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	So Long As You Don't Get Run Over You'll Be Fine	by Sam Jordison April 07, 2012	$4.00	7956 words	Sample 20%
	Can you guess the main inspiration for this story? Several images and ideas are taken from an earlier story by a well-known author. To enter, buy and read a copy of the story... And follow the instructions at the end.
	Disentangled	by Pete Howells April 07, 2012	$4.79	98666 words	Sample 15%
	What does a person do to alter the course of their troubled life? For the playful, young William Ashton the answer is in a kaleidoscope and the garden of mirrors. For Stringy Billy it’s a guitar and the Devil at the crossroads. Seaton Redland’s solution is to become born again and for Andrew Lewis it is something else altogether.
	A Blessing and a Curse (Life Knows No Bounds)	by Andrea Clinton April 06, 2012	$2.99	91221 words	Sample 4%
	Malika has the life every woman wants, a hard working husband; kids; her career as a artist; nice house; and the gift of foresight. She wouldn't ask for more, until her gift of sight opened her up to her husband's disgust, followed by his desire to leave her. Malika can't figure out what's gone wrong. A needed vacation & admirer helps her regain her strength, but, to what detrimental end?
	The Bastard Year	by Richard Zuras April 05, 2012	$9.99	38313 words	Sample 20%
	This debut novel tells the story of a boy’s final year of childhood and a family’s near disintegration. When Zain’s father is fired from the CIA in March of 1980, it creates a tremor that threatens to upend the family’s precarious balance. Zain’s awakening to a world riddled with cracks and his adolescent attempts to mend them are the stuff from which young men, and great stories, are made.
	WINTER GARDENS	by Reed Harp April 05, 2012	$8.00	28637 words	Sample 20%
	Fiction--short-story cycle about 20th and 21st-century life in the Southwest, chracter studies, cultural studies.
	Winter Gardens	by Reed Harp April 05, 2012	$8.00	28637 words	Sample 20%
	Fiction--short-story cycle. . . . a place where nearly anything can grow year 'round. These are stories about life in the 20th and 21st century--character studies, and accounts of a culture.
	The Termite Queen: Volume One: The Speaking of the Dead	by Lorinda J Taylor April 05, 2012	$3.99	131327 words	Sample 30%
	In the 30th century, an off-world expedition brings back a giant termite with a behavior that suggests intelligence. During the planning for a first-contact expedition, Kaitrin Oliva, a linguistic anthropologist, falls in love with the entomologist-leader, a complex man hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, civil discord is brewing on the termite planet as the Queen's Chamberlain plots a murder ...
	Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America	by Steven Sills April 04, 2012	You set the price!	186218 words	Sample 20%
	This literary novel explores the lives of A Korean American returning to his home country where he is scarcely literate and teaches English for a living and Gabriele, his creation, an intellectual living in a trailer court in New York State, also lost, and also rebeling against life but in a more overt manner
	The Unfettered Life of Kenyon of New Orleans	by Steven Sills April 04, 2012	You set the price!	49879 words	Sample 20%
	This literary novel explores the morphine induced sleep and troubled awakened state of Kenyon who is disabled, suffering from a degenerative illness, and suffering from isolation in a home that her husband rarely visits
	An Apostate: Nawin of Thais	by Steven Sills April 04, 2012	You set the price!	118609 words	Sample 20%
	This literary novel deals with a wealthy, self-established Thai man suffering a mid-life crisis and rejecting the life he has known to pursue a train trip to Laos and anonymity
	Corpus of a Siam Mosquito	by Steven Sills April 04, 2012	You set the price!	73768 words	Sample 20%
	This literary novel explores the life of Nawin Biangklang from poverty to rising Thai artist
	The End of the World and Other Stories	by Alexander Lurikov April 04, 2012	$2.99	36460 words	Sample 20%
	Readers who have previously downloaded Lurikov's stories as individual e-books can now enjoy them together in a single volume for the first time. For those unfamiliar with Lurikov's work, this volume serves as an ideal introduction.
	Death Angel: a short story of literary fiction	by S. E. Lee April 03, 2012	$0.99	4346 words	Sample 15%
	What kind of person works as a mercy killer? What makes a death a mercy killing, instead of murder? A 4,500 manuscript word / 18-page short story on death, and life, from the point of view of a man who is intimately familiar with the former.
	My Governor's House & other stories	by Josh Karaczewski April 01, 2012	$1.99	7742 words	Sample 33%
	A collection of writings from author Josh Karaczewski, including the Pushcart Prize nominated titular story. Through mostly short stories, you will meet a homecoming warrior defeated by housework, a lonely debut author impatient for recognition, a son losing a boyfriend because of his mother, the thoughts of someone who falls from great heights to the ground on purpose, and much more.
