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Open | by Marcus Engel& Amy Vega Dec. 05, 2011 | Free! | 12881 words | Read a sample |
| New nurse Hope Wyatt helps a friend in the intensive care unit fight for his life while she learns how to cope with the emotional highs and lows of caregiving. | |||||
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A Christmas story, Take Two | by David and Linda Broughton Dec. 25, 2010 | Free! | 5472 words | Read a sample |
| Same as the other Christmas, story, but edited a little, and given an ending many people that read my usual work asked for. | |||||
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Hunting on Halloween | by Peter Dawes Oct. 03, 2011 | Free! | 8882 words | Read a sample |
| Vampires Flynn and Robin indulge in a little Halloween mischief. The real monsters don't need costumes. | |||||
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Donkey Innocence and other short stories | by Lindsey J Carden Nov. 08, 2011 | Free! | 3464 words | Read a sample |
| Donkey Innocence is a short story about growing up in a sea side town and the beauty of innocence. | |||||
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Christmas With the Kings, Kings of Montana Bonus Book | by Vanessa Bartal Dec. 01, 2011 | Free! | 42467 words | Read a sample |
| Ethan Prescott didn't set out to have a horrible holiday. Instead, he was looking for an idyllic getaway with his girlfriend in Montana. But from the beginning nothing went right, and especially not the fact that he fell in love with a local. Now his life is in a tailspin as he tries to figure out not only what he wants, but how to have it all. And with a little help from the Kings, maybe he can. | |||||
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Zombies Don't Hop: A FREE Living Dead Easter Poem by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer March 21, 2011 | Free! | 703 words | Read a sample |
| Basket? Check. Easter eggs? Check. Chocolate bunnies? Check. Zombies? Uh oh... | |||||
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A Computer Carol | by Mia Darien Dec. 05, 2011 | Free! | 4033 words | Read a sample |
| "Let's make sure that we are perfectly clear about the following statement: Unit 231dS7, also known as Marley, was dead. His primary memory core had burnt out and was not repairable, so 231dS7 had been disassembled. The recyclable parts had been returned to the factories for refurbishment and those parts that had made 231dS7 into Marley were destroyed." | |||||
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The Megamillionaire Murders: Family Cursemas | by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. Dec. 19, 2011 | Free! | 101525 words | Read a sample |
| When the wealthy Goodman family assembles for its gloomy annual holiday reunion in their divorced mother's crumbling mansion, Holly Singletary is pressed into service to help cater the Christmas Eve dinner. When "the storm of the century" hits, the attendees have more than a blackout to worry about. Someone – or something – is killing off the Goodman family one by one. | |||||
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White Collar Christmas | by Misty Evans July 12, 2011 | Free! | 7181 words | Read a sample |
| Rookie FBI agent, Sara Amos, is on her first undercover op, posing as a chauffeur to sexy art forgerer Alexander Batisto. She wants to shed her rookie status and bring Batisto’s criminal ring down, but when she unexpectedly finds herself falling for the seductive art forgerer, her investigation takes a weird twist. | |||||
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Das Weihnachtsbuch | by Palmbyte EBook-Verlag Nov. 22, 2009 | Free! | 53611 words | Read a sample |
| Eine kleine Sammlung schöner alter Gedichte und Erzählungen zum Christfest. Die alten Ausdrücke und Schreibweisen wurden im Original übernommen. Zusammengestellt von Peter Doll zu Weihnachten 2008. | |||||
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Snow Cones and Dimes: A Christmas Jars Story | by Jason Wright Aug. 16, 2011 | Free! | 7852 words | Read a sample |
| In the tradition of his New York Times bestseller, Christmas Jars, author Jason Wright shares the story of a good man with everything in the world. He truly has it all, except for an appreciation of the Christmas Jars tradition. Will he find it in the memory of a snow cone and a single, sticky dime? Only the novella knows. | |||||
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Celtic Evil The Fitzgerald Brothers A Celtic Christmas | by Sierra Rose Dec. 22, 2009 | Free! | 4256 words | Read a sample |
| A short holiday story featuring the Fitzgerald brothers as they enjoy their first holiday after being reunited. A humorous look into their lives, snow ball fight and all. | |||||
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Über den Wolken | by Rainer Stenzenberger Oct. 30, 2010 | Free! | 975 words | Read a sample |
