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Gift of Blood by Carole Gill Gift of Blood by Carole Gill May 04, 2012 $0.99 5172 words Sample 20%
A collection of 4 vampire tales. Vampire Retribution - London streets and homeless orphans doing anything to survive. Beacon - Drowning wasn't their worst fate. The Occupants of Heathstone House - Fathomless misery and a strange gift. End of Story - A unique tale of the blood.
Lucille and the Healers by Anthony Burns Lucille and the Healers by Anthony Burns May 04, 2012 $4.99 59194 words Sample 20%
London, 1929: Lucy Kitson, a poor but star-struck young flapper, finds her mother’s new American lodger fascinating. Sadly, so do some sinister but well-connected scientists...
Working Stiffs by Lucy Leitner Working Stiffs by Lucy Leitner May 04, 2012 $4.99 79189 words Sample 20%
The infection spreads and chaos reigns supreme as the surviving Pro-Well employees battle their way through offices with whatever weapons they can scrounge from the supply closet. They must get outside. But they don’t know that The General is out there amassing a shambling, rotting army of Pittsburgh’s finest.
Last Stand on Zombie Island by Christopher Eger Last Stand on Zombie Island by Christopher Eger May 04, 2012 $4.99 124191 words Sample 20%
Disease-K has decimated the world leaving its victims shambling homicidal maniacs. And nestled along the warm Gulf waters sits Gulf Shores…the last outpost of civilization. With looters and thieves preying on the shocked survivors, it’s up to the retirees and bank tellers, phone repairmen and charterboat captains to put the town back together. And make the LAST STAND ON ZOMBIE ISLAND!
The Witch and The Vampire by Iris Deorre The Witch and The Vampire by Iris Deorre May 03, 2012 $0.99 8752 words Sample 20%
Philip and Joanna have been together since they were teenagers. Philip believes it’s time to pop the question. But on the evening they announce their engagement to Joanne’s parents, they are involved in an accident and Philip dies.
The Path to Darkness Volume 2 : Three Tales of the Macabre by R.M. Putnam The Path to Darkness Volume 2 : Three Tales of the Macabre by R.M. Putnam May 03, 2012 $0.99 16556 words Sample 20%
Path to Darkness (Volume. 2): Three Tales of the Macabre To read on a rainy day… when the sky is dark and a downpour crashes against the earth. You will shiver in fear to read about, an empty world of madness, Sin Eaters and apparitions. Also available in paperback (3 volumes)
Revived: First Steps by G Johanson Revived: First Steps by G Johanson May 03, 2012 Free! 5621 words Sample 30%
Part I- As a down on his luck bodyguard, Shaozu can’t be too picky with his assignments. Escorting a mysterious woman, Kammani, and her handmaiden, Lihua, from China to France sounds to be a risky venture with slave wages but Shaozu still offers his services. First of all he has to survive the interview... Revived is a paranormal serial, with new chapters available the first Friday of every month.
Cemeteries of the Heart and Other Stories by Grant Palmquist Cemeteries of the Heart and Other Stories by Grant Palmquist May 03, 2012 $3.99 28515 words Sample 7%
In a distant future, Stan works at a dead-end job, handcuffed to his desk, forbidden to look out the window. His life seems hopeless till he meets Meredith, a coworker who harbors secrets about this world and the next, secrets that could make his life worth living . . . Thus begins Cemeteries of the Heart and Other Stories, eight mind-bending tales of madness that will leave their mark on you.
The House on Blackstone Moor by Carole Gill The House on Blackstone Moor by Carole Gill May 03, 2012 $2.99 76123 words Sample 20%
“They say my father was mad, so corrupted by evil and tainted by sin that he did what he did. I came home to find them all dead; their throats savagely cut. My sisters only five and eight were gone as well as my brother who was twelve. My mother lay butchered in her marriage bed. The bed her children were born in” Young Rose Baines discovers the savage murders of her family by her mad father.
