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A Night Better Forgotten	by Nuala Breckenridge Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	639 words	Sample 50%
This book is about a family who are dealing with the memory of their daughter's rape the best way they can.
Julia's Future	by Linda Westphal Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	1649 words	Read a sample
A young widow searches for a way to begin again after the death of her husband.
Pryderi's Pigs and other poems	by G. R. Grove Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	18710 words	Sample 50%
This is my second poetry collection. Most of these poems are written in medieval fixed forms – one of my on-going quests being a search for ways of reproducing the sound and feel of medieval Welsh poetry in modern English. And yet, because the bardic art I practice is a performance art, these are in a larger sense not my poems at all, but merely pale imitations– poems preserved on paper.
Wilding Nights	by Lee Killough Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	100278 words	Sample 20%
Homicide detective Allison Goodnight has a big problem. A rogue werewolf killed the victim in her latest case. She knows the signs; she is a werewolf, too. Her whole family is. It is urgent that she close this case without revealing the killer’s nature before humans’ racial memory of her kind awakens. But her new partner Zane Kerr is watching her with unnerving intensity.
Diva (short stories)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	19241 words	Sample 8%
A short story collection by author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott. Diva showcases Jess’s penchant for “bending the rules”—read with caution. * * * Most of Diva features in Jess's writing/illustrating portfolio, Porcelain. Diva focuses on short stories, only.
Black Velvet (erotic short story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	14184 words	Sample 8%
An erotic short story in which two friends yield to their animal instincts, in a straight-up, gratuitous public encounter. BONUS / Story #2: A short story of a certain proposal/proposition, by a global superstar, to one lucky fan. These stories feature in Jess C Scott's bestselling collection, 4:PLAY.
4Play (gender bending short story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$1.49	17385 words	Sample 8%
A short story in which two guys see what’s really in their hearts, with the support—and shining example—of two girls in the same predicament. This story features in Jess C Scott's bestselling collection (of the same title), 4:PLAY.
Tongue-Tied (lesbian short story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	12134 words	Sample 10%
A short story featuring a voyeuristic succubus driven by jealousy, a dangerous fixation, and a duty to please the sexually unsatisfied women of the world. TONGUE-TIED features in Jess C Scott's bestselling collection, 4:PLAY.
Companion Guide (Grave Danger)	by K.E. Rodgers Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	26414 words	Read a sample
The supplement guide to the novel,Grave Danger. The historical,physiological beginnings of the Eidolon(ghost)and flesh-eater(zombie) as well as bios of all major and supportive characters. This is a helpful guide to this fictionized and paranormal world.Included is an excerpt from Dead End, the second installment in the series.
65 Below	by Basil Sands Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	99362 words	Sample 50%
After twenty years hunting terrorists under orders to "render harmless", USMC Master Sergeant Marcus "Mojo" Johnson settles into a quiet retirement in the Alaskan backwoods. The idyllic life is shattered when he comes across an enemy about to unleash a nightmarish biological weapon on the world from the most unlikely of places. In the race to stop them nature itself turns on him.
Plutonian Parodies	by Rhys Hughes Sep. 08, 2010	$0.99	8007 words	Sample 10%
For more than twenty years Rhys Hughes has been producing carefully crafted parodies of his favourite authors, parodies written with love as well as a comic appreciation of the dark side. Now gathered together under one cover are the three parodies he regards as his finest. Three sly but deeply affectionate twists of the knife into the hearts of Poe, Lovecraft and Hemingway.
The Golden Age	by Christopher O'Kennon Sep. 08, 2010	$1.00	2678 words	Sample 25%
Bedtime stories always show good winning out over evil. The hero makes all the right choices, and always wins. But what happens when good loses?
Giving the Bride Away	by Sage Vivant Sep. 08, 2010	$4.95	68240 words	Sample 10%
Sherri: ball-buster or trailblazer? Paul, her husband: doormat or sensitive male? Daniel, the philosopher/artist next door: passive participant or puppet-master? Sherri, Paul, and Daniel redefine the sexual boundaries of marriage, for better or for worse.
Sword of Aris (Stormslayer)	by richard tomblinson Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	55652 words	Sample 10%
The story of young Aris and his crew of adventurers as they fight against the Dragon God Malkor.
