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The Fight on the Albert/Dean | by screenwriter May 06, 2008 | $1.49 | 6981 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: I'm a screenwriter primarily, but there are some stories that don't seem to want to be told in that format. These stories have taken me to other outlets. I hope you enjoy them. |
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God's Country | by Cara Ellison May 30, 2008 | $6.99 | 83828 words | Sample 5% |
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Middle of Nowhere | by Steve Grossman Sep. 26, 2008 | $4.99 | 59111 words | Sample 50% |
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The Rhythm Under the Skin | by Avery Gase Oct. 05, 2008 | You set the price! | 339 words | Sample 100% |
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Hitler Alive? | by Kal Wagenheim Oct. 10, 2008 | $1.00 | 23238 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Kal Wagenheim is a journalist (formerly with the NY Times) and author of several books, plays and film scripts. He taught creative writing at Columbia University and, as a volunteer, at the New Jersey State Prison. |
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Wishful Thinking | by Kal Wagenheim Oct. 17, 2008 | $0.50 | 1895 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Kal Wagenheim is a journalist (formerly with the NY Times) and author of several books, plays and film scripts. He taught creative writing at Columbia University and, as a volunteer, at the New Jersey State Prison. |
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Legacy of Angels: Book Three of the Angel Trilogy | by Bill Scott Oct. 18, 2008 | $5.00 | 106140 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: As a writer in love with the late Old West (post-Civil War to 1900), I plan more novels for that period. Appropriately to the characters of my first three books, I have Irish and Scottish immigrant blood, as well as a bit of Cherokee. I hold Bachelor's degrees from Washington State University and Brooks Institute of Photography, and am a former college instructor and professional photographer. I live near the ocean on California's Central Coast and am currently researching ideas for my next historical novel. |
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Vanderville | by Pat Barnhart Oct. 26, 2008 | $3.00 | 71103 words | Sample 5% |
| Author bio: Author of two novels (Vanderville and Throwing Bones, both available on dead trees at www.publishamerica.com), experienced book editor, and freelance writer, Pat resides in central Florida with her oh so spoiled Bassett Hound, Belle of the Ball. In addition to writing, Pat enjoys mentoring other authors as they pursue their writing dreams, and is available for all projects involving words. A self-avowed wordsmith, hobbies include movies, crossword puzzles, and travel. |
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Throwing Bones: And Other Adventures of an International Drug Smuggler | by Pat Barnhart Oct. 26, 2008 | $3.00 | 95762 words | Sample 5% |
| Author bio: Author of two novels (Vanderville and Throwing Bones, both available on dead trees at www.publishamerica.com), experienced book editor, and freelance writer, Pat resides in central Florida with her oh so spoiled Bassett Hound, Belle of the Ball. In addition to writing, Pat enjoys mentoring other authors as they pursue their writing dreams, and is available for all projects involving words. A self-avowed wordsmith, hobbies include movies, crossword puzzles, and travel. |
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Fed Up | by Robert Etheridge Oct. 29, 2008 | $4.95 | 54690 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Robert Etheridge: Thirty-seven years ago I began to walk the Middle Way.(The TAO) This journey has allowed me a glimpse into our world that is unseen by many. I am not a seer or a special person of any kind. I put my pants on one leg at a time like everyone else. Because of my Walk along the Middle Way I am able to see our world with a different perspective. Most of us see, 'Through a Glass Darkly', because our life experiences and emotions cloud our vision. I dedicate my books to clear seeing. Enjoy! Have some fun! Read them! |
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Cross-Over Murders | by Frank F. Atanacio Nov. 13, 2008 | $3.95 | 38125 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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Baghdad on the Bayou | by glen aaron Dec. 07, 2008 | $2.95 | 36099 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: This book could only have been written by one who has lived and fought in the trenches of every facet of the criminal justice system. The author, Aaron, was one of those warriors. He spent many years on both sides of the docket, as prosecutor and defense attorney. He no longer participates in the litigious life, but instead writes both non-fiction and fiction novels. He now enjoys his retirement and lives in wide open West Texas with his wife, Jane, and their two Rottweilers, Gandhi and Flint. |
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Yowl! | by stephen jansen Dec. 14, 2008 | $5.00 | 29476 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: screenwriter/novelist/playwrite. i operate under the name organisation name DEADLINER. i write dark/comedy/thrillers/unusual characters. people who are uncomfortable in their own skin and want out. |
