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Boob Tube by Mark Coker Boob Tube by Mark Coker March 07, 2008 $2.99 86824 words Sample 20%
Actress Gina Martin lands a role on a top daytime television soap opera, and days later her predecessor is found dead in the Hollywood hills. Will Gina be next? Boob Tube offers readers a fast-paced read filled with intrigue and humor, and a surprise ending that will leave you breathless. Co-written by Lesleyann Coker, a former reporter for Soap Opera Weekly Magazine.
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I'm Mark, founder of Smashwords. Our mission is simple: we want to create the world's single best ebook publishing and distribution platform for our indie authors, publishers, literary agents and retailers. I'm co-author with my wife of Boob Tube, a novel that explores the wild and wacky world of Hollywood celebrity. I also wrote the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free), the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format, produce and publish an ebook) and The 10-Minute PR Checklist (helps entrepreneurs and business managers think more strategically about public relations. It's not written for authors, though some authors find it valuable.). When I'm not writing or working on Smashwords, I enjoy gardening, traveling and hiking tall mountains, the tallest of which has been Mt. Kilimanjaro. Write me at first initial second initial at you know where dot com (though please direct all support inquires to the "comments/questions" link you'll find on any Smashwords page).
SHADOWLAND by Mrinal Bose SHADOWLAND by Mrinal Bose March 12, 2008 $1.99 66437 words Sample 50%
Shadowland is the story of a doctor who seeks survival, sanity and justice after he is stripped of his right to a small piece of land in Kolkata suburb. Set against the backdrop of a degenerate Marxist regime in Bengal in the nineties, it's a compelling narrative of the doctor’s long battle with the powers-that-be, and a masterly portrait of contemporary India.
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I'm a fiction writer, columnist,and literary blogger based in Kolkata, India. My fiction and columns have appeared in The Pedestal Magazine, January magazine, suite 101.com and Future among many other online and print magazines. In real life, I'm a practicing physician, and when I'm not attending on my patient, I'm either contemplating fiction or writing it.
Against Her Will by Mrinal Bose Against Her Will by Mrinal Bose April 01, 2008 $0.99 5429 words
A young Bangladeshi Hindu woman's poignant story of immigration to India and her struggle to come to terms with new realities.
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I'm a fiction writer, columnist,and literary blogger based in Kolkata, India. My fiction and columns have appeared in The Pedestal Magazine, January magazine, suite 101.com and Future among many other online and print magazines. In real life, I'm a practicing physician, and when I'm not attending on my patient, I'm either contemplating fiction or writing it.
The Fight on the Albert/Dean by The Fight on the Albert/Dean by screenwriter May 06, 2008 $1.49 6981 words Sample 10%
Based on a true story, this is the incredible telling of an event that took place in the treacherous waters off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The men who fish these seas frequently get a good look at death. When they do, they quite often get a good look at themselves as well. This story will take you into the heart of a struggle as old as man himself.
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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.
Mortal Ghost by L. Lee Lowe Mortal Ghost by L. Lee Lowe May 08, 2008 Free! 122383 words Read a sample
It's a fiery hot summer, and sixteen-year-old Jesse Wright is on the run. An oddly gifted boy, he arrives in a new city where the direction of his life is about to change. He's hungry and lonely and desperate - and beset by visions of a stranger who is being brutally tortured. And then there are Jesse's own memories of a fire ...
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I'm an indie writer who lives in Germany - and I love to hear from readers! You can contact me at l.lee.lowe@gmail.com or via my website. CORVUS is available as podcasts (audiobook) narrated by the wonderful Welsh actor Ioan Hefin at: http://lleelowe.com/corvus MORTAL GHOST is available as podcasts at: http://lleelowe.com/mortal-ghost Thanks for reading!
Good Morning, Friend Moon by Aaron Walker Good Morning, Friend Moon by Aaron Walker May 11, 2008 $3.99 477 words Sample 60%
The Sun rises one morning to see a surprising sight, his good friend Moon is almost falling asleep in the morning sky! A light-hearted and whimsical story of friendship for story time with young or early readers. One of the first of its kind illustrated children's e-books for e-reading devices.
