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The Final Alchemy by John Wilson The Final Alchemy by John Wilson April 19, 2012 $5.99 96398 words Sample 10%
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When I read in schools, kids often ask: "Have you always wanted to be an author?" The simple answer is no, I was 43 when my first book (WEET) was published, but I have been an author as long as I can remember. Growing up in Scotland I compensated for a lonely childhood by making up stories in my head and all I do now is write those stories down. History is the trigger for my stories: WWI (Shot at Dawn, And in the Morning), WWII (Flames of the Tiger, Four Steps to Death), or the Wild West (Written in Blood). I firmly believe that the decisions a Roman Legionary (Germania), or a Medieval Crusader (The Heretic's Secret Trilogy), had to make were just as confusing and frightening as any of the decisions we have to make today. That's what I try to bring out in my thirty plus fiction and non-fiction books for kids, teens and adults.
Flashman and the War Between the States by Barry Tighe Flashman and the War Between the States by Barry Tighe April 19, 2012 $9.99 122290 words Sample 20%
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Over two thousand years ago the Romans came, saw and conquered Britain. They stayed for a few hundred years, give or take, until rising Villa prices, the ferociousness of the local lions and the quality of home brewed wine convinced them to take all roads back to Rome. No Romans remained. Britain, both sides of Hadrian's Wall, became a Roman-free zone. Except.... There was one little town where the Roman bugle-song anthem of retreat, 'Legitus Quickitus', was not heard. One town where the Romans and the locals, ears full of soap, were so busy splashing around together they missed the thunder of the departing last night chariots of fire. And as there were no cabs due for another 15 hundred years - and that's if you believe the cab office - the town's Romans decided to stay. The town grew, thriving on the naturally occurring spa waters, nurtured by the river Fons and hardened by the combination of original Brits and Roman bath lovers. The last bastion of the Roman Empire, it is now a mighty town indeed. The town's name? Spawater, home of the legendary Spawater Baths. The Spawater Chronicles are the tales of its citizens, and how they take on the world and win. I am not a Roman, though I have met a few, and was not born in Spawater. I discovered the ancient town by accident after falling asleep on a train from Paddington. Noting how people were paid in cash for painting themselves silver and standing stock-still in the town centre, I decided that such a career in Spawater amongst the Romans was far more interesting than my previous life as an information technology instructor. Accordingly I joined the Spawater Gladiators' supporters club, bought a toga and told the boss what he could do with his IT job. And I've been a loyal Spawaterian ever since. Why not join me! Interests. Supporting the lions. Chariot racing. Amphitheatre. Hiding from Boudica. Laughing at barbarians. sailing on aqueducts.
Silence And Tears by Joanne Benford Silence And Tears by Joanne Benford April 19, 2012 $3.99 134396 words Sample 10%
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Joanne Benford is a popular UK author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. She started writing professionally aged 20, and now regularly writes for several magazines, including The Idler, Towards 2012, Cracked Mirror, Diva, Talking Stick and The Edge. Joanne also regularly writes features and articles for magazines such as Woman’s Own, People’s Friend and Best, where her short stories can also be found. Her first book, Down By The Water, was shortlisted for the Raymond Williams Publishing Prize. She graduated from Lancaster University with a BA Hons and Masters degree in Literary Studies and completed her PhD thesis at Sunderland University. Areas of research concentrate mainly on feminism, media and popular culture and include articles on many films, television programmes and cultural theories. She is currently completing her seventh novel, and is Creative Writing lecturer for the Open University.
This Wicked Man by Kate Harper This Wicked Man by Kate Harper April 19, 2012 $0.99 66985 words Sample 20%
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I love to write and it feels like I've been doing it forever, making up stories in my head. Reading has always been my first love and I realized at an early age that a good story stays with you for a long time. Not so much the words but the sense of time and place. With so many worlds chasing through my head, I write a lot of genres; romance, suspense, young adult and urban fantasy. I live in Australia with my partner, my children and a house full of animals.