	Extremus Terra	by J.D. Stimpson April 01, 2012	$3.99	131202 words	Sample 15%
	As a tenuous truce among the peoples of Extremus Terra continues to border on a world war, Lucas Torinac is reluctantly allowed to begin his Quest, a passage into adulthood among his people. But as he attempts to navigate his way through an unforgiving world, Lucas begins to realize that even magic and the fantastic creatures he must face are not as threatening as the races of humanity itself.
	Short Journeys	by Sylvia Morice March 31, 2012	$0.99	4056 words	Sample 30%
	Mona really wants to get pregnant, and she really wants to stay pregnant long enough to deliver a live baby. But that isn't as easy as it sounds. Will she ever become a mother? And would the reward of being one outweigh the risk of losing her husband and her marriage along the way? Life isn't always fair, and Mona has some tough decisions to make.
	Summer Day	by Frank Parker March 31, 2012	$2.99	61253 words	Sample 20%
	July 1947. The day begins full of promise. Feel the tension rise with the heat and humidity as clouds gather. Meet the members of an isolated farming community: a young woman soon to be married; her aunts: one misses her friend in an asylum, the other caring for her disabled son. Suffer with her brother as he tries to evade his pursuers. The events of this Summer Day will change them all for ever.
	This Book is Fucking Stupid	by Christopher Nosnibor March 31, 2012	$1.99	64998 words	Sample 20%
	Ben and Stuart are old friends. Having known one another since school, they’ve grown up together and remained friends into adulthood. But now into their thirties, their lives have taken very different paths, and they’re now very different people, leading very different lives, following different careers. At the heart of this radical novel lies a touchingly contemporary tale of friendship and loss.
	1-877-Yes-Quit	by Thomas Wauhob March 30, 2012	$2.99	28137 words	Sample 10%
	One man's attempt to stop smoking spirals out of control when he meets someone special. Someone very special, someone who may not be real. Watch the conspiracy of love unfold as Manfry S. Hampton grapples with a meaningless day job, goes in search of his jacket, aspires to bar trivia greatness, and generally loses his mind in this vertiginous exploration of the meaning of compulsion.
	+ One	by Brian Baleno March 30, 2012	$8.99	74314 words	Sample 15%
	+ One is a general fiction novel that tells the story of Jake Andrews, a thirty year old investment banker who is torn between two worlds. He loves both his longtime girlfriend as well as job and therein lies the conflict. The long hours and incessant travel are taking a toll on his relationship.
	Confessions of a Sex Maniac	by David Henry Sterry March 28, 2012	$0.99	9086 words	Sample 20%
	Old-school noir meets the new millennium in this story of obsession, murder and San Francisco sex. A sex maniac will stop at nothing to get the thing he longs for most, a prize as beautiful as she is deadly, the Snow Leopard.
	Stalker	by Michael Grant March 27, 2012	$2.99	72485 words	Sample 10%
	Every year more than a million women are stalked annually in the United States, which means that one in 12 women will be stalked in her lifetime. Sheila Kendall will soon become one those million women.
	Walk, Not Stay: a short story	by Jeff Posey March 27, 2012	$0.99	5971 words	Sample 30%
	After a three-night stand with a gorgeous college professor with no use of her legs, a man who spent years backpacking the American West thinks the unthinkable: he may be in love.
	Leftovers: A Novel	by Arthur Wooten March 26, 2012	$2.99	59756 words	Sample 10%
	In 1954, a divorced and destitute suburban housewife hopes to find self-esteem, financial security and true love selling Tupperware.
	Straight People and Their Problems	by Lee Patton March 26, 2012	$2.99	7056 words	Sample 20%
	As college senior Gabe Mangan struggles with his crush on one of his male roommates, a party girl appears from the basement apartment. Even as the girl discovers she’s pregnant via the dissolute rich kid downstairs, Gabe becomes entangled with her. He finds his first sexual opportunity awaiting, as well as his first serious chance to prove his decency.
	Dark Metaphor	by Anachron Press March 26, 2012	$0.99	6904 words	Sample 20%
	Benedict Fry, a struggling writer living in an unforgiving city is ready to pack it all in, give up on his dream, and return to a soul-destroying job with a bank. Facing failure, and having his dreams crushed, a friend provides him with a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet with his literary idol. From that fateful meeting, everything changes.
