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Science Fiction
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The Secret Time Warp
by Marian Wood
People have gone missing and the police do not know what's happening..
I walk to the end of the field and time changes, suddenly I am looking at Woolworths..a young girl reaches out her hand to ... More
People have gone missing and the police do not know what's happening..
I walk to the end of the field and time changes, suddenly I am looking at Woolworths..a young girl reaches out her hand to me, her face is familiar
Chapter 1
The dark clouds covered the blue of the sky and the fields layout in front of me. As I walked the atmosphere around me became eerier. I was alone and started to feel that someone was watching me. I could'nt see anyone; the trees were swaying, and I pulled my coat ar...
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Horror
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The Brightest Firefly: A Collection of Short Works
by Dacia M Arnold
A Collection of Short Writings by Author Dacia M Arnold
Writing a World
I write in the wee morning light, when everything slumbers and the morning is merely a pink-orange glow. When the night animals tuck in their dark spaces to escape the light and the day animals roll sleepily from where they claimed as home the night before. When my ...
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Adventure
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Shadows Retreat: Sequel to Waters of Salvation
by Robert Jepson
Follow Mike as he leaves the Army and lays the foundations for a new career. He forms a strong relationship with his long lost father but this comes under strain as his father takes on a contract with ... More
Follow Mike as he leaves the Army and lays the foundations for a new career. He forms a strong relationship with his long lost father but this comes under strain as his father takes on a contract with McLeod again. Ghosts of the past still haunt him, and he holds one secret of which he cannot speak.
Chapter 1
The summer sky filled with dark clouds and a sudden deluge of rain pounded the parade ground causing a river of water. Mike switched the windscreen wipers to maximum speed as the rain pummeled the roof of his car like someone tipping frozen peas into a pan. He recal...
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Fantasy
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The Hunt for Bheanoira: Jude's Journey
by Dacia M Arnold
On a quest to redeem centuries of family shame, Jude reaches the last leg of his quest to defeat the monster Bheanoira.
Chapter 1
Jude lowered the map to study the horizon. A warm breeze blew his black sweat dampened hair into his face. From the top of the hill he saw a small town in the distance, given away by the specks of light burning bright against the dimming eastern sky. Beyond the town...
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Memoir
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Memoirs of a Dacia: Life Happens For Me, Not To Me
by Dacia M Arnold
The life journey of author, mother and US Army Veteran, Dacia M Arnold
What's In A Name?
Thanks Dad
I hated my name growing up. Like most kids with unique names, I tried my best to anticipate the substitute teacher’s grimace and squint as the trigger to give her the answer to such a mind boggling question... “How do you pronounce Dac...
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Historical Fiction
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Called to Account (formerly The Poor Law Inspector)
by Frank Parker
From the author of Strongbow's Wife and A Purgatory of Misery comes another searing account of a terrible period in Irish history.
When a government official exposes the unpalatable truth abou ... More
From the author of Strongbow's Wife and A Purgatory of Misery comes another searing account of a terrible period in Irish history.
When a government official exposes the unpalatable truth about the famine in mid-nineteenth century West Clare he is called to account by the men he accuses.
Abandoned by his masters, he has only his strength of character and the love of his wife and daughter to sustain him as he fights famine and disease in a land teeming with destitute men, women and children.
Chapter 1
Introduction
I like to imagine Arthur Kennedy and Crofton Vandeleur each about to embark on his journey to Cork for the assizes at which the charge of slander was to be heard. Each looks in a mirror – shaving, perhaps, or combing a beard; adjusting the tilt of a hat or the...
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Mystery
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WARNO: Critical Ploy
by L. K. Thompson, LTC (TXSG, Ret.)
Ordered to prepare a clandestine mission to Europe, Team Reliant's task is to prevent the transfer of deadly radioactive material to terrorists. They must kill General Jagwi. Things were going we ... More
Ordered to prepare a clandestine mission to Europe, Team Reliant's task is to prevent the transfer of deadly radioactive material to terrorists. They must kill General Jagwi. Things were going well until someone surprised them.
Chapter 1
Reveille: At 0800, and sometimes at sunrise, depending on the military installation, a detail of military personnel assembles at the flag pole in front of the headquarters building of the military installation. They assemble with the flag of th...
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Biography
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MAKING A RUN FOR IT FROM BERLIN TO TEXAS BOOK THREE
by Manfred Kaiter and L.arry Thompson
Manny returns to Insel Ruegen and completes his stone mason training. He joins with four of his friends, and they set out to begin their careers as a brick layers. They are approached by Western Intel ... More
Manny returns to Insel Ruegen and completes his stone mason training. He joins with four of his friends, and they set out to begin their careers as a brick layers. They are approached by Western Intelligence to spy for them in East Berlin. Their decision is a fateful one and deadly.
Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1 As things turned out, after our escape from the village Communist thugs, Dad fixed up Schultz's old pickup, and he, Mom, and Luther left for Oranienberg. My brother, Siegie, boarded an east bound train back towa...
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Romance
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Cinder-Cookie
by Tiffany S. Doran
When Victoria Bronx wants to purchase a brand new building on the lower end of town to fulfill her dreams of her owning her bakery, a corporate giant, Bradley Parson, moves in and threatens to tear it ... More
When Victoria Bronx wants to purchase a brand new building on the lower end of town to fulfill her dreams of her owning her bakery, a corporate giant, Bradley Parson, moves in and threatens to tear it down in order to expand parking to his other businesses. In dealing with the arrogance of Mr. Parson, she learns the only man that can destroy her dreams is also the man she can’t live without.
Chapter 1
The alarm rang loudly against the silence of the dark room. Groaning, Victoria Bronx rolled over and laid her hand hard against the off button. She longs for her snooze button but it no longer works. She rolled onto her back and pulled the covers over her head. Vict...
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Mystery
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You Can't Blame That On Me: Some Short Stories
by Larry Thompson
These are stories that I wrote in response to things that happened in my life while I wasn't in my right mind. Some of them are lies!
Yeah, I know, that's outrageous, but, I'm an autho ... More
These are stories that I wrote in response to things that happened in my life while I wasn't in my right mind. Some of them are lies!
Yeah, I know, that's outrageous, but, I'm an author. I make things up!
The Wolf, Sleepy And Bushy
My brother says it never happened. but I know it did. I was there. I saw it.My little brother and I have a problem with sibling rivalry. I call him my little brother. He's 15 months my junior but about three inches taller and 80 pounds heavier. He's losing hi...
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Historical Fiction
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Frienemies
by Aleta Kay
When seventeen-year-old Fawn Jackson receives a telegram at the finishing school announcing the death of her mother, she must leave immediately. Upon her arrival at home, she discovers her mother' ... More
When seventeen-year-old Fawn Jackson receives a telegram at the finishing school announcing the death of her mother, she must leave immediately. Upon her arrival at home, she discovers her mother's death was not an accident. Why was she killed? How will she take care of her arthritic grandmother? Who is behind the repeated attacks on their home? Why are her Native American ancestors not answering her prayers? It seems everyone she trusts is a possible suspect. How will she learn the truth? The story is set in post-Civil War West Virginia, the youngest state in the country.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
“What do you mean, she’s missing?” Nana demanded.Jason approached until he was close enough to take the older woman’s hands in his own. “There were three sets of hoof prints. She’s probably with Joel and Angel. You know wha...
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Humor
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Thoughts down memory lane: The Toothache
by Anthony Poindexter
This is one of the adventures of Wilbur, a farmer from North Carolina. Wilbur's old school and doesn't have much to do with public activities. But when he does it's a hoot.
Chapter 1
The Toothache
THOUGHTS DOWN MEMORY LANECHAPTER 1 &n...