The War Horn by J. Tobias Buller The War Horn by J. Tobias Buller April 18, 2012 $2.99 30137 words Sample 20%
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J. Tobias Buller (alias Jake) is a teen writer living at large in the world. He's a longtime Jayhawks fan and a former resident of Kansas, but was reported MIA (missing in Africa) in November 2011. Since then, he's been strangely silent on the internet world, but we all know he's plotting in some dark corner or concocting some diabolical scheme. He's also the author of the blog Teenage Writer. If you want to find him, try checking out his computer. He might be sitting there, writing. Or he might be staring at the window and dreaming of things long past, or of worlds that no mortal eye has seen.
Provenance by Ronald Florence Provenance by Ronald Florence April 18, 2012 $3.99 100896 words Sample 20%
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Ronald Florence is a novelist and historian, the author of ten previous books, including The Gypsy Man, The Perfect Machine, and Lawrence and Aaronsohn. He has also written about a WWI assassin, women socialists, transatlantic flights on the Graf Zeppelin, racing and cruising sailboats, the last season before WWII in Newport, the Damascus blood libel, and an effort to rescue as many as one million Jews from the Holocaust. Several books have been published in foreign editions, and The Perfect Machine is the basis of a PBS documentary.
The Woman Who Loved Horses by Don Walters The Woman Who Loved Horses by Don Walters April 18, 2012 $2.99 67090 words Sample 15%
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Don Walters took his M.A. in theatre at Northwestern University, and after treading the boards as an actor and conspiring with actors as an artistic director, he worked as a drama editor in book publishing for a time before returning to the first field he’d chosen many years earlier, realizing it had been the right one all along. This was the thoroughbred industry. Walters’s novel "Tangerine Horse of the London Olympics" is an historical fiction based upon the efforts of an aging thoroughbred and his equestrian partner in the three-day event of the 1948 London Olympics. The Olympics novel is a sequel to the author's popular historical fiction "The Woman Who Loved Horses," which spans the years 1934 to 1942 in America. Among his recent ebooks are the soft science fiction "Second Intelligence," which is a satirical portrait of UFOs and national security during the JFK era in America, and "The Book Of Original Sayings," a collection of thirty-eight sayings. He is also the author of the mystery/romance "Zoe." Walters grew up with horses in Kentucky, where he makes his home today.
THE LAST TRUE ARYAN by David Jay Ramsden THE LAST TRUE ARYAN by David Jay Ramsden April 18, 2012 $0.99 100281 words Sample 15%
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I was born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire in 1953. I was a former Moseley Hall Grammar School boy who hated school but loved sport! I began writing in 1971 when I worked as a clerk at the CWS in Manchester where, out of boredom, I made up stories about the supervisors in the office. They were rude but ridiculously funny!! My first novel was "The Crowman Cometh" was published by Minerva Press in 1999. This publisher went in liquidation in 2001 leaving me without a publisher until 2010 when Pneuma Springs offered me a contract for the first Inspector Doyle Daly book. I recently managed to buy a copy of 'The Crowman Cometh' on the net for around 35 pounds. I have finished rewriting this book as "Albert and the Crows" and it is now available in two parts. I am also close to finishing the third Inspector Doyle Daly book, "The Circle" which will be available from June. Another project I have just completed is a Second World War thriller called "The Last True Aryan." I am 58 years old and I live in Hertfordshire with my Brazilian fiancee. We plan to move to Brazil in the next few months. If you have read any of my work please go to reviews and leave your opinion of my book, it is so important to any writer to receive some feedback. My other passion is writing song lyrics, I have hundreds of songs in an extensive back catalogue so if you are looking to find the right words for your music you can contact me on davidramsden13@hotmail.com
