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Where Hell Began by UCPoika Where Hell Began by UCPoika Feb. 07, 2012 $1.99 59994 words Sample 20%
Tobin Walker begins his "adult life" at thirteen, walking away from his parents farm in Nebraska in the early 1900's and the journey begins up to and including his travel due to the Great Depression, through hardships of many kinds but none like the one in the end of the book, a shocking finish! No it is not about the man on the cover that is a drawing of another man not fictionalized in here.
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My youth is greater than my age. I live in a small apartment with my cat Tiger in Northern Minnesota. She thinks I'm a god but I am not, not really. I am an avid writer on a cfood diet, I see food. I eat food.
The Night Lamp by Carol A. Spradling The Night Lamp by Carol A. Spradling Feb. 07, 2012 $0.99 71432 words Sample 15%
Bounty Hunter, Cole McKnight and accused murderer, Isa Foster must work together if they plan to uncover the truth behind the murder she is accused of committing. While Cole fights for the return of his family home, and Isa for her very survival, their biggest battle may be fighting their attraction for each other.
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Carol and her husband live in east Florida but look for any opportunity to spend time in the North Carolina mountains. No matter where she goes, her laptop is sure to be with her. She likes nothing better than pounding out the next chapter of a new book while watching the fog roll in from across the neighboring mountain peaks.
Ouabache by David A. Lottes Ouabache by David A. Lottes Feb. 07, 2012 $9.99 61587 words Sample 10%
Ouabache is the old French spelling of Wabash, the Algonquin word waapaahšiiki, the name the Miami Indians gave to the river that runs through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. This is a novel about life in the valley during the French Colonial period.
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David's novel "Ouabache" is a story about the soldiers and settlers from Canada, Louisiana, and France who built the first European settlements in the Wabash Valley. The novel is an attempt to help preserve their legacy. His book titled "House of Fallen Timbers" is based on the first six months entries in his blog of the same title. Featuring selected entries and images from the blog. The book is an effort to make the blog accessible offline.
Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories by Don Hale Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories by Don Hale Feb. 07, 2012 $3.00 10243 words Sample 20%
Spooky Stories - Several of these haunting, thought provoking or ghost related short stories explain some bizarre and spooky wartime experiences, including many varied, dramatic and extraordinary experiences. It includes recollections from World War One - to the beaches of of Dunkirk, or within the brave Corps of Bomb & Mine Disposal.
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A former British investigative journalist and author of several books on true crime, crime novels, historical books, sports.
The Curse of Chief Tenaya by Daniel Diaz The Curse of Chief Tenaya by Daniel Diaz Feb. 06, 2012 $7.99 60432 words Sample 20%
It is 1891 in northern California, the western frontier has only recently closed and the "Gilded Age" of "Robber Baron" is in full swing. Jeremiah is offered a rich commission to track down and kill a phantasmal grizzly bear that is raising havoc among high Sierra ranchers. Thinking to top Off his career with one final adventure, Jeremiah accepts. The stage is set for a fant
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Sacrifices by AM Kirkby Sacrifices by AM Kirkby Feb. 06, 2012 Free! 3517 words Read a sample
In the Etruscan city of Cisra, the boy Karkana sacrifices his prize possession to help a prisoner of war. But the true implications of his act won't be felt till years later.
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A M Kirkby writes a wide range of fiction, including fantasy, SF and historical novels and short stories.
A Poem of Science, Or This Our Frost-Weary Harbor by J. Celan Smith A Poem of Science, Or This Our Frost-Weary Harbor by J. Celan Smith Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 49832 words Sample 20%
A magisterial and powerfully original poetic epic of science history, this book presents with lyrical magic the triumphs and struggles of key sciences that have altered and shaped the terrain of modern culture. It skillfully combines praise and criticism for the various key figures and revolutionary moments in this history, including their breakthroughs and their personal struggles.
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Lone Dog Barking by Raf Leon Dahlquist Lone Dog Barking by Raf Leon Dahlquist Feb. 06, 2012 $0.99 27827 words Sample 30%
Based on a true story. Dawning of the nuclear age and the Cold War brings mushroom clouds to Tonopah, Nevada. Lone Dog Barking murders a killer to avenge an earlier murder. His trial platform helps him spark quenching of nuclear smoke signals around the globe in the Test Ban Treaty of 1963. Support comes from surprising quarters. A pack of five young boys bear witness to these events.
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Raf grew up in Tonopah, Nevada and knew first hand all the characters mentioned in his book, Lone Dog Barking. Being a young single parent at age 20, formal education took a back seat to full-time work and parenting. He was fortunate to attract a handful of wonderful mentors in the scientific community. Although he remains a college dropout, he holds 14 patents in the field of analytical atomic spectrometry and has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals with acclaim for his Feature Article in Applied Spectroscopy on Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis of biologic material. Raf has been an invited lecturer world-wide. Raf’s business experience includes co-founding Lab Support (ASGN NASDAQ), one of the first and leading scientific personnel companies. His experience also includes being an owner-agent in Hollywood, “discovering” actor Shia LaBeouf at the ripe old age of ten.
Mein Stern by DL Berner Mein Stern by DL Berner Feb. 06, 2012 $1.99 163524 words Sample 20%
A sweeping, intense and suspenseful romantic family saga, filled with action. From the 1912 Olympics, the battlefields of German East Africa, the boxing rings of Nazi Germany to Hitler’s Kristallnacht: the night of broken glass in 1939.
