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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

Chapter 28: First Scent



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Dragon's Fire Chapter 27

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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Noel by Christopher Leeson now on Kindle

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If you carry your own punishment around with you, can you carry your own salvation?

NOEL
by Christopher Leeson
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Dance, Dance, Dance: Full Moon -13-

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Chapter Thirteen - Dress Rehearsal

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Denise and her friends travel to the competition and do dress rehersal?

 



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Living Doll - Part 2 of 3

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My journey home from Sunningdale was plagued with worry. A thousand and one questions were buzzing around my brain. They were a mix of questions relating to me, but mostly they were to do with Mia. When the train stopped at Staines, I knew that professionally, I was about to get very much out of my depth but there was more, far more.



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Magic Mystery and Mayhem: 24

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What if supernatural beings like Witches, Faeries, Demons, and their ilk are all real? Glen Evanston is about to be caught in their many traps in my new work in progress: Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem a Graphic Novel by Raine Monday



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Plus-One With A Vengeance : 15 / 29

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"Amber is a wonderful person. I've never seen her angry or mean or unkind.
I sometimes wonder whether she even has negative emotions."

On hearing that, my eyebrows went up as high as they could possibly go.

"I'm serious," Kitty said.

 



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Changing Roles - Chapter 8

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Changing Roles
By Julie Dawn Cole
Chapter 8



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Beauty and the Vial: Tested -08-

Beauty and the Vial: Tested

Chapter 8 ~ Celia and Alex

By Jo Dora Webster

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How will Alex cope with learning what Celia will tell him?



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Maggie

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It took me a long time to decide to post this. The following is the last collaboration I had with Maggie Fenson. Though, 'Collaboration' is something of a stretch. We talked about it, I wrote some, got stuck and put it aside. I kept meaning to come back to it, like I kept meaning to call or email Maggie. The things you 'mean' to do turn into regrets when you let time get away from you. I miss you Maggie, and I hope wherever you are, this puts a smile on your face.


Maggie
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E. E. Nalley



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Shame and Desire Chapter 36

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Home, sweet home.

After spending hours in a loud and crowded shopping mall, it was nice to finally be somewhere more private and quiet. With the thrill of her few accomplishments mostly gone, Sierra was able to relish in the calmness.

Once Sierra came in through the front door, she collapsed onto her living room couch almost immediately, just like she did every day after work. Elise, not wanting to pester her in any way, simply let her lay there as she left for the bathroom.

And lay there Sierra did, until, eventually, she had to get up to put her clothes away.



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Home Salon

Home Salon
A Vignette
By Maryanne Peters

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You're My Wife Now

This story has forced fem, sex and violence.

I knew I shouldn’t have listened to Barry. I had been listening to him all my life. That’s why I get expelled. That’s why after 10 years of trouble with the police my family booted me out. None of them wanted anything to do with me.



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Birds Of A Feather Part 4

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Drew Goes South Chapter 19

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Drew Goes South
Chapter 19
by Angharad

Copyright© 2022 Angharad

  
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Her Magic, Her Self: The Men Reflect

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I looked back just in time to see my sister, Jake, before she headed deeper into the forest. That’s a weird thought: Jake, my sister. Maybe Jacqueline would fit her better? Nah. She doesn't really seem like a Jackie.

My dad looked over and saw me looking back. “Well, it's certainly been an unusual night. That definitely was weird, wasn’t it, son?”



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Jaci and the Dot (with apologies to Pinky and the Brain)

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Jaci and the Dot



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Dance, Dance, Dance: Full Moon -12-

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Chapter Twelve - Last Training Day

By Jo Dora Webster

How will Denise and the cheerleaders handle their last training day?

 



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Morgan and Strath

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At birth Morgan’s parents had registered him as a boy and reared him as a boy for obvious reasons, he had a penis. His early life had in the main been happy, but after the age of thirteen his life had become lonely, hard on his nerves and his only constant companions had been hunger and cold. By the age of fifteen he was gender confused, although he’d never heard of the term, which was hardly surprising for that was when Murphy reappeared in his life, and visited him with the puberty Morgan had been expecting for a couple of years. Though Morgan wasn’t particularly surprised, and indeed was a little relieved, his problem was it wasn’t the event any one else would have expected, for menarche and breast development is usually associated with girls.