Father Thames by Roger Williams Father Thames by Roger Williams April 18, 2012 $3.99 29745 words Sample 20%
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Journalist, writer and editor. Fiction: Aftermath (W.H.Allen, 1982) A-Train (W.H.Allen, 1985) Lunch With Elizabeth David (Little, Brown; Carol & Graf, 1999, pbk Abacus 2000) High Times at the Hotel Bristol (Bristol Book Publishing, 2007) Burning Barcelona (Bristol Book Publishing, 2008) Non-Fiction: Time Traveller: A history of Newspaper and Periodical Publishing (Cover Publishing with WH Smith, 1998) The Royal Albert Hall: A Victorian Masterpiece for the 21st Century (Fitzhardinge Press, 2004) Travel Guides Author and editor of many travel guides, mostly to European destinations, for Insight Guides, Dorling Kindersley, Berlitz and National Geographic. HIGH TIMES AT THE HOTEL BRISTOL has led to the Hotel Bristol Project: see blog below
Farrier (Keepers of Kwellevonne Vol. 2) by J. K. Swift Farrier (Keepers of Kwellevonne Vol. 2) by J. K. Swift April 17, 2012 $1.49 10820 words Sample 20%
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J. K. Swift lives in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of “The Forest Knights” novels (www.theforestknights.com), which are set in medieval Switzerland. He is also an award-winning short story writer. He has worked as a school teacher, jailhouse guard, Japanese translator, log peeler, accountant, martial arts instructor, massage therapist, technical editor, and has called a few Bingo games. He gets his story ideas while traveling in Europe and wandering aimlessly along the streets and beaches of the Pacific Northwest.
Fragment Earth - Identifying Evil by Robert Skyler Fragment Earth - Identifying Evil by Robert Skyler April 17, 2012 $9.99 11255 words Sample 10%
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I was born once.
Steel Queen by Jorgen Flood Steel Queen by Jorgen Flood April 17, 2012 $0.99 15114 words Sample 40%
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Jorgen Flood is a Norwegian national living in West Chester, Pennsylvania with his family. A writer of several magazine articles, he has pubished two books about the Viking age. Only "Twilight of the North" is available as e-book. "Armageddon Coming" is his first World War II story. It takes place towards the very end of the war, and we follow the main characters in the immediate post war period as well. The next WW II story will be out soon.
Sir Moray: Book 3 of the Knight Bore Arms Arms Series by Ellen Margret Sir Moray: Book 3 of the Knight Bore Arms Arms Series by Ellen Margret April 16, 2012 $6.99 30840 words Sample 20%
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Sir Jael: Book 2 of the Knights Bore Arms Series by Ellen Margret Sir Jael: Book 2 of the Knights Bore Arms Series by Ellen Margret April 16, 2012 $6.99 28488 words Sample 20%
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Sir Ralph: Book 1 of the Knight Bore Arms Series by Ellen Margret Sir Ralph: Book 1 of the Knight Bore Arms Series by Ellen Margret April 16, 2012 $6.99 36819 words Sample 20%
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Charm Speaker by Teresa Hubley Charm Speaker by Teresa Hubley April 16, 2012 $1.99 67949 words Sample 15%
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Teresa is an anthropologist and research associate by day and a writer by night, sharing her home with various cats and humans.
Upside Down Heart by Joe Harwell Upside Down Heart by Joe Harwell April 16, 2012 $0.99 130957 words Sample 20%
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I grew up in Poteau, OK and now live in Tulsa. My diverse work history includes retail, coal mining, telecom, TV, newspaper and recycling before becoming an author. I married my high school sweetie Becky and have two sons, two daughters, five granddaughters and two grandsons. I lost Becky to complications of diabetes in November, 2008 after 36 beautiful years together. The next year, I began writing The Indian Rock Vampire series based on the Heavener Runestone in southeastern Oklahoma. I publish my own work and assist other Oklahoma authors to do the same. In addition to the Indian Rock series, I've also written ONE DRUG, a thriller set in 2052. Other novels under development include the final two books of the Indian Rock Vampire series, and two more historical fiction novels, Payne County Weekly and Dragline.
