Chapter 3

Life carried on at its normal pace, but, for me, every hour seemed like two, except when I was with Bertie, and then it felt like twenty minutes. For the first time in a long time, I was thinking about a case, but it was a jigsaw puzzle with only a quarter of the pieces, and not even a picture to look at.

Sometimes death isn't the end. Sometimes, people can come back with new lives and new powers. This is one of those times.

This is a serial story with litrpg and gamelit elements.

Sometimes, a minute’s worth a lifetime.

The brief and somewhat illustrious life and career of the Round Table's most unusual member.

Readers should read the previous ‘Body’ stories to get the full back story for Maxine, as well as the first two ‘Cuz’ stories for Andy and Maria. This is a little Christmas bonus. This one is each day until the end of the week.
Thank you all for staying with Willow, there isn’t anything that long in my brain – yet!
Marianne.

Chapter 1

It was a lovely day; the sun was out, and all was good in my world. I was driving my second love, my Daimler SP250 Dart. It was a car that encompassed so much of my history.

Jessie’s And Kate’s Place:
Kate looks at Tessa, David/Daisy, Nagisa, Lucas, and Jessie, as they all sat around the dining room table. Kate had asked all the band members to come by for lunch. She had the lunch catered for them, instead of cooking anything.

She noticed that David was looking more and more like Catherine Bach. She saw that David was wearing Daisy Dukes with a nice top. His face was even made up with proper makeup, as a woman would wear.

Chapter 8 September 18th 2025

Whit’s phone buzzed at 9:02AM

Grace: I’ll be at class tonight, if you’re free after the class I think we should talk.

It had been a week since he heard from Grace. He thought he dodged a bullet, that she'd just forget his little admission in the Rural King parking lot. Everyday he lingered at her mailbox just a bit too long wondering if she’d come back to class or ignore the creepy old man.

Chapter 45: Back to School

Chapter Six: The Envoy of Lies

A couple months after the honeymoon, I was trying to track down a water leak that was dribbling water out into the restaurant’s dining room. They didn't have proper building plans, and they were only able to give me the same sort of map they might give guests. When I looked at the area of the leak, I noticed the map didn’t even match the building.

Chapter 18

At the Saturday dinner with the charity, Willow and Marian gave them a list of the artists, along with the songs that they would perform. It was timed, based on the original tracks, with the ENO and Ginas’ parts estimated. All told, it would run for three hours.

Sometimes death isn't the end. Sometimes, people can come back with new lives and new powers. This is one of those times.

This is a serial story with litrpg and gamelit elements.

Chapter 17

Maude led her to the PMs’ office suite, where they had to wait a few minutes until another Minister came out and his voice called them in. He stood and shook Willows’ hand.

“Well done, Saturday. I’m told that your delivery of all those bare facts made them sound like a story, with a Q and A thrown in. Older members would never dare to step outside what was given to them.”

“I considered the sheet as a suggestion, sir. It seemed to go down well.”

Demands My Soul

A Transgender Heroine's Journey & Romance Novel

From THE ONE Universe

Chapter 23: Shattered Spirits

By Ariel Montine Strickland

After Beau arrives will Delores' chosen family leave her to suffer the appellate court defeat and Serina's departure alone?

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All Rights Reserved.