Online Novels

Introduction

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Online Novels contains the titles of more than 500 online books written by both published and unpublished authors who have made their work freely available on the internet. The novels listed here are organized by category, with brief descriptions taken from the websites on which they can be found.

Kindle for PC

November 11, 2009. As you may be aware, for some time free books have been available from Amazon for downloading to their electronic reader. Until now, the 6 billion or so people who don't own a Kindle were out of luck, but Amazon recently introduced "Kindle for PC," software which allows the user to download these same books to his computer (Windows 7, Vista and XP - the Mac version is coming soon and in the meantime you can download the free Kindle app from iTunes store and read books using your iPhone or iPod Touch). To install the reader, click on the download button here and when prompted, click Save file. The setup file will then download. When download is complete, double click KindleForPC-installer.exe to run the install. To finish the process, register your email address and password with Amazon. On Amazon's "Manage Your Kindle" page, the country must be set to "United States" in order to access most of the free content. In the Launch Application box, select Amazon Kindle for PC Application. These books will be identified in the listings as "Kindle for PC - Limited Time."

Last updated November 16, 2009.

Most Popular Novels

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The following are the most popular novels in each category during the month of October (with the exception of books available for a limited time):

Adventure Novels
1. The Courier by Brad Walseth
2. Sunglasses & Rockets by Jorge De La Torre
Fantasy Novels
The following are tied:
1. Daystrider by Jaye Patrick
1. The Final Dragonkeeper: Quest for the Relic by José J. Amador
Gay and Lesbian Novels
1. Riding the Big One by Ken Smith
2. Blood Relations by Zoe E. Whitten
General Novels
1. Songs From the Other Side of the Wall by Dan Holloway
2. Callipygia by M.C. Envest
Historical Novels
1. The Noble Pirates by Rima Jean
2. Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson
Horror Novels
The following are tied:
1. Florien by Diana Hill
1. Forever Fifteen by Kimberly Steele
Humorous Novels
1. Bad Boys & Dream Girls by Tom Anstead
2. Baby in a Microwave by Kid Mercury
Mystery / Thriller Novels Novels
1. 20,000 Kisses by Willie Qwit
2. A Falling Memory by Patricia Kramer
Romance Novels
1. Lancelot's Lady by Cherish D'Angelo
2. Falling In Love With Her Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin
3. Forever in Time by Charlie
Romance Novels Harlequin/Mills & Boon
1. Triple Threat by Jennifer LaBrecque
2. The Billionaire's Baby Negotiation by Day Leclaire
Science Fiction Novels
1. The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
2. Maligoth by William G. Tedford
Western Novels
1. Woman, Gentle Woman by Victoria Earle
2. Glasses and Garters by R.K.P. Hunt
Women's Novels
1. The Next Generation by Wes Boyd
2. Letters To My Mother by Rebecca Heath
Young Adult Novels
1. Arousing Love by Martin Strom
2. Breathless by V.J. Chambers

Recent Additions

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The following books have been added since November 3, 2009:

Adventure Novels
November 6 - Viking Saga by Mark Coakley (also in Historical Novels)
November 10 - Autumn's Fall by Jaye Patrick
Fantasy Novels
November 4 - Bramwell Valley by John Harold McCoy
November 4 - Hell on $5 a Day by Greg Bulmash
November 8 - Greenstone and Ironwood by Luke Webster
November 11 - Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress by Wesley Allison
November 13 - Sticks - A Golfer's Tale by Walt Sautter
November 14 - The Wild's Call by Jeri Smith-Ready
November 15 - A Plague of Hearts by Patrick Whittaker
November 16 - What Lies Beneath by Paul Francis Stewart
Gay and Lesbian Novels
November 6 - The Long Drive Home by Stan Rogal
November 8 - Versátil by L.M. Santos (Spanish)
November 15 - The Skin Beneath by Nairne Holtz (also in Mystery / Thriller Novels)
General Novels
November 8- Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning by James Curcio
November 12- The Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME
Historical Novels
November 6- Viking Saga by Mark Coakley (also in Adventure Novels)
Horror/Vampire Novels
November 4 - Paris Immortal by S. Roit
November 5 - Witch & Wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet LIMITED TIME
November 12 - A House, a Haunt, a Home by Bill Jatropheus
Humorous Novels
November 5 - The Adventures of Couch Potato by Nigel G. Mitchell
November 7 - Delusions of Gregory by Steve Syder (also in Romance Novels)
November 8 - Ask Dr. Eldritch! Volume #1 Are Aliens Eating My Crackers? by Evan Nichols
Mystery/Thriller Novels
November 7 - Memoirs of a Murder by Daniel Bollag
November 9 - Masquerade by Jaye Patrick
November 11 - The Pawn by Steven James Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME
November 14 - The Three Dollar Phoenix by Walt Sautter
November 15 - The Skin Beneath by Nairne Holtz (also in Gay and Lesbian Novels)
Romance Novels
November 7 - Delusions of Gregory by Steve Syder (also in Humorous Novels)
November 11 - Look What Santa Brought by Annmarie McKenna Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME
November 11 - Lovesongs and Rainbows by Linda Sailor and Molly Spradley
November 13 - When Night Falls by Margaret Daley Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME
November 16 - Understood by Maya Banks Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME
Romance Novels (Harlequin / Mills & Boon)
November 13 - Where the Boys Are by Kathryn Springer
Science Fiction Novels
November 4 - Black Sunrise by Christina Engela
November 5 - Demonspawn by Christina Engela
November 10 - Against A Rock by Kalin Ringkvist
November 13 - Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan
Women's Novels
November 9 - Ice-Brook Violet by Karlene Kubat
Young Adult Novels
November 5 - The Bulldog Compact by Donald James Parker
November 7 - The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle by L.J. Smith LIMITED TIME
November 13 - The Amanda Project: Invisible by Stella Lennon and Melissa Kantor LIMITED TIME
November 14 - Skinny by Laura L. Smith Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME through November 16
November 16 - Ether by Amanda Hocking

Adventure Novels (33)

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Autumn's Fall by Jaye Patrick NEW

Season of Change Book 3. Akiko Sakamura thought she had an honourable employer. Betrayed, she has only one way to regain face: find the secret lab trying to resurrect Project Genesis. Major Nathan Hawk doesn't believe in 'mystical' powers, even genetically manipulated ones. As far as he's concerned, Akiko Sakamura is, at worst, a criminal, misguided at best. But his boss demands he take Sakamura on the mission. How can he find the lab and destroy it, when they both knows Akiko is a liability? Added 11/10/09.

The Champa, The Kharga And The Katana by Bibhas De

Near the beginning of this story set in British India, on the rugged mountain highway at Vairengte in the Lushai Hills, Deputy Commissioner Shamsul Huda Khan looks out on the vast expanse of primitive jungle, and says to his childhood friend, the Hindu monk: "... The jungle is very old - it is the first sentient life nature created..."

City of Masks by Mike Reeves-McMillan

City of Masks is a swashbuckling adventure in a setting reminiscent of Shakespeare's Italy (complete with twins). In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, primarily to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder. It's speculative fiction (though it's neither science fiction nor fantasy). It's a mystery (with a serial killer) and an adventure (with a sword fight after a rooftop chase). There's intrigue, some humour and a little romance. This book is also available as a podcast.

The Courier by Brad Walseth

The broken survivor of a terrible tragedy suddenly finds himself struggling to make his way back to the U.S.border, when the plane he is riding in is hijacked and crashes in the remote Copper Canyon region of Mexico. He has six hours to make it back, while a group of paramilitary thugs have other ideas regarding his survival. Action, heart-pounding adventure and wide cast of characters make this book a real page-turner.

Dangerous Sky by Alex Napoli

A pilot flies for his life after stealing a fortune from a drug baron in the Amazon jungle, but he ends up in prison empty-handed and facing the vengeance of the powerful mobster. Desperate to get out and recoup the hidden money, he makes a deal with an inmate-doctor who is leaving prison and has an ingenious escape plan to get him out.

The Dead Isle by Sam Starbuck

Jack Baker is an engineer in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. Clare Fields is an expatriate from a country that has no contact with the outside world. Ellis Graveworthy is a famous novelist and a spy. Purva de la Fitte is a pirate princess with a sensible soul. Join them in a steampunk adventure spanning three continents in search of the answer to the puzzle of Australia.

Direct Action by Tom Fitzgerald

Direct Action is the new novel by Tom Fitzgerald. It is a action-adventure story set in the modern American Southwest. A story dealing with submarines, secret agents, terrorists, hermits, the old west and the military. The kitchen sink was omitted by the censors.

A Few Quiet Days by Paul Azul

An adventure novel about a Mid-Western Attorney who is swept into an international adventure of murder, kidnapping, sex and high finance.

Flag Of Bones - The Journey of the Dragon Wynd - Volume 1 - The Shallows by Laura Lee Milanovich

Pirate Captain Jalen Shenn swore himself to the End of the World to keep himself from being hung. Now, twenty years later, that promise comes back to him and he finds himself racing the Empire to Deep water. With nothing left to return to, the question is whether he will once again Hang bones and tempt the noose.

Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot by Erik Bertel

There is something in the jungle of Irma Flores that has terrorized Sarah for years. As a scientist she needs to know what it is and by confronting this evil she is about to be awakened from her nightmare. She doesn’t know it but she will also begin her first faltering steps toward enlightenment. Along the way, she will have to contend with a strange dwarf people, pirates, corporate raiders and an obstinate lover. Her road to nirvana will be a raw and bruising journey that is certain to be both entertaining and moving for the reader. This is the first novel in the Flores Girl Trilogy. This book is also available as a podcast. (Webmaster's note: this is a real page-turner/mouse-clicker).

The Fountain of Goliath by Edward Philip White

Third volume of the Song of Sherwood Trilogy which reaches a stirring conclusion as the destinies of an Assassin, a servant girl, three Egyptian generals, the heir to the Byzantine throne, and an English brother and sister all come crashing together throuh a series of epic battles. At every crossroads in this whirlwind journey, the courageous choices of a few individuals make the difference between doom and glory. As in the first two books, High Middle age adventure and gripping action provide the backdrop for a timeless story of friendship and faith.

