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Kody's Secret
By Cassie Swindon
This is a prequel/short story to my debut novel, Break the Stone, launching 5/8/21. The genre of the short story is contemporary, however the novels are more in the suspense category.
#contemporary
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Excerpt 1 from The Harbin Connection
By DM Coffman
Bao has risen within the evil Net because of his successful massage parlors. What sets them apart is his offering of Caucasian children. When no longer useful, they are sold through Harbin--the world's coldest big city near Russia's border.
#mystery
#thriller
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1
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11
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6
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Conqueror
By Ella Zundel
A Flash Fiction.
#adventure
#fantasy
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2
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2
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32
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Love between Friends
By Deb Goodman
She’s convinced she’s undateable—unloveable. Except, he didn’t get the memo.
#romance
#clean romance
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2
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16
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26
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Omar
By Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell
Catherine Celeste Gamoth, daughter of the Beast-Tamer King, stared up at the wings with amazement. They were shaped like the wings of a bat, but were large enough to dwarf the thirteen year old princess in size, and covered in thick, blood red skin, ...
#fantasy
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3
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43
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108
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The Carnaby Affair (Preview Chapter)
By Taylor Newman
Lazy Sundays like this one recharged me for the upcoming week. I loved having the time to do absolutely anything, roaming free on the side streets of London popping into pubs and shops. Today I was in the Carnaby district where it was decorated spec ...
#contemporary
#holiday
#romance
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1
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8
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57
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Grow Where You're Planted
By Cassiopeia Fletcher
When the unthinkable happens, 22-year-old Andromeda Hunter has to figure out how to bring her family back together while struggling to overcome her own grief and trauma.
#psychological
#realistic fiction
#romance
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2
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33
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76
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Betty's Miracle
By Natalie Nielson
Betty ran her knobby fingers over the pictures in her new photo album. Her smiling grandchildren gathered around cakes, with signs of birthday wishes. At the beginning of the year, the plans for her birthday was a big get-together. A few of her grand ...
#contemporary
#holiday
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1
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3
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63
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Ink
By Ella Zundel
Three teenagers enter the abandoned house on 24th street, without knowing they have just walked into a dangerous history, that is all, shall we say, contained inside a single book.
#adventure
#paranormal
#young adult
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2
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35
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64
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0
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A Gift of Silk
By Gerrit Stainer
Pausing in the meager shade of a scrub oak, his head throbbing, the man reminded himself why he was making this sacrifice. The mountain Snow-wall is named for its winter coat, but in high summer the snow disappears from the western face. There was no ...
#fantasy
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2
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16
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97
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The Empty Swing
By Ella Zundel
He was my best friend. He said he'd always forgive me. But I don't think he would now, if he knew I'm the reason he's dead.
#mystery
#realistic fiction
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3
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2
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88
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2
The Blood Stone
By Jason Nugent
Lailoken’s enchanted leather-clad arms strained against the ropes, his muscles regretting the improvised snare the longer he held. “Hurry! The dragon’s trying to break loose!” he called to Darlonn and Jor. The other two dragonslayers rushed the Onyx ...
#adventure
#fantasy
#mythology
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1
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9
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254
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0
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Love between Friends
By Deb Goodman
She’s convinced she’s undateable—unloveable. Except, he didn’t get the memo.
#romance
#clean romance
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2
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16
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26
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0
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A Gift of Silk
By Gerrit Stainer
Pausing in the meager shade of a scrub oak, his head throbbing, the man reminded himself why he was making this sacrifice. The mountain Snow-wall is named for its winter coat, but in high summer the snow disappears from the western face. There was no ...
#fantasy
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2
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16
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97
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0
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A Faerie's Will
By Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell
I watch the mortal with curious gaze. Our queen wants him- she has seen him many times in the woods before- and we are now sent to fetch him for her. The princess leads us, and we wait for her to choose the moment to reveal herself to him. While we w ...
#fantasy
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5
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58
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395
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0
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Catgirl in the Pantry
By Brennan Smith
When Gavin finds that a catgirl from another world mysteriously appears in his pantry, he decides, against all logic, to let her live in his room. But it’s not easy to keep a curious, free-spirited catgirl a secret...
#paranormal
#romance
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4
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22
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320
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Cutthroat
By Crystal Brinkerhoff
Jane Hart’s heels clicked sharply on the marble floor, the only sound heard echoing along the gray hallway.A mahogany door with Attorney at Law Reed Jamison stamped on a gold plate announced that she’d found her destination. The door was heavier than ...
#contemporary
#humor
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5
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6
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470
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5
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Blood Price
By Ben Blackwell
When I was 17, Wright claimed me. I'm his to send into the ring whenever he it's profitable. Countless times I had killed for him, until one fight was my last.
