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I Can Only Love You Twice

Raymond Simpkins
Our story starts off like a lot of others, a wild first three years of college and ...

When my grandmother heard I was going on a date, she sent over a car that week. It was apparently one my mother had used when she was my age, in Stamboul. It was some monster of a sports car with a massive engine burbling behind you when you drove. Naturally, when Constance saw it arrive she was jea...

As Sally kissed her again, Camilla shivered even as she felt hot and flushed. She was dizzy as the enigmatic woman's lips pressed their soft moisture onto hers. Gentler and sweeter than before, yet just as stirring. Closing around her own, Camilla tasted strawberries despite her wine.
Sally drew bac...

Chapter 89
The palace proper was not what Mitchell had expected, but then he realized that he'd never been to any palace before, so he had nothing with which to compare it. The fact that it had been essentially abandoned for the last two years probably wasn't helping much, either.
Once the gate clic...

The New Guy
Mike Ledur
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Part 1
It was a small two-bedroom apartment in a quiet neighborhood. Inside, it was impressively clean and orderly. One of the bedrooms was used as an office, with a set of golf clubs in the corner. One bookcase there was devoted to programming books, and ...

WARLORD Chapter 4
I'm not sure if Peony said anything important, after she led me to the chamber they'd given me in Hyacinth. It was barely distinguishable from the one in Dahlia, and I really didn't care: I was out like a light the moment my head touched the sheet.
I woke up disoriented. One thing ...

May 7, 2025
The weather was a perfect combination of autumn like coolness and sunshine, as the RAF's newest high tech fighters flew in tandem with Spitfires and other vintage aircraft, all for the purpose of celebrating the 75th anniversary of the world's triumph over Adolph Hitler and his Nazi mach...

First and foremost, apologies for the long delays. Thanks to everyone who has read, commented, and helped proofread the story thus far. Big props to AuroraIncident, Boots, and adub for sticking with me through the multiple iterations of each chapter. 
As always, I believe it's best when the story pa...

( This tale is a bit darker than most of my others. It's post-Civil War and my thoughts on what occurs after such events to those folks that lived through it. Thanks again for Your comments and votes, I'll need them for this one. )
The hard shining sun made the skies pale some from the rich glowing ...

Their exchange on Saturday morning both calmed Chris's nerves and exacerbated his stress further, in a weird, paradoxical fashion. He left feeling dirty, but not in the way he expected to.
Truth be told, he's still not sure what he's looking for. Baring his soul felt far too intimate, but realistica...

"Hey, I know we've been hanging out for a while and stuff, but would you like to go out this weekend?" Steven said, as I put books in the bookcases in his room in the condo. "No, just the two of us."
He paused for a reply. "Yes my sister put me up to this, and Honesty is welcome to come along, but I...

Chapter 14 ULTIMATUM
Gertie collapses and taken into critical care
As soon as Gill reached her Standhope Winter Bank office first thing Monday morning, she heard from her secretary Kelly that Jake was back in the bank and was in the print room, but he hadn't taken off his coat so was likely to disap...

Seeds of darkness
A cheerful fire crackled in the large stone ringed hearth before them, there was food, ample cool water and even fresh goat's milk. The situation was exactly as Sven had described. Kario and Jhary had joined Aurianne, but there was mostly silence around the camp fire. The trio were...

*18 July 2000*
The oppressive Calcutta heat hit Bharath like a wall as he stepped out of the Dum Dum International Airport. At twenty-two, he should have been accustomed to heat, having grown up in Chennai, but this was different--thick with humidity that immediately plastered his designer shirt to ...

*19 July 2000*
On his way back to the apartment, Bharath stopped at a small market to pick up some essentials. As he was selecting fruit, he noticed a girl around his age watching him with open curiosity.
"You're new here," she said in Bengali when he caught her eye.
"Sorry, I don't speak Bengali ye...

