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This is a saucy cautionary bon-mot, filled with women who love women, men who love men, and how they all managed to get along in late 1800’s London against the backdrop of the Oscar Wilde Trial. A story reminiscent of Dangerous Liaisons with characters who like to ‘stir the pot’ simply for their own amusement, and those who suffer for it.

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Copyright 2007 Pastor Reginald Levi Walker All rights to this book, written or verbal have been exclusively reserved by the author. Any publishing, reproduction, performance of, broadcasting, and/or transmission of the work of this author through any media form not limited to publication in a book, film, and radio are expressly prohibited without written and/or verbal consent by the author. 202768 780557 9 ISBN 978-0-557-20276-8 90000 Table of Content Part 1 – Blood is thicker than water Chapter 1 – Tough choices sometimes have to be made Chapter 2 – Blood is thicker than water Chapter 3 – Club Simone’s Chapter 4 – Hot and bothered by Scott Chapter 5 – Unforeseen connections Chapter 6 – Prudence Assured Chapter 7 – The registered letter Chapter 8 – More than expected Chapter 9 – Crystal Springs Estate Chapter 10 – After dinner retreat

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Blood Siblings is a poignant journey into the outer and inner lives of three siblings who grew up in post-independence India... I am looking for feedback on errors, style, pace, characterization, imagery, setting etc.

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This is a rough draft of a story I am looking to enter to the flash fiction contest. Please give feedback. I have this one and another one that I will post tomorrow. Let me know what you think. Does it have a decent chance? Is it interesting? don't hold back anything. Thank you so much everyone.

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Snap…crackle…pop. The sounds of bones breaking and shifting and of muscles tearing haunt Alex Reed as she discovers a terrifying secret about her family. Because of that secret she and her brother are now being hunted. With the help of her new friends who hold dark secrets themselves, can she survive?

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Synopsis - Set against the sweeping skyline of Shanghai, a city eager to reclaim its title of “Paris of the East”. Madeleine King – chic, independent, Madison Avenue executive – has been shanghaied into the heart of China. There she attempts to reclaim both a career and a heart abruptly taken from her by boss and ex-lover, Geoff Harrison. Forty, single, and culture-shocked in the land of emperors - nothing the modern woman can’t handle, right? But Madeleine soon finds the skills she mastered on her way to the top in NYC are lost in translation in the PRC. Which will she lose first: her job or her mind? Geoff, owner of prestigious ad-agency G&H by day and playboy by night, loves fast cars and even faster women. After Madeleine discovers his penchant for college coeds, he ships her off to Shanghai under the auspice of running the new Far East branch of G&H. Unbeknownst to her; Geoff is unwilling to risk lucrative multi-million dollar accounts following her out the door. Instead of firing his superstar, Geoff unleashes his henchmen – Madeleine’s former colleagues – to sabotage her every business decision, in the hopes she will quit G&H and leave him to claim her life’s work. In a comedic tale of West meets East, Madeleine must do battle with fire-breathing British socialite Sally Latham, match wits with Geoff’s bumbling ‘Mad Men’, square off against an ex-CCP Mandarin professor, and launch a national dog-food campaign in a country where dog is food – all while uncovering Geoff’s insidious plot. It’s all too much for Madeleine, who can only think about moving back home, that is until an explosive introduction by a four-inch Jimmy Choo ignites an instant friendship with traditionalist homemaker Kate Javan. After a chance encounter with dashing surgeon-turned-altruist Brady Barton and his loveable bulldog Mr. Mao, true love might not be a thing of tales. And just when Madeleine is ready to slay that dragon and call China her new home, Geoff gives her an offer she can’t refuse.

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Draft of a query letter for a Paranormal Adventure novel (it has paranormal and romance, but from the protag's gender to their separation and more, it just doesn't fit within the paranormal romance sub-genre). Intended for submission to book agents to rep fiction. Critique away! nb: this is a query to entice, not the full plot revealed in the synopsis

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The Yankees have occupied New Orleans, and captured Vicksburg and Jackson. They want the South's cotton, the Rebs are dead set on burning it, the plantation owners are caught in the middle. In the midst of the Civil War, Guy Sell, an injured rebel corporal, stumbles upon a stash of stolen confederate gold, befriends a beautiful young widow with two sons, and sets out to establish a new community in the wilds of Central Mississippi.

