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Big Tom: A Thanksgiving Story	by Sandra Proto Oct. 06, 2010	Free!	2309 words	Read a sample
A comical tale of how a family copes with an unexpected crisis on Thanksgiving.
Santa's Little Red Spaceship	by H Jason Schulz Oct. 02, 2010	$0.99	916 words	Sample 30%
A short story about Santa Claus.
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Spirit of the Season	by Kent Richardson Oct. 02, 2010	$1.99	37873 words	Sample 10%
For a number of people, the holidays can be the most difficult time of the year. Some choose this occasion to confront their personal demons...even if they have to go back a generation to do so. James Downey is such a person. Spirit of the Season takes a realistic and poignant look at two men in the crossroads of their lives as they assess their true value to themselves and their fellow man.
Enigma: Cosmic Odyssey	by Gerard Whittaker Oct. 01, 2010	$3.00	44676 words	Sample 40%
Part two. Following an atomic war the Enigma is cast adrift in time and space, jumping at random between dimensions. She soon meets new enemies of mind numbing evil, capable of destroying whole solar systems. When they first encounter the Cosmic Guardians things escalate way out of control. Then Erin falls ill and Captain Miles must choose between the safety of the Enigma or his daughter's life
Jesus Does Not Care	by Sharon Cohen Sep. 30, 2010	$1.99	5283 words	Sample 50%
It's Christmas time again and her friend gleefully declares, "Jesus Does Not Care". In this anthology of five thought-provoking, spiritually uplifting and at times heart-wrenching stories, Sharon Cohen tosses aside the wrappings and trappings of the season to ask the reader, "Are you ready for Christmas?"
I'll Be Home For Peacemas	by Shannon O'Neil Sep. 23, 2010	$2.99	80850 words	Sample 33%
Bailey Hamilton isn't exactly a recluse, but when it comes to Christmas, she prefers a pair of sweats and quiet time with the television - anything to stay away from her hometown, where things are anything but quiet and painful memories lurk. But after an incident with a homeless man dubs her the "Santa Slugger," Bailey finds herself in the last place she expected - home.
Big Enough for Halloween	by Tor Richardson Sep. 19, 2010	$0.99	3418 words	Sample 50%
Halloween is here -- a night of costumes and free candy. After two years of sitting at home watching Lucy and Dad go out, Billy is old enough to join his big sister in the fun. Lucy offers some quick advice, but then dashes for the door. Unfortunately, big sisters lie -- a fact Billy forgets in his quest for candy... and there may be a few Halloween customs that Lucy conveniently left out.
Bittersweet Seasons	by Fabian Black Sep. 10, 2010	$2.99	21446 words	Sample 30%
Anthology of evocative gay romance stories. The collection begins and ends with a Christmas tale and the seasons as a theme predominates, the seasons of the year, and the seasons of life.
Beached In the Barrens	by Robert Adair Wilson Sep. 09, 2010	$2.99	1237 words	Sample 20%
A lounge-lubber falls in with a bad lot during Swiftsure Yacht Race celebrations in Victoria, BC, and finds himself the worse for seafaring and free-saying until he grasps for rescue through a famous personage. This story may reveal the origin of the term "Captain's Log". Low humour on the high seas by one even higher!
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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?
The First Nudist	by Janice Daugharty Aug. 24, 2010	$2.99	4334 words	Sample 50%
Following a family reunion, Gransallie learns that her favorite niece, Ophelia, ia a not only a school teacher but a nudist. Hating to be proved wrong, Gransallie tries to defend Ophelia to her granddaughters, who "don't care where they are going or what shape they arrive in as long as they are going." Gransallie is their driver and chapperone on trips to Florida, or just anywhere.
Lost Wages: A Las Vegas Christmas Tale	by James Alexander Aug. 23, 2010	$4.99	97568 words	Sample 15%
Jeff Griggs wants nothing more than to win his Homeowner's Association Holiday Decorating contest and provide an amazing Christmas for his wife Joan and his boys Matt and Marcus. Getting suspended from his job causes a chain of events which threaten his financial ability to meet that obligation. It's a comforting tale that reminds all of us that Christmas miracles can happen - even in Las Vegas.
Ace Hawkins and the Wrath of Santa Claus	by Byron Starr Aug. 21, 2010	$3.50	62236 words	Sample 25%
Read the book Gary K Wolf calls an "ingenious work of fantasy." Ace Hawkins is an anti-hero to make Van Damme and Stallone blush, a tough guy who fears none, not even Chuck Norris. When a rebellion rocks the North Pole to its core, Dictator Claus has no choice but to call in Ace Hawkins to deal with the threat of the nefarious and insane Jack Frost, but Ace's loyalty is to the almighty dollar...
