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Disappearances by Luke Bergeron Disappearances by Luke Bergeron May 18, 2010 $2.99 68718 words Sample 30%
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I’m a writer and a geek. I like eating stir-fry.
Journey from Atlantis: The Perilous Adventures of a Citizen from the Lost Continent by Theosis Books Journey from Atlantis: The Perilous Adventures of a Citizen from the Lost Continent by Theosis Books May 17, 2010 $4.99 36739 words Sample 50%
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Theodore J. Nottingham is the author of fourteen books and translations, ranging from historical fiction to works on spirituality. Rebecca Nottingham has been teaching the Fourth Way methods of inner work for nearly thirty years.
Sensei of Shambala by Sensei Publishing house Sensei of Shambala by Sensei Publishing house May 17, 2010 Free! 108821 words Sample 100%
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Henry's Nursing Notes by Ian Martin Henry's Nursing Notes by Ian Martin May 16, 2010 $0.99 18298 words Sample 25%
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Now I understand why my muse waited until I was 50 before giving me the nod. Mainstream publishers would never have touched the stuff I write. Years of humiliation and disappointment might have been too much for me to bear, and maybe I would have succumbed to full-blown alcoholism and drug addiction, and ended up by committing suicide. To save me from such a fate my muse held back until technology advanced to the point where I could safely sidestep those obscurantist gatekeepers trying to prevent me from getting to my readers. Now I can write what I like, put it up on Smashwords, and share the contents of my mind with anyone discerning enough to enjoy a certain brand of dark humour.
Of Sound And Silence by Casey Dyson Of Sound And Silence by Casey Dyson May 16, 2010 $0.99 1201 words Sample 30%
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Nightmare by Karen Lewis Nightmare by Karen Lewis May 15, 2010 $4.99 16913 words Sample 5%
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The Bridge of Dreams and Predators: Two Short Novels by Alex Shishin The Bridge of Dreams and Predators: Two Short Novels by Alex Shishin May 15, 2010 Free! 26398 words Read a sample
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Alex Shishin has published fiction, non-fiction and photography in Japan, North America and Europe. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Shishin is a permanent resident of Japan. His recent and significant fiction publications include the following. "Booger Eater" in LITnIMAGE (2010). "Booger Eater Mon Amour" in Eclectica (2010), “In the Valley of Love and Delight” in Eclectica (2007). “Counterparts” in Prairie Schooner (2006). “Bulldozer” in Fiction Warehouse (2004; winner of an award from storySouth for one of the top online short stories of 2004). "Fish" in Intertext (2003). "The Eggplant Legacy" in Prairie Schooner (2003). Shishin's short story "Mr. Eggplant Goes Home," first published in Prairie Schooner (1996) received an O. Henry Award Honorable Mention in 1997 and was anthologized in Student Body: Stories About Students and Professors (University of Wisconsin Press, 2001). His short story "Shades," originally published in Sunday Afternoon (Kobe, 1992) was anthologized in The Broken Bridge: Fiction from Expatriates in Literary Japan (Stone Bridge Press, 1997) and reprinted by invitation in The East in 1998. “The Bridge of Dreams” (a novella published with "Predators" by Smashwords) first appeared in The JAIAS Journal (2009). Parts of Shishn's Smashwords novel Nippon 2357 (under the novel's earlier name) were published by Struggle Magazine in the late 1990's. Non-fiction by Shishin has appeared in many diverse journals, which include The Japan Times, The Mainichi Daily News, The Asahi Evening News, The Japan Quarterly, The East and Kyoto Journal. (Kyoto Journal has also published a number of his fiction pieces.) His early literary essays were collected in The Shy Voice in American Literature and Other Selected Critical Works, 1984-1997 (Seiji Shobo, Tokyo, 1997). Shishin has published scholarly articles extensively in Japan and has been anthologized in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Shishin’s book Rossiya: Voices from the Brezhnev Era (a Russian-American memoir of a train odyssey through the Soviet Union and Poland) was published by iUniverse in 2006. It is available as a print-on-demand book from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble the iUniverse online bookstore and a host of other distributors. The e-book edition is available exclusively from the iUniverse online bookstore. In March 2008 Shishin published a collection of photographs entitled Ordinary Strangeness with Viovio in conjunction with his joint exhibition at the Twenty-first Century Museum of Art, Kanazawa, Japan. It is available from the publisher online. Alex Shishin is co-author with Stephan F. Politzer of Four Parallel Lives of Eight Notable Individuals (Smashwords, 2011). Alex Shishin holds degrees in English from the University of California, Berkeley (BA) the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MFA) and the Union Institute and University (PhD). ISBN numbers of Smashwords books: "The Bridge of Dreams" and "Predator": Two Short Novels ISBN 978-1-4523-8979-0 Nippon 2357: A Utopian Ecological Tale ISBN 978-1-4523-6226-7 The Cyber Dust Stories: Lost Internet Short Stories and Essays Centering on Japan ISBN: 978-1-4523-8800-7
Restoring Hope by Ruth Ann Nordin Restoring Hope by Ruth Ann Nordin May 14, 2010 Free! 68492 words Read a sample
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I'm a stay-at-home mom of four young boys and a proud military wife. When I'm not writing, I am researching marketing methods, networking, and reading. When I'm not doing that, I am playing with the kids. I currently live in Nebraska, but that is subject to change depending on the military.
Blown To Hell by Peggy Bechko Blown To Hell by Peggy Bechko May 14, 2010 $4.95 64823 words Sample 20%
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The Character by Tiffini Johnson The Character by Tiffini Johnson May 13, 2010 $4.99 62224 words Sample 30%
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Everything about writing is something I love. I love the process of coming up with ideas, jotting them down into “summaries” and then exploring them. I love the way my recent books have challenged me to expand as an author. I love the way they make me think. Words are one of the most powerful things on earth because, through them, we have the ability to be understood. I am an author–I have been paid for my work–but I don’t consider writing a job. In fact, I’m amazed at the possibility someone would give me money just to read one of my novels when I’d be tickled pink to give it to him, free, just because it’s exciting to me to know that someone else is reading the words of my characters. Writing is a way of life for me. Every experience throughout every day of my life is a possible story, or blog. Mostly the issues I write about are not light hearted, they are not easy. Some are downright painful, in fact. But I hope they also serve a purpose. Obviously, I’m a writer. But that’s not all I am. I’m also a mother to two incredibly beautiful girls, Breathe and Alight, and my purpose in life, above writing, above anything, is to ensure they have the happiest, securest, safest childhood possible so that they might become confident women. My life’s joy resides in becoming their personal pet elephant who trumpets through the house with them on her back, or deciding that we should paint ourselves, from head to toe, in purple and yellow polka dot paint because–well, because we can! I love music, I love the water, I love rain, I love God and try very hard to make it known that it is for Him that I do anything good. I’m loyal to a fault but equally stubborn as well. I’m a conversationalist — I can talk all night. I’m an insominac who, at wee hours in the morning, contrives creative games and ideas for my girls and I to play the following day. I believe in never ending second chances, I believe in strangers. I love chocolate, but dislike salt. I am scared of weird things, like the man in the moon and bridges, but have a most unhealthy wild streak that makes me stare my fears in the face and conquer them by—-gasp—writing! My heart is heavily burdened with the emotional and psychological needs of the earth’s most heartbreaking of citizens: the abused and neglected children and teens. I cannot pass a hurting child without stopping and I think of them daily. Mostly, I believe that part of the reason we are all here is to build relationships with our friends, family and lovers because, after all, it is through our earthly relationships that we learn to cultivate and attend our spiritual relationship with God. I am just me, Tiffini, an imperfect soul who wakes up and goes to sleep and wonders how many more 24 hours there’s going to be before I stand before God Himself. I am--we all are---stories that matter.
