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Raven's Blood: Chapter 9

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Chapter 9: Family Secrets

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

“There are Demons after me; they put a price on my head. I need you to teach me how to fight,” I admitted.


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1250.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1250
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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Demands My Soul -02-

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Demands My Soul

A Transgender Heroine's Journey & Romance Novel

From THE ONE Universe

Chapter 2: Echoes of Before

By Ariel Montine Strickland

Can Delores cope with the final evidence in the will that her parents did not see her or love her enough to let go of their fear?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
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Routes 1

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I posted in a blog that I was writing this, and I am afraid it will be an exercise in complete self-indulgence. I just fancied letting a collection of my favourite people relax together. Don't expect any dazzling revelations here; then again, as I am still writing it, who knows? For new readers, this story won't make much sense unless you have previously read my novel 'Mates', available on this site and on Kindle.



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Curse of the Fountain by Melanie Brown from DopplerPress

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Neil wanted to be famous in his old age for discovering the Lost City of Zed with the Fountain of Youth, according to legend. Now she wants to discover the perfect nail color to go with her prom gown.

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Curse of the Fountain
by Melanie Brown
Ebook Now Available from DopplerPress



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Young Love and Other Distractions by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Yet another anthology from the busy keyboard of prolific transgender fiction writer Maryanne Peters!

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Young Love and Other Distractions
by Maryanne Peters
Buy on Kindle


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2345

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2345
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
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Hellish (The Half-Lilin Rewrite) Chapter 1

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We thought this world is boring, mundane even normal. We created gods, demons, magical creatures, even the rules of magic itself, just so that we don't die of boredom. I am here to tell you that the world is everything but normal. Gods, demons and magic, they all exist.

I am the living proof of their existence.

Hellish Chapter 1
A Half-Lilin Rewrite


By Shinieris



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Choices - Chapter 2

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Choices

Chapter 2



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The Paths Not Taken

Of Heroes And Villains

Of Heroes And Villains:
The Paths Not Taken

By Minikisa

There are moments that change a life forever. And within those moments, heroes and villains alike are born of choice.



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Atalanta's Story- Chapter 9

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Atalanta's Story Chapter 9. I apologize for taking longer than normal to get this chapter done. I have been feeling lazy this past week and found myself day dreaming alot. My thanks go out to William Durr who has really helped me stay on track.

This chapter occurs the summer immediately after the kidnapping in the desert of the last chapter.The end of summer brings on the beginnings of harvest.



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Jack and Jill by Trudy - 16 - Marti’s Time


Jack and Jill, by Trudy
– 16 – Marti’s Time

Dressing up as Jill while Trudy dresses Jack, led to it's own set of tricks and treats... Melvin becomes Melanie as events spiral with Melanie and her Aunt Marti... Marti is having her third daughter with the help of her new niece.



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Bikini Beach: The Temptation of Anya - Part 2

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Bikini Beach: The Temptation of Anya
Part 2 – Partners
by ElrodW

Stan and Mack are friends and college roommates, but Mack has a deep secret. When the boys visit Bikini Beach, Anya reveals the secret as she arranges for the two former boys to be lesbian lovers. Anya continues to become more callous about her use of magic, and Grandmother is forced to take desperate actions, which reveal a little more of her background.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2344

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2344
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
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Sisters 19

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CHAPTER 19
I came back from a crap shift one evening, straight into a warm bath which was improved no end by my wife sponging the tension out of my neck and back as something heated in the oven. She had been on an early shift, and we were happily both off the next day, so the evening was hurs with no need to worry about early alarm clocks and units of alcohol.



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My Best Friend's Girl Chapter 2

My Best Friend's Girl

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Lesley Renee Charles

Chapter 2: At School The Next Day



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South of Bikini 2: E1- Revelations

We rejoin the Empress of Time and Space in Reilly Research Station’s Infirmary where two survivors of the ill-fated invasion force recuperate. A mysterious message received by CINCPAC causes more to be revealed about the Sisters of Kili and Alex must both hold and fold her cards with regards to members of the USS Detroit’s crew. Might the recently neutralized Janelle Hathor still have an ace up her sleeve, though?



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Struggles - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Riding in Cars with (Older) Boys



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Choices - Chapter 1

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Reasonable Certitude

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Miriam Hartman Roberts

(The book within Choices)

Chapter 1



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Escape! Chapter 4

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My name is John Harolds.

I was a junior at the Sacred Soul Academy, a prestigious academy that churned out hundreds of alumni who would one day become the pillars of society. Something happened that year. My classmates and I became involved with something big that could threaten the very social order of the world we lived in and we ended up being hunted by the police, the military and everyone we had ever trusted. This is the story of the greatest escape of our lives.

What if you were told that the life you had led was all a big fat lie?

