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Seems Too Good - Chapters 39 and 40

“Seems

Seems Too Good



Chapters 39 and 40

by Sofia Hammerstein

Doctor Nick Benning has worked hard to become a phenomenal surgeon. Ads for traveling to a new dimension have begun to pop up everywhere; including a billboard asking 'Life got you down? Debt sky-high? Health problems? Just needing new scenery? Visit Portal Relocations on the web to learn of your chance for a new life!' Circumstances in life change for him and the journey begins to sound intriguing despite the stories he's heard... (A Tale from the Diaper Dimension)



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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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The Cartel's Debt

The Cartel's Debt

Julio's long black hair flowed down his back like a waterfall, reaching past his waist. It was one of his most prized possessions, a symbol of his masculinity and strength. But all of that was about to change.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1249.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1249
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue -17-

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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue

17 Makelan's Shadow

By Jo Dora Webster

What perils wait for Amaza and her family from her nemesis Makelan?



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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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Cross Country Disconnect – 26 Romance In the Air

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Cross Country Disconnect – 26
Romance In the Air


By Jessica C


Gary made a bet that he didn’t win...
Gary becomes Caryn and becomes Sarai’s girlfriend…
Sarai would remain as my best friend…
Breann in my life…



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Her Maid wore black -chapter 4

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Her Maid wore black.

Be careful of wanting revenge. There is an old saying ‘Never raise more demons than you can put down.’ For Constable Cyrille Phantomhive, last descendant of the legendary Earl Ciel Phantomhive, this was one warning he should have paid better attention to. If he had, he might not have ended up traveling 132 years into the past. Life as a Lady in Victorian England is not for the faint of heart.


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Project LIND: Version C Chapter 1

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(This is just to test the waters of the subject...Please let me know if it interests you)



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Bruce Finds His Rainbow. Part 3

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Bruce Finds His Rainbow. Part 3

That day Bruce found out something that all afternoon shift workers know – there is nothing to watch on daytime television. He realised that he would need to fill his day with some productive activities or else go mad.



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WunderGirl ~ Chapter 8

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"I still can’t believe the complete change in his demeanor—if I didn’t know better, I would think he was a girl…one that has a few unfortunate masculine mannerisms. A tomboy, in other words."



 

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WunderGirl

By Shauna

Copyright© 2021 Shauna J. Rousseau
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(Cover image designed by Joyce Melton.)
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~ Day 30 ~

 




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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3271

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The Weekly Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3271
by Angharad

Copyright© 2021 Angharad

  
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Holly Potter - Heiress of Slytherin Chapter 30

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At the Malfoy dinner table



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Just Do It

There’s no rule that says girls can’t be climbers or take over McIvor Tree Work when I retire. Whatever you want to do and become, ignore those who will try to stop you, and there will be many, and just do it.”



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Broken Wings 45

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CHAPTER 45
I looked across to Kim, whose face was twisting a little, and I absolutely no need to ask her the reason. Abruptly, she stood up and left the room, heading for either the kitchen or the back door. Shit. I touched my face, where that bruise had lingered for far too long. Give her a minute, then go after her, see she was okay.

To my surprise, the kitchen door opened again after about thirty seconds, and she called across to Alicia.



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Covid 19 Part 25 The end.

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This is the final chapter.



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Sixty is not that old - Part 19

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Vivienne spoke at length on the phone with her lawyer, Verity May later that day. After some discussion of the downsides to the plan to change their names, Verity agreed with what Jacques had outlined. Their previously planned meeting for Monday was still going to take place but at her offices. That way, anyone watching her offices will see nothing out of the ordinary other than a client visiting their lawyer. Verity called it ‘scheming in plain sight’.

Verity had promised to have all the documents that Vivienne had requested ready for their signatures apart from a few missing details that would be filled in on the day.



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The Remnant Fiestas - Bk1 - Ch.7

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A sequel to the Gun Princess Royale series. Yanked off the streets of New Angeles by the tenebrous Pantheon organisation, and gifted with a deadly avatar known as a Diva, Nikola 'Sola' Raynar is a Lanfear - a huntress of Bloodliners and Wolvren. When she isn't hunting down the denizens of the night, she's busy finding ways to build up her nest egg for the day of her retirement from Pantheon. But when her rampant greed carries her a little too far, she finds herself in a mess that wasn't entirely of her own making.



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On the Highway Chap. 4

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Meagan's Tail ch9 ...Royal lessons 5, intermission Pixie part2!

Meagan's Tail

A new Universe, a New story!

Intermission of our story

Pixie time!

