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End of month bills and once-a-year ones, too

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End of month and some once-a-year bills due, it's tight.

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Stuck in the Middle -33

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily struggles with the lingering echoes of her past as a haunting nightmare shakes her sense of safety. As she faces the morning, the warmth of the Blake household offers a fragile comfort, reminding her that while the past may linger, it does not have to define her.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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The Good Son - 1

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The Good Son: 1

by Clara
Copyright© 2021,2022,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Sometimes you're living a lie and you don't know it.
As Jack tells his story, you'll see what I mean.



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Disney Princess - 1


Disney Princess - 1

by Clara
Copyright© 2017,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Young music teacher and his wife take his students to a choral festival at Walt Disney World.
Luggage is lost and adjustments must be made. Not the most original premise, but, hopefully,
you'll enjoy a fun ride.



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Accidental Romance on Kindle

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Bobby went to an old school buddy for a job and got more than he bargained for!

Accidental Romance by Melanie Brown on Kindle
Now on Kindle!

Accidental Romance

by Melanie Brown
Copyright 2012, 2017



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April Fools or Are You Serious?


April Fools
Or
Are You Serious?

By Angel O'HareAngel_Jeans_0.jpg

Did you ever contemplate murdering someone? I have! My older and much too devious sister Megan was number one on my hit list. Well, Megan and three of her friends i.e. Mary Beth, Susan and Emily, Emily being the most devious of them all!



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Belle Road - Part 12

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Belle Road
A Transgender Anthology based on
The Beatles' Abbey Road Album


Part Twelve - Something

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me



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The Suitcase

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The Suitcase
by Maeryn Lamonte

A bereavement, a suitcase full of secrets, a letter. Sometimes the most unexpected things change lives. Whether for better or for worse depends on the decisions we make.



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Why Can't a Boy be More Like a Girl? Part 3

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Another chapter in Angel's answer to Tyrone's question, "Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Woman?"


Why Can't a Boy be More Like a Girl?

Part 3



Shopping!
Or
That's not me Mommy!



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Cider Without Roses 43

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CHAPTER 43
The meeting with the Direction at the school had, with the benefit of hindsight, been amusing in a very perverse way. Pascale and I had sat down, facing the board of six Directors across a table which bore coffee and small vienneses, and a mantle of politeness and courtesy had been drawn across the affair as a cloak against night chills.



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The White Wolf Chapter -8-

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Jesse has inherited his Grandfather's ranch and now must fight his father to keep it while on a quest to find Coyote and his spirit animal



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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 33

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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 33
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Chapter 1 - Shaiya is very awed by Naomi.

As they came up from the basement, Shaiya noticed Naomi playing a game of Twister with a few of the girls. Shaiya stood there in amazement of this deputy sheriff who puts people in jail and yet has time to help troubled girls have fun. There was laughing and giggling in this game.

As Naomi tripped over herself, Shaiya giggled.

"Naomi, you continuously amaze me. How is it that you have the energy and time to do this?"

"Do what, Shaiya?" Naomi asked, still lying on the floor.



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Redemption - 1

Redemption

copyright 2012 Faeriemage

Redemption is just another word for nothing left to lose.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1692

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1692
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Price of Betrayal Chapter 2

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The Price of Betrayal
Chapter 2

by Maggie Finson


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Ithycca- Chapter 8: Duality

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A long time ago, the Earth blessed four spirits, making them gods. The gods of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, oversee their realms, creating sentient creatures to help cultivate their lands. These beings constantly war over each other, eventually driving the servants of Water, the Merfolk, to extinction. Millennia later Kyle Weathers receives a gift from an old but mysterious lady while working in Haiti. This gift will change his life forever.



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The Voice - Part 1 Chapter 6

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The Voice


Part One Chapter Six



by Roo

Previously


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One of the Girls - Chapter 5

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One of the Girls -Chapter 5


As we walked through to the bar and lounge area to join the rest of the girls Rachel walked behind me and she smiled. ‘Oh Bro dear I’ve not noticed before that you have quite a wiggle when you walk and those leggings really show off your bum and your legs. I’m quite jealous’

‘Rach please don’t tease me and embarrass me. I’m trying my best.’
‘Well you’re doing a good job and you’d better watch it when we get to Leeds.’

‘Why, you don’t mean I’ll attract boys do you?’



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The Wild Side: Love Letters Part 2

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When the one you love is from far away it's only natural to be curious. Join John as he investigates the Wild Side!



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Tears of the Princess -- Chapter 2

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Tears of the Princess

By Melodie Thomas

Edited by Holly Hart

Chapter 2

Saturday, August 14, 2010



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The Mercy Seat -1-

Author's note-the song is not mine and I make no money from it.

