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Julia's Future	by Linda Westphal Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	1649 words	Read a sample
A young widow searches for a way to begin again after the death of her husband.
Zandoria	by Serge Genest Sep. 08, 2010	$6.00	52207 words	Sample 25%
À la suite d’une grave bévue, le fils d’un célèbre prince d’un royaume nordique a été exilé chez son oncle, en compagnie de ses deux fidèles serviteurs. En route, ils sont attaqués par une horde de créatures sanguinaires et en tentant de s’échapper, ils découvrent par hasard un sanctuaire ayant appartenu jadis à une divinité.
Wilding Nights	by Lee Killough Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	100278 words	Sample 20%
Homicide detective Allison Goodnight has a big problem. A rogue werewolf killed the victim in her latest case. She knows the signs; she is a werewolf, too. Her whole family is. It is urgent that she close this case without revealing the killer’s nature before humans’ racial memory of her kind awakens. But her new partner Zane Kerr is watching her with unnerving intensity.
Diva (short stories)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	19241 words	Sample 8%
A short story collection by author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott. Diva showcases Jess’s penchant for “bending the rules”—read with caution. * * * Most of Diva features in Jess's writing/illustrating portfolio, Porcelain. Diva focuses on short stories, only.
Le roi des kmünds	by Serge Genest Sep. 08, 2010	$6.00	53784 words	Sample 25%
Un ermite d’une grande laideur est manipulé par une race d’immortels dont les dessins obscurs le conduiront dans des aventures extraordinaires…
Tongue-Tied (lesbian short story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	12134 words	Sample 10%
A short story featuring a voyeuristic succubus driven by jealousy, a dangerous fixation, and a duty to please the sexually unsatisfied women of the world. TONGUE-TIED features in Jess C Scott's bestselling collection, 4:PLAY.
Companion Guide (Grave Danger)	by K.E. Rodgers Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	26414 words	Read a sample
The supplement guide to the novel,Grave Danger. The historical,physiological beginnings of the Eidolon(ghost)and flesh-eater(zombie) as well as bios of all major and supportive characters. This is a helpful guide to this fictionized and paranormal world.Included is an excerpt from Dead End, the second installment in the series.
65 Below	by Basil Sands Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	99362 words	Sample 50%
After twenty years hunting terrorists under orders to "render harmless", USMC Master Sergeant Marcus "Mojo" Johnson settles into a quiet retirement in the Alaskan backwoods. The idyllic life is shattered when he comes across an enemy about to unleash a nightmarish biological weapon on the world from the most unlikely of places. In the race to stop them nature itself turns on him.
Plutonian Parodies	by Rhys Hughes Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	8007 words	Sample 10%
For more than twenty years Rhys Hughes has been producing carefully crafted parodies of his favourite authors, parodies written with love as well as a comic appreciation of the dark side. Now gathered together under one cover are the three parodies he regards as his finest. Three sly but deeply affectionate twists of the knife into the hearts of Poe, Lovecraft and Hemingway.
Le naufragé sibérien	by Serge Genest Sep. 08, 2010	$6.00	44121 words	Sample 25%
Un jeune garçon de douze ans est retrouvé sain et sauf sur les lieux d’un attentat meurtrier, en plein cœur de Londres. Il aurait normalement dû mourir. Pourquoi est-il encore en vie et qui sont ceux qui le poursuivent sans relâche? Quel est le lien entre ce mystérieux garçon et le cataclysme qui a frappé la Sibérie en 1908?
The Golden Age	by Christopher O'Kennon Sep. 08, 2010	$1.00	2678 words	Sample 25%
Bedtime stories always show good winning out over evil. The hero makes all the right choices, and always wins. But what happens when good loses?
Les victimes de l'ombre	by Laurent Noerel Sep. 08, 2010	$8.90	35737 words	Sample 20%
Laurent NOEREL redéfinit cette notion en nous présentant sa conception du fantastique dans ce recueil : il s’agit pour lui de maintenir du début jusqu'à la fin de chaque récit un climat d’angoisse qui sert, pour ainsi dire, de vêtement à la narration.
The Corrupt	by Jack Drew Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	8854 words	Read a sample
Hell is a gunslinger giving chase to a dark entity named Kelsis across the Arizona Territory of the 1800's. The chase has brought Hell to the town of Rehoboth where all is not exactly as it seems.
A Community Birthday	by Leslie Vaughn Weaver Sep. 08, 2010	$1.50	3657 words	Sample 35%
Monica, an African-American mother dealing with difficult times, is determined to throw a birthday party for her son at a local Mouse Land. When guests start canceling and the store managers begin demanding payment in full, Monica finds herself caught up in a case of racial bias. Can the situation be defused before the happy occasion becomes a nightmare? A short story from our Diversity line.
