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| Generations | by Rushton Woodside Sep. 05, 2010 | $2.99 | 27736 words | Sample 17% |
| Author bio: Born right at the mid-twentieth century point in Atlanta, still a sleepy southern city at that time. My mother's bookcase was filled with classics and I read them all before I was twelve, and re-read many. Steinbeck, Faulkner, Hemmingway and the like. For most of my life I have always had an active book going, if not two or three. I wrote a lot of poetry as a teen, and then progressed to songs once I learned to play the piano and guitar. After a successful eight years writing computer programs and technical documentation I entered book retail, and stayed there for nearly twenty years. I read good books to know how to write, and read bad books on purpose to know how not to write. I wrote Sarasota Bay in 2003-4 on impulse and it was published locally with great success. It was then that I got serious and studied many books on the craft. |
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| Midwyf : Liza | by Valerie Levy Sep. 05, 2010 | $4.99 | 79240 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: I've been a nurse and midwife all my professional life, and hold a PhD in Midwifery Studies from the University of Sheffield. My last post was Professor (Midwifery) in Hong Kong. I've published in many professional, peer reviewed journals, and co-edited the ‘Midwifery Practice’ series of textbooks, which are still in use worldwide. Now I'm retired, and I live in France with my husband, in an old farmhouse. The history of my profession fascinates me. I'm now at work writing the next in the series - 'Margaret' - to tell the story of midwifery and childbirth in 17th century England. |
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| 怪談:妖しい物の話と研究 その1「耳なし芳一の話」 | by kisaragi sasaoka Sep. 03, 2010 | $4.00 | 120 words | Sample 50% |
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| The All Nations Team | by Michael Jasper Sep. 03, 2010 | $2.99 | 100997 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: I grew up in the small town of Dyersville, Iowa, home of “The Field of Dreams.” I've published three novels and one short story collection, along with over four dozen short stories. I’ve been writing fiction since about 1995, when I moved out to North Carolina and attended N.C. State University, but I really started taking it seriously in 2000, when I went to the Writers of the Future workshop for my story “Mud and Salt” (a third-place winner for my quarter). I’ve not looked back since. In the past I’ve tried bartending, teaching junior high, painting houses, being a secret shopper, working construction, and many more jobs; I prefer fiction writing. For my day job, I work as a technical writer at a software company. I live with my wife Elizabeth, our two amazing sons, and Whit the Wonder Pup (a retired racing greyhound) in North Carolina. |
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| Il Mercante | by Nino Masiello Sep. 03, 2010 | $4.99 | 58415 words | Sample 30% |
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| The Hidden Will of the Dragon | by Charlie Courtland Sep. 02, 2010 | $4.99 | 171247 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Charlie Courtland graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English Literature with an emphasis on creative writing, and a minor in Criminology. She was born in Michigan and currently resides in the Seattle area with her husband and two children. |
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| La comédie des masques | by Editions Ex Aequo Laurence schwalm Aug. 31, 2010 | $3.99 | 167 words | Sample 20% |
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| The Silurian Book Nine The Fox on the Water | by L.A. Wilson Aug. 26, 2010 | $1.99 | 175269 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: New and unconventional writer, I have self published a volume of works called The Silurian on lulu.com - The Silurian is the story of King Arthur like it has never been written before: an intimate first person narrative spoken by Prince Bedwyr, called The Fox, Arthur's foster-brother and closest friend. It is the narrative of their lives, from the day Arthur won his first battle and gained his rise to power, Bedwyr relates openly and honestly their most personal histories. So far, there are eight books of The Silurian. Book One of The Silurian received an 'Honorary Mention' in the 2007 London Book Festival. The Silurian series is available as both downloads and printed paperbacks on Lulu.com - http://stores.lulu.com/lindaaw Review: ‘The Silurian – The Fox and the Bear’ is not for the faint at heart. It is very descriptive and adult geared with battle scenes and interior stories that will keep you reading until the very end. It is action packed with romance in amongst the struggles of the characters. I believe this to be a highly evolved piece of reading for those who are masters of the Saxon battling days of long ago. You must pay attention to this story in order to achieve the reading pleasure author L.A. Wilson has prescribed in this novel. Mind Fog Reviews ~ Anastasia Cassella-Young www.anastasiasbookattic.com I also have three published novels (not about Arthur!) And "In Blood Covenant" - a Gothic vampire tale in the tradition of Ann Rice, published by Eternal Press at www.eternalpress.ca Also at Eternal Press - Son of the Sun, speculative fantasy with a twist... And finally, Rome's Perfect Boy, hot gay erotica by Alex Fox, at Eternal Press. |