	Catalogue Numérique	by Anne de Gandt March 24, 2012	Free!	10457 words	Sample 20%
	Compilation d’extraits, dont certains inédits, des ouvrages écrits par Anne de Gandt, ce catalogue est mis à jour à chaque nouvelle parution. Le + : il est gratuit !
	Virá a morte e terá os teus olhos	by Luis Soares March 24, 2012	$6.99	114917 words	Sample 20%
	Nos três últimos dias de vida do famoso fotógrafo Josef Leitz, que atravessou o terrível século XX de máquina na mão, cruzam-se passado, presente e futuro, imagens e memória, o sexo, a violência e a identidade. Que papel teve nessa morte o jovem modelo Felix que com ele passou esse fim de semana? Que papel tiveram o desejo, as famílias, as verdadeiras, de sangue, e as que os laços do afeto criam?
	What Eats Us	by Jason Boyd March 23, 2012	$0.99	25672 words	Sample 25%
	A tiger terrorizes a Stone Age town. Young boys Dori and Git must leap forward centuries in thought and craft a bow and arrow or they'll be eaten next. Brandon, a graffiti artist, trades his cans for money from an art project. Robert, his new tutor, risks his career to give them back. These two tales mingle across centuries, trading dirt for concrete, but end the same -- with a beast and a bow.
	El Puente Sobre el Caos	by Javier Orrego C. March 22, 2012	$12.00	180827 words	Sample 17%
	Una historia de amor que florece en el curso de una iniciación en los grandes misterios de la historia humana
	A Small Steel Box	by Sylvia Morice March 22, 2012	$0.99	3772 words	Sample 40%
	"It rained the day we buried him, deep in the ground.” So begins 'A Small Steel Box', a story about every parent’s worst nightmare. How does a mother or father go on after the death of a child? This compelling short story will make you ask the same question. Could you go on?
	Sane Asylum	by Shelley Altamont March 22, 2012	$5.00	10642 words	Sample 20%
	Welcome to the Sane Asylum, we hope you will enjoy your stay. Please listen to the stories of those who populate these hallways. You will discover enlightenment or madness . . . or both or neither. It is entirely up to you. Pieces from this collection have been published, under different attribution, in 3rd Bed, Twelve Stories, and Anemone Sidecar, among others.
	Chicago Time	by Richard Hellinga March 22, 2012	$2.99	74285 words	Sample 20%
	When the Chicago City Council goes on strike and good things happen all around the city, love is the last thing on the cynical minds of Robert Grabowski and Elise Callahan. Robert is worried about his job and his father's questionable political activities. Elise is determined to reclaim her old expat life in Paris. But thanks to the smooth-running city, fate has other things in store for them
	La Bocca della VeritÃ	by Andrea Scordino March 22, 2012	$1.00	3749 words	Sample 5%
	una storia al cioccolato ...
	Ancient Tales, Modern Legends	by Ted Gross March 22, 2012	$6.99	83311 words	Sample 10%
	Ancient Tales, Modern Legends, a short story collection by Ted William Gross presents the reader with engaging and thought-provoking stories spanning the ages. Covering subjects of love, loss, pain, desire, need, frustration and hope these stories are meant to entertain as well leave an indelible impression upon the reader. Some of these stories can be purchased individually in E-Book format.
	AffectionAires Part 4	by Jeffra Hays March 21, 2012	$2.99	40860 words	Sample 20%
	On Island Bunny it all ends funny, shouting, shouting, It's my money.
	Elijah's Coins	by Ted Gross March 21, 2012	$1.99	8762 words	Sample 20%
	"Elijah's Coins" is a historical fiction story in which the biblical Elijah appears in more recent times to grant those who wish the ability to change the course of their lives. A beggar sits on a street in Warsaw with his hand out for coins. Two people answer the request. Then fate intervenes and the two are offered a choice which will effect generations to come.
	Kapparot	by Ted Gross March 21, 2012	$1.99	5000 words	Sample 20%
	What happens when one man is allowed to view the most intimate of discussions between another man and his God? How does one react when hearing another judge God in the same way he judges himself? How does one truly atone for deeds they wish they had not done? “Kapparot” is a story of that long lost world where humility, compassion and honesty are crucial to the discovery of oneself.
	The Sunflower	by Ted Gross March 21, 2012	$1.99	5125 words	Sample 20%
	"The Sunflower" is a story of the effects that terrorism can have upon those that have been touched by it. It uses imagery and allusion to portray the seed of hate which propagates itself endlessly. An innocent man is killed. A bomb is placed in revenge. Does hate & destruction end there? Or like the Sunflower does it spread its seed in the wind?