| NOTE: This is a German short film screenplay which won a 1st prize for best dialogue! In diesem Kurzfilmdrehbuch beobachten wir die beiden Fensterputzer Kalle & Ranjid bei der Arbeit an einer Hochhausfassade. Die amüsante Geschichte gewann den ersten Preis für die beste Dialogszene beim renommierten Writing Tournament 2005 in Berlin. | |||||
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Christmas Rhyming & Decently Trying | by German Alcala Dec. 18, 2010 | Free! | 2888 words | Read a sample |
| Childish poems, love poems, and festive poems celebrating Christmas! A small collection of 13 poems. Ranging from the suggestive to the childish. From the angry to the heartbroken. With humor and emotion the collection takes on a quick, but sweet ride to celebrate Christmas in rhyme. | |||||
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Who Vampires Eat for Thanksgiving: A FREE Holiday Short by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer July 22, 2011 | Free! | 2528 words | Read a sample |
| Why do vampires love Thanksgiving? Why, it's the one day of the year they can eat humans, guilt free! Well, certain humans anyway... | |||||
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Insomnia 1: Running Paranoid | by Kenneth Guthrie Aug. 26, 2011 | Free! | 4633 words | Read a sample |
| Insomnia only wanted to buy some drugs. Unfortunately, the Mafia doesn’t care about that. Add three S&M freaks to the already muddled mix and you have a recipe for pain. Insomnia finds himself the star of the show in a video that may just end his life. Will he find a way to avoid stardom? “This book is high action comedy where the paddles never stop and the thrills just keep coming!" | |||||
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Kris Miss | by Richard Shoupe Dec. 11, 2011 | You set the price! | 43709 words | Sample 20% |
| The Christmas holiday has fallen into disregard in the world of 2100 due to the frantic pace of everyday life. A ten-year-old girl (with the help of a mysterious old character named Chris) begins a campaign to remind the world of the charm and wonder of the Christmas season, with dramatic results. A series of shocks and revelations for family and friends follow in the wake of the girls efforts. | |||||
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Memoirs of a Vending Machine | by James Pollard Jan. 03, 2011 | Free! | 17923 words | Read a sample |
| Mike lands at Kansai Airport in Japan confident but ill prepared for his introduction to his new home. A sequence of events forces Mike on a Journey lasting all day and all night around Osaka. Meeting Mark, Jon and Jeff and other interesting and colourful characters along the way, Mike quickly discovers the urban soul of Japan and learns enough in one day to last the rest of his time in Osaka. | |||||
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A Christmas Jar for Santa: A Christmas Jars Story | by Jason Wright Aug. 16, 2011 | Free! | 2893 words | Read a sample |
| In the tradition of his New York Times bestseller, Christmas Jars, author Jason Wright tells of an aging man who's played Santa so long, he's forgotten why he ever started. Alone and tired, this year could finally be his last. Will the spirit of the most unusual Christmas Jar in history change his mind and his future? | |||||
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The Gift: A Short Story for Christmas | by Amanda Hamm Sep. 29, 2011 | Free! | 1941 words | Read a sample |
| A man looking for the perfect gift for his wife experiences a Christmas miracle. This is a Christian themed story; it is not about Santa Claus. | |||||
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Two in a Tent: Camping Humor | by Lenny Everson June 02, 2011 | Free! | 2635 words | Sample 20% |
| Two short pieces of humor about sharing a pup tent. | |||||
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Top 5 Most Visited Travel Destinations in India | by Richa Nagar Nov. 30, 2011 | Free! | 452 words | Read a sample |
| If you are a traveler and wish to get some useful travel tip about Indian travel destinations then stay tuned with indiantraveldestinations.com. You are in for some pleasant surprise. | |||||
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Merry Webcomic Christmas | by Lacy Maran Dec. 11, 2011 | Free! | 150 words | Read a sample |
| Christmas themed comic strips about the Holidays. | |||||
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Shambles | by Peter Tranter Oct. 04, 2011 | Free! | 44072 words | Read a sample |
| Shambles is a collection of quick reads. Here you will find short stories, silly verse and something for the young at heart. | |||||
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And the Winner Is? | by Janice Daugharty Aug. 26, 2010 | Free! | 4621 words | Read a sample |