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The Han Shan Poems by Norton Hodges The Han Shan Poems by Norton Hodges May 15, 2008 Free! 1082 words Read a sample
Han Shan ('Cold Mountain') is a figure associated with a collection of poems of the Tang dynasty in the Taoist/Zen tradition.
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Norton Hodges was born in Gravesend, Kent, England in 1948. He studied French and German at the University College of Swansea and taught Modern Languages for 22 years. He has also worked as a pay clerk, book reviewer, adult literacy tutor and examination invigilator. He has an M.A (1980). and a PhD in Language and Literature in Education (1998), has published academic articles and has completed an Advanced Poetry Course with the Open College of the Arts. After sickness retirement in 1997, he began to submit his poetry for publication. He has since been widely published in English poetry magazines and on the internet. His work has also appeared in anthologies, has been translated into French, Russian and Urdu and has been digitised by the Poetry Library in London. He has also translated into English the work of the francophone poets Athanase Vantchev de Thracy and Théo Crassas. In 2005, he was awarded the Grand Prix International Solenzara by a French jury from the Institut Solenzara. He now lives in Oakham, Rutland.
Helium3 by Nick Travers Helium3 by Nick Travers May 16, 2008 Free! 22387 words Read a sample
Today, at the centre of our galaxy, dwell small colonies of a most extraordinary species – humans. Fourteen-year-old Mervyn Bright has courage, tenacity, and three close friends from the Space Academy: Loren, a brilliant but despised out-worlder, Tarun, heir to a once-powerful dynasty, and Aurora, niece to the embattled Patriarch. Together they make a formidable team.
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Nick wanted to be that mystical figure, an author, from almost the very first book he read. As a child his mind constantly buzzed with characters and adventures, fed by an insatiable appetite for stories. Unfortunately, a childhood tramping the wilds of Dartmoor (in the UK), the joys of playing jazz trombone, and generally having a blast, left little time for serious writing as he grew up. Later, an education in science and the demands of holding down a career again pushed writing to one side. Then he hit forty, and realised his imagination had never grown up. Finally, with a second-hand laptop off e-bay Nick embarked on the second most thrilling adventure of his life: writing a novel. Nick has migrated north since his childhood, swapping the wilds of Dartmoor for the tranquility of the New Forrest (Hampshire, UK). He is enjoying the adventure of having a family (the greatest adventure of his life)with three lively daughters, who all enjoy reading as much as he does. In addition to writing, Nick lists his hobbies as gardening (the variety that employs a large pair of choppers and requires him to sit around admiring the view), swimming (because it frees his mind and releases his imagination), juggling (because he can), and one day he would like to learn to play the piano (because the trombone really isn’t a solo instrument). Visit Nick's blog at www.NickTravers.com to catch up on current activity, articles about writing, and discount codes for his books.
An Unlikely Hero by An Unlikely Hero by Duodora May 18, 2008 You set the price! 8356 words Sample 60%
All Milton wanted to do was play pinochle. He was, after all, the best. Milton thought his life was complete, but that was before two aliens popped in to destroy his ego, a talking squirrel taught him the way of the universe, and a Malfrian swept him off to another planet--to a destiny even greater than pinochle. A short story.
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The Jynx by Kenneth Crowe The Jynx by Kenneth Crowe May 27, 2008 Free! 83142 words Read a sample
THE JYNX is a novel of clamming, art, Swiftboat politics, and revenge in the age of Karl Rove. The protagonist of THE JYNX is a Long Island clammer, barely surviving in a dying industry, whose dream is to become a successful wood sculptor. A political operative is the protagonist’s inspiration for The Jynx, a sculpture which advances his career and turns her into a vengeful enemy.
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Kenneth C. Crowe was a labor reporter at Newsday and New York Newsday from 1976 to 1999. He is the author of COLLISION/HOW THE RANK AND FILE TOOK BACK THE TEAMSTERS. Published by Scribner's in 1993, COLLISION tells the story of the Teamsters' rank and file reform movement, culminating in the election of Ron Carey as president of the union. Crowe won an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship in 1974 to study foreign investment in the United States. In 1978, Doubleday published AMERICA FOR SALE, Crowe's book on foreign investment in the United States. Crowe was a member of the Newsday investigative team whose work won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal.