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Paranormal
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Bewildering Recipes: A young, supernatural bond... an accident. Right?
by Naomi Burt
Sebastian Herring is a failure, a boy living alone with his cat, dog, and tea. Maybe even an occasional trip to the beach. His family and friends all thought he was clinically insane growing up, terri ... More
Sebastian Herring is a failure, a boy living alone with his cat, dog, and tea. Maybe even an occasional trip to the beach. His family and friends all thought he was clinically insane growing up, terrified at his talk of every pair of “Wings.” So he let it go. He became what the world wanted him to be. He became normal to those around him. The night a cooking experiment goes to disaster, he finds the truth. A tipsy-acting truth that slaps him pretty quickly. A demonic truth, you could say.
Chapter 1
Life scares me. People scare me. The things I see scare me. And it has always been that way, for as long as I can remember. Something changed for me though, eleven years ago, when I finally realized no one else could see like me. No one else can see their wings. Jus...
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Autobiographical Fiction
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Thought's Thru Time: Days of Embarassment
by Anthony Poindexter
It's about a young man who wants the world to know what he went through growing up. The abuse and everything else.
Chapter 2
Caught In-Between
“The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; What is forbidden is to write about it.” Alice Miller Reliving the memories of my past is the hardest things I can do. Believing that is ...
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Adventure
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Waters of Salvation: A Story of Adventure, Despair, Love, and Redemption
by Robert Jepson
On a final combat mission in Afghanistan before retirement, a young girl dies in Mike’s arms. The floodgates open; memories from atrocities he has witnessed through his career.
Returning home, ... More
On a final combat mission in Afghanistan before retirement, a young girl dies in Mike’s arms. The floodgates open; memories from atrocities he has witnessed through his career.
Returning home, he receives treatment for Post Traumatic Distress Disorder.
He embarks on a soul-searching voyage where the prospect of salvation comes through a young autistic girl with whom he finds a deep empathy. As he begins to grasp the truth, he is unwittingly embroiled in the attempted theft of an ancient Scottish relic. Can he pull back from the edge of the abyss before he loses everything dear to him?
Preface
In dark caverns of the mind lie distant memories, dark, insidious, unwanted, and almost forgotten. Hidden from consciousness, but connected to each other by a labyrinth of tunnels, they linger and fester in the twilight; harmless, so long as they are suppressed....
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Adventure
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Storm Breaking: Prequel to Waters of Salvation
by Robert Jepson
A routine deployment to Afghanistan. One death, and one double leg amputation, hit Mike and his platoon hard. Amongst increasing hostilities, he begins to wonder if he’ll ever make it home. Then ... More
A routine deployment to Afghanistan. One death, and one double leg amputation, hit Mike and his platoon hard. Amongst increasing hostilities, he begins to wonder if he’ll ever make it home. Then his wife suffers a miscarriage. With one final mission remaining, Mike’s thoughts and moods swing from highs to lows, alternating between his life in a combat zone to his family at home. A veteran of long service and battle-hardened, Mike begins to doubt himself and his circumstances. His mental anguish lays the foundations for the events in Book 2.
Chapter 1
Mike caressed the watch on his left wrist. It occurred to him, ironically, that it had no face. It had belonged to his father, but there were no memories. Even the photos of his father, which his mother kept, spurred no hint of recollection. He had left home long be...
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Fantasy
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Aradia's Diaspora: Book One
by Susan Woerner
What if you found yourself in a different world? One in which your ancestor was attempting to enslave the inhabitants of that world? Would you kill her and risk your own annihilation? Or would you joi ... More
What if you found yourself in a different world? One in which your ancestor was attempting to enslave the inhabitants of that world? Would you kill her and risk your own annihilation? Or would you join forces, creating a legacy of power? This is the dilemma that faces Betty. And this is the story of what she risked to try to save the women who became her sisters, in the land that she came to call home. In her journey, she'll meet shape-shifters, bovine priestesses, monsters, and come face-to-face with her great-great-grandmother in a great battle that may decide the fate of all.
Cast of Characters
Cast of CharactersUpdated March 10, 2019 A Aradia’s Daughters The women of the women-only village who have shape-shifting abilities and can perform constructive magic Arion Isobeau's compan...
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Fantasy
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Origo
by Vanessa Von Mollendorf
Finding your place in a world which has ceased to exist. Forces conspire to eliminate humans from the earth. The Elementals and the Semnothei are left behind and Fayne has to stop the world from implo ... More
Finding your place in a world which has ceased to exist. Forces conspire to eliminate humans from the earth. The Elementals and the Semnothei are left behind and Fayne has to stop the world from imploding.
Chapter 1
Seeds of Destruction
28 Nion, four months before the Devouring... “Kentigem, you know as well as I do that this was foretold. The knowledge remains sacred and it is not for us to interfere or wonder why. It is a necessary evil.” The stern voice of Elder Perger filled the underground cavern ...
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Literary Fiction
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Love via SMS
by Amara Blackstone
The chemistry between them is undeniable, but can they keep their relationship a secret? A chance meeting piques William’s interest in a much younger female colleague, Eva. Years later, they m ... More
The chemistry between them is undeniable, but can they keep their relationship a secret? A chance meeting piques William’s interest in a much younger female colleague, Eva. Years later, they meet again: William’s eyes meet hers and now she knows there is more between them, but she’s always known. Distance, age, and secrets keep them apart, yet they find their way back together, only to be torn apart yet again. Is this soul connection enough to sustain a lasting relationship?
Chapter 1
Anticipation
Eva’s phone buzzed in her gray Michael Kor’s handbag as it slid down the TSA conveyor belt at the International Airport. She heard it continue to buzz, vibrating a siren song, that more text messages were incoming. That sound spread an indescri...
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Fantasy
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The Dragon War
by V.R. Rosewood
For thousands of years, the Order of the Four Winds has kept balance in the world, using their powers over the weather and other natural forces only when their patron goddess commands them. But, when ... More
For thousands of years, the Order of the Four Winds has kept balance in the world, using their powers over the weather and other natural forces only when their patron goddess commands them. But, when their goddess falls silent as an ancient dragon, Mons, plots to destroy the world, Seida is forced to make a choice: does she remain passive as the Titan wreaks havoc on the lands she swore to protect, or take matters into her own hands? With her three apprentices in tow, Seida forsakes the Order to find a way to amass an army to stop Mons before his fire consumes the world.
On the Hunt
The sun was still below the horizon as Seida planted herself on the log by the campfire. With a stiff groan, she stretched side to side and blew into her hands a few times to warm her cold fingers. She stirred the ashes with a stick, piling up the coals in the cente...
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Paranormal
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Hunger: A Short Story
by Megan Baughman
Elizabeth is fighting to keep her humanity, but she doesn't know how much longer she can deny her new nature.
Chapter 1
Elizabeth
The touch of his hand burned her skin. She retreated as deep into the corner of the room as she could, weeping softly. “I won’t hurt you,” he said gently as he extended his hand toward her. He had said and done this same thing every nig...
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Science Fiction
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The Cull: The Draconian Legacy Book 1
by Robert Jepson
Near to the great pyramids, a team of geologists unearth a strange artifact. Far from being inert, they inadvertently activate it. Soon, the object spawns a rapidly growing plant which carries a letha ... More
Near to the great pyramids, a team of geologists unearth a strange artifact. Far from being inert, they inadvertently activate it. Soon, the object spawns a rapidly growing plant which carries a lethal virus. As it spreads and the death toll increases, the world economy verges on collapse.
Jed Stone, an unorthodox, highly creative and adaptable scientist, is called to assist in the fight against what is deemed to be an alien weapon of mass destruction. Standing in his way are The Brotherhood, a ancient group whose blood-line and allegiance are tied to a renegade race of aliens.
Prologue
4012 B.C The plains of Giza, Egypt The Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, as they became known in later times, glowed in the yellowing light of the setting sun as the desert air cool. The polished white limes...
