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Angel Maker
by Barry B. Wright
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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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. Less
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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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. Less
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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Writings of a Dacia: A Collection of Shorts
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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The Daffodil Witch
by Kaitlyn Abdou
A boy dreaming of an apprenticeship in magic. A powerful wizard with an unabashed taste for lechery. A beautiful sorceress with a secret.
This book is in it's draft form, so feedback is ALWAYS ... More
A boy dreaming of an apprenticeship in magic. A powerful wizard with an unabashed taste for lechery. A beautiful sorceress with a secret.
This book is in it's draft form, so feedback is ALWAYS welcome! Less
Book Blurb
Europe, 1847.In France, the daffodil is a sign of hope. In England, a sign of wealth. In Île de Jonquille, they cover the landscape in a sea of white and yellow. Oliver Montgomery grew up among the daffodils, but now he is leaving home to seek...
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Critical Deception: Team Fail Safe
by Laazarus Thompson, LTC (TXSG, Ret.)
Team Fail-Safe 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 ... More
Team Fail-Safe 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? Less
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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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! Less
The Emu, 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 macho 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 his ...
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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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Shifting Power: Book 2 of the DiaZem Series
by Dacia Arnold
After gaining power of the Western Region of the United States, Valerie Russell finds herself a leader of a rebellion against the World Council. Seven months pregnant, she must fight for control of th ... More
After gaining power of the Western Region of the United States, Valerie Russell finds herself a leader of a rebellion against the World Council. Seven months pregnant, she must fight for control of the Pacific Fleets to win the trade routes before they are cut off by her enemies. Less
Chapter 1
“At night I lay in bed, as still as I possibly can. I don’t want to breathe. I don’t want to think. I don’t want to be, at all. I don’t want to die, but I just wish I could float into a place where I don’t hate myself.”<...
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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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Jimar and his Pokes or: 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 was wearing expensive sungla...
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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. Less
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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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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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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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 End
Chapter 1: The End. Hawk scrambled up a small bank and hid behind a tree, panting and exhausted. He wondered why Aamon had created this twisted forest to play out the battle. Why not simply slaughter his men on the plains where they had been, but who ...
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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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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.. Less
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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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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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. Less
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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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. Less
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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...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? Less
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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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)
Llana Already in the cellar, Llana heard the door slam shut. She crawled by her nails and blooded fingers, deeper into a dark corner, and tried to curl up smaller. She knew by the slam of the door, he was drunk and angry again, but the old b...
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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. Less
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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Moon Magic: Espy's Romance
by Shirley Holder Platt
Espy is feeling insecure after being dumped by the Frenchman she met on vacation. When she's harassed by her favorite college professor, she turns to Justin, her brother's best friend, for s ... More
Espy is feeling insecure after being dumped by the Frenchman she met on vacation. When she's harassed by her favorite college professor, she turns to Justin, her brother's best friend, for support only to find herself falling for him. But Justin has a problem trusting women. Can Espy find her inner power or will she follow a familiar pattern and let someone else solve her problem? If she can't grow up, she'll lose her chance at love. Less
Chapter 1
Take Off
I got home from Christmas vacation and everything in my world changed so fast it had my head spinning. Before I left Paris, I had everything all planned out. My life as a photo journalist would be a reality in a couple of months. I might be engaged by then. I planned to have at least...
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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. Less
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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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. Less
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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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? Less
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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The Wastes (working title)
by Melanie Pimentel Toth
A post-apocalyptic story, where after thousands of years of genetic adaptation and mutation, the female genome has been changed to incorporate a special "power," known as "Mother's ... More
A post-apocalyptic story, where after thousands of years of genetic adaptation and mutation, the female genome has been changed to incorporate a special "power," known as "Mother's Gift." This "gift" is present in all women, though some are more powerful than others. Society is divided into castes depending on the potency of one's gift, and the only habitable places left on the earth are the "Sanctuaries" created and maintained by the Matriarchs. This story is about a Scavenger named Rhani. Less
Prologue
A thousand years ago, the world was covered in cold metal. Metal that stretched high and metal that was buried far below. Yes, even the earth was not free of the cold metal; it pierced the mother’s flesh and bore into her body, making her sick. But the lords o...
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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. Less
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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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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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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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?" Less
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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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.
Introduction
Fallen Angels
Accidents happen, and when God fought evil, and rid heaven of Satan and his evil army of arch angels, me and my twin got caught in the crosshairs. We landed on Earth scarred up and confused. Our wings were gone, and all we had were our legs which we used t...
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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 Less
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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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. Less
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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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. Less
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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A Crack in the Mirror (working title)
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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Love via SMS
by Amara Blackstone
A career-obsessed woman falls for an unlikely male colleague, through text message.
Chapter 2
How it started
Eva originally met William at one of those exceedingly boring fundraising events. Not being able to recall the cause for which the funds were being raised, Eva remembers she was the new girl among a crowd of people with whom she was unfamiliar. The event commenced u...
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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. Less
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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The Way
by Linda James
Follow the trials of Zeke, former hippie and now wizard-in-training, from his comfortable, if lonely, home in 1970 Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco to the strange world of The Wold, a magical place ful ... More
Follow the trials of Zeke, former hippie and now wizard-in-training, from his comfortable, if lonely, home in 1970 Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco to the strange world of The Wold, a magical place full of power and monsters. His mistress, 7th Level Wizard Bruhana, needs his hidden power to defeat the powerful Xanthipi from destroying her world. Less
Chapter 1
Zeke had just opened and was wiping down the counter when the doorbell tinkled and he looked up, then down into the face of a dried apple doll, with wild Janis Joplin hair that flowed around her head like an aura. She wore a lavishly embroidered peasant blouse and multicolored long s...