Blood Empire by John Madderson Blood Empire by John Madderson May 03, 2012 $2.99 42720 words Sample 20%
This book is based around two main characters, General Alucard and Joseph Beck. Obsessed with power, Alucard Khan first crossed the Russian border into Europe under the leadership of Genghis Khan in the eleventh century. Today, he is known as General Wolfgang Alucard. He is a vampire and day walker, and has brought with him thousands of vampire parasites to be absorbed into ruthless people, peopl
Spring Heeled Jack: The Conclusion by Craig Daley Spring Heeled Jack: The Conclusion by Craig Daley May 03, 2012 $0.99 179 words Sample 20%
The conclusion of the second story from CDComics Surreal Murder Mystery has 37 full colour pages. The secrets of the Victorian Urban Legend and the shocking truth about this murdering demon from hell are revealed.
Bloody Potomac 3, Let the Children Die by Carl Reader Bloody Potomac 3, Let the Children Die by Carl Reader May 03, 2012 $3.99 17175 words Sample 20%
In the third book of the Bloody Potomac series, Tasha O'Burke, the President's vampire daughter, gives birth to a baby boy who shows great promise to grow into a powerful member of the clan. From the moment he's born, he has a lusty desire for blood, but the Washington Ghouls see him as a bargaining chip to get what they want - more and more war dead to feed their perverted appetites for corpses.
Bloody Potomac 2, My Mother Bites by Carl Reader Bloody Potomac 2, My Mother Bites by Carl Reader May 03, 2012 $3.99 22792 words Sample 20%
Bloody Potomac 2, My Mother Bites is the second in the Bloody Potomac series, in which just about everybody in Washington is a vampire, werewolf or zombie - including the President. The main character, Tasha O'Burke, who is the President's daughter, returns in My Mother Bites from her role in The President's Vampire Daughter, to take on the werewolf threat in this second book of the series.
Dastardly Bastard by Edward Lorn Dastardly Bastard by Edward Lorn May 02, 2012 $4.99 60492 words Sample 10%
Seven people must face their darkest memories in order to discover and defeat the secret buried in Waverly Chasm.
The Rising Horde: Volume 2 by Stephen Knight The Rising Horde: Volume 2 by Stephen Knight May 02, 2012 $4.99 91027 words Sample 20%
The War Between the Dead and the Living Has Begun
Blood Thirst by Linda Freed Blood Thirst by Linda Freed May 02, 2012 $3.99 129354 words Sample 50%
Attacked and left to die, Angela Trenton faces uncertainty and fear as she begins the transformation into a vampire. She is determined to hunt down and kill her attacker, but she soon realizes she must push her hatred aside to learn the real truth of why he committed her to this everlasting darkness.
HAVE STAKE WILL TRAVEL by William Beswick HAVE STAKE WILL TRAVEL by William Beswick May 02, 2012 $3.99 71405 words Sample 20%
CHEI DUGUAY IS A LICENSED VAMPIRE SLAYER AND BUSINESS HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER SINCE THE VAMPIRES HAVE COME OUT.
Twice Drowned Dragon by Annie Bellet Twice Drowned Dragon by Annie Bellet May 02, 2012 $2.99 14612 words Sample 15%
The mute elven archer known only as Killer. Azyrin, half Winter-orc shaman, and his human swordswoman bride, Makha. Drake, the charming rogue. The pixie-goblin, Rahiel. These are the Gryphonpike Companions. The Companions find a peaceful monastery threatened by necromantic evil and get a chance to answer an important question: How many times can you kill a dragon? A fantasy novella.
Vampire Girl by Jimmy Hicks Vampire Girl by Jimmy Hicks May 02, 2012 $0.99 362 words Sample 2%
a short story about a girl and her evil thoughts about love
The Gift by D Reeder The Gift by D Reeder May 02, 2012 $0.99 5615 words Sample 20%
Where does the notorious Rosa Watson go following her release from prison? Can she escape from her past? Or has the past caught up with her? Tom Radcliffe believes she has a gift, but is he right? And what is it that Rosa can really see? ('The Gift' is longer version of the short story that won first prize in the Oundle Literary Festival in 2011.)
