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Imajin This!	by Imajin Books Dec. 14, 2011	Free!	141758 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The future of reading is ebooks, and the future is NOW! Imajin (pronounced just like 'imagine') Books* is an innovative publisher of quality fiction in ebook and trade paperback editions. You'll find our books at Amazon, KoboBooks, Smashwords and other ebook and print retailers. We are a small, independent Canadian publisher and we operate as a traditional publisher in some ways (yet we're anything but "traditional"), offering small advances and above standard royalties. We are NOT a subsidy publisher and we do not charge upfront fees to our authors. See our submission guidelines. We are an electronic publisher (ebooks) and a print publisher (via Createspace), and we offer solutions to authors looking for publication who do not want to self-publish. Our authors will have input regarding their book title and cover design, and will be considered part of our team. As the publisher, we will creatively market your books online with passion and dedication, and we expect the same in return from our authors. To book lovers, libraries and retailers: Imajin Books will provide you with countless hours of entertainment in various ebook formats and select trade paperbacks. You'll love our books! http://www.imajinbooks.com
King of Lions	by Malcolm W. Keyes Jan. 18, 2012	Free!	12761 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Malcolm W. Keyes is the pseudonym of a published author who wishes to keep his self-published works separate from his traditionally-published ones. While Malcolm is not a real person, he believes his writing is every bit as good as his creatorâ€™s. The lack of a physical body perturbs him, but he is nonetheless happy to exist.
Detective John Saunders' Mind the Gap	by Adrianna White Jan. 30, 2012	Free!	5856 words	Read a sample
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Soul Identity	by dennis batchelder April 11, 2009	Free!	112200 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I have been writing for ten years, and I've spent over twenty years in the computer security industry. I grew up in New England, and then lived twenty-five years in Maryland, except for a nineteen month stay in Hyderabad, India. Now I live with my wife, our three youngest sons, and my mother-in-law in Bellevue, Washington. My novel Soul Identity is half techno-thriller, half existential journey. It depicts an organization that helps you leave your money and memories to your own future life. Think about a God-less, business-based take on reincarnation--and the consequences this could cause. Soul Intent is the sequel, and it explores why people do bad things for good reasons. It's set both in Germany during the Nuremberg trials and the present day. This is an adventure tale of stealing, hiding, and recovering Nazi Gold. I also write online travel tales, which i post at www.taleblazing.com. Check them out!
The Testing Police	by Brian Horne June 23, 2009	You set the price!	3954 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: I am the washboard in the Jug Band of life.
THE BITE OF THE DRAGON by JF SUSBIELLE	by Dominic King Sep. 10, 2009	Free!	151995 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hello! Perhaps you have downloaded this short story ... and read it In any case, thank you very much for your interest. I only hope that you enjoyed the read as much as I did the writing! If you want to leave a message or give some feeddback, I'd be deligthed to hear from you! mail address: contact@mobilangue.com Best regards, Dominic King
A Cold, Cold Place To Die	by Dan McGirt Oct. 05, 2009	Free!	4201 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Dan McGirt is the author of the Jason Cosmo fantasy adventure series, the Jack Scarlet adventure series, Sarah Palin: Vampire Hunter and assorted other tales, some sordid, some not. When not writing, Dan enjoys whitewater kayaking, horseback riding, and building homemade time machines.
Final Regression	by Lee Almodovar Nov. 01, 2009	Free!	13331 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a weirdo and I love cheese. Except blue cheese, because I'm mildly allergic to it.
Freedom Incorporated	by Peter Tylee Nov. 23, 2009	Free!	196484 words	Read a sample
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Retribution	by Greta Stone April 16, 2010	Free!	1311 words	Read a sample
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Sudden Death (endorsed by James Patterson & Clive Cussler)	by Michael Balkind July 11, 2010	Free!	71321 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Michael Balkind is the author of the Deadly Sports Mysteries as well as other novels. His novels are endorsed by literary greats including James Patterson, Clive Cussler, John Lescroart, Wendy Corsi Staub & Tim Green. He has appeared on ESPN's The Pulse and Sportsnet's Daily News Live and was featured on the cover of Publishers Weekly. He has co-hosted and is a regular guest on The Clubhouse radio show. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America and The Metropolitan Golf Writers Association. Balkind graduated from Syracuse University and currently resides in New York.
