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Circle of Bones	by Christine Kling Feb. 04, 2012	$3.99	148133 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Christine Kling writes nautical suspense fiction. Her first four books SURFACE TENSION, CROSS CURRENT, BITTER END and WRECKERS' KEY were set in Florida and featured the female tug and salvage captain Seychelle Sullivan. Kling's short stories have appeared in Gulfstream Magazine and Miami Noir. These days she lives aboard her 33-foot sailboat Talespinner, and she has recently published her first stand-alone sailing thriller CIRCLE OF BONES.
Tales of Masks & Mayhem V4	by Tom Johnson Feb. 04, 2012	$5.25	100678 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: I was born July 26, 1940 in Seymour, Texas, located in West Texas . From an early age, I was a voracious reader, this most likely due to my mother reading exciting stories to me as a baby. By age 10, I had found all of the old classics. By age 12 I had found science fiction and was fascinated by the possibilities the sci-fi writers gave a young reader. As I became a teenager, I discovered Mickey Spillane and was hooked on the tough-guy private eye. It wasn't until the early 1960s that a friend turned me on to Edgar Rice Burroughs, and from there to Doc Savage and the many pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s. I loved to read, and eventually turned to writing. My first fiction novel was Gryphon Double Novel #23, published by Gryphon Books (Gary Lovisi) in New York. This contained two short novels in my created series, The Masked Avenger: "Dark Streets of Doom" and "Crime's Last Stand." Gryphon Double Novel #23 was published in January 2001. Second would be "Jur: A Story of Pre-dawn Earth" with James Reasoner, published by Novel Books Inc. (NBI), July 3rd, 2002. My third novel is "Savage Land of Jur", published by NBI, November 28th, 2002. My nonfiction books include the following: "Secret Agent X: A History" with Will Murray, 1980; "From Shadow to Superman", 1991; "The History of the Purple Wars" (as by Harrison Stievers), 1991; "The Green Ghost," 1991; "The Black Bat", 1990; "Dan Fowler: Ace of the G-Men", 1997; "The Original Masked Marvel, 1996. In addition , I have been involved in several other anthologies: Mike Cook's "Monthly Murders" in 1982; and Mike Cook's "Mystery, Detective, And Espionage Magazines" in 1983. I have assisted in several other anthologies without credit. The Masked Avenger, The Black Ghost, and Stuanofu are my creations, which I hope to see in anthologies some day. I have also written some short story fiction.
Genevieve and Harry: book 1	by Annie Seixas Feb. 04, 2012	$2.99	18487 words	Sample 20%
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Thunder Clan #1: Story of Starkit	by megan deitterick Feb. 04, 2012	Free!	15904 words	Sample 20%
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Chad	by Catherine Johann Feb. 04, 2012	$2.99	86331 words	Sample 30%
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Thunder Clan #1: Story of Starkit	by megan deitterick Feb. 04, 2012	Free!	15903 words	Read a sample
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A Wild Sexy Cruise	by Kit Fox Feb. 04, 2012	$6.95	45749 words	Sample 20%
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Thunder Clan #1: Story of Starkit	by megan deitterick Feb. 04, 2012	Free!	15984 words	Sample 15%
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The Last Flight of the Arrow	by Daniel Wyatt Feb. 04, 2012	$5.99	62246 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Historical fiction author Daniel Wyatt is Canadian, born and raised on the prairies of Saskatchewan. He now resides with his wife and two children in Burlington, Ontario, thirty miles outside Toronto. His first published work was a set of first-person stories from World War II allied air force veterans called Two Wings and a Prayer by Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, Canada in 1984. This was followed up in 1986 by Maximum Effort with the same publisher. In 1990, Wyatt made the switch to historical fiction with The Last Flight of the Arrow, a techno-thriller set during the Cold War years of the late 1950's. Originally published by Random House of Canada, it sold 20,000 copies in paperback form. The Mary Jane Mission came out two years later, also by Random House. Wyatt's other published works include aviation magazine articles in Canada and the United States. The Last Flight of the Arrow has been re-released as an e-book by LTDBooks in Canada. A big baseball fan, Wyatt enjoys collecting Detroit Tigers memorabilia. In the summer months, he coaches a local fastball team.
Valuable Intelligence	by J.R. Martin Feb. 04, 2012	Free!	4858 words	Read a sample
Author bio: J.R. Martin lives in Northwest Arkansas with his wife, three cats and dog "Ozzy." He is a Marine Corps Veteran and lover of science fiction for over twenty years.
