Kumi Takuma, acclaimed taiso in the Shogun's sixteenth century samurai army, returns home to find his sick father's liege lord is about to foreclose on his province for non-payment of taxes and tithes and grant the title to his manipulative uncle.

Two young women set out to seek fame and carve a fortune for themselves in London's thriving and grasping financial sector using whatever female wiles and means they have at their disposal. Both are ruthless in their determination to claw their way to the top regardless of how many masculine toes and knuckles they crush on the way. Success is not easy until fortune blesses those who try hardest and smile attractively.

Good luck follows three stranded space travellers on Planet Cimarron when they rescue Raken Trigine from enemies hoping to usurp his throne. Good fortune and success continue until they receive an unsettling message that might blight their future.