Splitting Washington	by Daniel Koehler July 20, 2010	Free!	103338 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Daniel Koehler is the author of four novels, Flyover Country (2004), The Sleeping Cab (2006), Unbankerly Behavior (2008), and Splitting Washington (2010). His short fiction has appeared in The Best of Tales From the South, The Birmingham Arts Journal, New Works Review, The Storyteller, The Harvard Bulletin, among others. Literary honors include finalist status in three international screenplay competitions and regional awards for his short stories. Prior to his writing career, he practiced tax in New York City for five years and then served as Chief Financial Officer of a commercial bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he now resides with his wife and children. He has written software used extensively in the financial sector. He attended Leopold-Franzens UniversitÃ¤t in Innsbruck, Austria, and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
Road Markers	by Jason McIntyre Aug. 02, 2010	Free!	7855 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Born on the prairies, Jason McIntyre eventually lived and worked on Vancouver Island where the vibrant characters and vivid surroundings stayed with him and coalesced into what would become his novel, On The Gathering Storm. Before his time as an editor, writer and communications professional, he spent several years as a graphic designer and commercial artist. Jason is the author of more than two dozen short stories, several novellas and full-length fiction. Currently, Jason is hard at work on a novel series about The Night Walk Men, based on the novelette of the same name. His latest full-length novel, THALO BLUE, is out now! Synopsis: A young man on the brink of true adulthood, Sebastion Redfield experiences an extreme, life-altering trauma when a trespasser breaks into his home. Sebastion and the psychiatrist assigned to help him recover from the break-in begin to unravel a more disturbing truth about his ordeal: that someone or some thing has been following Sebastian for some time...and he has no idea what kind of power and determination it has to ultimately find him.
La prisiÃ³n de Black Rock - Volumen 1 - El alcaide	by Fernando Trujillo Nov. 21, 2010	Free!	53810 words	Read a sample
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The Mastermind	by John Fitch V Dec. 07, 2010	Free!	11532 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Born in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1977, Fitch's love of fantasy began 11 years later when he was handed J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Hobbit. His passion for writing began in 1993, as a sophomore in high school, when he began to write sports for his local newspaper, the Sentinel & Enterprise. Since then, he has written for several Massachusetts newspapers, including the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester and the Southbridge Evening News in Southbridge. He has since returned to where it all started, as he came back to the Sentinel in April 2008. He also strings for the Springfield Republican and Turley Publications.
Kikaffir - a Black Comedy	by Ian Martin Dec. 23, 2010	Free!	59811 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Now I understand why my muse waited until I was 50 before giving me the nod. Mainstream publishers would never have touched the stuff I write. Years of humiliation and disappointment might have been too much for me to bear, and maybe I would have succumbed to full-blown alcoholism and drug addiction, and ended up by committing suicide. To save me from such a fate my muse held back until technology advanced to the point where I could safely sidestep those obscurantist gatekeepers trying to prevent me from getting to my readers. Now I can write what I like, put it up on Smashwords, and share the contents of my mind with anyone discerning enough to enjoy a certain brand of dark humour.
Dragon Town	by Tom Lichtenberg April 21, 2011	Free!	18045 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I write books across a lot of different genres and styles. I've got some sci-fi, some mystery, some satire, some young adult, a little kids' book, and some just plain old-fashioned stories. Most are short and easy to read, are sometimes funny and often feature unexpected endings. Some of my books are related to each other, sharing characters, locales and plots. Snapdragon Alley, Freak City and Dragon Town comprise "The Dragon City Trilogy" The "All Geeked Up" collection includes World Weary Avengers, Ledman Pickup, and In Constant Contact "The Secret Trilogy" is 'Chaos Fiction' and includes Squatter with a Lexus, Secret Sidewalk, and Hidden Highway "Rays and Nights" is a collection of cross-genre stories that share certain characters, and includes the faux-horror Zombie Nights, the sci-fi Death Ray Butterfly and the coming-of age stories of Raisinheart Fissure Monroe features the intrepid private eye, Dawn Debris. Missy Tonight follows Orange Car with Stripes in these stories of Atheist Comic Sci-Fi Pulp Fiction. Golden is a screenplay based on Time Zone. Jimmyland is a screenplay based on Phantom of the Mall. Inspector Mole pops up all over the place. If you like one, chances are you'll like another, and if you don't, well, thanks for giving it a try!
A Most Helpful Text	by Michael Angel May 29, 2011	Free!	16793 words	Read a sample
Author bio: According to my own fact sheet... "Michael Angel is a professional writer whose books have been published internationally by mainstream 'dead tree' publishers in Italian, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Korean, German, Russian, and Chinese. One of his nonfiction books was selected as a textbook for upper division biology courses in the California public university system. Nothing thrills him more than to know that somewhere, right now, there are bright young people who are required to read his work." Wow. I like the cut of this guy's jib. If I ever meet him I'll buy him a drink. And you should too!