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| The Eighth Lost Tale of Mercia: Canute the Viking | by Jayden Woods Aug. 23, 2010 | Free! | 8664 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| The Wind-Sphere Ship | by Steven R. Southard Aug. 23, 2010 | $2.99 | 6470 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Growing up in the Midwest, Steven R. Southard always found the distant oceans exotic and tantalizing. He served aboard submarines and now works as a civilian naval engineer. In his stories, he takes readers on journeys of discovery in many seas and various vessels. Steve has written in the historical, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and steampunk genres. Come aboard at http://sites.google.com/site/stevenrsouthard/ and voyage with his intriguing characters in tales of aquatic adventure. |
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| The Tree Line | by Andrew J. Olinde, Jr. Aug. 23, 2010 | $2.99 | 6096 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University. During college I majored in History with a concentration in the American Civil War. After graduation I got married to my wife, Lauren, and moved to Monroe, Louisiana to attend the University of Louisiana at Monroe Business School. I graduated with a Masters of Business Administration and currently work as a Healthcare Representative for Vantage Health Plan. I hope to become a successful writer in the future. |
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| The Virgin King | by Joseph Fullam Aug. 22, 2010 | $0.99 | 76215 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Visit my blog at www.ParanormalNYC.com to learn more about me. Make sure to check out the stories section. |
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| The Haunted Houses of Reindeer Manor | by Kevin Guest Aug. 21, 2010 | $2.99 | 65019 words | Sample 30% |
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| Heart of a Knight | by Barbara Samuel Aug. 20, 2010 | $3.99 | 93941 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Barbara Samuel O’Neal has written a number of highly acclaimed novels, The Secret of Everything, The Lost Recipe for Happiness (a 2010 RITA Winner), No Place Like Home, Lady Luck’s Map of Vegas, and Madame Mirabou’s School of Love. She has won six RITA awards, two Colorado Center for the Book awards, and has made lists of favorites and best books of the year several times. As might be evident by her books, Barbara loves hiking, food, long distance walking, travel, and dance. She often blogs about her cooking experiments, her travels, and the writing life at www.awriterafoot.com, where she also shamelessly posts her photos. A native of Colorado, she now lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and three animals who convinced her they needed rescue. Barbara writes as Ruth Wind, Barbara Samuel, and Barbara O'Neal. |
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| The Crown in the Heather (The Bruce Trilogy: Book I) | by N. Gemini Sasson Aug. 20, 2010 | $3.99 | 85691 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: N. Gemini Sasson holds a Master of Science in Biology from Wright State University where she ran cross country on athletic scholarship. She has worked as an aquatic toxicologist, an environmental engineer, a teacher and a track and cross country coach. A longtime breeder of Australian Shepherds, her articles on bobtail genetics have been translated into seven languages. Her non-fiction articles have appeared in The Aussie Times, The Australian Shepherd Annual, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and History magazine. She lives in rural Ohio with her husband, two nearly grown children and an ever-changing number of sheep and dogs. |
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| All I Want | by Shayne Parkinson Aug. 19, 2010 | Free! | 4923 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I write historical novels set in New Zealand, starting in the 1880s. I've self-published four so far, and am working on a fifth. I'm fascinated by social history, particularly that of my own country. I live in a state of barely-controlled chaos; fortunately I share my life with an invariably calm and endlessly optimistic husband. I divide my time between an apartment in the city, in reach of good espresso, and a few acres in the country, where the rank grass in the orchard is kept under control by a small mob of sheep (and where we have our own espresso machine). When I'm not writing, reading, or engaged in mundane activities, I play the piano rather badly. |
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| A Bed of Spices | by Barbara Samuel Aug. 19, 2010 | $3.99 | 97164 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Barbara Samuel O’Neal has written a number of highly acclaimed novels, The Secret of Everything, The Lost Recipe for Happiness (a 2010 RITA Winner), No Place Like Home, Lady Luck’s Map of Vegas, and Madame Mirabou’s School of Love. She has won six RITA awards, two Colorado Center for the Book awards, and has made lists of favorites and best books of the year several times. As might be evident by her books, Barbara loves hiking, food, long distance walking, travel, and dance. She often blogs about her cooking experiments, her travels, and the writing life at www.awriterafoot.com, where she also shamelessly posts her photos. A native of Colorado, she now lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and three animals who convinced her they needed rescue. Barbara writes as Ruth Wind, Barbara Samuel, and Barbara O'Neal. |