Vitalis VI - Evolution by Jason Halstead Vitalis VI - Evolution by Jason Halstead May 02, 2012 $1.99 21849 words Sample 20%
When a highly adaptive native species merges human DNA with its own, the results threaten the existence of everything in its path. The small colony of human survivors must decide how to deal with this newest menace. Fear turns to terror when the residents of Treetown learn the new breed isn’t trying to destroy them, it’s stealing them away in the dark of the night for a new kind of evil.
The GG by Jay M Horne The GG by Jay M Horne May 02, 2012 $0.99 2442 words Sample 20%
A young boy stumbles across an unlikely monster living in an alley near his home in the city. The gruesome creature haunts him and his friends when they return to investigate.
It Sees by John Luck It Sees by John Luck May 01, 2012 You set the price! 11668 words Sample 20%
Shortly after the incident with the cult, both Fulton and Pigeon began to hallucinate. Pigeon began to hear voices and Fulton started seeing octopus headed monsters. After an attempted suicide they were institutionalized in Virginia and then later placed into the care of the Arkham Asylum. The horrible drudgery of the past five years in the asylum is about to end as It Sees.
Silver Moon: A Women of Wolf's Point Novel by Catherine Lundoff Silver Moon: A Women of Wolf's Point Novel by Catherine Lundoff May 01, 2012 $6.99 81487 words Sample 10%
Becca Thornton, divorced, middle-aged, and barely out of the closet discovers that life can still hold some strange surprises, when she discovers that her body is changing; menopause turns her into a werewolf. Apparently she is not the only one, as a number of women in her town of Wolf's Point seem to have had the same experience.
They're Waiting by Tony Rabig They're Waiting by Tony Rabig May 01, 2012 $0.99 4156 words Sample 50%
As a child, Bill believed in ghosts. Sixty now and divorced, with his mother dead and his father dying, he has reason to believe again. But his ghosts aren't the spirits of dead friends and relatives. His ghosts are something worse. They hate him, and all they want is to reach him either in this world or the next. They're waiting... A short ghost story, about 3000 words.
Angered Seasons: The Worst Birthday Ever (Volume One) by Mireille Chester Angered Seasons: The Worst Birthday Ever (Volume One) by Mireille Chester May 01, 2012 $0.99 23387 words Sample 20%
Plagues, pandemics, natural disasters; all of these a warning from Her that none of us seem to take seriously. What we didn’t know was that She had a breaking point. And nothing could have prepared human kind for what she had in store for us…
Doctor Janeway's Plague by John Farrell Doctor Janeway's Plague by John Farrell May 01, 2012 $2.95 83993 words Sample 20%
Science-fiction thriller about a 400-year-old Puritan minister who returns to Boston to rid himself of an ancient curse.
Rex of the Dead- A Dog's View Of The Zombie Apocalypse by Kristie Lynn Higgins Rex of the Dead- A Dog's View Of The Zombie Apocalypse by Kristie Lynn Higgins May 01, 2012 $0.99 9399 words Sample 10%
Type: short story Rex was like any other pet until the Zombie Apocalypse hit and turned his doggy life upside down. **Check out more Horror from the author** Behemoth Road Rage Zombieland- The Zombies' Undead Beginning
Dark Dealings by Karen Victoria Smith Dark Dealings by Karen Victoria Smith April 30, 2012 $2.99 86704 words Sample 20%
At thirteen, Micaela was found wandering an Irish pasture after a mid-air explosion. Now, a successful investment banker, she finds Wall Street has real fangs and claws. When international power brokers,creatures hiding in plain sight, threaten her and those she loves will this heiress to a Druid legacy deny her power and let loved ones die again? A global thriller of money, monsters and murder,
Uchronic Tales: The Horn by W. Peter Miller Uchronic Tales: The Horn by W. Peter Miller April 30, 2012 $1.99 17234 words Sample 15%
Uchronic Tales: The Horn follows Clark Tyler, an investigator for the Ace Insurance Company, as a simple job spirals toward an Earth-shattering conclusion. This story is set against the backdrop of the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Monster: Nightrider's Vengeance by J.D. Nixx Monster: Nightrider's Vengeance by J.D. Nixx April 30, 2012 $2.99 98845 words Sample 20%
The last survivor of a unit of genetically engineered vampire commandos sets off on a journey across the galaxy seeking revenge on the people who ordered the murder of her comrades.