The One You Love	by Paul Pilkington June 11, 2011	Free!	83185 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm from the UK and have had material broadcast on BBC radio and ITV television, as well as being long listed for the 2004 London Book Fair Lit Idol competition. I was inspired to write my first thriller, The One You Love, through my love of mystery thrillers, such as those by Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay, Nicci French and Thomas H Cook. My aim is to create fast-paced, twisting and turning fiction that stirs the emotions. My second thriller, Someone to Save You, was released in early July 2011. You can contact me at: paulpilkington@live.co.uk
Mister Trot from Tin Street	by Pablo D'Stair June 14, 2011	Free!	29362 words	Read a sample
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Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders	by Phyllis Zimbler Miller July 12, 2011	Free!	53951 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller on Twitter) is a former Mrs. Lieutenant and the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT. She is also the co-author of the eBook novel LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS, of the Jewish holiday book SEASONS FOR CELEBRATION, and of FOUR COMEDY SCREENPLAYS. (See her Amazon author page at http://budurl.com/PZMAmazonpage ) Visit www.MrsLieutenant.com for more information about the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and visit www.MollieSanders.com for more information about the novel LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS. Phyllis is the co-founder of the social media marketing company www.MillerMosaicLLC.com and she lives in Los Angeles.
The Power of Change (Vol.1) : The Last Invention	by Khaled Benbouzid Sep. 25, 2011	Free!	2223 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Khaled Benbouzid was born in Algeria in 1985, he holds a T.S of Statistics from INPS institute of Algiers ,2006), then a local writer, (or rather â€œun Ecrivain Publicâ€ in French), and an independent author , enjoying the writing skills, as he is looking up and working hard to write high-level novels with a unique perspective, and trying to adapt all themes and actions with all the communities as social subjects, fictional creativity and logical drama, where thriller is an important matter, it is like a part and parcel for the author through his books â€œThe Power of Changeâ€ Series, 2011, Sami is a young man of twenty, seeking to change peopleâ€™s concepts and circumstances for the better with the Mind Machine, invented by the last scientist in the world, Sina, who fought against Sharkaban the tyrant king, Sharkaban succeeded to dominate the globe and moon, while Sami finds many obstacles and surprises across his childhood and during his adventure throughout his youth. THE POWER OF CHANGE : THE POWER OF CHANGE : THE MACHINES OF MIND AND HEART (July 2011) BONUS - SHORT STORY (free) - THE POWER OF CHANGE :THE LAST INVENTION (september 2011) * UPCOMING (later) * THE POWER OF CHANGE : PEN OF PAIN
Blink	by Bradley Convissar Oct. 03, 2011	Free!	3788 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I grew up in NJ, spent four years in New Orleans earning my degree in evolutionary biology, then returned to NJ for dental school. I currently live in NJ with my wife, two children, and diabetic Daschund who has developed premature cataracts (a temperamental, partly blind dog and two children don't mix very well). I always felt that you can learn something about a person based on the CD's in their car. Well, right now I am listening to Disturbed's new album Asylum, Chevelles' newest album Sc-fi Crimes, Three Day's Grace latest Life Starts Now and Hollywood Undead's Swan Song. So, what does that tell you about me?
What She Doesn't Know	by Jaime Rush Nov. 04, 2011	Free!	110361 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jaime Rush is a pseudonym for bestselling Tina Wainscott, author of eighteen novels for St. Martin's Press and Harlequin. Tinaâ€™s books garnered several awards, including The Golden Heart (Romance Writerâ€™s of America) and the Maggie (Georgia Romance Writers) as well as Top Pick reviews from RT Book Reviews. In 2009, Tina moved to Harper Collins and began a new career as Jaime Rush. Now she is releasing the books originally published under the Tina Wainscott name as Jaime Rush, so those fans can find more of her paranormal romantic suspense. The Offspring, by Jaime Rush: Missing the romance, relationship drama, and action of her favorite television shows, X-Files, Roswell, and Highlander, New York Times bestselling author Jaime created her own mix in the Offspring series, from Avon Books. The Offspring: Sexyâ€¦dangerousâ€¦outcasts. They possess extraordinary abilities, and they're being hunted by the government. Together they must find the truth and fight an enemy out to destroy them. The first book in the series garnered a Reviewer's Choice Award from RT Book Reviews, and the most recent, BURNING DARKNESS, won three Top Picks. Contests, sneak peeks and more at www.jaimerush.com or www.tinawainscott.com.