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Horror
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The Ice Remembers: A Paranormal, Pschological Thrilller
by Robert Jepson
In a remote lighthouse in the Barents Sea, a new crew take over for the winter. Some consider the building to be jinxed after a checkered history of tragedy. A strange series of events beset the two ... More
In a remote lighthouse in the Barents Sea, a new crew take over for the winter. Some consider the building to be jinxed after a checkered history of tragedy. A strange series of events beset the two men and each becomes distrustful of the other. But who is responsible? Is one, or both of them, going mad; or is something, or someone else involved? The psychological tension builds as the plot evolves towards a bizarre conclusion.
Chapter 1
Murmansk, Russia. 1933 Ivan fingered the crucifix which hung around his neck, then grasped it in a clenched fist as he squinted through the windscreen. His vision of the runway was obscured by a sudden snowstorm, but it was too late now to abort.
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Speculative Fiction
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Horror Collection: A collection of short stories
by Steve Boseley
A number of speculative, dark fiction and horror short stories
Jungle
“Ellie!” Bernadette Lawson shouted, spinning around. She looked at the many faces that hurried past. She had taken her eyes off her daughter for only a moment. Mrs Lawson worried that her daughter wouldn’t know what to do. She was a bright gir...
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Young Adult
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Plastic Roads: Chapter One
by Katherine Higgins
A young rebel leader.
Daughter of a political oligarch.
In 3010, almost one thousand years in the future, Capucine Heron is trying to end a war. But how do you end a war when both sides want to keep ... More
A young rebel leader.
Daughter of a political oligarch.
In 3010, almost one thousand years in the future, Capucine Heron is trying to end a war. But how do you end a war when both sides want to keep fighting?
Chapter 1
Sometimes, people aren’t who they claim to be. Some people decide that, maybe, it’s okay to lie. That it’s okay to pretend to be something you’re not. Others say that “honesty is the best policy”. I agree with both. As long as you...
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Fantasy
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The Boy Who Could Be A Hero: The Ancient Magic Book Series, Vol 3
by Evelyn Frederick Moll
The boy who could be a hero...Josh Sparkins...discovers a portal in time. Lured through the portal by a beautiful voice, he finds himself with people who will be sailing with Christopher Columbus. Th ... More
The boy who could be a hero...Josh Sparkins...discovers a portal in time. Lured through the portal by a beautiful voice, he finds himself with people who will be sailing with Christopher Columbus. These people need a hero to help them escape from pirates, and sail a mean, unforgiving sea.
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Josh Sparkins stretched as he sat on the edge of his bed. Getting back into a morning routine on the first day of his sophomore year proved harder than he thought it would be.&nb...
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Romance
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Her Lover's Face
by Patricia Elliott
Laryssa Mitchell is one of the lucky ones. The death of her abusive husband finally allows her to live again on her own terms, making her own choices. Her first official decision, take back what was l ... More
Laryssa Mitchell is one of the lucky ones. The death of her abusive husband finally allows her to live again on her own terms, making her own choices. Her first official decision, take back what was lost - her independence and her old job. But she soon finds herself in a living nightmare when she meets her new boss. If her husband is rotting in hell, then who is the man standing in front of her with a dead man's face?
Cover Artist: Jessica Greeley
Publisher: Black Velvet Seductions
Available on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords.
http://viewbook.at/HerLoversFace
Prologue
Freedom. The word played in her head like sweet music on the radio. She stared at his coffin as the pallbearers lowered it into the waiting grave. It landed on the ground with a dull thud. She cringed, unable to take her eyes off the wooden casket. Expecting, at any moment, for her husba...
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Thriller
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The Non Dead Wife
by Roberta Huckle
What if the things that you thought were true really weren't.
What if someone you thought was dead really was alive.
What if that someone was here right now.
What if they wanted to take away e ... More
What if the things that you thought were true really weren't.
What if someone you thought was dead really was alive.
What if that someone was here right now.
What if they wanted to take away everything that you loved.
What would you do...
Chapter 1
Funny how things can change so suddenly isn't it. The people you thought that you knew, the friend's that you thought you had, it can all change overnight, without warning. The things you believed were true, well maybe they just aren't true after all.<...
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Literary Fiction
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Rejections: We all get'em
by Gloria Elle Gabrie
Within this area, I'll share some rejected submissions of short stories. Although I have one novel under my belt, I write short stories here and there to keep my writing flawing and dabble in oth ... More
Within this area, I'll share some rejected submissions of short stories. Although I have one novel under my belt, I write short stories here and there to keep my writing flawing and dabble in other areas.
Home
A First Line rejection
As she trudged down the alley, Cenessa saw a small crack along side a stone in the wall, with a slight golden light breaking up the darkness of the late hour. Never had she noticed it before on her daily trips through the alley, on her way to and from her bread shop...
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Philosophical
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The Battle Is Coming Home
by Gloria Elle Gabrie
A brief verse written about patriotism and current conditions. Off from my typical writing, it simply reflects a time lost in thought and my pen hit the paper.
The Battle Is Coming Home
The battle is coming home. It is an inevitable conclusion.The ideas of few, against a world in number, is bound to create chaos. And once spoken or acted upon, has a shadow that will eventually follow you home. To a home where the rules of conduct are scribed...
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Philosophical
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Live For Me
by Gloria Elle Gabrie
Short story/Story idea about struggles of a DNR order.
Live For Me
*** “Negative.” “Copy. Negative pulse and respirations,” the static female voice on the radio confirms. “Continuing CPR.” The scene should have been chaotic, but it wasn’t. The only adrenaline pumping was that of the first respondi...
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Young Adult
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MY NAME IS ROSE
by Alexa Kingaard
Rose is unsettled, curious, and bored. Life in a hippie commune is her parents’ dream come true, not hers. She doesn't share their passion for living off the land, nor does she enjoy the is ... More
Rose is unsettled, curious, and bored. Life in a hippie commune is her parents’ dream come true, not hers. She doesn't share their passion for living off the land, nor does she enjoy the isolation that is thrust upon her. When she convinces them to send her to public school in the nearby town, a new world opens up to her.
As she pursues her education, Rose chooses a different path, leaving her parents heartbroken at her insistence they are hiding something from her. She's convinced her father isn't the man her mother married.
Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1 I recognized all of them. Aging hippies assembled to pay their last respects. Some held toddlers in their arms, their grandchildren who never experienced the communal lifestyle they had afforded their own children. Friends my age, whiske...
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Young Adult
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Don't Be Afraid of the Beast
by Ivette Martinez
Angelica lives in a colorless world that has made her independent and strong, but everything changes when the touch of a mysterious guy, she gets to experience the bright colors she has been missing. ... More
Angelica lives in a colorless world that has made her independent and strong, but everything changes when the touch of a mysterious guy, she gets to experience the bright colors she has been missing.
A mysterious relationship with Kian Underwood opens Angelica's eyes to a reality that seems to be more like a dream.
Prologue
The bright light of a full moon calls upon them. Creatures of the night that humans think have disappeared from the world centuries ago, but... What they don't know is that this world is not what we think...
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Autobiographical Fiction
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Flygirl
by R. D. Kardon
Let pilot Tris Miles lift you up, and fly you to new heights in this inspiring story of love, ambition, overcoming obstacles, and the true meaning of success.
Chapter 1
TRIS LOST ALL visibility as the airplane pierced a thick slab of fog. She slid her focus from the miasma outside the cockpit window to the flight instruments in front of her. They were her eyesight now. She trusted them. They told the truth....
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Inspirational
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Thoughts and creation: My thoughts
by Nanda Kishore Soni
This is a collection of blog written.
Chapter 1
Before creation, thoughts works to start, invent, implement, shape and produce a logical thing. You start your job to create something with the help of your thoughts.Thoughts have no criteria but it smoothly establish a logical criteria for the work which is ...
