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Singular Pursuit by Stickmaker Now eBook and Paperback!

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In an abandoned island resort...

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It was supposed to be a working vacation. Vic and Michelle get a luxury vacation in exchange for teaching T.O.W.E.R. Agents how to handle superhuman opponents. Except that there's much more going on...


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Dragon's Fire Chapter 28

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Chapter 28: First Scent


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Dragon's Fire Chapter 27

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Chapter 27: Further Training


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Dear God, Who Am I? -13

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Dear God, Who Am I?

by Natasa Jacobs

Chapter 12

College is supposed to be the start of something new. For Riley, it's something else entirely.
Set in the 1990s, this is a quiet, slow-burning coming-of-age story about friendship, identity, and the questions we don't always have words for.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.


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Keeping It Fluid -65

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Keeping It Fluid

by Natasa Jacobs

Chapter 64

The 3rd Story of Emily

After the storm, Emily and her family face the cleanup—armed with rakes, leftover coffee, and plenty of stubborn hope. A backyard rebuild turns into a neighborhood gathering, where grilled chicken, homemade pie, and laughter offer more healing than anyone expected.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.


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My New Assignment by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Captain Granger didn't expect to be rewarded for saving the galaxy. And he wasn't.

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by Melanie Brown
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The Road to Haifa - Chapter 6

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The Road to Haifa
Chapter 6 — Parting the Red Sea.
by Alyssa Plant 
Her hackles raised, Sarah stared at the Sergeant. “Are you just a misogynistic old bastard or are you saying I’m some man in a dress?
Whatever it is, fucking spit it out to my face!” She growled getting to her feet.


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An Invitation

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An Invitation to a Wedding, a day of celebration should mean a day of joy and sharing, should it not?


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Tuck - Chapter 138 - Tuck and Turn

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"On the beat now, two, three ..."
Tuck by Ellen Hayes
Tuck 138 - Tuck and Turn


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Drabble Theatre: Third Time's the charm!

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"Congratulations! It's a beautiful ba...by... uh, heh, nurse?"

"Oh for heaven's sakes, can't you tell it's a... well..."

"It doesn't matter," the newborn's father interrupted. "We have a son and a daughter already. I guess now we have one more of both."

The doctor smiled in relief at being let off the hook, but couldn't help wondering, what color blanket to use?


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Drabble Theatre: Abner's Folly

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Abner's Folly
by Edeyn Hannah Blackeney


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Pen Pals : 3

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Pen Pals
by John in Wauwatosa
of the Pen Pal Continuum


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Drabble Theatre: Anus Changes His Name

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Amos was sick and tired of everyone calling him “Anus” ever since Jimmy Potter started it in third grade!


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The Prince Bride - 5

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The Prince Bride - Chapters 11 & 12
By Missy Crystal

Prince Charles was heir to the throne. At his christening, three of the four fairy protectors of the Kingdom (the kind with wings and wands) appeared to give him the customary blessings for a future king. The fourth fairy sister, arriving late from partying all night with the elves, mistakenly believes the baby is a girl and gives her the blessing of being a happy bride. Can the fairy magic be undone? Will the prince grow up to be a queen of one kind or another? Read the story and find out.


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Does the End Justify the Means?

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Does the End Justify the Means?
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Julie O

When Ryan made a late night pizza delivery, he had no idea how
drastically his life would be changed.

Edited
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Robert Arnold


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 321

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Easy Peasy Scratching Fleasies!
by >^^<
part:321


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Parents

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Parents

by Susan Heywood

Philip’s PTA evening is interesting (this really did happen to a friend)

“You OK son?”

“Yep”

“Ready for this?”

“Let’s go”


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Fishing

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Fishing

The chance of a life time, something I’d dreamed of since watching the movie “Splash”. I am attracted to the idea of mermaids and mermen, with so much of the earth covered in water, and yet so little that we can visit, a whole new world to be explored is just waiting.


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At Aunt Greta's 11 — Farah Way from the U.S.A.

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At Aunt Greta’s–
Farah Way From The U.S.A.
by Gabi
Chapter 11 of a Continuing Saga…

‘There’s a surprise for you tomorrow,’ Auntie Greta told me as soon as I was in the house. ‘Miss Morgan phoned and she wants you to be a friend to a new girl who’s starting school the day after tomorrow. She’s the same age as you, an American and she’s over here for a few years because her parents are working here now. She sounds really nice.’