Jeremy Brown On Mars	by Simon Cheshire Sep. 08, 2010	$1.99	9730 words	Sample 25%
The totally loopy adventures of a schoolboy spy! He fights bad guys! He battles crime! He combs his hair! Action-packed laughs for all ages. When the local university is destroyed by a beam from outer space, Jeremy Brown, Spy, and his trusty sidekick Patsy find themselves facing a bunch of menacing, cheese-smelling aliens. “Pacey, funny and gripping” - Junior magazine
Jeremy Brown And The Mummy's Curse	by Simon Cheshire Sep. 08, 2010	$1.99	9425 words	Sample 25%
The totally loopy adventures of a schoolboy spy! He fights bad guys! He battles crime! He combs his hair! Action-packed laughs for all ages. Jeremy Brown, Spy and his trusty sidekick Patsy travel to Egypt to discover the fate of two missing MI7 agents. “As he grapples with a gang of robo-mummies, he’ll have you in stitches” - The Times
Jeremy Brown Of The Secret Service	by Simon Cheshire Sep. 08, 2010	$1.99	9536 words	Sample 25%
The totally loopy adventures of a schoolboy spy! He fights bad guys! He battles crime! He combs his hair! Action-packed laughs for all ages. When a high-tech satellite falls out of the sky, the race is on for Jeremy Brown, Spy and his trusty sidekick Patsy to get to it before the villains. “A fast-moving and very funny story” - Books In Schools
The Corrupt	by Jack Drew Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	8854 words	Read a sample
Hell is a gunslinger giving chase to a dark entity named Kelsis across the Arizona Territory of the 1800's. The chase has brought Hell to the town of Rehoboth where all is not exactly as it seems.
A Community Birthday	by Leslie Vaughn Weaver Sep. 08, 2010	$1.50	3657 words	Sample 35%
Monica, an African-American mother dealing with difficult times, is determined to throw a birthday party for her son at a local Mouse Land. When guests start canceling and the store managers begin demanding payment in full, Monica finds herself caught up in a case of racial bias. Can the situation be defused before the happy occasion becomes a nightmare? A short story from our Diversity line.
The Twelve	by James K Burk Sep. 08, 2010	$3.99	80362 words	Sample 10%
Valtierra, a city-state, is governed by archetypes. Every two years they choose twelve men and women to wear the masks and to become the Wise Old Man, the Fool, the Mother, the Harlot, the Warrior, and the rest of the council. But now Valtierra faces hunger, decay, and an enemy on their border. When the need for leadership is greatest, one mask is worn by a foreigner and one mask hides a traitor.
In The Hands Of Time	by Ainy Rainwater Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	77890 words	Sample 50%
Jason's new crew, Sien, is a visionary with disturbing visions---ill-suited for a small ship, which becomes even smaller when they pick up a family from Earth. Are her visions connected to the murder of a religious fanatic on Zan or to the overbearing McGraths and their enigmatic daughter? What Jason and Sien discover on the not-so-routine mapping assignment must be unraveled before time runs out.
The Memoirs of Countess de Fontaine Part 2	by Missy Maxim Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	16469 words	Read a sample
Serial Story. A dark novel about a woman with magic in her heritage. Ilaria Vanderbilt meets a dashing foreigner while on a birthday trip to Las Vegas with her friends. William de Fontaine is gorgeous, charming, secretive, and never gives up on what he wants. Her 21st birthday is one she'll never forget. Join author Missy Maxim for a tale of supernatural intrigue and high stakes for our heroine.
Un bestiario (aproximadamente)	by Víctor Galeo Sep. 08, 2010	You set the price!	12199 words	Sample 50%
Ratones que emigran al campo huyendo del capitalismo, lobos atemorizados en las noches de luna llena, perdices en busca de la felicidad y osos hormigueros que filosofan sobre las fábulas de La Fontaine. Todo eso y algo más es (aproximadamente) lo que contiene este particular bestiario, a medio cámino entre la fábula y la perversión irónica, en la tradición de Arreola, Monterroso y Monzó.
Dark Hour Of The Night	by Daniel Nnerdy Sep. 08, 2010	$1.00	8588 words	Sample 50%
Dark Hour Of The Night: Is a book that contain very raw and interesting poems, of which its costs cannot be compared with its content value, and if well calculated later the price may be higher due to too much rushing of this first badge.
The Last Witch of Manhattan	by Richard Lewis Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	82274 words	Sample 50%
Eldie's mother, the last of the Balinese witches, has been abducted out of her Manhattan townhouse. Eldie's explorer father has vanished while searching for his wife. Now somebody wants to kidnap Eldie's invisible friend, Sam. With Sam's help, Eldie must develop her powers in order to rescue her parents and prevent a cosmic rift. But as she discovers, her powers are dark and troubled.