The Sweetest, Darkest Dreams by Rebecca Carter The Sweetest, Darkest Dreams by Rebecca Carter April 30, 2012 $0.99 1440 words Sample 10%
A young woman learns the consequences of her fantasies in a short story by Rebecca Carter.
NorthWest by JH Glaze NorthWest by JH Glaze April 30, 2012 $0.99 73777 words Sample 20%
The second Novel in the John Hazard Series and the sequel to The Spirit Box. John Hazard is back on the trail of danger! After a life-altering event, he has resigned from the police department in small town America and enrolled in a Paranormal Investigation course at Bay University, a community college in San Francisco. It's a run for your life thriller in the Pacific NorthWest!
Golden Dinner by Blyth Nyx Golden Dinner by Blyth Nyx April 30, 2012 $0.99 3283 words Sample 2%
Goldie's a master thief on the verge of pulling off the long-term con that will set her up for life.
Spring Heeled Jack: From the Tunnels of Hell by Craig Daley Spring Heeled Jack: From the Tunnels of Hell by Craig Daley April 30, 2012 $0.99 182 words Sample 20%
This 35 page full colour comic has all the clues to solve the secrets surrounding the infamous Victorian bogeyman in the narrative. Spring Heeled Jack first appeared in Penny Dreadfuls in the 1860's, the comic books of their day and the demon is often referred to as the inspiration for Kane's Batman and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Have a fun read and please do have nightmares
The Ruins by Amy Gerrard The Ruins by Amy Gerrard April 30, 2012 $1.50 20498 words Sample 30%
The Ruins is a novella about one man's struggle to escape the horror of his past. A psychologically destroyed and burnt-out Heavy Metal musician, Steve tries to come to terms with how he came to be trapped within the abbey ruins, and by only facing the past, can he escape. Invisible and unable to leave, only he can confront the mysterious forces that hold him there.
The Devil's Dead by Marius Renos Dicomites The Devil's Dead by Marius Renos Dicomites April 30, 2012 $0.99 17813 words Sample 19%
In 1939 a group of strangers entered the village of West Blackstone and murdered everyone they found. In the present, Kara and Adrian move into their new home. Haunted by apparitions of the dead, Kara is determined to learn the truth, and discovers a restless evil still remains in the village, and it's only a matter of time before it strikes again. A novella by Marius Renos Dicomites
Finding a Little Courage by Terry Persun Finding a Little Courage by Terry Persun April 30, 2012 Free! 1572 words Sample 20%
Jordan Spires has had a rough time of it lately, and is considering the unthinkable. But it's not like him to consider violence even upon himself. Maybe all he needs is a little courage.
First Time Dead 3 by TW Brown First Time Dead 3 by TW Brown April 30, 2012 $2.99 73783 words Sample 20%
Welcome to the third installment of First Time Dead. Each of these writers has something in common with Robert Kirkman, Max Brooks, and Brian Keene...they are now published writers in the zombie universe. As hard as it may be to believe, even those three previously mentioned authors once lived in obscurity. One day, somebody read their work and believed in them...