God's Country by Cara Ellison God's Country by Cara Ellison May 30, 2008 $6.99 83828 words Sample 5%
When an experimental aircraft crashes into an anti-government militia compound in Texas, the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team is activated. Julia, the team's first female agent, is shocked to find Jon Fielding on scene. In order to stop the militia's catastrophic plans, Julia must put her life and the lives of her team in the hands of the man who once betrayed her.
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Bobby's Trace by Edward C. Patterson Bobby's Trace by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 $0.99 34837 words Sample 10%
Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. He gets an unsought lesson in life-after-death that turns his bereavement into a horrific adventure. Come peek through Perry Chaplin's mysterious window. What lies beneath the surface of life and death? What comes in Bobby's wake; in Bobby's trace? Perry Chalin knows. Will you?
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
Cutting the Cheese by Edward C. Patterson Cutting the Cheese by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 $0.99 36093 words Sample 10%
Luke Oliver has just come out of the closet and confronts a brave new world - a meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Association of New Birch and Sipsboro (GLAABS) - your run of the mill, gay political caucus. Run of the Mill? . . . my @$$. Stepping across the threshold of the Otterson estate exposes Luke to horny and hilarious shenanigans that give the Boys in the Band a run for its money.
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
No Irish Need Apply by Edward C. Patterson No Irish Need Apply by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 $0.99 34096 words Sample 10%
Kevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widow mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest things, but in Kevin and Louis' case, it's a stroke of wisdom wrapped in fool's gold.
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out by Edward C. Patterson The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 $0.99 21419 words Sample 10%
A collection of seven poetry books (180 poems), The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, tracks a gay man's sensitivities to the strange world encountered both in and out of the real and poetic closet. Sensitive and bold, and sometimes shocking and, in all cases, lyrical, this is a journey from shy emergence to bold self-confidence.
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower by Edward C. Patterson Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 $0.99 11161 words Sample 10%
The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark that still ripples through the descendants of that culture. It should also leave an indelible mark on the current conscience. Come, Wewoka - Poems on the Trail of Tears is a collection of heartfelt reflections on Cherokee culture during those days and after. Diary of Medicine Flower - Cherokee Aphorisms re modern Cherokee thoughts
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
A Month of Girls by A Month of Girls by JohnSkaife May 31, 2008 $2.99 8583 words Sample 20%
A phantasmagoria! Who knows what to expect? And you, you don't even know what you want! Well, let me tell you here now - THIS is what you need. Forty years in the making and three months in the composition - it's more girls than promised! (40 by my reckoning.)
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Sunset by Steven Katz Sunset by Steven Katz June 08, 2008 $0.99 31960 words Sample 10%
They were right. Global warming melted the ice caps and the world united... and survived. Now, a generation later, can that unity sustain itself for Earth's next challenge, or is this the beginning of humanity's final chapter?
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Man From the Moon by Richard F. West Man From the Moon by Richard F. West June 26, 2008 $3.00 63630 words Sample 50%
The crash landing of a suspected UFO near a small isolated town in Montana threatens the sanity and the religious faith of the people of the community as they struggle to understand the impact this incident will have on their lives.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
No Kiss For A Killer by John Ivor No Kiss For A Killer by John Ivor June 27, 2008 $2.99 42837 words Sample 20%
Skilled swordsman Jeremy Hanwell vows to avenge his father’s murder. Then he falls in love – with a woman who’ll reject him if he performs this sacred duty. Romance rides a thorny trail in an 1830s British Colony.
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Amateur Rebel by John Ivor Amateur Rebel by John Ivor June 28, 2008 $2.99 59002 words Sample 20%
Maggie, an interpreter, believes justice can’t be achieved without just rulers, so she fights corrupt despots of an 1830s British Colony. And tries not to fall in love with Jeremy, her hot-headed foolish ally. Magistrates commit murder, the natives mistake a missionary as an incarnation of the Rainbow Serpent come to evict white settlers, and Maggie could lose her head - literally!