Elder Wonder Comes of Age	by Jaron Summers Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	91284 words	Sample 50%
A young man's hilarious quest for sex and God. In 1962, Jerry Wonder is a 19-year-old Mormon missionary who leaves South Dakota to save souls in New Zealand. But Elder Wonder is flawed. He is a compulsive masturbator, or in Mormon parlance, a "self-pollinator." Within its comic frame, the novel is informative about the Mormon Church and revealing of the ways older men stifle and control young men.
The Fairy Tale Bride	by Kelly McClymer Sep. 08, 2010	$2.99	88114 words	Sample 25%
Miranda Fenster gave up on her own happily-ever-after following a disastrous London season. Determined to convince the impeccably proper Duke of Kerstone he was wrong to thwart her brother's love match, she waylays him and demands he help the star-crossed lovers. Instead, she discovers her second chance for a fairy tale ending depends upon uncovering the duke's darkest secret.
DUMPED!	by Dee Dawning Sep. 08, 2010	$4.99	26775 words	Sample 20%
Blurb Lila Patterson receives the shock of her life when, after being stood up for lunch by her husband, she returns home and finds her things being moved into a moving van. Storming up to her husband, who, standing on the lawn, seems to be directing the movers, she receives and even bigger shock and faints when their lawyer, her long time friend from college, hands her a divorce petition.
Deadly Lessons	by Marvin Miller Sep. 08, 2010	$1.00	27558 words	Sample 50%
As a young man, Steve had it all; parents that loved him, money, a good home and a promising future.The problem was that he wanted none of that. He was a sociopath that cared about nothing but himself. Instead of college, he went to prison and when he got out, he and his buddy went on a murderous rampage acorss Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.
The Eulogist	by Matthew Montague Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	1868 words	Read a sample
If you are my family or friend, I’ve already written your eulogy.
From Me, With Love	by B.K. Wright Sep. 08, 2010	$1.99	7421 words	Sample 20%
Married Until Monday: Trips to the cabin were the best of times for Thom and Julius. Thom had loved Julius since college. When his girlfriend leaves him, Julius turns to Thom. Kevin and Andy: Chance had made them brothers-in-law, now ex-brothers-in-law, and time together had made them friends and confidantes, with a palpable sexual tension between them.
我與貓的故事	by yami yami Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	18 words	Read a sample
這是在記錄我與貓相遇發生的故事!
Brannai	by peter stulberg Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	85819 words	Read a sample
Philip lay on the floor his body was still and lifeless, Torek turned and walked away with not an ounce of remorse for this had been just another upstart after his title of Lord of all Brannai. Daniel was sixteen when he was introduced into another world that he did not know existed, a strange world of adventure and magic.
Sex and Denial in a Northern Town	by Mark Curnane Sep. 08, 2010	Free!	2809 words	Read a sample
A fictionally account of a man lost to his own inadequate life view. He lacks the understanding needed to deal adequately with life. A first person narative.
Matt's War	by Tony McFadden Sep. 07, 2010	$4.99	85170 words	Sample 25%
All Matt wanted to do was build his telecommunications consulting business in Asia-Pacific. Until he interrupted a highjacking on a flight from Singapore, that's all he was doing. Other people have other plans for him now, and his life will never be the same. An international thriller spanning Malaysia to Australia, and north to Taiwan, hundreds of lives depend on Matt's actions..
Rhyme & Reason	by Criseida Santos Guevara Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	44114 words	Sample 30%
Claudia de Samos, en un quiebre emocional, a punto de esconderse bajo la cama y no salir, se toma un par de tequilas y nos cuenta como es que llego a la situacion en la que se encuentra. El cine mexicano y las canciones de Eminem, sirven para contar la historia de un personaje que arrebata la palabra y nos contagia su flow sobre sus sueños y la mujer que ama que acaba de embarazarse de gemelos.
TDF (Incubus Short Story)	by Jess C Scott Sep. 07, 2010	$1.99	22746 words	Sample 10%
A short story, in which a demure young woman unleashes the "devil in" her, through the intimacy with an incubus—her incubus * * * The Devilin Fey is recommended for readers who are seeking something "different" in the "paranormal romance" genre.
Amity	by Jeremy Brooks Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	64631 words	Sample 50%
Reclusive neckbeard Timothy Berbee has exiled himself from the world, and spends his time huddled with the reckless, sinister population of a website called Amity. When they turn their collective poison on him, his life turns into a battle to reconnect with his lost humanity, and a race against his own apathy to save the life of a stranger.