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The Love of Whitney | by ANDREW P. LEBEL Dec. 27, 2008 | $13.50 | 63320 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Born and raised in Merrimac Mass. Born Dec 2, 1964 Yes I'm 44 yrs old. I Moved to Exeter NH in 1998. I work as a Corrections Officer in Brentwood DOC. But my passion is writing suspense, thriller, fiction novels. I've written 5 Novels, 4 are for sale on Wordclay.com Cross the Swords---- Time Travel The Hollow Shell---- Ghost Story The Love of Whitney- Suspense Fiction The Legend of Dark Mountain- Thriller Fiction |
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The Jack Devereaux Show | by Bernie Quayle Jan. 04, 2009 | You set the price! | 88196 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Bernie has over 40 years experience in broadcasting, eleven of those years in America. Drawing upon his vast and varied experiences in radio, Bernie created the character Jack Devereaux, to live out those experience in a fictional setting. The book is set in the nineties, during the Clinton administration. |
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Revived In Rio | by glen aaron Jan. 11, 2009 | $2.95 | 52678 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: This book could only have been written by one who has lived and fought in the trenches of every facet of the criminal justice system. The author, Aaron, was one of those warriors. He spent many years on both sides of the docket, as prosecutor and defense attorney. He no longer participates in the litigious life, but instead writes both non-fiction and fiction novels. He now enjoys his retirement and lives in wide open West Texas with his wife, Jane, and their two Rottweilers, Gandhi and Flint. |
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The Voyages of the Swallow | by Alexander Morriss Jan. 14, 2009 | $4.95 | 71897 words | Sample 70% |
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Walking Buddha's Path | by Derek Joe Tennant Jan. 14, 2009 | You set the price! | 54465 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Derek has considered himself ‘spiritual but not religious’ since his pre-teen years. Recently however, he has learned much about Buddhism and feels that his life has been a constant practice that follows much of the Buddhist teachings. He has always believed in volunteer work, beginning with a Crisis Intervention Hotline and the ‘Free Angela Davis’ committee in the early 1970’s, continuing through a volunteer firefighter career and, most recently, teaching English to Burmese refugee children on the Burma-Thailand border and cleaning up after hurricanes in Haiti and a tornado in Arkansas. His first book, Walking Buddha's Path, was written in the evenings and weekends in Mae Sot and Khampaeng Phet, Thailand, as he was learning so much from those extraordinary Burmese children. |
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Hedge Fund | by Holger Berndt Jan. 15, 2009 | $3.99 | 71961 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Holger Berndt has more than a dozen years experience in the investment management business as a trader, analyst, and hedge fund portfolio manager for both equities and convertible securities. He’s a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) who lives in San Francisco with his girlfriend and her two cats. |
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He was All I could Think About | by Wendy Brumback Jan. 17, 2009 | You set the price! | 243 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Born and rasied in Colorado, I love a wide variety of things. I write in several different genres and am working to complete a novel and making plans to start another. I received my BA in Crative Writing in May 2011. In my spare time I enjoy reading, studying my religon, crocheting, quilting, traveling (when I have the money)and entering clothing designs for their contests at Chicstar.com. |
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Dads, Daughters and Motorcycles | by Peter Hobday Jan. 23, 2009 | Free! | 965 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: The author is a cantankerous old fart who detests most things including Dr. Phil, sub-woofers and shopping. He takes pleasure fom horrid public behaviour and riding powerful motorcycles in an illegal manner. It is possible that he still is a Minister of the Mother Earth Church of California if it still exists and if they got over the bounced cheque ordination fee thing. He appeared for a millisecond with his brother in Cronenberg's "The Fly" and also has broken many of the bones in his body. He was once arrested at the top of the water tower in Sioux Lookout, Ontario by an Ontario Provincial Police sergeant who was afraid of heights. |
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The Boy With No Nose | by CJ Angelella Jan. 29, 2009 | Free! | 0 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am 12. Don't let the reviews be that harsh. |
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Invisible Skorge | by CJ Angelella Jan. 31, 2009 | $0.99 | 1318 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: I am 12. Don't let the reviews be that harsh. |
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Sam Rusoe | by CJ Angelella Feb. 09, 2009 | Free! | 9 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am 12. Don't let the reviews be that harsh. |
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The Collateral Group | by Gary Bonner Feb. 10, 2009 | $2.95 | 125043 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: A former Massachusetts resident, Gary served in the military as an MP during the Vietnam era. My professional background has been in Sales and sales management. I am divorced and have five wonderful children. I currently reside in St.Thomas with my youngest son, Ryan. |