Heads by Eddie Stack Heads by Eddie Stack May 13, 2010 $2.99 61307 words Sample 25%
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Eddie Stack is an Irish writer. He received a Top 100 Irish American Award in 1991 in response to his book of short fiction, The West: Stories from Ireland. He is also the recipient of an American Small Press of the Year Award. Originally published by Island House (US) and Bloomsbury (UK), The West received excellent reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Eddie Stack's work is included in State of the Art: Stories from New Irish Writers; Irish Christmas Stories, The Clare Anthology and Fiction in the Classroom. His stories have also appeared in literary reviews Fiction, Confrontation, Whispers & Shouts and Criterion 83. Stories from The West have been read on radio worldwide and a CD of four stories read by the author, with music by Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill was released in summer 2002. His latest collection of stories, Out of the Blue, was published in Spring 2004. His work is available for Kindle on Amazon Eddie Stack was co-founder and artistic director of the Irish Arts Foundation in San Francisco. He was a member of the Irish trad group Last Night's Fun with Tommy Peoples, Paddy Keenan, Johnny Moynihan and the late Shane Holden. He is currently working on a book about the culture and traditional arts of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Due out in 2009, the book includes interviews with Micho Russell and Paddy Shannon as well as profiles on the Russell and Killoughery brothers. It has features on storytelling, dancing as well as music and songs from Doolin.
The Hunt by Janice Daugharty The Hunt by Janice Daugharty May 13, 2010 $2.99 7730 words
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Janice Daugharty, artist in residence at Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, in Tifton, Georgia, is the author of 7 print novels and two story collections. Her newest novel, "The Little Known," is now available in ebook and print. Daugharty is in the process of uploading e-stories to Smashwords for your reading pleasure. For more on this author visit www.janicedaugharty.com See "Fans of Janice Daugharty" on Facebook and author profile at HarperCollins.com. I have a new print and ebook novel coming out at the end of Feb 2011. The title is "Heir to the Everlasting."
The Box by H. Lovelyn Bettison The Box by H. Lovelyn Bettison May 13, 2010 $2.99 51989 words Sample 25%
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H. Lovelyn Bettison was born into a creative family with a strong tradition of storytelling. From an early age, she wrote stories. Some of her first works of fiction involved talking trees and magical creatures. She started writing flash fiction in her early twenties. Before she knew it her flash fiction started turning into novels. Though the trees in her current stories don’t usually talk, she has remained true to her childhood interest in the magical aspects of life. She currently lives outside of London with her husband and stepson.
Not Telling by Cindy Vine Not Telling by Cindy Vine May 13, 2010 $1.50 59452 words Sample 30%
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Born in Cape Town, South Africa, I have traveled to many different countries working as an international school teacher. Following a bout with breast cancer and being ripped off yet again, I wrote a self-help book called Fear, Phobias and frozen Feet, which deals with how to break the pattern of bad relationships in our lives. Last year, I self-published Stop the world, I need to pee! It's a fictional tale of how a headstrong woman manages to escape from an abusive husband. Currently, I am teaching at an international school in Tanzania. The Case of Billy B is my third book.
Stories To Read To Your Adult Children by Spencer Franklin Stories To Read To Your Adult Children by Spencer Franklin May 13, 2010 $3.99 12960 words Sample 50%
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Spencer lives in Austin, Texas with his two dogs, three cats, and an ever-burgeoning sense of regret.