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Surviving an American Gulag by Edward C. Patterson Surviving an American Gulag by Edward C. Patterson June 28, 2008 $0.99 69329 words Sample 10%
Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam war. He is out of shape, two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, these are dealt with according to the book. Welcome to the Special Training Unit where the misfits are driven in the American Gulag.
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
Kill Him Sweetly by Ann Morven Kill Him Sweetly by Ann Morven June 29, 2008 $0.99 3957 words Sample 30%
Christmas ain't happy when you're next target of an unknown killer. This award winning short-story of 3240 words is by the whodunit diva Ann Morven.
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Born-again Bandit by Bryce McBryce Born-again Bandit by Bryce McBryce June 29, 2008 $0.99 4202 words Sample 20%
Hilarious! On the eve of World War 2, the British Raj encounters a child more troublesome than militant Japan. A short-story of 3750 words by Bryce McBryce.
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Of the People by Richard F. West Of the People by Richard F. West July 05, 2008 $3.00 106976 words Sample 50%
An ordinary American is unexpectedly caught up in a plot that threatens his life and his country.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
The Journey by Richard F. West The Journey by Richard F. West July 18, 2008 $3.00 61958 words Sample 50%
A man confronts the dark corners of his mind when tragedy robs him of his only reason to live.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Comfort Zone Poetry by Comfort Zone Poetry by hlaxner July 25, 2008 Free! 540 words Read a sample
A collection of poems that tap into some of life's trying times and reveals one way to look at things.
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Other Side of Bottomrock by Richard F. West Other Side of Bottomrock by Richard F. West July 26, 2008 $3.00 73450 words Sample 50%
Charlie Dawson had no trouble getting into town. Getting out was going to be a lot more difficult.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Brat Overboard by Bryce McBryce Brat Overboard by Bryce McBryce Aug. 07, 2008 $0.99 2958 words Sample 25%
Laugh! At the eve of World War 2 a child on a troopship is a bigger worry than the enemy. This episode of 2550 words by Bryce McBryce introduces Charlie to a pompous English colonel.
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Everything Nice by Richard F. West Everything Nice by Richard F. West Aug. 07, 2008 $3.00 76330 words Sample 50%
Murdered women are found nude in Central Park. Each of them wears a unique cross pendant supplied by the killer
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Captain Striver by John Ivor Captain Striver by John Ivor Aug. 12, 2008 $3.99 52748 words Sample 9%
Family in disgrace, a penurious young sea captain dreams of creating a British colony to replace lost America. Against him stand Admiralty, Government and the influential British East India Trading Company. Nevertheless, if only he can marry into wealth . . . Based on true events, this fictional autobiography is Book Two of ‘Strive’, dreamers of The Great Southland, published hardback in 2000
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Wrong Number by Wrong Number by suspense Aug. 16, 2008 You set the price! 1986 words Sample 60%
A single woman one day picks up the phone. The man on the other end asks for someone who doesn't live there. It is a wrong number. The man proceeds to call back several times and through these phone calls, they establish a repore. They attempt to meet but always miss each others calls. So one day the man makes a bold move...
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Warrior by Richard F. West Warrior by Richard F. West Aug. 16, 2008 $3.00 82591 words Sample 50%
Private Investigator Frank Carson, a retired New York City cop, offers to help a woman in trouble, and gets drawn into a plot of intrigue which jeopardizes the lives of his friends, his family and thousands of people half a world away.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Knight Gambit by Richard F. West Knight Gambit by Richard F. West Aug. 23, 2008 $3.00 100860 words Sample 50%
Neil Elliston escapes from the C.I.A.’s “Home” on a quest for revenge. The C.I.A., the FBI, local law enforcement and others intend to stop him. There are some who want him dead.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Bleach|Blackout by David S. Grant Bleach|Blackout by David S. Grant Aug. 26, 2008 Free! 2706 words Read a sample
Fans of fluffy romance novels and that all-too-familiar, over-hyped, edge-of-the-seat crap should steer clear. This is life at its most jaded. Offense Mechanisms is proud to present Bleach | Blackout by David S. Grant, two novels about drugs, sex, revenge, the corporate crunch, and the inevitable unpleasantness of life and death.