Mind Shock	by Rick Wilson Nov. 17, 2011	Free!	4672 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Writing has been a passion of mine for many years. I enjoy learning and sharing what I have learned through writing non-fiction. My imagination is also very active, and I enjoy writing fiction while just letting my imagination run with a story. I have always found it easier to express my thoughts on paper better than through spoken words.
The Dentist	by Willie Wit Dec. 09, 2011	Free!	622 words	Read a sample
Author bio: On April 8th I began writing 'smallstories' . The ones on Smashwords are taken from my Amazon Kindle book 'Twenty Tiny Tales' These are my first ever attempts at writing. ... I'm really glad I didn't have a shower ! :0) xxx
Was it real or was it a Dream?	by Tyffany Huff Jan. 01, 2012	Free!	1911 words	Sample 5%
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Because It Feels Good	by R.J. Hamilton Dec. 23, 2011	Free!	28041 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am originally from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. I resided in my hometown until graduating in 1994 when I joined the United States Army as an Infantryman. During my Army career I had 2 tours in the Balkans and another 2 more recently in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I wrote my 1st book "Self Convictions" while deployed to Baghdad. I ended my military career after 12 years of service as a Correctional Specialist working in the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in December of 2009. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor's degree in English Writing at Washburn University. I currently live in Topeka, Kansas. The Self Series: "Self Convictions," "Self Consciousness," "Self Conclusions," & "Self Consequences," (in that order) are not self-help books by the way. They are suspense thrillers with a mental twist. I, along with Michael Rohr, wrote a compilation of tragic short stories and poetry titled "Dark Solo." The stories may strike closer to home than you'd expect. "And the Hand of God," is a story about the end of days as per the book of Revelations. With all of the natural disasters happening in our world, I decided to write this book. The story is about Jared, a man with a dark past, and Lily, a woman with a history herself, as they fight to survive against Mother Nature's wrath. Visit http://rjhamilton.webs.com/ for more info
Celeste & The Eyes of the Demon	by Kevin Lazarus Jan. 30, 2012	Free!	13598 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author of fantasy fiction books, supernatural thrillers and creepy tales; whose occupation behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, for better than 25 years, allowed him to work in many capacities; from Property Master, Art Director and Set Designer to Video Producer. He has produced both works of art, corporate and industrial videos. During those years he also worked as a counselor to troubled teens. His unique insight into blended families and troubled homes has helped children and families to overcome many problems. â€œThe experiences of my youth were, to say the least, strange and unusual. My mother was torn between two worlds â€“ Christianity and the superstitious culture of the Deep South. It seemed to me that everywhere she went, trouble followed. Not the kind of trouble you would think of in any normal sense. There were constantly disturbing occurrences that were almost always inexplicable. It would be many years before I would realize what had happened to her during her youthâ€”which was a unique blending of Christianity with the superstitious (Voodoo) traditions of the Deep South. Her odd behaviors made a deep impression on me at a very young age. I distinctly remember, at the age of three, how she was frightened to death of the cellar. How, when I had wandered down there, she lost it. With lightning speed she ran down the stairs, picked me up and turned to run back up the stairs. It was then that I saw in her face something that would stay in my memories for the rest of my lifeâ€”fear. She scolded me something fierce about not going down there. I remember thinking it must be that thing down there that was hot (the furnace). That would be logical. It was for me, even then, at that early age. But then she said something I didnâ€™t expect. â€˜There are things down thereâ€”things you canâ€™t seeâ€”things that are evil.â€™ Many years later, after my mother divorced my father, she and my step-father moved the three of us to a small town out west. A curious little community that was less than welcoming to outsiders. And we were the outsiders. What I would learn during those years living there was that this small town had its own dark secrets. The whole time we were there strange things always happened. I'd walk home at night and frequently would experience someone following me. I'd hear footsteps and I'd turn around to see nothing but an empty sidewalk. There would be strange inexplicable noises coming from the basement in the middle of the night, footsteps in the snow that would stop as if someone had walked there and then disappeared and unwelcome visitors in our house when my mother and stepfather were away on dates. I would later come to believe that my mother, like a moth to light, would somehow live in places where there were always things that went â€˜bumpâ€™ in the night. I could go on and on, there were so many. I've started a blog to record several of them, along with some of my personal views on family and on my works of fiction. After working 25 years behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, I've launched my career writing about one of the genres that comes easiest to meâ€¦ creepy stories.â€
Kiss My Country's Asset	by Ipam Jan. 24, 2012	Free!	17230 words	Read a sample
Author bio: splats in ballet, sour notes in choir & drives really fast.