Lila Trapped Inside Insane Asylum by Daisy DuBois Lila Trapped Inside Insane Asylum by Daisy DuBois April 30, 2012 $3.99 17589 words Sample 5%
Lila enters an abandoned insane asylum as part of a paranormal team. Unknown to her, she will be used as bait to awaken the restless spirits. Soon, Lila will slip between reality and an insane world created by a long dead mad scientist. She fights against colleagues and spirits, all eager to satisfy their depraved lusts on her young nubile body. This book contained explicit sexual content.
Permanent Winter by Grant Palmquist Permanent Winter by Grant Palmquist April 30, 2012 $4.99 68166 words Sample 15%
Freezing rain and sleet shroud the city of Nepenthe in a chilly mystery . . . A cold-blooded, ruthless vampire couple is on the loose, killing and feeding for sport and sexual pleasure . . . Haunting visions torment Joshua, a young man who believes his purpose is to find out who or what is behind these gruesome murders. His life will be forever changed by the Permanent Winter he encounters.
Seven Year Itch by Leah Cutter Seven Year Itch by Leah Cutter April 29, 2012 $2.99 6863 words Sample 20%
What happens when you only turn into a monster once every seven years? How do you still gain control? Originally published in the anthology, "Bewere the Night." Includes bonus story, "Magpie."
In the Dark Crypts of Oblivion by Nigel Elfleda In the Dark Crypts of Oblivion by Nigel Elfleda April 29, 2012 $2.99 51425 words Sample 25%
Set in a world where people refuse to believe anything supernatural and choose instead to close their eyes, the characters in the stories are on dark quests for answers, quests that may not always end well. This is a collection of short horror stories, which all take place within the same universe, the characters from different stories may meet or hear from each other's adventures.Horrors unfold!
Ghost Writer - A Short Story by Wodke Hawkinson Ghost Writer - A Short Story by Wodke Hawkinson April 29, 2012 $0.99 4428 words Sample 5%
A short story about a pair of co-authors who notice strange things happening to their writing project: missing or altered text, changes neither of them made. Approximately 3,975 words
One Good Thing by Ally Mauser One Good Thing by Ally Mauser April 29, 2012 $2.99 2074 words Sample 20%
The only thing cheaper than discount drugs are the junkies that would do anything to get them - even sell their soul to a dark wizard of the bayou. But, one junkie used to be somebody, at least in his own mind, and he's determined to do one good thing.
The Rising Horde: Volume 1 by Stephen Knight The Rising Horde: Volume 1 by Stephen Knight April 29, 2012 $4.99 86629 words Sample 20%
The Dead Have Risen...And The Living Scream
Death of Heaven by JZ Murdock Death of Heaven by JZ Murdock April 29, 2012 $2.99 137177 words Sample 15%
Where did we come from? Throughout Human History many philosophies and religions have pondered this ultimate question. James and Jimmy, brothers in arms since childhood, will learn that the answer is what nightmares are made of. They, along with all of humanity, will experience firsthand the Death of Heaven.
Zombies! Episode 2.7: The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction by Ivan Turner Zombies! Episode 2.7: The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction by Ivan Turner April 29, 2012 $0.99 27020 words Sample 20%
Zombies! It's not the end of the world. Or is it? Each new clue brings Lance Naughton closer and closer to the truth about the past...and the future. But like a terrible game, each player has some of the vital information but not all of it. Can Naughton gather up all that he needs to know before the zombies come and the world as we know it comes to an end?
Bloody Secrets by Claire Joseph Bloody Secrets by Claire Joseph April 29, 2012 $1.00 11842 words Sample 20%
A collection of three horror stories all with very surprising twists in the plots. These stories explore the human psyche to an extent and truly show what the human mind and maybe inhumane mind is capable of. Sometimes people are either good or evil, sometimes they are both as this book explores. 32 pages long
Time of Grace by catt dahman Time of Grace by catt dahman April 29, 2012 $2.99 41961 words Sample 5%
Based on the events of The Phantom Killer, who stalked Texarkana, Texas in 1946 and legends of Spanish explore Hernan De Soto.