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2012 The Man Behind The Prophecy by Alane Gabriel 2012 The Man Behind The Prophecy by Alane Gabriel July 15, 2010 $8.99 78366 words Sample 25%
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ALANE GABRIEL is an experienced artist/performer whom fully produces all of his work. From the initial phase to the end result, it has been a Solo act. He started his training as a dancer when he was only 4 years old. And ever since he never stopped growing up in all possible directions career wise. “I have written and direct a few plays, I made a music album as well, back in 2000! Painting is another one of my passions. I did some great things as a choreographer as well and I have been very lucky to work for some great figures of the dance field Such as" La Conte -One of the last living legends of Flamenco. Ana Bonavides- the greatest teacher I ever had in my whole career and the one to blame for being who I am! More than a performer I am primarily a producer and more than a producer I am primarily a Coach ... I like teaching others what I have learned all this years as a performing artist. I truly enjoy helping others in their road to success rather than performing, there is something about coaching new talent and see them grow that really makes me feel joyful" "...I have had so many achievements and performances but no doubt that the biggest and most important event I have worked for was the WORLD CUP 1994. I was a guest artist representing SPAIN in the opening ceremonies. It was exciting! Although since I am not a sports person, I did not know what the world cup was...they told me that around 200 million people were watching worldwide! I still cannot imagine that many eyes looking at me at once...I am glad they told me this afterward. And today I start a new phase of my career life. So here I am "Up and ready to go" again. With my new Novel, 2012 The Man Behind the Prophecy, and keep an eye on me because I am almost done with "A date with Amanda"
A House White With Sorrow: Ballad for Afghanistan by Jennifer Heath A House White With Sorrow: Ballad for Afghanistan by Jennifer Heath Feb. 23, 2011 $1.99 73340 words Sample 20%
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Jennifer Heath is a writer, editor and curator, the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including SuperColón: Admiral of the Ocean Sea, illustrated by Kristine Smock, Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate, A House White With Sorrow, On the Edge of Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend, The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and Memory, The Scimitar and The Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam. Her edited anthologies include The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics, Uncontained: Writers and Photographers in the Garden and on the Margins, Primal Picnics: Writers Invent Creation Myths for their Favorite Foods and Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women. Her traveling art exhibitions include Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate and The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces. www.theveilbook.com.
A Bicycle Built for Two by Alice Duncan A Bicycle Built for Two by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 106448 words Sample 15%
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Award-winning author Alice Duncan lives with a herd of wild dachshunds (enriched from time to time with fosterees from New Mexico Dachshund Rescue) in Roswell, New Mexico. She’s not a UFO enthusiast; she’s in Roswell because her mother’s family settled there fifty years before the aliens crashed. Since her two daughters live in California, where Alice was born, she’d like to return there, but can’t afford to. Alice would love to hear from you at alice@aliceduncan.net. And be sure to visit her website: http://www.aliceduncan.net
A Bird Named Enza by Joseph Bakewell A Bird Named Enza by Joseph Bakewell Dec. 06, 2010 $4.95 78763 words Sample 20%
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A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 70780 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
A Burnished Rose by Christine Keleny A Burnished Rose by Christine Keleny April 20, 2011 $3.99 154581 words Sample 6%
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I am married (for a second time), mother of two, and a writer. My paying job is currently as a manager of a Physical Therapy Clinic and as a Physical Therapist. I like the outdoors and I enjoy doing things with my hands: crochet, cross stitch, paint, beginning knitter, and handyman. I consider myself a jack of all trades and a master of none.
A Cannibal Country by Richard Barnard A Cannibal Country by Richard Barnard June 20, 2011 $4.99 134602 words Sample 20%
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I have been writing for many years and will soon be uploading The Jakob's Star series as e-book editions.