Kamer 253 by Anaïd Haen Kamer 253 by Anaïd Haen April 16, 2012 $1.99 10155 words Sample 20%
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Anaïd Haen is een prijswinnend schrijfster, die met haar verhalen (naast nominaties bij Op Ruwe Planken en Troepiaal) de Unleash Award 2010 en al vier keer de themawedstrijd van Pure Fantasy heeft gewonnen. Haar verhalen zijn verschenen in Pure Fantasy, Dertien, Zee van Verbeelding, Verborgen achter de Horizon, Fantastisch strijdtoneel II en op Ruwe Planken 9.1. Ze schreef samen met Cocky van Dijk drie Sinterklaasmusicals. Jaarlijks organiseert ze de verhalenwedstrijd Fantastels. Ze schrijft verhalen en romans, vaak in samenwerking met Django Mathijsen. Dutch short story author, mainly writing fantasy and science fiction. In Dutch.
Muddy Waters by T. Lee Harris Muddy Waters by T. Lee Harris April 15, 2012 $0.99 3557 words Sample 20%
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T Lee Harris is both writer and illustrator. A graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Harris has put her degree to good use when illustrating, designing and publishing the Indian Creek Anthology series for the Southern Indiana Writers' Group and the Not From Around Here anthology for the Cincinnati Writers' Project. Using said diploma to fan bacon smoke away from the smoke alarm was merely an unexpected plus. Harris has had work in print and online including smashwords.com, untreedreads.com, mystericale.com, the Indian Creek Anthology series and Wildside Press' Cat Tales 2. Her novella, "Winter Wonderland", featuring retired FBI agent, Dallas Powell, is available in both electronic and hardcopy. "Hanukkah Gelt", a short story featuring military intelligence officer turned archaeological photographer, Josh Katzen, is available through untreedreads.com. Her historical horror story, "Twenty-Seven Cents of Luck", was recently chosen for the premier issue of the e-magazine Wordmonger.
The Rustlers of Hideout Canyon by Kendra Gale The Rustlers of Hideout Canyon by Kendra Gale April 15, 2012 $2.99 52024 words Sample 20%
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Kendra Gale travels with a chihuahua in her purse, a Miniature Horse in her van, and always wears mismatched socks. She watches every Calgary Flames hockey game, dreams of one day owning a goat, and is very likely to talk your ear off if you mention anything to do with horses.
Cleopatra III by Nicoline Smits Cleopatra III by Nicoline Smits April 15, 2012 $1.99 91680 words Sample 20%
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"Well," I said doubtfully, "I suppose I *could*." "Of course you could." "Only I don't quite know how to set about it." "There's a good precedent for that. Begin at the beginning, go on to the end, and then leave off." From Agatha Christie's "Murder in Mesopotamia," 10th Dell Paperback edition, 1979, p. 11 To cut a long story short, I always wanted to write a book, but I didn't know if I could. Events conspired to give me time, and I sat down and did it. Here it is. I hope you enjoy it.
The Search For Drake Whitney by Kendra Gale The Search For Drake Whitney by Kendra Gale April 15, 2012 $2.99 53704 words Sample 20%
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Kendra Gale travels with a chihuahua in her purse, a Miniature Horse in her van, and always wears mismatched socks. She watches every Calgary Flames hockey game, dreams of one day owning a goat, and is very likely to talk your ear off if you mention anything to do with horses.
The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec Series, Book 2) by Zoe Saadia The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec Series, Book 2) by Zoe Saadia April 15, 2012 $3.99 64212 words Sample 20%
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I'd begun researching North American pre-contact history more than a decade ago, after spending some years with the Classic Ancient Mediterranean. From Republican Rome and their resemblance of democracy I was hurled straight into the Great League of the Iroquois, studying their wise and amazingly detailed constitution. Fascinated, I couldn't help comparing both political structures, finding a few resembling points between the two. The articles, excitedly typed on the subject, I cannot find today, which is a great relief - I was not mature enough to write on such matters ten years ago. The same fate awaited my first novel, which was far from being satisfactory both technically and otherwise (very ambitiously I went for the story of the Great Peacemaker himself, too young to realize that some historical characters you do not tamper with while writing fiction). I see it today as another curve on the learning process of a growing up writer. "The Cahokian" is a wholly different story. Two years ago I was mature enough to start working on the new project, being through with a thorough research and the writing classes. This time I knew better than to target real, even if long since dead, characters, building an accurate historical setting instead. Inspired by 'Shogun' of James Clavell, I wanted to present a somewhat similar clash between two very different cultures, when somewhere around the 14th century the luxurious but declining monarchists of the Mississippi meet the fierce democrats of the Great Lakes. And not a peaceful meeting it was...