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Dance, Dance, Dance: Full Moon -11-

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Chapter Eleven - Captivity

By Jo Dora Webster

Will Denise survive her captivity?

 



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The Courtship of Cerridwen Circe Whitethorn (4)

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The Courtship of Cerridwen Circe Whitethorn
Chapter 4: Daisy Cooking



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Thunder Creek Ranch Chp. 17

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Chances - A Second Chance

This is a story about having a second chance to be the person you were meant to be.

The traffic on the north circular was hell as usual. Typical London traffic. Everyone angry, everyone just trying to get home. No one giving an inch. It had been gridlocked for half an hour. I had promised my wife that by some miracle I would be home earlier than my normal 7pm to take her out to her favourite restaurant for her birthday.



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Summoned: Book 1 - An Accidental Adventure - Prologue 4

Summoned: An Accidental Adventure –

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Dance, Dance, Dance: Full Moon -10-

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Chapter Ten - Buried Alive

By Jo Dora Webster

Will Denise survive her being buried alive?

 



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Mars Needs Bimbos - Part 2

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Mars Needs Bimbos - Part 2
by Melanie Brown
Copyright  © 2022 Melanie Brown

George and Mike decide they don't like getting old


Erin suggested an idea to me and this is what bubbled up --Ed



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Spot Kick (Solo)

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I stood at the lounge window, looking out to the north and the vista of London in the distance. I was in my apartment, on the thirtieth floor of a high-rise block in Croydon. Up until recently, I had been a reasonably famous player in the sweet game known as football, or, as some others know it, soccer - the world game.

I was now at a crossroads in my life, brought about by a wayward knee, and my future had looked bleak. There were, of course, the two loving arms that encircled me, and the waft of her perfume. They made everything better.



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Children of Naethari: Chapter 9

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Chapter 9: Training

When Jon was offered a possible cure for Cancer he didn't expect to wake up as a girl, let alone a mermaid.

 

“Now, listen here. I’ve been observing and interacting with them. I know them better than anyone,” Dr. Emerson countered, trying to keep her voice calm and level.


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Magic Mystery and Mayhem: 23

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What if supernatural beings like Witches, Faeries, Demons, and their ilk are all real? Glen Evanston is about to be caught in their many traps in my new work in progress: Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem a Graphic Novel by Raine Monday



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Working for Aunt Sophie

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Working for Aunt Sophie
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

When my mother passed away, I had no choice but to go live with my Aunt Sophie who lived some distance away, separating me from the few friends I had. Aunt Sophie lived in Springfield and ran a small ladies clothing store below her modest home on the floor above. She was an expert seamstress and had an eye for what was truly fashionable and tasteful. She sold some factory-made stock, but she also made clever modifications and she made some tailored garments for discerning clients.



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Dragon's Fang ~ Chapter 5

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"That's a different discussion. What I'm trying to figure out is how my father could be a dragon and I not know it. Did my mother know?"



 

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Dragon's Fang

By Shauna

Copyright© 2022 Shauna J. Rousseau
All Rights Reserved.
(Cover typography by Joyce Melton.)
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Chapter Five

 




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Pappy's Here

He'd promised his unborn child that, girl or boy, he'd care for them.

A father didn't need to understand his kid to still love and support them every way he could...

Shouldn't that have been enough?



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Chunky

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I wonder if there were another me
If she would like eating peanut butter on toast
At four in the morning?
Would she spread the peanut butter thin, but not too thin,
Just the way I do?
It has to be thick enough that
When she sprinkles peanuts on
They won't fall off
Because chunky peanut butter
Is never chunky enough?


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Lowell's Vacation by Leslie Moore on Kindle

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Lowell has an opportunity he can't pass up—a chance to take a vacation from himself.... A vacation as HERSELF.

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Lowell's Vacation
by Leslie Moore
Now on Kindle


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Shannon's Course by Angela Rasch in Kindle

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High School Honors Student Shannon has a new psychology teacher with a plan that might get Shannon in trouble - and change his life forever!

Is it going to be good or bad for the reluctant Shannon to pose as a girl for a semester? And what about Shannon's friends and family?

Teenage angst is not always this confusing! With a murder mystery, too!



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Special Someones by Melanie E on Kindle

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Eighteen of Melanie's most special tales:

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Special Someones
by Melanie E
Now on Kindle


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Just... Friends?

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What if your best friend liked you better as a girl?

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Just... Friends?
by Melanie Brown
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