A Canopy of Stars by Stephen Taylor A Canopy of Stars by Stephen Taylor Jan. 13, 2012 $2.99 117582 words Sample 20%
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Stephen Taylor was once a happy and reasonably well-adjusted person; that was until an urge to write invaded his psyche, this need to be a writer, to tell tales. He spent his days as a Tax Inspector (Now come on out from behind the sofa - they're a fine bunch of lads and lasses at the Tax office), and shuffling his daughter to and from school. But then these thoughts began to coalesce. A Georgian trilogy was conceived. Three stories, set in London; a decadent time, a decadent place. The first Novel – No Quarter Asked No Quarter Given was Born (later short listed for the BritWriters Award). The second novel, A Canopy of Stars -. A Georgian courtroom drama, The third novel is well under way. The story of two lives from opposite ends of society; preliminarily titled - A Bird Flies Free. And see also a Children’s Novel, The King of Blognogpotin Born in Yorkshire, brought up in Manchester; he now works in Nottingham and lives in the Vale of Belvoir, a widower with a daughter at University.
A Chance In Time by Ruth Ann Nordin A Chance In Time by Ruth Ann Nordin April 05, 2010 Free! 20744 words Read a sample
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I'm a stay-at-home mom of four young boys and a proud military wife. When I'm not writing, I am researching marketing methods, networking, and reading. When I'm not doing that, I am playing with the kids. I currently live in Nebraska, but that is subject to change depending on the military.
A Circle Has No End by Tony Henderson A Circle Has No End by Tony Henderson June 10, 2011 $2.99 89645 words
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Raised near London, I worked for three years in Barcelona and later ten years in Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, I was a computer systems manager, in London and Liverpool. In 1999 I moved to a 150 year old finca in the small village of Jesus Pobre, south of Valencia, where my wife and I run an internet real estate business. With business slowing down due to the property recession in Spain, I looked for other interests. Having written some short stories many years ago, I thought it was time I should try something more ambitious.
A Civil Conflict by Marina Oliver A Civil Conflict by Marina Oliver Dec. 06, 2011 $3.99 52705 words Sample 5%
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Most writers can't help themselves! It's a compulsion. Getting published, though, is something really special, and having been so fortunate myself I now try to help aspiring writers by handing on tips it took me years to work out. I've published over 60 titles, including four in the How To Books' Successful Writing Series, and Writing Historical Fiction for Studymates. I have judged short story competitions, been a final judge for the Harry Bowling Prize and was an adviser to the 3rd edition of Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers 1994. If you want to find out more about your favourite authors, consult this book. I once wrote an article on writing romantic fiction for the BBC's web page, for Valentine's day. I have given talks and workshops for the Arts Council and at most of the major Writing Conferences, and helped establish the Romantic Novelists' Association's annual conference. I was Chairman of the RNA 1991-3, ran their New Writers' Scheme and edited their newsletter. I am now a Vice-President. As well as writing I have edited books for Transita, featuring women 'of a certain age', and for Choc Lit where gorgeous heros are the norm. I was asked to write A Century of Achievement, a 290 page history of my old school, Queen Mary's High School, Walsall, and commissioned to write a book on Castles and Corvedale to accompany a new circular walk in the area. Most of my Regencies written under the pseudonym Sally James are now published in ebook format as well as many others of my out of print novels which my husband is putting into ebook format. Our daughter Debbie is helping with designing the covers. For details of all my books and my many pseudonyms see my website.
A Clear Eye by Lea Tassie A Clear Eye by Lea Tassie Oct. 27, 2009 $2.99 98943 words Sample 50%
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Lea Tassie was raised in northern British Columbia where her passion for books began as soon as she could read. She has worked at a variety of jobs, traveled in Europe and North America, and earned a B.A. in Classical Studies. Lea has published eight novels and a collection of short pieces. She relaxes by playing bridge and walking the seashore on Vancouver Island. She is currently working on fantasy and suspense novels and another collection of short stories.
A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 65313 words Sample 20%
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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.