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Speculative Fiction
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Zipacna's Legacy ~ Jade
by Cindy Davis
An eight-year-old boy awakens Jade's shocking asset: her seer and healer’s ability. Good thing because she's just inherited a school for advanced spiritualism.
Chapter 1
“Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path,if you are only willing to listen.” ~ Jimmy Buffett One Jade French stepped from the cab transfixed by the tangled mass of vines that nearly obliterated the ho...
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Fantasy
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origin shorts: elemental guard short story
by Katrena Turner
part of the origin story for one of the main characters in Elemental Guard: Verlyn.
Verlyn
She peers out the window, onto the perfectly groomed yard. Watching her beautiful children play without a care in the world. She doesn’t let the tears run down her face, not now in this sunny fall day. She won’t let her children see her cry. She won&rsqu...
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Speculative Fiction
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Smoke and Gold
by Mackenzie Seidel
When Eridein Kaspers is invited to be a potential suitor to the prince of the Golden Throne, the reigning power in post-nuclear California, it is the opportunity of a lifetime--to assassinate him. Now ... More
When Eridein Kaspers is invited to be a potential suitor to the prince of the Golden Throne, the reigning power in post-nuclear California, it is the opportunity of a lifetime--to assassinate him. Now entwined in the dark plots of the court, Eridein is caught between new alliances and duty to her cause.
Chapter 1
Storm warning sirens wail around me as I run through Arling’s central market. The wind whips the sand up into my face and it cuts into my skin as I plow forward through the crowds pushing to get inside, away from the storm. I glance back for just a moment, adj...
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Fantasy
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Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
by Justin Thoby
The world is freezing. Once idyllic Elistar is cast into war and endless winter. Old kings and new are forced to put the bloodfeuds of the past behind them for the survival of all.
And high above, ... More
The world is freezing. Once idyllic Elistar is cast into war and endless winter. Old kings and new are forced to put the bloodfeuds of the past behind them for the survival of all.
And high above, an evil beyond time stirs.
Prologue: Sleeping Stars
The road was composed of ribbons of starlight. It rose up away from the world into the vast emptiness beyond, ancient as the distant suns that cast it, winding out of sight in every direction through the darkness. The horse raced across the plane of the star system, sure of its direction,...
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Young Adult
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Beyond the Deep Water: There's an unknown world
by Ivette Martinez
More than a romance, there is a message I want to give to anyone who can relate to the feelings of the main character.
Camille Laitner is beautiful and elegant but a clear example that beauty does ... More
More than a romance, there is a message I want to give to anyone who can relate to the feelings of the main character.
Camille Laitner is beautiful and elegant but a clear example that beauty doesn't give you a perfect life. Mentally and physically abused by her father, bullied and hated by her peers, Camille has locked herself in a bubble that can't let anyone in, until she opens the portal to the Gods World.
A place where she finds freedom, love, and hope in the hands of Axl the God of Water.
Fear
The sun is bright in the middle of the blue sky. Heavenly.The countryside is always so sunny and clear, showering everything with light and life. It’s perfect. The vast landscapes are full of pasture; grass that grows generously thanks to the sunshine, ...
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Fantasy
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A Crack in the Mirror (first draft)
by Sibille Rose
A young man fights to save magic from extinction in a world that is quickly developing new technologies that renders magic useless.
Chapter 1
His heart pounded away in his chest as his feet thumped against the leaf-covered ground. The forest was silent except for the nighttime sounds of the creatures who lived here. Silent except for his panting breath and pounding feet and the crunching leaves beneath hi...
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Fan Fiction
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Two Harts are Better than One: The Rest of the Story
by Elizabeth M. Bradshaw
Hart to Hart season 5 opener is a fan favorite. What happens after the proposal to bring the fans back to the pilot?
Chapter 1
Married. Jennifer’s head was spinning with the amazing turn of events. She had been headed from London to New York, trying to figure out what on earth had made Jonathan Hart turn on her so fast, when she was once more detained by a detective. And now she was r...
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Self-Help
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How I lost a Thousand Pounds: Eating my way to better health
by Rick and Cindy Palmacci
Let’s face it folks, dieting has become a national pastime, just like baseball
Sound familiar? Finally I found success. I lost over one hundred pounds
Chapter 1
The Jouney
* 1 *The JourneyI think it’s important to let you know my history, so you can identify with the sixty years worth of struggles. As I did when reading diet books, I compared the author’s journey with my own. I can’t say how often they were similar. Maybe you will be nodding your ...
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Mystery
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Sunnyvale
by Barry B. Wright
Chapter One
Waiting Until Dark
Darkness surrounds him and lies deeply within him. Tonight, his approach to her bedroom window is stealthier than his previous visits. Because he had killed, the community had become alerted to his presence. But, his identity remained hidden. He draws closer ...
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Crime
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Mama needs new shoes
by Shirley Holder Platt
Car theft
Chapter 1
Jimar and his Pokes or Mama needs new shoes
He sat low in his restored, midnight blue Buick, flicking the ashes of his cigarette out the window. From behind, all you could see was his closely shaved and greased head, which was very round. It looked like a glossy, new, bowling ball wearing expensive sunglasses...
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Thriller
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Shadows Rise: a Shadow Play prequel
by Jordyn Jacobs
Terror grips the skies and only sibling spies, Sarah and Elijah Yadin can stop it.
Chapter 1
JFK International Airport, NYC 1900 ESTEvery pass through airport security was another victory. Israeli intelligence officer Sarah Yadin tucked her American passport bearing the name Emily Rosenberg back into her carry-on bag and slipped through the line at J...
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Young Adult
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The Academy
by TABATHA SHIPLEY
There’s Magic in the World.
Anyone with a Magical spark is taken to the Academy, a place to learn Magic. Every decade the person on Earth with the most powerful spark becomes the Magician. F ... More
There’s Magic in the World.
Anyone with a Magical spark is taken to the Academy, a place to learn Magic. Every decade the person on Earth with the most powerful spark becomes the Magician. For the first time in the history of the Academy, two people are set to become the next Magician.
Locked in constant competition, Angela and Tanya will battle it out for the job before the coming ceremony where one will be chosen.
The future of the Academy depends on who is chosen and what they do once they’re selected.
Chapter 1-December 27
Angela
Chapter One-December 27Angela Tucked in a valuable private alcove of the crowded hallway, I swipe my hand in a circle along the beige painted bricks and watch the image spawn in the wake of my hand. My tiny blond sister, eating a bowl of oatmeal with on...
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Coming of Age
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They Call Me Nothing
by Jenny Young
LUTHO dreamed of being a hero when he was a child but after his parents died, he lost his identity and became a nothing like the nickname his cousin, SIPHO, gave him.
At fifteen Lutho is involved wit ... More
LUTHO dreamed of being a hero when he was a child but after his parents died, he lost his identity and became a nothing like the nickname his cousin, SIPHO, gave him.
At fifteen Lutho is involved with a housebreaking gang. When 11 year old STELLA calls him a hero, his childhood dream resurfaces. He goes to a counselling centre run by a little church in the nearby white suburb and meets KAYE, a sixty year old woman who is battling issues of her own.
Worlds apart, Lutho and Kaye are united by their common love of books and eventually are able to help each other find healing and purpose..
Chapter 1
Lutho
Coming to the church was probably a mistake. What if they know? What if they call the Police? I listen intently, ready to run. No gunshots, no running feet, only the uneven pounding of my heart. I feel exposed. For seven years I have been invisible, a nothing. Nobod...
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Literary Fiction
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Welcome To My Garden
by Barry B. Wright
“Welcome to My Garden” is multi-themed in its content. Short stories are a venue for discovery. As a writer, they provide a wonderful playground to experiment and to learn. The value of wo ... More
“Welcome to My Garden” is multi-themed in its content. Short stories are a venue for discovery. As a writer, they provide a wonderful playground to experiment and to learn. The value of words and phrases take on a poetic significance in their brevity of deep meaning. In each ending, a seed is planted for the possibility of a novel. Photos were the medium I used to challenge and exhilarate my imagination; the grist so-to-speak, to discover the story hidden within.