Theodora of Constantinople by Elizabeth Elson Theodora of Constantinople by Elizabeth Elson April 15, 2012 $4.99 84910 words Sample 10%
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Elizabeth is an award winning author whose print books have taken the Bronze Medallion for popular fiction from Florida Book Awards (writing as Joyce Moore)and Best Published Romance at the Florida Writers Conference. She lives on the west coast of Florida and frequently gives writing workshops at conferences and book events.
Resident Nobama by Bradley Meyer Resident Nobama by Bradley Meyer April 15, 2012 $0.99 19854 words Sample 15%
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I began writing fiction in the ‘80s, after moving from L.A. to New York, and by the end of decade I had a literary agent for a satiric novel I’d written about a group of people with homes in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Every six months, for five years, I would take a new draft of the novel to that agent, and his reply was always the same: “I don’t know, it’s just not quite right.” That vague and unhelpful advice proved sufficient incentive for me to get through the first 10 revisions. Then my agent retired, without ever having submitted the book anywhere. Later rewrites of that unpublished novel included shifting the time to the months after the stock market crash of 2000 and making it more of a cautionary tale. I intend to publish that satire as an eBook in the coming months. Jake’s Take had a somewhat similar trajectory. First written in the early ‘90s, I rewrote it a number of times over the years. After deciding this Noir novel would be my first eBook, I removed the 21st century descriptions and places in order to set the story in the waning years of the 1990s. Aside from writing novels that never got published, I succeeded at stand-up comedy in New York (but didn’t pursue it), put up a set of one act plays for a short run Off Broadway, wrote and directed a couple of attempts at short films, and pursued other creative interests while working day jobs in the financial industry. I ultimately did get a new literary agent, but because I overlooked the necessity of getting short stories published in various periodicals I lacked the pre-built following he felt was necessary for me to break through. The emergence of digital publishing is now giving me the chance to gain recognition for writing skills I have been honing for nearly 30 years.
Sweet Water From the Rock by T. Lee Harris Sweet Water From the Rock by T. Lee Harris April 15, 2012 $0.99 4836 words Sample 20%
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T Lee Harris is both writer and illustrator. A graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Harris has put her degree to good use when illustrating, designing and publishing the Indian Creek Anthology series for the Southern Indiana Writers' Group and the Not From Around Here anthology for the Cincinnati Writers' Project. Using said diploma to fan bacon smoke away from the smoke alarm was merely an unexpected plus. Harris has had work in print and online including smashwords.com, untreedreads.com, mystericale.com, the Indian Creek Anthology series and Wildside Press' Cat Tales 2. Her novella, "Winter Wonderland", featuring retired FBI agent, Dallas Powell, is available in both electronic and hardcopy. "Hanukkah Gelt", a short story featuring military intelligence officer turned archaeological photographer, Josh Katzen, is available through untreedreads.com. Her historical horror story, "Twenty-Seven Cents of Luck", was recently chosen for the premier issue of the e-magazine Wordmonger.
Angel of Highgate by Vaughn Entwistle Angel of Highgate by Vaughn Entwistle April 15, 2012 $0.99 82469 words Sample 20%
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Vaughn grew up in Northern England. Weekends included family outings to ruined castles, gothic manors, and his Grandmother’s antique shop (the most haunted place he has ever been.) Vaughn counts himself as a product of the British school system of the 1970s, with all the psychological damage that entails from having one’s psyche flogged of its self-esteem. (To get an idea of what this ordeal entailed, he recommends a viewing of Pink Floyd’s, THE WALL). In the late 1970s Vaughn's family moved to Michigan where his father worked in the auto industry. While living there he completed a Master’s Degree at Oakland University. In the early nineties, Vaughn moved to Seattle, where he ran a successful gargoyle-sculpting company for ten years (yes, really!) Vaughn has published poetry and fiction in a number of small literary journals and have won awards for screenplays and novels. When not attempting to write with one cat on his lap, a Brittany lying across his feet, and one or two more cats sauntering across the keyboard, Vaughn likes to strap into a hang glider and hurl himself off various mountains around Washington State. For more info, see his website at: www.vaughnentwistle.com.