It all began when they took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
A crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.

Not Death Row anymore, but Swap Row, but many prisoners prefer to call it
by the old name, as the result is the same. When you go to the swap chair
, also known colloquially as the "mercy seat" you may not be fried as in
the electric chairs of old, but you'll still die. A total identity death
with all your memories changed to that of your victim and your very body



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You are What you Read - Chapter 16


You Are What You Read
Chapter 16


by Freya



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Taylor's Modern Life Part 4

“So we can check her out now then?” Michelle was a bit confused, but at least there was time left in the day to make it over to Alpine Springs to find a place; the afternoon was just starting to blaze on.



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The Child

Once upon a time there was a small child, and like all children do they dreamed there dreams and played there games,



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The Girl in Camouflage

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The girl in camouflage she hides,
behind the mask behind the lies,
she feels so safe invisible,
what she's lost she can not count,



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Always and Forever : Numbers of the Beast Pt. 1

Always & Forever

by:
Elsbeth


Numbers of the Beast


Jack, my friend, I believe this is going to be the start of a beautiful friendship.

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Pink Ops Chapter 6

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Pink Ops
Chapter 6


By Cassie

“Let’s see if we can get that collar off of you,” said Cassandra as she examined the leather band around Nadia’s neck. “Standard fetish collar and lock. They probably buy this stuff wholesale.”

“That’s comforting,” replied Nadia sarcastically. “Can you get it off?”

“Sure thing, let me get my smaller knife.”



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The Other side of the Forest - Chapter 20 (Final)

The Other Side of the Forest

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Elsbeth


Morgan Rynders believed the worlds found in his books were much more interesting than the one he lived in. Unfortunately ancient powers couldn't care less dragging Morgan into a quite a different adventure whether he is interested or not.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1691

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1691
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Emma's Story: Chapter 21

Emma’s Story: Chapter 21
Samantha Jenkins


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Jem...Chapter 32

Jem…Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Really we should’ve not have stayed the night again with it being Sunday and with raven having to get to work and Brooklyn and the girls having to get ready and for school. We shouldn’t have stayed up really, really late with Dad and ate more and watched the movie with him even it was really cool and actually something that they raved about while we were getting ready for bed.

I’m removing my make-up when Raven comes up behind me and she rubs my shoulders and massages my neck. “You okay Angel…?”

“Huh…what?...yeah…why? aren’t you?”



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Sweet Dreams-33 The first cut is the Deepest.

Sweet Dreams-33 The first cut is the Deepest.

Chapter 33

Okay…I guess to fill things in I had passed out because I had pushed things too hard and it sent my pressure into the danger zone and they had to get things under control and since the right doctors where there and stuff they said that they might as well go ahead and operate. Right after they had got me stable. I guess my nightmare had them worried about my pressure too.



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The Changing Woman: A Wyld Universe Story- Part 1

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In the Wyld World, there are many religions, just as there is in this world. However, in the Wyld World, there is one thing that practically all religions have in common: They are the final word in terms of what is, and what isn't, acceptable.

Enter young Nate Redbone, Native American of the Navajo tribe. He has almost turned 20, and still hasn't gone Wyld. However, once Nate becomes Natalie, how will he be treated amongst his own people? And in return, can he accept them as well?



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Xenomorphs

They were coming, and Salamander was trying to break free of Ridley’s grasp to seek the safety of her burrow. It was Night, and they mostly came out at night. Mostly…



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The Heart of it All: A Wyld Universe story- Conclusion

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In the former state of Ohio many factions fight to claim the land as their own. For one rebellious Wyld, she too battles internally in order to maintain some semblance of her previous life while struggling to adapt to what she had become. Can a negotiator from the Northwest do the impossible and peacefully resolve the conflicts on the battlefield and within this young Wyld's heart?



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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
From DopplerPress


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Aria - Book 1 - The Holly and the Ivy by Emma Anne Tate

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Cam and Liz's whirlwind romance may be over, but Cami's adventure is only just beginning.

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Aria
Book 1
The Holly and the Ivy
by Emma Anne Tate
Now on Kindle


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I Wish -Book 3- Sisters Forever by Amethyst on Kindle

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Shannon may now be a magical being but she still has to deal with the more mundane aspects of life such as settling in at school and working as a model! But danger is still out there, whether it is high school drama queens, disgraced ex-cops or malevolent supernatural forces. Shannon has to deal--but she does have her sister to help!

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Sisters Forever
I Wish Book 3
by Amethyst
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Romance and Other Crimes by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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This Collection Is So Romantic It's Criminal!

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Romance and Other Crimes
16 Tales of Transgender Skullduggery!
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle


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