The Twelve	by James K Burk Sep. 08, 2010	$3.99	80362 words	Sample 10%
Valtierra, a city-state, is governed by archetypes. Every two years they choose twelve men and women to wear the masks and to become the Wise Old Man, the Fool, the Mother, the Harlot, the Warrior, and the rest of the council. But now Valtierra faces hunger, decay, and an enemy on their border. When the need for leadership is greatest, one mask is worn by a foreigner and one mask hides a traitor.
In The Hands Of Time	by Ainy Rainwater Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	77890 words	Sample 50%
Jason's new crew, Sien, is a visionary with disturbing visions---ill-suited for a small ship, which becomes even smaller when they pick up a family from Earth. Are her visions connected to the murder of a religious fanatic on Zan or to the overbearing McGraths and their enigmatic daughter? What Jason and Sien discover on the not-so-routine mapping assignment must be unraveled before time runs out.
The Memoirs of Countess de Fontaine Part 2	by Missy Maxim Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	16469 words	Read a sample
Serial Story. A dark novel about a woman with magic in her heritage. Ilaria Vanderbilt meets a dashing foreigner while on a birthday trip to Las Vegas with her friends. William de Fontaine is gorgeous, charming, secretive, and never gives up on what he wants. Her 21st birthday is one she'll never forget. Join author Missy Maxim for a tale of supernatural intrigue and high stakes for our heroine.
Elder Wonder Comes of Age	by Jaron Summers Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	91284 words	Sample 50%
A young man's hilarious quest for sex and God. In 1962, Jerry Wonder is a 19-year-old Mormon missionary who leaves South Dakota to save souls in New Zealand. But Elder Wonder is flawed. He is a compulsive masturbator, or in Mormon parlance, a "self-pollinator." Within its comic frame, the novel is informative about the Mormon Church and revealing of the ways older men stifle and control young men.
Bound Darkly	by Tarrant Smith Sep. 08, 2010	$6.99	95152 words	Sample 10%
Sinnie cannot imagine the dark warrior prophesied for her by the goddess Blodeuwedd. He would be a warrior born of the dark, raised by the despised, and tempered by the unlikely – and her only chance at true love. After nearly a thousand years exiled in the world of men, Hueil, son of Caw, has returned home to the Dark Court of the unseelie to find his future in the unlikely form of Sinnie.
The Fairy Tale Bride	by Kelly McClymer Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	88114 words	Sample 25%
Miranda Fenster gave up on her own happily-ever-after following a disastrous London season. Determined to convince the impeccably proper Duke of Kerstone he was wrong to thwart her brother's love match, she waylays him and demands he help the star-crossed lovers. Instead, she discovers her second chance for a fairy tale ending depends upon uncovering the duke's darkest secret.
The Eulogist	by Matthew Montague Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	1868 words	Read a sample
If you are my family or friend, I’ve already written your eulogy.
EXTREME DIFFERENCE	by David Moreton Sep. 08, 2010	$6.00	75788 words	Sample 20%
Dumped on an alien world as an adult, with no memory, and among a strange bunch of people who had filled their own blank memories with myth and legend, what do you do? If you just agree with the others, you stand a good chance of losing what little sanity you have left, and if you don’t, you are labelled a heretic.
Sex and Denial in a Northern Town	by Mark Curnane Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	2809 words	Read a sample
A fictionally account of a man lost to his own inadequate life view. He lacks the understanding needed to deal adequately with life. A first person narative.
Matt's War	by Tony McFadden Sep. 07, 2010	$4.99	85170 words	Sample 25%
All Matt wanted to do was build his telecommunications consulting business in Asia-Pacific. Until he interrupted a highjacking on a flight from Singapore, that's all he was doing. Other people have other plans for him now, and his life will never be the same. An international thriller spanning Malaysia to Australia, and north to Taiwan, hundreds of lives depend on Matt's actions..
Rhyme & Reason	by Criseida Santos Guevara Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	44114 words	Sample 30%
Claudia de Samos, en un quiebre emocional, a punto de esconderse bajo la cama y no salir, se toma un par de tequilas y nos cuenta como es que llego a la situacion en la que se encuentra. El cine mexicano y las canciones de Eminem, sirven para contar la historia de un personaje que arrebata la palabra y nos contagia su flow sobre sus sueños y la mujer que ama que acaba de embarazarse de gemelos.
