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I'm So Embarrassed...Sort Of by Tirzah Goodwin I'm So Embarrassed...Sort Of by Tirzah Goodwin July 05, 2010 Free! 5114 words Read a sample
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Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Hearth and Harvest by Julie Cox Hearth and Harvest by Julie Cox July 05, 2010 You set the price! 11312 words Sample 50%
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Julie Cox is a writer, crafter, mother, and self-professed geek. She has numerous short works in print, with many more in the works for the coming year. She keeps in touch with her readers through her frequent blogging and Twitter updates. She lives in Texas with her family, many animals and limp, unhappy garden.
Five Feline Fancies by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Five Feline Fancies by Kristine Kathryn Rusch July 02, 2010 $2.99 32870 words Sample 5%
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists worldwide and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in thirteen Year’s Best collections. Pyr published her novel, Diving into the Wreck, in November of 2009. Her next short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, will appear from Golden Gryphon in spring of 2010. In spring of 2011, she will publish City of Ruins, the next book in the Diving universe, and she will have a new Kristine Grayson novel, The Charming Way. In 2009, her short story, “G-Men,” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, the first time the same story appeared in both a mystery and science fiction best of the year collection. In 2008, she won both the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award and the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award. In 2007, she became one of a handful of writers to twice win the Best Mystery Novel award given for the best mystery published in the Northwest (for her Kris Nelscott books). Her novella, “Diving into the Wreck,” has won the prestigious international UPC award, given in Spain to the best science fiction novella in English, French, Spanish or Catalan. That novella also won the Asimov’s Readers Choice award. Her critically acclaimed Retrieval Artist series has won the Endeavor Award and is currently nominated for the Romantic Times Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction novel. In 2001, her story, “Millennium Babies,” won the coveted Hugo Award. That year, she also received the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for her Kris Nelscott Series) and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance (for her novel Utterly Charming, written as Kristine Grayson). In 1999, her story, “Echea,” (available at Fictionwise) was nominated for the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon awards. It won the Homer Award and the Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award. In 1999, she also won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award and the Science Fiction Age Reader’s Choice Award, making her the first writer to win three different reader’s choice awards for three different stories in two different genres in the same year. She is the former editor of prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
Poems Galore 2.0 by German Alcala Poems Galore 2.0 by German Alcala July 02, 2010 Free! 2798 words Read a sample
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15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala
Ghosts of War by Kevin Morrison Ghosts of War by Kevin Morrison July 01, 2010 $0.99 1734 words Sample 50%
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Pretty Piece of Work Vol. 1 by Shannon L. Arrant Pretty Piece of Work Vol. 1 by Shannon L. Arrant June 30, 2010 $0.99 13179 words Sample 50%
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Shannon L. Arrant is a wife and mother to three human children and many four-legged animal ones that also happens to be living with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (an autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system that is similar to Multiple Sclerosis) and Fibromyalgia. A self-described ‘jack of all trades; master of none’, she happily expresses her creativity through writing, directing, acting, and crafts. Although an adult an allegedly too 'mature' for such things, she firmly believes in the power of dreams and makes time to get lost in her head, daydreaming, on a regular basis. She sincerely hopes that all those reading this do, too! I dwell in possibility. – Emily Dickinson I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. – Douglas Adams If you ever need me, find my star. If you listen closely, you can hear me laughing. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry For more information on CIDP, please visit: http://www.gbs-cidp.org
May I have this dance....darling? by Kevin Morrison May I have this dance....darling? by Kevin Morrison June 30, 2010 $1.00 4951 words Sample 50%
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Pencils Made This Scar by Steven Saus Pencils Made This Scar by Steven Saus June 29, 2010 $2.00 7142 words Sample 30%
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I write, learn, and inject radioactivity in people. Not always in that order.