| Eileen and Duck Dixon were on the verge of splitting up before they learned they'd won the Easter Lottery. Now they're stuck. Then they discover a missing ticket out of the twenty-five each bought. So who actually owns the winning ticket? To make matters worse, Eileen's mother Nell had loaned them the money to buy the tickets. By rights, does the winning ticket belong to her? | |||||
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A Holiday Explained-A Holiday Short Short Story | by J. Steven York Dec. 29, 2010 | Free! | 742 words | Read a sample |
| A twisted tale of several holidays from the National Best-Selling author! Want to know the secret of how Santa Claus gets down all those chimneys? So does someone else, and a confrontation on a frozen rooftop exposes many secrets. | |||||
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Tourist Traps | by Kurt Ulmer March 27, 2011 | Free! | 1950 words | Read a sample |
| If you’re good for a laugh, wear a name badge in Tasmania. Otherwise-don’t | |||||
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Reflections | by Russell Turney June 10, 2011 | Free! | 710 words | Read a sample |
| A slice of solitude | |||||
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Mr. Christmas | by Shine LeFlur Dec. 07, 2011 | Free! | 2060 words | Read a sample |
| Merry Christmas from Shine LeFlur | |||||
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The Christmas Challenge | by Linda Boltman Dec. 11, 2011 | Free! | 2078 words | Read a sample |
| Trying to recreate a family tradition when my Grandfather took me with him to cut down and carry home the family Christmas tree, my children and I would traipse out to our local tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree. Our tradition culminated in the Christmas my friends and family still refer to as the year of "The Mother Lode" tree. Laugh and cry at an attempt to preserve childhood memories. | |||||
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Free Holiday Romance Short Stories | by CJ Hawk Dec. 21, 2011 | Free! | 65377 words | Read a sample |
| Two short holiday romance stories - Mistletoe Wishes and Christmas Surprise. These short stories were written to warm your heart for the holiday season. Enjoy these two FREE stories as my gift to you - my favorite e-readers. Within this season, may all good things come to those who wait. Sample chapters of other e-books included. | |||||
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The Vampire Across the Hall | by Leann Richards Jan. 14, 2011 | Free! | 2604 words | Read a sample |
| Daisi Malone lives in the Presidio Building in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. The building is mysterious and its residents even more so. There is the couple with lots of children, the Glee Club and the English Backpackers- although not for long. In this, the first story by Daisi Malone, she meets her neighbour, Madden, the Vampire across the hall. | |||||
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All I Want For Christmas is a V.R. Supercube | by Dan Absalonson Jan. 06, 2011 | Free! | 1966 words | Read a sample |
| Alfred Thompson can't wait to get his V.R. SuperCube game system this year for Christmas, but there's a problem. He overhears the school bully talking with his mom in the game shop and comes to a realization. He may have just found a way to never be bullied again, but it is going to cost him. | |||||
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Food Fight-A Holiday Short Short Story | by Christina F. York Dec. 29, 2010 | Free! | 1460 words | Read a sample |
| When a young couple's first Christmas dinner doesn't go exactly as planned, trouble ensues. The first fight is always the most important! | |||||
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The Halloween Collection | by Indie Eclective Sep. 07, 2011 | Free! | 38099 words | Read a sample |
| The Indie Eclective: What is it, who are they, and why can they spell neither “eclectic†nor “collective†correctly? The Indie Eclective is an ensemble of authors operating under the assumption that Readers like Good Books. The Halloween Collection showcases spooky reads from nine very different authors. | |||||
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Come Visit Us Sometime | by Lelanthran Krishna Manickum Nov. 15, 2011 | Free! | 393 words | Read a sample |
| Fred takes care of pushy relatives inviting themselves over. This funny short story is all about that which is never mentioned - the visiting in-laws. | |||||
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The Witch Who Made Adjustments | by Vera Nazarian Jan. 07, 2012 | Free! | 12637 words | Read a sample |
| A humorous and deeply heartwarming fantasy novelette of a witch who may not be as "terrible" as she seems -- a witch who came into a turn-of-the-century town, just a few days before Halloween, and changed the lives of the entire populace, and especially young Tommy, a hardworking boy, and his impoverished family. | |||||
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Santa Enters the Back Door | by Whiskey McNaughton Dec. 12, 2011 | Free! | 6569 words | Read a sample |