Sex With Sarah Palin	by Neil Crabtree Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	26235 words	Sample 55%
This is part one of Neil Crabtree's comic thriller, Rooster: The Big Kaboom. When his old partner shows up in Miami promising to make him rich, Rooster finds his world turned upside down. His ex thinks he's part of a shakedown on her husband, a couple of rogue agents use force to get things done, and his company becomes distributor of a device promising Virtual Sex with media darling Sarah Palin.
Slim-to None!	by Patrick Wilson Sep. 07, 2010	$2.95	1251 words	Sample 45%
Being homeless doesn’t mean one is a bad person; just that one has been dealt a bad hand in life. Bo realizes that a penny a day will eventually allow him to scratch away the filth and the negativity in the world, especially when Bo learns how to play the lottery.
A Few Short Stories	by Kenn Allan Sep. 07, 2010	$4.95	29664 words	Sample 22%
Breaking with his usual offerings of popular verse, Kenn Allan has gathered some of his best shorter stories for your enjoyment. Some will make you laugh; some will make you cry―but all promise to make you think. Join Kenn as he looks at the world from a uniquely-Christian point-of-view.
Next Time...	by Karen Dale Trask Sep. 07, 2010	Free!	26785 words	Read a sample
An attack at a Renaissance Festival brings two people together in pursuit of the story. When they begin to compare notes on dreams they've had throughout their lives that seem very similar to one another, they realize their dreams include the haggard creature that is wanted for questioning regarding the attack. The creature also holds the key to their dreams, a fear of water, and love of clocks.
Turning Point	by Flavio Olcese Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	33758 words	Sample 20%
Jake Thayer has it all. He is a powerful vice president at a multinational advertising firm and he has the social life that most people could only dream of. But his life will change forever with a promise to his gravely ill sister-in-law. Now Jake must decide what is more important to him, his career or his family? A life lived in the fast lane is about to reach the turning point.
I Will Keep My Baby (Cub Bites)	by Candace Gold Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	5277 words	Sample 30%
When Lili Soo Chen became pregnant,in spite of China's she was told to have an abortion. And if she didn’t s, she'd become an enemy of the state subject to imprisonment and heavy fines. Will Lili Soo bow to the pressures of her culture, or will she - knowing that an abortion could make it difficult for her to conceive again – keep her baby and deal with the consequences?
Life with the Tumblers	by Mary E. Lowd Sep. 07, 2010	Free!	6109 words	Read a sample
Total immersion in an alien culture is the only way to proceed. (Original venue: Jim Baen's Universe.)
The Vril Codex	by ben manning Sep. 07, 2010	$2.50	76450 words	Sample 30%
The Chilling nightmare horror of the ancient Berlin legend of the "Vril Codex". For journalist Jane Wilkinson, a peaceful architectural assignment in Berlin is a chance for some much needed relaxation. Until she notices that something very sinister is happening there. Until she is touched by an occult evil that will engulf her and reach out remorselessly to her husband Bob ...
The Ride (Cub Bites)	by Hazel Mills Sep. 07, 2010	$2.99	5488 words
Jada James is a successful, beautiful and sexually confident woman. She loves the freedom that accompanies living the carefree single life and has no intention of settling down. But her newest lover, Damon, the man who set the standard for tall, dark and handsome, has other plans. Nights of passion consumes them both but will it be enough to entice Jada to relinquish her single card?
A Summer's Eve	by Terry Odell Sep. 07, 2010	$0.99	5834 words	Sample 50%
Randy and Sarah are back in a previously unpublished epilogue to Hidden Fire. Cutbacks in the Pine Hills Police force have increased Randy’s workload, and he’s looking forward to getting some time off to spend with his wife. However, despite all of Randy’s detective skills, Sarah still manages to surprise him, sending their lives down a new path.
Wedding Bell Blues	by Ellie Ferguson Sep. 07, 2010	$3.99	94096 words	Sample 25%
Weddings always bring out the worst in people. Or at least that's the way it seems to Jessica Jones. It's bad enough Jessie has to wear a bridesmaid dress that looks like it was designed by a color blind Harlequin. Then there's the best man who is all hands and no manners. Add in a former lover and it really is almost more than a girl should be expected to handle. . . .
Better Verse	by Steven Bennett Sep. 07, 2010	Free!	496 words	Read a sample
The best verse ever created...some even rhyme!

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