A Cottage In Donegal, Mary Doherty's Story by Eva Doherty Gremmert A Cottage In Donegal, Mary Doherty's Story by Eva Doherty Gremmert June 18, 2011 $9.99 61607 words Sample 15%
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Life in Ireland began to unfold for author Eva Doherty Gremmert in 1985, when she traveled to Carndonagh, Co. Donegal for the first time with her father and uncle (first generation born in America of Irish parents), and her two sisters. The sights and sounds, scents and foods, brogues and laughter, music and dancing held her spellbound from the moment she set foot in Ireland. Since those wonderful first days, she has put down deep roots in the community from which her grandparents emigrated so long ago. Innumerable trips have now come and gone. Professionally she is a genealogist specializing in Irish research and her own family tree is filled with stories of the old times, the famine times, the ways and means by which the family endured and prospered. Eva has collected books, periodicals, letters, photos, and keepsakes that create a tapestry of Irish life in the towns and town lands of the ancestors she holds dear. From a wealth of detailed research and family stories, comes this story of Mary “Hudie” Doherty, Eva’s great grandmother. This is Eva’s first work of historical fiction. With four grown children and her own expanding posterity (currently four grandchildren), she is anxiously engaged in her family life of today. Eva and her husband, Arden, spend their time at their homes in Carnation, Washington and Carndonagh, Ireland.
A Court Lady by Clova Leighton A Court Lady by Clova Leighton Jan. 30, 2011 $2.99 57788 words Sample 20%
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A full-time resident of London, Clova Leighton admits to being older than thirty-nine and less than fifty. She feels she is at a perfect age to embrace life. Historical Regencies and Romances, the Victorian Era, and works about the Roman Empire are her favourite periods about which to write and read. She also enjoys browsing through antique jewelry, swimming, flower arranging, or listening to music. Her own favourite authors are Georgette Heyer and Norah Lofts Her job in administration does not allow as much freedom as she would like for her writing or her hobbies, but Clova makes the most of her limited time. She says she could spend hours researching her novels. Her fascination with the early 1800s and Napoleon's Court clearly shines through in A Court Lady.
A Dark and Stormy Knight by John Wolf A Dark and Stormy Knight by John Wolf Feb. 11, 2010 $5.99 78442 words Sample 50%
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John Wolf, author of “Orphan Records”, “A Dark and Stormy Knight”, “Harmonics”, “Of Beryl & Alabaster” and "Benny Plays the Blues." Also, a mess of short stories. I've been a hack musician most of my life. I spent 13 years as a navigator in the Air Force, pursued a profession as an engineer, and retired to writing action stories and mysteries. All of these things, plus the odd environment of growing up in New Mexico has given me a joyful perch from which to look out onto life. I was a songwriter for several years, but found being lost in the constructs of writing a novel more fulfilling. The songs were just short stories, my short stories vignettes of ideas, the novels a real sense of being out there riding the waves. John writes from his home in San Diego, California.
A Daughter Of Liberty by Allan Cole A Daughter Of Liberty by Allan Cole March 04, 2011 $4.99 165140 words Sample 20%
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Allan Cole is a best-selling author, screenwriter and former prize-winning newsman who brings a rich background in travel and personal experience to his imaginative work. Son of a CIA operative, Cole was raised in the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East. He attended thirty-two schools and visited or lived in as many countries. He recalls hearing Othello for the first time as a child sitting on an ancient fortress wall in Cyprus - the island Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote the play. Rejecting invitations to join the CIA, Cole became an award-winning investigative reporter and editor who dealt with everything from landmark murder cases to thieving government officials. Since that time he’s concentrated on books and film. His novels include the landmark science fiction series, “Sten,” the highly-praised fantasy trilogy, “Tales Of The Timuras,” “The Far Kingdoms” series, a World Fantasy Award Finalist, and the Vietnam war classic, “A Reckoning For Kings.” The “Sten” novels, which he coauthored with the late Chris Bunch, have sold upwards of 25 million books worldwide and have been published in 13 languages. His latest novels include “The Lords Of Terror,” which he wrote with Russian fantasy master, Nick Perumov, as well as “MacGregor,” and “Drowned Hopes,” thrillers set in Boca Raton, Florida. “Lords” is the first and only novel written by American and Russian collaborators. Allan has sold more than a hundred and fifty television dramas, ranging from “Quincy” and “The Rockford Files” to and “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife, Kathryn. For more information see his homepage at www.acole.com and his film and entry at IMDB.com
A Death For Beauty or An Immortal by Alberto Rios Arias A Death For Beauty or An Immortal by Alberto Rios Arias Nov. 11, 2011 $3.95 84326 words Sample 15%
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From Jersey City, NJ, Alberto has authored two feature screenplays along with his debut historical novel. He lives in Florida with his family and an unruly cat named Cheddar.