Alfred the Great; Viking Invasion by Bruce Corbett Alfred the Great; Viking Invasion by Bruce Corbett April 14, 2012 $3.99 92393 words Sample 30%
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After counselling teenagers and adults for over 40 years, Bruce Corbett retired to concentrate on his writing and photography. To date, he has written a collection of Science Fiction short stories and two Science Fiction novels. His greatest project, however, is his series of historical novels based on a fictional hero, Ambrose, Prince of Wessex, set in the time of Alfred the Great.
A Noble Regard by Lindsey Brooks A Noble Regard by Lindsey Brooks April 14, 2012 $4.25 93002 words Sample 15%
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Lindsey discovered BDSM many years ago during a Viking excavation in Sweden, although it was through a Finnish girl who happened to enjoy saunas and spanking rather than as a result of anything he dug up along with the long-dead Vikings. His experience of the wilder side of sex extends from Ireland to Egypt and beyond, and he has now given up archaeology to take early retirement for the opportunity, in his words, “to once more explore the fun and frolics of sex and sadism”.
Titanic - Letters in the Ocean by Jessica Hassett Titanic - Letters in the Ocean by Jessica Hassett April 14, 2012 $0.99 2037 words Sample 30%
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Jessica Hassett is from Liverpool UK. She is a freelance writer, poet, ebook author and online story critic. Her fiction writing includes a diverse range from thrillers, children's stories and, in her latest work, erotica. Her work is also available from Amazon and in paperback from Lulu.com.
The Counterfeit Cavalier, Episode One: The Highwayman Came Riding by Lydia M. Sheridan The Counterfeit Cavalier, Episode One: The Highwayman Came Riding by Lydia M. Sheridan April 13, 2012 $0.99 6833 words Sample 15%
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Unsinkable Vampire by Kristin King Unsinkable Vampire by Kristin King April 13, 2012 $2.99 16852 words Sample 15%
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I have a B.A. in English and delight in reading, writing, traveling and teaching my four sons. Our golden lab, Argos, is usually by my side as I write.
A Borgia Daughter Dies by Maryann Philip A Borgia Daughter Dies by Maryann Philip April 13, 2012 $0.99 74298 words Sample 20%
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Mary Ann Philip (a nom de plume) graduated with honors in “Renaissance Studies” (a self-created interdepartmental major) from Stanford University in 1970's, having spent part of her junior year at Stanford's Florence campus, researching her honors thesis using original Italian texts in the Biblioteca Nazionale. She then went to University of Chicago Law School and spent the next twenty-five years raising children and practicing law, with occasional time out to sing in small ensembles devoted to Renaissance music. She now lives in California, and has recently retired from law practice to brush up on her Italian and devote herself to her family and favorite period in history: the Italian Renaissance.