Hangman's Point by Dean Barrett

"A riveting, action-packed narrative tracks the adventures and misadventures of central character Andrew Adams, a bar manager, gambler, weapons smuggler, and American with friends and enemies in both the European and Chinese communities. In a period of just a few days following New Year's Eve, 1857, Adams finds himself investigating the beheading of Europeans on a mail steamer from Canton, doing battle with coolie slave traders accused of murdering an English tea merchant, and eventually defending Hong Kong against attack by pirates. Chinese scholar, linguist, and author of two previous books, Barrett draws on his vast knowledge of southern China during a time of enormous change and conflict, providing richly fascinating detail of the customs, fashions, ships, and weapons of the times." - Booklist.

The Jade Head by Patrick Grady

After getting sacked from his job, Bob Wayne gives in to his urge to escape to the tropics for what he hopes will be a Hemingway-esque adventure. Soon after arriving in Belize, he becomes involved with a colorful collection of local characters, including an eccentric alcoholic hotel owner, a lion-maned islander, a Canadian archeologist, a British-educated lawyer, a young Mayan teacher and a Creole beauty with a past. While touring the Mayan ruins, he learns about the famous jade Mayan statute of the Sun God, Kinich Ahau, the largest jade Mayan artifact ever recovered. After meeting a shady American businessman, Nick Devlin, and his beautiful Creole girlfriend, Bob gets caught up in a risky business venture at a jungle plantation, which sets his life on a new and unexpected course. In a surprising ending, Bob is forced by circumstances to make some difficult, life-changing decisions that Ernest Hemingway definitely would not have approved of.

The Larna Fox Adventures by S.J. Aucott

Action adventure stories (with a slight science fiction twist) chronicling the adventures of a young, sexy firecracker of a heroine.

Last of the Good Guys by Mark Irwin

Murder, money, shipwrecks, and storms. Chasing the big one means staying one step ahead of trouble. Bobby Rafferty escapes custody in Canada and goes on the run to Mexico, taking his young daughter with him. But he soon realizes he’s jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Homeless and broke, he leaves his daughter in the safety of a convent and enters the world of unscrupulous marine salvagers where he unwittingly becomes involved in the violent death of a Lloyds insurance inspector. Left for dead by dangerous psychopath Howie Morgan, Rafferty teams up with Rachel Forster, the Lloyds man’s sister. She wants answers and she’s willing to brave a hurricane lashing the Texas coast to get justice for her brother. Rafferty just wants the money Morgan owes him. It’s kill or be killed as the last of the good guys hunts a very, very bad guy through the swamps and dunes of south Texas in this fast-paced thriller.

Legacies by Paige McVein

The story of Andy Hardy, a man battling with the death of his childhood sweetheart - a death for which he blames himself. When a light plane is lost on the top of a foggy mountain, Andy must battle the dangers of the mountain and the same flooding river which claimed the life of his one true love - in order to save those who are lost. A story of love, loss and adventure, and with a hidden twist - brilliant reading!

Il mistero dell'isola di Pasqua by Marco Di Caprio

Anno 2099. Gli archeologi, che operano sull'Isola di Pasqua da parecchi anni, cercano di svelare il mistero, un oggetto sacro che gli indigeni isolani identificano con questo termine ed intendono nascondere al resto del mondo. Ora la CIA ha spinto i possessori dell'isola, i cileni, a cedere questo possedimento oltremare agli Stati Uniti perché intende mettere in atto un piano molto losco e oscuro. Per quale motivo la nazione più potente del globo è così interessata ad un'isola così picola ed insignificante? Intanto si intravede anche una svolta nelle indagini degli archeologi, che sembrano essere ormai sulla pista giusta per scoprire il mistero dell'Isola di Pasqua ma la loro avventura sarà lunga e tortuosa, piena di insidie.

My Name's Jack by J. Charles Cripps

An abused teenager finds a home, adventure, a run-in with modern day pirates, and romance on a Tall Ship in the Caribbean.

The Noble Pirates by Rima Jean NEW

Webmaster's note: last month, when Rima submitted her ongoing serial, The Noble Pirates, to this blog, I asked her to get in touch with me when she finished it. Meanwhile, I read a couple of chapters, liked them, read a few more, and was hooked, so I told her I'd be delighted to add her story, even though I prefer not to list incomplete novels. Read it - you'll be hooked, too.

On vacation in the Caribbean with friends, Sabrina is pitched into the ocean during a day sail and rescued by a couple of scruffy men who fish her from the water and haul her aboard their wooden sailing vessel. When she regains consciousness, the young woman finds herself lying on the ship's deck, surrounded by a band of filthy, stinking men dressed as pirates. Mutual incomprehension ensues as Sabrina assumes she's been saved by a group of pirate re-enactors on a novelty cruise, while the crew gapes in amazement at the 21st century baubles in her backpack; with growing incredulity, Sabrina realizes she's been transported back to the 18th century and is at the mercy of Edward England, pirate captain of The Royal James. Added 10/18/09.

Pirate Space by David Thomsen

Armed with nothing more than a book on pirate philosophy and a collection of quixotic pirate anecdotes, it doesn't take long for Captain Montague to accumulate a crew of anachronistic modern-day pirates to do his bidding. No one knows quite what his plans are, but they'll do whatever he says as long as they get to dress up as pirates and blow things up. Maria is really just trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Pirate philosophy seems to hold a key to her identity, but why doesn't she identify with the other pirates? Meanwhile, Elliot thinks that the pirate mystery is a good opportunity to experiment with some of the unorthodox methods of detective work he's developed.

The Quest for Prester John by Edward Philip White

Exiled from the Byzantine throne, Prince Constantine comes to England bearing a letter that tells of a powerful Christian King in the Far East. The young Prince embarks on a quest to find this King and seek his aid against the enemies of Western Christendom. Yet he does not journey alone. Direct descendants of Robin Hood and certain Merry Men join the quest for Prester John. During their travels they encounter people and places that many in 13th century England might never have imagined. And through the dangers and challenges along the way, these young adventurers show that the spirit of Sherwood is alive and well. Second book in the Song of Sherwood Trilogy.

San Saba by Michael Eichenberg

A fantastic adventure into West Texas. Charlie Wade is a small town lawyer with small town clients. That is until Joe Rollins walks in and everything changes. Before you know it, Charlie is in the middle of a high stakes poker game over oil leases that are tied to the predictions of Edgar Cayce. At some point he must decide if he can put an old feud behind or risk everything to get even with the wealthiest family in the region. San Saba is fun and full of twists and turns.

Search for a Ghost Ship by Tony Crowley

Whilst exploring the River Blackwater on a small yacht, three companions discover an old beachcomber camping on a deserted island. Fascinated by his curious tale of a voyage to the South Pacific which ended in disappointment, they embark on a search for a lost treasure map and a haunted sailing ship. But why are they being watched so closely, and by so many people?

The Silver Ring by Robert Swartwood

17-year-old David Beveridge is in the wrong place at the wrong time. When a gunman storms into a convenience store demanding money, he becomes spooked and shoots the cashier before shooting David. Only David doesn't die. Neither does the cashier. She dies, yes, but David manages to bring her back to life. How? With the help of a mysterious silver ring he found earlier that night — a ring with amazing powers that David cannot control, a ring he cannot even take off his finger…and a ring that the darkest evil in the universe wants for its very own. It's coming for the ring. It's coming for David. It's coming to destroy us all.

The Singing Loch by Michael Graeme

Scott Matthews, a disillusioned city worker, finds himself being drawn into a bizarre corporate conspiracy. From the ruthless greed of '80's London, to the austere beauty of Western Scotland, Scott begins to unravel the threads of an enigma dating back centuries, while gradually falling under the spell of the mysterious and forbidden Singing Loch. Against all odds, he discovers love, enlightenment, and ultimately a truth more startling than legend. This is a story about land, about those who own it and about those who dare to trespass upon it. It's about how the loss of wilderness and of our right of access to it threatens the very soul of mankind.

Snowplow Extra by Wes Boyd

In the middle of the worst snowstorm of the decade, the whole town was burning down. The only hope lay on two rusty steel rails . . . Nonstop action and adventure -- no sex or violence as railroad workers and firemen struggle against fire, storm, and failing equipment to relieve an isolated northwoods town. To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

Song of Sherwood by Edward Philip White

In the early days of the 13th century, Raven of Locksley is swept up in the awesome events surrounding the Fifth Crusade. With the sons of the fabled Merry Men as her companions, she journeys across Europe and beyond, meeting fearless knights and fabulous kings, scheming pirates and secretive princesses. Daring rescues, narrow escapes and mighty battles abound, but the greatest adventures happen in the hearts of Raven and her friends as they come of age together and wrestle with their faith in a world consumed by darkness. Song of Sherwood is the first book in a trilogy of the same name.

Sunglasses & Rockets by Jorge De La Torre

You are in high-school. You just have seen the most beautiful girl in the world - she's an exchange student...You fall in love! (deeply) You try to impress her...but in the process you end up - accidentally - involved in a dangerous space program … and the next thing you know, you are on your way to steal a gigantic nuclear rocket hidden somewhere in the jungles of Central America… Well, that's what happened to Gordo, in 1999! Gordo, along with his friend Darwin, joins Dr. Masterton in the dangerous mission. Find out about the abandoned space complex hidden in a colonial city...find out about the base on the far side of the moon...about "The Bats"...the "black rockets"…

Sword Dance by Hugh Noble

What if you discovered that you are the sole heir to a crofting tenancy in a remote Highland community? What an idyllic way to escape the rat race! But what if the estate belongs to a corrupt minister in a government which is holding on to power by its crooked eyelashes, a man who deals with his opponents in ruthless fashion? And what if a tragic helicopter crash just happens to drop a case full of classified documents into the lap of an ordinary citizen like yourself? What then? Angus the 5th, a computer-hack drop-out, finds out.

