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Sometimes death isn't the end. Sometimes, people can come back with new lives and new powers. This is one of those times.

This is a serial story with litrpg and gamelit elements.



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Curse of the Fountain by Melanie Brown from DopplerPress

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Neil wanted to be famous in his old age for discovering the Lost City of Zed with the Fountain of Youth, according to legend. Now she wants to discover the perfect nail color to go with her prom gown.

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Curse of the Fountain
by Melanie Brown
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Routes 18

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Our burst of laughter was interrupted by a call of “Budge over!” from Pen, as she and Keith appeared, each carrying a folded camping stool.

“If you lot are annexing our bunkhouse, me and Keefy will get a drink out of you, at least. You eaten?”

Maz grinned a welcome, her mood clearly on an upswing.

“Just ordered. Please tell me we’re not planning on hitting the chippy afterwards!”

I noticed a sharp look from Frank towards his wife, but she simply slipped an arm through his for a squeeze. Their business. That was when LC announced that she liked crunchy sausages, which drew Deb’s attention back to the rest of us.

“What are crunchy sausages, Carolyn?”



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Dog Days, Part 1/2

I was a senior in high school when an underground gas leak led to a massive explosion in my neighborhood. The houses that weren’t immediately destroyed caught fire, and it was a while before they could put all the fire out. Everything for blocks was destroyed.

The houses were rebuilt, and I moved back into my family's house... alone.

I realized I didn’t want this. It wasn’t my house, my neighborhood, or my neighbors. They were all a bunch of imitations. The unique houses on my street had been replaced with a bunch of cookie-cutter copies sized like the originals, but not really like them otherwise. I was living in an imitation of the house I grew up in, without any of what made it special. I was alone, next to nobody I knew. The neighbors were strangers who bought the other rebuilt houses from the heirs of my former neighbors. It felt completely artificial, and I wanted to get away.



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Strange Romances by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Lonely people can be strange, and so can their stories. Archaeologists, secret agents, cutting-edge scientists, supposed witches, thieves, castaways, orphans, imperialists, athletes and others, all have their quirky little tales to tell.

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Strange Romances
by Maryanne Peters
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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1193.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1193
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Julian 5 - Joan

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Julian

Sometimes a name is all you need, and sometimes its the wrong name



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The Half Lilin: By The Light Of The Moon (Chapter 8)

The Half Lilin: By The Light Of The Moon (Chapter 8)

By Shinieris
Thanks to Captain Normality for the proofreading!

"Are you always this difficult?" he snarled. When I didn't reply him, he acceded defeat and said, "I intended to give this to you when you're properly appointed as my new consort. But... since every angel in Briah and Assiah already know that you're the new 'Queen of Tartarus', I guess it doesn't matter anymore."

"You're speaking as if that was my fault!" I protested with a stomp of my feet.

"It is your fault. You shouldn't have let that pesky agent of the Thrones go that easily. Thanks to you, my mailbox kept flooding since Christmas. Now I hear I'm about to have a riot in my hands. You're the first of my consort who flaunt her new position within 24 hours of acceptance." He slapped his forehead, though no sound was heard.

"Hey, don't blame me. You're the one who tricked me."

"Oh, believe me. I have already regretted that decision."



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Only A Baby Machine -- Part 7, Doom!

Part 7: Doom!

 
 
June 17



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You Have it All Wrong Three - Part 9

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You Have It All Wrong Three
By SaraUK

 

Part 9
Chapter 27. Planning and punishing



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Cold Feet 60

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CHAPTER 60
I got the chance to catch up with Anne later, as she had taken the morning off for some church event or other.



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Marilyn's Impossible Dream, or She's So Pretty -- Chapter 11 and 12


Marilyn's Impossible Dream, Or She's So Pretty


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2010)


The story of a pretty boy who wishes he was a girl as he grows up through the Great Depression and into the days of World War II. His prettiness is both his curse and joy in an era when being a crossdresser or transgendered person was unknown


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The First Ten Days of Winter

To the tune of ‘The 12 days of Christmas’ and inspired by a blog by Angharad — who would probably have kept quiet had she known the implications.

Sorry it’s only ten days; explanation at the end.



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Sweets for Christmas

Sweets For Christmas
 ©2010 — Wren Phoenix
Edited by Andrea Ribeiro

  



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Christmas Shoes


Christmas Shoes

By
Maggie Finson

This story was inspired by a song of the same name done by a gospel group called New Song. If you want to hear some really moving Christmas music I urge you to look them up.

I was shopping late for Christmas, not unusual for a guy my girl friend was fond of teasing me, in a women’s shoe store. And no it wasn’t for my girlfriend. I was looking for something for myself.



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Galactic Marshal II - Chapter 9

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Galactic Marshal II
by
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CHAPTER 9

Karen noted George’s reaction and turned to me.

“It’s the only way!”

I nodded. George looked stunned.

“There is no way you are going to make me into woman. No way!”



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1192.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1192
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Rising Dawn Chapter 9


Rising Dawn

Chapter 9 - Ah, Mum

 
We pull up outside the house, it is then we both look at each other when we see that mums car is parked in the driveway.

