. We need more. I guess I will reread the story in the mean time.
I read this whole tale a year ago, and I just finished it again today. You need to keep going. I love the story; yeh, some parts of it are over the top, but the basic story is sound and as feel-good as you’re going to get. Please continue!
Just finished the last chapter now maybe I can get a full nights sleep instead of setting up reading. Some have made gratuitous comments about the hokeyness of some passages of this narrative. I remember reading of a young fellow in Hannibal Missouri conning his friends and neighbors into painting a fence for him by bragging what an honor it was. The young lads name was of course Huckleberry Finn conjured up in the mind of the great Sam Clemons. Sometimes it is nice to just set back and enjoy a story about a world and events that we would like rather than the sometimes brutal one we live in.
Bad news is I have caught up and now like all the rest of the “Lady in Red” fans have to await the next installment! A tip of the hat to our author. May the creative juices flow freely! Thank you, Sir, for a very enjoyable yarn. Until next time and the safe return of Saint’s queen.......
I first finished this series Wendesday. It is now Friday and I just finished my first re-read! I can't wait for the next chapter!
As a motorcycle rider, I will just point out that a passenger riding pillion can easily be heard by the driver, so conversations are easy, even at 70 mph!
This has been a great read, and I am eagerly awaiting the next installment! Great job!
I hope the next chapter will soon be released. I just finished re-reading every chapter!
hdave read again for the third time and really hope to see another chapter soon. at 82 don't know how long I have to wait. you do a grand job, and our country needs its heros more every day. sorry I lost my info to signin.
Just finished reading "Lady in Red" for the 5th time and really do hope the saga continues. I know there have been a number of comments about how 'hokey' or 'unrealistic' this tale has been but what's wrong with being too good to be true once in a while especially in this day and time.
Not sure how many times I have read this. Started over when I saw this chapter was posted.
Oh how we need this story to be true in this day and age. Thank you so much.
I normally don't re read novels. I've re read Robert Jordan's wheel of time once around book ten. I've Re read some. Of burntredstones work. And now I have re read the lady in red series to chapter 8 book 3. Even if you never write another chapter for us (and I doubt that) I will chalk this up as an amazing series that stands on its own merit as a good read. Thank you for sharing this part of yourself with us. Make no mistake I will be broken if it is not continued and I would gladly support you on a patreon site or anything of that sort.
I started reading this when the first few chapters were available and was hooked. I have now reread the entire series about 4 times at various times. Looking forward to more!
Good storyline captivating
It's amazing that politicians are the same the world over. Self serving and arrogant.
In the UK the people voted to leave the corrupt EU, but the representatives in Parliament are not carrying-out those wishes, and trying to subvert the will of the people for their own ends, just as it would appear the members of Congress are doing in this excellent novel.
Can't wait for the next chapter, or will it be Book 4????
Yup ..hokum. But by far the best hokum on Lit! Five star Hokum . And how nice to get a new instalment when I figured the saga had come to a natural end. Many thanks HDK.
After reading this latest installment, I'm in awe. Very rarely do stories this long get better with time, but with every new chapter, I find myself looking to start back at the beginning, trying to grasp every minute detail, or find something that I've missed along the way. Salute.
Why as it is pure make believe is there such a long gap between chapters?.
What can one say after such a long wait, just a sigh of relief that you have continued with this amazing story
Thank you very much
Hopefully the next exciting chapter is already germinating in your thoughts
Same as the previous comment, reread and thoroughly enjoyable and love the story continuing!
Thank you.
C
It gets better with each reading! I am a big fan of HDK, especially this series, and he never fails to produce a great read!!!! Thanks for keeping this going!!!!
I have just read Lady in Red, From the start again...it is still GREAT. Thank you for continuing the story and hope to see more chapters soon. I was missing the story continuing for so long please don't keep us waiting so long....Again THANK YOU. Joe from LAKELAND,FL. Life member of the DAV....
Second time I've read this saga, it's even better the second time around. Please keep it going. Tony from Nottingham, England, UK.
I had not ventured into this category until now, and decided to give it a shot. Since the ‘Lady in Red’ series had so many good ratings, this seemed like a good place to start. I just started reading this series a few days ago, and could not stop! The character development, the strong and secure relationships, and the dedication to family and country all add up to a terrific story, and I can’t wait until subsequent chapters are posted. Harddaysknight is now one of my favorite authors!
Great to see you back in action. I’m wondering what role Saint is going to have in the rescue of his Queen?
please hurry up and get the next one out, sorry but getting impatient
First time I read this chapter. Fourth time I read the whole saga. I can't get enough of it. I know it is a fantasy, but hey!, so is cinderella and has been around for centurys.
Please, keep up the good work!
I am having too much fun reading your stories.
It must have taken you sometime to wrap your mind around the direction you wanted to go, as these stories reveal themselves to you! So glad you’re back, your doing a great work, I really enjoyed the stories.
Thanks for the gift of another chapter in this amazing story. I know how hard it is write such a long story. You are a fantastic story teller of a world that I wish we lived in. Eagerly waiting for next chapter, whenever you get it done.
What's more to say? Tremendously loved this episode. Hope there will be a new chapter soon.
Another excellent chapter. Well written and edited. So many story threads to keep track of.
Congrats on coming back. I'd almost lost hope that you'd be back.
what's next? thoroughly enjoyed this chapter and am looking forward to the next. the legend of Gwen and Steve lives on. please keep this story going. SF VET
I ve watting for this, please not so long for the next chapter
As at least one other commented: I too was re-reading the entire saga over the past few weeks and this morning was also delighted to see you had posted another chapter.
While re-reading I sometimes wondered if you had decided to suspend postings until after President Trump leaves Office. I did not imagine you would want to be seen an active supporter for any of the sides in the mess currently seen in the "news" since election night, November 2016.