I am Cara	by Frederick Anderson Feb. 04, 2012	$4.50	88002 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: An only child who grew up in the country, I had little to do but read. I wrote my first story when I was nine, about a monster that lived in the hills behind my home. It scared me so much I hid the pages under my bed at night and still had nightmares about it! An embryo stage career, nipped in the bud by an injudicious marriage (fortunately for the theatre, I think) and a lifetime of jobs that haven't really meant anything in themselves, but which afford me a rich font of characters. I hope they will leap from the page for you as they do for me! This year I was short-listed for the Aeon Short Fiction Prize.
The Buccaneer of Nemaris	by Justin Delzer Feb. 04, 2012	$4.99	149520 words	Sample 15%
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The Cotton Run	by Daniel Wyatt Feb. 04, 2012	$5.99	65419 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Historical fiction author Daniel Wyatt is Canadian, born and raised on the prairies of Saskatchewan. He now resides with his wife and two children in Burlington, Ontario, thirty miles outside Toronto. His first published work was a set of first-person stories from World War II allied air force veterans called Two Wings and a Prayer by Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, Canada in 1984. This was followed up in 1986 by Maximum Effort with the same publisher. In 1990, Wyatt made the switch to historical fiction with The Last Flight of the Arrow, a techno-thriller set during the Cold War years of the late 1950's. Originally published by Random House of Canada, it sold 20,000 copies in paperback form. The Mary Jane Mission came out two years later, also by Random House. Wyatt's other published works include aviation magazine articles in Canada and the United States. The Last Flight of the Arrow has been re-released as an e-book by LTDBooks in Canada. A big baseball fan, Wyatt enjoys collecting Detroit Tigers memorabilia. In the summer months, he coaches a local fastball team.
Five Dumb Guys Walk Into a Bar	by Scott E. Newton Feb. 04, 2012	$5.99	105133 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: When not working on his next novel or painting watercolors, you might find the author wandering the red-rock deserts of Utah or Arizona. Scott is an old desert rat in his own right, and he would be happy to run into Hayduke himself out there on a trip one day. The two would likely hit it off famously, especially if Bonnie were along. In his spare time Scott studies ontological arguments and manages really big software development programs. For this later role he has found his Berkeley philosophy degree, as well as his time in a Buddhist monastery, of indispensable value. Of course, if the Five Dumb Guys did exist, Scott would be a charter member.
Vegas Baby and the Great Red Spot	by C.R. Ward Feb. 03, 2012	$0.99	66851 words	Sample 20%
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Valley of Tribulations	by Dane Theodore Feb. 03, 2012	$0.99	7901 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: I am a new husband and father and have always enjoyed writing. I am finally working towards my goal, to be a published author!
Bear	by Amy Richards Feb. 03, 2012	$3.99	41982 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: About the Author: Amy Richards is an adventurous spirit with experience in many walks of life, currently living in New Jersey and spending her time writing books, lighting theaters, and citing French lit.
Tug Mugwart and the Book of Power	by Emil Donatello III Feb. 03, 2012	$2.99	119158 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: Raised in the rugged, historically-rich countryside of New Hampshire, Emil Donatello III has always had an appreciation for imagination and storytelling. A graduate of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, he has been writing for over two decades. Most recently his poems were published in "Symphony of Shadows" in 2007, a collaboration of works by him and other high ranking members of the Black Rose Poetâ€™s Society.
Northern Lights and Sled Dogs	by Genevieve Montcombroux Feb. 03, 2012	$2.99	90031 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Born and raised in France, Genevieve I wrote her first novel at age twelve. In order to get it published, she founded a newspaper for the lycÃ©e she attended. It was an instant success, even after the profs read it and allowed it. Genevieve sold her first short romance at sixteen to support her meagerly paid budding dancing career. She went on to writing novellas and short stories, always romance. Emigrating to the Canadian arctic and learning about the Inuit dogs was a dream that came true after Genevieve married her own hero and had two children. She has written a score of books from childrenâ€™s fiction in French, romances published in France and in the US to non-fiction books, not to mention numerous articles including a column and feature articles for Dogs in Canada over the period of a decade. Her work has appeared in an Anthology of French poets, and in several short stories anthologies. She lives with her husband and eighteen Inuit Sled dogs in a semi-wilderness area of the Interlake.