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Princess Electra by Dory Lee Maske Princess Electra by Dory Lee Maske Sep. 01, 2008 $2.00 63885 words Sample 50%
Princess Electra lives in a swamp with Serafina, a sorceress she believes is her mother. She is happy with her life in the swamp until a stranger appears claiming to be both a prince and her brother. Suddenly, her world is turned upside down. Electra is forced to make her way through warring kingdoms to find her true home. Will she have the skills she needs to avoid capture?
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I've always been a reader--loved fairy tales when I was young. I started writing when I had children of my own. My husband, Bob Maske, does all the art work for my stories. He did all the book covers and the animations that accompany each story. I try to keep at least half of my stories and books free and would love to receive feedback from my readers. You can contact me at bbmask@starstream.net or at doryleemaske@wavecable.com Thanks to all you readers out there for your support.
Searching For Eldorado by E. P. Ned Burke Searching For Eldorado by E. P. Ned Burke Sep. 18, 2008 $1.99 74864 words Sample 30%
Searching For Eldorado is like mixing "Catcher in The Rye" with "American Graffiti." It is a fictional memoir centered around Jerry Killian,a mixed-up, seventeen-year-old Pennsylvania prep student in 1959 whose self-image is low but his testosterone level is confusingly high. Thus, his quest to understand both results in many comical and bittersweet moments as he strives to reach manhood.
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E. P. Ned Burke worked in publishing for more than 30 years. He is the author of 7 novels and numerous short stories and articles. Currently, he is president of E. P. Burke Publishing and serves as editor of Yesterday's Magazette and Writer's Magazette. He is also owner of many other Magazettes that can be found at http://www.magazettes.com.
A Mixed Bag by Richard F. West A Mixed Bag by Richard F. West Sep. 20, 2008 $3.00 83664 words Sample 15%
A provocative variety of 24 stories - some cute, some comical, some murderous and some filled with mayhem.
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RICHARD F. WEST was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He majored in aeronautical engineering at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. However, when English Literature was offered for the first time at the technical college, he switched majors. He and his wife, Jeanette, raised four children in Plainfield, New Jersey, where they lived for 16 years. Mr. West began writing while commuting to Manhattan, where he worked as a computer programmer and later a systems analyst. His first contemporary spy novel, Crystal Clear, was published in 1981 by Popular Library. A trio of light, easy-reading mysteries (Old Gang Of Mine (1997), As Crime Goes By (1998), Ghoul Of My Dreams (1999)) was published by The Berkley Publishing Group. These novels are centered on the unexpected adventures of people living in a Florida retirement facility. Mr. West and his wife currently reside in southwest Florida.
Turning Idolater by Edward C. Patterson Turning Idolater by Edward C. Patterson Sep. 20, 2008 $0.99 89014 words Sample 10%
Philip Flaxen, who strips past his jockstrap on the Internet for manluv.com, acquires a rare gift — a book that transforms his life. With it, he sparks with a famous author, whittles away at a new craft, swims with an odd circle of new acquaintances and is swept up in mayhem. Philip leaves the world of The Porn Nazi and enters the realm of crisp possibilities.
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Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet
Feng Shui Assassin by Adrian Hall Feng Shui Assassin by Adrian Hall Sep. 24, 2008 Free! 70554 words Read a sample
Feng Shui - With knowledge and wisdom ch'i can be used for beneficial and fortuitous practice. But there are some for whom ch'i is used for a darker purpose . . .
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Ady Hall - a jack of no trades.
Middle of Nowhere by Steve Grossman Middle of Nowhere by Steve Grossman Sep. 26, 2008 $4.99 59111 words Sample 50%
Jesse Girard is on the run and heading for the ocean, but a bad choice in dark bar brings him to a seedy, run-down motel somewhere south of Boston. Once a haven for vacationers and locals on long weekends, The Patriot Inn, is forgotten and fading. A place where few people stay the night and even fewer stay a second. But, as Jesse discovers, it is a good place to be if you don’t want to be found.
