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Title Code Author(s)
Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *8* Sun Maddy Bell
Julio and Roomiette Solo Erin Halfelven
Demon Stalker (I Wish 4) by Amethyst on Kindle Sat Amethyst
A Daughter Enters, Stage Left - Ch. 5 Sat SammyC
The Twilight of the Gods -- A Story of Mantra, Chapter 10 Sat Christopher Leeson
Exchanged - Chapters 36 and 37 Sat Sofia Hammerstein
The Cruise Chapter 3 Sat Su Shi
Listening to Jekyllase, chapter 17 of 17 Sat Trismegistus Shandy
Triple Dare: Masks 24 by Rodford Edmiston on Kindle Sat Stickmaker
Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 3454 Sat Angharad
Witch Way Sat samquick
MTU - Hard To Look At (part 10 of 10) Sat magicshoppe
Man Overboard Chapter 2 of 9 Sat Marianne G
Mates 46 Fri Cyclist
Twins, part 14 Fri Debbie V
I Was A Porn Star For The FBI By Melanie Brown On Kindle Fri Melanie Brown
Recovering From Trauma Chapter 2 Fri LadyDragon623
The Defeasance Protocol - Chapter 1 Fri Rachel M. Moore
The Chosen - Chapter 5 Fri Maeryn
Royal Performer - Chapter 9 Fri Tiffany Shar
Not For Sale - Part 6 Thu SamanthaMD
The Poise that Josey Found 5 In Pursuit of Finding Herself Thu Jessica C
Dreams Fulfilled by Marianne G on Kindle Thu Marianne G
Parallel Lives Chapter 34 Thu LeftyPosting
Ship of Terror Solo Melanie Brown
A Cold Fey in Hell 2: Chapter 10 Thu Amethyst
Pete's Vagina -57- Moving the Chain Thu Erin Halfelven
Fake It Till You Make It - 16 - Shrunken Treasure. Thu Alyssa Plant
The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 11 Wed LadyDragon623
Romance and Other Crimes Vol. 3 by Maryanne Peters on Kindle Wed Maryanne Peters
The All Mother Oak Wed Jennifer Sue
Demon Queened - Chapter 48 - Tough Talks Wed princesskay
Altered: Chapter 10 Wed Amethyst
Exchanged - Chapters 34 and 35 Tue Sofia Hammerstein
Run, Red, Run: Chapter 20 Tue Amethyst
Katie Ann - Chapter 71: Questions for Later Tue Becky Anne
I Was A Cheerleader For The FBI By Melanie Brown on Kindle Tue Melanie Brown
Kevins Adventure and Beyond Tue New Author, Lisa Charlene
Glamour Photoshoot Transformation Solo Allygirltrek77
Working For A Living Chapter 7 Mon LadyDragon623
Big Book of Heaven and Hell by Maggie Finson on Kindle Mon Bek D. Corbin, E. E. Nalley, Maggie Finson, Rasufelle
Things They Made Me Do - Chapter 3 Mon Michele Nylons
The Rise of a New Empire Chapter 3 Mon Su Shi
Being Samantha Masters - Chapter 4: The Simple Version Mon miriamrobern
A personal history of mutation, or how I spent my teen years.... Mon Nagrij
Switching Sides 3/5 Mon Gillian Chambers
Easy as Falling off a Bike -19- by Angharad on Kindle Sun Angharad
Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *7* Sun Maddy Bell
Battle Scars Part 5 Sun Shreya S
Tom, Dick and Harr Solo Bru
Layabout. Part 4 of 4 Sun Marianne G
A Daughter Enters, Stage Left - Ch. 4 Sat SammyC
Leases in Hell, chapter 9. Sat Nagrij
A Whole New Me (Again?) - Part 6 Sat AmyLikesDancing
Betrayal and Forgiveness Solo Noname1
Jane Fri Erin Halfelven
The Ghost of 224 Maple Street Solo Avia Conner
Monkey Business by Melanie Brown on Kindle Thu Melanie Brown
Death in Venice Beach Solo Bru
The Girl in the mirror Solo Julie D Cole
Small Problem by Melanie Brown on Kindle Sat Melanie Brown
Taylor by Leslie Moore on Kindle Fri Leslie Moore
Just... Friends? Fri Melanie Brown
Prometheans by Joyce Melton & Lainie Lee from Doppler Press Fri Joyce Melton, Lainie Lee
The Station's Late Nite Princess Sat Snowfall
Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham - New Edition from DopplerPress Tue Wanda Cunningham
Rays of Light by Joyce Melton on Kindle Mon Joyce Melton
Special Someones by Melanie E on Kindle Mon Rasufelle
The Golden Blade by Marianne G on Kindle Sun Marianne G
Shannon's Course by Angela Rasch in Kindle Fri Angela Rasch
Sam and Sam by Joyce Melton - Now on Kindle Wed Joyce Melton
Peaches on Kindle: New Edition! Tue Amelia R., Angela Rasch
Being Invisible by Leslie Moore on Amazon Sat Leslie Moore
Hard Time by Melanie Brown - now on Kindle! Fri Melanie Brown
The Last of the Fey by Denise Anesidora Trask on Kindle Thu Anesidora's Urn
Battleskirts on Kindle by Melanie Brown Thu Melanie Brown
Aria - Book 3 - Bring Down the Curtain by Emma Anne Tate on... Wed Emma Anne Tate
In Bloom by Melanie Brown from Kindle Tue Melanie Brown
Andy and Dawn by Angela Rasch on DopplerPress Sat Angela Rasch
Dreams of Future Past by Kevin McCarthy on Kindle Fri New Author, Kevin McCarthy
Butterscotch by Joyce Melton now on Kindle Thu Joyce Melton
Wednesday Knights Mon Rasufelle
A Summer's Odyssey - Now on Kindle Wed Jennifer Sue
Pink Bear Romance by Melanie Brown - Now on Kindle Thu Melanie Brown
Tales from the Irish by Drea DiMaggio on Kindle Sat Drea DiMaggio
Everything's Sunny with Sarah - Zoe Taylor & Ashly... Fri Dark Kitten, Zoe Taylor
A Modest Proposal by Melanie Brown - on Kindle Tue Melanie Brown
Boys Don't Cry on Kindle Tue Dark Kitten, Zoe Taylor
The Princess Trap on Kindle Thu Tyrone Slothrop, Wanda Cunningham
The Frozen Balance - by Persephone - Kindle Edition Wed Persephone
S T O R Y    T E A S E R S

Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *8*

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Gaby

Book 27
Smell of the Crowd

by Maddy Bell
Copyright© 2022 Madeline Bell

Life has some certainties, birth and death of course, but the rest is a mix of Minestrone and Spaghetti, some of which we have no direct influence over. We can however decide whether we want Parmesan or other seasoning, we can give Gnochi a try, doesn't mean we'll like it but at least we'll know. Gaby has reached just such a point in her life, she knows she likes Pizza, she's not averse to Spaghetti or Lasagne but is Gnochi for her? The Gnochi in this case is doing the singing with BlauHase on a more serious level, as a 'hobby' its fine but could this be a change of career? Well you don't find out without trying so that's just what our heroine is about to find out in this, the 27th book of the Gaby saga.

 

*Chapter 8*
Bad Time

The Twilight of the Gods -- A Story of Mantra, Chapter 10

Mantra is cornered into a meeting with the last person she wants to meet in this violent ruin of a planet. But that same person is the one whom Mantra loves most in the world.

The Wynter Lioness - Chapter 7

The Wynter Lioness

 

Chapter 7

 

by Tychonaut

 
Prince Henry Wynter was the Heir to the High Throne of the Heptarchy and prophesised to one day lead his people to unparalleled greatness. Twenty two years after he abandoned his destiny and his throne for the chance to be the person he felt he was meant to be, he finds that Fate has not yet finished with him. The events surrounding the proposed appointment of a new Heir to the High Throne have consequences that reach as far the remote farmstead refuge of the former prince and threaten to destroy the new life that she has built for herself.

War and Peace Pt 7

War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part seven

Life carried on as usual it was if the war had passed us by on was happening on another planet.

The day of the big birthday party arrived and we set everything up in the meeting hall ready for lunch time and the kids were eager to start the day, we started with the usual party games then went to eat, each of birthday kids had their own cakes and we brought them in one at time.