Ultimate Pirate Adventure by Mark Simulis

1718. The dreaded Blackbeard is unaware that in one week he will be killed in a naval battle off the coast of South Carolina. 1783. Captain Edward James Yoke, once feared pirate and now British Royal Navy officer, abandons his ship and crew. 1993. An aging John Seamore, the last legitimate pirate threat sailng the ocean, is about to be thrust into an ultimate adventure to rival all time!

The Unexpected Gift by Karlene Kubat

Haunted by personal trauma and by international crises of the 1980s, freelance journalist Mahta Lind constantly moves through zones of danger. On a war-torn street in Beirut, she rescues a baby whose parents were killed and whose uncertain future continues to dog her thoughts and dreams. As she travels between friends and lovers and perilous conflicts, memories of her own tragic losses, of the orphaned child, and of the ravages of war all coalesce in a fierce and debilitating anger.

Viking Saga by Mark Coakley NEW

Viking Saga is a pulse-pounding literary historical thriller, set in 793 AD, when Norway was ruled by many small kingdoms and folk still worshipped the old gods. Halfdan the Black -- a young fighter and beer-soaked poet, with a Norse father and African mother -- vows revenge for the killing of his king. Halfdan's fate leads him through actual historical events, such as the raid on England's Lindisfarne nunnery and the first Norse contacts with Christianity. This spare, cunningly ironic novel is set against a brutal backdrop of life in the "Dark Ages," and features violent action, a unique love-story, odd twists, cool humour, primitive poems and more. Well-researched and fast-moving, Viking Saga follows Halfdan the Black as he battles, boozes and rhymes his way to revenge, love, wisdom ... and becoming the first king of a unified Norway. Added 11/6/09.

Waterwings Part One by Mike C. Sloan

Mystery shrouds the disappearance of an American airliner near Tahiti - and a young survivor must cope with a virtual tsunami of terror, twisted passion and tragedy in the Pacific, but is she really just an innocent victim? Part Two now available.

Fantasy Novels A-C (25)

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Alisiyad by Sarah R. Suleski

Twenty-year-olds Liseli Luenford and Russell Markson are living mundane, disappointing, lonely lives in a small midwestern town, working jobs better suited for high school students. Both want something more from life, though what exactly they cannot name, or even begin to achieve. Liseli finds solace in the Mill, a building on the edge of town, long abandoned and all but forgotten. Russ comforts himself with thoughts of Liseli. One day both of their dreams seem to come true, when together they stumble into a strange otherworld hidden in the doorway of the old Mill. But dark secrets and mysteries from the past haunt the land of Alisiya, and dreams turn to nightmares as the two become entangled in a feud that has spanned decades.

All Things Impossible: Crown of the Realm by Dalton Reed

In this first volume of the All Things Impossible series, an ancient evil has returned. An ancient war has resumed. And for the first time in elven history, the Crown of the Realm has been stolen. But young Derora Saxon knows nothing of such things. When she sets out from her village with her best friend Kelin, she knows only that she wants to be a warrior. She does not know the immortal chemmen have escaped the realm of darkness to which they had been banished for millennia. She does not know chemmen armies are already exacting revenge on their hated enemies, the elves, or that chemmen assassins have already killed the elven king and queen. And she does not know that by helping a young stranger, she will be drawn into a struggle that began long before she was born, and take the first steps on her path to destiny. In the fires of an ancient war, a new hero will be forged… To read, click on the Crown of the Realm link under "Read now!"

asa kraiya by Karen Wehrstein

Asa kraiya is the sequal to The Philosopher in Arms. It is the tale of a man doomed to die young who is offered the option of surviving -- so long as he changes the whole way he thinks about who he is. With the aid of a brilliant healer who has the gift of seeing the human aura, the consummate warrior attempts a complete transformation, of which giving up the sword is only part, and his whole life is turned upside-down, especially once his secret accidentally goes public. It's very much a soul-searching sort of book, but there are still sword-fights.

Beasts of New York by Jon Evans

An urban fantasy about the wildlife of New York City, starring a squirrel protagonist who has to find his way from exile in Staten Island back to his home in Central Park.

Betrayal by Christopher Ames

Proud, peaceful and living a simple life off the land; the Stone Axe clan might have been these things once, but with a worsening shortage of food and threats of war from a rival tribe, their survival must come before others. Faced with dirty tactics, desperate measures have become commonplace, and drawing the line long forgotten. As the day of battle draws ever closer all that really matters for two thousand barbarians is not honour, but absolute victory. And among them all is Garrack, an outcast who owes his life to the clan, with a temper but a peaceful tone, who cannot make a difference except, perhaps, in the very worst way.

The Big Bang: Notes From Looking Within by Jason Matthews

What if you could create a universe - a miniature, self-enclosed universe? Imagine having probing cameras that could focus to any star or planet looking for life. And once you found life, what if you could accelerate time and watch it evolve?What might you find? Primordial soup. Strange beings. Alien societies. Profound wisdom.These are not the questions Jon Gruber ponders as he pedals to his next carpentry job. Over thirty, unmarried, he doesn't even own a car. But a new assignment challenges him to rethink his place in the world. Is he a loser? Or is he about to become a partner in an experiment of phenomenal discovery?Webster Adams, Jon's client, astronomer, inventor, performs such an experiment. To Webster's amazement, he finds planets and cultures beyond his wildest dreams. His little universe turns into a discovery machine - an overnight goldmine. He and his crew observe societies that evolve so far past them on levels of technology and spirituality, that the world will be forever changed.

Blind Rage by Zoe E. Whitten

Jobe McKenzie and Gavin Lebowitz have survived the worst that the elites could throw at them, and yet, nothing they’ve investigated prepares them for the night when an orc-werebear drops into the path of their car. Wounded in the fight, Gavin becomes cursed as a werekin, and Jobe is suppressed by the pills he’s forced to take, and by his more aggressive personality, the berserker. The orc’s rampage on Earth keeps creating more survivors with the curse, and now the berserker has his hands full babysitting a pack of “furballs.” Not only does he have to keep control of this new pack. He must also hunt down the orc and placate his handler in the FBI, Gary Wagner. If that wasn't enough trouble, a local hunter is wounded by the orc, but avoids capture twice. The hunter has sworn revenge against the orc, and the two-way manhunt ends in a bloody battle in the backwoods of Boerne, Texas.

The Bog Monster of Booker Creek by Wayne Miller

In an extended letter to his son ten years in the future, John Densch chronicles how he and his family slid into a media circus, one in which a middle-school science project became a national joke. With the unexplained disappearance of a local girl, the joke takes an ominous turn. John finds himself in a cauldron of competing world-views, from the paranormal to the ultra-rational to the paranoid. As he waits for life to return to normal, he becomes more and more absorbed by the stories he tells himself, and realizes that he must finally acknowledge the tale that defines his life.

Bramwell Valley by John Harold McCoy NEW

What happens when the devil quits his job, goes to Ft. Lauderdale to become a bartender - and falls in love with a sorceress? Deep in the rugged mountains of southern West Virginia, nestled in the cradle of an idyllic little valley, the tiny town of Bramwell, and its colorful cast of lovable characters, hold an ancient secret. Here, in this most unlikely of places, the women of Bramwell Valley cook, clean, shop, gossip, dream, fall in love .. and guard the gates of Hell. The tranquility of daily life in the valley is disrupted when Lucifer finds a way out of the depths. He simply quits his job as the devil, packs his bags and heads for Florida. Pandemonium erupts in the valley when, without the devil to keep things in check, various demons find their way out of Hell and wander into Bramwell. A rather likeable Lucifer, decidedly un-evil demons, socerery, romance and hilarity are the theme of this heart-warming very tall tale. (Authors Note - Bramwell is a real town in southern West Virginia. However, the story I've written... may not be exactly true.) Added 11/4/09.

Bridge at War by Trevor Hopkins

A prequel to New Bridge to Lyndesfarne, Bridge at War is set in 1946, immediately after the end of the Second World War. The story follows three young men - Tom, Alistair and Bram - who were comrades in the Army during the war. Bram gently introduces the world of Lyndesfarne to the others, and engineers their recruitment into the Guardians, one of the secretive organisations whose purpose is to protect the crossing to Lyndesfarne.

Bridge of Stone and Magic by Trevor Hopkins NEW

Bridge of Stone and Magic is partially a prequel to Bridge at War, set in Napoleonic times, when the original Lyndesfarne bridge was being constructed. It is also partially a sequel to Death on the New Bridge, set in the present time, with Kevin, Bret and Tanji investigating a suspected new crossing between the worlds, a crossing which was supposed to have been closed permanently several centuries ago. Added 10/24/09.

A Bridge of Time by Lou Tortola NEW

Was it physics, mysticism or maternal bonds that transported William back into 19th Century America? Will his love for his modern day family be strong enough to grant his return passage to the second millennium or will the Natural Bridge tie him to a past he never knew? "Lou Tortola's wonderful imagination keeps each scene moving, always leaving the reader wanting to turn the page". -- Eillen Kraatz, Author of A Spy in the Nursing Home. "This is a powerful time-travel fantasy and gripping tale of love and family. Tortola is a promising new novelist!" -- Tony Frassand, Producer, Former CNN Anchor. Added 10/22/09.

The Buried Pyramid by Jane Lindskold LIMITED TIME

Limited time download from Tor Books. Requires free registration on site. [Still available as of 6/27/09]. "Taking a break from her well-received Firekeeper series (Through Wolf's Eyes, etc.), Lindskold delivers an exotic historical fantasy that takes the reader from Victorian England to Egypt. Sir Neville Hawthorne, a self-made millionaire and wounded war hero, is a man so mesmerized by his desire to retrace the path to a mythical Egyptian archeological treasure that he willfully neglects to use common sense and heed warnings of imminent peril. Sir Neville is hunting the burial chamber of Pharaoh Neferankhotep, who's rumored to be Moses the Lawgiver. His niece Jenny Benet, recently orphaned and come to live with him in England, is spunky and rather too American for her upper-crust English uncle's sensibilities, but she manages to persuade Sir Neville to take her into the desert along with the other members of his team." Publishers Weekly.