Estudos de Literatura Portuguesa by José Barbosa Machado Estudos de Literatura Portuguesa by José Barbosa Machado May 13, 2010 $4.00 64431 words Sample 20%
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Reflections in the Wake by James Spurr Reflections in the Wake by James Spurr May 12, 2010 $2.99 97650 words Sample 50%
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One Sloop and Slow Match by James Spurr One Sloop and Slow Match by James Spurr May 12, 2010 $2.99 102282 words Sample 50%
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A Huckster's Paradise by Michael Antoniak A Huckster's Paradise by Michael Antoniak May 12, 2010 $5.00 142774 words Sample 33%
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O Arrastar dos Dias by José Leon Machado O Arrastar dos Dias by José Leon Machado May 12, 2010 $4.10 67382 words Sample 30%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Memórias Quase Íntimas - III by José Leon Machado Memórias Quase Íntimas - III by José Leon Machado May 12, 2010 $4.00 73479 words Sample 30%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Memórias Quase Íntimas - II by José Leon Machado Memórias Quase Íntimas - II by José Leon Machado May 12, 2010 $4.00 80424 words Sample 30%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Memórias Quase Íntimas - I by José Leon Machado Memórias Quase Íntimas - I by José Leon Machado May 12, 2010 $4.00 99892 words Sample 30%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Quero Cortejar o Sol by José Leon Machado Quero Cortejar o Sol by José Leon Machado May 12, 2010 $5.00 80075 words Sample 20%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Life by Red Angel Life by Red Angel May 11, 2010 $2.99 36593 words Sample 10%
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Red Madness Angel. Real name is Kwanghee Lee. Pen name means the passion. Red worked the semiconductor package maker. His job was the design for driver IC package of display panel.(PDP, ePaper, etc) Red has wanted to be the story writer. He decides to challenge at smashwords.
Earthbound - Surfing the Apocalypse by Tied Revolverman Earthbound - Surfing the Apocalypse by Tied Revolverman May 11, 2010 $3.99 70584 words Sample 20%
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Per Martinsen AKA Tied Revolverman is an artist, electronic musician, dj and self-published author from Tromsø, Northern Norway. He has produced and released a vast pool of music over the last 20 years, including electronic dance tracks under his pseudonym Mental Overdrive, chilled-out psy-folk with the duo Illumination/Chilluminati and electropop with the duo Frost. In addition he has scored films, composed for art installations and been comissioned to remix a long list of other artist's work. Simultaneous to pursuing his music career he has worked with many different mediums, including visual art, photography, building installations and working with text through various channels. He is very fond of the Internet and technology in general. His latest project combines most of these rather schizophrenic activities into 'transmedia novel' 'Earthbound - Surfing the Apocalypse'.
Norton's Ghost by R Canepa Norton's Ghost by R Canepa May 10, 2010 $2.99 119213 words Sample 50%
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R. Canepa is a writer, musician, beginning composer, and general dabbler. Never content to stay in one place, whether physically or otherwise, he moved from California to Gainesville, FL and has been an English major, pre-medicine with emphasis on neurobiology, a middle school science teacher, and a programmer. Once upon a time, he also wanted to be a comic book artist, a chef, a stuntman, a robotics engineer, and a pilot. He still thinks those options sound pretty good. In his spare time, R. Canepa reads, watches movies, plays video games, and takes up way more hobbies than he could possibly have time for. Visit http://rcanepa.net for the scoop on it all.
Na Ilha de Circe by José Leon Machado Na Ilha de Circe by José Leon Machado May 10, 2010 $3.10 62667 words Sample 30%
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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é simples e concisa, afastando-se em larga medida da escrita de grande parte dos autores portugueses actuais, que considera, segundo uma entrevista recente, «na sua maioria ou barrocamente ilegíveis com um público constituído por meia dúzia de iluminados, ou bacocamente amorfos com um público mal formado por um analfabetismo de séculos.»
Einstein's Road Trip by George Brinner Einstein's Road Trip by George Brinner May 10, 2010 $4.95 89434 words Sample 30%
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I paint pictures with orange skies and purple trees and write stories that explore the recesses of their character's minds-in a casual way. I own a little bar called Kahale's Beach Club in Kihei on the southern coast of Maui where I can take refreshment while the whales play. Maui has been home since I came to Hawaii by chance in the summer of nineteen seventy eight. One perk I have as an artist and writer is I can survive in one place about as well as any other, and so far I've found no place I would rather be. Occasionally my friends lounge in the shade of five palms that line the grassy knoll at the beach of Keawakapu - the Hawaiian word for forbidden harbor according to my bartender, Kimo Kuaana. They sip mai-tais and gin as they prattle on about this and that. Sometimes I join them, of course, but you may be more likely to find me in my studio a block away readying paintings for show or writing whatever comes to mind.
