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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
Ebook Now Available from DopplerPress



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1254.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1254
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Threads of Truth -05-

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Threads of Truth

A Transgender Coming of Age Romance

From the Harmony Aspirant Universe

Chapter 5: Sanctuary Secrets

By Ariel Montine Strickland

How will Kiki and Julian connect over the sanctuary project? Can Kiki cope with the news she receives from her mother?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
All Rights Reserved.



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Routes 3

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“Friend of ours. Lives near Gatwick, but I know her and her husband by way of climbing”

“Ah! Peak? Lakes? Snowdonia?”

“Peak and Eryri. They’re mates of Penny and Keith”

Al nodded in understanding.

“Yeah, we assumed you’d end up heading that way. Anyway, Jimmy’s basically doing tonight in return for a few pints and a place to kip. I suspect he’s fully aware of…”

He stared at Maz for a few seconds, then put his tea down.



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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 9 of 23

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Chapter 9

When Willow and the conductor followed the orchestra after the tuning, she saw that the place was as packed as it had been on the two previous nights. For her, it was sit and repeat; for the audience it was all new and wonderful. There was good applause with each item, and her passage back to the Yamaha was much easier without all the cables.



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Romance and Other Faraway Places by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Can you really only be yourself when you're alone?

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Romance and Other
Faraway Places

by Maryanne Peters
on Kindle


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The Hard Way Chapters 7-13

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The Hard Way
by Tanya Allan

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Young Kyle Manning lives with a problem that seeks to take over his waking hours. Sally is a girl who fancies Kyle and is at a loss to know why he doesn’t seem to notice her.

She confronts him and is astounded when he confesses his inner turmoil. She rises to the challenge and begins to help Kyle become the person he always wanted to be.

With school and inquisitive friends, Sally devises a cunning plan for Kyle to become his Swedish cousin, Kayla…then things get very complicated...

A gentle tale of yearning, discovery and love.



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Doppelganger

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"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call... THE TWILIGHT ZONE."

 
Doppelganger

By Mary Beth Sanford

 



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 569.

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Waddling Dumplings
(aka Bike)
Part 569
by Angharad
       
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Bethany In My Life (Part 6)

Bethany In My Life (Part 6)

The Concert In The Park



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The Hard Way Chapters 1-6

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The Hard Way
by Tanya Allan

Synopsis
Young Kyle Manning lives with a problem that seeks to take over his waking hours. Sally is a girl who fancies Kyle and is at a loss to know why he doesn’t seem to notice her.

She confronts him and is astounded when he confesses his inner turmoil. She rises to the challenge and begins to help Kyle become the person he always wanted to be.

With school and inquisitive friends, Sally devises a cunning plan for Kyle to become his Swedish cousin, Kayla…then things get very complicated...

A gentle tale of yearning, discovery and love.



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The Princess and the Plague : 11

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The Princess and the Plague
(Life after Camp Kumoni)

By Anistasia Allread
Edited by Nick B

You know what my Uncle Will would have said?”

“No.”

“Every adventure starts with your first step and a whistle on your lips.”

     

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Maiden by Decree Chapter 19

Maiden by Decree
Chapter Nineteen
 By Maggie Finson
 
A Kidnapping Gone Bad

or, I’m Still Making This Up as I Go!



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 568.

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Wobbling Doorframes
(aka Bike)
Part 568
by Angharad
       
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Kelly's Journey -9- Support & Kidnap

Kelly's Journey
Chapter 9: Support & Kidnap
 
By Stanman63
 
Edited By Nora Adrienne with Special Thanks To Terry Naut
and to Heather Rose Brown for the Illustration!

 
Synopsis: Now that Kelly has moved in with her Aunt Debbie and her grandparents, she begins a new part of her journey as she learns more about being a woman and learning how more about herself.
     
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When Fortune Smiles! Parts 5-10

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When Fortune Smiles
by Tanya Allan

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It's 2003, meet Joe Fortune, a bright and pleasant young man, with a secret life as a drag artist, and an overwhelming desire to be the woman he feels he should be.

Working in a shop he and some friends have set up, he does some photo imaging work for a client, which starts him on a roller-coaster ride, involving hired killers, a corrupt M.P., and the police. He takes the opportunity to pretend to be his twin sister, and become a ski rep for a month to avoid the heat.

With more twists and turns than is good for him, he has a fling with a female to male transsexual, who teaches him how to be a woman, and then, after surgery as Josie, she falls in love with her best friend.



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My Mum Turned Me Into a Girl

My mum turned me into a girl. Well, actually it was her new friend, Alison, but my mum played along and, being my mum, she has to take the blame. Looking back I realised that Alison and my mum were very clever. I didn't see it coming and by the time I did, it was too late. It started when I was nine years old and by the time I was ten you could say that their mission was pretty much accomplished.

My Mum Turned Me Into a Girl

By Ollie



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Bethany In My Life (Part 5)

Bethany In My Life (Part 5)

Date Review Two



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In My Sister's Footsteps - 4

In My Sister's
Footsteps

This is a story about true identity and the healing of the transgender mind

Blazing a new trail is difficult for a young burn victim, but he manages well enough with support from his mother, some unusual help from his sister, and a little luck.