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| The Moghul | by Thomas Hoover Aug. 19, 2010 | Free! | 218599 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Live in New York City. Have published nine books. All available from Smashwords or my web site. |
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| The Prey | by Robert Smith Aug. 16, 2010 | $1.98 | 146020 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box. |
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| The Three Musketeers For All | by Alexandra Dumas Aug. 16, 2010 | Free! | 232361 words | Read a sample |
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| The Mostly True Adventures of Habukkuk Finn | by St. Wishnevsky Aug. 11, 2010 | $4.99 | 95600 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Artistic Resume: Steve Wishnevsky 612 McCreary St. Winston-Salem, NC 27105, 336-661-9060 wishnevs@bellsouth.net Steve Wishnevsky was born in 1945 to a military family and has lived in Alabama, Connecticut, Northern California, Vermont, Tennessee, and North Carolina. He has been settled in Winston-Salem since 1984, and is well known as part of the literary and musical circles. He started in his chosen art form of Lutherie with informal studies under James A. Rickard, Chief Engineer, Ovation Guitars in Connecticut, in the late 1960’s and was creating informal and assembled instruments as long ago as 1960. He concurrently began to earn a living as a woodworker, making wooden toys and smoking accessories, under the name JWH Woodworks in Hartford, Connecticut, and Newark, Vermont. A fortuitous employment assisting the cabinetmaker at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut exposed him to original masterworks of art and sculpture, and to the rudiments of conservation and display. An interest in American Appalachian Musics led to an invitation from David A. Sturgill, a North Carolina Folk Heritage Laureate, to study musical instrument making in Piney Creek, North Carolina in 1973. There he studied with such luthiers as banjo maker Kyle Creed, fiddle maker Albert Hash, and guitar maker and National Folk Heritage Award winner Wayne C. Henderson. A few years later, the Sturgill family bought and moved two established guitar manufactories, Harptone, of Newark, New Jersey, and Microfrets of Maryland, to Independence, Virginia, under the name of The New River Music Company. Mr. Wishnevsky was foreman and production manager for this facility. In 1978, Mr. Wishnevsky accepted a position with Ovation Instruments in New Hartford, Connecticut, where he was able to study under James Rickard again and to exchange ideas with other master luthiers such as Seth Hedu, of Watertown, Connecticut, and Richard Starky, now of Martin guitars. Two years later, Mr. Wishnevsky moved to Middle Tennessee, where he was able to open his own studio devoted to the design and construction of mandolins and to also further his interest in sculpture. He was able to win some awards in local art festivals and to study under local sculptors such as Tom Jackson, and to study the Gallagher Guitar factory, in Wartrace, Tennessee. After further studies and touring the Gurian Guitar shop in New Hampshire and the Taylor factory in El Cahon, California, Mr. Wishnevsky has established a studio in Winston-Salem, where he makes guitars and basses, while also employed as a Master Cabinetmaker. He is one of the very few craftsmen in America to ever complete a full sized Double Bass Viol. He is now working on his tenth instrument of this class, and is also in serial production of the epitome of guitars, the Archtop, or Cello, Jazz Acoustic Guitar. He is also continues to experiment with Unique, Folk, and Art instruments, and has formed alliances with local visual Artists Jon Blackburn, Laurie Russell, and Ted Lyons, among others, to create decorated instruments of a new category and style. He has works in the permanent collection of some local establishments and has had a few gallery sales, notably at Morning Dew Coffeehouse and at Urban Art Ware. He is a fixture at the Summer on Trade Series for the last several years and usually vends at nearby Festivals and Shows such as The Enofest, Merlefest, Apple Chill, LEAF, The Mount Airy Fiddle Festival, Many Hands, and others. He believes that Lutherie is the pinnacle of woodworking, invoking as it does of all the senses except taste, and having a cross-disciplinary impact on the arts of music, sculpture, and ergonomics. A musical instrument must have visual appeal, produce pleasing sounds, be comfortable to the hands and body, and most importantly, serve as an interface with the nervous system of the performer in such an instinctive, supportive way as to facilitate that performer’s creation of his own art, and communion with his audience. The challenge is to induce mute wood and metals to give voice, and he feels he is becoming at least facile at this task. |