TDF (Incubus Short Story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 07, 2010	$1.99	22746 words	Sample 10%
A short story, in which a demure young woman unleashes the "devil in" her, through the intimacy with an incubus—her incubus * * * The Devilin Fey is recommended for readers who are seeking something "different" in the "paranormal romance" genre.
Amity	by Jeremy Brooks Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	64631 words	Sample 50%
Reclusive neckbeard Timothy Berbee has exiled himself from the world, and spends his time huddled with the reckless, sinister population of a website called Amity. When they turn their collective poison on him, his life turns into a battle to reconnect with his lost humanity, and a race against his own apathy to save the life of a stranger.
Sex With Sarah Palin	by Neil Crabtree Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	26235 words	Sample 55%
This is part one of Neil Crabtree's comic thriller, Rooster: The Big Kaboom. When his old partner shows up in Miami promising to make him rich, Rooster finds his world turned upside down. His ex thinks he's part of a shakedown on her husband, a couple of rogue agents use force to get things done, and his company becomes distributor of a device promising Virtual Sex with media darling Sarah Palin.
Slim-to None!	by Patrick Wilson Sep. 07, 2010	$2.95	1251 words	Sample 45%
Being homeless doesn’t mean one is a bad person; just that one has been dealt a bad hand in life. Bo realizes that a penny a day will eventually allow him to scratch away the filth and the negativity in the world, especially when Bo learns how to play the lottery.
Next Time...	by Karen Dale Trask Sep. 07, 2010	Free!	26785 words	Read a sample
An attack at a Renaissance Festival brings two people together in pursuit of the story. When they begin to compare notes on dreams they've had throughout their lives that seem very similar to one another, they realize their dreams include the haggard creature that is wanted for questioning regarding the attack. The creature also holds the key to their dreams, a fear of water, and love of clocks.
The Loon	by Michaelbrent Collings Sep. 07, 2010	$5.99	81594 words	Sample 10%
A doctor who has lost his child. A woman in an abusive relationship. A man who thinks he is god. A madman who lives only to kill. These are the people who will come together and find that they are not alone. Cut off by a freak storm, they will discover the meaning of terror...in The Loon.
Turning Point	by Flavio Olcese Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	33758 words	Sample 20%
Jake Thayer has it all. He is a powerful vice president at a multinational advertising firm and he has the social life that most people could only dream of. But his life will change forever with a promise to his gravely ill sister-in-law. Now Jake must decide what is more important to him, his career or his family? A life lived in the fast lane is about to reach the turning point.
I Will Keep My Baby (Cub Bites)	by Candace Gold Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	5277 words	Sample 30%
When Lili Soo Chen became pregnant,in spite of China's she was told to have an abortion. And if she didn’t s, she'd become an enemy of the state subject to imprisonment and heavy fines. Will Lili Soo bow to the pressures of her culture, or will she - knowing that an abortion could make it difficult for her to conceive again – keep her baby and deal with the consequences?
Life with the Tumblers	by Mary E. Lowd Sep. 07, 2010	Free!	6109 words	Read a sample
Total immersion in an alien culture is the only way to proceed. (Original venue: Jim Baen's Universe.)
The Vril Codex	by ben manning Sep. 07, 2010	$2.50	76450 words	Sample 30%
The Chilling nightmare horror of the ancient Berlin legend of the "Vril Codex". For journalist Jane Wilkinson, a peaceful architectural assignment in Berlin is a chance for some much needed relaxation. Until she notices that something very sinister is happening there. Until she is touched by an occult evil that will engulf her and reach out remorselessly to her husband Bob ...
The Ash Spear	by G. R. Grove Sep. 07, 2010	$5.99	118811 words	Sample 30%
In 6th century Wales, the ash spear was a symbol of warfare and of manhood, but it also stood for awen, the poetic inspiration of the bards. As war comes to North Wales, bardic apprentice Gwernin must master all three of its meanings in order to keep himself and his friends alive. The Ash Spear follows him in the thrilling conclusion of this first trilogy in the Storyteller series.
The Ride (Cub Bites)	by Hazel Mills Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	5488 words
Jada James is a successful, beautiful and sexually confident woman. She loves the freedom that accompanies living the carefree single life and has no intention of settling down. But her newest lover, Damon, the man who set the standard for tall, dark and handsome, has other plans. Nights of passion consumes them both but will it be enough to entice Jada to relinquish her single card?
A Summer's Eve	by Terry Odell Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	5834 words	Sample 50%
Randy and Sarah are back in a previously unpublished epilogue to Hidden Fire. Cutbacks in the Pine Hills Police force have increased Randy’s workload, and he’s looking forward to getting some time off to spend with his wife. However, despite all of Randy’s detective skills, Sarah still manages to surprise him, sending their lives down a new path.