Echo Classified: Gravity by Steve Libbey Echo Classified: Gravity by Steve Libbey June 29, 2010 $0.99 6557 words Sample 5%
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Original Poems by Tom Jirinec Original Poems by Tom Jirinec June 29, 2010 Free! 326 words Read a sample
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Nightmares From Eberus - A Speculative Fiction Collection by JC De La Torre Nightmares From Eberus - A Speculative Fiction Collection by JC De La Torre June 26, 2010 $2.99 74160 words Sample 50%
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JC De La Torre is a speculative fiction author who lives in Wesley Chapel, Florida - a suburb of Tampa. De La Torre has written two critically acclaimed novels, the Rise of the Ancients saga, and Nightmares from Eberus - A Speculative Fiction collection. He also is a featured columinist for Bleacher Report on Tampa Bay sports. De La Torre is married to his lovely wife, Rita, and their family consists of their Yorkshire Terrier, LeStat, and their two cats Artemis and Marius. JC has a passionate love for speculative fiction, especially Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alternate Realities, and the Occult. His writing will include all of these sub-genres as well as other interesting excursions. His fast paced writing style and descriptive narrative has been compared to best selling authors Dan Brown and Clive Cussler. JC's work features action, adventure, horror, a bit of the supernatural, and essentially something for every one. Fans can visit JC De La Torre at http://www.jcdelatorre.com He can also be found on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.
Haiku Notebook Second Edition by W. F. Owen Haiku Notebook Second Edition by W. F. Owen June 26, 2010 $3.99 8464 words Sample 20%
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I'm a professor of communication (thirty years) and a creative writer. My main interests are haiku and related forms, and science fiction. I've published in all of the major haiku journals (e.g., Frogpond, Modern Haiku) and several anthologies. Also, I have won several contests sponsored by the Haiku Society of America. Finally, long ago, I taught SCUBA diving as an occupation. I lived in Hawaii for ten years. Purchase any one of my ebooks and I will give you any other ebook FREE. Just message me for the code. 😃
A Letter To Justin Bieber's Hair by German Alcala A Letter To Justin Bieber's Hair by German Alcala June 25, 2010 $3.99 2494 words Sample 50%
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15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala
The Town filled with fluff -綿毛の街- by Masayuki Amano The Town filled with fluff -綿毛の街- by Masayuki Amano June 25, 2010 $0.99 365 words Sample 30%
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Born in Akita, Japan 1953 yr Music and video producer-engineer. President of A.I.M.Corporation Limited. Have abundant business experiences in two worlds "the electronics and the entertainment". Administrative Strategy Officer, which was in charge of commander of the company management. Including the business incubation, marketing, sales, and “Research and Develop” in SONY-KIHARA Research Center, Inc. Has responsibility in a lot of departments such as contents-producer, advertisement, public relations, marketing, and sales for Apple Computer, Aruze Corporation, and Warner Music Japan. The enterprises are greatly developed to the cutting edge technologies by the proved sense of creativity and the knowledge of electronics. Chief executive producer of “The Central Asia and Silk Road music festival” which opened at March 25th 2009 at Yokohama. Negotiation with "United Nations Women’s Guild" was successful , the CD-ROM ”Ride with the Sun” that was the first title of WMJ was produced. It succeeded in doing the bundle to Apple Computer Performer model. Won the foreign affairs prize of Multimedia Association Japan in 1993. Please visit the URL below, we provide the songs for your old family dogs. http://www.aimcorp-ltd.com/　　http://www.creamcompany.com/C5files/profile.html 天野正行　音楽プロデューサー&エンジニア、マルチメディア・クリエーター、ITコンサルタント ワーナーミュージック・ジャパンにてレコーディング・エンジニアとしてのキャリアを積み、後にIT業界へ転出。アップルコンピューター在職中はNew Media & Entertainmentのマーケティング、ソニー木原研究所では先端技術開発の牽引をしてきた異色プロデューサー。 レコード会社在籍時に企画制作したCD-ROM「お日さまのおくりもの」で国際連合ウィメンズ・ギルド、在日大使館等を巻き込み、藤城清治、木原美香子等を起用。マルチメディアの黎明期に最新技術とその後の発展の可能性を大きくアピールした。 ソニー木原研究所を退職の後、エンターテインメント業務を再開し、きむらゆういち原作「ミュージカル・あらしのよるに」の音楽監督、２００９年には「中央アジア・シルクロード音楽祭」の企画立案と総合監督、映像制作を務めた。 海外アーティストの作品にも携わり、Madonna, Doobie Bros, Dokken, Guns & Roses, Fair Warning, Nini Rosso, Dick Lee, Sandy Lam, Teresa Carpio等のレコーディングや映像制作を担当。 国内アーティストでは矢沢永吉、中森明菜、少年隊、小林幸子、布施明、服部克久、ロザンナ、天野正道、響野夏子、大浦みずき、The Opening Cloudなどの作品でエンジニア＆プロデューサーとして活動を続けている。 愛犬に捧げる歌「約束の野原」は下記URLにて！ http://www.aimcorp-ltd.com/　　http://www.creamcompany.com/C5files/profile.html
Kudzu and Corpses by Deborah Adams Kudzu and Corpses by Deborah Adams June 24, 2010 $2.99 24853 words Sample 10%
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Flair and Macavity Award-winner Deborah Adams' first novel, All The Great Pretenders, was nominated for the Agatha Award in 1993. Since that time, Adams has earned a reputation among readers, critics, and booksellers as a talented author who consistently produces a more compelling story with each new novel. A seventh-generation Tennessean, Adams brings to her work an appreciation for the lore and traditions of the South. Combining her sharply perceptive observations of human nature with a mature and biting wit, she creates satirical novels that gently tweak the reader's conscience while mercilessly tickling the funny bone.