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The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story by Ann Victoria Roberts The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story by Ann Victoria Roberts Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 114312 words Sample 20%
Haunted by his final voyage, shackled to a place beyond time, only the truth can set Captain Edward Smith, Titanic's master, free. Burdened by guilt his spirit makes the voyage again, seeking his fatal mistake. Then, as the past fuses into his eternal present, the truth is, at last, revealed. The book uncovers dramatic and little known events.
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Ann Victoria Roberts is the author of five historical novels, including The Master's Tale, published in September 2011. She is married to Captain Peter Roberts, Master of the Heritage Steamship SS Shieldhall, based in Southampton. Ann was born in York, educated at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, Otley, and met her husband Peter while still at school. She went on to study art while he went away to sea in the Merchant Navy, so their romance was conducted mainly by letter. They married, lived in Otley, West Yorkshire, for 15 years. They had two children, and travelled extensively as a family while the children were still young. A long chain of coincidence accompanied the research and writing of Louisa Elliott, published in 1989 by Chatto&Windus. This big, rich, Victorian novel of life in 1890s York was very successful, and Ann found fame as 'the housewife who became a best-selling novelist'. Ann also published Liam's Story, Dagger Lane and Moon Rising. Then, in 2000, Ann and her husband moved to Southampton. Ann found herself writing mainly non-fiction until the day Peter came home from a visit to the Southampton Pilots’ Office, and told her that he’d just been looking at the Dockmaster’s Log Book for the year 1912, and its extraordinary implications. The news was so exciting that Ann asked if she could take a look herself. What she saw and understood from those entries for March and April 1912 became the inspiration for her latest novel, The Master's Tale, published in September 2011. More details about Ann Victoria Roberts can be found on her website: www.annvictoriaroberts.co.uk
An Endless Exile by Mary Lancaster An Endless Exile by Mary Lancaster Feb. 05, 2012 $5.99 151893 words Sample 20%
The love story of Hereward the Wake and the mystery and tragedy behind his brutal murder.
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Mary Lancaster was born in Scotland and graduated with honours from the University of St. Andrews. Her degree is in history, the subject which remains the chief inspiration for her writing. Since then, she has worked or studied in Wales, Glasgow, London and Edinburgh, before eventually settling on the Fife coast, where she still lives with her husband and three young children. Despite having earned a living over the years as Editorial Assistant, Researcher and Librarian, Mary Lancaster has managed to retain her love of books, particularly old and dusty ones. Her interest has always extended to writing them - though, for many years, only for her own amusement.
Tales of the Weird Wild West by Ian Thomas Healy Tales of the Weird Wild West by Ian Thomas Healy Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 29358 words Sample 20%
A collection of Weird Wild West short stories, including previously-published tales Clockwork Chloe, Posse, and The Mighty Peculiar Incident at Muddy Creek, as well as new stories Hanging the Magician, All In, Spring Loaded, and more!
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Want to be informed about when I have new releases? Send me an email to ian(AT)ianthealy(DOT)com with a subject line of "Subscribe me!" and I'll let you know about new projects. Ian Thomas Healy is a prolific writer who dabbles in many different speculative genres. His superhero novel Deep Six: A Just Cause Novel was a Top 100 Semi-finalist in the 2008 Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award. He's an eight-time participant and winner of National Novel Writing Month where he's tackled such diverse subjects as sentient alien farts, competitive forklift racing, a religion-powered rabbit-themed superhero, cyberpunk mercenaries, cowboy elves, and an unlikely combination of vampires with minor league hockey. He is also the creator of the Writing Better Action Through Cinematic Techniques workshop, which helps writers to improve their action scenes. His goal is to become as integral to the genre of superhero fiction as William Gibson was to cyberpunk and Anne Rice was to urban fantasy. The first book in his Just Cause Universe series, JUST CAUSE, is available now from New Babel Books. When not writing, which is rare, he enjoys watching hockey, reading comic books (and serious books, too), and living in the great state of Colorado, which he shares with his wife Richelle, his children Patrick, Caitlin, and Zachary, house-pets Smokey, Samwise, Morrigan, Isis, and approximately five million other people. Follow him on Twitter as @ianthealy. His ebooks can be found on Smashwords, Kindle, Nook, iBook Store, and other online retailers.
Brambleman by Jonathan Grant Brambleman by Jonathan Grant Feb. 05, 2012 $8.99 181816 words Sample 15%
A Forsyth County Saga: Homeless Atlanta writer Charlie Sherman has no idea what he’s getting into when he agrees to edit a dead professor’s manuscript about one of the most horrific acts of racism in U.S. history. Charlie becomes convinced that he is connected to a supernatural power seeking to wreak vengeance unto the descendants of evildoers. "Deliverance" meets the Da Vinci Code."
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Jonathan Grant is the award-winning co-author and editor of The Way It Was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia (University of Georgia Press). Currently, he publishes georgiacollegesblog.com, a news website covering educational issues. His first novel, Chain Gang Elementary, will be available soon. Grant grew up on a Midwestern farm and graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a degree in English. He is a former newspaper reporter, editor, and bureau chief with The Macon Telegraph. He also served as a Georgia state government spokesman for six years. He lives in suburban Atlanta with his wife and two children. Actively involved in community affairs, he has served as PTA president at a five-star Georgia School of Excellence, an elected member of his local school council, and as a soccer coach for twelve seasons.