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Surviving the Fog | by Stan Morris Feb. 14, 2009 | Free! | 110624 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Retired, former computer tech, married, two grown children, now a grower of coffee, veggies, plumeria and other trees, and an incredible amount of weeds. But mostly I read. |
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A DIAMOND WORTH KILLING FOR | by Frank Gauthier Feb. 18, 2009 | $9.49 | 95779 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Frank Gauthier is the pen name of a real writer. Frank was born in Italy. He left for Montreal, Canada, on his own, when he was 19. There he frequented the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal graduating in engineering (geology) in 1973. He went on to get a Master in geochemistry in 1974. He worked for a few years in Northern Quebec, then left to teach Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique of Thies, Senegal for CIDA, the Canadian International Development Agency. Back in Montreal he got an MBA from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (International Marketing), in 1980. He then worked for a number of Engineering firms in Georgia and California, as well as in Africa, South East Asia, South America and Europe. He lives now in Piedmont whit his companion. Frank has already published two books: The first one, “ A Diamond Worth Killing For†was published in Italian by the "Gruppo Edicomâ€. The second book, “Gold Kills Too†was published in e-format in 2009. He is now writing a guide book on the “Roero†wine district (where he lives), and the gastronomy of the area. The book is expected to be published in 2009. Hopefully he is not getting in any real trouble writing a cook book !!! Frank reads at least a book per week. The books he enjoys the most are those written by Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Ken Follet, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, Le Carré, Wilbur Smith (from whom he was inspired in writing the first two thrillers), Frederick Forsyth, Bill Bryson (who inspitred the wrting of thethe Guide Book on Roero). Frank's a para glider, and a windsurfer. Frank has double nationality: he’s like to have a third. He’s working on it. He also has at least two passports, one Italian and one Canadian, unfortunately under his real name. Also four driver licenses, two of which international, under different names. He is looking for two more passports, one Nigerian (this is where he will go next) and one Brazilian, under two different names. Frank’s open to suggestions. Given his uncanny ability to get in real trouble, two more passports is the minimum he needs to hide and survive. |
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GOLD KILLS TOO | by Frank Gauthier Feb. 21, 2009 | $9.49 | 83204 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Frank Gauthier is the pen name of a real writer. Frank was born in Italy. He left for Montreal, Canada, on his own, when he was 19. There he frequented the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal graduating in engineering (geology) in 1973. He went on to get a Master in geochemistry in 1974. He worked for a few years in Northern Quebec, then left to teach Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique of Thies, Senegal for CIDA, the Canadian International Development Agency. Back in Montreal he got an MBA from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (International Marketing), in 1980. He then worked for a number of Engineering firms in Georgia and California, as well as in Africa, South East Asia, South America and Europe. He lives now in Piedmont whit his companion. Frank has already published two books: The first one, “ A Diamond Worth Killing For†was published in Italian by the "Gruppo Edicomâ€. The second book, “Gold Kills Too†was published in e-format in 2009. He is now writing a guide book on the “Roero†wine district (where he lives), and the gastronomy of the area. The book is expected to be published in 2009. Hopefully he is not getting in any real trouble writing a cook book !!! Frank reads at least a book per week. The books he enjoys the most are those written by Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Ken Follet, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, Le Carré, Wilbur Smith (from whom he was inspired in writing the first two thrillers), Frederick Forsyth, Bill Bryson (who inspitred the wrting of thethe Guide Book on Roero). Frank's a para glider, and a windsurfer. Frank has double nationality: he’s like to have a third. He’s working on it. He also has at least two passports, one Italian and one Canadian, unfortunately under his real name. Also four driver licenses, two of which international, under different names. He is looking for two more passports, one Nigerian (this is where he will go next) and one Brazilian, under two different names. Frank’s open to suggestions. Given his uncanny ability to get in real trouble, two more passports is the minimum he needs to hide and survive. |
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Coffee | by Gren Blackall Feb. 21, 2009 | $3.50 | 135873 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Writer, finance person, dog lover, Mainer, husband, father, friend. |
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Ears | by Marvin Rose Feb. 25, 2009 | $4.95 | 64795 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: USAAF (Eastern Training Command)light-heavyweight champion,PhD Psychology (Rutgers), Sinatra's showroom percussionist (Atlantic City, Las Vegas), authored 19 books |
