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Romance We Must
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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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Seems Too Good - Chapters 45 and 46

“Seems

Seems Too Good



Chapters 45 and 46

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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Try Something New Chap. 11

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A Tale of three Halves - Part 12 - Finale

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Back at their hotel, the four of them gathered in Melissa’s room.

“Mom? Did you know about Jack being a Lord before you came back here from your tour?” asked Zane.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1255.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1255
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Family Matters by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Twenty stories about what's important in life...

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Family Matters
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle


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Sweet little spy pt 24

The parents of a troublesome teenage son finally had enough and sends him for special training. He gets more than she bargains for.



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The Gamesmistress. Part 5 of 6

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Chapter Five

Over the next couple of weeks Janet and I developed ‘Swat Raid 2 – Terrorists’. This was to be a similar format to the original game but with a much tougher opponent who had automatic weapons and we also included hostages, some with bombs strapped to them. It was going to be a little harder to code but doable.



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The Patsy Project. Book 3. Positively Patsy Parts 29 & 30

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Positively Patsy Part 29

The next day we got the full band back in, staying in the studio. We set it up as it would be on stage and worked on the six solo acts, with the choir now standing back beside the band, half on each side. I must say that our stars were very good and looked good as well in their stage gear.



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The Bank Heist - Part 6 of 11

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Part 6 of 11

Chapter 9
The alarm goes off and Patty shags me outa bed again. I shouldn't complain, it's almost an hour later than I hadda get up for school. That makes me think. Looks like Vito ain't gonna graduate this year as he's hiding out from the cops. I bet the pigs have been swarmin' around the school hopin' I was stupid enough to come back.

I ain't that stupid.



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Another Side Of My Life - Chapter 12

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Part 12: September 20-26, 2015

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

September 20-26, 2015



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The Wounded World by Aladdin, Chapter 4

TG heroine Mantra (Malibu Comics) realizes that she up against something that is too big for her to figure out alone. She needs to hook up with an ally with some major scientific knowledge. Fortunately, one of her best friends happens to live in San Francisco, a person who is not only brilliant, but who also measures up as an ultra in her own right.



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Warped Space - Chapter 3

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Warped Space - Chapter 3
By Misty Steppes

My, it has been a while hasn’t it. Apologies for the absence, the Real World has indeed been cruel over the past… almost two years, I think it’s been? Dear. Well, whilst I get my bearings, enjoy a new chapter of Warped Space!


Once more, I looked out into darkness.


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No Child Should Be Mistreated Chp. 2

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The Bank Heist - Part 5 of 11

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Part 5 of 11

Chapter 8
It took three more days for the storm to stop and the plows to clear the streets so cars could move once more. Other than sleepin' with Patty, I had a hard time learnin' to be Liza. The girls were determined that I would be the kind of girl that no one would think twice about bein' anythin' but what she looked like.



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Part 11: September 13-19, 2015

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

September 13-19, 2015



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Gerold vs. the Good Old Boys -09-

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9/ Rewards

By Jo Dora Webster

Cover Art by Melanie E.

What rewards will Grace and Glory gain
upon Glory's complete recovery?

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The Formula

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The Formula
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters



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Cross Country Disconnect – 16 Is Caryn on her Own?

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Cross Country Disconnect – 16
Is Caryn on her Own?


By Jessica C


Gary misspoke and was challenged...
Result: Caryn Emerges for Homecoming…
Sarai becomes Caryn’s girlfriend…



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From Russian with Love | Chapter 4: Fräulein

The drive into the city was peaceful. Papa never told me what the city was called, nor did I care about the name. It’s just the place when we needed something that we couldn’t find in town.



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Miss O. Jenny

Over a decade ago, I grew weary of the misogynistic tone of a large percentage of TG stories posted online. In response, I posted this story. There are great Marines -- and then there were these two.



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The Witch of the West, Chapter 16

Nancy discusses the Captain's plan with Abigail.