The Underlying Hand by Roger P Koch The Underlying Hand by Roger P Koch Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 114920 words Sample 20%
Historical fiction combines with conspiracy and modern genetics following the intrigues of a royal family in forging a new beginning for their race - an odyssey spanning the ‘creation’ of man to the accident that caused The Flood and leading to many of the delusions of mankind. Adam and Eve meet Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
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Born on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Roger Koch is one of the last of a race called the “Dutch Burghers of Ceylon” who cease to exist with the passing of his generation. Now Australian, he has been an itinerant traveler, having worked extensively in the Hotel and Tourism Industry in both cosmopolitan centers such as London, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok - to more exotic locations such as Vanuatu, Palau, Thailand and Borneo. As opening Chief Operating Officer, he later served on the Board of Sutera Harbour – a mega resort complex in Borneo and was also Special Advisor to the Minister of Tourism in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. He is presently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia His ambiguous appearance and adaptable personality has afforded him insider/local status in most of the countries he has visited, giving him a unique perspective on the effects of culture, heritage and race and the biases and prejudices associated.
Flashman and the Seawolf by Robert Brightwell Flashman and the Seawolf by Robert Brightwell Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 86615 words Sample 20%
Following the popularity of the memoirs of Harry Flashman the Victorian scoundrel who got himself embroiled in many events of his age, this book introduces a new generation of the family: Thomas Flashman, whose career covers the Napoleonic and Georgian era. This first book covers his adventures with Thomas Cochrane, one of the most extraordinary naval commanders of all time.
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While I write for some of my living, Flashman and the Seawolf is my first novel. I enjoyed the Flashman series of books written by George MacDonald Fraser and the way that they brought history to life through the eyes of a fictional character. Sadly GM Fraser died a few years ago and there will be no more of those. As he had taken the Flashman character from Tom Brown's School Days written by Thomas Hughes, it seemed fair to introduce an earlier generation of the Flashman family. This first book centres of one of my historical heroes, whose real life exploits make the fictional adventures of Hornblower and Aubrey look positively dull. Hopefully this will make up for any shortcomings as I learn the art of writing a novel. One of the hardest challenges in this book was making events that actually happened sound remotely plausible!
Vanity and Valor by R. Lynn Vanity and Valor by R. Lynn Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 60822 words Sample 20%
Recommended by the Historical Novel Society In a time when women were banned from racing chariots, one slave girl must risk her life and love to compete in the world's most dangerous tournament. To lose would mean death. To win... something no girl had done before.
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Author, dreamer, dog lover, diet coke addict and connect-four master mind. On a mission to prove that book nerds are, in fact, SEXY!
Best Books for Young Adults - The SECRET AT CHiCHEN iTZA! by Casey Grace & Landis Grace Best Books for Young Adults - The SECRET AT CHiCHEN iTZA! by Casey Grace & Landis Grace Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 51296 words Read a sample
Landis and Maya are entrusted with a copy of an ancient legend codex secretly unearthed at the Chichen Itza Pyramid. Follow the girls and the clues to discover the whereabouts of the legendary Princess Itza Emerald. Join Landis and Maya as they visit the Mayan village where Maya lives and learn about ancient customs and lifestyles still practised by the in the jungles of the Yucatan, Mexico.
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Living in an ancient Mayan world nestled in the virgin jungles of the Yucatan has given my 12 year old daughter Landis and I encounters of a lifetime. Our Mayan friends have shared with us many secrets of their culture and we have experienced many of their customs and ceremonies. There are many mysteries and legends of this ancient race, and my daughter Landis and I started this series to share some of these fascinating traditions in a fun mystery book which educates the readers not only into the everyday life of the traditional Mayans still living in pueblitos but into authentic ancient customs through flashbacks in the book. Landis and I are Canadian, so I am thrilled that my daughter is completely fluent in her second language of Spanish, so we added some easy-to-remember Spanish words to teach readers a little of the language. All of the facts throughout the book are true, but they are presented in an entertaining fictional style with a closing message of integrity and wholesomeness. We are writing our next Landis Adventure book called “The Mystery at Isla Mujeres”, which takes place on a beautiful island nestled off the coast of Cancun, in the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Exiles by David Pilling Exiles by David Pilling Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 5632 words Sample 10%
Can Sir John Swale keep his family together in the face of war, exile and the cruelty of nature...and does he have the will to do so?
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David Pilling is 32 years old and currently works in the Library and Archive at the Tate Gallery in London. Previous jobs included stints at The Royal Opera House and The School of Oriental and African Studies. He has been writing fiction and non-fiction on a freelance basis for the past three years, and many of his non-fictional articles have appeared in various regional and national UK publications. His fiction is inspired by his love of historical and science fiction and authors such as George McDonald Fraser, George R.R.Martin and Bernard Cornwell.
Sabará 18 by Carlos Gentil Vieira Sabará 18 by Carlos Gentil Vieira Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 78540 words Sample 20%
A novel set in Colonial Minas Gerais, Brazil, 18th century. In Portuguese only. Everything happens in Vila Real de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Sabará. A minor event, a Saint Joseph's statue was stolen from within a Catholic church, turns itself into a big mistery, along with a priest murder and some other strange occurrences.