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IT CAN'T BE ME
by Rachid Choaibi
A family man's world is about to become darkly disturbed...
The life of a young married Muslim man spirals out of control when he falls for a healer, and is believed to be the chosen prophet her ... More
A family man's world is about to become darkly disturbed...
The life of a young married Muslim man spirals out of control when he falls for a healer, and is believed to be the chosen prophet her spiritual teachers have long awaited for! Less
Chapter 1
It Had Happened
I felt compelled to open my eyes. I anticipated the familiar feeling of inner emptiness, accompanied by a wall of noise. I opened my eyes slowly. Nothing. Empty and calm. An unfamiliar ceiling, slightly recognisable. Four pale walls. No wall of sound. Just the light...
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Edgar
by Mark Rippon
This is my book on a much loved and hated writer from the recent enough past. The trials and happenings in a twisting plot and the horror that reached out for him.
Chapter 1
Chapter one The bottle lay empty upon the table and Edgar looked at it. The bottle seemed to vibrate in his mind as he tried to concentrate on the image but all that came to him was darkness. He had achieved the state that he had so desired to fin...
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Ends of the Earth
by PMColtrane
On 25th-century Earth, three friends embark on a road trip from Cape Town to Cape Horn. But when one is accused of murdering a prominent trillionaire, their journey turns into a run from the law, and ... More
On 25th-century Earth, three friends embark on a road trip from Cape Town to Cape Horn. But when one is accused of murdering a prominent trillionaire, their journey turns into a run from the law, and a search for the truth. Less
Chapter 1
Nairobi
A storm was rolling in from the west. Black thunderheads had already blotted out the setting sun. Lee gazed down from the 27th-floor window. Out to the northwest was the city of Old Nairobi, a city untouched by centuries of progress. Rain pounded the crumbling concr...
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Beyond the Deep Water: There's an unknown world
by Ivette Martinez
Camille has every reason to give up on life, she's constantly abused by her father, bullied by her peers and haunted by the shadows of her fears, even then, she has hope that something good might ... More
Camille has every reason to give up on life, she's constantly abused by her father, bullied by her peers and haunted by the shadows of her fears, even then, she has hope that something good might happen. Hopefully that one day she will be free and see the light, that is when she opens the portal to the Gods World, where she meets the Golden Gods, Axl God of Water, Yama God of Fire, Ceres Goddess of Nature and Paloma Goddess of Wind, captivating the God of Water, Camille feels that she has finally found a place where she will know no more pain. Less
Fear
The sun is bright in the middle of the blue sky. Heavenly.The countryside is always so sunny, so clear; showering everything with life and light. This is what Camille enjoys the most about the open space. The freedom. To feel the burning sun on her skin...
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Distrubance (workinng title)
by David Cantrell
A strange signal received by the Pioneer 5 probe to Venus in 1960 leads to the discovery of alien artifacts hidden in the depths of the world's oceans. A covert organization, known as 23 Skidoo, ... More
A strange signal received by the Pioneer 5 probe to Venus in 1960 leads to the discovery of alien artifacts hidden in the depths of the world's oceans. A covert organization, known as 23 Skidoo, has been studying the objects for decades but still doesn't understand how they came to Earth. After the Director of 23 Skidoo dies mysteriously, Jess Napier takes over and soon realizes how dangerous the artifacts may be to the future of humanity. But, are they? Less
Chapter 1
The turbine’s roar and the thumping of rotors reached a crescendo as the helicopter slowly rose. The craft shuddered as if it was losing its fight with gravity but then quickly gained altitude. Jess Napier looked out of the porthole that passed for a window an...
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The Silence Of Chaos: The Silence Of Chaos: Poems and short stories of love
by Esther Ndovie
A poetic book about all the things people think about and go through but never speak of it.
You are afraid that maybe my mistakes and sometimes rebellious nature will overshadow you
You are afraid ... More
A poetic book about all the things people think about and go through but never speak of it.
You are afraid that maybe my mistakes and sometimes rebellious nature will overshadow you
You are afraid to love me out of fear that maybe someday I will break you, and you will not be able to pick up the pieces and stitch yourself back together like you always do
You have chosen the easier route Less
Chapter 1
Writings of a 14 year old girl
These are poems I wrote when I was a little girl, just discovering my passion for words and writing.MY HERO MY DAD My hero you are, my hero my dad My hero since birth, my hero till death You protect me, you guide me Yo...
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Don't Let Go
by Ivette Martinez
Samantha is falling deeper in love with Cameron, but every time her heart beats for him, she dies more...
Cameron has everything he wants, but he can't forgive the fact that his mother abandon ... More
Samantha is falling deeper in love with Cameron, but every time her heart beats for him, she dies more...
Cameron has everything he wants, but he can't forgive the fact that his mother abandoned him, and his father is a abusive alcoholic...
Yael is Cameron's best friend but he knows that he's slowly killing Samantha, will he say the truth or will he keep the secret? Less
Proloque
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 admit to, for her own...
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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.
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Chapter 1
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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Making A Run For It From Berlin To Texas Book Two
by Larry Thompson
While young Manny Kaiter will mature to become the man who marries Buddy Holley's sister, in this volume, he faces more threats to his life. He and older brother, Siegie, play with explosives and ... More
While young Manny Kaiter will mature to become the man who marries Buddy Holley's sister, in this volume, he faces more threats to his life. He and older brother, Siegie, play with explosives and loaded wartime weapons. They face incredible dangers, including the feared rape of his mother. He tries to grow up normally in the aftermath of war torn Germany. His efforts culminate, at age 16, in an attempt to flee the East German Communist menace in a boat cobbled together by his father by crossing the Baltic Sea to Sweden. Less
Chapter 1
Things were pretty dreary after Gunther left. Since we weren't on the road running from the Russians and the SS, Siege and I bad time to locate things. We discovered that Castle Willigrad had its own little theater. We found it, and we investigated it. We returned t...