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"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow. " -Ted Bundy I am not as different from you as you think. I had a very normal life on the outside. From the outside I had everything: A nice house, good job, a pretty wife and a great family. I was the American dream. On the outside looking out was a monster. Waiting in the shadows of that postcard life was a killer. The true me. I was not so different from you. A productive member of society. I was a member of united Baptist church, parent teacher association in my children’s school, volunteered at soup kitchens and I also was an assistant Boy Scout leader. I had dreams and aspirations, just like you. So don’t think we are that different. It all started with a book, actually it was an idea. I never could sit down in front of computer and just type. Always wanted to be writer but never could tell a story. My interest was crime fiction. The kind of story my life turned into. The ones that have some cocky police offer tracking down a clever serial killer. It case you don’t know my story, I wasn’t the cop. Never could get myself inspired enough to find the right words to put on the blank page. Now the story is no longer fiction so the words would come easy. This is my story. I’m not writing this story because I feel I owe it to the families to ask for their forgiveness. I’m not writing so I can sell a bunch of book and make a million dollars. I’m writing because people need to know the stories of the victims. I will not ask you to forgive me but I will ask you to understand I had no control over it. This is confession. I don’t want peace with god or even myself. I don’t deserve it and I don’t need it. I can sleep at night knowing what I did. Even with my impending release from this world, I do not fear what is ahead of me. I know my time here is numbered, actually its only two weeks away. I won’t make any excuses for why I did what I had to do. I was told that “there is only what you got to do. No right or wrong, just what has to be done.” I don’t feel remorse. I don’t have some guilt weighting me down. There is no little cricket telling me that I have to get this off my chest. My conscience is clean. They understood that this was beyond my control and theirs. This is my burden.

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Focuses on a young undercover cop who, because of his personal demons, becomes a bodyguard to the teenage heiress of a frozen yogurt fortune. When an incident forces them to go on the run, the pair draw closer together but reveal secrets that may tear them apart.

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What does a 14 yr old girl know about an historic battle that took place about 700 years ago, to the point that she contradcts her history teacher at every turn and to the mirth of her clasmates? Was she there as she claims or not? Constructive criticism is welcome. Thank you.

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16-year-old Katie Smart has always been painfully shy and self-conscious. Her one ambition is to become a professional photographer. Possible romantic interest from Greg, a teenage worker her father hired to keep up the grounds surrounding their New England farmhouse, the increasingly sinister attentions of her photography teacher, and a sudden change of attitude toward her from Ben, the hottest and most arrogant boy in school, combine to send her into an emotional tailspin from which she may never recover. --- FIRST DRAFT IS COMPLETE and I have begun to edit.

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While on their graveyard shift, a trio of Federal security guards encounter a very angry ghost who shows up in a Federal courtroom. Was the story entertaining?

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The war over Wyoming land rights did not begin with the lynching of Jim Averell and “Cattle” Kate Watson in 1889, nor did it end with the Butch and Sundance-style execution of Nate Champion outside his KC Ranch cabin in 1892. Those whose generations have lived in the Cowboy State know that land counts for much and family can be a secondary thing. When Sheriff John Pruett’s wife of 44 years is murdered by her own brother in the whirlwind of a family feud over precious mineral rights in the gas boom of the 2000’s, he will face not only a test of professional mettle, but also a formidable reconciliation with both his faith and his own flesh and blood—Pruett will ultimately battle his child, his town, his ghosts, and his God. This is a tale of twisted, hardscrabble greed set against the majesty of one of the last, true American paradises.

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Because this novel does not fit into any specific genre, I am going with Commercial Fiction. It has equal elements of Romance, Love Story and Drama. Suspense and humor are no strangers to the story, either. To me, it is a drama fueled by the quest of two lovers to find one another after a very lengthy separation. Two young lovers, Randy Harris and Brenda Chandler, are separated by totally unexpected circumstances beyond their control. They are taken from their small-towm roots of rural Kansas, Randy to Georgia and Brenda to Texas. The year is 1963. Weeks turn into months, months into years. Each starts a new life of his and her own. However, rarely does one completley forget about the other. But Randy and Brenda face substantial, and sometimes horrific, challenges in their new, seaparate lives. The drama and tension hover around every corner. Randy goes to jail, charged with the brutal slaying of his dearest friend. And that's not the only major trauma in his young life. Brenda's life moves in a most unexpected direction for a naive farm girl. She has her own tragedy to deal with. The untimely deaths of people they love torment both of them. In Brenda's case, the death leaves her with a heavy burden of guilt she can't seem to shake. Each enjoys moments of joy and rewards. But it seems there is always something lurking around the corner that wants to dampen those moments. But you will fall in love with the quirky humor of old Pop Johnson and the compassion of Bruce Armstrong. They are sure to make you smile between the tragedies and challenges. And there are a couple of places where you might want to have a Kleenex handy. Pop's story of his early days in Georgie will almost certainky bring a tear to your eyes. Randy's return from Vietnam culminates in a gut-wrenching discovery. There is quite an unexpected twist at the end. You probably won't see it coming! All comments, suggestions and nits are welcome. And thanks in advance for your time to read and comment, should you choose to. PS: The improper grammar in some of the dialougue is intentional.

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a day on the trail

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An unemployed man finds a new path to financial gain, until love trips him up.

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Many years ago, Gabe Durrell's son died a tragic death. The story revolves around what happened to the family and how they coped with Jamie's accident.

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Hi. This is a re-write of my original posting of Jumper (based on everyone's helpful comments!) I want to submit it to a flash fiction magazine so it has to be under 1000 words. Thanks in advance for all your help! Karoline.