A Senior Year to Remember- Chapter 6

A Senior Year to Remember- Chapter 6

By Bethany Star
Thanks To Stanman63 For Editing!

Synopsis:When Robert's lying, habitual stealing, and attitude about women gets to be too much for his mother, she comes up with a Plan to help her delinquent son turn around. .

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I was hoping to sneak into the house and gather my thoughts, but of course, no such luck. Mom cornered me the second I walked in the door.

Deep Into That Darkness Peering Part-8

Deep Into That Darkness Peering-
Part Eight

by:
Enemyoffun


Ryan Roth is a college freshman with a good life. He has a great girlfriend, a good best friend and seems to be starting his college career off on the right start. But something dark and dangerous comes into his life and things go from bad to worse.

The Center: Chimera Ch.3

Chapter 3
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Thank you very much to Wren Phoenix for help editing and as always a special thank you to Lillith for creating The Center. Without which this story would have never come about. *Hugs* for you both.
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"Did you see that?!" Ray asked, shocked.

Andrew’s Dilemma Part 16

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Andrew’s Dilemma

Part 16

By, Cain129

 

Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.

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Synopsis:   After spending the last four days in the hospital, I was finally released. I was ready to face whatever life was going to throw at me. Thanks to Anthony and Janice, I was also ready to stop playing the victim, and stand up to my birth parents. It would be hard, and also scary, but I needed closure on that part of my life.

They say you can forgive anyone, but the truth is, you can never really forget. I could forgive my birth parents for the crap that they put me through, but some scars run too deep, especially the emotional ones.

War and Peace Pt 6

War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part six

The next week life went on as usual, we held a couple of meetings to find out what we needed to try and trade for and what we had to trade with, I was amazed at what was available it seems that during the winter everyone had been busy with whatever skill they had.

As promised a vehicle arrived around nine am to toke us to the Admin centre for the meeting, what we didn`t know that there was to be a miltary representative in attendance.

Marked Target - Chapter 4

Marked Target
~ Chapter Four ~

by:
Danielle Krieger
(c) 2011

Lawrence "Lex" McKinley lives about as average a life as one can with metahumans popping up everywhere. Well, as normal as someone who spends their free time as an MMA fighter really can. He's about to get the shock of his life--the punch he never saw coming.

In this installment: Finally free of imprisonment, real life sets in. Lex learns who her real friends are. The new body takes a little getting used to. One visit may mean the difference between life and death. Real life ain't all peaches and cream, bub.

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Fugue, Part 8

by Jillian

Chapter Seventy-one

Bob looked out the back door toward the old shed where he saw his father sitting on the family's rather old riding lawn mower. He went out the door and as he started walking toward the shed he asked, “You okay, Pop?”

Looking up, his father replied, “Guess that depends on what you call okay.”

“Listen,” Bob started, “I know it's weird. Trust me, I know. The thing is, now that I've kinda gotten to know her...”

A New Life

A New Life

In 1999, Jennifer Adams wrote a story called "Stoned". I loved the story (if you've never read it, please do! I read it on FictionMania, and my story makes much more sense if you read "Stoned" first) but the ending was such a downer! Being the "fluffy bunny" that I am. I couldn't just leave it like that! I was actually just trying to work through some serious writer's block, and this came to mind. I hope you enjoy it, and Jennifer, if you're still out there, thank you for such a great story for me to start with!

Andrew’s Dilemma Part 15

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Andrew’s Dilemma
Part 15
By, Cain129

Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.--SEPARATOR--

Synopsis:   Life for Jessica has been pretty easy until now, but there is a storm coming, and her enemies are slowly closing in on her. Everything is not as it seems and it’s Andrew that they are searching for. but up till now Jessica only existed with a select group of people. Now that Jessica’s mother suspects that her son is living as a girl, what will she do with that information?

The Song

The Song
By Stanman63
Melanie Ezell's Big Closet Ultimate Writer's Challenge
Thanks To Melanie Ezell's Big Closet Ultimate Writer's Challenge For Inspiration!
SynopsisA Transgirl talks about a gift that helped her to transition, her transition and the song that gave her the courage to transition.

