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The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 20 (Final Chapter)

Jack’s landing field, Caldwell, Montana:
Several days later, around midnight, the Learjet Jack and Cheshire were on lands at Jack’s property. All the floodlights that border the landing strip and the hangar were on, including the lights from the grain towers. As the plane finally comes to a stop, the door opens. Jack and Cheshire could see all their families waiting for them.



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White Balance (2)

Copyright © Tracy Lane, 2013/2021.

White Balance (2)

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The Faerie Blade: Chapter 41

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Chapter 41: Proposal

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

“Hmmm,” Selice hummed thoughtfully. “Yes, I can see how you would benefit from this, but I fail to see the benefit for us. What do you think, dear sister?”


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Stuck in the Middle -37

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily finds an unexpected shift in the usual routine, leading to a moment of quiet reflection and uneasy encounters. As the day unfolds, she navigates lingering tension, small victories, and the comforting warmth of home. With winter settling in, the promise of snow brings a hopeful distraction, offering a brief escape from the weight of the week.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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If healing meant changing genders and also species, would you? And how about protecting this new found technology? This gender-bending sci-fi tale takes you to strange worlds as those transformed protect their new people from destructive humans.

Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle


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Si(gh)lliness: Send In The Clones

Si(gh)lliness: Send In The Clones

"When one creates a song, one should remember to get one's song copyrighted" he mused, "-wait! Is 'copyrighted' a word? And does one damage oneself's credibility when one uses 'one' too often?"



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Return of the Queen 13

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A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.

Please forgive this humble attempt at writing a crazy story.



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Two Wrongs


Two Wrongs
By
Morpheus

When Clarissa's best friend Allison tells her that she had been raped, Clarissa decides that it is time for someone to learn a lesson. This story was originally written and posted in 2004



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Merlin’s Curse - Part 5

My life has sucked, as my muse did not want to work on this… Also there will more than likely not be anther chapter until December since I will be doing NaNoWriMo.



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Amazing Grace - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: But Now Am Found

And I'm telling you son,
Well, it ain't no fun
Staring straight down a forty-four.
- Gimme Three Steps, Lynyrd Skynyrd



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Trial and Heiress - 2

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Nathan Poole is ready to become Sarah's Warden, but a long lost family heirloom changes his life and future.

 
 

Trial and Heiress
Chapter 2

By
Amethyst


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1849

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1849
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Victorian Days & Nights : Chapter 10

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Victorian Days & Nights

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Elsbeth


Magic & Mayhem in Victorian England

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You Have it All Wrong Four - The Kids Story - Part 42

You Have It All Wrong Four

By SaraUK

 

Part 42



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The Tribe of the Montains - Chapter 2 - A Walk in the Woods.

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The woods are never a safe place to walk at night.

 



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Bikini Beach: Cousin Trouble


Bikini Beach — Cousin Trouble.
ElrodW

When Jenny finds out her younger brother's son is suddenly an orphan, with no one to help him, she knows she's going to have to help out. The problem is that the boy needs a LOT more help than Jenny can provide.

Note: This is an updated version to correct a continuity issue with this story, The Sub, and Dear Jenny. The updates are minor, reflecting Melinda's presence in Jenny's life (although she is absent at the moment on a fellowship in Europe).

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Perspectives: 23

Josie

Jenny consults with her mother
Perspectives:
a novel with eight voices

by Louise Anne Smithson

Jenny - sister of Josie (Monday 1st August 2011)



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The Retribution of Sam Horiwitz

The Retribution of Sam Horiwitz

by Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2012 Melanie Brown

Sam's troubles only started with his execution.

It's recommended that The Execution of Sam Horiwitz be read first. -- Ed



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Amazing Grace - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: I Once Was Lost



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Visible

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The boy sat in his bedroom in the dark save for the warming glow of his laptop.
His eyes were transfixed on the figure on the screen, but even more than that;
he listened to every word as if his life depended on it....
for Jamie Lou




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The Tribe of the Mountains - Chapter 1

The Wolf Tribe of the Free People is being destroyed.
Their last survivors are fleeing for their lives.
But amid the chaos a girl sees her hopes rising.
And, sometimes an end is just a new beginning in disguise.

But SHE waits for her children.



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Beyond Galactic Marshal - Chapter 6

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Beyond Galactic Marshal
by
Hilltopper

CHAPTER 6

I turned to see Marshal Slago standing about 5 meters down the alley holding a smoking gun. I looked at him a few seconds and then smiled.

“Well, hello marshal. Can I help you?”

He got a shocked then horrified look on his face.

“Who are you?”



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1848

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1848
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Preincarnation: Chapter 2

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Preincarnation
by AoifeM

Noticing how quickly I was becoming comfortable with both my new body and my environment irritated me. Looking at my reflection from a rather dirty mirror only made things worse. I was as Asian as anyone else around here. My body was curved to perfection and without much inspection I could already see I was extremely attractive. I also looked rather young, like 16 or so. I suppose in this culture I could be considered a young adult, but even that made me feel a little uncomfortable.