	Arc of Passion	by Maura Stone March 20, 2012	$1.99	4947 words	Sample 30%
	Even writers of adult relationship ebooks are not infallible. Maura's pursued by a fellow almost half her age and 3,000 miles away! From the award-winning author of the comedy "Five-Star FLEECING," Maura Stone explores this unconventional relationship in a compilation of witty and introspective short stories. Tailored for those on the go, "Arc of Passion" is a literary treat in small bites.
	The Heretic	by Ted Gross March 20, 2012	$1.99	8176 words	Sample 20%
	Benjamin was called "Simply Benjy" though he was anything but simple. When he spoke he did so with forethought and purpose. Yet, he could not silence the voice within his heart and mind which spoke all the time with impunity. "The Heretic" is about faith and the questions it imposes upon the believer. It is up to you, dear reader, to decide who truly is the heretic within this short story.
	Reverieing	by Ted Gross March 20, 2012	$1.99	8223 words	Sample 20%
	"Reverieing" is a story of the slow descent into depression, loneliness and sorrow by one man who has been destined by luck or fate to experience the purgatory of existence. From the lap of luxury into the mundane, with sorrow upon sorrow heaped upon him, war and death always at his heels, Aaron slowly descends into Dante's hell, with ever-increasing swiftness.
	Addiction, Obsession, Love	by Ted Gross March 20, 2012	$1.99	11690 words	Sample 20%
	Jed had long ago left Tamara behind him, or so he thought. Then one day, years later he meets Tamara again, by chance or fate, and finds himself forced to decide what love truly is. "Addiction, Obsession, Love" is about the fragility of love and a story of love lost, gained and lost again.
	The Angry Dust	by William Davey March 20, 2012	$3.99	85896 words	Sample 20%
	Prescott Barnes and his family leave the dust bowl for California, but there its similarities with The Grapes of Wrath end. The grandson of a wealthy preacher who disinherited Prescott’s father, Barnes, despite his cynical black humor, hostility to religion, and his illiteracy, possesses a fierce integrity and passions that make him larger than life at the same time he is perfectly human.
	Three Novellas	by Sandra Shwayder Sanchez March 20, 2012	$3.99	67433 words	Sample 20%
	In The Last Long Walk of Noah Brown, a young man leaves his home in Annapolis in 1965. A complete innocent, he trusts the people he encounters. The King and the Clockmaker deals with the genesis of evil and the nature of time. In The Vast Darkness, a young woman student of anthropology reflects upon the influence of isolated mountain living upon her neighbors.
	The Two Paths	by R.P. Burnham March 20, 2012	$3.99	108300 words	Sample 20%
	The Two Paths begins at a lakeside cottage where a group of graduating seniors are having a celebratory end-of-school party. One of them is Robbie Elder, campus football hero, who later in the night violates in an ambiguous rape Cilla Whitten, a plain and socially awkward junior lured there by the promise of excitement and popularity. The rest of the novel follows these two into young adulthood.
	Boy Youth Man	by X-Comm eBooks March 19, 2012	$3.50	53673 words	Sample 20%
	A collection of three novellas: "A Boy’s Tale" (two brothers in a tough Catholic school for problem boys rely on each other for safety), "The Error of the Rings" (a high school student is charged with purchasing class rings for his fellow seniors, cumulating in a most memorable prom night), and "Man of Letters" (a writer apologizes to his estranged wife in a letter recalling an ill-fated trip.)
	A Robin Redbreast in a Cage	by R.P. Burnham March 19, 2012	$3.99	107642 words	Sample 20%
	A Robin Redbreast in a Cage is a novel about a teenaged girl taken from her alcoholic and promiscuous mother and sent to live with her uncle, a tyrannical fundamentalist minister. The only non-fundamentalist she befriends in high school is Jeremy Lawrence, a boy whose father was killed in a car accident; years later they serendipitously meet again.
	Holiday Memory	by Joanne Benford March 19, 2012	$0.99	6219 words	Sample 20%
	A beautiful short story, taken from the first of Joanne Benford’s ‘Ring of Elements’ series, ‘Down By The Water’. August Bank Holiday… I remember the smell of sea and seaweed, wet flesh, wet hair, wet bathing suits, the warm smell as of a rabbit home field after rain, the smell of pop and splashed sunshades and toffee, the stable and straw smell of hot, tossed, tumbled, dug and trodden sand..
	Come The Fall	by Marshall Ford March 18, 2012	$2.99	7542 words	Sample 20%
	"……so he decided to build the cabin right there, on the rim of the most breathtaking view anyone had ever seen." A young traveler finds paradise in a remote, undiscovered valley. For everyone who has a dream but for whom life is an inescapable truth.