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Shakespeare Salaciously Satirized | by Jay Dubya Dec. 26, 2011 | $9.95 | 384896 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Shakespeare Salaciously Satirized | by Jay Dubya Dec. 26, 2011 | $9.95 | 384896 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Atlas Snubbed | by Ken V. Krawchuk Dec. 11, 2011 | $24.99 | 367632 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: WHO IS KEN KRAWCHUK? Ken V. Krawchuk was born and raised in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the grandson of five immigrant Eastern Europeans. He attended Roman Catholic elementary and high school, and graduated from a Jesuit university with a B.S. in Physics. He began his career as a professional computer programmer at the age of seventeen, and at thirty-five he founded a multi-million dollar computer consulting firm. Seven years later he was awarded the first of three United States patents pertaining to computer database theory. Mr. Krawchuk read Atlas Shrugged for the first time at the age of thirty, and the ideas portrayed in the book transformed him from a life-long liberal Democrat into an eight-time Libertarian Party candidate for public office, including two record-breaking campaigns for Governor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Krawchuk has been a member of Toastmasters International since 1997, and has been a professional public speaker almost as long. He is still married to his first wife Roberta, and they have been blessed with three daughters and two grandchildren (so far), and currently live in suburban Philadelphia. |
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Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-6) | by D. D. Scott Dec. 08, 2011 | $2.99 | 300167 words | Sample 5% |
| Author bio: D. D. Scott's romantic comedies are all about sexy, sassy, smart, career-driven women and the men who complete them. They're a bit chick lit with a gone-country twist. She's agented, and her series The Bootscootin' Books - think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy - debuts with book one BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS in August 2010 on both Amazon's Kindle and at Smashwords. She's a member of RWA as well as RWA's Chick Lit Writers of the World, Kiss of Death, ScriptScene, ESPAN, and IRWA Chapters plus serves on RWA's History Committee for the National RWA Board. She's been a guest blogger on Romance Writers on the Journey, Inside the Writer's Mind, Daily Dose Fantasy Romance, Romance University, and Romance Lives Forever. She blogs with group blog Savvy Authors the second Friday of every month, is linked to on Romancing the Blog and also has an active blog of her own on her website at www.DDScott.com. In addition, her first RWR article was published by RWA in the July 2010 issue. Also a Writer's Go-to-Gal for Muse Therapy, D. D. debuted her Muse Therapy Live Workshops this past March and April for GCCRWA's Silken Sands Conference in Florida and RT BookLovers' Convention in Ohio. She's busy now preparing for (1) the launch of MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL (the book version of her Muse Therapy Online Classes & Live Workshops) on Kindle and Smashwords this Fall, and (2) the Kindle and Smashwords release of book two in The Bootscootin' Books STOMPIN' ON STETSONS which will hit E-shelves in time for the 2010 Holiday Season. For updates on her books, her sexy, sassy, smart neurotic writer's life blog, and for a schedule of appearances and Muse Therapy Sessions, visit her website www.DDScott.com. While there, sign-up for her mailing list for chances to win fabulous tchotchkes. |
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Death & The City: Heavy Duty Edition | by Lisa Scullard April 25, 2011 | $3.99 | 280661 words | Sample 4% |
| Author bio: Writer, and stuff :) Likes Iron Fist shoes/clothing and Hell Bunny, Depeche Mode covers and remixes, Chinese food, Barbie (not so much in her puppy parlour phase), Holst's Planets Suite, graphic novels, ginger nut biscuits and Prince Harry - in any given order or combination. Influenced by the word magic of: Tom Sharpe, Spike Milligan, Candace Bushnell, Monty Python, Terry Pratchett, Tracy Quan. |
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Blundering Blokes (Looking For Sarah Jane Smith, Girls Like Funny Boys & To Dare A Future) | by Dave Franklin June 03, 2011 | $5.99 | 248175 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Born in Wales, Dave Franklin published his first story in a fishing magazine at the age of sixteen. He emigrated to Australia in 1999 and made his living as a reporter, earning the distinction of being sacked twice by the same Perth-based newspaper group. He then spent nearly three years teaching English in Korea, during which the mortality rate of the children under his care remained at an impressive zero. He now teaches ESL to adults in Brisbane, helping (among others) Thai Lady Boys get to grips with their past participles. The major theme of Dave's small, character-driven stories is alienation, the symptoms of which include male immaturity, misogyny, dysfunctionalism, self-destruction, violence and a childish glee in winding up the politically correct. There are no car chases or explosions in his books; instead he prefers outlandish sex scenes while focusing on exasperated loners full of doubt. People who like his work tend to see the humour in it (and disdain for his own characters) whereas his harshest critics insist on taking everything at face value. Indeed, some observers would suggest that the highlight of his writing career, which has seen him produce five novels, remains being published in a fishing magazine. |