A wedding! I still can't believe it. A wedding, of all things! Wait, it's actually 3 weddings. I hope there's not a funeral.

Escape!
Chapter 4


By Shinieris



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Snakes and Ladders-32

Snakes & Ladders -32

Chapter 32

*Before…

I ache in a good and bad way as I see him quickly vanish off in the distance and part of me is wondering…just wondering that whole what if thing.
Or just if when it might come to Ryann and Shaya and Myself.
I wrap myself in my cloak against the cool air of the night and head back inside to meet up with the commander and to go with him to speak to The King.
I’ll be heading with Bhlaze back to The Holy City and to Lilac House.

*And Now…



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Dancing Queen: 28

Our third demonstration is also a success

Ballroom dancing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, but I didn’t realise just how important it would become in shaping my future until I had to take the place of one of my bosses following an accident.


Dancing
Queen


A novel


by Louise Anne Smithson

Copyright © 2013 Louise Anne Smithson
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Image Credit: Picture from Wickimedia Commons. Free for commercial and personal use with restriction under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence.

Chapter 28 Alan and I go from strength to strength



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The Ties That Bind Epilogue

Of Heroes And Villains:
The Ties That Bind

By Minikisa


An assassin.

A fallen hero.

An unlikely meeting.

The road to redemption is long and hard and filled with explosives.
The Ties That Bind


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Terry's Date

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Terry’s Date

Author's note: I read a story on Fictionmania called "Terry's Date night" that got me so upset, I had to make my own response.



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A Quiet Strength - Part 3 - Trial and Tribulation - Chapters 6 - 8

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by Anon Allsop

-Part Three-

-Six-

As morning dawned, the storm and fierce wind had abated and a clear blue sky was overhead. Etu pushed through the drift that had sealed them inside the boughs, and stepped out into a strange but beautiful landscape. Aponi passed the papoose with little Machk through the opening to Etu, as she stepped through to the outside she was forced to shield her eyes from the brilliant sun.

She quickly glanced toward Machk, making sure that the covering over his face had remained. Her breath hung in front of her like a fog, within moments a negligible breeze seemed to push it away.

Etu wore the papoose and was aiding Aponi as they walked, both being very careful to avoid falling with little Machk. "The snow is very deep in spots, but showing ground in others." Aponi commented as they picked their way through the trees.

"Such is the way with the great white death. In one area may be a drift only knee high to a child, in another it could be well above a brave's head." He replied, assisting her to a clear area where no snow was lying.

Aponi cringed as snow dropped into the moccasins that Etu's mother provided, leaning against her husband she dug out the offending snow with her finger. "I am still amazed that I was able to survive being out in that storm."



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AHC31

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Unreality

Unreality

by Maeryn Lamonte

What happens to the world when the human population grows so massive, the number of human thoughts becomes so dense, that their interaction begins to affect the fabric of reality? What happens when dreams and nightmares come true, when people who know how to manipulate the collective consciousness, the mass mind around them, can use it to twist reality?



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2343

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2343
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
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We are one - Part 2

We are one.
Memories
By LexiCon1996

Humanity has become the corrupted tool of the Earthen Interstellar Federation. One captain will soon find out just how much the corruption has spread. Just how does a once-human communicate with her own xenophobic species?



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Choices - Preface

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Choices
A Parent’s Unconditional Love in an Age of Ignorance

The First Book of a Trilogy

by Sherry Ann Bryson

Author’s Note



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Struggles - Chapter 4

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Part 1
Unavoidable Roads

Chapter 4
Girl Friends



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Struggles - Chapter 3

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Unavoidable Roads

Chapter 3
You Better Run, Girl



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Struggles - Chapter 2

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Part 1
Unavoidable Roads

Chapter 2
Confusion



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Struggles - Chapter 1

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Struggles of Self
The life of Richard Bromely

The Second Book of a Trilogy

by Sherry Ann Bryson

Author’s Note:



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Paul Peterson would do anything for his country… right?

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I Was A Cheerleader for the FBI
by Melanie Brown
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Space Force Enterprise by Jo Dora Webster on Kindle

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Can seven college age kids save the world?

That sounds like a tall order but the Denver Triplets and the Akins Quads are far from ordinary and their lives are about to change in ways they could never imagine.

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Perfectionists by Angela Rasch - now on Kindle

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Two stories from Angela's extensive work at BigCloset gathered into one volume:
 

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Perfectionists
Angela Rasch
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The Princess Trap on Kindle

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Teenage identical twins Allie and Cissy started swapping places just for the fun of it when they were small. It worked better than you might think, considering that Allie is a boy named Alan. Cissy loves sports and Alan loves fashion and the still enjoy playing games and fooling the grown-ups.

But things have turned serious and it looks like someone is setting up a trap....



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