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Jamie in Cartoon Land (3)

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The wind was blowing hard, harder than before and small flakes of snow were starting to fall down from the sky. The sky above me was gray and cloudy and my whole body felt numb and small flecks of snow were falling down upon me. The door of the ambulance had just opened and I had been awoken from my sleep by the blinding light. My whole mind was numb too.



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Jacinta, part 19

I fidget nervously in my seat as I watch the drama unfold in front of me. I’m sat in an audience not unlike the spectators at a Roman Amphitheatre, only instead of watching two gladiators fight it out, we’re enthralled by the sight of two middle-aged men sat opposite each other. One of the men is one of the most famous (and infamous) television presenters in the country, while the other is my father- and the prize on offer is far greater than any ancient gladiator could ever have dreamed of.



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Masks 25: Part 10

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Part Ten



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Pas de Deux Chapter 6

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Pas de Deux

A novel by Bronwen Welsh
A Sequel to 'Antonette's Story'


Copyright 2021
 


Chapter 6   Charlotte and Kal



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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 3

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Transformed!
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 3

by Louise Anne Smithson

Copyright © 2021 Louise Anne Smithson
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WS: Ch 08: The Family

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The Wishing Stone

By Teek
© 2020

Summary: Making a wish on the Wishing Stone is a great honor. One that only ten people every hundred years gets to make. Many wishes throughout time have dramatically changed the life of the Wishee for the positive, but there are consequences to one's actions. When the youngest Wishee in history makes a life-altering wish, those around twelve-year-old Mikey must adjust to the changes.

~o~O~o~

Chapter 08
The Family

Chapter Summary: Mikey made the wish. Milly must live a new life with a Fresh Start. What about the rest of the family and others impacted by the wish?



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The Wounded World by Aladdin, Chapter 7

Mantra (Malibu Comics) has a very large hole in her memory. She has to talk to her teenage friend, Lauren Sherwood, who knows a lot about what she needs to find out. Lauren is in a good position to know, because for the last few days she's been the one and only Mantra of Canoga Park.



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The Scam

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The Scam
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

“My guess is that you have done this before,” said Hayden Staples. “It all seems very rehearsed.”

“That shouldn’t concern you,” said the girl he knew as Roxanne, but now speaking with a voice that betrayed the harsh reality. “We only have to agree on a price to keep our little sexual encounter a secret.”



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Stand By Your Woman Part 13

Leslie covers up a yawn as she walks into the master bedroom. She spots Charlotte and Casey snuggled up together in bed. A smile appears on her face, as she looks at her wife and their newest wife.

She walks over to the small refrigerator in the room and grabs a pineapple and orange juice mixed juice bottle. She’s been up all night, translating some of the pages from the book she copied yesterday with her cellphone.



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Madeline's Fourth of July (2)

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My eyes followed Jamie as she vanished into the crowd. And speaking of the crowd, the crowd just lingered around the dunking booth. If a person did not want to buy three balls for five dollars, they could just walk up and push the button for ten dollars. Like Jamie she had dropped ten dollars to drop me in freezing cold water, the little brat also managed to sneak in another push of the button when nobody was looking.



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Jacked Up Part 4

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Jacked Up Part 4

I had a most unusual dream which cleared up a few things while, at the same time, complicated matters. In my dream I had a conversation with myself. OK, it was Jack and Anita talking but, hey, who can tell them apart these days.



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A Gayle Blows Up Part 4

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Part 4

Monday morning I was up and dressed for the office, my hair in a pony-tail and my takings from Saturday in my back pack. As I left my room Balnoor was walking towards me. “Did you see that girl who was here yesterday” he asked “she looked lost but I looked back as I walked away and she was getting into a flash car.”



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Masks 25: Part 9

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Part Nine



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Gaby Book 3 ~ The Visitors ~ Chapter *10*

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*Chapter 10*
Festival


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Part 17: October 25-31, 2015

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

October 25-31, 2015



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Headlights Girl on Amazon Kindle

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A hightech bodysuit allows Jimmy to experience being a Headlights Girl! It's fun, it's profitable and it's a complete change of lifestyle that anyone could enjoy - even you!

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The Model Sister by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Kirk let a little issue of being mistaken for a girl go a bit too far. Sure, he looked like his sister. A lot! And he could make money as a girl model. Bunches! But there were other problems.... Boys!

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The Model Sister
by Melanie Brown
Sisters Book 2
Now on Kindle



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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 14 by Angharad - on Kindle

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Latest edition of the collected Bike!

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike - 14
by Angharad
Now on Amazon US or Amazon UK

Also available through other national Amazon stores!


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Suited For Adventure

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Two teenage boys, working for a super secret R&D lab learn that sometimes accidents happen. The wonderful superhero romp is now available on Kindle.

Suited for Adventure on Kindle

Suited for Adventure

By Catherine Linda Michel



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