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Atlas Snubbed | by Ken V. Krawchuk Feb. 03, 2012 | $9.99 | 229633 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: WHO IS KEN KRAWCHUK? Ken V. Krawchuk was born and raised in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the grandson of five immigrant Eastern Europeans. He attended Roman Catholic elementary and high school, and graduated from a Jesuit university with a B.S. in Physics. He began his career as a professional computer programmer at the age of seventeen, and at thirty-five he founded a multi-million dollar computer consulting firm. Seven years later he was awarded the first of three United States patents pertaining to computer database theory. Mr. Krawchuk read Atlas Shrugged for the first time at the age of thirty, and the ideas portrayed in the book transformed him from a life-long liberal Democrat into an eight-time Libertarian Party candidate for public office, including two record-breaking campaigns for Governor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Krawchuk has been a member of Toastmasters International since 1997, and has been a professional public speaker almost as long. He is still married to his first wife Roberta, and they have been blessed with three daughters and two grandchildren (so far), and currently live in suburban Philadelphia. |
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Amber Fox Mystery Boxed Set (Books 1-3) | by Sibel Hodge Jan. 30, 2012 | $7.49 | 229493 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: I have dual British/Turkish Cypriot nationality, dividing my time between Hertfordshire and North Cyprus. I am a trained fitness instructor and sports and massage therapist and write freelance feature articles on health, fitness, and various lifetyle subjects. Prior to this, I also worked for Hertfordshire Constabulary for ten years. My first novel, Fourteen Days Later, was short listed for the Harry Bowling Prize 2009 and received a Highly Commended by the Yeovil Literary Prize 2008. It is a romantic comedy with a unique infusion of British and Turkish Cypriot culture. Written in a similar style to Marian Keyes, it is My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Bridget Jones. My Perfect Wedding is the sequel to Fourteen Days Later, although it can be read as a standalone novel. My second novel, The Fashion Police, is a hilarious comedy-mystery novel, the first in the series featuring feisty, larger-than-life, Amber Fox. It was runner-up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and voted Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews. Praise for Fourteen Days Later: "A very good read." "Very enjoyable and fresh." - Trisha Ashley, Novelist. "Well-written." "You excel at physcial comedy." - Cornerstones "This was a hilarious romance! I had a hard time putting this one down because I never knew what funny catastrophe or line would come next." - The Cajun Book Lady blog "This story was impossible for me to put down." Coffee Time Romance and More Praise for The Fashion Police: "In this cleverly written book, the reader is taken on a variety of plot twists with a missing fashion designer, crazy mobster stalkers, and a police officer on the war-path. Sexy Amber Fox is on the case and it will take all her female wit and feminine ways to stay ahead of the game. The novel was entertaining and enjoyable. A recommend for anyone." Hot Gossip Hot Reviews "A witty well-paced romp, full of energy and with plenty of satisfying twists and turns." Romantic Novelists' Association "I enjoyed the great mixture of action adventure and slapstick. I found myself chuckling out loud and on one occasion snorting water out my nose. " Coffee Time Romance and More. "Hodge created a lovely chick-lit/thriller storyline that reminds me of Charlaine Harris' Lily Bard mysteries that I love to eat up." - The New Podler Review of Books |
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Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered | by Jay Dubya Oct. 20, 2010 | $5.95 | 193439 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part II | by Jay Dubya Oct. 20, 2010 | $5.95 | 192381 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Roz: The Story of a Jamaican Lolita | by Jon Michael Miller Sep. 14, 2011 | $2.99 | 190094 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Born and raised in the farmland of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jon Michael Miller received a teaching degree from Penn State University. After teaching high school English a number of years in his home area, he attended graduate school at Ohio State during the turbulent 60’s when he was introduced to Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He then spent twelve years in the TM movement, rising to work directly under the spiritual master himself and later for the movement’s television station in Los Angeles. To activate his writing career he returned to Penn State where he earned two advanced degrees, taught English, and administered a liberal arts major in which students were able to design individualized courses of study. After fifteen years in Happy Valley, during which he became a regular visitor to Jamaica, he relocated to Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he now teaches and writes. |
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The Israel Bond Omnibus | by Sol Weinstein Oct. 03, 2011 | $9.99 | 174864 words | Sample 5% |