#fantasy
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3
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23
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360
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0
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The World Over
By Cassiopeia Fletcher
Searching for her husband, River is drawn in by Mycroft, New Texas's shadow leader, who promises her answers in exchange for favors. Because even with humanity dangling by a thread, people still like to have power. And they still like to abuse it.
#adventure
#dystopian
#romance
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4
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12
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418
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From These Unhonored Dead
By Christopher Jones
Not all who live can move. Not all the dead lie quiet. And some are caught between.
#military
#paranormal
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1
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36
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468
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0
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Coconut Dream
By Cassiopeia Fletcher
On the way to class, a college student dreams of a simpler life.
#literary
#realistic fiction
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4
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2
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409
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0
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The Most Wonderful Sound
By Cassiopeia Fletcher
Seven years ago, Alexa came back from the dead with a friend, and he’s been by her ever since.
#fantasy
#romance
#clean romance
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5
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17
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443
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3
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Magic Dick
By Matt Vella
Thin rain fell from a purple sky. Dismal rivulets crawled down the dirty building-fronts, spreading a film of grime. Above the narrow alley, concrete towers cowered together against the clouds. The few shops that weren’t abandoned had been closed for ...
#fantasy
#mystery
#thriller
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3
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10
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422
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0
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Push-Pull
By Gerrit Stainer
A little village in the desert is in mourning, and in silence. On a summer's day the peace is disturbed by two young people making a racket. What's going on?
#fantasy
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2
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26
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327
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0
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Tethered
By Crystal Brinkerhoff
The bodies wouldn’t sink. His muscles ached and his back screamed at him. Dragging the corpses into the ocean had been much harder than he’d expected. Heavy with salt water, his crew uniform clung to his body and trapped in granules of sand that chaf ...
#horror
#thriller
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27
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5
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1568
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Frost Under A Bright Moon
By Caren Hahn
Winston Kingsley's hollow life of luxury drives him to find purpose in rescuing struggling nonprofits. But when he visits an old Victorian home-turned-sanctuary for troubled teens, he learns that not all of his beneficiaries want his help.
#holiday
#humor
#romance
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10
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16
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511
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2
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Close to the Bone
By Michele Freeman
Lettie Wilson holds the hands of the dying. Her gift of comforting those passing from this world was born from childhood tragedy. When a famous serial killer requests she attend his execution, she's forced to face a painful truth about her past.
#mystery
#thriller
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9
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12
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909
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6
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Mistress Mary
By Caren Hahn
It's bad enough helping her aging mother-in-law sort through fifty years of clutter. But when she finds an antique doll that takes the nightmare to a new level, Mona is ready to call it quits. The doll, however, has other ideas.
#horror
#humor
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9
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16
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1082
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0
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Headless
By Cass Weldon
Indigo dismounted her motorcycle with carefully unhurried speed. The moon overhead was bright and silvery, and the noise coming from the house was happy—chattering voices and scattered laughter pouring out from golden glowing windows. The autumn nigh ...
#horror
#thriller
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7
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13
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788
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0
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The Purse
By Dan Hahn
The smell of coffee lingered lightly from lunch as warm afternoon light streamed through the windows onto the linoleum topped table. Lorine sat with her purse open, engaged in the light conversation of old lovers. Yet Stanley hadn’t been in her life ...
#fantasy
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7
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13
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723
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The Shark Waves Back
By Christopher Jones
A special-needs boy visits the aquarium. Does he know something no one else does?
#realistic fiction
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6
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18
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487
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2
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Black Dragon: Chapter One
By Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell
Erica has lived an ordinary life despite her odd, golden eyes, but her world is turned upside down when she is suddenly sent away without explanation, to a secluded island, where magical guardians called "Dragons" protect their people from outsiders.
#fantasy
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6
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25
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721
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Black Dragon
By Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell
It was in the air. The islanders stared in amazement, their mouths hanging open, as the great ship cut through the clouds above them, gleaming gold in the noontime sun. Its sails were all scarlet, and rising above them waved a crimson flag marked wit ...
#fantasy
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6
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5
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901
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Fat Man Blues
By Richard Wall
"Hobo John" is an English blues enthusiast on a pilgrimage to present-day Mississippi. One night in Clarksdale he meets the mysterious Fat Man, who offers him the chance to see the real blues of the 1930s.
#adventure
#historical
#thriller
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6
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4
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1183
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0
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The Gentleman Physician
By Sally Britton
Nathaniel Hastings bit his bottom lip to keep from laughing while his patient, Lady Huntington, continued to spout nonsense about the reasons behind her various ailments. He knew very well nothing troubled her that a good conversation could not cure. ...
#historical
#romance
#clean romance
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6
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26
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783
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0
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Incognolio
By Michael Sussman
Ever since the concussion, I can’t get the damn word out of my head. I haven’t a clue what it means. But I love the sound of it. So, I’ll make it the title of my novel and allow the entire story to spring forth from this mysterious word. My neuro ...
#humor
#thriller
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6
Reading time
12
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725
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0
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