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When Fortune Smiles! Parts 1-4

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When Fortune Smiles
by Tanya Allan

Synopsis
It's 2003, meet Joe Fortune, a bright and pleasant young man, with a secret life as a drag artist, and an overwhelming desire to be the woman he feels he should be.

Working in a shop he and some friends have set up, he does some photo imaging work for a client, which starts him on a roller-coaster ride, involving hired killers, a corrupt M.P., and the police. He takes the opportunity to pretend to be his twin sister, and become a ski rep for a month to avoid the heat.

With more twists and turns than is good for him, he has a fling with a female to male transsexual, who teaches him how to be a woman, and then, after surgery as Josie, she falls in love with her best friend.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 567.

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Widdling Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 567
by Angharad
       
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Buck Day

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Buck day

Is he flouting tradition or starting a new one?



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Professor Prick 16 - Nikki's Big Day

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I slipped on a dressing gown and me and mum sat on the couch awaiting the arrival of the beauty consultant.

“I don’t think in my wildest dreams I could ever expected this day to happen” she said offering me a cigarette as we lit up.

“Well you must have expected your son to get married some day” I replied.

“Well yes but there’s something different when it’s a daughter” she answered.

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By Karin Roberts



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Emma - Parts 8-12

Emma
by Tanya Allan

Synopsis
Russell Drysdale, a fifteen-year old boy at a British Boys Public (private) School. The only son of a wealthy industrialist, who died when the boy was eight. However, he has left his millions to the boy in a trust fund, which he can’t touch until he is twenty-one.

Brigette Drysdale, the attractive yet bitter French born mother, who seeks to separate her son from the trust by fair means or foul.

Monksreach Hall, the archaic institution that encourages bullying as a means of discipline, and in which Russell is totally miserable.

The surprise. The morning he wakes up to find he is a girl. Suddenly, life in an all boys’ school is even less attractive, so using the name Emma, the girl runs away, into a whole new world. More than capable, she thwarts her mother and her mother’s vicious boyfriend, the police, and manages to show the world that some girls are the next best thing to angels.



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Bethany In My Life (Part 4)

Bethany In My Life (Part 4)

Date Review

When I got in the door Helen and Ashley both came out of the parlour, “You're back!” said Ashley, “How did it go?”



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Attacked by Silk Gloves


Attacked by Silk Gloves

(F/M, magic, tg, fdom, nc, bd, creative)
by RH Music

While searching for "real magic", Paul locates a crotchety old woman named Rosemary, who can perform a special "glove trick". This trick involves a long glove that comes to life and leaps over the hand and arm of an unsuspecting spectator. Soon Paul discovers that living gloves are just the beginning...



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A Dream of Dragons Part 2

A Dream of Dragons continues in Part 2!



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 566.

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Wiggling Dominoes
(aka Bike)
Part 566
by Angharad
       
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The Mail Box

The Mail Box
by
BrandieS



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Emma - Parts 5-7

Emma
by Tanya Allan

Synopsis
Russell Drysdale, a fifteen-year old boy at a British Boys Public (private) School. The only son of a wealthy industrialist, who died when the boy was eight. However, he has left his millions to the boy in a trust fund, which he can’t touch until he is twenty-one.

Brigette Drysdale, the attractive yet bitter French born mother, who seeks to separate her son from the trust by fair means or foul.

Monksreach Hall, the archaic institution that encourages bullying as a means of discipline, and in which Russell is totally miserable.

The surprise. The morning he wakes up to find he is a girl. Suddenly, life in an all boys’ school is even less attractive, so using the name Emma, the girl runs away, into a whole new world. More than capable, she thwarts her mother and her mother’s vicious boyfriend, the police, and manages to show the world that some girls are the next best thing to angels.



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This story is 166 words long.

Pen Pals - Part 1

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Synopsis: It is estimated that twenty five percent of the girls on any given forum are actually guys posing as girls. One study put that number higher. Pat Goodman was one of them, Steve Carter another. What Pat and Steve are about to discover is that the girls they have been talking to are not nearly as sweet and innocent as they imagine.

 
Pen Pals

By Mary Beth Sanford

 



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Bethany In My Life (Part 3)

Bethany In My Life (Part 3)

Fatefull Decisions



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Dragon's Mark by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Dragon's Mark
by Shauna J. Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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If healing meant changing genders and also species, would you? And how about protecting this new found technology? This gender-bending sci-fi tale takes you to strange worlds as those transformed protect their new people from destructive humans.

Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle


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The Novitiate by Angela Rasch from DopplerPress

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Tim is patiently waiting for his high school days to draw to a close. He can’t wait to go away to college, far from a dad who is disappointed with his son’s tiny frame. Tim is also unhappy with his body, for a much more shielded reason. Music provides the catalyst for lasting change.

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Moxie (Texas Belles #2)

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The sequel to Melanie Brown's Texas Belles is now on Kindle!

Moxie

by Melanie Brown

Ayumi did it before, can she do it again?

Moxie on Kindle

She stayed in Japan after the breakup of her first J-Pop band, Texas Belles. The other American members went their own ways, some of them back to the states.

But no one in Japan ever knew Sam, the American bass-playing boy who joined his sister’s band and helped make them a hit. Sam is Ayumi now, as real as a girl can get. And she wants to keep doing what she does best.



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