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Imperium Flux

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In a society controlled by the oppressive Imperium, Curtis finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and sacrifices. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of deceit and loyalty, he is faced with a series of impossible choices as he tries to find the right path forward.



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Stuck in the Middle -71

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, the warmth of the season surrounds Emily as she bakes cookies, plays in the snow, and shares laughter over hot cocoa. Through simple joys and quiet moments by the fire, she begins to understand that home isn’t just a place—it’s the love of the people who choose to stay.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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Pomeggedon

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Pomeggedon
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Casey has been dating Rachel for about a year, she's the twin sister of his best friend, Jeremy. She's always been a little high maintenance but nothing quite prepares him for the prank she and her cheerleader pals pull on him after he says the wrong thing to her. It starts innocently enough with a pair of pom poms in his bedroom but escalates quickly to what Jeremy calls a "pomeggedon". Casey quickly learns their might be more to this than just harmless pranks...



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Five Dresses Part Four

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PART FOUR
GARY/1950s DIOR NEW LOOK

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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust,
Friends will be friends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends will be friends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the end

Friends Will Be Friends – Queen



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“But I ended up in hospital, mum! And…and Dr. Maggie had to bring in a nut doctor to see me! Dr. Karen is real nice, though” Drew mused.

“You and dad had to fly all the way over here to get me. I’m so happy you came, but if I hadn’t messed up, you wouldn’t have to be here. I feel really bad about making you have to fly mum.”



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

“……….I’m not totally sure. In many ways I comfortable as both. Although I do seem to get on better as Gaby, I have to admit. Except for cycling, sport isn’t really my thing, and I seem to be able to relate to the girls better than I do the boys.”

“*Sigh* and if I’m really honest, I have more friends as Gaby. And I find it easier to talk to people.”



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It was a rainy day in 1982. : 12

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It was a rainy day in 1982. : 12
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Part I - The Chicken Ranch restaurant.



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Badasses Of the Multiverse: Book 4: Chapter 01

Meet the Lowe brothers. Stan and Lewis Lowe. They are both seventeen and a half years old. And they seem to have both their lives on track.

They are both well mannered, polite teenagers. They both get along with each other. They both have friends.

They are both super-geniuses. They are both also in great shape. With them physical strength and abilities matching their intelligence.

They are in a high school that they like.

Both are well like by both the other students, and their piers.

They are making good grades. And they are both on college career paths for bigger and better things.

Stan's path is advancing in sports. And Lewis' path is math and the sciences.

Unfortunately, these two brothers are a pair of super-geniuses without a clue, of what is really going on.

And old family secrets, than the two brothers do not know about, are about to come back to haunt them.

To add to their problems, they do not know any real combat skills. And so, they will need very bit of wits, knowledge, and talents, to survive the adventure ahead of them.



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Our Way - Part 5

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Our Way

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By Lady Blaise



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2649

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2649
by Angharad

Copyright© 2015 Angharad

  
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Sisters 45

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CHAPTER 45
“What’s happened, Tony?”

“Head injury, breaks all over. Hit by a car”

“Calm, love. Calm. Where is she?”

“Our local hospital. Mum’s with her, and Sar, but she’s in a right state”

“Tone, go and look after them, aye? I’ll make some calls. Who have you rung so far?”



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Somewhere Else Entirely -129-

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Garia and Eriana move out of the palace to make room for all the expected distinguished guests. On their return for lunch there are dispatches from the war to read before the first visitors arrive, which include an unexpected guest who has news of a different kind.

Somewhere Else Entirely

by Penny Lane

129 - Rulers with Strange Names



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Julina of Blackstone - 044 - Plans Laid, Foiled and Actioned

Do things EVER go according to plan?

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Julina of Blackstone
Her Chronicles, Book 2

by Julia Phillips

044 – Plans Laid, Foiled and Actioned


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Glossary for AF: “The Bodyguard”

Glossary for AF: “The Bodyguard”

This is intended as a stand alone document to support Altered Fates: "The Bodyguard." I was advised to create this document due to the length and complexity of "The Bodyguard" to prevent readers from getting lost in the possibly unfamilair names, terms, and places I used in the story.


Characters



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Altered Fates; “The Bodyguard” Ch 9 of 16

Author Note:

1: This story is based on the Altered Fates Universe concept established by Jennifer Adams, however I’ve taken some artistic liberties so this story doesn’t strictly adhere to the rules Jennifer established.

2: This is also a fanfic of the J.R.R. Tolkien world of Middle Earth in an untold tale of the First Age. Please note; I didn’t stay completely true to the Middle Earth that Tolkien set up. This is my take on what Middle Earth in the First Age might have been like.