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Alexandra by Declan Stanley Alexandra by Declan Stanley Oct. 01, 2008 $6.99 66119 words Sample 25%
The story of one man's sexual obsession, miscommunication and heart break with "the love of his life". And of him ultimately finding true love. When Kevin meets Alexandra he thinks he knows what true love is. It is not until he loves Jasmine that he really finds true love.
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Declan Stanley has spent most of his adult life doing computer related jobs, and basically avoiding writing as much as possible. Now he has given up programming and started to write his own blend of science fiction, erotic romance and adult fairy tails, sometimes all mixed up together.
The Rhythm Under the Skin by Avery Gase The Rhythm Under the Skin by Avery Gase Oct. 05, 2008 You set the price! 339 words Sample 100%
A man's best comfort and worst fear as one.
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Sistienn by Wendy Brumback Sistienn by Wendy Brumback Oct. 10, 2008 $0.99 3054 words Sample 50%
The dark love of a vampire can be exciting - or deadly. Sistienn is a vampire of the worse kind, she enjoys her kills. But, when handsome Alex enters the scene her only thoughts are for him, to control him as an immortal, her lover and slave, forever.
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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.
Hitler Alive? by Kal Wagenheim Hitler Alive? by Kal Wagenheim Oct. 10, 2008 $1.00 23238 words Sample 50%
Adolf Hitler alive? A wannabe "dream team" of lawyers eagerly interviews their hoped for ticket to fame, an elderly man who may--or may not--be the hated Nazi Fuhrer. An edgy comedy, full of surprises. "Funny and touching...Eli Wallach."
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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.
The Quilt by Wendy Brumback The Quilt by Wendy Brumback Oct. 14, 2008 You set the price! 1305 words Sample 25%
A story of love lost and the souls way of holding on. When we have no choice in the matters of the heart we find ourselves picking something up in hope that things will change. That we can change the future, uncontroled by the bad moments of our past.
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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.
Constant by Frank F. Atanacio Constant by Frank F. Atanacio Oct. 15, 2008 $2.95 51785 words Sample 25%
When the ship “ Constant” transcends the bloodied sea and sails towards the ports of Hell, pain and anguish fills its sails. Seamen yearn for home while the horrors of battle and death navigate them through the unknown world. A skeleton crew trapped in a strange darkness that would guide them through a frenzy of heart stopping events. Keeping in mind that the slightest
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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
Nick PT Barnum CaseFile: Dog Eats Dog by Frank F. Atanacio Nick PT Barnum CaseFile: Dog Eats Dog by Frank F. Atanacio Oct. 15, 2008 $3.95 44094 words Sample 25%
Nick PT Barnum answers his phone to hear a chilling cry for help. The deacon Mike Brandon is in trouble, and he thinks he killed a man.. From an illegal dog fighting ring to a corrupt business man has the City of Bridgeport caught up in turmoil. Soon Nick Barnum is chasing secrets and cover-ups just to land in his own pot of hot water. It becomes a dog eats dog circus for the citizens of the city.
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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
Whispers Hidden behind Dark Doors by Frank F. Atanacio Whispers Hidden behind Dark Doors by Frank F. Atanacio Oct. 15, 2008 $1.95 8256 words Sample 25%
Dark eerie poetry that will haunt your dreams. Each poem describes a haunting image that will invade your nightmares and leave you begging for the light. So hear the whispers and feel the nightmares
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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
In God's Shadow by Frank F. Atanacio In God's Shadow by Frank F. Atanacio Oct. 15, 2008 $2.95 43062 words Sample 25%
In God's Shadow In desperate need of placing a child in God's shadow, a group of young boys have been blessed to escort a beautiful natural gift from God to comeplete the task. Evil has a secret agenda, and they plot to keep the child from being placed. They are forced with an agonizing task that will decide the fate of Mankind.
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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