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Stuck in the Middle -50

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, emotions run high as Emily finds herself in an unfamiliar place, wrestling with doubt, fear, and the weight of uncertainty. Surrounded by strangers, she searches for answers within herself, torn between the past and what lies ahead. As the world moves on around her, a quiet moment of unexpected kindness forces her to confront what she truly wants—and what she’s been running from.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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The Present, Part 29

Part 29

A single pump of Julia’s hand was all it took.



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The New Girl at Uskweirs Manor - Chapter 9: The Carriage to Yorkshire

The New Girl at Uskweirs Manor

a pastoral romance by Miriam Robern

The Carriage to Yorkshire

Monmouthshire, October 1812



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Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham - New Edition from DopplerPress

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New Third Edition!

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Kelly Girl
by Wanda Cunningham

New Edition on Kindle


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Sarina’s Las Vegas Vacation

Notice: This story follows Lover of Cars and Poker.

Richie’s House:
Sarina pulls all the money she just won towards her with her right arm. A big smile was plastered on her face.

“You would think she would be losing with her left arm in a cast.” Richie looks at Sarina as she pulls her winning towards her.

“Hey, my arm is the only thing broken, not my brain.” Sarina hurt her arm at work while pulling a front end off a Honda Accord.



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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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Grow Some Balls: Chapter 3

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Grow Some Balls

Chapter 3

Sam just can't handle the changes.

Copyright © 2017 Natasa Dot Org. All Rights Reserved.



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Playing her way 2 - Chapter 2

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Playing her way 2 - Chapter 2

© D.L.

Emily sat on the bulging suitcase as Anna carefully zipped it closed. The suitcase was only moderately sized and contained most of Anna's clothes for the fortnight that she would be staying with the Bridges.

Emily's suitcase was only half full, and she had offered to carry some extra sets of shoes for Anna. Each girl also had a rucksack carrying small gifts to put under the family Christmas tree.



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MORFS: Higher and Higher 01

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Acts of Humanity 3:

Higher and Higher
(Part 01)
A MORFS Universe Tale
by Ray Drouillard

Tina Shepherd was in the final stages of dying a slow death due to cancer when she met the Martins and their friends.



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Jennie's Potty-Training chapter 25

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Synopsis, Jeremy's best friend and next-door neighbour returns from her holiday and catches Baby Jennie all dressed up. Sally reveals to Baby Jennie's Mummy that Jeremy used to borrow her tutu and play ballerina dress-ups in her parents garage.

To all my readers - Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!



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MORFS: Interview With the Doctors Martin

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Acts of Humanity

Interview With the Doctors Martin
A MORFS Universe Tale
by Ray Drouillard
Once again, the Doctors Martin agree to be interviewed by one of television's talking heads.


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Was it Worth it? Chapter 2

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3 Years earlier…

“You must be Owen… I’ll take the room on the left, and you’ve got the one on the right. I’m David by the way.” The apartments on the campus of Northern Coastal University offered a bit more privacy than the dormitories, but you were still assigned your roommate.



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MORFS: Chakats Give the Best Hugs 02

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Chakats Give the Best Hugs
(Part 02)
A MORFS Universe Tale
by Ray Drouillard
Jimmy Miller, a fan of games and science fiction of all types, morfs into a fictional creature.


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It's Complicated - Part 10 "Aunt Tammy"

 It's Complicated  

Part
 
Ten

 

"Aunt Tammy"

 



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Stephanie’s Chance - 2 First Date

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Stephanie’s Chance - 2
First Date


By Jessica C



Steven lost his cool and his mouth was rude and crude... The punishment fits the situation; unknown ? touches upon a secret... Brad's a childhood friend... Stephanie gets to deal with things now...



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The Foolish Prince Chapter 11


“The Foolish Prince”

This is a story about a foolish Prince, an evil sorcerer, and the misuse of a magical artifact of great power . . . mischief and chaos ensue.

** The battle is joined. Will the forces of good prove victorious? Or will the Stygian Sorcerer win out? **



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You can do better than him

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This story is another episode from the ‘Hotel’ run by LGBT people that first featured in this story.

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/60571/you-again

The problem with running a Hotel that is part of a larger group is that you have to attend corporate functions and even worse, ‘corporate training’. No excuses, you as the manager have to go and be indoctrinated in the latest corporate ideals/edicts and messages. Then it is your duty to pass all this corporate wisdom onto your staff.



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Eden's Reality : Chapter 11 : Leaving

Eden's Reality

Synopsis: Eden meets her Grandmother.

NOTE: This chapter's end has been re-written, removing the entire "zzt' section.
Sorry for the edit >.<

Chapter 11



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MORFS: Chakats Give the Best Hugs 01

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Chakats Give the Best Hugs
(Part 01)
A MORFS Universe Tale
by Ray Drouillard
Jimmy Miller, a fan of games and science fiction of all types, morfs into a fictional creature.


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The Station's Late Nite Princess -chapter 22

 

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Chapter 22 of
 
  The Station's
 Late Nite
  Princess

 



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Secondhand Life - Part 49

All I wanted to do on the plane back was sleep. But Dennis was well rested and over-curious, so my exhaustion would have to wait.

'Well? How was it?'

I shot him a weary stare. “Can I tell you tomorrow?”

“No. You most certainly cannot! Dish girl. Was it really the steaming mess we thought? How was Will Forte? Did you meet Brian Doyle Murray? Was there anyone else famous there? How was the director? ...Who did they get to replace Adam McKay?”