| Author bio: Writer Sol Weinstein once wallowed in total obscurity. Then in the 1960’s, that turbulent decade of sit-ins, sexuality and spies, he crashed into print via Playboy Magazine and Simon & Schuster editions of his four novels (Loxfinger, Matzohball, On the Secret Service of His Majesty the Queen, and You Only Live Until You Die) starring Hebrew Secret Agent Israel Bond (code name Oy-Oy-7) and now he occupies a giddy new status – semi-unknown. Some thriller fans suspect Sol, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, may have been influenced a whit and a tad, a bushel and a peck, a smidgen and a widget by the literary output of a Pommy, but Sol swears by all that is ambiguous he has been living in an alternative reality in a galaxy far far away from Onan Lemming, Iam Hemming, or whatever the lady’s name was. Yes, Oy-Oy-7 was licensed to kill, but his organization also permitted him to maim and even to hurl really hurtful invectives at a foe. If the situation demanded it he could also perform a memorial service over the victim. On one occasion he learned he had just killed an individual who was a practicing Dryad, so he solemnly sang Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees†to the corpse. While filling pages with Lead, Bloodbath & Beyond (a retail chain he founded in the 1970’s) Weinstein also pounded away at his still serviceable Remington portable supplying television waggery spoken by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr., Danny Thomas, Bobby Darin, Orson Welles, Anthony Newley, George Burns, Alan King and the immortal ginmill tippler Joe E. Lewis whom he dubbed “The Staggering Socrates, The Pickled Plato, The Aristotle of the Bottle.†In 1961 he penned the music and lyrics to an end-of-the-night ballad “The Curtain Falls,†which Bobby Darin used as his act closer. It’s also been recorded by Bob Hope, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Danny Aiello and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, who, in his role as Bobby Darin, sang the song in the biographical film “Beyond the Seaâ€. Sol now resides in New Zealand but continues to fulminate hot concepts with huge marketability. He is currently offering a screenplay that would revive two iconic teen queens: “Gidget and Tammy Rock Out at a Berlusconi Bunga Bunga.†He pronounces a favourite ethnic food as “kiegelâ€, not “kugel.†(That’s Sol, not Berlusconi.) |
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Romantic Comedy Box Set (Helen Grey Series Books 1 & 2) | by Sibel Hodge Dec. 16, 2011 | $4.99 | 173605 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: I have dual British/Turkish Cypriot nationality, dividing my time between Hertfordshire and North Cyprus. I am a trained fitness instructor and sports and massage therapist and write freelance feature articles on health, fitness, and various lifetyle subjects. Prior to this, I also worked for Hertfordshire Constabulary for ten years. My first novel, Fourteen Days Later, was short listed for the Harry Bowling Prize 2009 and received a Highly Commended by the Yeovil Literary Prize 2008. It is a romantic comedy with a unique infusion of British and Turkish Cypriot culture. Written in a similar style to Marian Keyes, it is My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Bridget Jones. My Perfect Wedding is the sequel to Fourteen Days Later, although it can be read as a standalone novel. My second novel, The Fashion Police, is a hilarious comedy-mystery novel, the first in the series featuring feisty, larger-than-life, Amber Fox. It was runner-up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and voted Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews. Praise for Fourteen Days Later: "A very good read." "Very enjoyable and fresh." - Trisha Ashley, Novelist. "Well-written." "You excel at physcial comedy." - Cornerstones "This was a hilarious romance! I had a hard time putting this one down because I never knew what funny catastrophe or line would come next." - The Cajun Book Lady blog "This story was impossible for me to put down." Coffee Time Romance and More Praise for The Fashion Police: "In this cleverly written book, the reader is taken on a variety of plot twists with a missing fashion designer, crazy mobster stalkers, and a police officer on the war-path. Sexy Amber Fox is on the case and it will take all her female wit and feminine ways to stay ahead of the game. The novel was entertaining and enjoyable. A recommend for anyone." Hot Gossip Hot Reviews "A witty well-paced romp, full of energy and with plenty of satisfying twists and turns." Romantic Novelists' Association "I enjoyed the great mixture of action adventure and slapstick. I found myself chuckling out loud and on one occasion snorting water out my nose. " Coffee Time Romance and More. "Hodge created a lovely chick-lit/thriller storyline that reminds me of Charlaine Harris' Lily Bard mysteries that I love to eat up." - The New Podler Review of Books |
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Frat Brats, A '60s Novel | by Jay Dubya Oct. 20, 2010 | $5.95 | 171315 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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The Porridge King: Book Two | by R.D. Winfrey Nov. 24, 2010 | $0.99 | 170443 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: About the Awfur: R.D. Winfrey was born on the roof of a salami factory somewhere near Louisville, Kentucky. The last time we checked, that area was a part of the United States, although we don’t know for how much longer. The circumstances leading to his birth are still shrouded in mystery and cheap vodka, but many believe it had something to do with a nearby livestock auction house. In any case, the young tike was dutifully raised by a flock of Canadian geese, who taught the little pug-nosed punk how to fly long distances and crap on people’s windshields. He was a quick learner and was found to have the intestinal