At the same time we voice out.

"Bugger"



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The Center: Night and Day

Pad and Lil The Center: Night and Day
Chapter 1

Michelle and James have grown up together amazingly well even though they are not related and have had a semi-normal life. But what happens when they get taken apart and both start to change who they are. Will they ever be able to see each other again and what about the small family they loved so much?



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Only A Baby Machine -- Part 6, A Pansy Now and Forever

Part 6, A Pansy Now and Forever

Everyone except his girlfriend call George "Pansy" now--but he still knows he's really George. They can't take that away from him. Or can they?
 
 
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Football Girl~Season 2~Chapter 4

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‘Language, Susan.’

‘Sorry, Daddy, but look, what’s going on?’

‘Welcome to the real world of speculation, hype and wild rumours.
 
 

Football Girl
Season 2 ~ Chapter 4

By Susan Brown

Copyright © 2010 Susan Brown



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The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 2 Summer Vacation Ch. 11

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The Summer Vacation
Chapter 11

Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman


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Cold Feet 59

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CHAPTER 59
Catching up. That is always the thing that can delight or appal you, as you work through the mail and the gossip that has piled up on the doorstep.



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Unexpected Attractions: Chapter 03

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Unexpected Attractions
Chapter 3
Wren Erendae Phoenix
 
A little bit of conflict this time-don’t be scared!


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November brings out the creeping shadows Part 5

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The boy finishes his tale



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Toil & Trouble - 18 - Mr. MIB

Toil & Trouble
A Venus Cursed! Story
by Saless
Chapter 18 — Mr. MIB


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Suzy Q by Suzy Q

Suzy Q
By
Suzy Q

Sam Quinn invented Suzy Q, the exotic Cuban dancer. José Enrá­quez insisted on meeting her–but of course that was impossible! Or was it?



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Hungry like The...

Hungry like The…..

Yeah…

I woke up, sore…and mystified and still kind of upset. I felt, good, really good this itch scratched somewhere deep inside. I felt satisfied in a way that I’ve never known. It took me a few minutes to really get the willpower to move and tried to do it quietly so not to wake Dom.



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The Center: Best Served Cold Part-4

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The Center: Best Served Cold -
Part Four

by:
Enemyoffun


Becca has been having nightmares, all of them involving a certain Mr. Green and how he ruined her life. Now Green's whereabouts might be known and Becca will do whatever it takes to make sure that he doesn't get away from her this time, no matter what the cost.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1191.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1191
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Cold Feet 58

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CHAPTER 58
Breakfast was not wonderful, but then we didn’t really expect something amazing in France. Nonetheless, there was a rose on our table for me.



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Tropical Twist - 3

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One of the airmen is no longer an airman. Decisions have to be made concerning the safety of the tribe.

Tropical Twist

3 - Defence Plan

by Penny Lane

"Jealous?"

"No, not really. It was your night, after all. What did those chaps want, anyway? To marry you?"

"Of course. Suddenly, there's a new eligible female in the village, of course they were going to have a go. I told them it was a bit too soon for that kind of thing, I'd only been a woman since the sun set after all. Most of them seemed to accept that."

"They'll come back, you know that, right?"



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My Christmas Wish

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Snakes and Ladders-7

Snakes and Ladders 7

Chapter 7

The air is so beautiful up here in the sky above Highwood. We bank and we soar and over the massive canal like sea. We pass by air-ships and over regular boats and ships and fly out of that canal over this cliff-side down to beach like city only about seven our eight miles from the palace and the whole canal opens up into this wide open sea.



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To See Through a Glass Darkly 12

To See Through a Glass Darkly


Chapter 12


Sasha sits down again with his mother for a cup of tea and talks with her about his appointment with Dr. Torricelli. He also talks with his wife— well, with Tina, although she isn't there— well, she is, but…



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From the time Taylor was five, all he could remember was wanting to be Emma’s younger sister.
 

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He loved dressing up in her hand-me-downs. He admired his older sister and really wanted to be her. Halloween was his favorite holiday because he could let his fantasies run wild and be Cinderella or Wonder Woman. And playing make-believe was always fun when he could be the cute little girl.

But, something happened when he turned twelve. He put away the dresses and costumes. The doll house went up in the attic and Taylor’s fantasies were all in his mind.

Until one fateful Saturday that changed everything. This is that story.
 

Taylor
by Leslie Moore
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All for Love - 'The Kiss' & more - A Melanie Brown Sampler

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Melanie Brown's newest collection from Doppler Press!

All for Love

Now on Kindle!



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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 10 - Wuthering Dormice 2 - on Kindle

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The continuing story of Cathy and friends...

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike
10. Wuthering Dormice 2
by Angharad
Now on Kindle


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Reset Switch by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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The Switcher virus wasn't done with Harry Grant...

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Reset Switch
by Melanie Brown
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Harry Grant at 25 fell victim to the international criminal, Ron Simon, AKA the Switcher. Poor Harry had been mind-swapped with an old man of 65. Forty years of his life stolen in a moment…



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