Nerwis' Adventure	by Travis Ford Feb. 03, 2012	$1.99	912 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Travis Ford was born in Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy) New York. There's A Killer Lurking At Every Curb is his first fiction book. Travis has a like for writing fiction. Other books written by Travis are, I Might As Well Because I Have No Choice, A Children`s Book Children`s Short Stories, Finding Jesus, The Rocket Ship, A Search For Father, The Crocodile and the Beaver, The Camping Trip, The Backyard, Carter Plays A Trick On His Sister Molley, The Cheese and the Mouse, Mr. Ox Goes For A Walk, The Ride to the Circus, and Joey's Birthday.
Loving Enemies - Barney and Myko, Southern Japan 1944-1946	by Arthur H. Barnes Feb. 03, 2012	$3.99	83157 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Arthur H. Barnes was born in Ventura, CA. He earned a B.A. in professional arts from Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA. and an M.A. degree from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. While serving in the US Navy (1944 -1950) he survived a Kamikaze attack and earned a Purple Heart; and he served in Okinawa, Japan, which experience provided the source of many of the details and flavor of this story. He worked at the Data center of Edwards Air Force Base, CA., in the Major Company for 27 years. He lives with his wife Alvena in Bellingham, WA, a most beautiful city 22 miles south of the Canadian Border and overlooking the San Juan Islands. He has been married from 1950 to the present, and dotes on one â€œfabulousâ€ grandson.
Two in a Flash	by Ray Jaxome Feb. 03, 2012	$0.99	2148 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Ray Jaxome is a computer programmer and Author who lives in the UK. He loves gardening and looking after a flock of Hebridean sheep in his spare time.
The White Light	by Pattimari Sheets Feb. 02, 2012	$3.75	44569 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Pattimari is a therapist who has worked with ADHD and Autistic children, family counseling, and individual therapy. She has done workshops and seminars regarding relationships. She is an author of 17 books and resides in California where she enjoys writing, gardening, and traveling.
Lillyans	by Oliver Letz Feb. 02, 2012	$8.99	93398 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: Oliver Letz is and artist and original thinker who has exercised his talents in the entertainment and high-tech industries all his life.
Night Flight Mike	by Chester Burton Brown Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	15303 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: CHESTER BURTON BROWN is a compulsive storyteller and pulp science-fiction wallah based near the North Pole. He is also known on the Internet as "Cheeseburger Brown." He is the author of dozens of novellas and short stories, as well as a regular correspondent for Wetmachine and Footprints magazine. Chester Burton Brown's first full-length novel was "Simon of Space" (Ephemera Bound, 2008). His stories have also appeared in Cosmos magazine and AE: The Canadian Science-Fiction Review. Mr. Brown likes a nice song, but dances poorly.
Rebirth	by Shaun Eyles Feb. 02, 2012	$1.99	89790 words	Sample 5%
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The Adventures of Riley Raccoon	by William Trelawny Feb. 01, 2012	$0.99	15173 words	Sample 19%
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Desperate Times Trilogy	by Nicholas Antinozzi Feb. 01, 2012	$9.99	297179 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Nick lives in Minnesota and spends as much time as he can writing. He believes that the literary envelope has been pushed too far and he prides himself on writing things a grandmother, or even a young teenager might stumble across, and read from cover to cover without blushing.
Spell Bound	by Kristen McDonald Feb. 01, 2012	$7.99	93381 words	Sample 20%
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Soul on Fire	by John E. Forster Feb. 01, 2012	$7.99	73114 words	Sample 20%
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Hannibal The Conqueror	by Charles Hinton Feb. 01, 2012	$8.99	6082 words	Sample 20%
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The Novice and Other Stories	by Gavin Dobson Feb. 01, 2012	$4.99	49422 words	Sample 20%
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The Chaos Cascade	by Evan Smyth Feb. 01, 2012	$2.99	66930 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Evan Smyth was born July 17, 1990 in Kalamazoo Michigan and at the age of fifteen moved to Arizona in 2005. While in High School, he wrote several articles, assisted Editor-In-Chief Junior year and took over as Editor-In-Chief his senior year. He graduated from Casa Verde High School in Casa Grande, Arizona with a 4.0 GPA and scholarships to Central Arizona College and Arizona State University. Evan instead attended the Art Institute of Phoenix and pursued a degree in Business Management and Graphic Design. During his time in college he took several advanced creative writing classes and was praised for depth of writing by multiple professors. Evan has been writing since he was fifteen and finished The Midas Project at age seventeen. He has finished 4 books to date, in two series, and has more planned. Writing has been an avenue of expression for Evan over the years that few other joys have afforded him. He aspires one day to share his work in print, and hopes for the day where his books are on shelves. In the interim, he appreciates constructive feedback on his current works. Thanks for stopping by!