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Inside Out

The five emoticons of Joy, Anger, Fear, Disgust, and Sadness adapt to Chris' family moving to San Francisco. Disaster strikes as Sadness takes over the control center in Chris' mind sending him into a world of despair and self-loathing. As Chris begins to change, can Joy take back control and save his life?



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The Foolish Prince Chapter 10


“The Foolish Prince”

This is a story about a foolish Prince, an evil sorcerer, and the misuse of a magical artifact of great power . . . mischief and chaos ensue.

The seeds of evil that have taken root are now in full-bloom. Horus is about to learn that wits and magic aren't enough to control a kingdom.



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A Summer's Odyssey IV Chapter 11

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A Summer's Odyssey IV

Chapter 11

With the economy tanking, a boat was found that would allow the teens to boat between the Wells Point docks and the dock in St. Michaels. It was a rebuilt 1980 Steiger Craft Skipjack with a completely enclosed cabin and pilot house that could seat nine teens. The boat was twenty three feet long with a beam of eight and a half feet with a draw of thirteen inches. The hull was fiberglass with an in-board 5.7 liter Volvo Penta engine. It also had a depth sensor, GPS, radar, a bow thruster, windlass spotlight, extended hardtop with enclosure. They named the boat ‘Teens Ahoy’. The six and a quarter mile trip would take twenty minutes at twenty MPH. By road the ten mile trip would also take twenty minutes. Both modes would require a licensed driver. The difference was the teens could get a valid boating certificate at twelve years old. To this end all the teens and any adults who wanted took an eight hour course after which they took a test to obtain a valid boating certificate.



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A Longer War 54

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CHAPTER 54
The next morning I had a hangover, of course, but we all did, so while Pete did something with the bus engine we pushed Maurice down the street in his chair for another look at our little garden. The café had done us a continental style breakfast which actually included a lot of sliced meats and cheeses rather than just funny bread and jam, so said hangover was ebbing, at least in my case. I could have murdered a bacon sandwich.



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The Victorian Mansion of Aunt Jane Thompson - Seasons of Change Series

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The Seasons Manor House
 

The Victorian Mansion
of Aunt Jane Thompson

and the

Seasons of Change
Story Series

by Tigger & Brandy DeWinter

Copyright © 1997,2012 Tigger & Brandy DeWinter
All Rights Reserved.

 



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Sisters 58

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CHAPTER 58
It was an odd year, in the end. Annie was clearly settled entirely into her new life, and each time I saw her she seemed somehow shorter. I realised she was like my forearms, that tell Siân was always so quick to spot. As she caught life up after so many years of pursuit, the tension was leaving her body. Even though she was like Alice in her devotion to heels, her physical presence diminished as her personality was finally allowed out to face the world.



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The Foolish Prince Chapter 9


“The Foolish Prince”

This is a story about a foolish Prince, an evil sorcerer, and the misuse of a magical artifact of great power . . . mischief and chaos ensue.

Murder. Horus is now ready to exploit the weakness of Prince Caspar and take control of the Kingdom.



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Playing her way 2 - Chapter 1

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Playing her way 2 - Chapter 1

© D.L.

Emily casually strolled down the pathway towards the shelter of the large oak tree. A light rain splashed in the puddles she stepped over, not wanting to get her shoes wetter than needed. She had her umbrella in one hand, and her mobile phone in the other, watching the bars of signal strength vary from practically nothing all the way up to half strength.



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Vesta's Hearth 5 and 6

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Vesta's Hearth 5 and 6
By
Frances Penwiddy

Copyright© Frances Penwiddy 2012

This is a work of fiction, the characters and the Café are fictitious and any resemblance to places or persons living or dead is coincidental.

Cooking lessons, a pretty pinny, Two Spirit New Girls, a chat with Barbara and good news.

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You Could Go Home Again, part 10 of 16

“How far do you think you want to go this time?”

 

“I still can’t have sex,” I said. “But... I wouldn’t mind if Larry put his hands on me, in some more exciting places than my hands and shoulders... and I’d like to touch him more too...?”



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The Foolish Prince Chapter 8


“The Foolish Prince”

This is a story about a foolish Prince, an evil sorcerer, and the misuse of a magical artifact of great power . . . mischief and chaos ensue.

** The Sorcerer, Horus, tired of serving the royal family is ready at last to make his move. **



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It's Complicated - Part 9 "Protection"

 It's Complicated  

Part
 
Nine

 

"Protection"

 



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Smoky Corners 1-NC: A Second Chance at Life (Complete)

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Gaby Book 14 ~ The Girl ~ Chapter *7* Oh Saka!

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*Chapter 7*


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The Dress That Changed My Life - 4

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The Dress that Changed My Life - 4

By Katherine Day

(Copyright 2016)
(When I saw the mint-colored dress in the shop window during a pre-Christmas shopping spree, I knew I wanted it. Little did I know where that dress might lead me. In this concluding chapter, I approach the New Year with both hope and fear.)



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PomPom Fortress by Snowfall on Kindle

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Young Kyle struggles to make it through the school day without being noticed, but others intend to make him the center of attention. A beautiful coming of age story with a difference. Now available to borrow from Kindle Select for Kindle Prime members.

The PomPom Fortress by Snowfall

PomPom Fortress



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The Darker Side of Melanie Brown - Now on Kindle

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The Darker Side
of Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle


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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?

Moxie on Kindle

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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Pink Bear Romance by Melanie Brown - Now on Kindle

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It's just a new job.... One where Scott wears a pink apron and fuzzy bear ears! But he does need the money....

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Pink Bear Romance
by Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle


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