Avenging Angel	by Esther Carney Aug. 20, 2010	$0.99	293354 words	Sample 2%
This action/adventure novel, with a tough female lead, has had full professional editing. Angie, trained as a child soldier, is now a young woman, searching for her father, a man she has never met. On the run from her enemies, she uses every skill she has ever learnt just to stay alive. But if she is to defeat her enemies, how similar to them must she become? How similar is she already?
A Holiday Tale, The Magical Christmas Tree Room	by W. Thomas Burns Aug. 20, 2010	$0.99	5833 words	Sample 30%
A holiday classic that chronicles the rise of an immigrant family from the depths of poverty to the pinnacle of success. This now prominent family hosts an annual Christmas Eve celebration at their Vermont country home, an estate nestled among the snow covered mountains of a winter wonderland. A heartwarming holiday tale sure to captivate the imaginations of both the young and the not so young.
Ursula's Quest: Book Two of the Witchcraft Wars	by Tracey Alley Aug. 05, 2010	$3.45	67602 words	Sample 35%
In his subterranean prison cell King Erich is dying. In an effort to save the Kingdoms of Kaynos from Shallendara's brutal war of conquest he sends his beloved daughter, Ursula, on a seemingly impossible quest. To find the lost Temple of Life and restore the key. Meanwhile the evil witch's forces are gathering for the most brutal war Kaynos has ever seen. Can Ursula stop the witch in time?
Middagsdags	by MJ Walther July 23, 2010	Free!	3677 words	Read a sample
Middag med familjen pÃ¥ semester kan ta den snÃ¤llaste sjÃ¤len mot grÃ¤nslandet till vansinne.
Santopia - Book One: Santa & the Lost Princess	by Andrew Delaplaine July 19, 2010	$2.25	26135 words	Sample 13%
Itâ€™s three days before Christmas and Santa has a new son, and itâ€™s immediately prophesied that the next girl born after him will grow up to be his Queen. Soon after Prince Nickyâ€™s birth, the Baroness von Drear gives birth to a baby girl, but when she discovers that a girl (Noelle) has been born to a peasant family just hours before her own, she sets out to kill the baby girl and her family.
Golf According to Willie	by R. H. Politz June 29, 2010	$0.99	7748 words	Sample 15%
A hilarious collection of stories, insults and one-liners about the men and women who play golf; If you've never been "on the course", you've missed some of the most comical conversations people have in the semi-secret environment of the fairways and greens. And, it's not just the guys speaking freely. You should hear what some of the "Ladies" are saying when only their friends are around.
The Book of Caradoc	by James Leigh June 28, 2010	$0.99	82028 words	Sample 25%
Britain after the Withering. A parallel world without witches, wizards or magic. Where a small trader from the Dulwich VIB commune rose to become the Dux Bellorum, or war-leader of his day in a Britain without technology or central government. A wilderness of scattered communes among a few larger Authorities menaced by Metros where people struggled to re-create a world they barely remembered.
Landscape With Dead Figures	by James Leigh June 22, 2010	$0.99	85549 words	Sample 25%
Sutton-le-Vale. A sleepy little village somewhere in rural England where nothing ever happens ... Until a wandering paedophile dies - or is murdered ... Until a local blackmailer dies - or is murdered ... Until a handyman at the big house dies - or is murdered. Who could have guessed the connection between them and a sniper's planned attempt on the life of an American presidential candidate?
The Old Scallywags	by James Leigh June 13, 2010	$0.99	121446 words	Sample 25%
Discovering that the roof over their heads might be sold, the Blenheim Nursing Home'residents form a fighting co-operative. To buy their building, they plot to raise money by crime - unaware that it is already a front for crime. The most fantastic development of all, though, at that time is "the welling up of so much energy and desire in so many pre-war souls and bodies."
Magic of Christmas	by Ruth Macklin June 12, 2010	$2.00	3815 words	Sample 50%
About a man who goes out in the snow to find a Christmas tree. He becomes hurt. His sled dogs to find help. A woman comes to his aid. Takes him to his home to find his wife is having her baby
Once Upon a Summer	by Janice Daugharty June 08, 2010	$2.99	4600 words
Sissy, 6, and Jim, 8, have been sent to their father, the community drunk, for the summer, hoping to find food and a kind word from the man they barely know. Always hungry, obviously unwanted, Sissy repeats "Thank the Lord" at every meal, which their grandmother, aunt and uncle find obnoxious. When their father finally speaks to Sissy and Jim it is in the form of a strange goodbye.