A Defiance Of The American Dream by Johnny Street A Defiance Of The American Dream by Johnny Street Oct. 13, 2010 $5.00 65817 words Sample 35%
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Johnny Street is an author of fiction with emphasis on governmental and societal situations. He is a member of many prisoners rights organizations as well. Born in Mission Hills, California he has lived his whole life in various parts of the same state. His writing is influenced by the likes of Hunter S. Thompson, Herman Melville, Michael Perry, Jack Kerouac, and Anne Rice. He is an avid Dodgers, Lakers, Raiders, and L.A. Kings fan also. As well as fiction, Johnny Street is in the process of writing a biography of his girlfriend who is currently serving a Life Without Parole Sentence for Murder and Conspiracy.
A Family Institution by Howard Reiss A Family Institution by Howard Reiss Nov. 20, 2011 $2.99 122411 words Sample 15%
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Howard Reiss is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School. He won writing prizes at both institutions, but confined his creative energies for the first 25 years after graduation to designing greeting cards and writing songs for his wife and daughters on the guitar. He also wrote a law book, which sat proudly on his parents' coffee table. Howard helped found a soup kitchen in Nyack, New York where he lives and runs, supports book publishers by buying more books than he can possibly find the time to read, and is somewhere north of 50.
A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 60771 words Sample 20%
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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.
A Fateful Aberration by Les Jones A Fateful Aberration by Les Jones Dec. 13, 2011 $1.49 73229 words Sample 20%
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A Few Men Faithful: A Kavanagh Story I by Jim Wills A Few Men Faithful: A Kavanagh Story I by Jim Wills March 25, 2011 $5.99 55282 words Sample 15%
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I’ve had many and varied careers. In more or less historical order, I’ve been a motorcycle mechanic, a race engine builder, a teacher, an academic, a hard rock miner (silver), a book editor and ghost writer, a commercial writer in print and video, a novelist, a mason, a wood-fired artisan bread baker and a teacher of that craft. Some, if not all, have overlapped in time and continue.
A Fine Likeness by Sean McLachlan A Fine Likeness by Sean McLachlan Dec. 03, 2011 $2.99 94394 words Sample 20%
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Sean McLachlan is a former archaeologist who worked for many years on excavations in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Now a full-time writer, he specializes in history and travel. His main historical interests are medieval weapons and the Civil War west of the Mississippi. For his travel writing, he focuses on historical destinations and adventure travel. Sean spends much of his time on the road researching and writing. He's traveled to more than 30 countries, interviewing nomads in Somaliland, climbing to clifftop monasteries in Ethiopia, studying Crusader castles in Syria, and exploring caves in his favorite state of Missouri. This photo shows him at one of the famous rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. Sean is always happy to hear from his readers, so drop him a line!
A Gambler's Magic by Emma Craig A Gambler's Magic by Emma Craig Sep. 19, 2009 $2.99 112433 words Sample 15%
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A Gentle Magic by Emma Craig A Gentle Magic by Emma Craig Dec. 04, 2010 $2.99 97193 words Sample 15%
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A Golden Mist by John Wheatley A Golden Mist by John Wheatley Dec. 07, 2011 $1.99 75514 words Sample 20%
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Writer, teacher, plumber. Taught English for many years, then trained to fix boilers! Have always written, but started writingf novel when inspired by the story of the wreck of the Royal Charter on the coast of Anglesey. Spend a lot of time on the isle of Anglesey, and my three books A GOLDEN MIST, FLOWERS OF VITRIOL, and THE WEEPING SANDS are all historical novels set on this beautiful island!