Le peuple de verre	by Serge Genest Sep. 07, 2010	$6.00	76815 words	Sample 25%
L’histoire se déroule au 24ième siècle. La Terre est une sorte de caillou stérile enveloppé par un brouillard toxique perpétuel. Les humains, en nombre très limité, vivent sur des bases orbitales disséminées dans tout le système solaire et survivent, à la mort prématurée de leur monde, grâce à la technologie.
Wedding Bell Blues	by Ellie Ferguson Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	94096 words	Sample 25%
Weddings always bring out the worst in people. Or at least that's the way it seems to Jessica Jones. It's bad enough Jessie has to wear a bridesmaid dress that looks like it was designed by a color blind Harlequin. Then there's the best man who is all hands and no manners. Add in a former lover and it really is almost more than a girl should be expected to handle. . . .
Labor Day Weekend	by Perry Burchard Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	3447 words	Sample 40%
Two young couples spice up their camping trip with a game of Truth-or-Dare. It was supposed to be all in good fun, but Bill and Paige didn't know about their spouses' repressed feelings for each other.
Lovers and Beloveds: An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom Book One	by MeiLin Miranda Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	143621 words	Sample 20%
King Harsin insists his son Temmin become the kind of ruthless, pragmatic man he is. But the family's immortal advisor Teacher has other plans: to bring Temmin closer to his people; to bind him to a Temple devoted to eroticism; and to set him on a path that will lead either to unimaginable glory for the House of Tremont--or its end. The first book in this fantasy series with a sensual twist.
Angel Sent	by Patrick Wilson Sep. 07, 2010	$3.95	1602 words	Sample 42%
A brief phone conversation with a dying man, who the narrator thought was his deceased brother-in-law coming back to life. A mistake in identity allows the two men to become each other’s earthly angels.
Waterman Omnibus 2010	by Dusk Peterson Sep. 07, 2010	$4.99	99509 words	Sample 33%
How can a youth from a bay island boarding school survive when he is sent to a futuristic prison? This 100,000-word omnibus contains all the current stories in Waterman, a historical fantasy series and retrofuture series inspired by the Chesapeake Bay oyster wars, boarding school rivalries in the 1910s, and 1960s visions of things to come.
NO REST FOR THE WICCA	by Toni LoTempio Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	82362 words	Sample 35%
Communing with the dead is an everyday occurrence for PI Morgan Hawkes, until a string of murders with a voodoo slant prompts the Special Forces Agency to ask for her assistance. Teamed with Cole St. John – an Inheritor Vampire that sets her blood racing – the two of them must fight their passion to prevent a madman's deranged scheme.
My Sweet Cherry Rose: A Vampire's Feast (Cub Bites)	by Empress LaBlaque Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	7033 words	Sample 30%
Cherry Rose is a Travel Agent who drives from Michigan to Georgia to pick up her niece. Running out of gas, she's forced to stop for fuel in a deserted town. Unable to can't get gas or a cell phone signal, she’s approached by Elliott Dupree who takes her to his house on the hill but once the door closes he grants her every whim but in return he requests something that could cost her-her life.
Isabeau, A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer	by N. Gemini Sasson Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	129227 words	Sample 20%
The story of Queen Isabella, who sought revenge on her husband Edward II, and her lover Sir Roger Mortimer, who masterminded the invasion that accomplished it.
Show Low - A Vince Roberts novel	by G. Allen Clark Sep. 07, 2010	$5.95	79749 words	Sample 4%
Lt. Vince Roberts, A Iraq war veteran and favorite son of a prominent Virginia political family, returns to find that home is not where his heart is and that his finance is more promiscuous then he is willing to forgive. He sticks out his thumb, hits the road to anywhere. During the journey he finds Show Low and one Alexandra Duval who puts a temporary and sensuous halt to his adventures
Zompoc: Weapons and Tactics for the Zombie Apocalypse	by Michael G. Thomas Sep. 07, 2010	$7.99	53049 words	Sample 10%
How do you fight a zombie if you are armed with only a shovel and are being pursued down a street? How can you raise a body of like minded individuals to defend your territory or to expand during the Zompoc? What is the Zompoc and what is a zombie? This book was written to answer these questions and much more.
Wish List	by John Locke Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	42602 words	Sample 50%
When Buddy Pancake and his buddies stumble across the Wish List website, they jokingly post their “impossible” wishes. Imagine their surprise when the wishes start coming true! But Buddy and his pals neglected to read the fine print and now must pay the price for the wishes they’ve been granted. Wish List is a compelling, nail-biting, laugh-out-loud thriller.

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