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Carlos Gentil Vieira was born in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, and has lived in Rio de Janeiro for a long time. He loves typical Minas Gerais cuisine, with dishes such as "frango com quiabo", "canjinquinha com costelinha" and "feijão tropeiro". Sometimes, as traditional in his state, he drinks an authentic "cachaça" from Salinas, which he recommends to everybody as a healthy habit.
The Cotton Run by Daniel Wyatt The Cotton Run by Daniel Wyatt Feb. 04, 2012 $5.99 65419 words Sample 20%
An American Civil War story of love and greed as a Rebel blockade-running captain and the woman he loves are forced to deal with the collapse of the American South around them.
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Historical fiction author Daniel Wyatt is Canadian, born and raised on the prairies of Saskatchewan. He now resides with his wife and two children in Burlington, Ontario, thirty miles outside Toronto. His first published work was a set of first-person stories from World War II allied air force veterans called Two Wings and a Prayer by Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, Canada in 1984. This was followed up in 1986 by Maximum Effort with the same publisher. In 1990, Wyatt made the switch to historical fiction with The Last Flight of the Arrow, a techno-thriller set during the Cold War years of the late 1950's. Originally published by Random House of Canada, it sold 20,000 copies in paperback form. The Mary Jane Mission came out two years later, also by Random House. Wyatt's other published works include aviation magazine articles in Canada and the United States. The Last Flight of the Arrow has been re-released as an e-book by LTDBooks in Canada. A big baseball fan, Wyatt enjoys collecting Detroit Tigers memorabilia. In the summer months, he coaches a local fastball team.
Polly of Bridgewater Farm by Catharine Fleming McKenty Polly of Bridgewater Farm by Catharine Fleming McKenty Feb. 04, 2012 $9.99 48397 words Sample 20%
This is the story of a young girl's idylic childhood in rural Ireland - torn asunder by the famine of 1847 - and the subsequent trials of emigration over the seas to a new life in Canada.
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Catharine McKenty grew up on her grandparents’ farm, “Donlands,” then eight miles outside the Toronto city limits on Don Mills Road. She went in every day to Bishop Strachan School, where she won scholarships in French and German. After taking a degree in English at Victoria College, University of Toronto, she spent four winters as a volunteer in the mining area of post-war Germany with an international group of young people involved in reconstruction. Later she was Research Editor for Pace, a magazine for young people, based in Los Angeles and New York, and linked with the international musical group Up With People. Next came a stint as a speechwriter for the Ontario Minister of Education in Toronto. At that time she met her future husband,author-broadcaster Neil McKenty on the dance floor. They now live in Montreal. Catharine worked at the Reader’s Digest; and she and her husband co-authored a best-seller on the early days of Laurentian skiing: Skiing Legends and the Laurentian Lodge Club. In 2002, Catharine set out to find the Fleming family farm in Northern Ireland, where the Corey family welcomed her and shared their knowledge of the old Irish ways. Catharine did much of her research in the Omagh Public Library (Tyrone Constitution 1844-47, and 100th and 150th anniversary editions). The Ulster American Folk Park; the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
The Winged Man by Moyra Caldecott The Winged Man by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $4.99 128967 words Sample 20%
The story of Bladud, the father of King Lear. A leper and a swineherd... a necromancer and a wise king... his memory lives on.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Waters of Sul by Moyra Caldecott Waters of Sul by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $4.99 102488 words Sample 20%
At Aquae Sulis, Britain, 72AD, a statue of the hated Emperor Claudius is being erected. But the local people are threatening rebellion...
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
The Wolf by Charles Mackie The Wolf by Charles Mackie Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 48703 words Sample 20%
He was a Stewart, the son of a king of Scotland and born out of wedlock. He was married to a royal countess and lived with a beautiful commoner. He was the legal representative of the National authority in territories north of the River Forth and he waged a bitter war on the Church in the Province of Moray and on its Bishop Alexander Bur.
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Etheldreda by Moyra Caldecott Etheldreda by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 02, 2012 $5.99 71654 words Sample 20%
The fictional story of Etheldreda, Princess of East Anglia, Queen of Northumbria and Abbess of Ely.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
The Skin of Water by GS Johnston The Skin of Water by GS Johnston Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 82626 words Sample 10%
Passions flare and alliances shift in this breathtaking story of survival set during the final days of World War II in Hungary. One evening Young Zeno follows Catherine Steiner, a guest at the exclusive lakeside resort where he works as a bellboy, into the forest. Unknowingly he dives into her life, changing his forever. But when the German army rolls into Budapest,who will survive and how?
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Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, G.S. Johnston now calls Sydney, Australia home. With two cats, home-loving ginger tom Reba and the wayward black Rose, and Miss Mia, a black and white cuddle dog, the days rush by. Consumption is the first novel published through Kindle by G.S. Johnston.
Diary of a Christian Dog by Mary C. Findley Diary of a Christian Dog by Mary C. Findley Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 13547 words Sample 20%
An English Knight begins a diary of his "adventure" joining Louis IX's First Crusade. The armada to Alexandria encounters a violent storm and the knight and his companions shipwreck. He must make an impossible choice: Cut himself off from his people or face execution. His life of turmoil and terror leads him to peace, but slavery and torture block his quest to get home to his father.