fortitude needed for high-altitude bombing raids on such prized targets as rush-hour traffic jams and shopping mall parking lots. Unfortunately, a mid-air collision with a cross-eyed duck ended his flying career. He spent his remaining teenage years as a string-puppet in a traveling Creationist lecture series, where he played a brontosaurus that had converted to Mormonism while on Noah’s Ark. After a large tour of the southern states, he gave up being a puppet in order to study law, which he thought could best be accomplished by breaking into the U.S. Supreme Court building and stealing every book in the place. He almost succeeded in his plan, but was apprehended when he accidentally set-off his dump truck’s alarm system. After his three years of imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay, and feeling exceptionally soggy, he decided to get a job as writer for the prestigious entertainment-news magazine: “Pornography Todayâ€, where he basically wrote the same movie review over and over again. He later enrolled in a charter school for misguided badgers, eventually earning a Doctorate in Advanced Growling. After a long sojourn to Tibet, Kashmir, and East St. Louis, he ultimately settled down and married outside the family. Currently, he spends most of his days writing grocery lists and fictious bus schedules. Occasionally, he writes a book or a short story, but only if prodded with a stick or a large bowl of warm mildew. He is the writer of “The Porridge King.†If enough people buy it, his wife has promised to let him out of the shed. |
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GENeration eXtraTERrestrial | by Aurelio O'Brien April 10, 2011 | $9.99 | 165388 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: We are an independent publishing company specializing in unusual and innovative books. |
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Our Lady of the Lowriders | by Doug Lambeth June 04, 2010 | $2.99 | 161480 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Doug Lambeth is a Southern California native and is the author of four novels. He's also written episodes of the series "Okavango", which aired on the FX Network and Family Channel. He lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. |
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Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel | by Jay Dubya Oct. 20, 2010 | $5.95 | 159436 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Of Course I Love You, I Just Don't Like You Very Much | by J.E. Mackenzie Sep. 20, 2011 | $4.95 | 158971 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: J.E. MacKenzie, originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, has studied and worked in a range of countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Switzerland, India, Italy, France and, most recently, the Philippines. He is married with three daughters and one son. "Of Course I Love You, I Just Don't Like You Very Much" is his first, published novel, but he hopes very much that it will not be his last. |
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Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia | by Jay Dubya Oct. 20, 2010 | $5.95 | 157113 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Jay Dubya is author’ John Wiessner’s pen name. John is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher, having diligently taught the subject for thirty-four years. John lives in Hammonton, New Jersey with wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. Counting London: Lashed, Lacerated, Lampooned and Lambasted, along with its companion books Twain: Tattered, Trounced, Tortured and Traumatized, Poe: Pelted, Pounded, Pummeled and Pulverized and O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated, John has written and published thirty-seven total books. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV all contain short stories and novellas that feature science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III, Nine New Novellas, Part IV, One Baker’s Dozen, Two Baker’s Dozen, Snake Eyes and Boxcars and Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II are short story collections all written in the spirit of the Pieces of Eight series. Other Jay Dubya adult-oriented fiction are the works Black Leather and Blue Denim, A ‘50s Novel, and its exciting sequel, The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960’ Novel. Frat Brats, A ‘60s Novel completes the action/adventure trilogy. Jay Dubya also has produced two irreverent Biblical satires, The Wholly Book of Genesis and The Wholly Book of Exodus. A third satire Ron Coyote, Man of La Mangia is a parody on Miguel Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quixote published in 1605. Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, TSTC, Part II, TSTC, Part III and TSTC, Part IV are satirical works that each corrupt thirteen classic stories from American and British literature and from Greek mythology. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces and FFFF & FF, Part II satirize and corrupt famous children’s literature stories. Mauled Maimed Mangled Mutilated Mythology is an adult-oriented satirical/parody work that pokes fun at twenty-one famous classical myths. Finally, Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered and Shakespeare: S, S, S and S. Part II lampoon the famous works of the great playwright. The author has also penned a young adult fantasy trilogy: Pot of Gold, Enchanta and Space Bugs, Earth Invasion. The Eighteen Story Gingerbread House is a collection of eighteen new children’s stories. And last but not least, two Jay Dubya non-fiction works are So Ya’ Wanna’ Be A Teacher and Random Articles and Manuscripts. Jay Dubya's books are available in hardcover and paperback formats at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Booksamillion.com. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com |