Your choice - to again post, but to get Gwen honorably out of the Office while both leaving it open for her return - and cementing another cast of villains - is BRILLIANT.
The execution of your choice is some of the best storytelling I have ever read.
Your's favorably compares with the Zane Grey novels I read as a kid.
Thank you!
Craig
I just discovered this (these) stories and have read them from the beginning in the last couple of days. They challenge belief. The things that are said and done are impossible.... but everybody needs a hero, would like to be a hero, and these characters pass the test.
This chapter was worth the wait, but could you please make it shorter between chapters.
just started rereading the entire saga few weeks back to remind me and then when i thought it was over this morning found this!!
So good and excited for the next chapter.
A long time coming. The rest seemed to have rejuvenated your creativity. I have not been as engaged and enthralled by anything this much since "Atlas Shrugged" (Ayn Rand) and there are certainly similar themes.
More please.
This is a great fantasy story. Giving Gwen the title of 'Queen' and having people kneel to her is really over the top. The term queen is used 85 times in the chapter alone.
Well another cliffhanger, i think that most chapters of LIR p3 are ending this way so far. In away this whole arch makes me remember the words of Lex Luthor in the JL cartoon of the 2000s -President...me?... do you know how much power ill have to GIVE UP to become president?¡- So now that both are "civilian" again, they dont have to play with the "rules" of the Old Boys, and Steve literally have tons of money and when the time its right, its totally ruthless. Its funny in away the political stablishment here enginereed their own demise. Was a fun chapter... until the end. Hopefully youre gonna surprise us with the people behind the kidnapping, because a can see any of those politicians backing that thong, they may be assholes but not totally crazy.
In another point, i dont know how you managed to keep with all the characters that you create and introduce in the story, hopefully your beta's help with that, i do see that some characters say hi in a chapter and then puff dont appear until several chapters ahead... people like the father and uncle of Gwen, anyway its just an observation, for my account youre using close to 30-50 characters for each part.
For those that say that this story its "unreal and that jumped the shark a long time ago" I have some news... In the introduction of very first chapter of the 1st Part, HDK say that this series will need a great amount of suspension of disbelief for part of the readers, so there is that.
Finally i want to ask somethig. Do you ever think or planned a part with the parents of Steve? I mean doesnt have to be a multichapter prequel story, could be a oneshot or even a bedtime story that Steve tells to Saint and Vicky about their grandpas, and cue to the flashback parts... i dont know its somethig that was in my head for sometime.
Anyway take care and thanks for continue.
5*'s,1st LIR chapter i've read.Time to go and start at Chapter 1.I really hate to bring this up but i think u were mistaken when u wrote that the US of A was a Constitutional Federal Republic not a Constitutional Republic?
Best story on this site.
Thank you Harddaysknight & Tex Beethoven.
Was worried that it had been almost a year since the last post and installment and that the story wouldn’t continue, thrilled to see you posting again thanks! This was another great chapter and excited to read the next one when it is posted. Hope it’s shorter wait period this time but appreciate you sticking with it!
- DaddyIrishman
What a great Thanksgiving present. I constantly watch for new chapters and this one was fantastic for going where the story line had implied and setting the new direction.
HDK, You are one of a very few excellent writers who always seem to leave us hanging and awaitning the next posting of your series.
I only wish that there was less time between posts, but understand that with any artist perfection takes time and to rush something makes it a mess, I feel that as one person said please continue with this Lady in Red series for many more years to come, also drop in one or two of your shorter tales as they are in their own rite excellent pieces of work (art).
This is worth more than the 5* we are allowed to give so from myself I times it by many many more *.
From someone who loves your style and the written word you use, so true and real.
Iceman
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I was so excited to see a new chapter. It did not disappoint! Now I have to wait for the next. You sure specialize in cliff hangers! Keep up the great writing!
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Damn you HDK! Great chapter, well written and edited. Now we all get to wait impatiently for the next one. Not fair.....................5*.
HDK makes us wait but delivers the goods. Excellent 5 star effort as usual. I'll be quietly but impatiently waiting for the next chapter because it's -- Worth Waiting For!
I've read this novel from the beginning, look for it everyday. Your theme gives hope that this world needs.
Truly a great chapter that brought a lot of emotion to the fore for this reader. I for one would love it if you decided to focus on this series because I completely enjoy it. It has love, honor, courage, integrity, drama, action, and fidelity. Five stars can't do it justice in my opinion. Thank you for continuing the series and I hope the next chapter comes soon with the cliffhanger you left us with. Thank you.
I love this series and have been waiting for you to continue it. A truly great chapter that made me wish this could happen in politics for real. I hope that the next chapter comes soon considering the cliffhanger you left us with. Thank you for continuing the series.
You outdid yourself with this chapter...well worth the wait!!!!!!! It seems you always surprise me with something...even a new direction... and this was no exception. Thanks so much for this new episode!! Now...I am going to read it all again!!!! :)
I truly enjoyed this series , I am waiting like many other for the continuing chapters,Please continue writing I read a lot of these stories and I must say this is one of the best!!!!
I have read some comments before that this story had become unbelievable, even absurd. That it had ‘jumped the shark’. To which I reply: get bigger sharks and jump higher! This is a great story with well developed characters and an interesting plot. Please keep writing, we’ll keep reading. (At least until you get to outer space; I’ll reconsider then) 5 stars. JPR
I was so happy to finally see the next Chapter of LiR I hope we don´t have to wait so long for the next Chapter.
for not giving him credit for editing this chapter. It is difficult to impossible to correct things like this on Litrotica. I think I would have to pull the story and repost it, taking days to accomplish, if it worked. He makes the story much better, Thanks, Tex!