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When tales come true Chapter 01

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When tales come true.

Chapter 1

The Mirror

Jenny and I were talking at school. I was telling her tales of the Grand Hall of Crystalis. She was lapping it up. She loved my stories. I was fond of telling them and always had a never ending notebook of them. She would ask questions and I would have answers ready for all of them.



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

Maggie and Karen were in Maggie's office, having a bite of lunch and discussing Drew's case.

“Well Karen, any surprises so far?”



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

Maggie turned to Karen. “Would you like to wait until Drew wakes up and talk to him a bit this evening, or would you like to wait until tomorrow? I'm going to go in and sit with him until he wakes – he's met me before, and I already knew his secret, so he should feel safe with me.”



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Caught in the Act - 8

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Caught in the Act - 8



By Jessica C


No sooner are we through the door when Robbie comes bouncing up to us, “Mom Grandma Stephens wants Jessie over in the morning to go to church with her. She doesn’t need to wear her new dress to church but Grandma wants to see it after church.”



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Maid to be a Man? Chapter 7

Finally free of Grandma, Gerome begins the adventure of a lifetime. Will reality match his dreams?
Maid to be a Man?
By Maid Joy



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

“My Drewbie is in a hospital bed because of me! If I hadn't made him be ‘Gaby' so often, this never would have happened!”

“Well Maddy” said Maggie, “Could you tell about the first time you got Drew to dress up for you, and why you asked him to?”



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Drew's Meltdown - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Dr. Maggie sat at her desk massaging her temples. It had been a very long day, but at least she was coming up on the last of the interviews of those that were here in Grottoes. She had saved Maddy's interview until last. It had become apparent through all of the other interviews that everyone had their own agenda for making Drew over into Gaby, and all of them in her mind were simply a load of meadow muffins. And in her discussion with Jocelyn, the suggestion of those involved being made to do the same thing as a punishment had come up. Maggie was of two minds about that. While it would be an appropriate punishment, at least certainly in the case of Brit and Deb, she was not confident that it could be done without incurring psychological damage in those being punished.



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Altered Fates; “The Bodyguard” Ch 8 of 16

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1: This story is based on the Altered Fates Universe concept established by Jennifer Adams, however I’ve taken some artistic liberties so this story doesn’t strictly adhere to the rules Jennifer established.

2: This is also a fanfic of the J.R.R. Tolkien world of Middle Earth in an untold tale of the First Age. Please note; I didn’t stay completely true to the Middle Earth that Tolkien set up. This is my take on what Middle Earth in the First Age might have been like.




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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2648

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2648
by Angharad

Copyright© 2015 Angharad

  
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We Shall Fight On The Beaches...2

I blinked as I went outside. The sun was strong and it was relatively warm. There was a slight breeze and my dress flapped a bit-it was a strange but not unpleasant sensation. It was as if I was in a ghost town...


We Shall Fight On The Beaches...

Chapter 2

By Susan Brown



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Stranger

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Stranger, when you look at me
Eyes strong as steel
Light as day

Born a mystery
You're the in between
Boy or girl



a Tales of Us story...




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Testing Times - Chapter 6 "Economical With The Truth"

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Testing Times - A Tommy & Tamara Story  

Part Six

 

"Economical with the truth"


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Sophie

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Altered Fates; “The Bodyguard” Ch 7 of 16

Author Note:

1: This story is based on the Altered Fates Universe concept established by Jennifer Adams, however I’ve taken some artistic liberties so this story doesn’t strictly adhere to the rules Jennifer established.

2: This is also a fanfic of the J.R.R. Tolkien world of Middle Earth in an untold tale of the First Age. Please note; I didn’t stay completely true to the Middle Earth that Tolkien set up. This is my take on what Middle Earth in the First Age might have been like.



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SRU: The Map

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SRU: The Map
by: Ellie Dauber
© 1999

"Fred, I think we're lost." Almost as soon as Margie van Arndt said it, she was sorry. Most men won't admit that they'd messed up directions or misread a map, but Fred, well....

"I'm not lost," he said through clenched teeth. "This road is just the long way to Wheaton. It's such a nice day that I thought I'd --"



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Our Way - Part 4

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Our Way

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By Lady Blaise



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Getting Ahead in Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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What would you do to get ahead in life, in love? Would you turn your life upside down; move to a foreign country; abandon your job, your home, your family? But you wouldn't change your sex! Would you?

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Getting Ahead in Romance
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle



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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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Noel by Christopher Leeson now on Kindle

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If you carry your own punishment around with you, can you carry your own salvation?

NOEL
by Christopher Leeson
Noel


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