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Category: 2016 5th Anniversary Contest

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

October 13, 2016 by Pauline Yates 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Scar

Scar

October 10, 2016 by Jeremy Dorfman 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot, Romance 0 Comments

The Book Club

September 9, 2016 by Kristin Rivers 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
WingTips

WingTips

August 26, 2016 by JD Edwin 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Hot 0 Comments
The War Within

The War Within

August 26, 2016 by Deb Bailey 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Hot 0 Comments
The Cicatrix

The Cicatrix

August 26, 2016 by Allison Walters Luther 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
The Womb as a Tomb

The Womb as a Tomb

August 26, 2016 by Gayle Woodson 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
The Tea Party

The Tea Party

August 26, 2016 by Denise Harris 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot 1 Comment
Red Beans

Red Beans

August 26, 2016 by Justine H. Cho 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot 1 Comment

My Angel

August 25, 2016 by Sabrina Al-Ghosien 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Let’s Do Lunch

August 25, 2016 by Kimiko 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Whisper of the Orb

August 25, 2016 by D.A. Steen 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

We Survived Something

August 25, 2016 by Nicole Dwigans 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

The Shadows

August 25, 2016 by Sofia Miller 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine

August 25, 2016 by Ross Deatrick 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Tell the Story

August 25, 2016 by Pamela Mytroen 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Match Point

August 25, 2016 by L.E. Gibler 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Coffee Stop

August 25, 2016 by Loretta Hamilton 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Whippoorwill Silent

August 25, 2016 by Laurel Grube 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Flesh

August 25, 2016 by Brian Nuckols 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Statistics

August 25, 2016 by Leasa Simmons 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Salt

August 25, 2016 by Christopher Arnold 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Take Me Away

August 25, 2016 by Jenn Nguyen 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Losing Joy

August 25, 2016 by Jane Kenyon 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Fire in the Sky

August 25, 2016 by Raquel Nweze 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Stranger Than Fiction

August 25, 2016 by Candace Robinson 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Two Scarred

August 25, 2016 by Julie Hodges 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 4 Comments

The Scars of Injustice

August 25, 2016 by Holley Mesler 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Love Scar

August 25, 2016 by Patti Lioon 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

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August 25, 2016 by Katie Booth 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

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