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None Existent Life
by Stan Law
James is a self made business man with few trusted friends, when a bad investment puts the lifestyle of his family in jeopardy he makes plans to turn things around.
Things go from bad to worse, and J ... More
James is a self made business man with few trusted friends, when a bad investment puts the lifestyle of his family in jeopardy he makes plans to turn things around.
Things go from bad to worse, and James feels he has only one option left, but just as he feels free from his old life, his new one drags him back and things are worse than he ever could of thought. Less
Chapter 1
The beginning of the end
A cold, dark and wet night was in full swing, a deathly silence fell over the busy city, not car could be heard, not a single house light could be seen, no restaurant could be smelt, yet instead of being cautious of this eerie environment, James was excited to begin...
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"New To Love..."
by Icy Goddess
This is a story about love and how fragile one's emotions can truly be... How something as simple as a text can destroy everything you ever knew... How heartbreak can tear you to shreds leaving n ... More
This is a story about love and how fragile one's emotions can truly be... How something as simple as a text can destroy everything you ever knew... How heartbreak can tear you to shreds leaving nothing behind... This is a story about a prostitute and an FBI agent, a Prince and an asshole of an ex boyfriend... Adventure, love, twists and turns, all of which packed into this one novel... Kick back and enjoy the ride!
(Author note: I am currently working on the cover photo will have it uploaded soon.) Less
Introduction:
What if all that you ever believed love was turned out to be true? What if love at first sight wasn’t just some silly phrase used in fairytales? WHAT IF love was as real as the blood that courses through your veins or the steady beating of your heart? Then...
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The Poor Law Inspector
by Frank Parker
Ireland is wracked with famine. Arthur gives up his safe position as an officer in the British army to join the Poor Law Commission. His job: to ensure that one of the most seriously distressed areas ... More
Ireland is wracked with famine. Arthur gives up his safe position as an officer in the British army to join the Poor Law Commission. His job: to ensure that one of the most seriously distressed areas has the resources required to meet the demand for relief. Will he prove a match for the local landlords and their leader who refuse to meet their obligations, intent, instead, on removing as many tenants as possible from their land? Will his bosses in the British government relent and provide much needed assistance? When he is challenged to a duel will he defeat the blustering self-styled Colonel? Less
Chapter 1
The court room was crowded, the viewing gallery at the back a jostling mass of humanity. I had been surprised by the size of the multitude outside the court upon my arrival. Surprised, and my heart gladdened by the considerable number that wished me good luck as I p...
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A House Without Windows
by Stevie Turner
Newly-pregnant Dr Beth Nichols is happily engaged to Liam Darrah, a fellow doctor. She has no idea she is being stalked by ex-patient Edwin Evans as she makes her way home one evening after a late sh ... More
Newly-pregnant Dr Beth Nichols is happily engaged to Liam Darrah, a fellow doctor. She has no idea she is being stalked by ex-patient Edwin Evans as she makes her way home one evening after a late shift at the hospital. After being anaesthetised she wakes up in Edwin’s basement, held against her will, and eventually gives birth there without medical help. However, Beth tries to stay positive, and somehow knows that Liam will still be out there searching for her. Every night she looks up at the light bulb that is never switched off, and prays that one day they will be together again. Less
Chapter 1
THE BILE TASTED bitter in my mouth. I did not need to call upon my six years of medical training to realise that the symptoms of amenorrhea combined with morning sickness and aching breasts were sufficient to tell me that I was probably pregnant. I lifted ...
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Waiting in the Wings
by Stevie Turner
Waiting in the Wings focuses on my relationship with my mother Dot, and the changes that have to take place in our lives as Dot's health deteriorates as she approaches her 92nd birthday. Taking ... More
Waiting in the Wings focuses on my relationship with my mother Dot, and the changes that have to take place in our lives as Dot's health deteriorates as she approaches her 92nd birthday. Taking on the role of carer, I find at last that we get on better than ever before. I realise the effect that old age has on a previously active body and mind. Less
Chapter 2
No child nowadays needs to endure a dislocated hip due to a breech birth, and osteomyelitis without the aid of antibiotics. After a traumatic labour at home with no medical aid and helped only by a local woman who is there to ...
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Team Fail-Safe: Thirty Seconds To Critical Mass
by Lazarus Thompson, LTC (TXSG, Ret.)
A team of Army Intelligence Operatives is ordered to find and thwart a North Korean sneak attack aimed against US Army installations in South Korea. At the same time, their commander must split his t ... More
A team of Army Intelligence Operatives is ordered to find and thwart a North Korean sneak attack aimed against US Army installations in South Korea. At the same time, their commander must split his team also to thwart a Fundamentalist plot to attack America from across the Rio Grande River. Less
Prologue
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The People’s Army Headquarters Army Intelligence HQ Pyongyang, North Korea 0800 Hours Sierra Breakfast Briefing ...