‘D’you know her name?’ I asked.

‘Yes. She’s called Farah Way and she’s from Boston.’


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Discovery and Decisions: 5

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I was expecting him to stop and denounce me as a sinner.
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Drabble Theatre

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Melanie Ezell's
Drabble Theatre


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The Unicorn's Gift - Part 5

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Hushed, so like the Darkness.
It creeps among the trees.
Vague and pale of power.
Like distant memories.

At first, not seen, unnoticed.
A vague cool morning light.
More felt than seen, never keen
a stir of breeze at night.

Then it’s there, a breath of air
at once how it should be,
With opened eyes, and lighter skies,
new worlds for you to see.

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Sarah Lynn Morgan
The Unicorn's Gift
 
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Part Five

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Drabble Theatre: Not Your Pants

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Drabble Theatre: Not Your Pants

Melanie E.

"Hey lil' bro, have you seen my new Cosmo- hey, aren't those mine?"


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 320

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Easy As Killing Little Furry Things.
by Bonzi >^^<
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I was eating my sandwich catching up on some marking when Pippa called through. "Tom wants to see you."

"Any idea what about?"

"He didn't say but he is a little exercised about something."

"What time does he want me?"

"Like yesterday!"

"I have a tutorial in half an hour."


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My Best Friend’s Lover

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If only I considered what I was saying.


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Discovery and Decisions: 4

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I couldn't believe that I had been so careless and let Matt walk in on me like this. What was I thinking, I should have been watching the time more carefully. I knew when he was supposed to be getting off work and I knew when he would be home. How could I have been so careless?


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Pen Pals : 2

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Pen Pals
by Kaleigh Way
of the Pen Pal Continuum


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Marcie And The Amazons: 7. First Prize Is An Old Nightgown

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"Um, I'm okay," she said with a puzzled frown. "What are you doing here? Why aren't you dressed?"

"I don't know," I replied. "I've been asking myself the same question."

At that, Nina burst into laughter. "Oh, Marcie, you are so funny!"

Marcie And The Amazons by Kaleigh Way

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 319

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike.
by Angharad trans. Bonzi
part:319.


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Sixpence

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As I opened the door of the shop I heard the tinkle of a bell in the distance.
There was no one about, so I walked up to the counter and just waited.

Sixpence
By
Susan Brown


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Pen Pals : 1

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Pen Pals
by Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
of the Pen Pal Continuum


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The Road to Haifa - Chapter 5

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The Road to Haifa
Chapter 5 — Strange things
by Alyssa Plant
 
Recovery from the suicide bombing - Sarah's secret is out, and she begins her new life as a female IDF soldier<”


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 318

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Easy As Walling Up A Kite.
by Bonzi trans. his mum.
part:318

I drove home wondering what this Hickman person wanted. I wasn't exactly new news, rather the opposite. I was very old news. So why would anyone want to do an interview? I don't live in a fabulous house, or live with David Beckham or Brad Pitt, so why would anyone be interested?


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Choosing Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Twenty more gender-bending tales from Maryanne as her heroes-turned-heroines, in the midst of crisis, choose the romantic option.

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 7 -- on Kindle

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Yet more drama ensues as Cathy goes about her everyday life.

While she manages to avoid unwanted attentions at the university and narrowly escapes a dangerous driver, she is not so fortunate when it comes to an attacker who has a grudge against cyclists.

Bike 7

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Masks 2 - Template The Intrepid: A Learning Experience - Kindle Edition

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A school for superpowered children seemed like a good idea and definitely a change from fighting mad geniuses and superhuman brutes. But who knew that helping set up a school for super-powered teenagers would be so challenging? Not to mention dangerous and exciting...



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All Those Things You Always Pined For - New Kindle Edition

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

Adrenaline surged...daring every sensory organ in my body to absorb the tiniest nuances of my first day out in public dressed as a woman. I touched the velvety skin on my wife's arm. "I'm so lucky!"

"Lucky?" Nicole shook her head in obvious bewilderment. "You've always wanted to be a woman," she had accurately said nearly eight months ago.

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All Those Things You Always Pined For

by Angela Rasch


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