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| The Seventh Lost Tale of Mercia: Hildred the Maid | by Jayden Woods Aug. 09, 2010 | Free! | 7219 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| Midnight My Love | by Anne Marie Novark Aug. 09, 2010 | $2.99 | 63289 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Anne Marie is a Texas girl, born and raised. Romance is her passion. She loves to read and write about men and women falling in love, overcoming life’s obstacles, and living happily ever after. She writes spicy contemporary novels, usually involving a cowboy or two, as well as Regency historicals. Married to her high school sweetheart, Anne Marie and her husband spend their leisure time working (actually playing) in the yard and renovating their 1956 custom-built house on a one-acre lot in the middle of the city. They have two grown children, three white rabbits, two mischievous cats, and one sweet puppy dog. |
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| Portrait of the Past | by Kate Halleron Aug. 08, 2010 | $0.99 | 67366 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Kate Halleron lives on the Oregon Coast. She has been many places and done many things, and hopes to see and do even more. |
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| An Uncommon Enemy, a novel of the Washita | by Michelle Black Aug. 06, 2010 | $2.99 | 89310 words | Sample 20% |
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| Children of the Dusk | by Janet Berliner Aug. 05, 2010 | $3.75 | 97991 words | Sample 20% |
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| Child of the Journey | by Janet Berliner Aug. 05, 2010 | $3.75 | 102724 words | Sample 20% |
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| Titanic: Echo of the Dying confession: Book One of the Aroich Saga | by Troy Veenstra Aug. 04, 2010 | $2.95 | 81769 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Troy Veenstra grew up in Wyoming, Michigan the eldest child of 2 sisters and 2 brothers, (including another half brother). At around the age of 15 Troy was forced to take control as head of the household when his parents divorced, forcing him to take on the responsibility of raising 1 of his sisters (the youngest going with his mother) and his brother as well as taking care of his father in the months that followed after his fathers health diminished. At the age of 16 he was forced to quite high school, and sought employment to help take care of his fathers ailing health issues, though by then his mother had won custody of all his sibblings. In January 1998, his father passed away unexpectedly, and he went to live with his maternal grandparents. In 2000 after the passing of both his grandparents, Troy went back to school and received his diploma. In 2004, thanks to the assistance of a pastor, Troy was able to go to college and major in pre-law. While at college Troy took on several other areas of study to include, diversity in society, psychology, philosophy, sociology, history and humanities. These classes helped him in understanding a lot about himself as well as the world around him. In 2005 Troy became a volunteer for CASA (court Appointed Special Advocates) for abused and Negelcted children, he did this until late 2009. Writing Motivation: What motivates Troy to write is his ability to always think and see things from outside of the box... in fact for him there is no box, he just has an odd way of looking at things. Add to this the unusual way that he puts sentences together and he has the potential of a great author. Genres: Currently his most recent works are in the genre of historical fiction (Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession) His reasons for writing about the Titanic as an historical fiction derived from an idea that his grandfather had about the titanic being sunk on purpose. Following this idea he created the novel which show the possibility of this notion as well as digs deeper into the heart of mans vengeance and the wrath of god. Future works Troy is also working on a book titled "My Name Was," that deals with a young girl dealing with the troubles in her life (cancer and love life issues). As well as working on a book about "the Heat of Passion Doctrine," and how you can kill your spouse and get away with Murder in the United States. Accomplishments Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarship Award Geraldine Geistert Boss Competitive Scholarship Award Davenport University Advice Award 2006 Gordon Poll Memorial Fund Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award CURRENT: Currently Troy is working on finishing is legal degree, while working as a freelance writer for a few online newsletters and websites. Interests: Troy enjoys watching Anime, Reading Manga, Airsoft and paintball, reading, white water rafting and spending time with family and friends and yes he is looking for the love of his life still. |
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| The Shadow Of The Phoenix | by Dolores A McCabe Aug. 03, 2010 | $1.95 | 149027 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Dolores holds two degrees, one in Philosophy and English, another in Applied Music, Piano. Dolores has self-published three novels, NORTHWIND, THE SHADOW OF THE PHOENIX, AND AXIOS, and is currently completing work on THE HIGHEST DESTINY. |