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Making A Run For It From Berlin To Texas
by Larry Thompson
Young Manny Kaiter suffers through being buried alive in bomb devastated Berlin of 1945. He narrowly escapes being strafed by a Russian fighter plane as he hides in an outhouse. he learns notto trust ... More
Young Manny Kaiter suffers through being buried alive in bomb devastated Berlin of 1945. He narrowly escapes being strafed by a Russian fighter plane as he hides in an outhouse. he learns notto trust anyone as time after time his efforts to escape Nazi Germany are stymied. How he overcomes all obstacles and makes hie way to America and eventually marries the sister of buddy holley will keep you on the edge of your seat. Less
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As I ran for the outhouse, the roar of the engine on the Russian fighter plane filled the air. I knew he was shooting at me because I could hear the rat-a-tat-a-tat-tat of his machine guns, and I could hear the whack-whack-whack of the bullets as they chewed up the ...
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The Monsters I Remember
by N.E. Yeomans
HAVING FRIENDS CAN BE MURDER!
A searing novel about guilt and the loss of innocence. Sam is the new kid in town, lonely and introverted. That is all about to change when he meets Nadine and a group ... More
HAVING FRIENDS CAN BE MURDER!
A searing novel about guilt and the loss of innocence. Sam is the new kid in town, lonely and introverted. That is all about to change when he meets Nadine and a group of kids who offer him the acceptance and friendship that he has always wanted. Soon school lets out and the long hot summer begins.
And that is when the nightmare will start... Less
Prologue
After the boy was dead and hastily buried, we stood around for a long time wondering what to do next. No one said anything. What was there to say? Sam was dead. I still see the five of us standing in a hush around that shallow grave. It is an image frozen in my mi...
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Ally (working title)
by Ruth Virgo
This is the prequel to my book Bad Blood and is written about her younger sister, Ally. The style is very similar although the characters and plot line are different, I'm not sure how else to exp ... More
This is the prequel to my book Bad Blood and is written about her younger sister, Ally. The style is very similar although the characters and plot line are different, I'm not sure how else to explain it... Less
A Secret
Where are you’re parents Ally? Oh, I know, they’re those two, over there!” Tori laughed as she pointed to a really fat couple near the door.“No. My parents aren’t coming.” Ally made the mistake of telling them too much. ...
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A kid’s guide to first aid: All you have to do in case of emergencies that really matter
by Ana Paula Corradini
The same way bruises and belly aches are cured with special medicines, landing on your bum, feeling separation anxiety for your baby teeth and even missing your granny also demand specific treatment. ... More
The same way bruises and belly aches are cured with special medicines, landing on your bum, feeling separation anxiety for your baby teeth and even missing your granny also demand specific treatment. In this book, little kids will learn what to do in BIG emergencies. Less
Chapter 1
Insomnia Symptoms: It is just a fancy name for not being able to go to sleep. You can’t stop rolling around, the sheets feel hot and prickly, as if your bed were a big cactus and you finally remember the answer to that pop quiz ...
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The Unforgiven (First Draft.)
by Leila Miller
An agent of the Dream World must travel to the Underworld to capture a rogue agent before they destroy the world.
Chapter 1
Roth felt the heat of the blast as he was thrown away from the building they were passing. He could feel Sophia's small hand ripped from his as cries pain rang from behind him. Grasping for air, he found himself staring into the clear blue sky, he mind w...
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Ghost of my Heart (working title)
by Leah Lindeman
Eleven years after Gerald MacCrae's execution, Evelyn finds a haunting memento from the past that dares question what she believes to be true. A seemingly innocent new acquaintance shatters the s ... More
Eleven years after Gerald MacCrae's execution, Evelyn finds a haunting memento from the past that dares question what she believes to be true. A seemingly innocent new acquaintance shatters the structure of her world, propelling her to embark on a journey of forgiving oneself and of loving without parameters. Less
Chapter 1
The sheets beneath Evelyn Richardson’s hand were scrunched; the folded layers were not enough of a deterrent for the nails digging into her palm. A brush of skin—Carl was awakening. That had not been her intention. It never was.Carl gently brushed...
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The Girl in the Woods
by Cynthia A. Jensen
A couple find a girl in the woods, hurt and unable to communicate.
Prologue
THE GIRL IN THE WOODS PROLOGUE Noli Meyers just wanted a cigarette. She had gone down the road a bit so her dad wouldn’t catch her lighting up. She was too young to buy them for herself, her friend Angela had gotten this p...
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The 36Club
by Wendy Ogilvie
When ex police officer turned teacher, Jenna Sharp, discovers the recent death of a student is the fourth in a year, she insists on finding out why.
Police investigations revealed no connection bet ... More
When ex police officer turned teacher, Jenna Sharp, discovers the recent death of a student is the fourth in a year, she insists on finding out why.
Police investigations revealed no connection between the deaths, but school journalist Abbie Rayne has a theory about the 36Club; a secret club run by students. With a possible connection between the deaths, Detective Jackson Ortiz of Philadelphia PD agrees to check out their theory but the closer they get to the truth, the more Jenna has to face up to what happened in her past. Less
PROLOGUE
Danny Musgrove noticed a faint humming noise joined by a cackling as he became more aware of his surroundings. The sound was reminiscent of his uncle's farm. The air around him was thick and humid; a droplet of sweat ran into his right eye causing him to squeeze it ...
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白髪の少女 | The Girl with White Hair
by Bexx Matthews
During the day, blood-relatives of the Shiraga family may appear to just be ordinary hunters, but under the moonlight, they become white-haired warriors; a beacon of hope and protectors of those under ... More
During the day, blood-relatives of the Shiraga family may appear to just be ordinary hunters, but under the moonlight, they become white-haired warriors; a beacon of hope and protectors of those under their care. 17-year-old Tsukiko is the youngest of the current Shiraga generation. Perceptive, gentle-natured and dedicated to family, she is the very image of what a protector she be. But when her clan is attacked and thrown into disarray, Tsukiko suddenly becomes taken with the idea of revenge against the Emperor. A life for a life. And he took many lives that night... Less
Chapter 1: On the Mountain
オン・ザ・マウンテン
The mountain was quiet that night.Tsukiko had always been sensitive to her surroundings, the prickle of a colder wind that meant winter was on the way or the aroma of the first tiger lily blooming in the summer. Tonight felt the same. It wasn't uncommon for t...