Whorticulture by Marie-Anne Mancio Whorticulture by Marie-Anne Mancio April 13, 2012 $2.99 46382 words Sample 20%
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Marie-Anne Mancio trained as an artist in performative practice at Manchester Metropolitan University prior to undertaking her D. Phil Maps for Wayward Performers: feminist readings of contemporary live art practice in Britain, University of Sussex, and a subsequent M.Phil in Creative Writing at Glasgow University for which she was awarded a Distinction. Her fiction deploys historic metaphor to comment on the present and to explore the impact of site on identities, latterly through Whorticulture, a short novel about four migrant women in antebellum America. She is represented by Lesley Thorne at Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd. http://www.aitkenalexander.co.uk/. Marie-Anne's art practice is primarily text based and recent works include Pocket Bible (2011) created for New York artist duo Praxis & James Franco's Museum of Non-Visible Art (MONA). In 2009, a Diffusion writer's residency with British creative think-tank Proboscis inaugurated their bookleteer publications for which she created An A-Z of The Ting: Theatre of Mistakes (2009), a set of 16 e-books based on this 1970s performance collective’s private archive and from original research conducted by herself and curator Jason E Bowman. Marie-Anne is also a freelance lecturer in critical theory and art history and has written for various publications including Live Art Magazine, Make, Art and Design, RealTime, The Soho Clarion, Europaconcorsi, and The Independent on Sunday.
Spartacus Imperator: The battle for Rome by Richard Hofing Spartacus Imperator: The battle for Rome by Richard Hofing April 13, 2012 $1.99 47232 words Sample 20%
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The Rest is Silence by Peter Hildebrandt The Rest is Silence by Peter Hildebrandt April 12, 2012 $2.99 104331 words Sample 20%
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I've published over 400 magazine articles over the past 20 years. My novel's been awaiting publication for awhile now. I don't know if it will be a hit on this site, but it does have potential. It's the story of Edward de Vere, the man many now accept as the true author of the works of Shakespeare. My story is told through the eyes of his first wife Anne - after she has died. It covers from his infancy to a point where their firstborn daughter is a grown woman. I hope to get it on here and other places such as POD sites soon. Thanks!
The Pilgrim by Seth I. Friedman The Pilgrim by Seth I. Friedman April 12, 2012 $3.99 143635 words Sample 15%
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Seth I. Friedman is a third generation artist and designer living in New York City. The Pilgrim is his first novel. He began research in 2007 for a story that was intended to be a series of scripts for a TV drama about the Crusades. After a year of research, he came to believe that the idea deserved a format that could allow for a more vivid and intimate picture of such a lush, elaborate, mythic time in human history. Instead of a script he began work on a prose story that would eventually evolve into The Pilgrim. His remaining research and story development from the initial phase will be utilized directly in the creation of a sequel to The Pilgrim.
Knowing Daniel by Mick Jett Knowing Daniel by Mick Jett April 12, 2012 $8.99 107611 words Sample 20%
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Mick Jett is a free-lance writer and veteran journalist who worked for more than 20 years on the staff of The Miami Herald where he served as assistant news editor and chief of the copy desk. During his years as a journalist his duties included sports writing for The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser and The Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, editing and reporting for The Tennessean in Nashville. As a freelancer Mick wrote feature stories for The Herald, The Tallahassean and a two-part cover story for Irish Dancing Magazine in the UK. His short story, Monster in the Neighborhood which appeared in Tropic Magazine was used as a writing example for its writing contest. While in Miami, Mick contributed to the NY Times' Names in Bold column and compiled the Miami best-seller list for the Times on a weekly basis. He was a stringer for the British news service Reuters and his stories were published globally. After early retirement from The Herald he wrote 28 full-page, gonzo-style short stories for a weekly newspaper, The Tallahassean. His two-part series on Michael Flatley was cover material for two issues of the UK-based Irish Dancing Magazine. He taught journalism during the afternoons at the University of Miami while working nights for The Herald.
Posh-2 Waitangi and War by brian holloway Posh-2 Waitangi and War by brian holloway April 12, 2012 $4.99 60961 words Sample 10%
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Sailor, bike rider,living in Auckland New Zealand (a 5th generation kiwi) Loves to travel, sings badly, can be good company and will party any time Historic novel of a runaway migrant boy in 1839 Book should be in print and p- e-pub early October. Book is POSH- a New Zealand novel Also there are twelve stories, in colour, of the Dragons that live in the garden. Will be produced at same time. This is the Scary Dragon Chronicles- it is fun for young minded people 8- 80years
Tales from the Rails by Berwick Writers Workshop Tales from the Rails by Berwick Writers Workshop April 11, 2012 $6.99 13059 words Sample 20%
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Berwick Writers Workshop was founded in 1985 to help writers from North-Northumberland and the Eastern Scottish Borders to develop and promote their writing. Since 2005 they have produced an anthology almost every year on a chosen theme, and hope to continue this aim in the future. Some of the authors have long experience of published stories, articles or poetry, etc. Some are beginners. Each anthology is a reflection of the work being produced at that point. Some contributory authors also publish books individually through Blue Button Publications,so watch out for those too!