A Hearing for Jim Thorpe, An Exercise in Frustration by Michael Sheaffer A Hearing for Jim Thorpe, An Exercise in Frustration by Michael Sheaffer Aug. 17, 2010 $5.95 37852 words Sample 10%
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Michael L. Sheaffer is a freelancer, online editor, author, and national training instructor. It is no accident that he is the one to offer all the facts about Jim Thorpe in his riveting book entitled “A Hearing for Jim Thorpe, an Exercise in Frustration.” Michael grew up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and feels closely assimilated to the memoirs of this famous athlete, his childhood hero. In 1969, Mr. Sheaffer was appointed to chair a committee called “Project Jim Thorpe.” The goal of this international organization was to have Jim Thorpe reinstated as the winner of the 1912 Olympic Pentathlon and Decathlon event. Michael spent years researching and gathering the facts revolving around the unfortunate situation with Jim Thorpe, as part of "Project Jim Thorpe". Mr. Sheaffer is retired and currently lives with his wife, Angela, in Alpharetta, Georgia.
A Hoot Owl Moon by Wayne Bethard A Hoot Owl Moon by Wayne Bethard Oct. 04, 2011 $3.99 31741 words Sample 20%
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A pharmacist by trade, Wayne Bethard is the truest of drugstore cowboys. A graduate of the University of Texas, he resides, practices, and writes out of his home in Longview, Texas.
A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin May 25, 2010 Free! 34379 words Read a sample
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I'm a stay-at-home mom of four young boys and a proud military wife. When I'm not writing, I am researching marketing methods, networking, and reading. When I'm not doing that, I am playing with the kids. I currently live in Nebraska, but that is subject to change depending on the military.
A Journey By Rail by Steve Shepley A Journey By Rail by Steve Shepley Jan. 15, 2012 $2.99 105935 words Sample 20%
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Steve Shepley lives in Texas, in the United States
A Knight to Remember (Blood Sword Legacy) by Karin Tabke A Knight to Remember (Blood Sword Legacy) by Karin Tabke Jan. 19, 2011 $0.99 16295 words Sample 20%
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A Cop's Wife, Writes a Cop's Life! Award winning author Karin Tabke isn't just another author with steamy stories to tell, but a cop’s wife who has "seen it all and heard it all." Some of the hottest stories come from behind the blue wall of law enforcement rather than from in front. Married to a street cop, now retired, Karin is intimate with both and proves it with her sizzling tales of hot cops. Not only are her cops hot, but so are her sexy knights and bad boy werewolves. Karin’s Blood Sword Legacy series is a must read for anyone who loves tales of yore when men were men and women were women, and love did conqueror all. Her dark, erotic Blood Moon paranormal trilogy is best described as "Sons of Anarchy meets Rise of Lycans." Her L.O.S.T. series (w/a Karin Harlow) is paranormal romantic suspense at its "chilling and sizzling" best. You don't want to miss any of Karin's deliciously edgy tales of danger and passion!
A Lack of Civility by Lisa Hapney A Lack of Civility by Lisa Hapney Jan. 18, 2012 $0.99 63191 words Sample 20%
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I was born in West Virginia, spent the second part of my life in Florida, lived a while in the Virgin Islands and the rest has been like a traveling sideshow, rarely settling in one place for too long. Since I’m originally from West Virginia my first book, A Lack of Civility, is based on the split between Virginia and West Virginia during the Civil War. This is the first book I wrote almost 20 years ago after reading a box of my grandmother’s romance novels, but life happened and it ended up sitting in a box for almost two decades. It is also my first experience with epublishing so I decided to dust it off and see how things worked out. My fairly new writing partner and I have just finished the second book, a fantasy satire, which has been submitted to a traditional publisher for consideration (fingers crossed), but will find its way to an ebook at some point, one way or the other, I’m sure. We are also currently working on the first book in a series of murder mysteries that will be out in ebook format by the end of the second quarter of 2012 and have just started the outline for what we hope will be a 9-book science fiction series.