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The Jersey Bounce | by Marvin Rose March 01, 2009 | $4.95 | 71629 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: USAAF (Eastern Training Command)light-heavyweight champion,PhD Psychology (Rutgers), Sinatra's showroom percussionist (Atlantic City, Las Vegas), authored 19 books |
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Tan Tan Deo | by Marvin Rose March 01, 2009 | $4.95 | 62513 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: USAAF (Eastern Training Command)light-heavyweight champion,PhD Psychology (Rutgers), Sinatra's showroom percussionist (Atlantic City, Las Vegas), authored 19 books |
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Philadelphia Mercy | by Marvin Rose March 02, 2009 | $4.95 | 80485 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: USAAF (Eastern Training Command)light-heavyweight champion,PhD Psychology (Rutgers), Sinatra's showroom percussionist (Atlantic City, Las Vegas), authored 19 books |
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The Checkered Fritillary | by Marvin Rose March 03, 2009 | $4.95 | 48694 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: USAAF (Eastern Training Command)light-heavyweight champion,PhD Psychology (Rutgers), Sinatra's showroom percussionist (Atlantic City, Las Vegas), authored 19 books |
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Revelation | by Robert Ray March 08, 2009 | $3.99 | 105613 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Robert has been involved in two career endeavors: Occupational Therapy and public safety and has also taught at the university level in both disciplines. As a therapist he worked in a physical disability arena with expertise in rehabilitation of traumatic upper extremity injuries and severe burns. Later, Robert made a career change to law enforcement and eventually evolved into a manager of safety programs for large organizations. He has attained two advanced degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia: Master of Counseling and Personnel Services and Master of Public Administration. An avid hiker and camper, Robert has roamed throughout the southwestern United States. He lives in Clovis, California but also owns a ranch in Colorado. While he had been previously published in a professional journal, it was Colorado where the real writing bug bit and subsequently two poems were published. The mountain environment seemed to be the impetus that he needed for laying the creative foundation of his novel, Revelation. |
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Stealing Margo | by Chad Peery March 15, 2009 | $3.79 | 128326 words | Sample 40% |
| Author bio: Chad's rock years: bassist for John Kay & Steppenwolf and Fleetwood Mac's Bob Welch. Tour mates included the Starship, Foreigner, Heart, Eddie Money, Fleetwood Mac, the Cars, Steve miller, Little River Band, and many others. Chad is a nationally recognized radio programmer, worked as a private investigator in L.A, and has been writing novels and short stories since 1990. Studied in the John DuFresne writer's group at Florida Atlantic University. |
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Aftermath | by Brian Fischer-Giffin March 16, 2009 | $3.80 | 76039 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: I am a writer and musicologist from the Blue Mountains, Australia. In the mid to late 90s I was a music reviewer for 'On the Street' and 'Loudmouth' magazines. Currently I still fire off the occasional salvo at Pyromusic and I am currently gearing up to publish the first issue of Loud Australia Magazine in May 2009. "Aftermath" is my first completed novel. I am now working on some short fiction and a second novel. I am married to Xena and we have a daughter Jazynthe, a son Jaedyn, a kelpie called Shafow and a black cat. |
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Blood Rose | by Amber Dawn March 27, 2009 | $4.55 | 52011 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Amber lives in West Central Texas with her husband. She has been writing for over twenty years, to her it has always been a passion not a job. Her and her husband raise heelers and currently have two, Brusier, and Ruby. They enjoy reading and riding their ATV's. Amber also has a freelance writing service. |
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Smoking Jimi | by Chad Peery April 04, 2009 | $3.79 | 86636 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Chad's rock years: bassist for John Kay & Steppenwolf and Fleetwood Mac's Bob Welch. Tour mates included the Starship, Foreigner, Heart, Eddie Money, Fleetwood Mac, the Cars, Steve miller, Little River Band, and many others. Chad is a nationally recognized radio programmer, worked as a private investigator in L.A, and has been writing novels and short stories since 1990. Studied in the John DuFresne writer's group at Florida Atlantic University. |
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Ends | by Jonathan Vaught April 14, 2009 | Free! | 6398 words | Read a sample |
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The Proviso: Vignettes & Outtakes | by Moriah Jovan April 16, 2009 | $0.99 | 39152 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Since before Moriah can remember, she wrote stories in her head to put herself to sleep at night. Unfortunately, they grew like kudzu and took over her neural pathways until, around age fourteen, she had to start putting them on paper before they choked out everything else. She’s been writing ever since, with the exception of a five-year sagging middle—er, uh, hiatus—during which a lot of stuff happened. The trouble started when she woke up one morning with the solution to a plot problem that had plagued her since 1995 . . . |