The Devil You Know.	by margaret perry Jan. 30, 2012	You set the price!	147675 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: My name is Margaret Perry and I am a cleaner. Slave For A Week is my fifth novel all as yet unpublished. If you like what you read please let me know, I also welcome constructive criticism. e.mail address. mollymarnie@hotmail.co.uk
Floaters	by James Kinsak Dec. 13, 2011	Free!	8204 words	Read a sample
Author bio: James Kinsak writes fantasy, mystery, and horror stories that go into dark places and sometimes don't come out again.
Over The Bridge	by Randy Noble Feb. 09, 2010	Free!	7309 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My life has been one of finding what I would love to do for a living. I tried university soon after high school, film and video major, but was not ready so I dropped out. I had a strong desire to work in the film industry, in some capacity, for many years. After dropping out of University, I thought I would opt for film school, instead of the drawn out University method of teaching one about making films. But the expense of it turned me off, and it never happened. After a few years of crappy, minimum wage jobs, I needed to do something so I decided to go back to University, but as a Computer Science major. I graduated in 2000 and have worked at a few companies, currently in the health industry as a Programmer/Analyst. It's not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I always thought it was movies I was interested in, but it is the creation of stories where my passion lies. If I'm not writing it, I'm thinking it, over and over in my head, playing it out. I've written some short stories and one novel so far. All my short stories are free to download. Acknowledgments: Thanks very much to Karen Kindrachuk from www.solepurpose.ca for the awesome Surviving The Theseus cover design.
Hell	by Randy Noble Feb. 19, 2010	Free!	7916 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My life has been one of finding what I would love to do for a living. I tried university soon after high school, film and video major, but was not ready so I dropped out. I had a strong desire to work in the film industry, in some capacity, for many years. After dropping out of University, I thought I would opt for film school, instead of the drawn out University method of teaching one about making films. But the expense of it turned me off, and it never happened. After a few years of crappy, minimum wage jobs, I needed to do something so I decided to go back to University, but as a Computer Science major. I graduated in 2000 and have worked at a few companies, currently in the health industry as a Programmer/Analyst. It's not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I always thought it was movies I was interested in, but it is the creation of stories where my passion lies. If I'm not writing it, I'm thinking it, over and over in my head, playing it out. I've written some short stories and one novel so far. All my short stories are free to download. Acknowledgments: Thanks very much to Karen Kindrachuk from www.solepurpose.ca for the awesome Surviving The Theseus cover design.
The Book of Revelations	by Ivan Turner April 09, 2010	Free!	29575 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born and raised in New York City. I graduated from New York University with a degree in Computer Science and went on to do some programming for about 2 years. Later on I left programming to buy a comic book and gaming store. After a few years of that, I changed careers again. Now I teach math and computer science in a New York City high school. I am married with 2 children. Writing and gaming (the face to face kind) are my first loves. In addition to my books, I've written a tabletop miniatures adventure game. The rules can be downloaded for free at my web site.
Young Junius	by Seth Harwood Nov. 18, 2010	You set the price!	104621 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Seth Harwood grew up in the Boston area, graduated from the Iowa Writersâ€™ Workshop in 2002 and currently lives in San Francisco. He teaches writing and literature at Stanford University and the City College of San Francisco. In 2005, Seth started writing Jack Wakes Up. After almost 9 months of working on the novel, he decided he was ready to podcast it. In July 2006, the Jack Palms Crime Podcast Series was born. As JACK WAKES UP was followed by A LONG WAY FROM DISNEY, JACK PALMS II: THIS IS LIFE, and JACK PALMS 3: CZECHMATE, his podcast audience grew into a sizeable world-wide following, as covered by the San Francisco Chronicle here. When Breakneck Books published JACK WAKES UP in March 2008, Seth's online audience (the Palms Daddies and Palms Mommas) jumped all over Amazon.com and bought enough copies to raise the book to #1 in Crime/Mystery and #45 overall in books. JACK WAKES UP was subsequently purchased by THREE RIVERS PRESS (Random House) and re-released on May 5th 2009. It received rave reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Michael Connelly, and Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times Book Review. Now Seth is happy to see his second novel, YOUNG JUNIUS (Oct. 10), released by Tyrus Books in hardcover, trade paperback and also as a very special, limited edition. Sethâ€™s other jobs have included commodities floor trading clerk, bartender, copy-editor, rare book cataloguer and freelance journalist. His stories have been published in Post Road, Ecotone, Inkwell, and Storyglossia, among others.