A Land Beyond Ravens by Kathleen Guler A Land Beyond Ravens by Kathleen Guler June 01, 2010 $7.95 123451 words Sample 10%
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Novelist Kathleen Cunningham Guler is the author of the multi-award winning Macsen’s Treasure Series that includes Into the Path of Gods, In the Shadow of Dragons, The Anvil Stone and A Land Beyond Ravens. Drawing from her Welsh and Scottish heritage as well as a long background in literature and history, she has also published numerous articles, essays, reviews, short stories and poetry. The author is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the International Arthurian Society, and participates in various writing organizations.
A Man Called Outlaw by K.M. Weiland A Man Called Outlaw by K.M. Weiland Jan. 09, 2010 $3.99 147958 words Sample 5%
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K.M. Weiland grew up chasing Billy the Kid and Jesse James on horseback through the sand hills of western Nebraska, where she still lives. A lifelong fan of history and the power of the written word, she enjoys sharing both through her novels and short stories. She blogs at Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors and AuthorCulture. She lives in western Nebraska.
A Matter of Choice by Laura Landon A Matter of Choice by Laura Landon June 30, 2011 $2.99 71358 words Sample 17%
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Laura Landon enjoyed ten years as a high school teacher and nine years making sundaes and malts in her very own ice cream shop, but once she penned her first novel, she closed up shop to spend every free minute writing. She has written more than a dozen Victorian historicals. Laura loves to hear from her readers. You can write to her by visiting her website at www.lauralandon.com
A Miracle in Shreveport by Michael Jasper A Miracle in Shreveport by Michael Jasper April 07, 2011 $0.99 9664 words Sample 25%
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I grew up in the small town of Dyersville, Iowa, home of “The Field of Dreams.” I've published eight novels, one short story collection, two non-fiction ebooks, and six dozen short stories in places such as Asimov's, Strange Horizons, O. Henry Festival Stories, Polyphony, Writers of the Future, and the Raleigh News & Observer. My website is http://michaeljasper.net. With artist Niki Smith, I created the digital comic IN MAPS & LEGENDS, which won the November 2009 competition at DC Comics' Zuda website; the comic is available via UnWrecked Press at a variety of digital distributors. For more information, see http://InMapsAndLegendsComic.com. In the past I’ve tried bartending, teaching junior high, painting houses, being a secret shopper, working construction, and many more jobs; I prefer fiction writing. For my day job, I work as a technical writer at a software company.
A More Obedient Wife, a Novel of the Early Supreme Court by Natalie Wexler A More Obedient Wife, a Novel of the Early Supreme Court by Natalie Wexler Dec. 02, 2011 $2.99 175620 words Sample 20%
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Natalie Wexler is the author of two books, the contemporary satire The Mother Daughter Show and the award-winning historical novel A More Obedient Wife. She is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, the American Scholar, the Gettysburg Review, and other publications. She has also worked as a temporary secretary, a newspaper reporter, a Supreme Court law clerk, a legal historian, and (briefly) an actual lawyer. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband.