Archan	by B.A. Savage Feb. 01, 2012	Free!	12764 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I plan on writing 30+ books, but I need help from you, the readers. Motivation is a tool that I lack. Creativity is a resource where "my cup" runneth over. So, please, if you have anything positive to say, polite criticism to give, or you simply want to say hi, feel free to. And remember, a review can be a detailed essay or a simple "I loved it". So far, there are a total of six books completed. The other four will be added to this site, if you show me some love! Thank you for reading this, reading my works, and I'm out like last night's bathwater!
Be Safe Brother	by Nicolas Thakar Jan. 31, 2012	$2.99	94518 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Originally from Wabash Indiana, Nicolas Thakar is the author of Be Safe Brother, a travel/adventure novel. Nicolas is the former General Counsel at Tower Records and has been an attorney for more than twenty years. His practice focuses primarily on real estate, software licensing, privacy and business operations issues. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and received his law degree from the University of the Pacific â€“ McGeorge School of Law. Nicolas lives in Alamo, California with his wife and three children. He is currently working on a sequel.
Alec in Wartime	by Mark Winburn Jan. 31, 2012	$0.99	10389 words	Sample 5%
Author bio: Mark is a writer, businessman, and father living in Phoenix, Arizona. When he's not acting out one of those roles he is participating in adventure sports, foolishly trying to keep aging - and bad knees - at bay.
King Snake "Descendants of Iniquity"	by Christopher Piper Jan. 31, 2012	$5.99	33813 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: The living of this life has always been a very serious business for me. I grew up in an economically depressed area, where even feeling special was officially discouraged. My family was half-famous for a kind of creative boldness that was both admired and mistrusted. Through example and exhortation, we were taught to make and to do, and to feel that there would be some prerogative in our world. Maybe everyone feels the light of chance on them, but I have seen it to be a thing that dims with time. Our drive, our passion to live, and our lists of what is possible are all expected to dwindle naturally as we mature. In a way, our growing is become a process of shrinking, with the world and our place in it becoming exponentially smaller each year. I fought like hell against this entropy of potential. Instead of dwindling, any loss of drive or intensity that I've suffered has been through more of a grinding process. I never let go of a dream without a struggle, and the yanking of any one hope always seemed to stimulate the growth of others in its place. A friend told me once, and meant it as criticism, that I "fight for everything." After some time to think about that, I came to understand it in a slightly different way - that I fight for one thing, and that thing is to prove my gratitude for a chance to really live. A lifetime of playing music, writing, adventure, and making things has been nothing but my attempt to stand a Monument as evidence of my thanks for it all. To keep acting, moving, yelling, and just dreaming, is a mission, and its focus has only intensified with time. All this inspirational talk about passion and the brevity of life is just a very broad explanation of why I write, and probably more directly, how I write. I write because, if you are living hard and think it to be sacred work, then who wouldn't write about it? If this passionate life is a mission, then an accurate log of the details is imperative. If your eyes are open, and that part of you that feels the right to create is still there at all, then there are stories all around you. I know they are all around me, and an integral part of my mission is the telling of them. To that end, I am proud of one thing mostly - that I have developed a style. All art may be derivative, but I feel that I have done my best to derive something potent. I like to think that the passion and intensity of which I preach are right there, seeping through and coloring the tone of each character, each setting, and each description of every thing. I've also worked for a long time to try and build a deep sense of rhythm into my work. As a life-long musician, I believe that a sort of lyrical symmetry in words causes a primitive and personal response and those that read or hear them. It is in the synthesis of this deep rhythm and intensity of experience that I hope to someday really get it all right. In the meantime, I will stay here in a place called Panther's Den Wilderness, in a house I built myself, with my incredible family and many vicious dogs, living and writing as hard as I can.
Cruise to Murder (Book 2, The Zoey and Claire Mystery Series)	by Zoey Kane Jan. 31, 2012	$2.99	30438 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: The Zoey and Claire Mystery Series is written by an actual mother and daughter. They stay in character as their protagonists, Zoey and Claire Kane, which explains the pen names.