White Pine by F. J. Mackelroy White Pine by F. J. Mackelroy May 10, 2010 Free! 1572 words Sample 50%
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F. J. Mackelroy is from Detroit, Michigan, the state with the motto, "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice."
Fighting for Eden by Jeff Stilwell Fighting for Eden by Jeff Stilwell May 09, 2010 $4.99 104008 words Sample 50%
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Jeff Stilwell has spent many of his happiest years riding bareback at full gallop on the family ranch in the Yakima Valley where his father-in-law raised just about everything, including custom-fed cattle. Stilwell is indebted to John Schilperoort and his cousin (and customer) Harry Kwak for enduring thousands upon thousands of questions about the raising of Angus cattle. Stilwell, currently at work on his novel Running on Austen, has seen fifteen of his plays produced, earning such laurels as Enterprise Newspapers' judgment of One Tile Short: "an uninterrupted, 90-minute power pack with something to say...;" and Everett Herald's salute to Penny Upstart and the Widget War: "Clever dialogue and quips showcase Stilwell's talent for comedic writing..." The Driftwood Players production of Stilwell's Traffic Stop garnered two awards at the Kaleidoscope competition in 2007. Stilwell lives in Seattle with his wife, Manya, running their art gallery and writing about the local art scene at http://manyaveeselects.blogspot.com/.
Apex Magazine - May 2010 by Apex Publications Apex Magazine - May 2010 by Apex Publications May 09, 2010 $0.99 14820 words Sample 50%
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Apex Publications is a small press dedicated to publishing quality dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy. Our authors include such esteemed wordsmiths as Gary Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Michael A. Burstein, Jennifer Pelland, Dru Pagliasotti, and more.
Días de llamas by Juan Iturralde Días de llamas by Juan Iturralde May 08, 2010 $4.63 180916 words Sample 20%
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Juan Iturralde nació con el nombre de José María Pérez Prat, en Salamanca el 15 de Junio de 1917. Su vida puede llenar, a lo sumo, una cuartilla, estudió en los Jesuitas de Chamartín de la Rosa, no muy concorde con su voluntad y, más tarde, con escaso entusiasmo, Derecho, primero en la Universidad Central y después en la Literaria de Salamanca. El alzamiento llamado nacional le sorprendió en Ciudad Real -donde su madre había fijado su residencia, con sus siete hijos, desde que enviudó- y la revolución y la guerra subsiguientes le pusieron en trance de perder la vida, aunque no tuvo jamás vocación de mártir o de héroe. El azar puso en su camino, durante la contienda, una multitud de ángeles custodios con mono de miliciano o uniforme del Ejército Regular Popular Revolucionario que le ayudaron a sobrevivir. Terminada aquella, terminó también sus estudios de Derecho, y en 1942 obtuvo plaza, en las oposiciones que se celebraron en dicho año, para ingresar en el Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado. Desde entonces, se dedicó a su profesión, capeó algún temporal político sin importancia, aprendió poco a poco a escribir y a ser padre. Tiene cuatro hijos y tres libros: El viaje a Atenas y Labios descarnados, publicados por Barral Editores en 1975, y Días de llamas, editado por primera vez en la Gaya Ciencia. Juan Iturralde falleció junto a José María Pérez Prat el 7 de abril de 1999.
The Wrong Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin The Wrong Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin May 07, 2010 $0.99 57639 words Sample 50%
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I'm a stay-at-home mom of four young boys and a proud military wife. When I'm not writing, I am researching marketing methods, networking, and reading. When I'm not doing that, I am playing with the kids. I currently live in Nebraska, but that is subject to change depending on the military.