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The Bank Heist - Part 4 of 11

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Part 4 of 11

Chapter 6
Now we get to the interestin' part that I've been making you wait for. We writers need to put in some suspense so you good folks will keep on readin'. We gets back to the bedroom and it dawns on me I ain't got no clothes to wear. This little fact had dawned on Patty last night, and that wicked sense of humor I told ya's about cut in again as she hands me a pair of her panties.



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What’s It’s Like for A Girl Part 7

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Gaby Book 22 ~ Avoidance ~ Chapter *11*

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*Chapter 11*
Over A Barrel


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8/ Fall-out

By Jo Dora Webster

Cover Art by Melanie E.

What will be the fall-out from
Glory's seizure and published article?

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Part 10: September 6 -12, 2015

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

September 6 -12, 2015



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Apocalypse Dawn: First Light - Part 21

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Part 21: Escort Mission

When Caleb's sister offers to get him and Jess an opportunity to play-test a new Virtual Reality MMORPG, Caleb's vacation just may change his life and the lives of those close to him forever.

 

“Rock, meet hard place,” I heard Lark mutter.


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The Gamesmistress. Part 4 of 6

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The gamers among you will see immediately that I have taken a liberty with the gaming technology of that time- it is a science fiction story, after all.

Chapter Four

The next day I was up and dressed in exercise gear when the guard opened up at six, going for a run around the suburb. When I got back to the cabin I got myself some breakfast before showering and dressing in sneakers, jeans and a colourful top. I then went over to the main building and turned everything on, making sure that I filled the coffee maker first.



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The Patsy Project. Book 3. Positively Patsy Parts 27 & 28

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Positively Patsy Part 27

I now had time to sit down and write ‘One Night in June’ for the band, Greg, five stars and two choirs. This would be the biggest hurdle to overcome. After about a week at getting a basic idea sorted, I rang Sarah and asked if she knew of a local composer who could help me with it and she gave me a name to contact.



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To Return Home 1.5

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Thanks to Malady for his help editing and for ideas.

To Return Home 1.5

The three of us decided it was time to exit the connection with Carla and speak to Daddy and the rest of the command staff. We tried to release our grip on the necklace in real life, but we couldn’t.

Danger! I wasn’t sure where the voice came from, but it sounded in my head as if someone was standing right beside me. I looked at Mama and Rachel. They had clearly heard it too.



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From Russia with Love | Chapter 3: Snake Eyes Mother Fucker

With red eyes and tear-stained cheeks, I found myself on the long road to the nearest city. I needed to change out the quad with a car and quickly. You don’t hear people using a four-wheeler as a main way of transportation, not to mention that the wheels are meant for on-road, and well it gets cold swiftly on a four-wheeler. Or it’s supposed to, oddly enough I’m not cold at all. Must be part of my mutation… or Russian blood… or training. One of the three. Maybe all of it, but I digress.



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Married Quarters

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Married Quarters
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

I am slightly embarrassed that I did not pick her sooner, having worked with transwomen before. I am not even sure what tipped me off, but it must have been enough to give me confidence to say: “You’re trans aren’t you?” She looked as if I had pulled her whole world down around her.



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Butterscotch -26- Messages

Everyone wants to talk to Kissy. Rory wants a date, Armand wants a game, Marjorie wants....

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Butterscotch
by Erin Halfelven
26. Messages


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Eerie Saloon 4: Jessie Hanks, Outlaw Queen by Ellie Dauber and Chris Leeson - Now on Kindle

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Jessie Hanks is on the run from Eerie after the death of Toby Hess, but, as she discovers, there's some things a boy-turned-gal can't escape from. Most of all, from herself.

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Esperanza - A Halloween Tale - On Kindle

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Almost Halloween, on a rainy day near Buttonwillow she stole a ride...

Esperanza

by Lainie Lee

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The stowaway hitchhiker called herself Kelly, or maybe Esperanza. She seemed to be haunted by the ghost of an old man…but was the true story even stranger?



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Poison by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Dave was looking for a pleasant day out touring college campuses with his son. But there was one small problem....


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Poison
by Melanie Brown
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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?

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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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