Butcher Bird by Richard Kadrey

"The relatively normal life of San Francisco tattoo artist Spyder Lee goes thoroughly crazy when he's rescued from a mugger by Shrike, a mysterious blind woman who reveals that Lee's assailant was actually a demon. The wounds he suffered in the assault give him the ability to see the Dominions, other spheres of existence that regular mortals are unaware of. Soon Spyder finds himself hip-deep in demonic trouble, protecting his friend Lulu by offering his body to the organ-collecting Black and then dragging her off to join Shrike on a madcap journey to Hell, where they encounter monsters, Lucifer and even an alternate-time version of Lee himself." Publishers Weekly.

Calfain the Dreamweaver by G.L. Stead

Born with the unusual ability to transfer his thoughts into the minds of others, Calfain travelled the market towns and villages sharing his unique talent with the locals – for a small, or not so small price – depending on their ability to pay. He made a living, but would never fulfill his own dream of becoming rich. Some said he was a charlatan, no better than a common street performer who took their money and left them smiling. But there was one who desperately wanted to know if he was a genuine dreamweaver. The Lady of the manor would pay a king's ransom if Calfain could reunite her and her son, taken by his father to an island on the other side of the country. All that was needed was for the dreamweaver to erase the man’s memory. Never get involved - that was Calfain’s motto, but impossible challenges, a beautiful woman – and money sometimes conspire with one another.

La canción del águila by Gissel Escudero

Un solitario chico de doce años evita que un águila sea capturada por unos misteriosos cazadores. El animal queda incapacitado para volar, pero rápidamente se forma entre él y su salvador una profunda amistad. Sin embargo, el muchacho empieza a comprender que el águila es mucho más que un ave. Tal vez el destino la haya puesto en su camino por alguna razón que él debe descubrir... si primero sobrevive a las extrañas circunstancias que pondrán en peligro la vida de ambos.

The Castle of Secrets by Michelle Siva

"About 3 yards away I stopped, wondering what had changed about him. Looking closely, I noticed his skin shimmer, particles constantly moving around and around his skin. I slowly backed up, but it was too late. With lightening speed, he reached out and grabbed my arm in a vise like grip." Alyssa, a regular 15 year old girl, has never stayed in one place for more than a semester. It's not her fault, and frankly she has no idea why she has to go through with it, but she goes along with the flow, except when she shows up at Duncan High School. Her English teacher and a newly found friend named Tristan show who she really is: magical.

The Chalice of Life by Karen Anne Webb

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. Friday, Sept. 25. Dragon Moon Press is changing servers and some of its books may be temporarily unavailable. Thalas a world on the brink of civil war. The Carotian Union a nascent confederation of planets at the edge of destruction. Eliander a prince lost millennia ago to the flow of normal space-time. On a world where both magic and technology function, seven extraordinary souls set out on the Quest of the Lost Prince. Passionate mystics, honest thieves, and a silver-tongued bard with a penchant for instigating barroom brawls: what the Carotian goddess Minissa was thinking when she selected them, she alone knows. Inconceivable dangers await them around every turn on worlds they never knew existed. But such trivialities never deter a band of true heroes…

Children of Ruin by Brian Fette

The world of Terrace Libre, where threats to mankind lie behind every corner, has been thrown into war and it will never be the same. A mysterious woman, ordained by god and demon alike has raised an army to spread her darkness across all borders. The only hope for the free people comes in the form of two murderers who have already washed themselves clean of society's problems. Against their will they will be thrown back into the world that has abandoned them and will fight to find their own souls and hearts, defying enormous odds.

The Code Breaker by Rachel Hatch

Marin Lindrine lives in a world where she knows things are not always as they seem. Manuscripts contain hidden messages, couriers carry encoded news of the war, and even Mr. Rosings, the man who saved her from a life from poverty, may be hiding something from her. But Marin too is caught up in something much too large for her trusting temperament. Forces have mobilized to snatch Marin from the shadows of obscurity and launch her into the heart of the pivotal conflict that will decide the future of Mykolia. Journey back to the beginnings of Mykolia to a time when the world was new, when myth was still reality, where the trees and mountains still bore the marks of the kings and queens who lent their craftsmanship to their formation, and where even Marin Lindrine herself may be more than what she seems.

Consider Her Ways by Frederick Philip Grove

Offered by Insomniac Press. In the tradition of Orwell's Animal Farm, Grove examines the idea of a utopian society through the story of a group of traveling ants who find themselves in North America. An amateur scientist encounters the colony and makes telepathic contact with an elder of the ant community. The ant infuses the scientist with her memory and uses him as a medium through which she tells the colony's incredible story. It is a tale that holds up a mirror to human culture, demonstrating to both worlds the parallels and contrasts between the pastoral ways of the ants and the North American life of excess. Originally published in 1947, this classic novel is back in print for the first time in 20 years. Fans of speculative fiction will be delighted to see that Grove's prose is as fresh as it was 50 years ago.

Corvus by L. Lee Lowe

In an alternate present the minds of teen offenders are uploaded into computers for rehabilitation—a form of virtual wilderness therapy. Zach is a homo cognoscens, one of the new humans who can navigate the Fulgrid. Though still a high school student, he is indentured to the Fulgur Corporation as a counsellor. Laura is a homo sapiens. Their story is part odyssey, part tragedy, part riff on the nature of consciousness. Corvus is available as weekly podcasts, narrated by the wonderful Welsh actor Ioan Hefin.

Curio Killed the Cat by Skyla Dawn Cameron NEW

Welcome to Curio Killed the Cat, an occult shop in Kensington Market, Toronto. Meet the quirky (and sometimes supernatural) employees, customers, and a few strange characters that pass along the way. Added 10/16/09.

The Crimson Wrath by Grant Salo

In the darkest reaches of the ominous north, a strange and powerful force is brewing. Cities crumble before its overpowering might and tales of madness and despair haunt the once peaceful lands of Oldenor. One fateful night the mighty city of Salanbonia is overwhelmed by the Crimson Wrath. Homes are plundered and set alight and the people are enslaved and forced to mine under unbearable conditions. Can the descedants of the legendary King Rabanar seek out the root of all evil and eliminate it? Or will they fall prey to the cunning traps that lay before them?

The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams

"Drawing on worldwide myths and legends, Australian author Williams (The Resurrected Man) expertly twists the familiar into the grotesque in this deeply spooky story, the first in a new fantasy series. When Seth Castillo is stabbed and killed, his spirit is whisked away to the Second Realm, a literally inside-out place full of hideous monsters, while his mirror twin, Hadrian, remains in the First Realm of the living. Their psychic link draws the two realms together, precipitating a world-warping cataclysm that the alien Yod hopes will let him conquer the First Realm as he has the Second." Publishers Weekly.

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The Dark Dreamweaver by Nick Ruth

Offered by Imaginator Press. Eleven-year-old David is suffering from nightmares. Over and over again, he dreams about a strange, bear-like man with black eyes. He's not the only one; an epidemic of nightmares seems to have infected the Earth. David takes matters into his own hands and embarks on an adventure to Remin, a land powered by dreams. Aided by a caterpillar wizard, a jellyfish-man, two wise-cracking water serpents, and several other unusual characters, he sets out to find and confront the evil wizard who is causing the nightmares. The challenges that he encounters will require all of his intelligence, his courage, and most of all, his imagination.

The Darkling Band by Jason Henderson

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. Two best friends in 13th-Century Germany set out across towns, tundra and mountains to find one of the friend’s two sisters, who have been kidnapped by a raiding party of winged men locked in a war with the exploding human population. A fast, violent, big, romantic project—fantasy with sweat and rivets! A race of winged men wreak havoc on Earth and fight for their survival. In the middle of this epic struggle are two friends driven by love and loyalty to opposite sides. An adventure full of surprises, from the creator of Sword of Dracula and Soulcatcher.

Dark Reflection by Daniel Cobb

When Princess Angel finds a mirror in a haunted castle, her dark reflection comes to life. Her simple life shatters – she must find the missing pieces. Unless she puts it back together in time, she’ll fade away forever. Facing Shadow the Witch, she becomes her own worst enemy. Will she be able to defeat the dark side of her soul that she can’t control? Until her heart is broken, it will never be whole! It’s up to a brave prince (named Paladin) and a white unicorn (named Starlight) to slay the Dragon King, who kidnapped her. Now she has to dream the darkness away, or she’ll be trapped in a nightmarish reality turned upside-down. With the fate of her world hanging by a thread, she gets caught in a web of confusion. Can he save her before it’s too late?

Darkside by S.K.S. Perry

James Decker just won’t stay dead. Slain while rescuing a young woman from a would-be rapist, he finds himself in a pseudo-life, caught between two realities, belonging to neither. Haunted by the ghosts of his father and grandfather, he learns that the woman he rescued is in fact an Innocent, the physical embodiment of hope. As it turns out, seeing dead people is the least of James' worries. It's the trolls, goblins, vampires, and other assorted creepy-crawlies that make being dead a living nightmare.

Daughter of the Sun by Lonnie Ezell

As memories of her mother's horrible death manifest themselves into reality, Elena, a candle-maker cursed with outlawed magic, is forced down a path that pits her against the most deadly men and magic in the land. Johan, her drunken, ex-hero of a husband chases after her but soon realizes that she will have to face this destiny alone, as he is thrust into leadership of a failed rebellion that must stop the Overlord and Duke from destroying the one thing that holds the fabric of their broken lands together. There is also a podcast version of this novel.

Dawning by D.A. Caldwell

The land of Unedea has known peace for many years, but as the kingdoms of the land enjoy prosperity, a threat in the north grows secretly. As this collective of evil searches out the Untouchable Stave, its influence spreads to the many cities of the land. Arum, a young half-elf living in the countryside of Artemia, leaves his childhood home to seek out a new life and finds unexpected adventure. With a ragtag band of companions, Arum must fight to save the city of Helsing from becoming a beacon of evil. This is book one of The Untouchable Stave Trilogy: Dawning.

