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The Tower: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Elysha
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In the heart of ancient Rome, where marble statues guard their secrets and the Senate chambers echo with whispered plots, two lives converge -- a man known as Marcus and the beautiful and reticent Kyra.


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Shiny Things by duointherain
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Lars is a student, a writer, and a bit of a bum. He has a trust fund, but also a lot of trauma from his past. His neighbor, Bernard, is a tower of a man, a private detective, who sometimes writes for the local paper. When Bernard asks for Lars help with a serial killer, the experience might save both of them, and many other lives. For that to work, Lars has to learn to trust again, to really and truly trust. That’s probably going to be more difficult than it sounds. A crow and a wolf were just made for each other so, it might work out okay.

The Compass of Time by Mie779
Part of July Challenge - Sci-Fi challenge
24-01

Hearing the train whistle, Faye panicked. Steam from the engine enveloped the station, blocking her view. Pelting forward, she grabbed the door and hauled herself inside. Fingers nearly slipped as blood stained the brass handle. 

“I gotcha.” Hands grabbed her shoulders. “Looks like you need help, lass.” 

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Our hope by Goldenshadow99
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It's the classic prince falls in love with his rebel equivalent. They are deeply in love by the time the rest of the royal family is killed by the rebel faction. Problem, the rebel leader thinks that non of them should have survived. So the young rebel had a tough choice to make. The question i want you to be asking; will the kingdom be able to survive the impending war?

The Oracle of Delphi: That Which is Hidden by Elysha
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That Which is Hidden

A Dance of Shadows and Secrets


In the shadow of ancient Greece, Thalia flees her past as a coerced oracle, seeking refuge in Lydia with her enigmatic protector, Kratos. But who is Kratos really? And how much can she trust him? Their evolving relationship intertwines with the rise of Cyrus of Persia, espionage, and a quest to unmask a hidden cabal mastermind. As secrets unravel, Thalia grapples with echoes from her time as an oracle -- a haunting connection that leads them to Delphi itself.

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Rejected Mate by fanxielyn
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*White Snake/Silver snake is a legendary spirit a dominant that only rich family can inherit. The master that has this spirit can have an abnormal temperature of the body. When it is near the 12th month the Master will feel agitated, lost, have low temperature due to winter season. The cold temperature can make the Master kill due to low temperature. Only the mate can cure it.


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Colonel Cobra, Super Spy by mmswriter61
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Kendall Jacobson was a former NFL running back and former pro-wrestler. Now he has joined the American Secret Intelligence Organization. His mission: prevent a former Army lieutenant, who was a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, from using a war game to take over the world.

Sacrifice of the War against Crime by YogeshBhatt
Part of June Challenge - Crime challenge
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The Gaylord Hotel's secret meeting room hosted a round table of mafias. In front of each member, along with snacks, a bottle of sweet red wine, and a glass. Cigars and lighters were also provided. The men displayed their power by keeping their pistols in front. Tony Lucas, the most important Don of this city and country, had two unchained, black leopards beside him. No one cared. They often held meetings with Tony Lucas.

During the gathering, a foreign mafia member, the powerful Don Mario, challenged Tony Lucas to increase the stock deliveries to him or he would get another business partner. Tony vowed to buy a farm to deliver more hashish, ganja, opium, and brown sugar.

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Rise of the Magi (Book 2 of the Priests and Magi trilogy) by Elysha
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Rise of the Magi

Book 2 of the Priests and Magi trilogy.

Shadows stir, and old enemies resurface.

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The Malhata Fortress on the Roman-Judaean Negev Frontier: Associated with a Roman Road, the Frankincense Trail, and a Princely Fugitive by Elysha
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Malhata is one of a group of fortresses on the Roman-Judaean frontier with Nabataea (roughly equivalent to modern Jordan). This fortress, located on a tel in the southern portion of the group, is associated with the remains of a Roman road and occupied a strategically central position on an important crossroads between southern Roman Palestine and central Judaea, and between the Dead and Mediterranean seas. It was also on the Roman sector of the Frankincense Trail caravan trade route with the Arabian Peninsula. As well, it is believed to have been ‘Malatha’, mentioned by the Roman- Jewish historian Josephus as the location where the fugitive Herodian prince, Agrippa I, hid when forced to fiee his privileged life in Rome among the Julio-Claudians. An archaeological excavation report and GIS spatial analysis of Malhata reveal information on the fortress’ purpose, and support its being the location where Agrippa hid.


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