Chapter One
The Decision
Four hours he had made her practice! Four goddamn hours! Until she defiantly screamed out: “Papa! I don’t want to be a ballerina! I will never be one! Do you hear? Never!” Stomping her foot, she crossed her arms tightly across her chest and pu...
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Fantasy
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Crystal of Fate (working title)
by Nova Mitchell
She's escaping her Fate, and he never wanted to be a hero, but sometimes the most unlikeliest of things can change the world.
Chapter 1 (revised)
Something Unexpected
The sun began to climb in the brisk morning air of Spring. Trinkets of the nights rain were still fresh upon the earth and droplets fell off the leaves. It was looking to be a picturesque morning as the forest was awakening to the sounds of morning.Nestled co...
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Horror
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Parklife (Working Title)
by Steve Boseley
A Horror novel about a group of people that get trapped in a park by the animals in the park. Christian Moore must keep his son safe from not just the wildlife, but from those in the group as well.
Chapter 1
Saturday
The object made surprisingly little sound as it sped towards the earth. It had left a trail of fire as it passed into earth’s atmosphere. Anyone that happened to be looking up at that exact moment would have assumed it was a meteor passing through ...
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Autobiographical Fiction
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The Horror which Became My Life: A cautionary tale of a housewife G
by Rose Wood
How your life can turn up-side down in 7 years. From a Parnell housewife to being offered a West Auckland gangsta boot ride, and all because he stole your car??
Bored
I used to sit and watch the rain. In the most expensive street in the city I felt I had reached my lowest point. I usually had a large house with a spa corner bath and spectacular view of my beautiful yet desolate prison of ten years married to a goul. Two shiny b...
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Crime
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PayBack: Two Different men, which one will win?
by Jaye Marie
Mystery Thriller about revenge...
Prologue
The South of England 1999 An eerie silence greeted eleven- year- old Billy McKenzie when reached the front gate of his house that afternoon. Most days he would hear his grandmother shouting or laying down the law at his little brother Tommy.
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Speculative Fiction
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After Common Era: The Big Dark
by JGLittle
After an EMP attack knocks out the electrical grid and most automobiles, Randy Anderson must travel 100km's to find his son and then another 500kms to find his wife and stepdaughter. Along the w ... More
After an EMP attack knocks out the electrical grid and most automobiles, Randy Anderson must travel 100km's to find his son and then another 500kms to find his wife and stepdaughter. Along the way, he faces danger and finds new friends.
Chapter 1
In the beginning - Day 4 ACE
My memory isn’t what it used to be but there are things I remember with utmost clarity. This is one of those moments. It was the fourth night of my new life. This new life of mine started on July 1st, 2018, and it began the way most lives do, with a lot o...
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Horror
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Harvester
by Tom Mohler
Wyatt Holloway is an alcoholic suffering from severe insomnia, rapidly descending into madness. He’s on the wrong side of thirty and finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the monotony o ... More
Wyatt Holloway is an alcoholic suffering from severe insomnia, rapidly descending into madness. He’s on the wrong side of thirty and finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the monotony of the self-obsessed world around him. That is, until he meets Victor— a seemingly omniscient voice of wisdom who promises that together the two of them can change everything. Enticed by the offer made by his intriguing new friend, Wyatt is catapulted into a frenzied odyssey of hazy realities and illicit behavior, hoping that he may once again feel alive and in control of his own existence.
3 A.M. at Home
I haven’t slept for days, or maybe it’s been weeks. Hell, I’m not even sure anymore. I’ve been popping Ambien from the unmarked pill bottle sitting on the table next to me like it was my job, washing them down with a bottle of Davy Crockett b...
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Fantasy
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Elemental Guard
by Katrena Turner
a young woman is suddenly thrust into the paranormal world with the death of her sister. she is assigned on 'The Guard' a force of elemental magic wielders who protect the magical community ... More
a young woman is suddenly thrust into the paranormal world with the death of her sister. she is assigned on 'The Guard' a force of elemental magic wielders who protect the magical community of the world to keep safe from the ones who hunt them.
Prologue
Officer Johnson was driving his police cruiser down the county road sipping his coffee on his way to his shift. He loved the night shift. The air was still; the dark was peaceful and out here in the country, the most action he saw was trying to keep the teenagers fr...
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Paranormal
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Girl and the Ghost
by Kripi
Story of a girl who lost her best friend. She get depressed and make a fantasy friend, who in real does;t exist. She thinks people can't see her friend because her friend is a ghost but people th ... More
Story of a girl who lost her best friend. She get depressed and make a fantasy friend, who in real does;t exist. She thinks people can't see her friend because her friend is a ghost but people think she is mentally ill because she is in shock.
Chapter 1
She was going to attend her best friends funeral. It was not easy for her to accept this truth that she lost her best friend. She was upset and disturbed from her best friend's death. Thoughts were racing in her mind, she couldn't help that. She felt guilty that she...
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Mystery
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Angel Maker: Completed First Draft
by Barry B. Wright
The gruesome murder of a young child, Rebecca Grynberg, sets Inspector Alexander Collier on a roller-coaster ride of events that directly endangers his family. Propelled into a world of spies, espiona ... More
The gruesome murder of a young child, Rebecca Grynberg, sets Inspector Alexander Collier on a roller-coaster ride of events that directly endangers his family. Propelled into a world of spies, espionage and what appears to be a series of unconnected murders, he learns that the lives of his son (Richard), fiancé (Elsa) and her Jewish family in Nazi Germany hang in the balance because of his investigations. Reluctantly, he joins forces with an unlikely group: a psychic medium, a one-legged British agent and a NKVD Soviet agent.
Chapter One
Beelzebub
A heavy grey mist had settled over Bournemouth. It was well past the ten o’clock closing for pubs and the last of the trolley buses had been docked for the night. The damp, cold streets were empty, that is for the exception of a young man carrying an over-size...
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Romance
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Almost Love: A love story
by Prabhat Kumar
It is based on first love or school love or college love. This is about first ever excitement experience towards love. A simple love story.
Chapter 1
Wedding Day
She is looking as usual 'gorgeous' in her blue dress and her hair band of same colour is trying to beautify her beauty beautifully. And as always busy in talking with her cousins and family members."Hi.." I told her. After some shocking reaction..
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Romance
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The Fall of Darkholm
by Taren Elle
In a world where vampires and humans coexist, after the taste of a rare human's blood, Gideon Darkholm must muster the strength to stave off his bloodlust and prevent his digression into the mons ... More
In a world where vampires and humans coexist, after the taste of a rare human's blood, Gideon Darkholm must muster the strength to stave off his bloodlust and prevent his digression into the monster he hates the most.
Prologue
Our days of isolation from the human world were over. By choice, the humans were evolving forcing us to evolve with them. It turn they made us out to be these monstrous creatures that thrived on their blood. We live and breathe just as ...
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Self-Help
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Stage 4 - A Personal Journey: Living Life to the Fullest With Terminal Cancer
by Mary Judge-Hubard
I sat in the doctors office with my Mom and Dad. We had finished what was supposed to be a twenty minute MRI. This one lasted two hours. We knew the news was not good, but when the doctor told me I ... More
I sat in the doctors office with my Mom and Dad. We had finished what was supposed to be a twenty minute MRI. This one lasted two hours. We knew the news was not good, but when the doctor told me I had "cancer". All the pain I have been having made sense. The diagnosis felt like a "Scarlet Letter." Now we could get down to business. I turned to my doctor, "Doc, how are we gonna fight this! This is when my journey began "How do I Live life to the fullest with Terminal Cancer?"
