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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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Destiny's Serendipity -20-

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Destiny's Serendipity

Episode Twenty: Parting of the Ways

A Thriller - Romance - Transgender Serial

From the Limoxian Universe

By Jo Dora Webster

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Project Toxin: Chapter 12 Revelations

A young New Yorker finds himself in over his head after finding a symbiote that changes him in unexpected ways.
Toxin
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Chapter 12

I’m in a city—New York?

But it’s wrong.



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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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Fighting the Homm eBook from DopplerPress

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Fighting the Homm

by Barbie Lee and Monique S

Now on Kindle



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Andrew’s Dilemma Part 17

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--SEPARATOR--

Andrew’s Dilemma
Part 17
By, Cain129

Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.

--SEPARATOR--

Synopsis: After spending a week in the hospital, Dr. Masters gave me a clean bill of health and sent me home. To say that I was happy to finally be going home was an understatement! After mom picked me up, the two of us headed to the salon. Where I had my hair cut, colored and styled. This had been something that I’ve wanted to have done for the longest time.



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A Sweets Life- Chapter 10

A Sweets Life-Chapter 10

Okay, this is a little short, but it came to me pretty much as is!

True to her word, Candy was at the hospital as soon as she could get there. She found Danni’s room, and went in. Danni was weeping, and Candy rushed to her side and gave her a hug.

“You lost the baby?”

Danni could only nod, sadly, as her tears continued. Candy pulled her in as she wept for the girl. There was no talking for some time. Eventually, Danni recovered enough to be able to speak.



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Alex 3 - Alex Stands by Her Man

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Alex Stands by Her Man
By
Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2011



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Whisper - Chapter 1

Whisper
by Sleethr

~o~O~o~



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Dooms Day Prologue

Dooms Day
Prologue

By: Emily Rudgers

In the war hardened lands of future Earth, humanity has been brought to its knees and tested.
The only possible saviors of the world being skilled soldiers whose abilities are put to the test.
This is the story of the remnants of unit 412.



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What Light Through Yonder Shadow... - Act 3; 3

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When you get down to it, ultimately there is no good or evil, only a matter of perception.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1408

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1408
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Used to Bad News...


Used to Bad News...



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I, Messalina

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I, Messalina by Janet Baker

This short story is a vile little postscript to the life of Messalina, Empress of Rome. The story ventures into bestiality and thus the reader is forewarned.

According to Wikkipedia;

Roman sources claim that Messalina used sex to enforce her power and control [over] politicians, that she had a brothel under an assumed name and organised orgies for upper class women, and that she sold her influence to Roman nobles or foreign notables.
Juvenal is also highly critical of her in his Satire VI translation by Peter Green.



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Elf Storage

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Elf Storage

by Janice Dreamer

Colin creeped through the EZ-pass lane onto the Chesapeake Bay bridge. He swerved around a minivan crammed with beach paraphernalia whose driver was too distracted by screeching kids to move when a gap opened in front of him. He automatically cursed all the Balti-morons who created summer traffic hell in his rural stretch of Maryland nestled between the bay and the ocean resort towns. Especially on his homeward commute after a grueling workday. On Friday afternoon. On the Fourth of July weekend.



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TG to Me

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TG to Me
by Maeryn Lamonte

It's one year to the day since I published my first story on BCTS. By way of celebration, here's something a little different from my usual fare, also in response to one of the Melanie Ezell challenges (Who I am).

So I went a little over the word limit on this one. Frankly my dears, I don't give a sh... hang on, that's not right...

It is a bit of a disjointed ramble this, but I hope it sparks off a few ideas. Please remember in reading it that it is never my intention to be hurtful, and if there is anything in this offering that rubs raw, please accept my apologies and assurance that I never meant it that way.



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Indigo Sky for Bob Arnold

I wrote this for Bob using characters from Donna Lamb's Blue Moon and Green Sun:

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Indigo Sky
 
by Donna Lamb and Erin Halfelven


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Riding Home 21

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CHAPTER 21
It was hot. That sounds really trite, and utterly obvious, but it was almost beyond belief. Almost as soon as we left the air-conditioning, it was as if someone had sprayed me with water in the most embarrassing places possible.



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You are What You Read - Chapter 6

You Are What You Read
Chapter Six

by Freya

As they left Spaulding said, “You’re going to need more clothes than just what you’re wearing and us shopping for teen girl clothes together would be funny but not particularly effective. Fortunately we have people who do this sort of thing.”

“The government employs personal shoppers?” she asked surprised.



