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Another Day In The Life  by Barbara Davies
Xena | Alternative | Humor | Short Story - 23 pages | Finished | Sep-03
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Teaser:  Xena and Gabrielle face yet another giant ... and Gabrielle acquires a new nighty.
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Witty and hilarious! - AZL - Mar-31-2008   
Bard in a Cage  by Barbara Davies
Xena | General | Drama | Short Story - 15 pages | Finished |
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Teaser:  Gabrielle discovers that fame as a bard brings its own problems - an obsessive fan.
Beneath The Surface  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Novella - 65 pages | Finished |
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Teaser:  When Piper Redmond joins Capt. Cordie Bellamy aboard her swordfishing boat, what should be a routine fishing trip soon becomes anything but.
Break Out '99  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Novella - 72 pages | Finished | Jun-99
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Teaser:  Three go mad in Wales. What are Jen, Charlie, and Darren doing stranded in the middle of a rainy Snowdonia, dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz? They only wish they knew!
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I love this story....think I've read it about 10 times now...I think it helps that I've been to all the places in the story...it's just so funny too. x x x - nexakill - Apr-28-2008   

A tale with a strange mixture of camp humour and subtle dry comedy. Loved it. - Ape - May-01-2008   
Date to Remember (A)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 13 pages | Finished | Mar-01
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Teaser:  When Leigh and Ellie decide to spend Halloween on an abandoned WW2 sea fort in the Thames Estuary, their first date turns out to be a little more exciting than they had anticipated.
Frederica and the Viscountess  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Novella - 71 pages | Finished | Nov-02
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Teaser:  Set in 1815, this uber was inspired by the works of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. When Napoleon's army forces Joanna, Viscountess Norland, to flee Paris, she returns reluctantly to England. While staying with her brother in Kent, Joanna encounters the charming Miss Frederica Bertram....
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Clearly a lot of time and effort went into this marvelous story. I enjoyed taking the trip back to another era. The characters were wonderfully written and events portrayed artistically. I enjoyed the humor and drama. Great story. - jlnickymaster - Apr 8th, 2004   
Home Sweet Home  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Novella - 72 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  he fifth story in the Hellcat series. Zee and Christie move into their new home in Benson, but, as usual, things don't go quite as planned.
In Contention  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 22 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  Deputy Zee Brodie's task seemed simple enough: to escort her prisoner onto the Yuma train. Then she met Miss Christie Hayes, and things got a little more complicated...
In the Shadow of Tyburn  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Pre-1900 | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Novella - 106 pages | Finished | Mar-07
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Series List: Rebeccah and the Highwayman: A Meeting On Shooter's Hill, In the Shadow of Tyburn
In-Laws for an Outlaw  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Novella - 76 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  The final story in the Hellcat series. (Sequel to Home Sweet Home). Zee decides to help Christie mend fences with her brother Blue, but as usual, things turn out to be more complicated than she expected.
Like Pegasus  by Barbara Davies
Xena | General | Humor | Very Short Story - 8 pages | Finished |
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Teaser:  Argo to the rescue (in spite of Gabrielle's whistled commands)!
Pendragon Cove  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Novella - 69 pages | Finished |
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Teaser:  April in Cornwall. Violin maestro Claudia Holbrook is teaching her first master class at the Pendragon Cove Musicians' Seminar, and it isn't going well. Can Bethany Tredinnick turn discord into harmony and in the process bowl over the prickly woman she calls 'Miss Snooty'?
Pirate's Treasure (A)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Pre-1900 | Alternative | Adventure | Short Story - 12 pages | Finished |
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Prior Engagement (A)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 21 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  Sequel to 'In Contention' Deputy Zee Brodie comes back to Contention with more than retrieving her horses on her mind...
Original / Uber | Pre-1900 | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Novella - 62 pages | Finished | Jul-04
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Series List: Rebeccah and the Highwayman: A Meeting On Shooter's Hill, In the Shadow of Tyburn
Teaser:  London, 1708. Mistress Rebeccah Dutton and her family are returning home from Chatham when notorious highwayman 'Blue-Eyed Nick' decides to hold up their carriage.
Say Goodbye To Boston  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Adventure | Novella - 82 pages | Finished | Apr-01
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Series List: Say Goodbye To Boston, View To A Kiss (A), Spy Who Killed Me (The)
Teaser:  While the rest of the Canary Islands celebrates 'Carnaval,' British secret agents Ashley Blade and Jemma Jacobs try to unravel a terrorist plot against the USA. If they don't succeed... you can say goodbye to Boston!
Silver Lining  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 33 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  Sequel to A Prior Engagement. A train robbery interrupts Zee and Christie's attempt to get better acquainted.
Sister Act  by Barbara Davies
Xena | General | Humor | Short Story - 10 pages | Finished |
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Teaser:  Lila joins Xena and Gabrielle on the road. At least it *looks* like Lila! Needless to say, the gods are involved.
Spy Who Killed Me (The)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Adventure | Novella - 124 pages | Finished | Jul-03
Cast: Ash, Jemma, Aston, Abdusamad, Maggie, Natalie
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Series List: Say Goodbye To Boston, View To A Kiss (A), Spy Who Killed Me (The)
Teaser:  This is the sequel to 'Say Goodbye to Boston' and 'A View to A Kiss.' It is the authors' homage to the likes of Emma Peel, Tara King, The Men from UNCLE and James Bond. And as with those characters and their settings, her secret agents and the organisation they work for bear no resemblance to anything in the real world.
Stage to Phoenix  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Ancient | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 32 pages | Finished | Aug-00
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Series List: In Contention, Prior Engagement (A), Silver Lining, Stage to Phoenix, Home Sweet Home, In-Laws for an Outlaw
Teaser:  Sequel to Silver Lining. When Zee and Christie take the stagecoach to Phoenix for an impromptu honeymoon, the journey turns out to be more exciting than they had anticipated.
Summer Reunion (A)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Adventure | Novella - 50 pages | Finished | Apr-02
Cast: Alison, Wyatt, Zoe, Dani, Reunion, Justin, Ford, Geoff, Stunt
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Series List: Summer's Circus, Summer Reunion (A)
Teaser:  This story is the sequel to 'Summer's Circus.' Alison went to Cheltenham Ladies' College and they are having a reunion, of which she ends up in charge...now it's up to Summer to come up with some helpful ideas for her love!
Summer's Circus  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Adventure | Novella - 63 pages | Finished | Apr-2
Cast: Alison, Ms
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Series List: Summer's Circus, Summer Reunion (A)
Teaser:  Alison replaced the telephone receiver and let a broad grin plaster itself over her face. 'Tomorrow, I'm going to the circus!' If all went well, she'd be interviewing each of the performers, maybe even the owner of the circus herself. Summer Walsh; what an unusual first name. Alison rechecked her notes. Yes, it *was* Summer. And not many British circuses were owned by women, according to her research. Would that make the interview harder? she wondered suddenly. Men were so easy - you just dressed femininely, batted your eyelashes, and simpered.
View To A Kiss (A)  by Barbara Davies
Original / Uber | Modern | Alternative | Adventure | Novella - 66 pages | Finished | Jul-01
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Series List: Say Goodbye To Boston, View To A Kiss (A), Spy Who Killed Me (The)
Teaser:  The Sequel to Say Goodbye to Boston. This time, British secret agents Ashley Blade and Jemma Jacobs are off to Brazil... where the nuts come from. It's Rio, con Brio, as Ash and Jemma set out to foil a new plot by the Libyan terrorists who caused them so much trouble in the Canary Islands.
Xena | Alternative | Humor | Very Short Story - 7 pages | Finished |
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