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The Elvis Interviews | by glen bonham April 20, 2009 | $2.99 | 108449 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Glen Bonham is a screenwriter, audio drama producer, and novelist. His first novel, The Elvis Interviews was nominated for Best First Novel by Crime Writers of Canada for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award. Glen lives in Mississauga Ontario Canada. |
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Left Coast Karma | by Jonathan Vaught April 22, 2009 | Free! | 6093 words | Read a sample |
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Little Girls Should Ride Ponies | by Jeannine Vegh April 26, 2009 | $5.00 | 89133 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Jeannine Vegh, M.A.,I.M.F.T., has her graduate degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on Somatic Psychology, from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. She received her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and Psychology from Antioch University in Santa Barbara. In addition she holds an undergraduate degree in Merchandising and Marketing from The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, California. Her work experience includes ten years as a social worker with Head Start and Children’s Protective Services in California. Ms. Vegh continues to write fiction and has four selections available for purchase here on Smashwords.com. Ms. Vegh was an active member of the California Writers Club for six years. She now resides in Ohio, where she grew up. Credits: The cover art credits go to Rita Toews in Canada. The drawing of the little boy on Foster Child goes to Betty Auchard from California and it was first published in the Writers Talk newsletter for the California Writers Club - South Bay Branch. |
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Dark Drink and Conversation | by Thomas Kennedy May 09, 2009 | $1.50 | 70886 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Irish writer of: Dark Drink and Conversation A warm tale of conversation, murder and adventure. More Dark Drink and Conversation A warm tale of conversation, kidnap and adventure. Love on the dark side of the city A Romantic Thriller set in Dublin, Ireland The Irish Detective A series of interlinked short detective stories. Twisted love and money Romance and Business mix in modern Ireland Druids Raptors and Egyptians Magic and science fiction in a young teen adventure The New York Druid Seeking an evil Druid, Live Corp, who specialise in niche markets in evil, target Connor a young tax accountant The Chicago Druid and the Ugly Princess Transformed by a druid into the ugliest woman imaginable the once beautiful Princess Fionnuala is thrown by magic into modern Chicago Various Short Stories also available. These books are also available on Amazon.com (print) and Kindle, Barnes and Noble etc,. |
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...And Night Falls | by Tommie Lyn May 26, 2009 | $0.99 | 79036 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Tommie Lyn resides in the beautiful Florida panhandle with her husband of 47 years (and high school sweetheart). She spends part of each day engrossed in the lives of the characters who people her novels. |
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I BE DAMN | by Gusdavis Aughtry June 01, 2009 | Free! | 9025 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Gusdavis Aughtry is a pseutonym for Jerry Autry. I started writing under pseutonyms when I was in the Army. Some people have a garage full of tools or golf but I write. Having had a long career in the military, I draw on that for articles, essays, stories. Presently, I am doing a memoir of my four brothers and our growing up on a tobacco farm in North Carolina. |
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Circular Journey: An Online Encounter | by Karen Phillips June 07, 2009 | $5.50 | 76133 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: This is Karen's first work of fiction. She has published many scholarly works over time as a professor in Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina. |
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Lifeline | by Stéphanie Chénard June 08, 2009 | $10.00 | 82286 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Hello to everyone! My name is Stephanie Chenard and I am a Canadian French girl of 19 years old. Therefore, English is not my native language, so please bear with me as I'm doing my best, here! I have no professional experience in writing, but I have done so as a hobby from as long as I can remember. In September, I will head out to the University of Montreal in English to French Translation. Being an author has always been a dream to me. |
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De la oscuridad a la luz | by Ernesto Panama June 09, 2009 | Free! | 6206 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Escritor, Diplomatico y Analista Master en Edición. Universidad de Salamanca. Secretario del Foro de Escritores de El Salvador Libro Impreso de venta en: El Salvador: www.lacasitaonline.com Guatemala: www.sophosenlinea.com Costa Rica: www.librerialehmann.com |
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