The Twelfth House by Bojan Zecevic The Twelfth House by Bojan Zecevic June 24, 2010 $4.99 93390 words Sample 80%
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I graduated in Computer Science at Imperial College - London, UK, worked as a steel trader, property dealer, director of modeling agency (www.ievemodels.com), owner and main editor of lifestyle magazine (IEVE magazine) and in the past three years have built a steel mill in Serbia where I am also currently the production manager and deputy general director (www.metalfer.net). Archeology is my hobby and on the expedition in Bosnia along with Sam Osmanagic (author of The Alternative History, The World of the Maya, The Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids, etc.) in April 2005, we discovered the first known European pyramids - www.piramidasunca.ba (the discovery has been confirmed by the world's most respected scientists from Egypt, Russia, China and Europe). Currently I am the honorable board member of the foundation leading the excavation project.
Strange Hungers: Love, Bombs & Cannibals by Tirzah Goodwin Strange Hungers: Love, Bombs & Cannibals by Tirzah Goodwin June 23, 2010 Free! 7375 words Read a sample
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Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Porcelain by Jess C Scott Porcelain by Jess C Scott June 21, 2010 $2.99 40371 words Sample 8%
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Jess is a full-time author/artist/non-conformist. She works in a diverse range of genres such as urban fantasy, erotic (not pornographic) fiction, young adult fiction, poetry, and cyberpunk. As a writer, Jess focuses on style and substance over short-term success with current fads and marketing hype. Visit her website for free samples and more! WEBSITE: http://www.jessINK.com MEDIA: http://www.jessINK.com/media.htm DISCLAIMER: http://www.jessINK.com/porn_vs_erotica.htm + + + FB: www.facebook.com/jessINKbooks TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jesscscott
Gayly Complicated (Gay Romance Erotica) by Shabbu Gayly Complicated (Gay Romance Erotica) by Shabbu June 20, 2010 $4.99 41811 words Sample 10%
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Shabbu is the combined pen name for two established authors, one on the East Coast of the United States and one on the East Coast of Australia, who spin erotica together in cyber space. habu, a bisexual former supersonic spy jet pilot, intelligence agent, and diplomat, is a published mainstream novelist and short story writer under another name and in another dimension of his life. Sabb, once an accountant and sometime property developer, is a wild barbarian at heart and knows that love is out there of you’re lucky enough to find it.
Secret World War: Il Macabro by Steve Libbey Secret World War: Il Macabro by Steve Libbey June 20, 2010 $0.99 4693 words Sample 5%
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Echo Classified: Strike A Pose by Mercedes Lackey Echo Classified: Strike A Pose by Mercedes Lackey June 19, 2010 $0.99 3103 words Sample 5%
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MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
Secret World War: Sgian Dubh by Mercedes Lackey Secret World War: Sgian Dubh by Mercedes Lackey June 19, 2010 $0.99 5680 words Sample 5%
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MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
Secret World War: White Bird by Mercedes Lackey Secret World War: White Bird by Mercedes Lackey June 19, 2010 $0.99 2707 words Sample 5%
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MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
No Purer Passion by German Alcala No Purer Passion by German Alcala June 18, 2010 Free! 996 words Read a sample
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15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala
Secret World War: Retrieval by Veronica Giguere Secret World War: Retrieval by Veronica Giguere June 18, 2010 $0.99 5008 words Sample 25%
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Veronica Giguere began her work with the Secret World Chronicle almost four years ago with the simple phrase, "Well, if you'd like me to try a reading, I'd love the chance." In addition to her writing and voiceover work with the Secret World Chronicle, Veronica is also a contributing writer and worldbuilder for IncubatorPress, and has published research on the effectiveness of podcasting in higher education settings in the Journal of Management & Engineering Integration. Veronica's site, Voices By Veronica, provides more information on her voice services as well as her ongoing projects, while her blog at DawningSky provides insight about her writing and educational endeavors.