Abused - A Daughter's Story by L.L. Bartlett Abused - A Daughter's Story by L.L. Bartlett May 07, 2010 $0.99 9085 words Sample 15%
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A native of Rochester, NY, L.L. Bartlett honed her characterization and plotting skills as a frequent writer for romance magazines and was a finalist in the St. Martin’s/Malice Domestic contest. Murder on the Mind, Bartlett's first published novel (Five Star/Cengage 2005) received 4 stars from Romantic Times. They said: "This is a high-powered drama filled with interesting characters that add dimension to a tightly paced story with a good kick at the end." Other books in the series are: Dead In Red and Cheated by Death. A fourth book is in the works. Two short stories in this series are also available: Bah! Humbug and Cold Case. In addition to the Jeff Resnick Mysteries, Bartlett also writes the New York Times Bestselling Booktown Mystery series under the name of Lorna Barrett. Bookplate Special, the third book in the series, was nominated for an Agatha Award for best novel of 2009. Bartlett’s Victoria Square "cozy" mystery series will debut in February of 2011.
Hell and Gone by Henry Brown Hell and Gone by Henry Brown May 06, 2010 $1.99 83000 words Sample 30%
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I've always been an action-adventure guy. Normal, well-adjusted people may have grown too mature for movies like Star Wars or The Road Warrior; or fictional heroes like Conan, Tarzan or Mack Bolan. Well, that stuff left a permanent mark on me. So much for being normal and well-adjusted! My own real-life adventure began as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, at 18 years old. OK, maybe it wasn't such a great adventure, but I'm proud to have served my country, and in an elite unit with such battlefield distinctions. My military escapades eventually led me through experiences in other corners of the US Army, as well as the USMC and Naval Reserve. My travels in life have taken me to the Caribbean; Central America; the Middle East; Alaska; Hawaii and all over the USA. I've traveled on trains, planes, automobiles, helicopters and ocean-going vessels. I've been trained in the use of rifles; bayonets; hand grenades; automatic rifles; machineguns; grenade launchers; anti-tank rockets and missiles. I even got to play with artillery and tanks. I also had plenty of opportunity to observe the behavior of my fellow human beings at their best and worst. My debut novel, Hell and Gone, is a deliberate throwback to commando tales of yesteryear like The Dirty Dozen. While working on my next novel, I've released some shorter tales...pulp fiction, you could call it...in other genres that tickle my fancy. I'm only just getting started. Meanwhile, I blog about fiction, movies and other stuff. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to drop a line some time. Henry Brown
Sworn for Mackinaw by James Spurr Sworn for Mackinaw by James Spurr May 06, 2010 $2.99 94943 words Sample 50%
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Thumbs Down by Raymond Benson Thumbs Down by Raymond Benson May 04, 2010 $0.99 3801 words Sample 50%
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RAYMOND BENSON. Between 1996 and 2002, Raymond was commissioned by the James Bond literary copyright holders to take over writing the 007 novels. In total he penned and published worldwide six original 007 novels, three film novelizations, and three short stories. An anthology of his 007 work, THE UNION TRILOGY, was published in 2008, and a second anthology, CHOICE OF WEAPONS, in 2010. His book THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, an encyclopedic work on the 007 phenomenon, was first published in 1984 and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America for Best Biographical/Critical Work. THE POCKET ESSENTIALS GUIDE TO JETHRO TULL was published in the UK. Using the pseudonym “David Michaels,” Raymond is also the author of the NY Times best-selling books TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL and its sequel TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL—OPERATION BARRACUDA. Raymond’s most recent original suspense novels are EVIL HOURS, FACE BLIND, and SWEETIE’S DIAMONDS (the latter won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Thriller of 2006 at the Love is Murder Conference for Authors, Readers and Publishers). A HARD DAY’S DEATH, the first in a series of “rock ‘n’ roll thrillers,” was published in 2008, and its sequel, DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE, was published in 2009 and was nominated for a Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America. An e-book anthology of the rock 'n' roll thrillers, THE ROCK 'N' ROLL DETECTIVE'S GREATEST HITS, is available on Smashwords. Also published in 2008 was the novelization of the popular videogame, METAL GEAR SOLID; its sequel, METAL GEAR SOLID 2—SONS OF LIBERTY, was published in the fall of 2009. Recent e-book thrillers are TORMENT and ARTIFACT OF EVIL. His latest series began with THE BLACK STILETTO (Sept. 2011), thrillers involving a female costumed vigilante operating in the 1950s. Follow her at http://www.theblackstiletto.net. Raymond is an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, a full member of ASCAP, and serves on the Board of Directors of The Ian Fleming Foundation. He is based in the Chicago area.