| Pauline was hot. It was Christmas Eve and the weather had gone into the 80s. She tried everything, but nothing cooled her off. After she passed out from too much "cold drinking" she felt someone fondling her body in her own living room, in the middle of the night where no one else should be! She was considering her options when she realized the intruder had to be none other than Santa Clause. | |||||
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The Star | by Alan Loewen Dec. 15, 2011 | Free! | 655 words | Read a sample |
| The Christmas Story told from the vantage point of the three Magi from the East. | |||||
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The Spark: The Story of a Christmas Soon to Come | by Ray Foy Dec. 03, 2010 | Free! | 22261 words | Read a sample |
| Nicholas is a spirit with problems. His incarnations as Santa Claus will end if humanity's Christmas spirit isn't restored. Desperate, he seeks help from the Earth Mother, Gaia, who uses her remaining power to send him to a camp of homeless people where he must find a spark of true Christmas spirit. If he fails, he could disappear from the world, along with Christmas, forever. | |||||
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The Vampire Across the Hall-2. The Murmuring Lift | by Daisi Malone Jan. 21, 2011 | Free! | 3471 words | Read a sample |
| Daisi Malone lives in the Presidio Building in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. She shares the building with a variety of strange people,including the Vampire across the hall, and a murmuring lift. This is the second story in The Vampire Across the Hall series. | |||||
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Upon A Midnight Clear | by Ian Thomas Healy Dec. 03, 2011 | Free! | 4504 words | Read a sample |
| On Christmas Eve, somewhere out in the Asteroid Belt, a lonely prospector happens across something he never expected to find. This ebook is intended to be free; if your retailer is charging for it, please notify them and check competing retailers like Smashwords for the free copy. | |||||
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A Very Bad Easter | by Lotus Rose Jan. 04, 2011 | Free! | 2128 words | Read a sample |
| A gory tale of a really really bad Easter. By the author of SinEaster and Faerie Brace-Face. | |||||
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The Yard | by sarah turner June 16, 2011 | Free! | 9390 words | Read a sample |
| A strange dream. A mysterious Stranger. Two best friends. What more could go wrong? Please note... It does end suddenly in chapter 6 but that is only because it is still being written.I will update as regularly as i can. Thank you | |||||
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Krampus: A Christmas Tale | by Ed Kurtz Dec. 12, 2011 | Free! | 5388 words | Read a sample |
| Jason Sommer has not been a very good boy this year, and his old Oma has a punishment in mind come Christmastime. With the aid of her strange old friend Nicolaus, Oma is going to give Jason a terrifying Christmas he will never forget... ...nor get to chance to! | |||||
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Benny: A Tale of a Christmas Toy | by K. C. Scott Dec. 14, 2010 | Free! | 16557 words | Read a sample |
| The amazing, talking Bluebear Brother. It was the gift every child wanted - including Benjamin's own daughter. But when the bear was broken right out of the box, there were more tears than smiles Christmas morning. Still, for some strange reason Benjamin couldn't bring himself to return it . . . and then something magical began to happen. | |||||
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Zombies Don't Celebrate: 8 FREE Living Dead Holiday Poems by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer Nov. 10, 2010 | Free! | 4681 words | Read a sample |
| Mistletoe? Check. Fireworks? Check. Pumpkins? Check. Leprechauns? Check. Zombies? Uh oh... Enjoy this seasonal sampling of 8 holiday poems about... the Living Dead! | |||||
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Primrose Lawn | by Elizabeth James July 29, 2011 | Free! | 4352 words | Read a sample |
| A short story about a tragic day. | |||||
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3 for Poe (Horror/Halloween Anthology) | by habu Oct. 19, 2011 | Free! | 3600 words | Read a sample |
| No author could evoke a sense of tension and horror within the space of a very short story better than could Edgar Allan Poe, one of the fathers of the contemporary short story. In this three-shorts non-erotic excerpt from the forthcoming erotic ménage anthology 13 Ways for Halloween, prolific short story writer, habu, gives tribute to the master of intense period horror to mark the . . . | |||||
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Dillon and the Night Before Christmas | by Russ Anderson Feb. 02, 2012 | Free! | 11595 words | Read a sample |
| Dillon vs. Christmas | |||||