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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1251.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1251
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Routes 2

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Our first morning in the UK was brighter, a communal breakfast taken in the conservatory and garden, bunkhouse style in the way everyone clubbed together. I still felt like shit, my usual reaction to long haul flights, but Maz and I had been woken by our daughter at about seven, Maz pretending to be asleep even after a prod from the girl. I understood why when LC finally turned to me for permission.

“Dad?”

“Yes, love?”

The slightest of twitches from her, and then that surge of confidence, or maybe hope, that warmed my heart.

“Can I play with the dogs again?”



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Dragon's Fire Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Forged in Flame

The air outside was cool, imbued with a serene stillness that enveloped the world just before midnight. A delicate layer of frost blanketed the ground, glistening like crushed diamonds under the light of the stars, which sparkled above in a vast expanse of ink-blue sky, sharp and luminous in their tranquility.



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Reborn: A Succubus Tale Chapter 1

I bolted from the scene, propelled not by a plan but by sheer instinct, my heart hammering in my chest. One moment, I was immersed in a discussion with a client about the intricacies of investment portfolios, dissecting market trends over carefully plated teriyaki salmon. The next, chaos erupted—a steel blade sliced through my meal, sending chunks of fish and grains of rice flying across the table like the aftermath of a violent crime. The clinking of silverware ceased abruptly, and my drink cascaded over my lap, a sticky reminder of the tumult around me.



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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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Dragon's Fang by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Book 2 of Shauna's Dragon Saga!

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Dragon's Fang
by Shauna Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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I Can't Make You Love Me - the Novella

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Previously published as the short stories Food Court, Nobody's Home, and Ain't No Easy Way Out
and the novelette I Can't Make You Love Me


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Yep, I can fly (part 2)

What if you could fly? You, know, be a kick-ass superhero whenever you want. That's what happened to college freshman Ned. Though, here's the catch—every time he uses his powers he turns into a woman. Still want to be that superhero?

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Nine Months (Month 3)

Month 3

Kelly, still stuck in the body suit, returns to London, without Jamie. Jamie leaves Kelly broke. What will Kelly do to survive?
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An Unexpected Pastime — Chapter 6

Although initially concerned about his grandma's friend, they begin The Nutcracker and Sam begins to gradually warm up to her.



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 10 - Intro V

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Intro – V.
– I –
(Caprice)

For twenty – maybe twenty-five seconds – I was surrounded in darkness, and contained within Brynhildr’s Sarcophagus.

I could feel it working on me, stripping me, and then clothing me again.

The Valkyrie Armor sheathed my limbs.

And then I was cast out of the darkness and into the light.

Actually, I was tossed back into the chilling black mist that billowed out of the breach between Pocket and real-space caused when my Sarcophagus poked its head into the battle.



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 09 - Reflections IV

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Reflections – IV

More often than not, upon graduating from high school, a Familiar is faced with two choices.

Giving up their Artifact or Fragment, or continuing to use it.

If they choose to continue mastering or unlocking their Fragment, they can proceed down a number of avenues.

One of those avenues leads to tertiary education, or employment by their affiliated Pride. Alternatively, they can attend tertiary studies while being employed by the Pride.



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 08 - Intro IV

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– I –
(Caprice)

“Who are you?” I yelled at her.

After clashing with her lance several times, we both retreated away from each other.

The opening exchange was simply to get an initial measure of our respective opponents.

Afterwards, I realized with a sinking feeling that I was at a disadvantage.



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 07 - Reflections III

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Reflections – III

Not all Artifacts were the same.

Some were weapons and some were not.

Within this separation, they were classified into classes and types.

For example, there are Artifacts that fall into the Ruler Class.

Then there are those that fall into the Celestial Class.

Others belong to the Pantheon Class.

Within a class, they are further distinguished by types, and sometimes the classifications become messy. One example of this are the Valkyries.



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Wolverine vs. Voldemort (Part 2)

Takes place when both Wolverine and Lord Voldemort were alive.

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Imp 5: Head Over Tail part 1

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The fabulous Imp is settling in as the newest teacher at Whateley Academy, though not everyone is happy about her presence on campus.

This is a non-tg story that takes place in the Whateley Universe.

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Robbie's Revelation Chapter 19

Continuation of Robbie's story, as friends, family, and maybe even fate
continue him on his path of discovering who he, or she, really is.

Robbie’s Revelation
Chapter 19

By Rebecca Jane
Copyright© 2017 Rebecca Jane
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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3163

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3163
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Ginny's Story Chapter 12

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Ginny's Story

A novel by Karen Lockhart

Copyright© 2016 Karen Lockhart
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Room in Hell chapter 31.

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Room in Hell 31, where cliffs are jumped from; enjoy the fall, and try not to dwell on the fact that imps packed your parachute.

In short, enjoy.