Delilah of Sunhats and Swans by Melissa Volker Delilah of Sunhats and Swans by Melissa Volker May 03, 2010 $3.99 62865 words Sample 20%
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Brazen, a novel by Jason Silva Brazen, a novel by Jason Silva May 03, 2010 $1.99 80457 words Sample 50%
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Hans y las lluvias de Abril by Juan Iturralde Hans y las lluvias de Abril by Juan Iturralde May 01, 2010 $4.63 104674 words Sample 20%
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Juan Iturralde nació con el nombre de José María Pérez Prat, en Salamanca el 15 de Junio de 1917. Su vida puede llenar, a lo sumo, una cuartilla, estudió en los Jesuitas de Chamartín de la Rosa, no muy concorde con su voluntad y, más tarde, con escaso entusiasmo, Derecho, primero en la Universidad Central y después en la Literaria de Salamanca. El alzamiento llamado nacional le sorprendió en Ciudad Real -donde su madre había fijado su residencia, con sus siete hijos, desde que enviudó- y la revolución y la guerra subsiguientes le pusieron en trance de perder la vida, aunque no tuvo jamás vocación de mártir o de héroe. El azar puso en su camino, durante la contienda, una multitud de ángeles custodios con mono de miliciano o uniforme del Ejército Regular Popular Revolucionario que le ayudaron a sobrevivir. Terminada aquella, terminó también sus estudios de Derecho, y en 1942 obtuvo plaza, en las oposiciones que se celebraron en dicho año, para ingresar en el Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado. Desde entonces, se dedicó a su profesión, capeó algún temporal político sin importancia, aprendió poco a poco a escribir y a ser padre. Tiene cuatro hijos y tres libros: El viaje a Atenas y Labios descarnados, publicados por Barral Editores en 1975, y Días de llamas, editado por primera vez en la Gaya Ciencia. Juan Iturralde falleció junto a José María Pérez Prat el 7 de abril de 1999.
McCabe's Pride by Gayle Eden McCabe's Pride by Gayle Eden April 29, 2010 $2.99 95430 words Sample 25%
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Eve Asbury (ST Romance), Gayle Eden (Sensual Romance) and B.D. Dillon (Urban Fantasy/Fantasy/ & Mystery/Suspense) are the pen names of one versitile author. After establishing herself with readers while under contract with seven e-publishers in early 2004-2007, she went on to co-op with several other successful authors before moving into Indie Publishing in 2010. She has had numerous titles on bestseller lists with many novels receiving accolades from various romance review sites. She currently lives in the southeast, surrounded by the Holston River, with her husband of 33 years. When not absorbed by the characters who constantly intrigue her, she enjoys getting together with her two children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and six grandchildren, and also spends time blogging and networking, always keeping in touch with her core group of fans who have stood with her through the years. An author who believes in storytelling, and in love and passion, she says she always trusts the characters to tell her "their" story, and is as fascinated by how it plays out as the reader.