Daystrider by Jaye Patrick

In an alternative world where myths and legends are real, Daya Scott, Heir to a Gargoan Regency is partnered with a human cop who hates all monsters, but especially her. To solve the brutal slaying of a family, secrets long held will be revealed. And, monster or not, Daya is going to find the killer... but the killer may just find her first.

Death on the New Bridge by Trevor Hopkins

A sequel to New Bridge to Lyndesfarne, Death on the New Bridge once again follows Kevin and Tanji, who are asked by Bret to assist with the investigation of the mysterious death of Andrew Wollack, a microbial epidemiologist who was found in the exact centre of the new bridge shortly after its official opening.

Delver Magic - Book I: Sanctum's Breach by Jeff Inlo

A rolling tremor passes through the land of Uton, signaling a return of long absent magic as well as an ancient evil that accompanies it. Ryson Acumen, purebred delver, senses the changes throughout the land. In his investigations, he learns that legends he considered fables hold more truth than fantasy. The delver encounters elves and learns the Sphere of Ingar, a talisman that captured all magical energies long ago, is free from its tomb in Sanctum Mountain. As violent, evil creatures return to shred the very fabric of reality, the sphere gains awareness and chooses to spew corrupted magical energies to obliterate all life.

Delver Magic Book II: Throne of Vengeance by Jeff Inlo

The Sphere of Ingar has been destroyed and pure magic now flows freely throughout the land of Uton. Magic casters arise as do the dark creatures that need magic to exist in this land. As the land changes and its inhabitants adapt, a growing wind of rebellion leads to potential disaster for all the races. The dwarf queen, Yave, declares war on the algors, blaming the desert dwellers for the tragedy which took the life of her eldest son. She leads a revolution against what remains of her own family. Dwarf separatists eager to assert their own superiority follow blindly as she begins her quest for revenge.

Delver Magic - Book III: Balance of Fate by Jeff Inlo

Ryson Acumen finds that his time of service to the Land of Uton and its people is not yet complete. Together with Holli Brances and Lief Woodson, they must work together once more to end a growing threat and to meet their own undeniable destinies. It is not without loss or sacrifice as they struggle to battle grotesque forces of malevolence. Enemies once forgotten return to hold sway over each ensuing conflict.

The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore LIMITED TIME

Offered by Random House and Sony eBook. Requires download of free Sony eBook Library software and registration. See "How It Works" at the top right of the screen. A young man discovers his true heritage when his village is destroyed by goblins & he is called upon to battle a horrific beast. In a volcanic cavern an evil beast awakens & wrecks terror on the enchanted land of Corona. Meanwhile, on a far-off island, magic gems fall to the beach, carrying with them all that is good in the world & all that is evil. Pray they do not fall into the beast's hands.

Depth of the Rain by Orin Drake

Two worlds collide, bringing an outsider home, and the rest of existence to its knees, in a manner of speaking. A teen -aged girl who has been called Shadow from modern human Earth gets pulled into another world, and hurled into a quest she has no idea how to pursue. She meets up with a brother and sister from the other world, a horse who understands every word they say, and a very disturbed boy that may or may not really be helping them to achieve their goal. Their destinies are intertwined.

Descent of the Horseman by Sye Pascoe

A dark gothic fantasy, packed full of action, intrigue, romance and philosophy. A warrior that can never be defeated faces the one thing he cannot fight: love. The Horseman has descended into a hell that appears to be remarkably like ordinary, everyday life. He is there with one purpose: to enter into the whirlwind of brutality and pass judgement on all those he meets. His arrival upsets the plans of a gang of killers, intent on taking control of a village, deep within the darkest reaches of human suffering. Unstoppable, The Horseman cuts through the village without remorse - until he meets Serina, a woman lost in a melody played out by those around her. This is a brutal depiction of life, love and death. Click on Download link at top of page.

Deviations: Appetite by Elissa Malcohn

The Covenant has been destroyed and Crossroads' way of life along with it. The Masari face starvation in the depth of winter. Without Crossroads' tithes, the Basc Yata are equally helpless. In the midst of famine, Promontory and Destiny Farm prepare to conquer the valley. A secret and uneasy alliance remains the only option. Unwillingly thrust into power, HigherBrook must now trust Gria, the very person who had led the massacre of Crossroads' hunters. Another partnership proves even more disturbing. As Gria and TripStone plot to destroy Destiny Farm, what began as a fringe militia has expanded into a fullblown Yata army. Destiny Farm's meat keeps Crossroads alive, but every sale bankrupts Crossroads further and increases the risk of Basc's Yata becoming livestock.

Deviations: Covenant by Elissa Malcohn

TripStone hates to kill her gods but she must feed her people. An accomplished hunter in the Masari village of Crossroads, she is charged with the ritual slaying of the sacred Yata. Her comrade Ghost tries to end Masari dependence on Yata meat by performing experiments punishable by death. His jeopardy increases when he shelters a teenage runaway sickened by fasting. Their worldview shatters when they harbor a Yata woman raised to be livestock instead of a god. But Crossroads itself is imperiled. Hidden in the far woods, a secret Yata militia is preparing to alter the balance of power.

Digital Magic by Philippa Ballantine

Offered by Dragon Moon Press.Friday, Sept. 25. Dragon Moon Press is changing servers and some of its books may be temporarily unavailable. The Fey are gone... and with them, magic. At least, that is how things seem at the conclusion of the award-nominated novel Chasing the Bard. Lord what fools these mortals be. Penherem is a quaint, sleepy English village where people go to escape the 21st century. Hiding from the world of laptop computers, the Internet, and wireless communication, is Ella. A writer, now barren of ideas and drive, she resigns herself to a quiet life of solitude. Everything changes with the arrival of a shapeshifting thief. Suddenly, everyone begins to change--from the local librarian to the lady of the manor--revealing their true natures and dangerous secrets. Something in this sleepy English village is awakening … something that might be better left alone. Downloads slowly.

Dorothea's Song by Ron Vitale

Peter is your typical high school student, but when his mother’s marriage falls apart he copes by dreaming up the story of Dorothea, an elf who lives in the magical Bois d’or forest. Releasing his frustrations in his French teacher's nightly writing assignment, Peter shares Dorothea’s story with his teacher, imagining a world in which witches, a renegade elf lord and the humans have joined forces to conquer the elves. With the Bois d’or on the verge of being invaded, Dorothea and her friends embark on a quest to find the wizard Mohan. But the witches have other plans. They have set the three ancient evils of Anger, Fear and Lust against Dorothea. Can Dorothea survive the three curses and find Mohan in time to save her homeland? Dorothea’s fate is in Peter's hands, but as his mother’s marriage deteriorates and his infatuation with his French teacher increases, he must find a way to rise above the insanity and save not only Dorothea’s home but also his own. This book is also available as a podcast.

Dragons' Truth by Teel McClanahan III

When two young boys decide to skip school and seek adventure one day, they end up finding much more than they ever bargained for. More than the dragon and the mountain of riches they see at first, one of the boys finds the entire course of his life changed. That boy, Larry, finds himself at the center of an adventure bigger than anything he’d ever dreamed of. And when Larry’s continuing adventure begins to affect his schoolwork, and then his teachers and his entire school, Larry’s not sure what he’s gotten himself into. When the effects of that seemingly innocent day begin to spread throughout - and then to threaten - his entire nation, Larry is forced to take action or face the destruction of the entire human race as a result of a single day of hooky. Contains some violent content.

Dreamers by Sarah R. Suleski

To sleep, perchance to dream . . . or wake again in a different world.This is the dual life of Muse, Love, and other Immortals like them. Split between two lives in two worlds, they never sleep, never dream, and never die. In one life they walk among us, unknown, in the other, they are worshiped as gods. But they are not immune to the troubles of life — love, loneliness, loss, and the eternal question of where they came from and what their purpose is. This is their story.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess by Wesley Allison

Eaglethorpe Buxton, famed adventurer and story-teller, friend to those in need of a friend and guardian to those in need of a guardian. He is a liar and braggart, not to be trusted, especially around pies. Who are we to believe? Buxton himself leads us through his world as he comes to the aid of… a poor orphan? An elven princess? Who can guess with Eaglethorpe himself telling the tale? Added 11/10/09.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress by Wesley Allison NEW

Eaglethorpe Buxton, famed adventurer and story-teller is back, this time to put on a play about a sorceress. When the sorceress, subject of his play arrives with fire in her eyes, Eaglethorpe must pretend to be his good friend Ellwood. Will he pull off this charade and survive? And what happens when the real Ellwood shows up? One can never tell, especially when Eaglethorpe tells the story. Added 11/11/09.

The Element of Fire by Martha Wells

The kingdom of Ile-Rein lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, guards the safety of the realm. But now rumors arise that Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne. And Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true desires are cloaked in mystery. Is she in league with the wizard Grandier? Or is she laying claim to the throne? It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen's Guard and Ravenna's former lover, to sort out who is friend, who is foe in a deadly game to keep the Dowager Queen and the kingdom she loves from harm. But is one man's steel enough to counter all the magic of fayre? Click on Online Edition to read.

Ether by Kristine Williams

The day Daniel Harper inherited his uncle’s old farm, he also inherited a strange key. When he used that key on the cellar door, he found himself not on the rotting wooden steps, but in the path of an oncoming car on a dark city street. He's just stepped into Ether, a world of steam powered cars and wooden ships that sail the skies. The key to going home is the key that brought him there, but he’s left it in the cellar door. Now his best chance of finding the way back is to go along with Ether's most wanted criminal and former bodyguard to the murdered King in the hopes of finding another key.

Fair Semblances by Nathan Pitchford

The little Consortium of Fair Semblances, high in the northern Draconian Mountains, is the only world young Mishael Henoch has ever known; but one night he and two friends, Javan and Shashi Togarmah, decide to break through the Impenetrable Thicket, which has stood as an impassable barrier around Fair Semblances from time immemorial. Although unsuccessful at first, the consequences of their night escapade lead Mishael to the solution of an ancient riddle, hidden in plain sight of the people of Fair Semblances for many generations. Armed with this new information, he breaks through the Thicket, and finds himself in a world vaster than he had ever imagined. This boundless new world is in the midst of a great struggle between good and evil, which is even more epic and terrifying than the ancient legends had been able to convey. In the very midst of this struggle is Fair Semblances; and now that he has escaped from Fair Semblances, so is he.