Shadow Memories by David G Shrock Shadow Memories by David G Shrock June 17, 2010 $0.99 24861 words Sample 50%
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David G Shrock lives in the Pacific Northwest where he writes science-fantasy stories and computer programs. Growing up, he bugged his parents with questions. They gave him a library card. He has been reading about the universe ever since, and asking questions.
Time Out On A Roller Coaster by Linda Boulanger Time Out On A Roller Coaster by Linda Boulanger June 17, 2010 $2.99 31558 words Sample 20%
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Linda Boulanger is a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic. Her stories almost always have a happy-ever-after ending and leave you feeling satisfied that the characters have had or are walking into a life of complete fulfillment. Along with being an author, Linda is an entrepreneur, wife, mother of four busy children, and volunteers at her local no-kill animal shelter. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Oklahoma State University. She continues to reside in that state where she works with authors through her various companies and affiliates as well as pursuing her own writing.
Twit Publishing Presents: PULP! Summer/Fall 2010 by Chris Gabrysch Twit Publishing Presents: PULP! Summer/Fall 2010 by Chris Gabrysch June 16, 2010 $0.99 66653 words Sample 50%
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Chris Gabrysch is the editor of numerous anthologies and short story collections. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
The Soldier by Craig Gabrysch The Soldier by Craig Gabrysch June 12, 2010 Free! 5627 words Read a sample
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I remember three things growing up: going to church incessantly from a young age (I was in Catholic school, so it made sense), watching westerns with my dad on Saturdays, and reading The Hobbit. I've always felt that westerns are America's chivalric tales. The Jacob Smith stories are a stab at blending those ideas.
Unheard by Angel Truly Unheard by Angel Truly June 11, 2010 $0.99 1087 words Sample 5%
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I write poetry rooted in my own emotional hardships, as well as romance and erotica. I hope these words find the eyes of those whose lives they are meant to change, "stimulate" and or save. -Angel Truly
No Good Deed: A River City Anthology by Frank Zafiro No Good Deed: A River City Anthology by Frank Zafiro June 11, 2010 $2.99 73730 words Sample 30%
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Frank became a police officer in 1993. During his career, he has served as a patrol officer, corporal, detective (his favorite job), sergeant, lieutenant and is currently a captain. He has written and taught courses in Report Writing and Sexual Assault Investigation at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. He has also written several college courses in police subject matter. He co-wrote "A Street Officer's Guide to Report Writing" with Doug Strosahl, due out in 2012. Many of Frank’s stories are written under the pen name Frank Zafiro and take place in the fictional setting of River City, a mid-sized city in Eastern Washington, with recurring characters. In addition to several River City novels, over fifty of his short stories have been published in many different anthologies, as well as print and online magazines. These short stories are collected in three volumes ("Dead Even", "No Good Deed", "The Cleaner") His story “Good Shepherd” was a finalist for the 2006 Derringer Award. In 2007, his story “The Worst Door” was a finalist for this same award. Most recently, his story “Dead Even” was a finalist for the 2009 Derringer Award. In addition to writing, Frank is an avid hockey player and a tortured guitarist. His wife, Kristi, is about the only person who will watch him do either activity.
The Cleaner: A River City Anthology by Frank Zafiro The Cleaner: A River City Anthology by Frank Zafiro June 11, 2010 $2.99 56577 words Sample 30%
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Frank became a police officer in 1993. During his career, he has served as a patrol officer, corporal, detective (his favorite job), sergeant, lieutenant and is currently a captain. He has written and taught courses in Report Writing and Sexual Assault Investigation at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. He has also written several college courses in police subject matter. He co-wrote "A Street Officer's Guide to Report Writing" with Doug Strosahl, due out in 2012. Many of Frank’s stories are written under the pen name Frank Zafiro and take place in the fictional setting of River City, a mid-sized city in Eastern Washington, with recurring characters. In addition to several River City novels, over fifty of his short stories have been published in many different anthologies, as well as print and online magazines. These short stories are collected in three volumes ("Dead Even", "No Good Deed", "The Cleaner") His story “Good Shepherd” was a finalist for the 2006 Derringer Award. In 2007, his story “The Worst Door” was a finalist for this same award. Most recently, his story “Dead Even” was a finalist for the 2009 Derringer Award. In addition to writing, Frank is an avid hockey player and a tortured guitarist. His wife, Kristi, is about the only person who will watch him do either activity.