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Woman is affected by a man jumping off a bridge.

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A class reunion spurs Rachel's friend to go have a nip and tuck.

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A horny explicit piece of erotica that I have rewritten. Thanks for all your great comments so far, I greatly appreciate them.

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Rewritten story. I'm afraid they wouldn't let me add the rest of the story (its 6824 words), but any feedback is appreciated.

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In this short, short story a young boy has gone missing. Help is needed to find him before it's too late.

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This work rewrites the story of the vampire told through the eyes of a dissaticfied woman who has to decide which life she wants more ... her calm everyday mon-fri 9-5 tv dinner, but no real action life ... or a life seeped in intrigue, travel, art, love, and blood; but soon she questions if the choice was ever hers.

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One woman’s journey to find her own voice, separate from her twin sister; the more dominant personality of the two. Though death separates them early, the co-dependent relationship Sarah had with her sister remains, and she's unable to let go; even fully admitting to her death is not possible. Child Psychiatry in the 1950's & 60's, somewhat a child itself, is not always the most gentle solution. So, dealing with these issues through her adolescence and teen years, Sarah finally leaves home after a drunken binge, ending up in Phoenix, Arizona. Hoping to put her sister and the past behind her, she begins to settle in to try and re-invent herself as one individual instead of one-half of a whole. But wishing away a lifetime of experiences is like asking the sun to dim because its light is too bright for your eyes. Sarah’s mission is to learn that she must live with and accept the past, so that she can get on with the business of living in the present and planning for the future. To realize that looking at her own face in the mirror, and knowing that she is the only person who should be looking back is a battle worth fighting.

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Story's the summary! Re the provided photo of an ostensibly down-on-his-luck man, circa the Depression years.

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Children's bedtime picture story book. Second draft.

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A short novel about a tragic romantic triangle. Carla, Tom, Steven...Two will die. Note: the reviews, good and bad, were made about an earlier Chapter 1. So please deal just with the story as it is now. (Novel is finished; I'm doing a global edit; so I put part of it on this site to get feedback.)

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The tenderhearted warrior, King Jona Tye, is trapped in a ferocious struggle with his son, a bitter prince who would destroy their world before letting anyone else rule it. And so the king adopts eleven humans through the power of a mystical friend who's able to clone a life by taking a sample of its soul. Through this ability, King Jona rediscovers the joys of fatherhood and raises the greatest heroes to ever fight in the War of the Brokenhearted. However, the portions of the souls are sent back to their original owners because of the strain of the war. Yet, it is the king's hope that his adopted children will return and fill the hole in his fighting force, just as they filled the hole left in his heart by his rebellious son. But the humans are overwhelmed. First, there is the emergence of supernatural powers. Next, inner turmoil reaches the boiling point as the eleven recall a terrible war and a family they never actually experienced. And then there's Quest City: a metropolis where mobsters run city hall and the meaning of family is as blurred as the bullets that dictate the town's policies. Unbelievable powers rest at their fingertips. And an entire kingdom prays for their heroics. But in the end, it is the ability of these eleven strangers to value themselves as a family that will determine the fate of the king's world, as well as their own.

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An odd 'ting, ting, ting' coming through the woods draws a passerby to have a closer look at an abandoned homestead. A woman's brooch causes the reader to say, "Hmmmmm."

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This is a short story I wrote recently for a class. I would like to 'perfect' it, so any feedback would be appreciated.

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***WINNER OF THE 2007 TNBW OCEAN FLASH COMPETITION***Linda returns to the small sea front hut the family owned and enjoyed when they were children and that she has now inherited. Her plan is to sell the property to help buy herself a new future. But sometimes the future can be found in the past.

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There's a doorway into the not-too-distant future. It's right there... you can see it at the end of the hall. Behind it, the matrix of thinking computers and lustful futurists bent on creating the perfect human being. Lean down and take a look through the KEYHOLE. --- AS A RESPECTFUL REQUEST, PLEASE START ANY REVIEWING WITH CHAPTER ONE. JUMPING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A NOVEL IS RUDE AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO BOTH WRITER AND READER. IGNORING THIS REQUEST WILL RESULT IN MY IGNORING YOUR REVIEW, AND AN AUTOMATIC 1 RATING FOR LACK OF RESPECT.

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Warning: this novel has at least four levels, is full of sex and violence, and is very fast paced. The Well of Women is at risk, as is the Tourney which Rhiannon wishes to use for pride and peace. But there are riots against offworlders, who the people blame for the rash of mother hate that is spreading through the land. And there is the mysterious Maelan--supposed guardian of the Well, whose malfunction may explain the evil that is afoot.

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This is an article written as part of a series on rural happenings. I plan to submit it to a magazine of some sort. British, Americans and others - no, this town is not in your country. Fellow Australians, I will tell you where it is on payment of a hefty - nay, massive - bribe !

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This is one of my few attempts at flash fiction. It looks at an emotion without naming the emotion.

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