Ghostkiller	by Steven Savile Dec. 07, 2010	Free!	7155 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Steven Savile has no life. It's official. That's probably the most important thing you can know about him. So, now we've got that out of the way, the good stuff, like what's he done, where and to whom. Steve's a man of many hats - like many people without hair. Hat number one, the bright colourful scotch tweed flat cap, is Steve's original fiction. Most recently he has written SILVER. You might have noticed it. It takes up a good 90% of this site. If you didn't notice it you're probably not reading this bit either, so I guess we'll forgive you, not that you'll notice. His other stuff include various novels and short story collections like The Hollow Earth, Temple: Incarnations, Laughing Boy's Shadow, Houdini's Last Illusion, Angel Road, and the graphic novel Fragrance of You (with artist Robert Sammelin). Steve was a runner up in the 2000 British Fantasy Awards, a winner of a 2002 Writers of the Future Award, and was nominated for the inaugural 2006 Scribe Award for best novel adaptation for his novel Slaine: The Exile. His novel Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar is currently nominated for the 2008 Scribe Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Fingers and toes are naturally crossed. Hat number two is his tie-in writing. Steve is the author of the Von Carstein Vampire trilogy (Inheritance, Dominion, Retribution) set in Games Workshop's popular Warhammer world. The individual books were gathered together into the omnibus edition, Vampire Wars, and Steve being the awkward so and so he is went and rewrote the last chapter of the last book just for that omnibus. It isn't often we get a chance to put right what once went wrong, so to speak, so apologies to everyone who read the original ending. Go to the local bookshop and check out the new end. Tell them Steve sent you if they hassle you about reading in the corner without buying the book! His final book for Games Workshop, Curse of the Necrarch, features a 60 year old hero who has a heartattack right around the page 50, and is all about the futility of heroism and war as it's generally portrayed in fantasy novels. Let's just say it was a brave book for Games Workshop to publish and opinion seems to be split down the middle as to whether it is the best or worst thing he's ever written, so he must have done something right, eh? Steve's also written the best-selling original audio novel Torchwood: Hidden for BBC Audiobooks. It was read by Naoko Mori who plays Toshiko Sato in the BBC series. One might think Steve has a thing for the lovely Naoko, as his Torchwood short story in the Yearbook released by Titan in 2008 also had a huge picture of the lovely (did we already say that) Naoko right beside his story Black Water. He also wrote the first novel based in the Primeval universe, Shadow of the Jaguar, which was a #1 bestseller in the UK. The other one you might have seen cluttering up bookshelves in dusty bookstores would be his Slaine duology which was published by Black Flame (Slaine The Exile and Slaine The Defiler). We say duology, the series was originally conceived as a trilogy and ends on a whopping cliffhanger, so again, sorry folks! Lots of apologising going on here. The rights to Slaine have reverted to Rebellion, so whether or not the trilogy will ever get its final installment is very much in their hands. Back when he was a wee lad Steve also wrote a series Star Wars books including a kids adaptation of Return of the Jedi, for Hendersons, part of Dorling Kindersley, a Jurassic Park fun fax file, and short stories four incarnations of The Doctor. Yep, that Doctor. The time lord. Tardis. His next media tie-in is an original Stargate SG-1 adventure, Shadows. Hat number three is his editorial one. He has edited a number of critically acclaimed anthologies, including Elemental, Redbrick Eden, and Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination Prague. He also compiled Smoke Ghost & Other Apparitions and Black Gondolier and Other Stories, the collected horror stories of Fritz Leiber. Hat number four, the dapper bowler hat, is collaborative work. Steve recently finished a weird western with David Niall Wilson, Hallowed Ground, and is working with James Moore on a YA trilogy, the first book of which Death Knell is rattling away on their keyboards while you read this. It is, promise you. Neither of those boys sleep. And then there's the red-headed stepchild of my writing career, Brian M. Logan, that action guy, who I'm currently plotting world domination with. We've got six full blown novels pretty much outlined in serious detail, ranging from supernatural thriller to classic Fog-like horror by way of noir monster madness. Trust me, you'll be hearing more about Bri. So what's next you ask breathlessly? Well, in no particular order, there's a short story collection from Dark Regions Press, which has no name and Steve calls The Incompleat, because, well it is... a new adventure for the crew from The Hollow Earth, called London Macabre, and Gold, the sequel to Silver. Original title eh? Never saw that one coming... but can you guess what the follow-up to Gold will be called? Well? Answers on a postcard please... you might win a prize. Maybe.