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Putting Things Straight | by Tony Jones Feb. 01, 2012 | $0.99 | 154629 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Tony Jones has recently retired after working for almost 40 years in the steel industry in the UK. He set himself a challenge to write a novel in his first year of retirement. Putting Things Straight is the fruit of his labours. He lives in South Wales and rather like the hero of "Putting Things Straight" plays bad golf. |
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Notes from Ellen Wasserfeldman (#1 of The Ellen W. Series) | by Alisa Steinberg Aug. 08, 2011 | $4.99 | 148266 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Alisa Steinberg is a novelist, humorist, and blogger, and back in the day, she was a practicing psychotherapist (and now she frequently thinks she's the insane person in the room). She lives in Manhattan, but doesn't own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes or hangout at Bungalow 8 like Carrie Bradshaw (although she wouldn't be adverse to either). She's the author of "Text Me, a Tale of Love and Technology," "Rantalicious: True Tirades from a Woman on the Edge," and the Rantalicious’ (monthly) “Thrifty eBook Series,†and has been a writer since the age she first played hopscotch (which wasn't yesterday). Steinberg has been a blogger for skirt.com, has been published at more.com (More magazine's web site), and has had her poetry published in the Literary & Arts Magazine "Children, Churches and Daddies," and "Poet's Haven." For more on Alisa Dana Steinberg, including information on her upcoming books, blogs, articles, and how to join her on Facebook and Twitter, go to www.alisadanasteinberg.com |
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False Grits | by Tom Berry Nov. 23, 2011 | $2.99 | 145791 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Tom Berry,born and rasied in Gulfport,Ms graduating from Gulfport High, attending Washington and Lee University and Mississippi State University before receiving his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi, then practising law for forty-seven years on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At Ole Miss he was an Asociae Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal. An avid fisherman he was a regular columnist for the Gulf Coast Fishing News. As a fly fisheman he still ties flies while demonstrating them at various conclaves and fly fishing fairs throughout the U.S. and England. He has written two books on fly tying: Mississippi Mudbugs Beginner's Manual and Breakthrough Flies soon to be published in e-books. During his last eight years as a trial lawyer, he served as a Public Defender. When Hurricane Katrina wrecked the coast, he retired, migrating to Arkansas where he now resides and writes novels. |
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Devoted | by Brett Eastonfield July 09, 2011 | $1.99 | 143649 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Soldier, adventurer, raconteur, restless layabout when not working on my Bug-eye Sprite. Lost my heart to the incomparable Dejah Thoris one summer in my youth, bounced around with Billy Pilgrim, and learned, as an axe-man, to never give an inch. I write using a drafting pencil, gum eraser and graph-lined pads. I exploit children to convert my careful printing into bytes. |
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A Huckster's Paradise | by Michael Antoniak May 12, 2010 | $5.00 | 142774 words | Sample 33% |
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Mayan Calendar Girls: Digital Version | by Team 2012 Sep. 01, 2011 | $4.99 | 142687 words | Sample 20% |
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Grim Reaper: End of Days | by Steve Alten Oct. 07, 2010 | $2.99 | 142038 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Steve Alten grew up in Philadelphia, earning his Bachelors in Physical Education at Penn State University, a Masters in Sports Medicine from the University of Delaware, and a Doctorate at Temple University. After losing his job he decided to pen a novel about Carcharodon megalodon, the 70-foot prehistoric great white shark. MEG (Bantam/Doubleday) would become the book of the 1996 Frankfurt book fair, where it eventually sold to more than twenty countries and became a popular radio series in Japan. Domestically, MEG hit every major best-seller list, including #19 on the New York Times list (#7 audio). Steve followed up Meg with book 2 in the MEG series, The Trench (Kensington/Pinnacle) which also hit best-seller status. His next novel, Domain and its sequel, Resurrection (St. Martins Press) are part of a trilogy about the Mayan Calendar's doomsday prophecy that predicts humanity ends on 12/21/12. Alten's fourth novel, Goliath, features a futuristic nuclear sub that is hijacked by victims of oppression, in an attempt to quell world violence...the captors unaware that the sub's bio-chemical computer has become cognizant of itself. On the heels of the release of Alten's third Meg novel, Primal Waters, Steve optioned MEG , which is still in pre-production. The Loch (Tsunami Books) came next, and is about a marine biologist who is forced to hunt down the legendary Loch Ness Monster, featuring breaking new science that finally identifies the species. Alten's current bestseller, The Shell Game (Sweetwater Press), deals with deception, the end of oil, the evolving chess game in the Middle East, and the path that leads to WWIII. The book is expected to be released in late 2006. Alten has a huge teen following. When he learned high school teachers were actually using his novels in the classroom, Steve launched Adopt-An-Author, a nationwide non-profit program designed to encourage students to read. Teachers who register for the free program receive posters, free curriculum materials, student-author correspondence, an interactive website, and classroom conference calls/visits with the author. The program has been called, the most successful reading program in secondary schools today. Variance is proud to have landed such an amazing author and are looking forward to releasing the novel Steve has called the Best of the MEG series, Hell's Aquarium. |