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I grew up in rural NY and Michael is a "city boy" from AZ. We met at college, taught school in AZ, MO and PA, homeschooled, and created curriculum and videos for church and commercial productions. We have three 20-something children, and now travel the 48 states together in a tractor trailer.
The Lily and the Bull by Moyra Caldecott The Lily and the Bull by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 01, 2012 $5.99 51643 words Sample 20%
A compelling re-creation of life in Minoan Crete - a world of magic and mystery, ritual and superstition, and where everyday life is charged with the supernatural...
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Boudicca by Ron Aberdeen Boudicca by Ron Aberdeen Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 21459 words Sample 10%
The wrath of a Queen causes the death of one hundred and thirty thousand people, the destruction of three cities and the humiliation of an Empire. Based on the true story of Britain’s first Queen
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Before I started writing in 2005 at the age of 60, I was the CEO for an International manufacturing company and prior to that a marketing executive for the Sony Corporation. I bring my commercial experience and world travels together with my business and marketing skills to create fast moving, exciting and entertaining stories for film. In my few years as a writer I have been commissioned by directors David DeCoteau, and emerging director Simon Foster and producers Bill Dever, Françoise Gouliardon and André Paquette and hired as a story editor for prize-winning director Andy Lauer. Recently I completed a screenplay commissioned for a prestigious Anglo/Chinese project and was commissioned to write a new TV series based on the short stories of the renowned horror author, Ramsay Campbell. Currently I have two screenplays going into production and two others that have won awards.
Son of Air & Darkness Volume I of Tales of the Dearg-Sidhe by S. P. Hendrick Son of Air & Darkness Volume I of Tales of the Dearg-Sidhe by S. P. Hendrick Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 74970 words Sample 15%
Dubhghall is a mighty warrior, trained by Scathach herself, made immortal by the Morrigan, who has taught him to feast on the blood of his enemies. He is the grandson of Lugh, no fire nor light can harm him. In the time of Roman rule, the Britons cry for justice, and he must decide whether to answer their call when he finds himself caught between the soldiers of Rome and the warriors of Boudicca.
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Reminiscence by Jake Murphy Reminiscence by Jake Murphy Feb. 01, 2012 Free! 4684 words Read a sample
As the sun sets and night creeps into the grounds, an old gentleman prepares for dinner. That evening he receives a visit from an old acquaintance, whose visit changes both their lives forever. A gripping story of love, nostalgia, ambition and betrayal, Reminiscence is the latest story from the 'Forgotten Tales' saga by Jake Murphy.
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A young story writer and translator, Jake Murphy continues to amaze and intrigue with stories of the historically unknown. Digging deeper into the minds of the most mysterious historical characters this world has seen and others the world has not, he delivers both fiction and suspense. His 'Forgotten Tales' collection are now available on ebook format, they will be published one at a time throughout the year. Enjoy!
Catterthun by Chris Craig Catterthun by Chris Craig Jan. 31, 2012 $2.99 70672 words Sample 20%
The ss Catterthun set sail from Sydney on a wintery evening in 1895. Most of the people on board would never see the sun rise on another day. A mounting gale pushed the Catterthun along the coast, closer to her doom. She sank beneath a storm tossed sea leaving mysteries in her wake. What hadshe hit? Who was to blame? What happened to the fortune in gold she had on board?
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Chris Craig: Born in Lithgow, New South Wales. I grew up in the mountains before moving to Lake Macquarie and attending the University of Newcastle, studying History and Economic History. I have enjoyed a varied career including labouring in the BHP steel works, working as a concrete contractor, a student politician, a newspaper columnist and as an Industrial Officer for the Australian Journalists Association (which became the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance while I worked for them). I cut my teeth reading C.S. Forester, Herman Wouk, Leon Uris and Georgette Heyer. Have you read them? You should, if you haven’t yet. They are the real deal. Well researched, well written. True to the story. If you enjoy them, you’ll enjoy my work. It’s worth a read.
The Great Libraries by J.A. Marlow The Great Libraries by J.A. Marlow Jan. 31, 2012 $0.99 12112 words Sample 30%
Emmie Kirkwood is delighted when the Gateway Roadhouse insists she have a day off. Finding herself in ancient Egypt, she can think of only one thing: spending her precious day off at the most fabled library in the ancient world: The Alexandria Library. She didn't expect to also arrive the day of an equally fabled fire… A 10200 word Egyptian science fiction novelette by J.A. Marlow.
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It's said I was launched into space from birth and I haven't been back to Earth since. There might be some truth in that. As a reader I love science fiction with great plots, interesting characters, exotic locales, all accompanied by a sense of wonder with optimistic endings. As a writer, I love the same.
The Sensual Chemist by Andrew Sudell Davis The Sensual Chemist by Andrew Sudell Davis Jan. 31, 2012 $2.99 58886 words Sample 20%
The Sensual Chemist is a witty yet thoughtful alternative social history, about England and its relationship with the rest of the world over the last two thousand years. Seen through the eyes of a diverse set of characters, love, sex, death and war jostle alongside religion, hypocrisy, science and marijuana to tell previously unheard truths about the place we live in.