The Death Clock - a short story	by J. Rock Dec. 23, 2010	Free!	4178 words	Read a sample
Author bio: J. Rock lives and works in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dinosauria is his first novel. He enjoys reading, writing, camping, fishing, biking, snowboarding, and just being out-doors. He is also an avid music fan, being a guitar/bass player, and is learning the drums. Vox Populi, as mentioned in Dinosauria, is a fictitious rock band and musical collaboration created by the author and a few others. The music is real: soundclick.com/voxpopulican Contact J. Rock at: dinosauria@hotmail.ca
Forgotten Canyon	by Lois D. Brown Jan. 20, 2011	Free!	3220 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Lois received her bachelorâ€™s degree in journalism and worked as a news correspondent in Washington, D.C. She later completed a Masterâ€™s degree in communications and started her own freelance business. She has written nearly fifty articles and books, many of which are about nutrition and the use of natural food supplements. She worked as the chief editor to a former New York Times best-selling author Dr. Neil Solomon, and she co-wrote a book on time management with former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes. In 2004 she published a book with psychologist Victoria Anderson catered to Mormons about how to better manage stress and anxiety. She has presented material from this book to large audiences across Utah. Recently she has turned her interests to writing fiction after realizing the bedtime stories she tells her four children never put them to sleep.
Love's Falls	by Rebecca Carter Jan. 29, 2011	Free!	3086 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rebecca Carter's first self published collection of short stories Moonlit Daydreams was able to reach number 30 on the Kindle Horror-> Occult category through fervent self promotion and support from online horror communities who were taken by the originality in style and ideas. She introduced the first Zombie Raptor in media with this collections main story Of Children. Rebecca has published poetry and fiction under alternate pen names and is looking forward to continue writing as herself in the thriller and suspense genres, as well as leaning heavily on horror. Rebecca Carter is a horror junkie who knows no limits when it comes to 'fashion', she never wears matching socks and her dream is to be an accountant. Married to a wonderful man and surrounded by the most amazing family ever, Rebecca has never had a normal day in her life and she loves every second of it. Information on Rebecca's books can be found at: http://rebeccacarterbooks.com
Thunder Valley	by Thomas Kelly Feb. 04, 2011	Free!	91165 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am an author from Minnesota. I like to spend time with my kids and write stories. I have always liked to make things up and I decided to write them down, I guess type them out. Turns out that I really like to write. I hope you like to read my stories as much as I like to write them.
Wild Child	by Mike Wells March 10, 2011	Free!	24470 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm an American thriller & suspense author. I also teach part-time in the Creative Writing program at Oxford. I'm known for my fast-paced, action-packed novels.
Vampire's Ball	by Alice V May 19, 2011	Free!	6242 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: After high school I spent 5 years serving in the United States Navy. Upon the end of my obligated service I started going to college with the aspirations to be a journalist and worked on the Mountaineer college newspaper. After 2 semesters of journalism I decided to go back to what I loved most: writing fiction. I am currently in the process of completing my first novel and collaborating with several other writers on an upcoming anthology.
Inbetween	by David Antonelli June 27, 2011	Free!	72348 words	Read a sample
Author bio: David Antonelli was born in Chicago in 1963. He was educated at The University of Alberta, Oxford, Caltech, and MIT. In 2010 he published his first novel The Narcissist, followed by The False Man in 2011. His film credits include Inbetween (2008), which was nominated for awards at several international film festivals, Finding Rudolf Steiner (Documentary, Official Selection Calgary International Film Festival 2006, now available on DVD), Lucifer Gnosis (short), Forever (16 mm short), Dreaming (16 mm short, named in top three at the Montreal International Student Film Festival, 1989), La Toyson Dâ€™Or (16 mm short), and The Chalk Elephant (16 mm short). He currently lives in Cardiff and teaches at the University of Glamorgan.