Chapter Fourteen

In the end, Lydia left with all the songs they'd selected--twelve including "The Father Song." She'd stayed in town for two weeks, finding a local studio willing to accommodate Jacob's need for privacy. Together, they'd produced the Father Song into something they were both proud o...

Chris is lucky that the incident occurred on a Friday evening, because he's not sure he could have stomached going into work and acting like nothing had happened. Also, because he now has a nasty hangover, getting any work done like this would be a near-impossible feat.
Hazel has a Saturday morning ...

I woke up in a fit, smothered in between a pair of breasts, held tightly in place by one person, with my back to another.
At first I thought Mama Kelly or Anne had gotten her hands on me in their sleep again, and Grace had her back to me until I managed to pry myself loose.
Once free of the mysterio...

Canberra - October 2003
If Camilla hadn't been desperate for news of Jeremy, she may have thought twice about letting a stranger into the apartment. However, it seemed like such a godsend that she might finally learn of his whereabouts that she thought she had to do it.
She buzzed the woman in and w...

Chapter 22 -- Something in the Water
Saturday January 7
Everyone was headed home today. While Brook packed, I went downstairs and made cinnamon rolls, a giant frittata using a lot of the leftovers, hash browns, and bacon.
Lexi was the first one down because she didn't have to pack. She made a pot of...

Author's note:
Jenny's story progresses slow but steadily and leads to a first small showdown while setting the stage for future events. This chapter contains suggestive erotic themes but minimal nudity or lewdity.
All comments, critics and thoughts on the story are again very welcome. I wish you a ...

***All persons depicted in sexual activity are over the age of 18***
Mid-September
Year 5 of Us
Tuesday
"I've found them!" Lacey said as we were finishing lunch.
"Found who?" I was the first to ask the question, but everybody else joined in.
She was looking at her phone, smiling. "Our new dogs!"
"Ou...

Author's note:
Jenny's story progresses slowly but steady. So still not much nudity or lewdity here, but mostly setup for the events to come.
All comments, critics and thoughts on the story are again very welcome. I wish you a good read.
Jay Hawnee
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Beep-Beep... Beep-beep. Jenny opens her eyes an...

As Keen tried to introduce himself, and was seemingly unaware of how hot he was, Alex struggled to form words. Keen had to repeat himself "Do you need help?", to which Alex responded "Yes???"
He knew the moment he'd answered, how weird it sounded. Of course he needed help. Why did he send off the be...

Wantrao's troops went in with a will. They literally ran towards the gate and the front wall, carrying their ladders. Wantrao was at the very front. The enemy archers began to fire, and the first soldiers fell. I have no idea why I did it, but I counted the troopers as they went down. It was horribl...

Keen had scraped together every last credit to buy De Hiep--a battered, thirty-year-old, decommissioned Navy mining ship. Officially, she was rated for a crew of five, with bunks for ten. In actuality, she was a one-man operation, because that was all Keen could afford: one bucket of bolts and the A...

Chapter 11

Malachite Palace, Lysannum
Rodger moved Xenia into Jade's -- now his -- room, saying that he wanted to keep both of his slaves close. The bed was big enough for all three of them, provided that Rodger permitted his slaves to sleep there.
With Xenia moved out of her former dungeon room, R...

*Author's Note- As this story has progressed in writing, there are inconsistencies between what was laid out in Chapter One, which was written three years ago, and what is being written moving forward. The reason for the inconsistencies is that I did not take into consideration the tension that migh...

Canberra - March 2003
The aroma of brewing coffee woke Camilla the next morning. As she blinked herself into consciousness, she knew a new day had dawned and she felt as relaxed as she had in some time.
Rolling over, she could see that Jeremy had already risen, so she stretched her arms behind her h...

At this relatively early evening hour--early for a college dormitory, at least--an excited pair of feet scampered along a carpeted corridor on the fourth floor of Howard Hall, until they reached the closed door of a dorm room. A tan hand reached out and turned the handle, and a curvaceous Latina bea...