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The Hidden Masters and The Unspeakable Evil | by Jack Barrow Nov. 01, 2011 | $2.99 | 141913 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: I’m a jobbing writer earning a living writing about copiers, aeroplanes or lab equipment, etc. I'm currently trying to get a step up into writing fiction. I’ve been writing for over twenty years, mostly corporate and technical stuff with ambitions to write more philosophical stuff. I probably say ‘stuff’ too often! I write about Paganism, said to be the seventh largest faith group in Britain. This gives me a core readership and allows me to grow into crossover areas. To me Paganism is a philosophy or a tool towards personal development perhaps akin to modern Buddhism. It’s possible that all this talk of Paganism might scare people away. However, I find that non Pagan readers see my fiction in the same light as Dan Brown or JK Rowling, only with the humour of Douglas Adams to lighten it up. I’m just happy if people are entertained. Oh and I include many more jokes than the two put together. The Hidden Masters comic novels are my main focus with a further three planned if I can ever get past all the daily crap. I’m with a small press so I do all my own promo and it would be nice to find a publisher with a few more resources. |
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Mayan Calendar Girls | by Escrit Lit June 21, 2011 | $4.99 | 141003 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: This is just a trial to see how the published work looks, see if I can delete it if I want, whether there is or is not "private status" of a title. |
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The Far-Out Show | by Thomas Hanna Nov. 27, 2011 | $4.99 | 140050 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: After years of teaching high school and then college biology I retired to write. I am back living in Philadelphia, PA where I was born and raised. |
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Entangled: The Devil's Garden, Book Two | by D.C. Sargent June 04, 2011 | $0.99 | 139985 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: D.C. Sargent is an Air Force wife and mother of two. Between Air Force base moves, she alternates writing fast-paced humor, microfarming, and researching. Her titles include the captivating young adult romance novel The Ghost of Portal Island and the hilarious, action-packed Entangled Series. Currently, D.C. and her family live in Cheyenne, WY. |
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Like Warm Sun on Nekkid Bottoms | by Chuck Austen April 14, 2010 | $1.99 | 139772 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Chuck Austen wrote comic books for several years during the early part of this new millennium. He wrote some forty issues of various X-Men titles, more than a dozen Superman stories, JLA: Pain of The Gods, Captain America, US War Machine, and many, many others, including his own creation: Boys of Summer, a manga with TokyoPop. He left the industry to write novels, and screenplays. Chuck also co-created the hit television series Tripping The Rift, which won the Playboy Animation Festival Grand Prize. Boys of Summer was named one of the top ten manga for 2006 by Publishers Weekly, and Chuck is the only comic book writer ever to win the Genesis Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement. Before that, he worked for many years on the popular, animated television series King Of The Hill as well as the first two seasons of The Cleveland Show, for FOX. He currently works at Nickelodeon on a CG animated comedy series debuting Fall of 2011, Robot and Monster. He has two new novels currently in the works, one to be released before end of July 2011, 'Something Old, Something New', and a sequel to Nekkid Bottoms called 'Pride and Nakedness'. He lives in Los Angeles with his lovely wife, lovely son, two lovely daughters, lovely dog, and not-so lovely expanding waistline. |
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The Lovers of the Concrete Castle | by Carl Reader Dec. 27, 2010 | $5.95 | 137769 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Carl Reader trained as a journalist at Temple University and has worked as a reporter, photographer and editor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Montana. He's published short stories in literary magazines and on the Internet and has self-published a children's Christmas story called THE TWELFTH ELF OF KINDNESS.That book was partially published in Russia under the Sister Cities program. He's also self-published a novella called THE PERSECUTION OF WILLIAM PENN, which has been well-received in several libraries, including Haverford College. He's twice been represented by agents, once by a New York agent for a novel titled IN A CIRCLE OF STARS and again for a memoir by a California agent. He works as a professional photographer and freelance writer and has produced mounds of fiction that remains mostly hidden in his computer. |
