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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1251.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1251
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Routes 2

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Our first morning in the UK was brighter, a communal breakfast taken in the conservatory and garden, bunkhouse style in the way everyone clubbed together. I still felt like shit, my usual reaction to long haul flights, but Maz and I had been woken by our daughter at about seven, Maz pretending to be asleep even after a prod from the girl. I understood why when LC finally turned to me for permission.

“Dad?”

“Yes, love?”

The slightest of twitches from her, and then that surge of confidence, or maybe hope, that warmed my heart.

“Can I play with the dogs again?”



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Dragon's Fire Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Forged in Flame

The air outside was cool, imbued with a serene stillness that enveloped the world just before midnight. A delicate layer of frost blanketed the ground, glistening like crushed diamonds under the light of the stars, which sparkled above in a vast expanse of ink-blue sky, sharp and luminous in their tranquility.



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Reborn: A Succubus Tale Chapter 1

I bolted from the scene, propelled not by a plan but by sheer instinct, my heart hammering in my chest. One moment, I was immersed in a discussion with a client about the intricacies of investment portfolios, dissecting market trends over carefully plated teriyaki salmon. The next, chaos erupted—a steel blade sliced through my meal, sending chunks of fish and grains of rice flying across the table like the aftermath of a violent crime. The clinking of silverware ceased abruptly, and my drink cascaded over my lap, a sticky reminder of the tumult around me.



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Romance We Must by Maryanne Peters Ebook Available

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Romance We Must
by Maryanne Peters
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What do you do when your responsibilities mean sacrificing your desires... your dreams... even your gender? In her 34th collection from DopplerPress, Maryanne Peters explores what it means when duty calls, and you're expected to answer with high heels on.



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Racing Hearts by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Tommy and his twin sister, Cynthia share almost everything. Their looks, their love of cheerleading. But maybe sharing a preference for street-racing bad boys is going too far?

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Racing Hearts
A Sudden Romance
by Melanie Brown
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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 18

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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 18
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Chapter 1 - Naomi takes the girls and Renée in to town.

As Rachel and Namomi broke their embrace, Naomi told the girls that were going with her, to get ready. Connie said she still had to help wash the dishes, and make sure the kitchen and dining were clean. Then she would be ready to go. Naomi said she could wait.

"Girls, you don't ever have to feel that you are rushing me. I live here now, so I will have plenty of time to help you in what you need help with."



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Alex 9 - Alex Visits the Hospital

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Alex Visits the Hospital

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Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2012



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There something about Maury

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Must....Resist....Nuu ... I don't ....wanna...write...



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Daughter to Demons - 25

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Daughter to Demons

by Jeffrey M. Mahr and Levanah

Chapter Twenty-Five:
Heavenly Fire



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1633

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1633
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Chosen One Part three

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The Chosen One

Part Three

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Jacquimac



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Totally Insane 36 - Ramifications

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Totally Insane 36–Ramifications.

by Angharad

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The Devil Inside 2: Not Quite the Antichrist

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The Devil Inside 2: Not Quite the Antichrist
By Morpheus

Dez goes out for a night of fun and mischief at a bar and meets some new friends.



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Jacqui and Me

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Jacqui and Me
By Julie D Cole

It was still raining heavily as Jacqui stopped he car at the bottom of our driveway. At least from here I could run to the front door without risk of being totally drenched. No lights on so mum was already in bed and sis was away from home on a college trip and it was only 10-30pm.



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Plump and Pretty - 8


Plump and Pretty — 8


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2012)
He was a chubby boy, soft and sweet
Finding a girl’s life so lovely and neat;
But as a big loser he grows so fetching
That a special boy finds him worth catching.


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Bridges 27

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Bridges 27

Chapter 27

Ugh…I hate morphine.

I know an odd thing to say really but I do. It’s a great painkiller unless one you’re allergic then you tend to hallucinate. I’ve had patients that have done that not fun. Or you can be like me and be overly sensitive to it and I press my little button and zonk…out like a light into la-la land.

But I’m not taking Oxy, or any of the other painkillers because it’s way too easy to get hooked on the and I had a close call in my opinion with Perk when I was recovering with my leg.



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Belle Road - Part 7

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


Part Seven:Because

Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry
Because the sky is blue...aaaaaaahhhh



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Cider Without Roses 25

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CHAPTER 25
Eighteen years? That meant my mother was an adulteress, for that was surely before my birth, and the sperm donor was still there, still living in our home.

“And the sperm donor, did he know?”

“My darling, you really must try to find another word for that man”

“I will not call him papa, or even father”



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1632

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1632
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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DAD

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Dad when i was born you were 35 i cant remember you having hair.
you were my pop the one always busy doing something .
The one i went fishing with as a kid , the one who could scare 5 kids with a stare and make then scatter .
We came first then you .
you laughed at me when i put my foot through the wall be cause i was mad ,
you disciplined me with your hand when i did wrong .i remember back in the sixties the fun we had looking



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Mother's wish

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"TERESA ABIGIAL WITHERS WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING!" I sooo hate that name.