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Andrew Sudell Davis was born and educated in London. After years of working in the creative industries, he wrote his first novel The Sensual Chemist, an alternative history of English culture. His latest book is Scratby Orgasm, a light-hearted love story set amongst the dubious charms of the English seaside.
King Snake King Snake "Descendants of Iniquity" by Christopher Piper Jan. 31, 2012 $5.99 33813 words Sample 20%
Told by a common narrator, King Snake traces the heritage of the tiny, faded towns along one bend of a great river. Founded by hustlers, moonshiners and savage criminals, the anarchic spirit of the area lives on in this story of their modern day half wild descendants who are absurdly humorous, frightening, and tragically American.
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The living of this life has always been a very serious business for me. I grew up in an economically depressed area, where even feeling special was officially discouraged. My family was half-famous for a kind of creative boldness that was both admired and mistrusted. Through example and exhortation, we were taught to make and to do, and to feel that there would be some prerogative in our world. Maybe everyone feels the light of chance on them, but I have seen it to be a thing that dims with time. Our drive, our passion to live, and our lists of what is possible are all expected to dwindle naturally as we mature. In a way, our growing is become a process of shrinking, with the world and our place in it becoming exponentially smaller each year. I fought like hell against this entropy of potential. Instead of dwindling, any loss of drive or intensity that I've suffered has been through more of a grinding process. I never let go of a dream without a struggle, and the yanking of any one hope always seemed to stimulate the growth of others in its place. A friend told me once, and meant it as criticism, that I "fight for everything." After some time to think about that, I came to understand it in a slightly different way - that I fight for one thing, and that thing is to prove my gratitude for a chance to really live. A lifetime of playing music, writing, adventure, and making things has been nothing but my attempt to stand a Monument as evidence of my thanks for it all. To keep acting, moving, yelling, and just dreaming, is a mission, and its focus has only intensified with time. All this inspirational talk about passion and the brevity of life is just a very broad explanation of why I write, and probably more directly, how I write. I write because, if you are living hard and think it to be sacred work, then who wouldn't write about it? If this passionate life is a mission, then an accurate log of the details is imperative. If your eyes are open, and that part of you that feels the right to create is still there at all, then there are stories all around you. I know they are all around me, and an integral part of my mission is the telling of them. To that end, I am proud of one thing mostly - that I have developed a style. All art may be derivative, but I feel that I have done my best to derive something potent. I like to think that the passion and intensity of which I preach are right there, seeping through and coloring the tone of each character, each setting, and each description of every thing. I've also worked for a long time to try and build a deep sense of rhythm into my work. As a life-long musician, I believe that a sort of lyrical symmetry in words causes a primitive and personal response and those that read or hear them. It is in the synthesis of this deep rhythm and intensity of experience that I hope to someday really get it all right. In the meantime, I will stay here in a place called Panther's Den Wilderness, in a house I built myself, with my incredible family and many vicious dogs, living and writing as hard as I can.
The Journey Back by Peter Bissett The Journey Back by Peter Bissett Jan. 31, 2012 $2.99 89330 words Sample 15%
Jane Mitchell is involved in a near fatal car crash. Her parents struggle with the situation, and the strain shows in their relationship. Feelings run high bringing behaviours out of character to them. Also in the West Country but in 1808, soldiers guard an important French prisoner. Feelings also run high when a girl is sent to care for the General. The past surprisingly meets the future.
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The Guardians of Stavka: The Deadly Hunt for the Romanov Gold by Robert Egby The Guardians of Stavka: The Deadly Hunt for the Romanov Gold by Robert Egby Jan. 30, 2012 $4.99 151733 words Sample 20%
For sixty years rumours raged on Canada’s west coast that a large gold cache belonging to the murdered Tsar Nikolas II was lost in a sunken ship. In 1979 when a weekend hunter discovers an ingot in a remote mountain cave it triggers a flurry of international gold seekers. The Tsar’s cache of 110 tonnes is worth three billion dollars.
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Robert Egby started his early life in England as an avowed atheist yet while suffering a disease which a doctor termed fatal, a spirit appeared and told him he would not die. His great-grandmother, a Seer, predicted his life, but he refused to believe her—until it started happening. Doors opened as if by magic. Work in a unique film studio in England, living in a desert tent in Egypt, an act in a local variety show got him into professional broadcasting, journalism and news photography. He became an international correspondent meeting kings and killers. One gunman saved his life—twice. He was arrested in Baghdad for photographing kings eating and in Cyprus he scooped a major Press award for a newspicture. Strange Cosmic energies called kinks stopped him from being in a major British train crash and sailing on a troopship that sank. A spirit voice warned him of an air attack and again saved him from walking through a Lebanese minefield. The voice warned him as bullets smashed through his hotel room. In all this, he suffered from a negative ego but this was about to change. The Seer had predicted he would go west though he vowed he never would. Arriving in Canada, his work in broadcasting brought four awards for documentaries. Then he found himself living a double life, one professional, the other spiritual. With the help of Spirit Guides and a Guardian Angel he embraced a life of metaphysics, healing and higher learning, and in doing so dissolved the negative ego, the cause of all suffering. As predicted so many years before by the Seer, he set himself free and started to “work with the light” and help people understand Cosmic Forces. This book is the story of his personal quest. His life story is amply illustrated with photos, most of which are his own. Today, in the United States he teaches a release from suffering and how to attain Cosmic consciousness. The author believes kinks in the Cosmos happen in everyone’s life but we fail to recognize these as opportunities and go with the flow. He became an international journalist and news photographer without any formal college or university training. Over the years he wrote several novels and short stories that were never published--until now. His first historical novel is "Pentadaktylos: Love, Promises and Patriotism in the Last Days of Colonial Cyprus" is in print and ebook. Another historical novel, "The Guardians of Stafka: The Hunt for Romanov Gold in Canada" was published in December 2011 and is now available on Smashwords.