A Note from Ichiyo by Rei Kimura A Note from Ichiyo by Rei Kimura April 15, 2011 $5.99 57359 words Sample 20%
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Rei Kimura is a lawyer with a passion for writing about unique events and personalities. She has adopted an interesting style of creating stories around true events and the lives of real people in a number of her books, believing that is the best way of making hidden historical events and people come alive for 21st century readers. With this objective in mind, Rei has touched on historical events like the horrific sinking of the Awa Maru and the Kamikaze pilots of World War II and woven them into touching stories of the people who lived and died through these events. Then there are stories of courage, love and rejection beautifully portrayed in “Butterfly In the Wind” a story of the concubine of Townsend Harris, first American consul to Japan, set against the colorful and turbulent era of the Black Ships. This book has touched the hearts of many and been translated into languages from Spanish, Polish, Russian, Dutch to Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Marathi. Rei's writing also touches on interesting issues like that raised in “Japanese Magnolia” a book based on the true story of two men, a samurai and a peasant who dared to cross two forbidden areas in feudal Japan, that of homosexuality and a class society “so sharply defined it cut like a knife.” Other controversial stories she has written include “Japanese Rose” a book which asked the question was there ever a Japanese female kamikaze pilot in the Second World War? But it's not all history and culture, she also writes on contemporary events like “Aum Shinrikyo-Japan’s Unholy Sect” an expose of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Occasionally, her love for animals and sense of humor surfaces in this very heart warming and delightful story of a rogue Pomeranian dog, “My Name is Eric,” a complete departure from Rei’s normal story lines but nevertheless, a refreshing one! Kimura considers her writing as part of the perennial quest for truth, challenge and fulfillment. Her books have been translated into various Asian and European languages and widely read all over the world. Apart from being a lawyer, Rei Kimura is also a qualified freelance journalist and is associated with the Australian News Syndicate.
A Perfect Romance by Alice Duncan A Perfect Romance by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 91832 words Sample 15%
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Award-winning author Alice Duncan lives with a herd of wild dachshunds (enriched from time to time with fosterees from New Mexico Dachshund Rescue) in Roswell, New Mexico. She’s not a UFO enthusiast; she’s in Roswell because her mother’s family settled there fifty years before the aliens crashed. Since her two daughters live in California, where Alice was born, she’d like to return there, but can’t afford to. Alice would love to hear from you at alice@aliceduncan.net. And be sure to visit her website: http://www.aliceduncan.net
A Perfect Stranger by Alice Duncan A Perfect Stranger by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 98953 words Sample 15%
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Award-winning author Alice Duncan lives with a herd of wild dachshunds (enriched from time to time with fosterees from New Mexico Dachshund Rescue) in Roswell, New Mexico. She’s not a UFO enthusiast; she’s in Roswell because her mother’s family settled there fifty years before the aliens crashed. Since her two daughters live in California, where Alice was born, she’d like to return there, but can’t afford to. Alice would love to hear from you at alice@aliceduncan.net. And be sure to visit her website: http://www.aliceduncan.net
A Pig in the Roses by Peter Alan Orchard A Pig in the Roses by Peter Alan Orchard April 05, 2011 $2.99 70635 words Sample 15%
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Peter writes fiction set in the ancient and medieval worlds, including an adventure from the Trojan War ('The Painter of Lemnos') and two set in fifth-century BC Athens - 'A Pig in the Roses' (a mystery) and 'The House on Athene Street' (a children's adventure). 'Voices from the Past' is a collection of short stories set in periods from Bronze Age Greece to medieval England. 'Starlight' features an Anglo-Saxon farmer and a Viking raid.
A Pirate's Daughter by Theresa M. Moore A Pirate's Daughter by Theresa M. Moore June 11, 2009 $2.99 55879 words Sample 20%
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Theresa M. Moore is a writer, illustrator and publisher with an avid interest in science fantasy adventure, history, mythology, and science; and a skeptical interest in pseudoscience and paranormal research. She writes in a strong cinematic style with the mission to intellectually stimulate as well as entertain and publishes under the imprint Antellus. Her current projects include the Children of The Dragon vampire series,a chronicle of the Xosan, vampires from the planet Antellus who were once human but were transformed by a dragon's blood. They are stories of science fiction, fact and fantasy, myth and history, romance, tragedy and triumph; linked together by the theme of the vampire as hero. 8 books have been published. The 9th, titled "Swords of The Dragon's Blood", is currently in pre-publication. Another project is the Saxon & Hampstead Investigations, Ltd. mystery/paranormal detective series, inspired in part by several television shows of the same genre. Her book, "The Mystery of Cranewood Manor", is the first book. Moore also writes nonfiction on genre related subjects like history, mythology and science, and has published 5 nonfiction books, including 3 editions on self-publishing. Most notable of these is her book "A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS: A Practical Guide to Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi"; which is a modern retranslation of his work along with a series of essays on the history and traditional background of the sword master's life and time. Other works currently in production are "The Most important Science Fiction Films of the 20th Century" and "Principles of Independent Publishing". Moore is a member of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, the Association of Independent Authors and the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society; as well as other professional groups.