Random Rhyming & Christmas Crying A Story of Christmas Origins	by German Alcala June 07, 2010	$0.99	1094 words	Sample 36%
Is Santa a Slave driver? Exactly for how long has he been around? Are the elves under him willingly? In this childish yet terribly vulgar tale of twisted Christmas Origins German Alcala rhymes out a short epic of epic proportions. Santa Claus is probably a slave owner. He must have been on the North Pole since it was tropical. And the reindeer are probably gangsters... Hope you like it.
Two Halves	by Nic Stevenson June 03, 2010	$2.99	70473 words	Sample 20%
Scott is in his late twenties, heâ€™s bored with his job, settled in his relationship, and the only time he gets excited any more is when heâ€™s watching the football. Then he meets Suzi during the 2006 World Cup and his life gets turned upside down. Two Halves is a book about football, girls, growing up and what happens when you get what you want.
The Ludi Victor	by James Leigh May 29, 2010	$0.99	92439 words	Sample 25%
Award-winning thriller. Over 500 young men are dying violently every year, an insurance conglomerate is losing millions, yet the world suspects nothing. How and why is it being committed? An investigator follows the trail to the Grand Canyon and finds he himself may have to become Ludi Victor IV - the ultimate Victor of The Game.
An Unholy Encounter: A Kaynos History Tale	by Tracey Alley May 29, 2010	$0.99	7636 words
A simple trade mission turns into a night of terror when King Erich, his son Slade and adopted son Wulfstan encounter a mass force of undead and have no blessed weapons among them to destroy the deadly skeletons and zombies. Wulfstan volunteers to seek out help but the cold night holds many dangers. Can Wulfstan find a blessed weapon and save them all?
La crociera dell'amore romantico	by Erion Selmani May 24, 2010	$2.99	10414 words
Una sorta di reality in cui le puntate sono sensazioni disseminate fra le pagine che spingono al limite la fantasia. Un gruppo di amici organizza un lungo viaggio in crociera. Durante il viaggio nascono dei flirt e storie d'amore. Il viaggio prosegue tra tantissime coccole, baci e massaggi, ma anche tante altre cose.
Gieves to the Fore	by Barry Tighe May 18, 2010	$0.99	90029 words	Sample 30%
Aunt Dahlia rues the day she sold Miladyâ€™s Boudoir. Gussie Fink-Nottle regrets deserting his fiancÃ©e Madeline in a moment of vegetarianism. So does heavily-armed Pop Stoker. Madeline has qualms about accepting Spodeâ€™s marriage proposal. When Bertie is baffled, there is only one thing to be done. Press the buzzer and bring Gieves to the Fore.
Casino	by Barry Tighe May 17, 2010	$0.99	114822 words	Sample 20%
Spawater council intends to purchase the Lifeboat club for a derisory few chips and replace it with a government-approved supercasino. Only one way to save it. Jady and his loyal army of rejects - the winos, heads and gamblers of Spawater - have to lose a million in a month.
The Blooming of John Musgrave	by Robert Burke May 15, 2010	$2.95	66203 words	Sample 20%
John Musgrave is content with his life - or so he thinks. A successful author of crime fiction, he lives a solitary life in the Dublin suburbs, churning out blockbusters and tending to his beloved garden. But an encounter with the intriguing Anna Stilerova - a writer of racy erotica - stirs suppressed passions and throws his life into turmoil. Where will it all lead? Read on and find out!
Identity Cards	by Barry Tighe May 14, 2010	$0.99	106299 words	Sample 20%
A frightened government has decided to force everyone to carry Identification Cards and register onto a national database. As a trial they introduce them to Spawater. Should the ID cards and their controlling National Database be successfully implemented in Spawater they will be imposed nationwide. Will they work? Or will they be turn Spawater into a modern day gangster land?
A Man Like Alice	by Claire Jordan May 04, 2010	$3.50	98057 words	Sample 50%
Julia is a kindly London school-teacher whose little world is rattled by a visit to an overgrown graveyard and the discovery that she really should have paid more attention to her own history lessons. The Battle of Britain will be as vital to Julia as it was to her country, two generations before, and will take her all the way to New Zealand before that which she's supposed to find is found.