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Support is.. necessary [5.4]

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Some things in life are so unbelievable we doubt if they actually happened or not,
Other things are so embarrassing that we wish they hadn't really happened,
and sometimes things fall into that awkward spot somewhere in the middle of those two extremes.
What can you do about it at the end of the day?

What can HANNAH do about it more importantly!

Events unfold including but not limited to:
John being trapped by a disappearing wall and Eris has a front-row seat to the creation of a universe.
Meanwhile some familiar familiar's get familiar with each other
(try saying that one three times fast),
and Hannah goes on a power-trip while wearing a long white silk nightgown!




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Looking for a new Andrej - Part 3 of 3

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Looking for a new Andrej. Part 3 of 3
Avril in public

How does Avril cope in the clutches of the Fashion World ? Can Mike keep dressing up only as role-play? How tempted is he?



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 06 - Intro III

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From the author of the Gun Princess Royale, the story of Caelem Desanto continues....


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Through the sensorium-field emanating from the anklets I wore, my link to the Valkyrie hiding in Pocket Space, nestled within its gun-metal grey Sarcophagus, I was able to understand the situation on the rooftop courtyard long before opening the door.

Because of this, I knew that I was too late to spare him injury.

I could only hope that I wasn’t too late to save his life.



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Kaiser's X Blessing - Book 1 - 05 - Reflections II

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Reflections – II

The Prides called them Artifacts.

To the people of Pharos and the colonized systems under the control of the Prides, these Artifacts were powerful and mysterious devices found after the Cataclysm had torn our little corner of the galaxy apart. That is indeed true, since the Artifacts were fished out of the thick cloud of the Hurakan Nebula by numerous starships built for this kind of salvage.

Artifacts were also referred to as Fragments.

This is because Artifacts came in two packages.



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3162

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3162
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Looking for a new Andrej - Part 2 of 3

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Looking for a new Andrej. part 2 of 3
The hunt for Avril

The grapevine has the news about 'the new Andreja Pejic' - who is going to find her ?



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Jennie's Potty-Training chapter 42

Synopsis. David is punished for what he did to Baby Jennie. Bonnie insists on making it up to the the sissy baby, and Baby Jennie finds she has some decisions to make.

Chapter 42. Decision Time.



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The Italian Job - Part 7

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The gentle knocking of the maid on the door eventually roused me from my slumbers.

I didn’t want to move so I shouted out,

“Please. Come back later.”

The knocking stopped and all was quiet once more apart from the muted traffic noise coming from the world outside the Hotel.

I relaxed back onto the bed and closed my eyes once more.



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Wolverine vs. Voldemort (Part 1)

Takes place when both Wolverine and Lord Voldemort were alive.

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River 10 - Moonie's Story

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River

By Dawn Natelle

CHAPTER 10

So far: Shortly after a traditional religious ceremony at the river had been a huge success, River and Wayne are running full tilt through the reservation towards the highway, where Moonie’s chicken hatchery stands. Two shotgun blasts had been heard, and one squeal from a wounded wolf.



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Thundering Force: Chapter 09: “Battle Among the Clouds.”

Chapter Description: Chapter Nine: Padme is sent on a mission to Cloud City, Bespin, as Thor. Her mission is to find out why fuel shipments are not being sent to the Republic. But there is more than there seems in the city among the clouds. And Padme may find herself on the wrong side of a line she never wished to cross.



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Soulmate or Soldier, Chapter 9

What is it you really want, a Soulmate or just a Perfect Warrior?

 

Chapter the Ninth

Where we could really use a montage (because unpacking bags is soooo exciting)



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Debriefings 22

Debriefings
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Anam Chara

Along life’s journey we each encounter those events where all that we know, all that we do, and all that we are may change. But even as we approach such events, we don’t always notice their markers until we look behind and see them for what they were.

One boy is about to learn that he has already passed such an event, and nothing will ever be quite the same…



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3161

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3161
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Anyone For Tennis?

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Anyone For Tennis?
by Christine Myr


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Yep, I can fly (part 1)

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What if you could fly? You, know, be a kick-ass superhero whenever you want. That's what happened to college freshman Ned. Though, here's the catch--every time he uses his powers he turns into a woman. Still want to be that superhero?



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Hard Time by Melanie Brown - now on Kindle!

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The punishment was very strict! A year living as a girl--Hard Time!


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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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Masks 10- Deepest Danger - Now on Kindle

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There's something in the water, no literally! Some THING huge and ugly with destruction on its mind.
It's a fight that's going to require the best the community of masks can muster -- a gathering of heroes like no one has seen before! The call goes out, the threat will be met -- for the world is in

Deepest Danger!


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Racing Hearts by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Tommy and his twin sister, Cynthia share almost everything. Their looks, their love of cheerleading. But maybe sharing a preference for street-racing bad boys is going too far?

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Racing Hearts
A Sudden Romance
by Melanie Brown
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