Sarah's Valley by clara rose Sarah's Valley by clara rose Jan. 30, 2012 $1.99 94271 words Sample 20%
It is the Depression years and sixteen-year old Patrick Smithson is traveling to Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He meets up with an old man named Winnipesaukee in the Qu'Appelle Valley. Winnipesaukee spins an intriguing tale, which Patrick later recalls and writes.
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If the South Won Gettysburg by Mark Nesbitt If the South Won Gettysburg by Mark Nesbitt Jan. 30, 2012 $3.99 41399 words Sample 15%
Many historical accounts have been written documenting the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War. In "If the South Won Gettysburg" author Mark Nesbitt makes a dramatic hypothetical examination of precisely that theory: What if the South won at Gettysburg as a result of a change in the South's battle tactics ? What would have been the fate of this great nation?
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I started out, back in the 1970s, as a National Park Service Ranger/Historian in Gettysburg, PA. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, so after five years with the NPS, I got the crazy idea that I should start my own research and writing company. Thus began Interpretive Enterprises. I spent several years as a freelance writer and wondering if I had lost my mind. My first book was a children's book: The Little Drummer Boy. It won an award and boosted my confidence. I had been collecting ghost stories of the Gettysburg area since I first arrived, so I decided to approach a local publisher to see if they'd be interested in a book about the Ghosts of Gettysburg. The first ghost book came out in 1991. Since then, I have written fifteen books, covering topics of historical interest, as well as the paranormal. My stories have been seen on The History Channel, A&E, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, The Biography Channel, and numerous regional television shows and heard on Coast to Coast AM, and regional radio. In 1994, I founded "The Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours®," a tour based on the stories in my book series. The tour company started out on a card table in the town square. The next year I rented office space at the corner of Baltimore St. and Steinwehr Ave. Finally, in 1997, I purchased the current headquarters building at 271 Baltimore St. In 2006, I expanded into Frederickburg, VA and started the Ghosts of Fredericksburg Tours.
Gangster by M Jones Gangster by M Jones Jan. 30, 2012 $2.99 62784 words Sample 20%
From the dark, basement speakeasies of 1926 Chicago, to the decadent parties of the Hollywood elite, psychopathic Clara slices her way through various people across America in her quest for fame. Brought along for the whirlwind ride of her murderous rampage, her enigmatic alien companion patiently waits for the opportunity to find his own target, a former friend set for assassination.
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From the main website: Welcome to Bloodletters Ink! After many incarnations and experimental sites it became clear to me what was needed most for this main creative hub. A static, one-stop shopping area where my books could be both sold and seen as they were brought into creation. Usually, there are three to four projects going on at any one time, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the various websites created for each one. Thus, the confusing conglomeration of sites for every project have now been compressed into a very tidy works-in-progress section, the banners giving myself just enough creative license to play with formatting and colours. Each story’s episode or chapter will be posted in these banners as links to a basic text file for ease of reading and downloading into as wide a selection of e-readers as possible. I am M. Jones, the author of this site and the works within. I have been published both online and in print, wrote a script for a radio play (The Withered Leaves of Autumn, as created and performed by the amazing Necropolis Studios) and have run a couple of ezines which somehow never seemed to get off on the right footing (I still don’t know what to do with The Random Eye. I loved the concept, but parallel universes seems to be too narrow a niche–Or maybe too wide, since authors seem to get lost in it. I’ll probably make the first two editions available free on Smashwords at some point.) I’m still running Zombie Romance, which is an ongoing, catch-as-catch-can kind of project. Considering the single minded purpose of zombies and their plodding, zen-like pursuit of their desires, this is probably the best approach for that site :P. If you are looking for reviews of my work to make sure I’m not some typing hack whose only claim to fame is being able to use a spellcheck once in a while, you can find some lovely words about my books 314 Crescent Manor and Black Wreath at The Web Fiction Guide. Be sure to check out the other works by other authors there as well, especially if you decide your first suspicions about me being a typing, spellchecking hack to be correct. Feel like dropping me a line or want to ask a question about the site? Send me an email: pinkbagels@gmail.com
All The Guns Of Scotland. by Dai Reid All The Guns Of Scotland. by Dai Reid Jan. 30, 2012 $0.99 3345 words Sample 40%
Someone told a kid that I was the only one that could help him. They told him I am the only one stupid enough or brave enough, to save his father’s life. He’d just come here for somewhere safe to raise his kid, far away from his home in Scotland. But he hit gold, and now he is in more danger than ever. "All the guns of Scotland" is a 3200 word short story by Dai Reid.
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Dai Reid lives in England in the UK. He loves the great outdoors.