Fifth World by Marya Wolfman

Global warming threatens to destroy the world. Ecologist Meredith Markey sets out on a vision quest through five mythical worlds seeking wisdom of the ancient Anasazi to heal Mother Earth's painful wounds and shield her from Father Sun's burning rays. Illustrated eBook.

The Final Dragonkeeper: Quest for the Relic by José J. Amador

The Final Dragonkeeper: Quest for the Relic is the story of Drake and Madison Wallace, a brother and sister finding themselves in a magical and fantastic situation, and with a destiny to fulfill. Early on Drake and Madison learn there is another world, related to ours, where the reign of Dragonkeepers is coming to an end and where the signs foretelling the arrival of the Final Dragonkeeper are coming true. Quickly they discover that he is the Final Dragonkeeper and she’s his Protector, and together, they are the only ones that can save this other world, the Realm of Faerie, from a former, traitorous Dragonkeeper known as the Evil One. Drake and Madison then, with aid of a grand advisor, enlist help from a cast of extraordinary creatures and peoples, and of course dragons. The dragons come from seven different clans, each with their own personality and quirk, and although these dragons are well-mannered and behaved, without a Dragonkeeper they would quickly become ferocious and violent. To defeat the Evil One, they go on a quest for the one and only thing that will assure victory – the mythical Dragon’s Eye (which as it turns out has more to it than well…meets the eye.) They encounter great danger along their quest as the Evil One does everything to crush them in his path to absolute rule. But an ancient horror awaits the Final Dragonkeeper, poised to destroy him and end the quest before it even begins.

Fire and Dust by James Gardner

Someone is blowing up the headquarters of factions in Sigil. As part of a multi-faction team, Britlin Cavendish (artist, swordsman, and Sensate) gets drafted to stake out the Mortuary and keep an eye out for trouble. One fire bomb later, Britlin and his companions are fighting wights that don't obey the Death Pact, on a trail that leads from the Plane of Dust to Carceri, Plague-Mort, and many strange places in between.

The First Time I Heard Anthea Speak by Lily Prior

While Sylvia is watching the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Anthea speaks for the first time. She is the parasitic twin that has developed in Sylvia's armpit. Sylvia is determined to destroy Anthea before Anthea can destroy Sylvia's life - and her new romance with smooth-talking prosthetic limb salesman Dickie Vaughan. But which of the sisters will ultimately triumph in this bittersweet story of love, lust, and tooth-sprouting growths?

The Fisherman's Apprentice by Rebekah Berry

A simple fisherman's apprentice finds herself in the middle of a war and a race to find the crystal that could end it all. When Raenth realizes the fate of all the Islands of Inoacia rests on her shoulders, she must find the strength within herself to rise to her true calling. Book One in the Islands of Inoacia Series.

Five Falling Eagles by David Leyva

Apocalyptic Fairy Tales For Adults

Fulcrum Shift by Will Kalif

Fulcrum Shift is a fantasy novel filled with dark terror, mythical creatures, and pulse-pounding, sword-wielding action. The Fulcrum is a magical stone with tremendous power that was created by a race of people now long gone from the earth. They created it and the nine nexus stones to control the earth, but the Fulcrum's power destroyed them and nearly destroyed the earth. The Fulcrum and the nexus stones were buried and nearly forgotten for many generations.

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The Gathering by Timothy David Walker

In a land where the sun sets in the north and rises in the south all elements seemed at peace. Until one warm and quiet morning when Ward the Golden Lab of The Yard awoke to find his son missing, a great and horrid truth would be realized. Thus, he and one small pig would start a long and tedious journey to not only keep an old hidden artifact secret but to find answers of their own.

The Gauntlet Thrown by Cheryl Dyson and Xina Marie Uhl NEW

Brydon's quest was simple. Borrow the fabled Gauntlet of Ven-Kerrick, bring it home to prove his worth, marry the princess, and ascend the throne. He had planned for the dangerous terrain and Redolian assassins, but he did not count on slavers and werewolves. He did not expect the Gauntlet to be missing, nor to find the Kerrick royal family murdered, and he definitely did not anticipate the distractions of a sultry thief and a rescued slave girl. Luckily, his worst enemy was there to help him out. Added 10/20/09.

The Ghosts of Earth by Paul Dore

The Ghosts of Earth is the first book of the Truthfarer series which describes the beginnings of a universe - the origins of space and time, and of consciousness itself. These cataclysmic events set in train the Truthfarers' quest, and the account of their journey Homewards. This history follows the adventures of two of these beings as they travel from the skies of an ancient planet to the realm of the gods, and then onwards to the freezing landscape of a new world, before finally encountering the subterranean regions of the Gaki. These creatures are a strange race indeed, inexorably driven by an insatiable hunger towards madness, to an insanity that holds within itself the key to the next stage of their path towards ultimate knowledge.

The Goddess by Frederick Dunstan

Welcome to the world of Midyard - a world of innocence and beauty, terror and corruption, sex and spirituality, timeless legend and contemporary politics - a world of humans and gods and magical transformations, of erotic passion and heroic adventure, of light and darkness, of new insights into the agelong struggle between good and evil - a post-Tolkeinian world, one that carries on from where The Lord of the Rings leaves off, the world of Yabeth, the Goddess.

Greenstone and Ironwood by Luke Webster NEW

The city of Ironwood is on the verge of destruction, brought around by the vindictive broodings of the city’s thousand year-old founder and the meandering travels of a zombie and his ghost companion. Their tale puts in motion a prophecy of plague and infestation. The once powerful monarchy has been replaced with a single regent by power hungry nobles and an overzealous church, struggling with the meteoric rise of a wealthy middle-class off the back of the mining boom. Meanwhile a thief, compelled by his own gambling addiction, is forced into a game of politics so vicious that losing equals death. Traditional fantasy roles have been replaced and readers will find an absence of elves and dwarves, instead discovering a dark world built on human suffering and the worship of sinister forces. Added 11/8/09.

The Gryphon Highlord by Connie Ward

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. In the aftermath of a horrific accident, the Regent of Thylana orders all magic-users permanently banished. But many years have passed, and now the outcasts and exiles wish to return. Secretly, the Regent's niece, the Princess Kathedra, supports their claim, but holds no sway with her uncle. Branded a Umagi sympathizer and traitor to the crown, she surrenders her post of Gryphon Highlord and flees the castle, only to fall into the hands of her enemies. More rightly, her uncle's enemies. And an enemy of her uncle is now surely her friend...or not. Join Kathedra on her flight to freedom and journey of self-discovery. Meet her friends, her foes, her lovers...sometimes one and the same. Share her fight for justice and dreams of independence. And follow her to the thrilling conclusion where she learns who truly deserves to bear the title of The Gryphon Highlord. Gold Medal, Best SF of 2006 ForeWord Magazine.

Guardians of the Gate by Ami Blackwelder

Enter A World of Elfin Romance. What Happens When Love Is Forbidden? Michael Cole has always been an ordinary teenager in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, but when he meets Evelyn - the new girl, coy yet intoxicating, in his Senior English Class, he is smitten. His life is forever changed when he uncovers a hidden, secret world inside the quiet forests on his town. As Evelyn takes him on adventures and deep within her heart, she also takes him deep into her mystical world. But as the innocent lovers embark on this forbidden love, dark dangers determined to destroy them and their worlds are unleashed and the two will never be the same. Sojourn with these lovers and meet lovable and dangers characters along the way in this Romance Elfin Saga.

Harald by David D. Friedman

It's the perfect storm for conquest: a dysfunctional kingdom reels under a weak monarch. A powerful order of warrior maidens turns to infighting after suddenly losing its charismatic leader. Worst of all, a disciplined and blooded imperial army stands ready to invade and dominate. If ever a moment called for grit, competence, and an utter lack of wishful thinking it is now. Enter Harald of the Vales. Family man and teller of tales. Warrior's warrior. It's time the Empire got one thing straight: the land of Kaerlia will never be its for the taking.

The Hatchling Man - Book One: The Tower of the Swordthane by Kevin Hudson

“It all started with a sword.” And so beings A Brief History of the Swordthane Wars – an old, worn and well-read book owned by Omerod Thorne, liegeman to Silverbane the night elf, Dark Knight and Paladin. Not that this mattered to young Tom Clovely, for he had never read a book in his life. And reading is perhaps the furthest thing from his mind in his chaotic and illicit daily life as an orphaned urchin of Valdos city. Until one theft too many changes his life utterly. Thrown into the company of the three Paladins of Ukko, Tom Clovely begins his journey to find The Hatchling Man, a man born of an egg, and man upon whom rests the fate of peace.

Hell on $5 a Day by Greg Bulmash NEW

Alain Beaudreaux, a vampire, loved a mortal woman for 64 years. Now she's in Heaven and he's determined to join her, but he'll have to go through Hell to do it. Kurt Grey, a junior copywriter, hit on the wrong woman at the wrong time. Now he's been thrown through a portal into Hell and has an angry vampire hot on his heels. He must find his way to Heaven if he ever hopes to get home. Two men, one amazing journey, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. Added 11/4/09.

Hero Wanted by Dan McGirt

A rollicking fantasy romp that follows reluctant hero Jason Cosmo as he flees his home in Lower Hicksnittle, on the run from bounty hunters, demons, and the sinister Dark Magic Society. Aided by cynical wizard Mercury Boltblaster, Jason must dare the depths of the Incredibly Dark Forest — and even the Jaws of Death — to learn the shocking truth behind the price on his head.

