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Just Say Yes
By Jo Dillon
He spoke in the most rational, least
threatening tone she'd heard since her townhouse burned. She
couldn't answer such a voice with the truth. I kicked a psycho
trick in the balls and I was running from my pimp. Shame drained
the last of her strength, and she fell to her knees.
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Stones
By Lydia Kurnia
She hesitated, not wanting to risk a kiss
in public; but Yvran gestured at the pillar behind which they
were hidden and tried a persuasive look. With a gentle sigh,
Sheera leaned forward to seal his lips with hers.
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By the
Light of the Dark By
Stephanie Burgis
Not common, for a bear to lumber so
purposefully toward a palace full of men, in broad daylight; not
logical, for the beasts know to fear capture and bloody death. I
could not fathom it; shock stilled my voice from calling
warnings to my father’s guards, who sat behind me playing cards
in the warmth of their shelter, while the cold wind whipped
through my hair.
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Riptide By
Gerri Leen
She turned; a boy stood on the beach, as
naked as could be. Kenna hastily forced her eyes up to the boy's
brown eyes -- didn't the kid own a bathing suit?
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From
Mitsumi By KJ Kabza
She leaned over, trying to see the cover,
hoping she looked graceful. The leather-bound volume bore no
title, but she did see the hash marks tattooed on the back of
his left hand. She straightened and tapped her own knuckles. "I
saw your hashes. I'm 8,000 too."
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Play
Money By Christina
Crooks
Then the man's words penetrated. "Huh? Killed you?" She
looked up into laughing brown eyes. A black leather jacket
clothed his broad shoulders. His playful smile didn't help her
train of thought. "I killed you?"
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