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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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Imperfect Futures by Angela Rasch now on Kindle

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Two stories from BCTS in this volume:

Danny's Perdition: It’s the 24th century and Danny has discovered that his work for the government has several times condemned people to termination. The newest suspect has been thoroughly transformed by a department called “Visual Perfection,” and now Danny must do his duty, once again. Would traveling across the continent in an antique machine offer a realistic alternative?

Also included A Dollar Short: Tilford has a dead-end job. The idea that someone would offer him a great position seems alien.

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Imperfect Futures
by Angela Rasch
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Wish I'd Stayed In Bed: 3. Being, um, Decisive!

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"Chockies and flowers?" Dianne echoed. "Do you mean—"

Gillian twisted her mouth to the side in a slightly crooked smile. "I'm afraid that Roger might be falling for our Bel."

Wish I'd Stayed In Bed by Kaleigh Way


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Kerry, Libbi and Lynzie Part 2

“Oh, honest to God, Mom! No!”

“Whose black suitcase is that on your bedroom floor with the boys’ briefs peeking out of it?”

Lynzie’s face went white.

“I thought so. You two are busted.”

Kerry, Libbi and Lynzie
Part 2

by Mona Lisa



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The Guardian of Sharon's Rose

The Guardian of Sharon’s Rose

Prelude, Chapters 1-3

by shalimar

What better way to read a Summer Romance than to have it occur in the time and place most used by romance novelists: London during the Regency Period, specifically: From November 1814 to just after Waterloo?

Prelude:

September 1,1066

“Thou art the ‘Guardian of the Rose?’”



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Newe Gyrlgyden Chapter 41

I will get the rest of the story up, but only after the contest closes, sorry. but RL interferance.

This is another story in my FEMELLA AILUROS ARMATURA universe, which includes my better written work of My Name is UGLY. I will just say that this story line is the most complete out of any of my previous works. I truly hope you will vote for NEWE GYRLGYDEN by me, POLYROBOTICS1. This chapter helps cement the other parts around it by providing the light for the story. Thank You.



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Jason's Story - Part 8

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Jason's Story

by Kristine Roland

Chapters 26 - 28. The continuing story of Jason, a young boy that is coming to terms with his transgender nature, and his mostly supportive family.

As they pulled out of the driveway, Jason felt his cheek. His first kiss from a girl. That little kiss had gone through him like a shock.



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Totally Insane 12 -Redemption

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Totally Insane 12–Redemption.
by Angharad



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The Threat Chapter 3

The threat

Chapter 3

By Christine



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Accidental Magic - Chapter 13: A Conspiracy?

Synopsis: Terri is in-over her head and angry to boot. Her mother is the latest in the list of people who know her secret. Who else knows? Is her life ever going to stop getting more complicated?

 

Accidental Magic

By
Allystra Krane
 
edited by Sephrena Miller
 
Chapter Thirteen
A Conspiracy?



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Boyfriend and Girlfriend - Part 4

BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND - Part 4

by Lana Lund

 
Lana faces the aftermath of her night at the movies and has to make a hard decision.



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Society's Outcast, Chapter 6

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Charlene never realized how much there was to being a woman of the hills. “Anytime you want to back out and be something besides a woman, you can,” was the words of Lizzie Jane. No way was Charlene going to go back to her old life. If the things she was being taught were what rural women needed to know, she was all for it.

Society's Outcast
A Lizzie Jane Story
Chapter 6
 
By Billie Sue Pilgrim



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Marcie And The Amazons: 26. Soap!

Wiggy growled in anger and frustration, "Arrgh! ARRGH! I am going to KILL Belle Dubois! I'm going to kill her! I swear!"

Marcie And The Amazons by Kaleigh Way


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Possession

Possession

Chapter 1

“Where are we going to get another person?” Pam Nolton asked Connie White. They were in the building cafeteria after work and had only 2 hours to come up with another woman to make the thirteen required for their Wicca Ceremony — but the ceremony was being held the same night as the full moon celebrations and all the Wicca friends had plans made for weeks.



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My Special Day

My Special Day

By Anistasia Allread

I decided to try a different approach from my normal for this story. It just hit me this afternoon and spilled forth. I hope you enjoy.



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A Poetic Journey

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A Poetic Journey

I decided to try something different for this contest. I strung together some poems to give a span of a relationship. There is romance in here, honest.

Please enjoy.

Heather



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 374

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Easy As Staying On A Bike & Winning The Gold Medal!
by Angharad
part: 374.

The afternoon wore on, tediously at times, as I tried not to move my painful ribs. Even going to the loo was a pain, the sitting and standing and bending to wipe the nether region; not a bit funny. I dozed now and again, but would wake myself up either by moving or coughing which produced sharp pain in my chest.