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The Roots of Slavic Magic: Finding Our Way Back to Balance
by Patricia Robin Woodruff
What the cuckoo clock has to do with the Slavic goddess of water, why roosters are traditionally on weathervanes and what Slavic Pagan beliefs have to do with the Phila. Mummers Parade are just some o ... More
What the cuckoo clock has to do with the Slavic goddess of water, why roosters are traditionally on weathervanes and what Slavic Pagan beliefs have to do with the Phila. Mummers Parade are just some of the fascinating things that have been discovered in this study of Slavic Paganism.
By incorporating modern studies of petroglyphs, archeological sites, and looking at secret magical traditions carried on for millennia, new light is shed on these ancient beliefs. This is a pivotal work that will become an essential reference book for anyone interested in the Slavic Deities and its deep magic. Less
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Why this book is different
Online, you will find the same information on the Slavic gods copied over and over again. It is important to understand where much of the information that currently exists on the Slavic religion came from. The pagans themselves had no written records. ...
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Wolcott Rocks
by Robert Albert
Chapter 1
Room 202
Room 202 Sue Murdock watched from her desk at Wolcott High School as each student in her class stopped to hand in his Algebra quiz results before leaving school for the day. Tom Diorite winked at her and smiled as he dropped his test onto her desk, turn...
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The One
by Devin Thames
Alexis
The Beginning
This story is not the Powers Rangers. We were not superheros, or anything just as cool. We were just high school students, and in my opinion, we were screwed over. But again, that's my opinion, the others might have a different view. But heck, this isn't there story...
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P.A.A.: The choices we make
by Devin Thames
Introduction
Every action has a consequence. This particular situation will have three different choices to choose from. These three choices will then have different consequences of their own. So the question is what will you choose? You have three options: P, A, or A. Here you ...
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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? Less
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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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Wandering Among the Stars
by Wendy Ogilvie
When Wanda Mikos’ ambition of being a celebrity personal trainer in Los Angeles becomes a reality, she is soon reminded of her dad’s advice ‘be careful what you wish for’.
An ... More
When Wanda Mikos’ ambition of being a celebrity personal trainer in Los Angeles becomes a reality, she is soon reminded of her dad’s advice ‘be careful what you wish for’.
An unfortunate incident in a restaurant results in a potential A-lister client for the newly qualified trainer. With her career being put on full speed, inventing a new training method and dealing with media interest under the scrutiny of an over-ambitious journalist is not exactly what she was expecting.
Falling for her new client wasn’t in her plans either. Less
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LA Jail
I arrived in Los Angeles four weeks ago and here I am in jail. I should mention why I’m here - not jail, LA I mean. I am a Personal Trainer to the stars. Well that's a slight exaggeration but that was my dream when I entered the Main Event Competition at home ...
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Where the Elephants Sleep
by Anton Styles
On the third day after the tragic loss of his family at age 5, Andy slipped into his dream of joining the circus to escape a world ruled by aggression and anger. Challenged by his own brand of torment ... More
On the third day after the tragic loss of his family at age 5, Andy slipped into his dream of joining the circus to escape a world ruled by aggression and anger. Challenged by his own brand of torment for the atrocities self-inflicted, solace could only be found by discovering the circus of life. Less
Mourning's Nigh
Not before in five years of life did nighttime pass so slowly for Andy. The cracker-box trailer bedroom heightened claustrophobia in wake of the accident that claimed the lives of his family three days before. As the night lumbered into morning, he searched the...
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Hanging Girl
by Sharron Grodzinsky
A girl is found bound and nude, hanging in a mansion in Coronado. Her boyfriend is a former Navy seal with ties to the Middle East. Sgt. Matt Monohan and his partner,Wendy Song work to find out what h ... More
A girl is found bound and nude, hanging in a mansion in Coronado. Her boyfriend is a former Navy seal with ties to the Middle East. Sgt. Matt Monohan and his partner,Wendy Song work to find out what happened. Was it suicide or murder? Less
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Matt Monohan is called in to find a girl hanging.
There is something about Sunday mornings in Coronado.The sleepy southern California town is renowned for its small town charm, laid back beach attitude and lack of major crime. Most people are out walking or are riding bikes on Sunday mornings. Their agenda f...
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Inheritance
by Megan Baughman
Melanie Michaels wants nothing more than to move on with her life. However, on the anniversary of her father’s death she stumbles onto secrets she never could have imagined. With the help of an ... More
Melanie Michaels wants nothing more than to move on with her life. However, on the anniversary of her father’s death she stumbles onto secrets she never could have imagined. With the help of an old high school friend Melanie sets out to find out why her father was killed. What did he know, and why did he have to die for it? She only has a short time to figure out the truth before her father’s killer finds her too. Less
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The dead of night. The heart of winter. That is what her soul felt like. “This is rubbish.” I said slamming my laptop closed. “I can’t believe I ever thought I was any good!” I laid my forehead against the warm body of the computer and let out a drama...
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Dragon Story: Fantasy
by Bailey Bergman
Chapter 1
“Alright…. Let’s do this again.” I laid my hand against the dead wood and closed my eyes tightly. I was trying to do magic without speaking the enchanting word. I been trying for weeks now and I had failed every single time. I...