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Bob | by Jacqueline Druga Feb. 11, 2011 | $3.99 | 137392 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Jacqueline Druga is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and a prolific writer. She has several published novels and two independant films. Currently she resides with her family and is in production on her third full length feature film which she has written. |
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Rudy Can't Fail | by W. Dipper Oct. 18, 2010 | $3.99 | 133941 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Born in Southern Oregon, the author went on to attend Oregon State University where he later escaped from the professional Civil Engineering program to travel about the North American continent writing in notebooks. He currently lives in Oregon and occasionally wanders in the creeks and forests there observing wildlife. |
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How To Live Forever | by Barry Burnett Feb. 08, 2011 | Free! | 133189 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: My story started in Detroit. After an early exit from high school, I was a bronze foundry worker by day and art student by night, then moved on to a GED, Wayne State University, and med school. This was followed by a residency in Colorado, an alternative practice in Boulder, and a fellowship at UCLA Public Health. My partner lured me to her beloved NYC, where we had the second of three great kids, I taught for a few years, and was certified in Preventive Medicine before dragging her back to this near-fictional isle in the great literal West. Currently, I hold a half-time position as a family doc, making it the world's best day job, a solid dose of life and patient care that still leaves time to write (and, yes, a few healthy-lifestyle things that are fun enough to do but boring to read about — except, perhaps, in the context of a lively, character-filled story). Aside from a few published studies, I began my writing career with the Zen of Science column for Nexus, covering topics from sex to homeopathy, yoga, massage, meditation, acupuncture, social connectedness, and the psychology of cancer survival. A decade ago, I fell into fiction and have been addicted since. This led to the novels Resonance, Thrilling Romance, The Mortalist, a handful of short stories, and now, How To Live Forever. The last has been the best: the characters became friends, if rather odd ones, and I’ve been fascinated by aging and longevity since, well, forever. Please see the Read page for easy links to short stories (gratis), the new eNovel above (currently gratis), and the previous book as a trade paperback (unfortunately non-gratis) at Amazon. Thanks for reading! |
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Saving the World | by R. Eric Swanepoel Sep. 19, 2011 | $4.69 | 131221 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: R. Eric Swanepoel is an Edinburgh-born and -based writer who grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has lived in Paris and worked all over Great Britain as a veterinarian, has taught English to speakers of other languages and holds an M.Sc. in ecology and a Ph.D. in ecotoxicology (he studied the effects of roofing timber treatments on bats). Eric worked as a researcher and office manager for a Member of the Scottish Parliament for four years and was a member of the committee of the Society of Authors in Scotland for three. He helps people with their biographies and co-wrote and published Angela Bayley’s 'Disruptive', described by Rostrum magazine as ‘an invaluable resource, really important for practitioners in child protection’. Eric admits to being ‘Josh Artmeier’, the author of the controversial book about the veterinary profession 'Pet Hates, The Shocking Truth About Pets and Vets', published by Argyll in 2006. |
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The Champion of Reason | by Jim Riva Oct. 09, 2011 | $4.99 | 129209 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Jim Riva was the class clown during his boyhood days in Illinois. He became a serious student of philosophy but lightened up with the firm belief that the best outlook on life is to take humor seriously. An off-the-beaten-track world-traveler, he spent fourteen years in Japan, during which time he wrote two novels and one book of humor. After returning to the States with his Japanese wife, he wrote a children's book (for his daughter) and began the Magic Carpet Trilogy. He and his wife and daughter live in Beaverton, Oregon. |
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Doing Max Vinyl | by Frederick Brooke July 11, 2011 | $0.99 | 129137 words | Sample 40% |
| Author bio: Born and raised outside Chicago, I was an early reader and decided to become a writer before hitting high school. An affinity for learning languages led to my spending a year in Germany during college, then a year in France a few years later, as a teaching assistant in a lycée. There followed a 20-year career in the language school business. A few years ago I started writing again and in early 2011 finished my first novel, Doing Max Vinyl. I enjoyed it so much that I quit my job at the language school in order to devote all my time to writing my second book, a sequel to Doing Max Vinyl. Nowadays you'll find me writing and revising day and night, when I'm not saying hello on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter for the latest news. |
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Eddie H. Christ--a Sibling Rivalry Story of Biblical Proportions | by Gerard DiLeo June 09, 2010 | $5.99 | 129057 words | Sample 60% |