The House of Captured Fancy by Thomas Cater

The House of Captured Fancy is a phantasmagorical novel about Hieronymus Ashe, a disgruntled school bus driver and substitute teacher driven to distraction by his love and loathing of words, life, obsessions and naked women. He finds absolution in a phantastique dwelling that captures his fancy. In the process of exploring the meaning of life and all its variables, Harry learns that a treacherous fiend is afoot and threatening to enslave the mind and spirit of humankind, create political unrest and disrupt universal harmony. With the collaboration of a Humbug playing on its humdinger of a humdrum, he achieves a modicum of success.

Ingeld's Daughter by Carla Nayland

Irinya is Ingeld's daughter, rightful Lady of Carlundy, imprisoned by the tyrannical cousin who usurped her throne and married her by force. When she rescues the mysterious stranger Gyrdan from her husband's guards, she seizes her chance to escape. But what is Gyrdan's business in Carlundy? Can Irinya's promise to restore justice win her enough support to overthrow the tyrant? And if it does, will she have to order the death of the man she loves?

Initiates by Clare K.R. Miller

Sequel to New Student Orientation - the further adventures of Corrie, Edie, and Dawn at Chatoyant College.

In Serein Trilogy by StarFields

In Serein is a romance novel, a hypnotic novel, a fantasy novel, a novel about magic and sorcery. Please note: In Serein is no Harry Potter. This is an adult dark fantasy fiction novel which contains scenes of sex and violence as a necessary part of the story line. Also, the magic used here is all real ...

Into the Forrest by E.L. Gardner

Forrest Cure is an ordinary kid with ordinary friends, an ordinary school, and ordinary parents. Well, maybe not… Forrest actually is one of the most popular kids in the eighth grade, except with no real friends (not including his giant dog, Rags), a school overflowing with bullies and jerks, and a single, uncaring mom. One night, though, he’s pulled out of his miserable world and into… A more complex one filled with aliens, dungeons, adventure, and excitement. With each new adventure, he learns a couple more things to make his life back on Earth (if he ever goes back) a better one.

Isildur by Brian K. Crawford

If you really got into Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you have to read Isildur. Just as Lord of the Rings told the story of the war that ended the Third Age, Isildur tells of the even greater conflict that brought to an end the Second Age.

Island Peoples by Vaughn Ohlman

Seth had his problems. Elevated by the death of his brother to heir apparent, learning the languages of all the people in his fathers kingdom, getting betrothed to a girl he had never met... but treason as well? And why was he dizzy all the time?

Island Peoples: Come the Day by Vaughn Ohlman

Come the Day continues the story of Seth, Jill, and the various other characters of Island Peoples. Jill's wedding is not exactly what she had dreamed of growing up... but Seth turns out to be much more than she could possibly have imagined. Although his idea of a honeymoon trip...

Jack Maguire by Dave Jenvey NEW

Jack Maguire is going nowhere fast. Stuck in a dead end, soul- destroying job Jack knows he needs a drastic change in his life but he doesn't anticipate just how drastically different his world is going to become. Added 10/27/09.

Jade Mouse by Aaron Kite

Vincent Tucat is the most talked-about Lord in all of Harael . . . and that’s not exactly a good thing. His reputation as a master thief is growing quickly, and for obvious reasons. Dozens of things have gone missing from his fellow Lords these past few months. Important things. Priceless heirlooms, family keepsakes, irreplaceable artifacts - things that a smart thief wouldn’t even dream of touching. Everyone seems to know who’s to blame for it, too. Tracking down the thief isn’t going too well, though. In fact, the only useful bit of information he's found out is that the culprit chooses to disguise himself as a wraith - a gold-fearing incorporeal spirit reputed to steal the memories of the dead. At least, Vincent hopes it’s a disguise . . .

Jim's Life: Journey to Soul Ascension by Jason Matthews

The soul of Jim (from The Big Bang) takes over the body of a boy who had a fatal accident while running from the scene of a crime. The body is revived at the hospital, and Jim awakens from a coma with absolute amnesia. The brain damage from the crash affects his pineal gland and vision processing so that he now sees the human light fields, the chakras and auras that have been theorized for thousands of years but never fully proven. In time he learns to work with these light fields and heal people of their imbalances, thus drawing comparisons to Jesus and being praised as a miracle healer. All the while he's on trial for a crime he did not commit. An epic story of global debate, one of reincarnation, religion and spirituality, the courts of justice and the power of love. Follow Jim through his journey to understanding the ultimate human experience and how to connect and work with the ever present light of the universe.

Journey's End by Emily Veinglory NEW

Castel is an elf stranded in human lands, slowly dying from lack of magical energy. Mendry is a human assassin descended from a line of vampire 'Dragon Knights' who seek to bring an evil dragon back to life. When Mendry's father steals a child he believes to be his grand-daughter, the seventh generation needed to carry out the resurrection ritual, Mendry and Castel come together to save an innocent life, facing evil mages and more. Together with the child's uncle and mother, they make an unlikely band of heroes, and find a whole new meaning to the word family. Note: this novella includes erotic M/M (gay male) content. Added 10/22/09.

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton NEW LIMITED TIME

Offered by Suvudu (Random House) Free Book Library. “My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it’s not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don’t even know why.” Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. But now the Queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her back–whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown–and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death. Added 11/2/09.

Kremlon Book 1: The Crystal Pendant by Jane Ellison

In today's world, the land of Arikmania is not much different from Earth. The only thing different is that Arikmania holds magic and has a magical past of which Earth does not. On Arikmania, is a country called Kremlon, which has both a beautiful and bloody past and when the President wants his hand on the Crystal Pendant, an object that has ALL powers, there is no stopping him. Except for four teenagers, brought into this quest by fate and prophesy. Only these teenagers can destroy the Pendant, and it takes much more than throwing it at the wall. And there's much more for them to learn before they can even find it- it's magical past and mysteries.

Legends by Mel Keegan

In an era of storm and chaos, One will be born who will command the Power, but the ancient magic that flows in his veins like blood is his curse as well as his gift. In this time of cataclysm and ordeal, the upstart Empire of Vayal has placed a bounty on the heads of all scions of the lineage of Diomedas, for the oracle foretold the doom of Vayal, and it rides on the shoulders of the One. He lives and breathes already, hiding in the old city of Zeheft and in the slowly drowning outlands. He is Faunos, still dangerously young -- and he has one dread: the witchfinders of Vayal, who are charged with the hunting of those like himself. Twenty years, Faunos has hidden and learned, until the gods of sea, storm and earth take Zeheft; and one night destiny brings Vayal's young witchfinder to the camps of the water gypsies, where Faunos should not have been. The Empire of the Atlantan has one slender chance to survive, and its struggle will begin on this night. The novel has gay content.

Little Monsters by Zoe E. Whitten

Jarred Collins is not a real person. It is a fact he has known all his life, though he has never understood why. He has no memories of his early childhood before the age of ten, and no connection to his family beyond his mother, who has always warned him to stay away from his other relatives. His only clues to his true identity lie in a past that he's grown increasingly unable to confront, and in his vivid dreams of an ancient conflict that feel frighteningly real. Jarred has kept himself hidden from normal people all his life, but an anonymous e-mail message leads him to an Internet chat room. He allows himself to be talked into a public meeting with one of his online friends, and seemingly by coincidence, he meets a homeless girl whose oddly familiar appearance causes Jarred to experience a sudden flashback of his worst memories as a sexual predator. With only a few words, she confirms Jarred's suspicions when she tells him, “you aren't real.”

A Little Star of Gold by Rachel Hatch

Emma Minton, just fifteen, is confused and frightened when war destroys her peaceful life and drags the country of Mykolia into violent conflict with Quinier. Now, Emma must rise above the sheltered life she has always known and discover the vital role she has to play in her country's struggle for freedom. A Little Star of Gold is the captivating beginning to the Houses of the Star series and the unforgettable tale of one girl's battle for her country, her family and her own life.

Living History by Ben Essex

Jacob White works for the Salmon Corporation. It's an easy job, provided you do what you're told and don't ask too many questions. Jacob is told to start bringing historical figures back to life, somehow - the details are up to him. He doesn't ask too many questions. It all seems straightforward enough, until White realises that his latest task is actually impossible. Faced with a choice between unacceptable failure and the world's most elabourate bluff, White opts for the latter. Unfortunately for him things are more complicated than they appear, and his lie will have terrible consequences. In the city-state of America Little, every idea has its price and every fantasy comes with a fee. For his great illusion, Jacob will find the cost laid out in blood and revolution.

The Longevity Thesis by Jennifer Rahn

Deformed by the desert he had been born in, Antronos had fought hard to overcome the stigma of being a surface dweller and make his place in the underground civilization of the Temlochti State. Finally accepted in academia, he graduates with a degree in medicine and accepts a position as a graduate student in the laboratory of Sen Vernus, a Professor Emeritus who demonstrates an extensive and arcane knowledge of longevity. The weak-willed Lord Jait possesses psychic power he has no idea how to use - power that Vernus can use to possess others. The 'longevity' studies progress from stealing body parts to control over entire beings. Can Antronos resist the mind invasions of Vernus or will he destroy Lord Jait, the very man he has vowed to save? To read, click on "Download a free ..."

Lost Gods by Drew Beatty

Kweku Anansi is just another member of the African diaspora, trying to make a place for himself in his adopted home of Toronto, Canada. He dreams of better days, of a time when he could be stop running small time cons just to make the rent. He dreams of the life he used to live, centuries ago when he was revered as a god. A chance encounter with a fellow con man with a dark and secretive past of his own, plunges them both into the dark world of the lost gods, gods who would do anything to be worshipped again. Including destroying the world, if necessary. How far will Anansi go to reclaim his godhood? What will he give up to have true power again?

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Madelynn and the Butterflies by Kelly McCormick

After moving, Madelynn is soon confronted by talking butterflies and taken to a magical tree in which they live. She finds herself shrunk down to their size and Goad, a wise old oracle, explains to her that she is the lost princess of the Sadar butterfly colony. They have been looking for her for years and she must take her place and fight the evil Dreagans. Shocked by this information, Madelynn heads back and finds men at the house yelling at her parents, demanding to know where she is. Soon she is spotted, and Madelynn runs for her life, but the hateful men have taken her parents back to the magical realm. Madelynn’s decision is made for her. She must change back and face what she does not remember.

