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51 Mrs Henderson's Limp by Iskander

Elise Henderson is parachuted into occupied southern France in May 1944 to report on the movements of the 2nd SS (Das Reich) Panzer Division. What she experiences changes her forever.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Suspense
Tags: Violence, Historical, War, Secret Agents
Downloads: 852 | Votes: 34 | Score: 7.52
Size: 70KB | 12,784 words | Posted:

52 Cooking Up Justice by Jack-B-Quick

HANGED! Elizabeth Bell's two mischievous teenage boys were going to be hanged at noonday tomorrow! The boys only hope lay in the Red Bell ranch cook's uncertain hands. Could Jack Sharp pull a miracle out of his stew pot? Would this ranch hand cook up justice and perhaps win the heart of the woman he loved?
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Western
Tags: Romance, Drama, Historical, Western
Downloads: 4283 | Votes: 534 | Score: 7.51
Size: 25KB | 4,727 words | Posted:

53 Ambush at Willow Run by aubie56

This is a story suggested by a real incident in Texas in the 1860s. A doctor is murdered by a gang of Union Army veterans, and his daughter is out for revenge on the damyankees. Her specialty is a LeMat combination 9-shot pistol and 18-gauge shotgun (a real Confederate cavalry weapon). Join her as she combines being a doctor and a superhero.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Western
Tags: Humor, Violence, Historical, Western, Bounty Hunters
Downloads: 9862 | Votes: 585 | Score: 7.50
Size: 221KB | 44,595 words | Posted: Concluded:

54 The Blarney Boys by Autumn Writer

Is it "leaves fallin'" or "flowers dyin'"? You'll have to read the story to find out.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: General
Tags: Humor, Drama, Historical
Downloads: 1330 | Votes: 77 | Score: 7.48
Size: 25KB | 4,816 words | Posted:

55 El Paso by Jake Rivers

The wild young cowboy, Texas Red, falls in love with the beautiful Faleena. When she flirts with another the guns start shooting. Based on the Marty Robbins trilogy of songs: El Paso, Faleena & El Paso City. Shortly I will post the sequel, "El Paso City."
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Western
Tags: Romance, Drama, Historical, Western
Downloads: 3097 | Votes: 232 | Score: 7.46
Size: 56KB | 10,789 words | Posted:

56 Way Down South, Almost by Lapi

They, whomever they are, say Texas is the place to be; or was that someplace else. Whatever! This story is about there and a few other places. Not in modern times but not much has changed.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Western
Tags: Romance, Politics, Slavery, Violence, Historical, Western, War, Military
Downloads: 1889 | Votes: 87 | Score: 7.46
Size: 116KB | 22,943 words | Posted: Concluded:

57 The Shadow of a Lady by Jake Rivers

The story of a woman that tries to change her life after ten years of accepting gentlemen callers when the light on the door was lit.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Drama
Tags: Romance, Drama, Religion, Historical, Western
Downloads: 2179 | Votes: 195 | Score: 7.45
Size: 30KB | 5,866 words | Posted:

58 The Last Train by vlfouquet

Chronicles of Abrigal Silverlocks
Abrigal "Silverlocks" Crowley had a feeling she needed to leave San Fransisco. When a person of the Magical Percusion got feelings they act on the. Looking around she could see that hundreds of other Practitiners were leaving also. Yeah the Last Train leaving was at 9:00 P.M. and from the mob of people waiting it was not going to be big enough.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Romance, Historical, Apocalyptic, Supernatural, Fantasy, Witchcraft, Vignettes
Downloads: 2783 | Votes: 288 | Score: 7.43
Size: 24KB | 4,694 words | Posted:

59 Leben by Pars001

The product of bio-engineering they search for their place and the man who made them what they are. They search for their humanity and sexuality. What a crappy life!
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Crime, Politics, Violence, Science, Historical, War, Military, Mystery, Assassins, Science Fiction, Extra Sensory Perception
Downloads: 1119 | Votes: 24 | Score: 7.40
Size: 434KB | 86,505 words | Posted: Concluded:

60 The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe, born in York, is the third son in his family. His parents wish to make a lawyer out of young Crusoe, but he has other plans. His one great desire is to become a sailor and go to sea. Although almost all of his initial forays into sea life are disastrous, Crusoe is not deterred. The novel is basically about his life and adventures on some island, where he lives for the next twenty-eight years...
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Young Adult
Tags: Slavery, Historical, Pirates, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 2494 | Votes: 22 | Score: 7.39
Size: 605KB | 120,729 words | Posted:
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