| Author bio: Author of "The Anxious Parent's Guide to Pregnancy," 2002, McGraw-Hill, and now as an updated eBook for 2012; author of Slider and Eddie H. Christ. |
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Or So It Seems | by Paul Steven Stone Nov. 07, 2011 | $9.99 | 128697 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Advertising guru, humorist, novelist, philanthropist, environmental advocate and a man of many and varied opinions. All ways of describing a man named Paul Steven Stone who, in turn, describes himself as a "Damned Good Writer." Paul Steven Stone’s writings have appeared in Cricket Magazine, Point South, Istanbul Literary Review, Wisdom Magazine, Bagel Bards Anthologies # 4 & 5, Fictionaut and The Wilderness House Literary Review. Stone’s TV commercials for W.B. Mason appear in every Red Sox, Yankees, Nationals and Phillies baseball game. His novel, "Or So It Seems", has been called “A rollicking spiritual page-turner!†His second book, “How to Train A Rockâ€, features the best humor and essays from 25 years of newspaper columns. Additionally, Paul Steven Stone has worked as a creative director in advertising, an environmental and human rights activist and a dime store philosopher. He presently works as Director of Advertising for W.B. Mason whose brand—‘Who But W.B. Mason!’’—Stone first created in 1986. Stone lives in Cambridge with his beautiful companion and wife, Amy, and summers on a pond in Plymouth. |
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Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer | by George Dalphin May 25, 2011 | You set the price! | 126745 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: George Dalphin received a bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Indiana University at the age of 19. While there, he exhibited his artwork in a one-man show at the age of 16 and in the annual, juried Whitewater Regional Art Competition three years in a row, in two of which he had winning pieces. At 18, he began making electronic music as Headphoneboy, and has thus far produced nine albums of original material as well as twenty-six mix albums of other artists' work uniquely married. At 19, he began writing feature screenplays with Joe Foster, including X-COM:UFO Defense, Bridges and Tierra Del Fuego, and has written several on his own as well since then, including I Was Jesus and Dracula, which he directed, shot and edited in 2008, Doubting Thomas, which he directed, starred in and edited in 2010, and the scripts for his next two upcoming films: the short sci-fi drama Upload and the feature-length metaphysical anti-romance thriller Nobody. He has also written, directed and edited three films for the 48 Hour Film Project: Don't Be, "Payment" (which was an official selection at the 2010 SNOB Film Festival) and Manifest Destiny. At 24 George completed his first novel, Thirsty & Drowning, which is self-published, and he has just recently finished and released his second novel, the modern-fantasy adventure-comedy Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer. |
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Night is a Shadow Cast By the World | by Brian Panhuyzen Dec. 01, 2011 | $2.99 | 126654 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Brian Panhuyzen lives in Toronto with his wife and two children. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed short story collection The Death of the Moon. His third book, a novel entitled The Sky Manifest will be published by ECW Press in March 2013. |
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The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel | by Richard Crasta Oct. 08, 2010 | $5.99 | 126506 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Richard Crasta was born in Bangalore, India, the son of a former World War II Prisoner of War who survived against great odds. He moved to America to become a writer and has published over 12 books, including 8 printed books. His novel "The Revised Kama Sutra" was a sensation and was published in 10 countries and seven languages, and called "very funny" by Kurt Vonnegut. |
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Are you surrounded by Jerks? | by Jim Grigsby Dec. 23, 2010 | $8.99 | 125826 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Jim owns a healthcare financial management and management communications company. He is also a nationally sought speaker on his books, management communication, professional development, and mentoring. |
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Billy's Boy | by Robert Curreli Nov. 26, 2010 | $3.99 | 125658 words | Sample 20% |
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Skinny Turkey's Escape From Christmas | by John Jordan Sep. 11, 2010 | $6.00 | 124129 words | Sample 50% |
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Manola (la de las lolas) | by Supermicio Oct. 31, 2010 | $6.99 | 123864 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Soy un superhéroe de tercera. |
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Like Dizzy Gillespie's Cheeks | by Scott Smith Sep. 01, 2010 | $0.99 | 123695 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Scott Smith has not won a Pulitzer prize or a PEN/Faulkner award, but he has placed first in the Reader Views Literary Awards for Humor. Not bad for someone who didn’t read much as a kid. He continues to write short stories, films, and plays and is at work on his second novel. Smith lives in Chicago with his wife and kids. |
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St. George's Day | by S Payne May 13, 2010 | $0.99 | 122520 words | Sample 10% |
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