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Desires of the Heart
by Tiffany Doran
It had been almost five years since Katie had seen him last. After a fire almost destroyed her daddy's farm, Matthew Fuller destroyed her heart. But a newly hired farm hand by the name of Willia ... More
It had been almost five years since Katie had seen him last. After a fire almost destroyed her daddy's farm, Matthew Fuller destroyed her heart. But a newly hired farm hand by the name of William "Buck" Brady, had plans of fixing everything that was in the path of destruction...including Katie. Less
Chapter One
Love or Lust
She threw herself across the bed and placed her soft face in her hands and her long curly auburn hair fell to the sides. She then rolled to her side. Perplexed, she let out a frustrated sigh. "Do I love him or don’t I?" she said, feeling puzzled. She...
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Oracle: Vol. 1 of the Peace Keepers Saga
by Kyle Leigh
Earth is guarded by the Watchers, a peacekeeping organization insuring exclusive destruction of anything that threatens that peace. But how will the Watchers respond when a rebellion rises up in the d ... More
Earth is guarded by the Watchers, a peacekeeping organization insuring exclusive destruction of anything that threatens that peace. But how will the Watchers respond when a rebellion rises up in the densely populated Shanghai region. Less
Chapter 1
“Catharine?”“Yes?” “Where’s Galileo today?” “Still near New Dublin, 20 miles or so off the coast.” “How odd… He hasn’t looked up in days.” The young man sat back...
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Spirit of Rain: Book 4 of the Spirit Series
by Arline Chase
Empath Jill Abercrombie and her detective brother Jack, now an attorney, become involved with the multiple murder of a Pigtown family when he agrees to act as the accused father's defense attorne ... More
Empath Jill Abercrombie and her detective brother Jack, now an attorney, become involved with the multiple murder of a Pigtown family when he agrees to act as the accused father's defense attorney. In the ensuing investigation, Jack takes on a seemingly unwinable case, while Jill explores the possibility of romance, and then faces again the nemesis who has been the greatest threat to both her life and her sanity in the past. Can she use her paranormal gift to defeat him once and for all? Less
Prologue
Murder in the Night
Murder in the Night October 19, 1907 Troubled in mind, Fritz Kraftner left Patrick’s Tavern, the oldest Irish pub in the city, and made his way through the sleeping streets of Pigtown, a district named for the livestock that was sometimes herded through the streets from t...
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Spirit of Earth
by Arline Chase
Jill Abercrombie, in the throes of her doppleganger-accompanied visions, tugs at our heartstrings as we join her almong the bouts of her scatterplot clairvoyance, a psychic curse which she is desperat ... More
Jill Abercrombie, in the throes of her doppleganger-accompanied visions, tugs at our heartstrings as we join her almong the bouts of her scatterplot clairvoyance, a psychic curse which she is desperate to use to help her detective brother, Jack. We feel for Jill as her entire family is less than sympathetic to her plight, and we admire Jack for being the one family member who understands she was born with a "gift" she cannot help. A murder in Baltimore. A volcano in Martinique. What could possibly be the connection? Less
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A Champaigne Life
July 14, 1901“It’s not the champagne!”� Showgirl Eliza Hammond whirled around and danced down the street, while her escort hurried after her. “I’m alive with power and getting higher by the day. I’ve got ’em right w...
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The curse
by Jina Bazzar
Wanted neither by the Seelie or unseelie, the Dhiultadh are a proud, secretive mixed breed, half Seelie, half unseelie. They took refuge on earth many centuries ago where they thrived with their anony ... More
Wanted neither by the Seelie or unseelie, the Dhiultadh are a proud, secretive mixed breed, half Seelie, half unseelie. They took refuge on earth many centuries ago where they thrived with their anonymity, away from their better kin, the sidhe land fee.
This story will talk about how Fosch, the clan leader of the Dhiultadh came to be indebted to Oberon, the Seelie consort, and put his entire clan in danger and under the human government spotlight.
This is a short story that will give my readers an insight at how the heroine of my urban fantasy series “Roxanne Fosch” came to be wanted by half the preternatural community. Less
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The secret
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Health and Whatnot
by Scruffy Nerf Herder
This is my rendition of a healthy lifestyle guide as told from my own honest opinion and thoughts. Please enjoy and strap yourself in for some interesting theories and ideas.
Chapter 1
So today a question was posed to me and below is how that went. Friend: So, Marcus, what do I need to do in order to get back in shape? Me: That’s a question that I’ve always asked myself. And after years of thinking about that very thing, I don’t think there’s a true answer …
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Boy Soldier: Warlord
by Scruffy Nerf Herder
Growing up he always heard stories of how great men fought to protect this country and that, one day, he would have the honor to do the same. This book twists and turns and leads you through catacombs ... More
Growing up he always heard stories of how great men fought to protect this country and that, one day, he would have the honor to do the same. This book twists and turns and leads you through catacombs of America's war within the mind of a peculiar little boy that grows to become "something else." Hold on to the edge of your seat as you sojourn through this sure to be hit seller written by the Scruffy Nerf Herder. Less
Foreword
The energy that brings life to this book comes from a present day Soldier fighting America's war on terror. For many years, growing up as a small kid in Alabama, he always fantasized about becoming a warrior. Fast forward to present day and he has been numerous comb...