The Journey Back	by Peter Bissett Jan. 31, 2012	$2.99	89330 words	Sample 15%
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The First Battle	by Mac Logan Jan. 31, 2012	Free!	3971 words	Read a sample
Author bio: WRITING Some first-hand experience of wasteful, inept and self-serving procurement practices in the public sector, with concerning press reports of uncontrolled costs and minimal accountability, provided inspiration for The Angelsâ€™ Share. I have witnessed opportunistic exploitation and stunning incompetence, by both public and private sector people and organisations in both national and local government. This begs a question, why is incompetence and self-serving abuse being allowed to continue? In addition to the Angels' Share series, I have two other writing projects in-hand. One is a Celtic spiritual warrior adventure story, set in Roman times, with preliminary research and writing begun. The other, having written over twenty published articles, involves the practicalities of the human side of work. ME A â€˜son of the manseâ€™ I lived in North America as a child; in Canada, the Mid-west and ultimately Washington DC before returning to the UK. I am British and Scottish and have a strong affinity for Americans. After a somewhat spotty school career, I did various jobs including time as a shepherd on the island of Mull. I became a middle manager in an engineering company at the age of twenty three. By twenty six I was running a training group of 20 SME manufacturing companies with over 30 locations. When I was thirty I joined a UK national multiple retailer and manufacturer as Head of HR. Next I started my own company as a business advisor, organisation/team development and change specialist. I worked extensively in the public and private sectors, blue chip to small enterprise. I was frequently hired by organisations to troubleshoot people and team problems. Finally I founded and became CEO of an IT firm. I left after eight years and became a writer, business advisor, non-executive director and member of a charity that provides advocacy support for people with learning difficulties. I've known good times, hard times and have travelled a bit. The next book in the Sam Duncan series, DarkArt, will be published in summer 2012.
Butta': Worldwide - Sample Chapters	by Corey Aaron Burkes Jan. 31, 2012	Free!	9513 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Someone who loves to write a lot of stories.
The Billionaire Stoner Ninja	by David M Potter Jan. 31, 2012	$0.99	5301 words	Sample 20%
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Perilous Affairs	by Dick W. Nowakowski Jan. 31, 2012	$4.99	99400 words	Sample 5%
Author bio: Wladyslaw Ryszard Nowakowski known to his friends and associates as Dick, was born in Poland and immigrated to Australia in 1950. Later he studied photography at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) in Melbourne. He married in 1956. During his mid twenties and late forties, Dick, together with his sweetheart and future wife, and a few friends, ventured into skin and SCUBA diving. They spent a lot of their time searching and experimenting in salt water as well as fresh water locations. In 1964 he accepted the position of Company Photographer with Caterpillar of Australia. His work took him all over Australia and the South Pacific Islands. Dick spent nearly eighteen years producing visual and often written material for technical publications for his employer. After resigning in 1981, Dick, together with his wife, opened a commercial photographic studio where he created images for the advertising market. Eleven years later he retired from the â€œrat raceâ€. As from 1992 Dickâ€™s creative interest evolved towards oil painting and later to writing.
Blue Baja	by david j holleman Jan. 30, 2012	$3.66	119551 words	Sample 5%
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Sarah's Valley	by clara rose Jan. 30, 2012	$1.99	94271 words	Sample 20%
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Sarah Fym and the Cupcake Catastrophe [Short Story]	by Gregory Lynn Jan. 30, 2012	$0.99	3746 words	Sample 20%
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Sifter: Part 3	by Mitul Mistry Jan. 30, 2012	$2.99	71325 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: A strange young man with a diverse set of talents. He used to want to conquer the world and play in the NBA; now all he cares about is health insurance.
Sifter: Part 2	by Mitul Mistry Jan. 30, 2012	$2.99	82569 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: A strange young man with a diverse set of talents. He used to want to conquer the world and play in the NBA; now all he cares about is health insurance.
Sifter: Part 1	by Mitul Mistry Jan. 30, 2012	$0.99	47579 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: A strange young man with a diverse set of talents. He used to want to conquer the world and play in the NBA; now all he cares about is health insurance.
The New Adventures of Richard Knight	by Pro Se Press Jan. 30, 2012	$2.99	60725 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Based in Batesville, Arkansas, Pro Se Productions has become a leader on the cutting edge of New Pulp Fiction in a very short time. Pulp Fiction, known by many names and identified as being action/adventure, fast paced, hero versus villain, over the top characters and tight, yet extravagant plots, is experiencing a resurgence like never before. And Pro Se Press is a major part of the revival, one of the reasons that New Pulp is growing by leaps and bounds.

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