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The Price To Pay - Vol. 2.06 - Worries

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"You sure the smoke alarm is working?" I asked Taran, cheekily, referring to a time when a forgotten casserole had almost burned the house down.

She closed the cooker door and then turned to look at me before poking her tongue out and then giving me the finger.

"Very funny, smart-ass," she said," just wait till it's your turn to cook"

The Price To Pay - Vol. 2.06 - Worries

by Alys



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On Her Own Petard - part 18

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On Her Own Petard
by Ceri

Stevie started her blog to share discreetly her secret identity with the world, never guessing just how successful it would be.



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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 9

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‘Give me a soldering iron, please,’ I said to the barman, behind the erm, bar...
 
Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 9
 
By Susan Brown

 
Angel



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Autumn Leaves

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"It was a bit stuffy in there, so I thought I'd wait outside for you," he explained, "do you fancy some lunch?"

I felt my heart miss a beat at his question. Momentarily I was at a loss for words.

"Don't worry if you've got other plans," he said hurriedly, misinterpreting my delay in responding as a rejection.

I touched his arm, looked him directly in the eye and smiled, "I'd love to, Dewi."

Autumn Leaves

by Alys



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All Things Denied 19 - 'Ch-Ch-Changes'

Notes of a Journey Trilogy
Book 1
All Things Denied

Chapter 19 - 'Ch-Ch-Changes'

A Gaby FanFic by PB

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair!



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Letters from Sky - Part 8

"So, what do you think about Kaezee?
"A: Wonderful, B: Fantastic, C: Awesome, D: Amazing, E: All the above"


Letters from Sky


By Jan S

Part 8



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Alicia's New Life -10-

Alicia’s New Life

By Christine

Chapter 10: woman without equal



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The Sight - Chapter 13

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The Sight
By
Nick B

 © Nick B 2008

An excellent bit of fettling by Gabi here folks, so give her a nice big, warm, round of applause

“Do you want to be a girl?”

“You know, before I had the accident, there were times when I wished I was . . .



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Drabble Theatre: Tattle Tale

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"Mom, mom!"

"In the kitchen honey."

"Mom! You will never guess what I found!"

"You are right about that. Well?"

"Sara has a boyfriend! And he's older than her too!"

"You worm! What are you- you were reading my diary again weren't you?"

"What? NO! I just, I mean..."

"Oh, look, he's blushing! Wait. I keep that in my... you were in my underwear!"



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Can-Can, II

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Can-Can, II

 
By Melissa Tawn
 
When you can’t can-can, what can you do?



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'Reader, I married him.'

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‘Reader, I married him.’*
by,
Angharad.

“Okay, listeners, we have a sad story here…” Jane Bronte, hosted her usual radio show on a Sunday morning, playing pop classics that no one could remember, interspersed with audience participation.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 373.

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Easy As Falling Off A Hospital Bed.
by Bonzi
part: 373

I sat in the chair trying not to move too much, the bruising I'd received from falling off the bed was now becoming painful, and even breathing was hurting. I think I'd probably bashed some ribs a little too hard. If by non-disclosure, I was going to get out of the hospital, I would keep my suffering to myself.



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All Things Denied 18 - 'Comfort Zone'

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Notes of a Journey Trilogy
Book 1
All Things Denied

Chapter 18 - 'Comfort Zone'

A Gaby FanFic by PB

Gaby's back in her element, on a bicycle, and she has a few moves to show the pros!



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Taylor by Leslie Moore on Kindle

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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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The Last of the Fey by Denise Anesidora Trask on Kindle

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The Last of the Fey

by Denise Anesidora Trask

Dennis is a stunt man, er... boy, er... young adult. Being of slight build, although muscular, he didn’t get into sports when in middle and high school. No, he was far too deeply involved in the motion picture business by then. It all began when he was less than a year old and snowballed from there.



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Sky on Kindle

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Sure, Peaches is small and cute and makes a lovely girl; everyone says so. But Sky? More than six feet of champion male athlete and he wants to be a girl? How is that going to work? Can even Peaches help? Are Sky's hopes too high?

Sky
by Angela Rasch
Sky by Angela Rasch

Sequel to Peaches
A BigCloset/HatBox Book
from DopplerPress


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The Princess of Q'fahr now on Amazon Kindle

This is a story I did a few years ago and posted on Sapphire's. It's an attempt at Science Fiction and Adventure. At the time I wrote it, I had never read any of the Gor books. Now that I have, I'm surprised at some of the similarities.

The story is about Bill, who, through a travesty of justice gets involved with a dying boy. With the help of the boy's late uncle's writings, Bill is pulled into a strange, savage world.

The Princess of Q’fahr

By
Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2005

Princess of Q'fahr
Princess of Q'Fahr on Amazon



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