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Alias Adam
by Robert Lambert Jones III
A mixture of science fiction, mythology, and social commentary, Alias Adam is ultimately a love story on multiple levels. A young man with four biological parents is a virtual outcast in a culture wh ... More
A mixture of science fiction, mythology, and social commentary, Alias Adam is ultimately a love story on multiple levels. A young man with four biological parents is a virtual outcast in a culture which assigns identity based on categories of appearance into which he does not fit. A young woman has been assaulted throughout her life, and each of her assailants has died within one hour of attacking her. After meeting, they yearn for the impossibility of a normal life, but an odd sense of ethics stands in their way. Will they ever be able to attain the security they desire? Less
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Prologue
We live among monsters. Some are invisible, agitating that lower part of ourselves to distort the ways in which we think. Others move in human guise but remain unaware of their strings and the hidden fingers which pull them. Then there are those t...
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Who Stole the Corporate Sausage: Journal Entries From The Work Place
by Dee Alexander
If you say my boss's name backwards, babies cry, mirrors shatter, and volcanoes erupt. Snarky tales about a narcissistic boss, questionable business practices and a woman who doesn't know wh ... More
If you say my boss's name backwards, babies cry, mirrors shatter, and volcanoes erupt. Snarky tales about a narcissistic boss, questionable business practices and a woman who doesn't know what to shut up. Less
In The Beginning
What happens if you play around in college, finally graduate and don’t get a job for the next five years? If you’re parents have enough money, they buy you a business. What happens if you graduate on time, work for the next five years and don’t hav...
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A Million Laughing Souls: from "Did You Have the Time of Your Life?" a collection of short stories
by Alisonn Rose
Two young girls meet as one intervenes when the other is bullied. They form a lifelong friendship, not without its troubles, but despite miles, years, and misunderstandings, they manage to keep their ... More
Two young girls meet as one intervenes when the other is bullied. They form a lifelong friendship, not without its troubles, but despite miles, years, and misunderstandings, they manage to keep their connection. This series of stories drops in on them as well as others close to them at different points in their lives, and we see a journey unfold for each of them, from young girls to elderly woman. Less
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Judy Bones, as she was called, wanted to be old. Judy Skelton was her real name but because she was so thin, kids at school had started calling her Judy Skeleton, which naturally led to Judy Bones. It was catchier, and somehow, more insulting. She had been bothered ...
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Two Candidates Walk Into A Bar
by Nick Edinger
Two comedians, each best friends, are hired as digital strategists by rival presidential campaigns. Their jobs are to create the memes that sway the election
Chapter I
PART I
The Setup
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Holy shit, this stupid comedy book has parts?!?
Chapter 1
This was the last happy night Amal would experience until two years later, after the 2024 presidential election. He spent most of that night at an Arizona...
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UK2080: Welcome to your future
by Steve Boseley
The UK has left European Union. The world has turned its back. The Government is in danger of losing control. One family, torn apart, dares to challenge the increasingly brutal regime.
Chapter 1
A Queue
“Hey!” Joe pushed the man standing in front of him.
“Sorry, buddy.” The man turned around. “There’s no space.” He shrugged indicating the crowd.
“Why the hurry? We can’t go in until they open the doors, any...
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Surviving La Bestia
by Sharron Grodzinsky
With nowhere to run from the Mara Salvatrucha gang in Honduras, Javier Salazar and his little sister, Ana, set out on a perilous journey to join their mother in America. Along their journey, they endu ... More
With nowhere to run from the Mara Salvatrucha gang in Honduras, Javier Salazar and his little sister, Ana, set out on a perilous journey to join their mother in America. Along their journey, they endure incredible hardships and dangers. They develop close friendships with other migrants, and encounter gang members who care nothing for their lives. Traveling on La Bestia, the train of death, they quickly learn how treacherous riding the train is. It is a hazardous journey, and one that many do not complete. Javier and Ana risk everything, including their lives, to reach the promised land. Less
The Barrio
They were after him. Javier dared to look back and saw they were close behind, still chasing him. The Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang was trying to recruit Javier Salazar, and if he didn’t join them he knew they would probably beat him senseless or kill ...
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That Halloween Night
by Dawn Edwards
Do you believe in other dimensions? I mean, besides the one we live in? You know, the 3rd? 5Th? People don't like to think of life in terms of dimensions and when they do, they think of Rod Serli ... More
Do you believe in other dimensions? I mean, besides the one we live in? You know, the 3rd? 5Th? People don't like to think of life in terms of dimensions and when they do, they think of Rod Serling's “The Twilight Zone”. Let me tell you, life does have other dimensions and we managed to step into one that Halloween night. Less
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Sitting in the driver's seat, I waited impatiently for her, honking my horn every five minutes to remind her that not only were we late, but that she was pissing me off. I glanced down at my watch and shook my head. Finally, I spotted Nikki walking down the driveway...
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The Book (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.) Less
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“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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Sunnyvale
by Barry B. Wright
Prologue
Darkness surrounds him and lies deeply within him. Tonight, his approach to her bedroom window is stealthier than his previous visits. Because he has killed, the community has become alerted to his presence but they do not know who he is. He draws closer to h...
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The Kitten and the Cactus Catastrophe
by Tiffany S. Doran
An ordinary day of lying around the house and being lazy, soon turns into a prickly experience when a curious grey tabby kitten named Memphis gets into mischief and finds that the cactus in the window ... More
An ordinary day of lying around the house and being lazy, soon turns into a prickly experience when a curious grey tabby kitten named Memphis gets into mischief and finds that the cactus in the windowsill isn't what she bargained for. Less
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It was early morning and the sun was shining through the window. Awoken by a stream of light, Memphis stretched and yawned like only a curious little grey tabby kitten can do. She rolled on her back and then over again. She batted around her favorite stocking for a...