BigCloset TopShelf's 2011 Summer Romance Story Contest


 
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Voting for the contest will be the kudos.
Please read the stories and use your Kudo button to vote for your favorite story.
Voting will continue until midnight PST July 9, 2011.
I'll announce the winners after that.

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Prizes: (3) First Place $100, Second Place $75, Third Place $50.

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War and Peace Pt 5

War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part Five

Winter was coming to an end and the thaw was starting and still the settlement was inaccessable but we knew it wouldn`t be long till that was no longer the case.

Now we were getting things ready for planting, we were going to have a problem as a couple of the horses needed shoeing and there was no blacksmith available.

Black Majik Woman.

Black Majik Woman

*** Takes place from roughly Evanescence 8 until present day.

It’s taken more time than I’d have liked for the better part of the pain from getting shot in the leg to fade. Majik’s a wonderful thing but getting hurt it can really suck. There’s only a few types of mages that self heal well and I am not one of them. Plus I’ve a nice scar from the Demon Rapture shooting me with the .357 his meat-sack was wearing.

Aunt Adele's Niece -- Part 4


Aunt Adele’s Niece — Part 4


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2011)


(This is the 4th and final part in this story, which is among a series of Aunt Adele stories that tell the story of how a dance teacher raised her 12-year-old orphaned nephew during World War II. The boy discovers how marvelous it is to be a girl. This is based on earlier Aunt Adele stories, “Aunt Adele’s Christmas Gift” and “Aunt Adele’s Easter Pageant.” The reader need not read the earlier stories, but it is recommended by the author.)

At Last ‘A Life’ ~ Chapter 65

At last ‘A life’
By Julie D Cole

Chapter 65 Drying out

I was grateful to Kate for accompanying me and especially since it started to rain as we left the surgery. The warm spring weather had disappeared overnight and we were both unprepared as we ran to the car in a heavy squall of rain.

Kate was laughing as she opened the car door and I asked what was funny.
She said that I’d soon learned to run in heels and was surprised that I’d kept up with her.

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CHAPTER 17
Of course they had to come round the next day for dinner, and that had to be arranged for a restaurant as we simply didn’t have the room, which meant a LOT of telephone calls to find somewhere that had space for well over twenty folk, and only the Parson’s Pig had space enough among all the office parties.

War and Peace Pt 4

War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part Four

Adrian was a bit of handful especially when it was time for him to go to bed, he seemed to get livelier but I managed in the end to get him bathed and in bed before seven o`clock each night.

Then it be time for either sewing, knitting embroidery or some other lessons in femininity, well we had a long winter ti face and it definately wouldn`t be boring.

Marked Target - Chapter 3

Marked Target
~ Chapter Three ~

by:
Danielle Krieger
(c) 2011

Lawrence "Lex" McKinley lives about as average a life as one can with metahumans popping up everywhere. Well, as normal as someone who spends their free time as an MMA fighter really can. He's about to get the shock of his life--the punch he never saw coming.

In this installment: The imprisonment continues and some insight is given to Lex about her captors and why she's in captivity. Is she ever going to get out? Will she ever get her life back under her own control?

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A Summer's Odyssey - Now on Kindle

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After his mother dies the only option Kris has is to take his kid sisters to grandma's house. But Massachusetts to Maryland is a long way to travel on only $50. How will they make it, will grandma be able to keep them and what kind of life can they expect?

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A Summer's Odyssey

By Jennifer Sue

Now available on Kindle

Getting Ahead in Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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What would you do to get ahead in life, in love? Would you turn your life upside down; move to a foreign country; abandon your job, your home, your family? But you wouldn't change your sex! Would you?

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Getting Ahead in Romance
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle

The Arctic Fox by Rosemary Howell - Now on Kindle

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When his family moved to Alaska, Patrick had a new life to begin...in more ways than one.

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The Arctic Fox
by Rosemary
Now on Kindle

The new kid is a genius. At thirteen, starting the ninth grade, he just wants to fit in. His Air Force dad moved the family to Alaska and it's a whole new life.

Maybe in a new life he can be his real self, a girl who decides to call herself Marcia to make it more different from her old name.

A new life means new friends, new challenges. Like dealing with bullies and boys who think she's pretty. There is drama—a death in the family, danger in her father's job as a pilot, romantic complications—can Marcia deal with all the changes?

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