Vultures in the Playground	by A. Sparrow July 07, 2011	Free!	78061 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm an amateur writer with zero interest in traditional publishing. Nothing against authors who still aim to squeeze a living from this moribund profession. I don't have the time or patience to mess around with that jazz. I write because I'm a fussy reader who struggled to find books worth reading at my local book shops. My shelves became littered with a grim collection of hardcovers and paperbacks I was unable to finish. It reached the point where if I wanted to be entertained by writing, I had to do it myself. My stories may be unusual, but I wouldn't call them literary or experimental. They depict ordinary people in extraordinary situations, free of the usual genre or commercial constraints. I might suggest that if you're looking for more of the same of whatever you've been reading, you'll have better luck looking elsewhere. I'm not particularly proud of any of my books, but some people seem to like them. I'm aiming higher. arrow.asp@gmail.com
The Forest	by David Antonelli Sep. 05, 2011	Free!	55414 words	Read a sample
Author bio: David Antonelli was born in Chicago in 1963. He was educated at The University of Alberta, Oxford, Caltech, and MIT. In 2010 he published his first novel The Narcissist, followed by The False Man in 2011. His film credits include Inbetween (2008), which was nominated for awards at several international film festivals, Finding Rudolf Steiner (Documentary, Official Selection Calgary International Film Festival 2006, now available on DVD), Lucifer Gnosis (short), Forever (16 mm short), Dreaming (16 mm short, named in top three at the Montreal International Student Film Festival, 1989), La Toyson Dâ€™Or (16 mm short), and The Chalk Elephant (16 mm short). He currently lives in Cardiff and teaches at the University of Glamorgan.
Copper	by Morgan La Femina Sep. 14, 2011	Free!	38145 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Executive Director of the Children's Healthcare Crisis Fund Inc. or CHCCFINC.
Le siÃ¨ge d'en face...	by Yann Julien Sep. 20, 2011	Free!	2225 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rocked by popular culture, Yann Julien quickly imagined stories in which the hero he invented for himself evolved. Currently working in mechanical design, he decided to start writing to give free rein to his desire to tell stories... ***** BercÃ© par la culture populaire, Yann Julien a trÃ¨s vite imaginÃ© des histoires dans lesquelles Ã©voluaient les hÃ©ros qu'il s'inventait. Travaillant actuellement dans le domaine de la conception mÃ©canique, il dÃ©cide de se lancer dans l'Ã©criture pour laisser libre court Ã son envie de raconter des histoires...
Weekend Getaway	by Brian Newsome Oct. 27, 2011	Free!	46996 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Brian Newsome spent 9 years as award-winning newspaper journalist and earned a writing degree from Baylor University. When he's not writing fiction, Newsome works as the senior public relations specialist at a Colorado Springs health system.
Rage	by Kimberly A Bettes Nov. 15, 2011	Free!	68528 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Kimberly A. Bettes lives in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of southeast Missouri with her husband and son. No, she doesn't run moonshine. And no, she doesn't make moonshine, either. Although from time to time, one would think she had partaken of a hearty batch. And yes, she has all her teeth. While she doesn't wear overalls, she knows many people who do. Before you ask, yes, she wears shoes. And socks. Constantly. It's part of her OCD. Living in the Ozarks doesn't require you to tell people to squeal like a pig. It's completely optional. Kimberly is a freelance writer and photographer. Her trademark seems to be photos of flowers with mysteriously appearing bugs that she doesn't notice while taking the photograph, only later. It's a good thing she mainly photographs flowers. God forbid she should be photographing say, a mountain and not see the grizzly bear charging at her. This would lead to a completely different Bio page. Or as some would call it, a Eulogy. Kimberly has many hobbies including knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and quilting. It's not unusual to find her in a rocking chair, knitting. But don't think she's old yet because while she's knitting, she's singing along with Eminem or Rob Zombie. After receiving many complaints from her neighbors about said singing, Kimberly has decided to try to limit the singing to showers only. So far, she's failed to live up to her end of the compromise. Fortunately for all involved parties, Kimberly's winning personality keeps her neighbors on her good side and there doesn't seem to be an imminent law suit lurking in the near future. At least not for her inability to sing. The hobby of Kimberly's that most worries those who know her is her obsession with serial killers. No, not people who hate Fruit Loops, but the people who make a dirty habit out of killing other people. They fascinate her. Not because she wants to be like them. That would make her weird. But what appeals to her is how at any second, anyone can cross that line. She likes to know what makes people tick. Other than Tourette's Syndrome. Don't worry. She doesn't write to them in prison or anything. After all, the price of stamps has skyrocketed lately. She doesn't have posters of murderers hanging on her walls. Her husband gripes too much about the thumbtack holes they leave. She just reads about them and studies them from afar. Seriously. It's completely normal. Let's call it...research. Yeah. That's it. Research for those crazy novels she writes. Speaking of those novels, Kimberly is the author of Annie's Revenge, The Good Neighbor, Minutes to Death, Rage, and several short stories, poems and songs. She has many projects in the works. If she can keep herself from procrastinating, you can expect to find some more of her work available soon.

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