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%
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A Proud Alliance by Freda Lightfoot A Proud Alliance by Freda Lightfoot June 01, 2010 $2.99 78434 words Sample 20%
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Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot lived for a number of years in the Lake District where she ran a bookshop. She then tried her hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil. She has published over 35 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
A Question of Love by Carolyn Ann Aish A Question of Love by Carolyn Ann Aish Aug. 10, 2011 $3.99 54563 words Sample 20%
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Born in the small town of Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand, in June 1948, this second child in the Gundesen family was named Carolyn Ann. Having invested time at a Bible Institute in Virginia, in the U.S.A., (1975-1977), Walter and Carolyn became foundational Pastor and Pastor's wife of Liberty Baptist Church which now has a church in New Plymouth as well as the original one in Inglewood. While in the U.S.A., Carolyn took a class in journalism in the Bible College. Her teacher, Marie Chapman, told her, "You must write, Carolyn; you have it in you, and you must write." The example of seeing Mrs Chapman use every moment to jot down thoughts, recording them in her notebook, left a lasting impression on Carolyn who now seeks to use every spare moment in her chosen and compulsive craft. Others do knitting and cross-stitch; Carolyn writes. In 1991, Carolyn's first novel, TREASURES, was published in the United States of America; followed by CASTLES. In 1992, a third in this series, (The Frencolian Chronicles) was published, KINGDOMS. Three prequels in this series have been published since then, but fans are asking for more. SECRETS is the next planned book in this series. Working at odd hours and some 'stolen' time, (minutes here and there are valuable to such a writer), Carolyn continued her creative works, adding the extra task of printing and publishing her books so that fans who write for 'more' are kept somewhat satisfied. Carolyn has over 35 books published, not including a set of creative writing stationary she designed and published in 1998. More of Carolyn's bio and writing credits can be found on her personal website
A Reckoning in Belvoir by S.A. Huggins A Reckoning in Belvoir by S.A. Huggins March 15, 2011 $2.99 72170 words Sample 50%
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A Renaissance Life in Italy by Ella Marzano A Renaissance Life in Italy by Ella Marzano Oct. 03, 2009 $0.99 2174 words Sample 10%
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A Roman Peace in Briton: Blood on the Stone by Joe Tackett A Roman Peace in Briton: Blood on the Stone by Joe Tackett July 15, 2011 $7.99 114831 words Sample 10%
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Joe studied history and criminal justice at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he also worked as a police officer until leaving to study at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Since matriculating from law school Joe has been an associate for a large creditor's rights firm, worked in private practice as a solo-practitioner and sat the bench as a magistrate at the Court of Common Pleas. His passion for books, history, writing, and in particular, historical fiction, led him to writing book and literature reviews at joeunleashed.com. These days you will find Joe polishing the sequel to "A Roman Peace in Briton: Blood on the Stone" and practicing law on a case-by-case basis as necessity and inspiration see fit.
A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson July 13, 2009 $2.99 167786 words Sample 50%
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I write historical fiction set in New Zealand, starting in the 1880s. I've self-published four novels so far, and am working on a fifth. I'm fascinated by social history, particularly that of my own country. I live in a state of barely-controlled chaos; fortunately I share my life with an invariably calm and endlessly optimistic husband. I divide my time between an apartment in the city, in reach of good espresso, and a few acres in the country, where the rank grass in the orchard is kept under control by a small mob of sheep (and where we have our own espresso machine). When I'm not writing, reading, or engaged in mundane activities, I play the piano rather badly.