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| Northwind | by Dolores A McCabe Aug. 03, 2010 | $1.95 | 59218 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Dolores holds two degrees, one in Philosophy and English, another in Applied Music, Piano. Dolores has self-published three novels, NORTHWIND, THE SHADOW OF THE PHOENIX, AND AXIOS, and is currently completing work on THE HIGHEST DESTINY. |
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| Child of the Light | by Janet Berliner Aug. 03, 2010 | $3.75 | 102724 words | Sample 20% |
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| The Painted Lady | by Charles Sutton Aug. 02, 2010 | $4.99 | 107129 words | Sample 25% |
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| Praat Niet Met Je Mond Vol... | by Luc Vos Jul. 31, 2010 | $3.99 | 59718 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Wie is Luc Vos? Lang geleden (in 1968) werd ik geboren Herk-de-Stad, waar ik opgroeide en verbleef tot ik huwde en verhuisde naar het mooie, landelijke Heultje (Westerlo) in de Antwerpse Kempen. Dat was in 1996. Sindsdien is het gezin uitgebreid met één zoontje en hou ik mij - naast gaan werken uiteraard - bezig met allerlei hobbies. Zoals lopen, muziek beluisteren, muziek spelen (gitaar en djembe), lezen, tuinieren, film, wandelen, snowboarden, etc... Sinds 2002 is daar echter nog een creatieve hobby bijgekomen, namelijk schrijven. Dat het eerste product zag in 2003. Meriumbe, de vlucht van het Heilig Vuur Om in 2004 gevolgd te worden door een nieuw boek. Deel twee van de Meriumbe trilogie. Na deel twee van de Meriumbe trilogie is het een hele tijd stil geweest. Deel drie van de trilogie is nog altijd 'work in progress'. Om deze lange periode van literaire stilte te doorbreken was er in 2009 gelukkig een nieuw boek. Geen boek van mij alleen, maar een bundel. 'Time Out'. Een literaire ontmoeting van een 15-tal schrijvers die elk een sci-fi / thriller / spannend verhaal afgeleverd hebben, gebundeld in dit unieke project. Time Out verscheen in juli 2009. En nu heb ik een nieuwe stap genomen door mijn eerste stap te zetten in het e-publishen. 'De eenzame weg naar de hel' is nu te vinden in verschillende e-stores. Op naar de volgende... :-) Luc |
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| The Sixth Lost Tale of Mercia: Hastings the Hearth Companion | by Jayden Woods Jul. 26, 2010 | Free! | 7241 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| Goliath | by Alistair Forrest Jul. 22, 2010 | $4.99 | 101047 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Brought up in the Middle East, schooled in the UK, exhilarating career as a journalist and editor, now full-time author of fresh historical fiction. First novel LIBERTAS published 2009 by Quaestor2000, second novel GOLIATH 2010, third FALSE PROPHET under way. |
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| Cupid's Enchantment (Naughty Cupid I) | by Michelle M. Pillow Jul. 21, 2010 | $4.49 | 50128 words | Sample 5% |
| Author bio: Ever since she can remember, Michelle M. Pillow had a strange fascination with anything historical or supernatural--ghosts, magical powers, and oh! vampires. What could be more alluring than being immortal, all-powerful, and eternally beautiful? Michelle M Pillow, Author of All Things Romance, is a multi-published, award winning author writing in many romance fiction genres including futuristic, paranormal, historical, contemporary, fantasy and dark paranormal. She was the winner of the 2006 RT Reviewers' Choice Award, nominated for the 2007 RT Award, a Brava Novella Contest Finalist and a PAN member of RWA. Her first novel published in 2004 and since she's published over 60 works of fiction. Michelle writes a monthly interview column for Paranormal Underground Magazine. She is co-host to the live radio talk show, Raven Radio, which was mentioned in Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine. Readers and Listeners can contact her through her website www.michellepillow.com. |
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| Shadows in the Night | by Evan Andrew Jul. 15, 2010 | $3.90 | 54797 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Evan Andrew lives on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand and is a widely-travelled historian who enjoys researching his books. An enthusiastic skier, tennis player and gardener, he also enjoys racing and breeding thoroughbreds. He is working on a sequel to Shadows in the Night after many requests to do so. The working title is Shadows of Doubt. Set in the Regency period after Waterloo, it is an historical thriller in which the heroine Julia unknowingly gets caught up between the Bourbon and Bonapartist factions, as well as in romantic entanglements from both sides. |
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| The Spanish Woman | by Evan Andrew Jul. 15, 2010 | $3.90 | 80325 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Evan Andrew lives on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand and is a widely-travelled historian who enjoys researching his books. An enthusiastic skier, tennis player and gardener, he also enjoys racing and breeding thoroughbreds. He is working on a sequel to Shadows in the Night after many requests to do so. The working title is Shadows of Doubt. Set in the Regency period after Waterloo, it is an historical thriller in which the heroine Julia unknowingly gets caught up between the Bourbon and Bonapartist factions, as well as in romantic entanglements from both sides. |