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Close Encounters

Close Encounters
By Stanman63


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1407

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1407
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Chances Are - Part 10

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Chances Are...
Stories of Hope

Susan's Chance
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 




Stories of hope in lives healed by second chances




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Evanescence 17...Jill's Story.

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Evanescence 17.…Jill’s Story

Chapter 17

I’m on my second smoke and my third coffee out in front of the lobby as my guys start coming back in from doing a scan survey of town. It seems like a hundred years ago since I’ve been here, been home.

I look at Bishop. “Okay get everyone over to the Hotel and order some food we’ll go over things there. Bishop…Get Shaker to start drawing up the circles in the convention room.”



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Trope: Averted

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Trope: Averted
by mittfh
 
Copyright © 2011 Ben Norwood.
Creative Commons License.

Teaser:When your wife presents you with a maid's dress and tells you to get changed, it can only mean one thing...
...or can it?



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War and Peace Pt 8

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War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part Eight

When I awoke I was lying in a hospital bed, that wouldn`t have been so bad but I couldn`t move I had been strapped down onto the bed.

What the hell was going on? why was I here? I hadn`t been sick or injured so what was going on. I could only move my head slightly from to side to side and noticed a drip that appeared to inserted into my body. I had no feeling anywhere the only sesations I had was sight, sound and smell.



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Somewhere Else Entirely -27-

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Garia has to deal with the consequences of the bout with Duke Jarwin. She also has to try and make peace with Lady Merizel, who is still under the impression that Garia was a rival for Jarwin's affections. Then there's the Palace Guard, who want to know what she did...

Somewhere Else Entirely

by Penny Lane

27 - Aftermath



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Sarah Carerra - 2.44 - The OC Fair

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sc2.jpg What was really worrying me was the thought of spending all of that time in the presence of friends and family who didn't know the truth about me. I only knew them as Megan, yet they were here to meet Sarah.

Sarah Carerra
Chapter 2.44 - The OC Fair
by Megan Campbell
Copyright  ©2011 Megan Campbell
Released: July 11, 2011


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Riding Home 20

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CHAPTER 20
It wasn’t the best day for flying, but at least the skies were clear. It was the wind that was the problem, and I wondered if my attempt at cleverness would backfire.



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Alex 2 - Alex's First Date

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Alex’s First Date
By
Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2011



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The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 3 Rescue Mission Ch. 12

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The Rescue Mission
Chapter 12

Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman


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A Sweets Life-Chapter 9

A Sweets Life-Chapter 9

At last! I apologize for the delay! Too many personal issues, and a muse on “vacation”. Hah! As if.

High school life tends to be a bit dramatic sometimes, and “cliques” form fairly early. The popular kids, the brains, the slackers, and all the smaller subgroups would be recognizable to anyone who has ever attended an American high school. There are always cross-overs, like a Jock who is popular and brainy, or a cheerleader that understands math and computers. This is generally accepted and normal.



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Magnetic Personality - 1

Magnetic Personality-
Part One

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Moongoddess


Lawrence Dane, a 45 year old Systems Engineer, feels his life has been wasted.When his Meta turns, what will he do with his second chance?



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1406

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1406
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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You Have it All Wrong Three - Part 20

You Have It All Wrong Three

By SaraUK

 

Part 20



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Heaven and Hell 5: Lillith's Ransom at Amazon

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Lorelei did such a good job on various Hellish problems that she got kicked upstairs. No! Not up THERE, just into the Bureaucracy of Hell. The Big Guy Down Below has a cruel sense of humor.

Oh, Joy.

And now a new problem! Lillith, Queen of Temptresses, Mother of Succubae, has been canned — literally! Jade has her in a canning jar displayed as a trophy.

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There's only one thing Lorelei can do. Sit on Lillith's throne to keep peace among the Succubae while moving ahead with Hell's agenda—including maintaining the Truce with Heaven—and figuring out how to get Lillith's pretty butt out of the Can!

Oh, Bliss!



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The Sister Act by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Brian never wanted to be a girl, but when you have an actress for an older sister, a HUGE resemblance to her, and then throw in an agent who would do pretty much anything to get a contract — it was better to go with the flow, wasn't it?

Or was that just a really good excuse?

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The Handshake That Hides the Snake - by Angela Rasch on Kindle

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Your past is always there. Erik discovers that his will force him to make choices about his future and decisions about those he can trust.

But is anything quite what it seems in this tale of profit, manipulation and loyalty?

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The Handshake That Hides the Snake

by Angela Rasch

Now on Kindle



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