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Suzanne’s cousin Clare: 11

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Clare

Clare goes to visit Tom’s colleagues at work

Suzanne’s cousin Clare:
and how she changed my life

by Louise Anne Smithson


Chapter 11

Clare’s visit



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The Shoplifter

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The Shoplifter.

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Angharad.

Some days I love my work, others it’s a bind. I probably work too many hours and have too little fun. I live well, and am quite wealthy, although the future doesn’t seem as rosy as it once did.

My great grandparents established a shop in this town, over a hundred years ago, my grandparents expanded it several times and my own father turned it into a department store employing a hundred staff.



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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 17

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The Girl Most Likely To ... - Part 17
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Chapter 1 - An impromptu group therapy session.

"Rach," Sharon started the group. "We have all been where you are now. Most of us were just emotional wrecks when we came here. Rebellious, cruel, didn't care about anything. We all come from good families that love us, but they couldn't handle our rebellion. So they sent us here. It was here that we found a purpose. We actually, without anyone telling us we had to, started helping each other. We listened when another girl talked, and we did things together.



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You Have it All Wrong Four - The Kids Story - Part 08

You Have It All Wrong Four

By SaraUK

 

Part 8



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mom

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copy right 2012 are in order post on any free site if you want just give me credit for writing it .
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Mom you gave me the gift of life for that I am so grateful.
Love to you was unconditional even if you were tired .



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Wild Magic 29

We had a surprisingly good evening, and when Tim and I got up to leave, Dad got up and shook his hand.

“Thank you, Tim. Although it was inadvertent, we have intruded into your date, and you handled it very well. This has been a wonderful evening, and I believe most of the credit for that goes to you and Emily.”

“Um, well, thanks, sir.” He said, chuckling. “It has been a lot of fun, and since the object was to provide Emily with a date that was different, this seems to have been a success!”



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The Chosen One Part Two

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The Chosen One

Part Two

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Jacquimac



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Lead Shoes-9

Lead Shoes-9

Chapter 9

My grounding was for the rest of the summer.

Mom, didn’t come down hard, hard on me but there were extra chores. Like raking up the lawn and scrubbing the floor with the swiffer. And there was her taking me with her to the bar but not like the times I usually got to go but I got to be stationed behind the dishwasher they had for the bar glasses and I got to clean all of them…plus wash and polish the tables.



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Cider Without Roses 24

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CHAPTER 24
That month flew through our hands. Each morning, we would take our breakfast with the more normal hotel guests, and then I would join some older women for the making of beds and tidying of rooms. The work was not hard, only an hour or two each morning, and then we were free. Maman prepared meals three nights each week, and when I visited her in the kitchen I finally saw the respect my mother had earned. She was no potwasher, no servant, but the chief and director. Thierry smiled at me when I showed my surprise.



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The Girl Inside the Boy : Part 3 Chapter 1

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The Girl inside the Boy

Carla


Part Three Chapter One



by Roo

Editing by Bronwen



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Final Fantasy - New Moon Part 2

Authors Notes:
A bit of Fluffy stuff some action not much, Next part I promise more, some more characters introduced Enjoy.
--SEPARATOR--

One week before Summer holidays, Natali had been living on Cocoon in her parents’ big house for almost a year. She had been going to school via holo’s and Serah’s class so she didn’t have to go to the public school. She had also been doing a lot of practice with her gunblade, and learning how to shoot a bow. During the time away from her Aunt’s place she had been keeping in touch constantly with Alexa and Mindy though, and all three of the girls missed each other very badly.



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Attack of the Beast - Part 4

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by Anon Allsop
Part 4

Chapter 12

After two and a half hours of decontamination, I was trembling and shaking like a leaf. My nerves had been spent! I had been fearful of speaking and was holding onto Parker as we were finally approached by several of the doctors and military personnel that had observed us when we left the ship. As they approached, Park gently gave my hand a comforting squeeze, trying to let me know that everything would be alright.

At the front was Park's commanding officer, Major Doren... Roger. He studied me for a moment then turned to face Park, "First Lieutenant Parker, we downloaded your flight data from the craft, sounds like something gave you guys hell out there! Explain!"



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The Devil Inside

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The Devil Inside
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Morpheus

A young man finds himself in for a devilish surprise.



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Unpossible Me from DopplerPress

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Justin’s life took a detour when he tried to use a shortcut...

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Masks 1 - Template on Kindle

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"I don't want to be a superhero!" There was surprising heat, there; some deep emotional mark, most likely.

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Masks 1


by Rodford Edmiston

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300 Rains by Heather O'Malley at Amazon

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The first 2015 publication of Doppler Press was Heather O'Malley's

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Geoff Greenfelder's discovery should have changed his life by rocketing him up the ladder of academia . Instead, it changed his life in ways he never could have imagined. After partaking in a sacred ceremony by the Amazonian tribe he discovered, everything in his life changes, including his very own body. What should have been an occasion for joy becomes a trauma Geoff must work through. His only hope for returning his life back to normal is finding the answers that lie in unraveling the mysteries of the tribe before he can return to it.



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Space and Time for Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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How far would you go for romance?

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Space and Time for Romance
13 Gender-Bending Science Fiction Stories
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle


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