Looking at myself I wanted to shout every expletive I knew. I tried to remember sentences and fragments of old English, but I couldn’t, only reinforcing my unfortunate predicament. It literally was all foreign to me. I’m guessing that anything I’ve learned from a later life can’t be remembered in this one. As in fact, the only thing I could remember was that I was a man.



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Squires-3

Jess Stone had breasts. He had been like this his entire teen life not quite fitting in anywhere that he had lived and at the same time he hadn’t really had the chance to. His folks moved around a lot with his dad being a hydrological engineer but they were slightly afraid of what might happen to Jess if he attended school. Some people just didn’t get it or wanted too. Jess was now attending a new school when he decided to change things...

Only it was everyone else that was getting changed!

Squires
Chapter 3
by Bailey Summers

Copyright © 2012 Bailey Summers
All rights reserved.


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Fairyland Trail, Part 7

McKenzie continues waiting for the custody issue is settled and Father is removed from control over medical care decisions. The teacher who was at Bryce Canyon now wants to talk to McKenzie's mother. McKenzie sees the first signs of puberty begin to emerge and becomes desperate.

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Becoming Danielle 1: Danielle in Wonderland

Becoming Danielle
Danielle in Wonderland
 ©2012 Becky Reus

~o~O~o~

Danielle’s aunt said alarmed as they both walked into the room she was in, “AMANDA JOY GREER, you are so grounded till you go to school next Monday if you forced your cousin to wear that! That means no seeing Spirit and the rest of the Girl Scouts Saturday.”

~o~O~o~



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Bikini Beach: Sugar and Spice

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Bikini Beach: Sugar and Spice
ElrodW

A mother with a handicapped young son comes to Bikini Beach for some therapy for him — and finds help in ways she didn't expect. (Note - there is a cameo by the SRU Wizard, but in altered form. That's another story!)

The Bikini Beach story universe and characters contained therein are copyright by the author, all rights reserved. .

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Wild Magic 55

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Wild Magic 55

I tried to just meditate, but so far my mind refused to slow down. I looked over at Elisanette, who was sitting in her lotus position with her eyes closed.



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Trial and Heiress - 1

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Nathan Poole is ready to become Sarah's Warden, but a long lost family heirloom changes his life and future.

 
 

Trial and Heiress
Chapter 1

By
Amethyst


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Bloodlines Chapter 7

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When Keith Roseberry meets Genevieve
his life and his world are changed forever and home will never be the same.

 
 

Bloodlines
Chapter 7

By
Amethyst


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Amazing Grace - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3: That Saved a Wretch Like Me

Grace attends "church", talks with her friend, and is Disciplined.



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Catwalk Confidence - Part 67

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Catwalk Confidence

By Connie Alexander



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Bikini Beach


Bikini Beach
Elrod W

On a hot summer day, two guys want to go to the beach, but the beaches are full. They get a tip to try a private beach, where there are supposed to be lots of bikini-clad girls. There are — but not quite what the boys expect. (The SRU Wizard has a cameo, but this is not an SRU story…)

Note: This is the ORIGINAL Bikini Beach story. I have done some minor editing, and added a bit to the penultimate scene to clarify and soften things a bit. Since this was the beginning, there are many elements of the story universe which would later be polished, refined, and changed as I wrote more stories and matured as a writer. Please don't judge the nit-picky details that were later altered in the universe. Every universe has to start somewhere.

Warning: the story contains sexual assault, so it is not for the squeamish.

The Bikini Beach story universe and characters therein are copyright by the author, all rights reserved. Use of the characters or story universe without permission of the owner is a violation of copyright law.



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Susie and Jeffrey Books 1, 2, and 3, Epub and Mobi

Susie and Jeffrey Books 1, 2, and 3, Epub and Mobi

A download link for epub and mobi versions of chapters 1 to 43.

I've split the original 1 into 1 and 2.

Book 3 is the morning and afternoon of manic Monday. The trip to the bank to deposit their winnings turns into an odyssey. Susie and Jeffrey may wander aimlessly, but the direction the story is taking becomes clear. As they dispatch increasingly dangerous 'monsters', any plot regarding Jeffrey's TG status recedes into the background. However, I've carried on regardless for another 101 chapters with what might have been better posted elsewhere as Susie and Denise.



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Aliens? Magic? Magic aliens!

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No Foolin'Jo Dora Webster

A Story of the Limoxian Universe


What will Gail do when her crush, Kevin,
stumbles on a device from the space pod cabinet?




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Poison by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Dave was looking for a pleasant day out touring college campuses with his son. But there was one small problem....


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Poison
by Melanie Brown
Buy on Kindle


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The Golden Blade by Marianne G on Kindle

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The Once and Future ...Queen?
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The Golden Blade
by Marianne G
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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No Substitute for Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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If you can't be yourself, be someone else!

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No Substitute for Romance
by Maryanne Peters
Book 22 in Mostly Happy Endings
Now on Kindle


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