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The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 20 (Final Chapter)

Jack’s landing field, Caldwell, Montana:
Several days later, around midnight, the Learjet Jack and Cheshire were on lands at Jack’s property. All the floodlights that border the landing strip and the hangar were on, including the lights from the grain towers. As the plane finally comes to a stop, the door opens. Jack and Cheshire could see all their families waiting for them.



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White Balance (2)

Copyright © Tracy Lane, 2013/2021.

White Balance (2)

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The Faerie Blade: Chapter 41

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Chapter 41: Proposal

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

“Hmmm,” Selice hummed thoughtfully. “Yes, I can see how you would benefit from this, but I fail to see the benefit for us. What do you think, dear sister?”


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Stuck in the Middle -37

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily finds an unexpected shift in the usual routine, leading to a moment of quiet reflection and uneasy encounters. As the day unfolds, she navigates lingering tension, small victories, and the comforting warmth of home. With winter settling in, the promise of snow brings a hopeful distraction, offering a brief escape from the weight of the week.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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Sledgehammer by me from DopplerPress on Amazon

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This is the same story that's been in the Hatbox for some time, now released with new editing and a new cover on Amazon. The story of Jake and Cody, friends--and Freds--for a lifetime. See story for joke about the Freds.

Hugs,
Erin



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A Piece in the Game of Gods part 41

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Jerry Tanner has a a lot of experience with games, but can he survive being caught in a game played by the gods?



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Karma's a Witch

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Andy and Keith went to the mall to check out girls on a lazy Sunday, but their trip didn't quite go as planned...

Karma's a Witch


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Flight of the Claymore -chapter 6

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Flight of the Claymore

Flight Lieutenant Second Class Jason Cole is the fifth generation in a long line of military family members and the third of the current generation. Unlike his older brother and sister Jason cannot be fitted with a bio-A.I. This one fact will led him on the greatest adventure of his young life.




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Disco Doll ~ Part 8

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Jacie went to extreme lengths to help a pretty girl struggling with her past. The result was an unexpected twist of fate.



 
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Battle of the Bangs

By Shauna

Copyright © 2018 Shauna J. Rousseau
All Rights Reserved.
All image originals sourced from Creative Commons.
All movie-related references made in this novel are trademarked by Paramount Pictures, Disney, Universal Pictures, or Marvel. All other characters are completely fictitious and any similarities with actual persons are purely coincidental.


Author’s Note:

So…

By now everyone knows that this is where the west coast and the east coast merge into one universe. Reading Amadeus Irina is not absolutely necessary to keep up with what is going on, but to be fair, I have to let you know that this was the plan all along. The characters will be occasionally intermingled—more than a simple cross-over, but not enough that you have to follow both stories to understand what is ultimately going on…

HUGS!
Shauna



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A Second Chance -- Chapter 53

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A Second Chance

By Dawn Natelle

I initially thought that Rachael wouldn’t be in this chapter, but she managed to worm her way in: Dawn

WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2016



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Barrack Room Betty Chapter 16

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Barrack Room Betty
By
Michele Nylons

Chapter Sixteen – Barrack Room Bettys

The final chapter of this story. Michele has some life changing decisions to make when she is forced to leave the navy. And what will become of the rest of the Bettys?



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Courage Chapter 13

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Tommy - The Trials and Tribulations of a Girl? - Chapter 64



Tommy
The Trials and Tribulations of a Girl?

A Novel By Teddie S.

Copyright © 2018 Teddie S.
All Rights Reserved.

Chapter 64
Hi Helen. The pictures. Mr. O’Brian.

We’d found that the ‘dead’ piece of wood that Amy and I had planted in my mother's flower garden had grown. It was now about six inches tall and had some needles on it. My uncle thought that the tree it came from was a Colorado Pinyon Pine. We had also met with the attorney, Cathy Edwards, that we’d met in New Mexico and spoke with her about setting up the scholarship.

Today, being Tuesday, I had an early morning appointment with Helen Taylor, the hairdresser that works at the department store where my mom works. And I had to face the wrath of Helen about my black hair.



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The Last Deal

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"Welcome back Mr Tomlinson. How's the leg and wrist?" asked my assistant Bree.

"Getting better Bree but I'm still a long way from running the marathon again," I replied.

I'd run the NYC Marathon the previous year and raised more than $10K for charity.

"It is just nice to see you back again."

My driver John wheeled me into my office. Not much had changed in the five weeks that I'd been out of action. The pile of current project files had grown considerably but not much else.

"Will there be anything else Mr Tomlinson?"



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The Grand Masquerade: part 2

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Carol burst through the front door of her home. When she heard the screams, she had barely taken the time to unlock the door. Once inside, she frantically looked for her nephew and the one who was screaming. She didn’t see her nephew. But she did find the screamer. And her jaw dropped.



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Time on My Hands Chapter 13 - Spreading the Family

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Chapter 13: 203-206 CE: Spreading the Family

“Idiots like you never learn,” Raben sighed. “Let’s make this interesting. I’m an Ianuarian. I’ll take on the six of you at one time. If I win I’ll patch up your wounds. If I lose you can have your way with the girls.”

The girls gasped and huddled together as the guys licked their lips.