Virtual Pulp: Tales of High Adventure, Low Adventure, and Misadventure by Henry Brown Virtual Pulp: Tales of High Adventure, Low Adventure, and Misadventure by Henry Brown June 08, 2010 $2.99 50907 words Sample 25%
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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
American Breakfast-Mexican Dinner by Janice Daugharty American Breakfast-Mexican Dinner by Janice Daugharty June 07, 2010 $2.99 5603 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."
Flash in the Pan by Tim VanSant Flash in the Pan by Tim VanSant June 06, 2010 Free! 3825 words Read a sample
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Tim VanSant is a technician and rogue poet in academician's clothing. He thinks too much and sometimes he writes what he thinks. He has a face made for radio, a voice made for print, and a blog suitable for lining your NeoPet’s cage.
Tales From Ocherva Volume 1 by Ken McConnell Tales From Ocherva Volume 1 by Ken McConnell June 06, 2010 $4.99 39935 words Sample 10%
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Ken works as a Software Release Engineer in Boise. He writes SF novels and short stories in his spare time.
Lost on Route 66 by Eric Wilder Lost on Route 66 by Eric Wilder June 04, 2010 $2.29 37016 words Sample 20%
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Eric Wilder grew up about a mile from fabled Black Bayou in northwest Louisiana and began listening to ghost stories and tall tales at an early age. Author of ten books, including the French Quarter murder mystery Big Easy, he recently published his newest mystery titled A Morning Mist of Blood. City of Spirits, his newest novel, is the sequel to Big Easy. He now lives and writes in Edmond, Oklahoma along with his wife Marilyn, four dogs and two cats.
Sui Generis by Sharon E. Cathcart Sui Generis by Sharon E. Cathcart June 03, 2010 Free! 7600 words Read a sample
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Books by internationally published author Sharon E. Cathcart provide discerning readers of essays, fiction and non-fiction with a powerful, truthful literary experience. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Sharon has written for as long as she can remember and generally has at least one work in progress. Sharon lives with her husband and an assortment of pets in the Silicon Valley, California.
The Vodka Diaries by Mishka Zakharin The Vodka Diaries by Mishka Zakharin June 02, 2010 $2.99 3270 words Sample 25%
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Mishka Zakharin was born in 1970 in Wisconsin--where his existence yet rolls lackadaisically along... he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from UW-Whitewater, graduating Magna Cum Laude, in 1992, and has since published various anthologies of poetry, prose, and miscellaneous ramblings... influences in Zakharin's writing include Shakespeare and the greats of 19th Century Russian literature, as well as Jack Kerouac and Pablo Neruda... odder moments can best be attributed to Groucho Marx, Steve Martin, and Monty Python...
Thirty Stories by Gil C. Schmidt Thirty Stories by Gil C. Schmidt June 01, 2010 $2.99 22553 words Sample 10%
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My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
Monsters You Know by Tirzah Goodwin Monsters You Know by Tirzah Goodwin May 31, 2010 Free! 6577 words Read a sample
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Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
A Bone To Pick by M Jones A Bone To Pick by M Jones May 31, 2010 $1.99 96128 words Sample 50%
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M Jones has been published in many venues, both online and in print, and made her first foray into the experimental medium of web serials with 314 Crescent Manor. The fidgety dead have been known to rise and walk about, especially in M Jones's novel Frankie And Formaldehyde, available at Smashwords. Experimental horror that blends science fiction, suspense, drama and a good scare are the tools of M Jones's trade. That sound heard in the upper floors of a semi-detached home are the scrapings of poisoned knife tips on an old Olympia typewriter. The letters hit the blank page like clacking teeth. Never read over her shoulder. PRAISE FOR M JONES "A great story premise, a great cast of quirky characters, and fantastic dialogue." - Zoe E Whitten, author of Peter the Wolf "A fantastic, fun, and philosophical read." - Nancy Brauer, author of Strange Little Band Find out more at bloodlettersink.com.
Ken's Tale & the Peterson Dilemma - Desperate Prequels by Nicholas Antinozzi Ken's Tale & the Peterson Dilemma - Desperate Prequels by Nicholas Antinozzi May 31, 2010 Free! 8398 words Read a sample
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Nick lives in Minnesota and spends as much time as he can writing. He believes that the literary envelope has been pushed too far and he prides himself on writing things a grandmother, or even a young teenager might stumble across, and read from cover to cover without blushing.