Resistance Horizontale by A. P. Doyle Resistance Horizontale by A. P. Doyle Jan. 30, 2012 $4.95 57171 words Sample 25%
Historical Fiction. WWII. What images do these words hold for you? A woman fighting for her country? Her life? Espionage? Who should she trust? Who will trust her? Helen's family has a long history of service to their country. But in a man's military, Helen is up against all odds as she is thrust into a war that few will survive, and even fewer will want to. What would you do?
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A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 60771 words Sample 20%
France 1310: The body of a stranger is discovered, and, as Bailli Dubois begins his investigation, it becomes apparent that the wife of his best friend is implicated. He dispatches his clerk - Jean Bellimont - to Paris in the hope of uncovering new evidence. The story culminates in a dramatic courtroom scene in which the murderer is finally revealed. This is the 3rd of the Jean Bellimont novels.
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I am a recruitment consultant with a strong interest in European medieval history, and endeavour to weave that knowledge into my story lines. My travels throughout Europe (and particularly France) over the past thirty years allows me to bring a first hand acount of the places I describe, and provides an air of authenticity to my narrative. I am a passionate and committed writer, and Pilgrimage is the first of a trilogy featuring Jean Bellimont, Scribe of Troyes.
Victorious Departure by Patrick G. Whalen Victorious Departure by Patrick G. Whalen Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 1493 words Sample 20%
Civil War Short Stories, Volume I, is a collection of 10 Christian Historical Fiction stories set upon the backdrop of the United States Civil War.
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Writing has been a large part of my life from a very young age. Over the years I also developed a love for history. Without much of a stretch, I blended the two passions together and now write from a historical perspective. At times I venture outside of the historical realm, but continue to believe that we can always learn from history and thus weave the truths of our past into tales fit for the present. Westerns are my favorite genre and though I may not have many titles at present, stay tuned, pardner! I have an eclectic assortment of favorite authors that include: Isaac Asimov, Ted Dekker, Zane Gray, John Jakes, Louis L'Amour, Frank Peretti and many more.
A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 65313 words Sample 20%
France, 1308. Jean Bellimont is leading a quiet, contented life as scribe in the city of Troyes. When his Bishop is arrested on spurious charges and Pope Clement sends an envoy to investigate, King Philippe responds by dispatching two of his most trusted Knights. Within days, one of the Cardinals is murdered, and France teeters on the brink of open war with the Papacy.
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I am a recruitment consultant with a strong interest in European medieval history, and endeavour to weave that knowledge into my story lines. My travels throughout Europe (and particularly France) over the past thirty years allows me to bring a first hand acount of the places I describe, and provides an air of authenticity to my narrative. I am a passionate and committed writer, and Pilgrimage is the first of a trilogy featuring Jean Bellimont, Scribe of Troyes.
Snowfall by Gene Chesney Snowfall by Gene Chesney Jan. 29, 2012 $5.00 19265 words Sample 15%
An Indian girl born on the reservation studies medicine and becomes a doctor. She encounters trials and tribulation on a wagon train going to California.
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Still Life With Lovers by Carolyn Burns Bass Still Life With Lovers by Carolyn Burns Bass Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 3886 words Sample 15%
"It wasn’t like Gustave to storm out of the flat when Lisette opposed him. Usually Lisette would flee to Margot’s place, returning a few hours later to find Gustave sulking and sauced, but eager to make up..." A century-old diary of a young woman’s frustrated marriage and infatuation with a wild painter named Vincent Van Gogh, gives a contemporary woman new insights into her own marriage.
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With a sword swallower as a father and a closet chanteuse for a mother, it’s no wonder Carolyn Burns Bass became a writer. A longtime journalist for entertainment, travel and lifestyle media, Carolyn has had short fiction published in The Rose & Thorn, Breath & Shadow, and MetroFiction ezines and is working on a novel called The Sword Swallower’s Daughter. She would like to list prestigious colleges attended and degrees obtained, but she restricts her fiction to made-up people. Carolyn is the founder and moderator of LitChat, the popular literary discussion that occurs through Twitter using the hashtag #litchat. Follow her on Twitter at @CarolyBurnsBass, visit her blog at www.ovations.blogspot.com, and visit her website at www.CarolynBurnsBass.com.
My Enemy My Love by Black Leaf Publishing My Enemy My Love by Black Leaf Publishing Jan. 29, 2012 $2.99 118076 words Sample 20%
Cosette is a spoilt, rich young woman, living near the North French city of Lille, whose privileged existence is shattered by the German invasion of France at the outset of the First World War. Rescued from being raped by a handsome German staff officer, they fall in love, little realising the twists and turns of fate that lie ahead of them.
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An Ageless Myth by John Evans An Ageless Myth by John Evans Jan. 29, 2012 Free! 7847 words Read a sample
Around the year 1200, a quest is authorized by the British crown to escavate what might be the remains of King Arthur and Guenevere at Glastonbury. Are the fables of the once and future king true? If the relics are found, what will become of them? What dark secrets keep these mysteries from the eyes of the wise?
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Memories of Murder by Chloe Gallagher Memories of Murder by Chloe Gallagher Jan. 29, 2012 Free! 4541 words Read a sample
Memories of Murder is a fresh interpretation of the English Jack the Ripper mystery. When the protagonist experiences horrific, graphic dreams of the serial killer's murders, he begins to question his sanity and identity...
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I'm a twenty-year-old English degree student from England. I'm publishing several short stories for feedback, to contribute to the Creative Writing aspect of my course.