MY STORY
Living Life to the Fullest With Terminal Cancer
My name is Mary Judge-Hubard. I live in a coastal town of Virginia. I am married to a terrific man. I am blessed with two sons, a fantastic daughter-In law, and one Grandson that is the apple of my life. Two years ago, my life changed, and it will nev...
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Fantasy
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The Cat's Lair
by Mary Judge-Hubard
The Queen of the witches must find and destroy an evil sorceress and her army of killer zombies, in order to save the world from total destruction.
Chapter 2- (Revised)
Plane Ride
The Airplane rides Margo hands the air hostess both plane tickets. Cleo sits quietly next to the window seat in first class. Margo looks around the airplane cabin. No witches here. It has been only six hours since Cleo had been awakened. Her e...
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Fantasy
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Hawk (working title)
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Fantasy story about a Prince - Hawk - who loses that which he loves most, and in an adventure to recapture it, finds himself placed with a task of destroying his own royal heritage.
Chapter 1: The Beginning
a wip for feedback pls
Chapter One: The Beginning Prince Hawk felt everyone’s eyes turned on him, and he but a dumb fool, as the Ancient knelt before him, offering the sword. A million thoughts streaked through his brain threatening to overwhelm him. The ...
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Philosophical
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Just a dead cow: Short true fiction
by Jack Wolfe Frost
A cow dies and what happens next ... This is a true story and I am the narrator...
Just a dead cow
Flash Fiction
Just a dead cow. Noon. The cow was overdue in pregnancy and becoming sick, so the farmer, my friend, called the Vet. The situation was serious, apparently the calf had died in utero and was starting to decompose, causing sepsis in the mother. <...
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Literary Fiction
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Going Home: Flash Fiction
by Jack Wolfe Frost
An old man returns to his roots...
Going Home
Flash Fiction
The train rumbles on as I stare blankly at the scenery passing before me. The train has always run along this route. Years ago it would puff great plumes of steam as it trundled along to its destination. Now, the hum of the diesel engine and it’...
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Philosophical
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Keep taking the pills...: Poem
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Overuse of doctors just giving pills
Keep taking the pills
Poetry
Take this pill my doctor says, it will make you feel alright,Really? It’s that simple? Only a pill to end my plight? He assures me it is so, and expert he must be, Certificates on the wall, displayed that I may see. T...
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Speculative Fiction
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Earth Rejoined
by Glen Fitch
What if crop circles aren't the results of aliens from space, but the attempts of Dragon Lords trying to break the dimensional barriers and conquer Earth? Who would stand in their way?
Chapter 1
Introduction
I remember the day the Earth was destroyed. June 21, The Summer Solstice. Like I could ever forget. I remember the moment that changed everything. So many people have asked me to tell my story. I really am a man of few words so I have teamed up ...
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Humor
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Imagine: A short story
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Hades, who in this story is real, attempts to set matters right with other religions. It's humour, so I hope no-one is offended, I am a Christian myself.
Chapter 1
IMAGINEJACK WOLFE FROST St. Peter had now been in his usual spot at the Pearly Gates for five minutes since processing the last soul. Now, not a soul in sight. Odd, he thought. I don’t think I’ve ever know...
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Literary Fiction
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Irish Firebrands: A Novel
by Christine Plouvier
How far will a man go, to know his father? To become a father?
All his life, Dillon Carroll has felt cut off from the past by his lack of parents.
Half his life, he has felt cut off from the future ... More
How far will a man go, to know his father? To become a father?
All his life, Dillon Carroll has felt cut off from the past by his lack of parents.
Half his life, he has felt cut off from the future by his lack of posterity.
He is haunted by a chain of ancestors that ends with himself.
Genealogist Lana Pedersen becomes Dillon's hope for reconnecting with his roots, and with the meaning of his life: to fulfill his dream of belonging somewhere, to someone, forever.
Preface
Irish Firebrands can be identified by only one genre here at ChapterBuzz, so my choice was Literary Fiction, but it's much more: it's a Paranormal, Philosophical, Inspirational Romance which also happens to be Boomer Lit (a genre not available). In other words, it's about life, ...
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Fantasy
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Dark Biker: a wip for feedback pls
by Jack Wolfe Frost
A Hell's Angel that keeps dying...
Death
Brad fired up his Harley and felt that deep satisfaction between his legs. Dawn. Head west. He had no idea where he was headed after that. Away from this God-damn town. I've had enough. That was good enough reason. He lived by his bike, and if needed would ...
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Chick Lit
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All at Sea Working Title!)
by Tabitha Bennedict-Downes
One woman’s journey from almost settling for ‘good enough’ to rediscovering her lost sense of adventure and falling in love with her own life again.
(Please note that the chapter ... More
One woman’s journey from almost settling for ‘good enough’ to rediscovering her lost sense of adventure and falling in love with her own life again.
(Please note that the chapter being posted are "patchwork" style and not necessarily sequential, not are they the start of the book, which is well underway.)
Untitled 06.03.17 (Part Chapter)
“How’re you holding up?” Tina asked, “And I’m so sorry it’s taken over a week to make contact, it’s all been a bit nuts here.”
There had been an initial flurry of indignant emails when Lucy had told Tina about Har...
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Thriller
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Shadows Past: a Shadow Play prequel
by Jordyn Jacobs
They are assassins assigned to kill each other. Bitter enemies.
Avner Yadin is the rising star of Israeli intelligence. Someday he will run the place. Until his love affair with a KGB assassin thr ... More
They are assassins assigned to kill each other. Bitter enemies.
Avner Yadin is the rising star of Israeli intelligence. Someday he will run the place. Until his love affair with a KGB assassin threatens to destroy everything. Can spies find happy ever after? At what cost?
Love and espionage are dangerous bedfellows.
Chapter 1
Vienna, 1981
Music cascaded through the air, musty with history and the clawing scent of old death that wafted from the Nazi's breath. Avner Yadin watched the performance over the shoulder of his tuxedo. The man in front of him no longer pranced around in uniform. His hair had g...
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Mystery
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OPORD: Critical Deception: Team Reliant
by L. K. Thompson, LTC (TXSG, Ret.)
Mrmbers of Team Reliant continue their hunt for the elusive and cunning General Jaqwi, Washington has ordered a hit on Jaqwi. The General continues his dogged pursuit of supplying the Middle Eastern t ... More
Mrmbers of Team Reliant continue their hunt for the elusive and cunning General Jaqwi, Washington has ordered a hit on Jaqwi. The General continues his dogged pursuit of supplying the Middle Eastern terrorists with nuclear devices. His elaborate plan to use multiple possible routes for delivery has the team splintered with three groups tracking three different avenues of delivery. Are the routes deceptive or real. Can they stop all of them? Can they take out Jaqwi?
Prologue
This novel is dedicated to the following: SSG John Thompson for his Army experience, foreign service, and honest reflections of events. Amy Stell for her steadfast and keenly insightful copy reading. Sharon Henderson for he...
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Historical Fiction
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Frienemies
by Aleta Kay
Fawn Jackson lives in post-Civil War West Virginia in a holler where most of the property is owned by a local state senator. The mineral rights have been graciously granted to the tenants.
Someone i ... More
Fawn Jackson lives in post-Civil War West Virginia in a holler where most of the property is owned by a local state senator. The mineral rights have been graciously granted to the tenants.
Someone is after the mineral rights to her property. Someone caused the accident that killed her mother and her favorite horse. Who wants the mineral rights and why? Who can she trust? Is it a stranger or is it a friend?
Chapter One
The Funeral
Fawn Jackson stood as straight and tall as her five foot, five and a half inch frame would allow and tried hard not to look as if her black mourning clothes were swallowing her alive. She would not allow her sobs to break forth. If she had learned anything at the fi...
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Young Adult
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When the Music Stops!
by Nova
Follow Rin and a few of her fellow classmates on a journey through love, passion, pain and life. All expressed through feelings and music.