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You, Me and the Bubblegum Tree
by Tiffany S. Doran
Who doesn't love bubblegum and what better way to enjoy it than from a tree. Learn how to rhyme while learning to use your imagination all at the same time. Come explore all the places you yourse ... More
Who doesn't love bubblegum and what better way to enjoy it than from a tree. Learn how to rhyme while learning to use your imagination all at the same time. Come explore all the places you yourself can find...a bubblegum tree. Less
Chapter
I was sitting outside with my mom one day and she told me to think of a land far away. So I moved closer to her and closed my eyes real tight, I thought and I thought, with all my might. I saw a bright sunny day filled with birds in flight, the breeze blowing trees ...
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Grandmama: Tales From Hell
by Bert LaVey
i'M nine years old. Mom is taking me to the church to kiss grandmama on the forehead. She is DEAD. I do not DO dead people well! What if she moves? I am not looking forward to this!
Grandmama
They want me to kiss Grandmama.
She is dead. I am only nine. No thanks!
What nine-year-old kid wants to go to a funeral?
At nine-year-old kid wants to go to a funeral?
Even it if was Grandmama's wake. ...
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Born to Die: Book 1 of the Born to Die trilogy
by Kat Frost
Sajia Tiet'fa would give anything to die.
She is an Eternal, cursed to come back to life each time she dies. Eternals are forced to fight battles not their own, and die over and over again unt ... More
Sajia Tiet'fa would give anything to die.
She is an Eternal, cursed to come back to life each time she dies. Eternals are forced to fight battles not their own, and die over and over again until their minds snap. No one survives a hundred deaths.
Sajia is given a last chance to prove herself. Soon, she is leaping from death to death, closer each time to that fateful one hundred, caught up in a whirlwind centered around one man she can't seem to get away from... even if she wanted to.
Sajia embarks on an epic mission to change the course of the future, but the price might be too high. Just how much is she willing to sacrifice? Less
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“From beyond the reach of mortal plains, I summon you, Varak, ancient demon of darkness! Speak!”
The demon sighed, no more than a shadowy outline in the red smoke in the summoning circle. “Really, Lamaar, less drama, please. You know you ca...
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The Ghoul of Grassville
by Chris Wood
Two brothers with sibling rivalry issues go in search of an urban legend. What they find will change their relationship forever.
Chapter 1
Tweakers
The 8-cylinder engine of the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda hummed as the jet black vehicle cut a swath down the lonely highway. Behind the wheel, Logan Adler turned his gaze from the road to give his younger brother Jacob "the look".
"You're doing it again," he sai...
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Into The Night
by Barry B. Wright
Chapter 1
SHE WAS DEAD, THERE was nothing he could do about it, now; he had to accept it. But there was more. He had stumbled badly; he had come up short. He knew that he had unwittingly failed in what he had come to realize was the only worthwhile endeavor. Still, there must...
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A Test of Loyalty: Mechanicsville book 1
by Laurie Stewart
I highly recommend you have your teens read A Test of Loyalty by Laurie Stewart." Gale S.
Isolation... you can feel alone in the most crowded places.
Change... it's the only thing you ca ... More
I highly recommend you have your teens read A Test of Loyalty by Laurie Stewart." Gale S.
Isolation... you can feel alone in the most crowded places.
Change... it's the only thing you can count on.
Loyalty.... who deserves yours?
Told in first person, this is the story of three teenagers growing up in Mechanicsville, a bad neighbourhood in Canada's capital.
Surrounded by drugs, sexual assault, poverty, and peer pressure. Separated by race, religion, and distrust, they must learn to trust each other. When the unthinkable happens, what changes can they survive? Less
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Samantha
Beginnings
Samantha
We moved on a Saturday in late August. I hated the place from the moment the U-Haul pulled up. I couldn’t believe how filthy it was; there was graffiti everywhere, even on the steps. At the bottom, they sunk into the ground lea...
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Shared Empathy
by NooryaK
Chapter 1
She burst open the door and ran out of the building, she was in, for the past 4 hours. Without seeing around, she walked straight ahead, her steps fast and hurried. Her heart was beating fast and breaths
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The Devil Was Once A Human
by Menna Ashraf
Chapter 1
I woke up with a heavy head, as if I had been in a coma for years. It was hard to open my eyelids, but after struggling for some minutes, I did. I was lying on my back and all I could see was a hole in a strange, rocky ceiling. I hastily got up on my feet and with ...
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The Chocoholic Confessions
by Nada Shahin
Introduction
Adulthood can be the hardest time of your life and the transition phase from childhood to adulthood (your twenties take or give a few years) can be the most hectic, stressful and confusing one. You're starting to become an adult and suddenly it's you against the wor...
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Hiren's Journey
by Rebecca Onkar
Prologue
The wails of mourning reachedHiren’s ears long before the news of her husband’s death did.Brightly clad women, their faces covered in grief by thelong colorful folds of their sarees, stumbled their way on to the open groundin fro...
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One Fine Beast
by Elizabeth Courtright
Chapter 1
August 1885
The walls of the hospital corridor were stark white, blindingly so, but they didn’t bother him anymore. Neither did the tangy, overpowering smell. He was used to it. He’d been here five long months. This morning they’d taken his ...
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Legend of the Blood Raven
by Devon Mclaughlin
Prologue
“I will wipe them off the face of the earth! The infestation must be dealt with.”
The air inside the spacious tent crackled in sinister energy.
Savas-Zev was in a foul mood. He stalked about the tent in anger, garments swirling in his wake—n...
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Pursuit of Darkness: Unearthing Sarkoczy
by Kasey Hill
Chapter 1
“Thank you for your purchase,” the cashier said handing a bag to a young blonde female.
“No, thank you! My mother is going to love this purse! It’s so chic!” the girl replied dropping the bag into her larger carrying bag. “...
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