3mer1ka	by Lloyd Ramsay April 08, 2010	Free!	29311 words	Read a sample
A distorted, surreal yet accurate narrative as told though the eyes and lens of a person living life. Buy nothing.
The Hell House Experience	by Danita Whyte March 30, 2010	$2.99	8613 words	Sample 25%
Menzie and Makala were best friends but on Halloween night they go through an experience that will change their lives forever...
Holidays With Sundae: Conversations With My Cat	by Dr James T. Baker March 30, 2010	$0.99	37926 words	Sample 20%
James Baker invites readers to participate in a conversations with his cat Sundae. Using holiday times as the conversation pieces, Sundae is comes through as real as person we know. Quick witted, critical, and a deft judge of human strengths and weaknesses; Sundae provides a barometer in which we can examine ourselves. Cat owners will instantly identify with Sundae's particular wisdom.
The Valley of the Christmas Trees	by David Rucker March 02, 2010	$0.99	5257 words	Sample 20%
All dressed up and no place to go? Not so fast! Christmas trees have a life too. Magic sparkle dust from the wands of Christmas eve gnomes transports them all, for one hour only, to The Valley of the Christmas Trees. Contests, present making, and the annual parade await. How do we know this to be true? Read this account of a young boy and his unusual Christmas Eve adventure. Ages 8 and up.
That First Christmas	by Lily Graison Feb. 12, 2010	$2.99	30399 words	Sample 50%
Meredith Gunter wrecks her car and finds herself stranded in the middle of a snowstorm, with Travis Gregory. He has little contact with the outside world and prefers it that way. Worlds collide when Travis and Meredith try to co-exist in his one room cabin. Can they fight their growing attraction when the nights get longer and the storm isolates them from the rest of the world?
The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone	by Robert M. Hopper Feb. 02, 2010	$0.99	114439 words	Sample 50%
Adam's memoir draws us into a world where it's soon common to have your genetic twin born after your death: the bigotry he faces in youth, haunting dreams of the man from whom he was cloned, and his inner search for his soul. A search shadowed by his fear of death and a multigenerational family drama in which, like the House Atreus, the players seem fated to struggle with the sins of the father.
You Could Call It a Christmas Story	by John Nicholas Datesh Dec. 25, 2009	$0.99	2048 words	Sample 25%
Short, short story about a car that slides off a road in the middle of the Storm of 2009 and the good part that follows.
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.
The Night Before The Christmas Before I Was Married & other festive tales	by Adam Maxwell Dec. 10, 2009	$1.49	11085 words	Sample 25%
Whether it's becoming accidentally engaged to your ex when your fiancee is coming home for Christmas... Or perhaps you're spending Christmas with the in-laws, your wife is stupifyingly drunk and you destroy the presents... These five festive tales will have you laughing until your Christmas spirit overflows.
The Christmas Gift	by John McDonnell Dec. 09, 2009	$4.99	6614 words	Sample 10%
A heartwarming story about a doll named Constance and how she learns to love a little girl named Sarah in the Great Depression. It takes place in 1937-38, when a homeless girl named Sarah steals the doll from a wealthy woman's house in Philadelphia. Sarah and Constance have many adventures, and both of them learn the value of opening their hearts to love.
Angel Be Good	by Kathy Carmichael Dec. 06, 2009	$2.99	39545 words	Sample 35%
Miracles still happen in modern day New York when "Scrooge" (Nathaniel Danvers) meets "Heaven Can Wait" (Daphne), who has been sent to give him one last chance at redemption. "Angel Be Good" captures the essence of the classic Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and offers a touch of humor and romance. A perfect holiday feel-good read.
Alexâ€™s Special Christmas!	by C D Wilson Dec. 03, 2009	$0.99	2252 words	Sample 40%
This is a Santa story for 1 to 5 year olds. Three of Santaâ€™s reindeer have come down with the flu. Santa is worried! He must make his Christmas Eve trip to all the good little boys and girls in the world. He believes he has the answer if he uses the stars to guide him. First, he must go to Alexâ€™s house and talk to Doggie and if Doggie agrees, Santa will be able to use his Magical Star Dust.
A Christmas Vow	by Laura Shinn Nov. 30, 2009	$2.99	30261 words	Sample 33%
Shanda Bratton harbored a secret love for Chris. But would Chris ever see her as anything other than the kid heâ€™d known all his life? Five years her senior, Chris Milano knew she was too young for his attentions, until the day she came home from college. His desire for her over the years never vanished. Looking into her eyes, he admitted this Christmas would be one neither would ever forget.

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