Rin's little world is turned upside down when she re ... More
Follow Rin and a few of her fellow classmates on a journey through love, passion, pain and life. All expressed through feelings and music.
Rin's little world is turned upside down when she reaches out to other fellow musicians. Her passion for music blinds her as she walks right into the light of others.
You will soon discover their secrets... Their own dreams and passion. As she speaks to another in present time, you will venture into her past and find out who these people are and why all their lives changed because of their love of music
Chapter 1
Rin sat in her chair trying to get comfortable. She reached around moving something attached to her that was poking her side. A man walked over, "Sorry, it sometimes does that." He said taking hold of the small black box and wire. "I'll fix it for you." ...
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Romance
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Dragonia: The Awakening: Awaken the magic within
by Jinnifer St. Yves
Lillyann grew up believing everything that she’d ever been taught about the Great War and the Dragonian Clan. After a fateful encounter with a dragon, her dragon, she learns that everything she& ... More
Lillyann grew up believing everything that she’d ever been taught about the Great War and the Dragonian Clan. After a fateful encounter with a dragon, her dragon, she learns that everything she’d ever known was a lie. When she must flee for her life she leaves behind her childhood love. In the forests she meets a dangerous and handsome stranger with his own demons. Their fates bound in ways they don’t her understand they will risk everything to keep the other safe.
Prologue
PrologueWhat is destiny? Can one shape their own future or is it written in the stars? Do we really have any say in the course of our lives or are we just fooling ourselves? Sighing sadly as these questions raced through Marissa's mind she...
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History
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Special Counter Intelligence in WW2 Europe
by Keith Ellison
The development of specialized Counter Espionage units to work with the Allied forces in Europe, and the various Allied intelligence organisations which were involved. Available as an ebook, cost $10, ... More
The development of specialized Counter Espionage units to work with the Allied forces in Europe, and the various Allied intelligence organisations which were involved. Available as an ebook, cost $10, through BAM! Publishing.
Chapter 1
SPECIAL COUNTER INTELLIGENCE By Keith Ellison © 2015 PREFACE I began my research into Special Counter Intelligence Units over 25 years ago, and was fortunate enough at that time to be able to correspond with several former X-2/OSS officers who ...
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Science Fiction
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War Born
by Mackenzie Seidel
Meridian Rollins was raised to be the perfect tactician, but when she is captured by the enemy and forced to fight for their side, she starts to question the convictions she has held for the last nine ... More
Meridian Rollins was raised to be the perfect tactician, but when she is captured by the enemy and forced to fight for their side, she starts to question the convictions she has held for the last nine years.
Chapter One
The Stargazer shuddered as another missile impacted the hull, throwing Meridian away from her computer. Her fingers grazed against the edge of the tactical screen, but she wasn't fast enough to catch herself and hit the wall behind her with a sickening jolt of pain....
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Young Adult
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Don't Let Go: A Love Triangle Like No Other
by Ivette Martinez
Yael, and Cameron are connected by love, tragedy, and loyalty. Samantha is Dying. Yael is Gay. Cameron is a player. Coming together or falling apart, will this three would find the light?
Proloque
August 20, 2010
August 20, 2010 "Cameron, where are you going?" she asked as he quietly made his way out the room. He stopped at the sound of her voice making him hesitate for a quick second. Her eyes already finding an answer in his sweet tortured face; an answer he wouldn't admi...
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Romance
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A new type of love (Working title)
by Morgan Locking
Jagger Barker has never had an easy life despite what people say. He may have the money and some of the most amazing friends but there are two things missing in his life. Love and a record deal. So wh ... More
Jagger Barker has never had an easy life despite what people say. He may have the money and some of the most amazing friends but there are two things missing in his life. Love and a record deal. So what happens when the local heartthrob falls for someone no one expected? Falling in love is never easy but anything worth having is worth fighting for.
Chapter 1
The Stag and Dog cafe
As soon as the first term of the New Year started at Reading University the Stag and Dog cafe was never empty. Forever full of faces old and new coming. Everyone who came through the doors all greeted with the same lopsided grin of the shaggy-haired barista. Wh...
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Horror
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Assassinato Selva: (Murder Jungle)
by Steven Smith
Four friends go on a mystery sight-seeing holiday, they take a dreadful twist through a vast South American jungle, a jungle which it is soon apparent has far too many secrets.
Prologue
It was late in the night, 1.50am to be precise. A woman sat in the darkness of her apartment living room, her legs resting up on the settee, her back against two large cushions. A white laptop resting upon her thighs was the only real source of light, the subtle lig...
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CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT
Philosophical
(Fic)
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Fri 13th: (Short story)
by Jack Wolfe Frost
A midnight graveyard shortcut gives Jim and Mary more than they bargained for...
Fri 13th
“We’ll go through the graveyard, it’s quicker.”“You’re joking right? It’s almost midnight Mary.” “Oh, is poor Jim scared of little ghosties?” “Don’t be daft, I just… we...
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Fantasy
(Fic)
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Immortally Beloved: (a vampire's vignettes)
by Alayna-Renee Vilmont
Born into the lap of luxury and a time of turmoil, Mme. Eleonore Delphine Vigneron experienced her coming of age in the Court of Louis XVI. Marked for death by birth, Eleonore endures hardship before ... More
Born into the lap of luxury and a time of turmoil, Mme. Eleonore Delphine Vigneron experienced her coming of age in the Court of Louis XVI. Marked for death by birth, Eleonore endures hardship before traveling home to exact revenge on the brother who sold her for his own protection.
On the brink of death, Eleonore is given new life in the most painful of ways, becoming a beautifully timeless vampire. Leaving everything behind, she escapes with the help of a deceitful coachman, looking back without tears as the former glory of Versailles became her greatest tragedy and shining triumph.
Prologue
Je Ne Regrette Rien
8 décembre 1793 Versailles, France Once opulent and full of the richness of life, the city is a torch-lit darkness, stinking of death and screaming of everything sanguine. Eleni runs, and runs, and runs. She pushes her way...
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CHALLENGE PARTICIPANT
Inspirational
(Fic)
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Rebel
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Me.
Rebel
Was I born such a rebel? Probably not,But exposure many times to societies rot, Caned at age 10, for nothing doing wrong, Something inside stirred, daring to be strong. I saw the cracks appear in ‘normal’ life,
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Humor
(Fic)
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The Owl Mug
by Jack Wolfe Frost
An Owl mug. Flash fiction in two parts
Chapter 1
The Owl Act I
I hate it. Plain, white and featureless, with just a hint of an owl. It’s a mug – a giant teacup. And I hate it. ‘She’ owns three owl mugs; two I like – though not this one. It’s big and fat; it must of gr...
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Fantasy
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Grim: A Short Story (3800 words)
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Humour. Grim stuff, you know... It's humour. If it doesn't make you laugh, I want my money back.
Grim
Grim sat with his feet on his desk, reading the obituaries--making tick-marks on a sheet at his side-table, a boring but necessary task. “Brad Jones?” he said to no-one. “Who the hell is that?” That name wasn't on his checklist. Damn. Tha...
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Verse Novel
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Little boxes: (small minds)
by Jack Wolfe Frost
Find out and see!
Little Boxes
I see the rows of places, where normal people live,Stacked in neat little boxes, are they some kind of gift? They look so good and tidy, I must have one to fit my mind, But though I try my hardest, one my size I cannot find. The...
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Romance
(Fic)
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...bitch meets boy
by Ruth Virgo
Matt's just moved into town, bringing several problems with him...
Cas is the girl with the Insta-perfect life. No problems, that is, until you meet her parents... (which you won't - cause ... More
Matt's just moved into town, bringing several problems with him...
Cas is the girl with the Insta-perfect life. No problems, that is, until you meet her parents... (which you won't - cause they're never around)
She's the popular girl and he's the Bible Basher but somehow they meet and talk and do more than talk : )
Why is it that every time things seem to be going right, it all turns sour?