“You’re on, kid,” the leader laughed. “Come on guys, the sooner we beat this smart ass the sooner we get the girls.”

As Raben stepped away from the girls the guys surrounded him. “This is your last chance to walk away,” Raben smiled at them.



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A Piece in the Game of Gods part 40

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Jerry Tanner has a a lot of experience with games, but can he survive being caught in a game played by the gods?



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Front Paige News

A novelette ...

Front Paige News

Franklin State Gazzette
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AuPreviner

What happens when the reporter becomes the news item instead of reporting it?

Copyright © 2018 by AuP reviner



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Setting Off a Firecracker

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Barrack Room Betty Chapter 15

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Barrack Room Betty
By
Michele Nylons

Chapter Fifteen – Bettys Down Under



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Fantastic Mars -1- The Gamers of Mars

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This all really happened, I was there. Well, sort of....
 

Fantastic Mars
by Erin Halfelven
 
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-1- The Gamers of Mars


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Dancing to a New Beat 7

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CHAPTER 7
That first chapter was painful to read, but it had a style that drew both of us in; either Paula had real talent or she was being helped by someone else who did. The more I read, however, the more I heard her voice speaking the words. The structure was another thing, where she introduced herself in a short descriptive passage about looking for trade on a miserable February evening in a shitty part of Cardiff, before cutting to a typical school day, and then…



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Alexa Chapter 36: London Calling, Part 2

The trip to London continues. Alexa searches for answers to the question that seems to be dogging her. More friends are made and the return of one of our favourite groups. Plus Alexa finally sees the dress



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If I Wasn't Shy - A TG Mixed Tape


If I Wasn't Shy - A TG Mixed Tape

Fascinating Fantasy! Tantalizing Technology! Succulent Scares! Hit the 'Play' button now and experience seven tales never to leave your imagination again! By TGSParadox, Trismegistus Shandy, MA Thermidor, Tessarion, Bobbie Cabot and Hikaro.



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A Legal Trap - Chapter 10

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How much does Paul know about what's going on behind the scenes at the firm? Elizabeth gets and unexpected call...



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School Life Chp. 10

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Barrack Room Betty Chapter 14

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Barrack Room Betty
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Chapter Fourteen – Supergirls Bangkok

HMS Ark Royal pays a two week visit to Bangkok Thailand and Michele hooks with Ling, a Kai Tai or Katoohey, who becomes her lover and her friend. Spike turns up as usual intent on making Michele's life miserable and an altercation in a Patpong bar may be the tipping point for Michele's tolerance of Spike's brutal behavior.



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Princess and the Plague Erika goes to Hollywood 8

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Princess and the Plague:
Erika goes to Hollywood
8

by Anistasia Allread
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Gaby Book 16 ~ Sweet Sixteen ~ Chapter *25* Class Above

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*Chapter 25*
Class Above

 
 



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The New Wolf Pups in The Den

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Dancing to a New Beat 6

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CHAPTER 6
I was called into the Super’s office two weeks later, and as I had expected Bev had Sedgewick and Weir with him. There was the usual ritual of greeting and coffee before I was asked to deliver my updates.

“Rather a lot of the former residents are no longer with us, gents. Ion and I have managed to speak to nine survivors, and I am sorry to say that six of them are not willing to cooperate”



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The Lokian Way - Part 22 - Epilogue

Mercy's adventure is over, but there are still some loose ends to tie up.



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The Lokian Way - Part 21 - The Day Her World Changed Again

Mercy never felt so helpless.
She had been evicted from her body by strange means.
Now she has to witness the events unfold without being to change them.
Unless she finds a new strength within her.



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Politics Is... Full of Assassins at Times [2.6]

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Guns can be used for defense. They can also be used to hurt innocent and sometimes not so innocent people, whether politics is involved or not.

Every assassination, successful or not, needs two things above all else at the end of the day: an assassin and a target.

Events unfold including but not limited to:
A gun being fired multiple times,
John's name being yelled desperately,
And Hannah wincing in pain thanks, in part, to Eris.


 


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Suit Yourself

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A little bit of fluff inspired by a recent story by one of my favorite authors on this site – me ;)

Walking about at the pool party with all the company top management and VIPs from our most important customers I remembered how hard I had worked to become a ”Suit”. My goal was Customer Relations. My great talent is that I speak several languages. I had not been very successful until my cousin James got promoted, basically for going to work dressed as a woman, and not very convincingly at that! Well, he complains, especially about the high heels. I don’t believe him for a minute. He must be thrilled by his promotion. If he could, so could I!



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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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Second Spirit by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Jack thought he had his whole life planned out -- right up until the moment he woke up in a new, very different body.

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Second Spirit
by Melanie Brown
Buy on Kindle



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Friendship and Agony by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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The first published anthology of our own very prolific short story author, Maryanne Peters, is available on Kindle in a new book.

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Friendship and Agony
with 15 other TG romances
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle!

When is a “Friendship” close to being a marriage? Two men discover that being friends is not enough when one of them agrees to be a bride.

What will an estranged father do to keep his family together when they make a “Call for Help?” Break the law and make radical changes? But how will his life be judged?

A man writes an "Agony" column pretending to be a woman, then success demands that SHE step forward into reality…. Can she become a real person?



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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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