The Jeremy – Snaps Of The Dragon by Jo S Wun The Jeremy – Snaps Of The Dragon by Jo S Wun April 29, 2010 Free! 101737 words Read a sample
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Strange name for an English bloke but nobody can choose their parents. Jo cannot remember being born but assumes he must have been. He has done a fair bit since, including working for a short while on a farm cultivating mushrooms. They were not magic, although, as if by magic, he always got a seat to himself on the bus home after work - work which included manually filling the wooden boxes, in which the mushrooms were grown, with exceedingly fresh horse manure. On balance, Jo prefers reading and writing books. Jo is the author of The Jeremy - Snaps Of The Dragon
Raisinheart by Tom Lichtenberg Raisinheart by Tom Lichtenberg April 28, 2010 Free! 16640 words Read a sample
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Short absurdist comic-surrealist nonsense with poly genre mashup. Sincerely weird.
The Man in the Rafters by Jerry Kalman The Man in the Rafters by Jerry Kalman April 28, 2010 $0.99 14369 words Sample 50%
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A Fame of Two Halves by Grimoire Books A Fame of Two Halves by Grimoire Books April 28, 2010 $0.99 83180 words Sample 10%
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The Year of the Blue Snow by Kevin Walter The Year of the Blue Snow by Kevin Walter April 28, 2010 $4.99 72940 words Sample 30%
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Kevin Walter graduated from the film studies program at Emerson College in 2003. He has been a working member of the film community in New York city since. He spends much of his time writing or reading. He currently resides in New Jersey.
Parallels by Jet Rockway Parallels by Jet Rockway April 27, 2010 $4.99 79503 words Sample 33%
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Jet Rockway was born in Rochester, NY, the child of hippie parents, who nurtured his interests in the arts. After the fall of the wall, he relocated to East Berlin, Germany, where he shares an apartment with his identical twin brother, piles of unread books, two lizards, and a vicious cat.
Abattoir Jack by Christopher Neilan Abattoir Jack by Christopher Neilan April 27, 2010 $4.75 46108 words Sample 10%
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Christopher Neilan is the author of the Punked Books novel Abattoir Jack. Christopher Neilan began writing seriously when he realised it was unlikely that anyone would pay to hear him play guitar, and yet more unlikely that anyone would pay to hear him explain in detail his favourite Tom Waits songs. He has been “working” in TV comedy since 2005, when Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, writers of Peep Show, managed to get him a job on a sketch show, but relations on said show took a downward turn when he pitched a sketch based on a man French kissing a cat. Work has been sporadic ever since. He has written one novel and several short stories, has worked for producers Phil Clark (Peep Show) and Ash Atalla (The Office), and has been affiliated with a number of terrible short films (and a few alright ones). He plays his guitar at night and works behind a bar. He’s studying an MA and he does not have a car. He’s moved three times in three years but he’s not moved very far. Christopher has a degree in Film Studies from the University of Kent, a diploma in Filmmaking from the Brighton Film School, and has one pair of jeans that fit rather well. He lives in Brighton.
The Bequest by Eve Asbury The Bequest by Eve Asbury April 27, 2010 $2.99 82561 words Sample 25%
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Eve Asbury (ST Romance), Gayle Eden (Sensual Romance) and B.D. Dillon (Urban Fantasy/Fantasy/ & Mystery/Suspense) are the pen names of one versitile author. After establishing herself with readers while under contract with seven e-publishers in early 2004-2007, she went on to co-op with several other successful authors before moving into Indie Publishing in 2010. She has had numerous titles on bestseller lists with many novels receiving accolades from various romance review sites. She currently lives in the southeast, surrounded by the Holston River, with her husband of 33 years. When not absorbed by the characters who constantly intrigue her, she enjoys getting together with her two children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and six grandchildren, and also spends time blogging and networking, always keeping in touch with her core group of fans who have stood with her through the years. An author who believes in storytelling, and in love and passion, she says she always trusts the characters to tell her "their" story, and is as fascinated by how it plays out as the reader.