Tales from the Mountain of Gold by Lee Payne Tales from the Mountain of Gold by Lee Payne April 11, 2012 $3.99 106690 words Sample 20%
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The Swing: A Paranormal Mini Story by Rome The Swing: A Paranormal Mini Story by Rome April 11, 2012 $1.50 29679 words Sample 12%
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Rome now lives in the United States where her passion for justice and civil liberties comes forth through writing that she hopes conveys the complexity of the human mind in all its most variant forms. Currently working on some short stories, all laced with the most unexpected ending....please check my blog http://writingsbyrome.blogspot.com for any upcoming pieces and my impressions and thoughts about everything else...
Red Hand by Robert Ross Red Hand by Robert Ross April 11, 2012 $2.99 100095 words Sample 20%
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Robert Ross was raised in Los Angeles and earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Southern California, one in History, the other in Business. Most of his career has been spent writing advertising for various agencies both large and small in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. In the past few years, however, he has ventured into historical fiction as well as country music. More books and tunes are in the offing.
Turn of the Page by Paul Lewis Turn of the Page by Paul Lewis April 11, 2012 $4.99 110537 words Sample 15%
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The Bishop's Boy by Paul Lewis The Bishop's Boy by Paul Lewis April 11, 2012 $3.99 56007 words Sample 15%
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Sedili by Bas van Wersch Sedili by Bas van Wersch April 11, 2012 $4.99 93513 words Sample 10%
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Titanic Deception by John & Toni Rakestraw Titanic Deception by John & Toni Rakestraw April 10, 2012 $2.99 44170 words Sample 20%
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John and Toni Rakestraw have collaborated on a lot of things in their years together, and now they've finally gotten around to writing the books they've always wanted to write. When they're not writing, they run Rakestraw Book Design, where their goal is to help authors edit, proofread, format and design their books.
Ridderzaal - Tea Plantation by J H Ellison Ridderzaal - Tea Plantation by J H Ellison April 10, 2012 $5.99 129316 words Sample 15%
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J. H. Ellison, a native of Eastern Oklahoma and graduate of Warner High, he received an Associate of Science degree from Connors College. After attending Oklahoma State University, he enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War, became crewmember on SA-16 amphibian aircraft stationed at Clark Field in Philippines and flew missions in Korea. After discharge he worked in aerospace as an Electrical Engineer, working on F-86D fighter, Minuteman and Hound Dog missiles and as Senior Management Analyst on Apollo moon rocket. Attended creative writing class at California State Fullerton and studied at Longridge Writers' school, Connecticut. Published books include Warner—The Next Generation, EMPIRE, Westward Passage, Tim's World And Other Short Stories.
Along the Trail to Freedom by John Duncklee Along the Trail to Freedom by John Duncklee April 10, 2012 $2.99 61386 words Sample 20%
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ohn Duncklee is an award-winning author of sixteen books. His published work covers fiction, non-fiction, satire, short stories and poetry. Prior to his writing career, John was a university professor in both the United States and Mexico, a cattle rancher, Quarter Horse breeder, designer of mesquite wood furniture, and served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Penny, an illustrator and artist. Awards and Recognition: $5,000 Unrestricted fellowship for excellence in poetry:Arizona Commission on the Arts. Author of the Year: Friends of Branigan Memorial Library. Las Cruces, NM Member of the Authors Guild and Western Writers of America Spur Award for best western poem 2008 Western Writers of America
It Began with a Goose by Paul Lewis It Began with a Goose by Paul Lewis April 10, 2012 $4.99 94644 words Sample 15%
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