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| Angel of Highgate | by Vaughn Entwistle Jul. 13, 2010 | $4.95 | 82488 words | Sample 20% |
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| The Long Way Home | by Florida Town Jul. 13, 2010 | $2.99 | 108317 words | Sample 40% |
| Author bio: Florida Ann Town has been a newspaper reporter, feature writer, editor, radio host(ess) and news reader. She has written a number of books, including With A Silent Companion, based on the life of Dr. James Barry, and The North West Company, detailing the history of one of North America's earliest trading companies. Florida loves research and is intrigued by the little known facts hidden away in libraries and archives. |
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| The Fifth Lost Tale of Mercia: Alfgifu the Orphan | by Jayden Woods Jul. 12, 2010 | Free! | 8097 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| Woman of Sin | by Debra Diaz Jul. 12, 2010 | Free! | 123976 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Debra Diaz has worked as a columnist and feature writer for a local newspaper, and between other jobs she has owned and operated a writing service. She has won two regional wards in short-story writing. Born and raised in Memphis, she now resides with her husband and two children near Oxford, Mississippi. |
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| The War Widow | by William Kelly Durham Jul. 08, 2010 | $4.99 | 76440 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: William Kelly Durham lives in Clemson, SC with his wife Yvonne, their daughters Mary Kate, Addison and Callie and their dog, George Marshall. A graduate of Clemson University, Durham served four years in the US Army including assignments in Arizona and Germany before returning to Clemson and entering private business. The War Widow is his first novel. |
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| Shadow of the Mast | by L. J. Martin Jul. 07, 2010 | $3.95 | 99933 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: L. J. Martin is the author of 20 published novels and two non-fiction works. He lives in Montana with his wife, NYT best-selling romantic suspense and historical romance author Kat Martin. They enjoy travel, cooking, hunting, fishing, photography, and wintering in California. Learn more about Kat at www.katmartin.com. |
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| Beneath The Shining Mountains | by Linda Acaster Jul. 04, 2010 | $2.99 | 93880 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: An award-winning writer and novelist living in Yorkshire (England, UK), Linda Acaster is the author of four novels: "A Hostage of the Heart" (available from Smashwords)Heat level: sweet a mediaeval romantic suspense set on the English/Welsh borders in 1066 "Beneath the Shining Mountains" (available from Smashwords) Heat level: sweet a romantic suspense set among the Apsaroke people of the Montana/Wyoming area when the land was theirs alone "Dead Men's Fingers" (not available as an ebook) post Civil War Western set on a wagon train crossing the Oregon Trail "Torc of Moonlight" (available as pb/ebook) a timeslip thriller set in contemporary/Romano-British northern England concerning the resurrection of a Celtic water goddess. First in a trilogy. Heat level: adult Coming soon to Smashwords, "Contribution to Mankind and Other Stories" - a collection of SF/F short fiction. |
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| The Storm Killer | by Mike Jastrzebski Jul. 03, 2010 | $2.99 | 78959 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: In September of 2003 my wife, Mary, and I moved aboard our 36-foot Sailboat, Rough Draft. It was our intention to take the boat south from Minnesota to warmer climates where I would write a novel. Six years later I have completed 3 mystery novels. We sailed the boat from Minnesota through the inland river system to Mobile, Alabama where we lived for two years. We also spent three months living in Key West. Currently, the boat is docked in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In 2011 we plan to take the boat to the Caribbean where we intend to drift until it is no longer fun. |
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| The Fourth Lost Tale of Mercia: Athelward the Historian | by Jayden Woods Jun. 29, 2010 | Free! | 7114 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| The Third Lost Tale of Mercia: Aydith the Aetheling | by Jayden Woods Jun. 25, 2010 | Free! | 5449 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. She has written nine novels and five feature-length screenplays, but this year she is releasing a book for the first time. She graduated from the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before deciding to leave Hollywood and pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her historical fiction novel, "Eadric the Grasper," launches October 5 at Amazon.com. |
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| The Amarnan Kings Book 1: Scarab - Akhenaten | by Max Overton Jun. 24, 2010 | $4.99 | 163590 words | Sample 25% |
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| Night Wine: A Novel | by Nick Taddeo Jun. 23, 2010 | $4.99 | 113851 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Nick Taddeo lives in Pasadena, California, and is the author of four novels. |
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