Chapter 1
Matt
Grab them!” “Run!” “Quick!” Last minute instructions echoed all around the underpass but Matthew Clayton didn’t need to be told as he grabbed the most valuable spray cans and dived into the nearest alley. Matthew watched as the lo...
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Fantasy
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Llana
by Jack Wolfe Frost
A small abused girl is mysteriously transported to an alternate dimensions where she is taught her true powers, and how to overcome her abuse back in "reality"
Llana
(Short story)
Already in the cellar, Llana heard the door slam shut. She crawled by her nails and bloodied fingers, deeper into a dark corner, and curled up in a ball. She knew by the slam of the door, he was drunk and angry again, but the old broken boxes around her would perhaps offer some protection. ...
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Horror
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Silent Killer
by Jack Wolfe Frost
A by-product of man's tampering with the elements creates a Silent Killer--not a virus, not apocalyptic. Yet. Unless the as yet unwitting Steele Brooks can figure out what is happening and why ar ... More
A by-product of man's tampering with the elements creates a Silent Killer--not a virus, not apocalyptic. Yet. Unless the as yet unwitting Steele Brooks can figure out what is happening and why are people just--vanishing.
Chapter 1
Genesis
Mist slowly encircled the campsite and crept around each tent, slowly rising until it covered the tents. Morning came later, and the mist dispersed as the sun rose. Where before campers were sleeping, the land sparkled with dewdrops. Not a trace remai...
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Adventure
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Whiskey Nightmare
by Davin Rae
Zoe is your average girl in her twenties, but one night everything changed. A shot of whiskey might mean a good time for some, but for Zoe and those she encounters, it could mean total despair if she& ... More
Zoe is your average girl in her twenties, but one night everything changed. A shot of whiskey might mean a good time for some, but for Zoe and those she encounters, it could mean total despair if she's not careful.
Chapter 1
I slowly awoke to a ray of sunlight gleaming through the window piercing my eyelids. I turned over, sheets a mess, trying to shun the light as best I could. My hip hurt, I thought for a moment. After I was settled I noticed it was still light, the sun still beating ...
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Mystery
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The Witchhammer
by Genia Jones
Digital archivist Tanner Florin gets more than she bargained for when she travels to Italy to digitally archive a valuable illuminated manuscript collection.
Instead, she stumbles into a ring of m ... More
Digital archivist Tanner Florin gets more than she bargained for when she travels to Italy to digitally archive a valuable illuminated manuscript collection.
Instead, she stumbles into a ring of manuscript forgers, leading her to a 600-year-old manuscript that's been missing for 50 years.
Chapter 1
The dark figure seemed to materialize out of the fog. Or at least, that’s how it seemed to me. Then again, I hadn’t had my morning coffee, and it was still early enough that it was dark out, the streets filled with a dense, wet fog that muffled sound and...
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Fantasy
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The Third Dimension: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
by Mary Judge-Hubard
Two infant girls were separated from their Mothers at birth. One of the babies has magical powers that are said to save the planet in an ancient prophecy. Earth is the first planet to be developed b ... More
Two infant girls were separated from their Mothers at birth. One of the babies has magical powers that are said to save the planet in an ancient prophecy. Earth is the first planet to be developed by a group of scientist who belong to the most powerful Army in the world. Will the magical twin fulfill her destiny and save Earth from total destruction?
Chapter 1
The Third Dimension I turn as the night nurse enters the room. She stops at Catarina's bedside. She holds in her hand a needle and a vile. She performs her duty with the grace of a Russian ballerina. Sticking the syringe in the vile of medicine ...
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Crime
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P.S.
by Liberty Henwick
When agony aunt and magazine journalist Jennifer Pendergast inadvertently uncovers a crime ring in Johannesburg which leads her into the dangerous world of game poaching, she realises that, as she fol ... More
When agony aunt and magazine journalist Jennifer Pendergast inadvertently uncovers a crime ring in Johannesburg which leads her into the dangerous world of game poaching, she realises that, as she follows the trail, everything she loves will be at stake in the fight not to become a victim herself.
Prologue
‘Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fi...
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Crime
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The Frankfurt Sting: © 2017 Joe Jenney. All Rights Reserved
by Joe Jenney
A mole is suspected and the Agency is tasked to find and neutralize the mole with out publicity.
Prologue
Trapped Somewhere in Germany
Jason is in that fog of the transition from being asleep to being awake and can’t tell where he is or whether it is night or day. He is aware of a swaying motion; is it in his mind or is it real? He thinks did I fall asleep in a car? But that clackety clackety...
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Coming of Age
(Fic)
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Mechanicsville book 3
by Laurie Stewart
taking place immediately after book 2, Ashleigh is finding her purpose, and realizing that life doesn't have to be hard.
Samantha is realizing that even bugs grow, so what's wrong with her. ... More
taking place immediately after book 2, Ashleigh is finding her purpose, and realizing that life doesn't have to be hard.
Samantha is realizing that even bugs grow, so what's wrong with her. Maybe everything she knows about herself is wrong.
Faraj confronts his demons and has to choose between idolizing his late mother, and the family who are raising him.
Age 14+ strong language, sexual situations
Chapter 1
Mouse
Lift one shoulder and drop it, keep your face expressionless, show nothing.“I asked you the boy’s name, isn’t he a friend of yours? Aren’t you worried about him?” Officer Hound was living up to his nickname, big, sad brown eyes, ...
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Paranormal
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The Same Vein
by Tara L. Herweg
Summer, 1985.
Kylia is running away from her role in a family tragedy.
Elizabeth wakes up to find herself hunted.
The most loved, and most feared, band in America, The Same Vein, is wrappin ... More
Summer, 1985.
Kylia is running away from her role in a family tragedy.
Elizabeth wakes up to find herself hunted.
The most loved, and most feared, band in America, The Same Vein, is wrapping up their American tour at Madison Square Garden--if, that is, the vampire in their midst can keep his own enemies at bay.
New York City might just be big enough to swallow them all whole.
Prologue
“Wake up.” The sound reached down to where she lay, eyes closed but aware. “Come on, wake up.” The sound pitched slightly higher, the throat tighter. “Selene--please. Please.” Her left eye opened before...
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Memoir
(Non-Fic)
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a knowing of stars & other trees: a memoir
by nina light
Starting in the 60s and focusing on a house, its four inhabitants and the surrounding hills, A KNOWING OF STARS & OTHER TREES tells the story of a girl growing up, torn between conflicting views o ... More
Starting in the 60s and focusing on a house, its four inhabitants and the surrounding hills, A KNOWING OF STARS & OTHER TREES tells the story of a girl growing up, torn between conflicting views of the world around her, of what is and what seems to be and, ultimately, of how she should live her life as an adult.
memories of rich velvet and old brocade
It’s late Spring. The wooden banisters and railings of the porch are entwined with the gnarled wood of the wisteria’s centenarian branches. It embraces two sides of the old farmhouse and frames the views from my bedroom windows in riots of murmuring gree...
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Fantasy
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Sasha's Journey: Book One of the Transition Series
by Sheri Conaway
All her life, Sasha had been part of a close-knit community. So why did her parents suddenly uproot her to move to the middle of the desert where they were unwanted outsiders? Why did the locals hate ... More
All her life, Sasha had been part of a close-knit community. So why did her parents suddenly uproot her to move to the middle of the desert where they were unwanted outsiders? Why did the locals hate her on sight? And what was going on at the mine outside of town? The answers seemed to lie with a very bossy, telepathic Tabby.
Chapter 1
The blazing desert sun offended Sasha with its efforts to raise her mood above abject misery. The voices in her head had been getting louder, but each carried the same hostile message: “Go back where you came from, Girl. You and your family aren’t welcom...
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