Laughs, Lies & Limericks by Phil Latz Laughs, Lies & Limericks by Phil Latz May 31, 2010 $0.99 4667 words Sample 15%
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Phil, was born in a church Hostel in isolated Central Australia - no doctor there. He grew up on a Lutheran Mission in desert isolation with Aboriginal friends and ate snakes, lizards, grubs & ants. He survived penny-less Church boarding school life after a 3 day, 1000 mile steam train trip. Then various different apprenticeships, underground mining, a broken heart and love affairs. Persistence saw him morph into a world-wide chopper mechanic/pilot/manager. The media declared him dead at various times but his `angel' saw him through. Religious problems and skiing in Europe were followed by a society wedding in England, living/working in countries from Fiji to UK, before divorce occured. Phil was involved with con-men, suffered near ruin, and saw corruption in many countries. He describes his amazing, `paid to see the world' life in frank detail and shows examples. Further info & reviews are on his website & at Amazon.
Sherlock Holmes in a Flash: New Short Holmes Stories by Abbott ePublishing Sherlock Holmes in a Flash: New Short Holmes Stories by Abbott ePublishing May 30, 2010 $2.49 12684 words Sample 50%
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Abbott ePublishing is a publisher of downloadable, affordable electronic books (eBooks) in various formats. We launched in late March, 2009 with a solid inventory that is always growing. Books offered by Abbott ePublishing include original non-fiction and fiction works, as well as some value-added public domain classics. We believe in selling a unique and eclectic collection that will have wide appeal to many readers. The sale of electronic books is in its infancy, and we believe it’s the way many books will be read in the future.
Poems Poems Poems Galore by German Alcala Poems Poems Poems Galore by German Alcala May 29, 2010 $0.99 2851 words Sample 50%
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15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala
Free for you by Echo Romeo Free for you by Echo Romeo May 28, 2010 Free! 4337 words Read a sample
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Echo Romeo is a completely fictional character. He is omnipresent and never present. He has never been nor does he plan on ever getting married. He may or may not have fathered many children. He may even be one of your children. I guess he couldn’t be because he was never born, so he will never die. Echo Romeo is ageless and timeless. Echo Romeo is forever. Echo Romeo is a pseudonym, an alias, a nom de plume because writing is dangerous. There are people’s feelings, situations, reputations and/or opinions to step on. Names have been changed and events dramatized to protect the innocent.
Enjoy by Echo Romeo Enjoy by Echo Romeo May 28, 2010 $1.99 6322 words Sample 25%
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Echo Romeo is a completely fictional character. He is omnipresent and never present. He has never been nor does he plan on ever getting married. He may or may not have fathered many children. He may even be one of your children. I guess he couldn’t be because he was never born, so he will never die. Echo Romeo is ageless and timeless. Echo Romeo is forever. Echo Romeo is a pseudonym, an alias, a nom de plume because writing is dangerous. There are people’s feelings, situations, reputations and/or opinions to step on. Names have been changed and events dramatized to protect the innocent.
Doing It To Death by Echo Romeo Doing It To Death by Echo Romeo May 28, 2010 $1.99 5648 words Sample 25%
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Echo Romeo is a completely fictional character. He is omnipresent and never present. He has never been nor does he plan on ever getting married. He may or may not have fathered many children. He may even be one of your children. I guess he couldn’t be because he was never born, so he will never die. Echo Romeo is ageless and timeless. Echo Romeo is forever. Echo Romeo is a pseudonym, an alias, a nom de plume because writing is dangerous. There are people’s feelings, situations, reputations and/or opinions to step on. Names have been changed and events dramatized to protect the innocent.
Come On by Echo Romeo Come On by Echo Romeo May 28, 2010 $1.99 5708 words Sample 25%
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Echo Romeo is a completely fictional character. He is omnipresent and never present. He has never been nor does he plan on ever getting married. He may or may not have fathered many children. He may even be one of your children. I guess he couldn’t be because he was never born, so he will never die. Echo Romeo is ageless and timeless. Echo Romeo is forever. Echo Romeo is a pseudonym, an alias, a nom de plume because writing is dangerous. There are people’s feelings, situations, reputations and/or opinions to step on. Names have been changed and events dramatized to protect the innocent.