Madman's Dance by Jana G. Oliver

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. History is melting down, courtesy of a multi-century plot to bring the Transitive shape-shifters to power. Only Time Rover Jacynda Lassiter can set things back on course, but that will be difficult. She's been abandoned in a Victorian insane asylum with no memory of who she is. Her two Victorian friends are facing equal difficulties: Dr. Alastair Montrose is caught between his duty to uncover the truth and powerful foes who wish it buried. Once lauded as a hero, Detective-Sergeant Jonathon Keats is on the run, framed for a woman's heinous murder. Keats' arch enemy, Desmond Flaherty, can prove him innocent, but the Fenian isn't about to come forward, not with the life of his only daughter on the line. If the anarchist's cache of explosives ignites the biggest conflagration since the Great Fire of 1666, the future will change. There will be no sanctuary from the Madman's Dance.

The Marchman by Karlene Kubat

Watched and envied by the entire planet, Marchland leader Casimir Wyld governs rich and exotic lands of a pristine splendor found nowhere else. But his magnificent country is a mid-island territory which holds apart two warring nations poised to engulf the prosperous Marchland. The border countries are held from serious confrontation by a cruel and irreparable mutation which prevents inter-marriage. Now a mysterious and brilliant scientist has returned to her home in the March to present the besieged Wyld with a startling strategy that places her own life at risk.

The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre

“Inspired by tales of ancient sea-monsters, McIntyre spins a marvelous alternative-history fable about greed and goodness, power and pathos set at the 17th century court of Louis XIV, France’s glittering Sun King.... McIntyre vividly re-creates a Versailles poised on the cusp between alchemy and modern science. Her imaginings enliven her history with wonder, but, as in the best fantasy, they serve less to dazzle by their inventiveness than to illuminate brilliantly real-world truths — here, humanity’s responses, base and noble, when confronting the unknown.” — Publishers Weekly. Available also in a Palm/Mobipocket version.

Mountaintop Sculptress by David Leyva

An unlikely band of prisoners make their escape from an otherwordly San Quentin. The fugitives will encounter a conspiracy that threatens the life of a 15-year old girl, who desires to return home.

New Bridge to Lyndesfarne by Trevor Hopkins

Set in the present day, New Bridge to Lyndesfarne follows Kevin, a talented but lonely forty-something who is commissioned to design a second bridge between the Two Worlds. Accompanied by Tanji, his guide and interpreter from Lyndesfarne, Kevin inadvertently discovers a conspiracy to destroy the bridge which puts their lives in danger.

New Student Orientation by Clare K.R. Miller

Corrie, Edie, and Dawn are excited, nervous, curious, and, well, lots of other emotions about their first semester at Chatoyant College. They know it's going to be a weird few months: they've left their familiar high school existences for something completely new, their college is the only one in the United States with a magic program, and it comes complete with its own forbidden forest and mysterious weather. What they're not expecting is the strange (and familiar) people they'll meet, the intricate politics of college life, and new revelations about themselves.

Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis

She's on a mission to kill the man who loves her. Why? Because he's an idiot. Ten years ago, Nina Kimberly the Merciless was cheated out of the life of adventure that she truly deserves. Her father, the fearsome barbarian conqueror Marcus the Merciless, met his first and only defeat at the hands of, well... a gopher hole. Ever since this epic humiliation, she and the rest of the horde have been stuck in the rural backwater kingdom of Langia. Now Francis IX, the idiotic king, has decided that he and Nina should be married. She can't kill him without starting a succession war, but the alternatives? Eww! Nina has long yearned for a hero to sweep her up on a glorious quest, but Francis' unwanted affections have forced her hand. No more waiting for a quest to find her, it's time to get proactive. She sets off into the big wide world, but the King decides to tag along, complete with a security spell to alert the Kingdom if he's killed. Nina is forced to swallow her pride and keep him safe... at least until she can find a way to break the spell. But nothing is ever simple in the life of a barbarian princess, and nothing is ever quite what it appears. The dragon is a pacifist (sometimes). The handsome rogue is a con-artist, but who is he conning? And even the wizard has a few surprises in store. While seeking the answer to all her problems, Miss the Merciless discovers that what she's always wanted may not actually be what she wants.

No Man an Island by G.S. Williams

Eight friends gather for a reunion vacation, but go missing after a hurricane strikes along their plane’s flight path. While friends and family mourn their loss when the crashed plane is found, the impossible happens: they appear in public claiming to have been in a cave in the mountains. Missing for months, they have no memory of the interval. What happened on that mountain, and the events that follow, will test their friendship, their faith, and the world. No Man An Island contains some graphic violence and harsh language.

The Philosopher in Arms by Karen Wehrstein

The Philosopher in Arms happens in a world in which a human-made cataclysm threw both technology and human population back to primitive levels some two millennia before the start of the story, and humanity is recovering with inching slowness. It is the life-story, up to age 28, of Fourth Chevenga Shae-Arano-e, heir and then head of state of a very democratic nation, consummate warrior and general, who lives from childhood secretly expecting to die before the age of thirty. When his nation is all but conquered by the tyrannical emperor who has held him captive, Chevenga is his peoples' only hope and faces his greatest military challenge. But there's a lot more to it than that, with explorations of the nature of power, the impact of technological spread, the contrasts between cultures, the nature of love and many other themes.

A Plague of Hearts by Patrick Whittaker NEW

On an otherwise normal day in Wonderland, the Knave of Hearts is arrested by the secret police. Outraged by what he believes to be an injustice, his valet, the March Hare, sets out to free him. Along the way he attends a mad tea party, witnesses the death and resurrection of the Queen of Hearts and uncovers a terrifying secret that could destroy not only his world, but ours too. Added 11/15/09.

Prisoners of Pride by Ami Blackwelder

Enter a World of Elfin Magic in Prisoners of Pride, the sequel to Guardians of the Gate. When evil wears many faces, how far would you go to save the one you love? When Michael Cole falls in love, he embarks on a journey that takes him into Evelyn's world , but as he enters Emeralusia it is vastly different from what he remembers. With elves struggling to survive against the evil grip of the dark elf Eris who has created black horses, shadow wolves, and crimson vultures to ensure his victory, Emeralusia is a war torn land. Michael must come to grips with this new realm and learn of the hidden meaning of the ancient words and secrets that may save his life and the lives of those he loves or Emeralusia is forever doomed. Join these innocent lovers as they rekindle their lost love and mature together.

The Prize in the Game by Jo Walton

When a friendly competition leads to the death of a beloved horse and incurs the wrath of the Horse Goddess, the kingdoms of the island of Tir Isarnagiri are doomed to suffer. As the goddess' curse chases them down the years, four friends destined for kingship - Conal, Emer, Darag, and Ferdia - are forced into conflict as their countries build towards war. Matters are complicated when Emer and Conal fall in love, and dream of escaping together from the machinations of their respective families. But Conal and Ferdia are rivals for the High Kingship of the island, and Conal cannot simply leave. The contest between them will lead to a visionary quest on a mountain sacred to the gods - and terrifying to men. Yet Emer faces an even greater struggle. For when war finally comes, Emer has two choices: perform her duty to the homeland to which she owes everything, or protect the one she loves and be branded a traitor forever.

The Proclamation by Kevin Marston

Racism exists, even in fantasy worlds. When the light Vle appear to be rising up against the majority dark Vle of Larmania, there seems to be only one option for the King. This novel follows what this means in the lives of a dark Vle girl, a monk, and the Prince of Larmania.

Promises Divined by Dora McAlpin

Promises Divined tells the story of the eternal soul Adanata. He is the Keeper of the Spirit Walkers, a line of Cherokee men with supernatural powers dating back more than 5,000 years. The Spirit Walkers have a single mission - to journey to The Cavern of the Spirits and unlock The Spirit of Knowledge from the prison to which she’s been confined since the time of The Great Flood. More than a thousand men have died in the quest. Promises Divined is the story of a tortured soul, the imprisoned spirit he loves, the fallen angel he detests, and the mortals unfortunate enough to be a part of it all.

The Prophet of Panamindorah, Book I Fauns and Filinians by Abbie Hilton

Corry showed up at the orphanage two years ago, unable to remember how he'd gotten there. He spoke a language no one recognized, and he was afraid of cars and planes and computers. Corry can remember snippets of another life, but no matter how hard he tries to remember, it just keeps slipping away. Then one day, he meets a fauness in an orange grove. She's from a world called Panamindorah, and he can understand her language. In addition, Corry can read a language that no one in Panamindorah has been able to read for three hundred years. Has he really been gone that long? Now he must recover his lost memories and rebuild his life, because the person who tried to kill him once is about to try again. The Prophet of Panamindorah is for readers and listeners 13 and older. This book is also available as a podcast.

The Prophet of Panamindorah, Book II Wolflings and Wizards by Abbie Hilton

Things have gone horribly wrong for the fauns at the spring festival of Lupricasia. A princess has been kidnapped, and visiting feline dignitaries have been blamed for the kidnapping. Corry, the young wizard shape shifter who saw the kidnapping, has been sent hurdling over a waterfall at a deadly height. Meanwhile the wolfling bandits who unwittingly hold the clues that would explain the kidnapping are about to be discovered by a bounty hunter and his employer, bent on their destruction. This is the second book in The Prophet of Panamindorah trilogy. This book is also available as a podcast.

The Prophet of Panamindorah, Book III Fire and Flood by Abbie Hilton

Nothing unites old enemies like new ones. This is especially true for the inhabitants of Panamindorah as they begin to set aside their differences to fight their true enemies. In Laven-lay, wolflings and wood fauns are sharing counsel for the first time in a generation. In Danda-lay, cliff fauns and cats have joined forces in a last desperate attempt to save the city from the swamp faun invaders. In Kazar swamp, cats and their shelts have been reunited after hundreds of years of separation and abuse. But have all these answers and reunions come too late? Time is running out to stop their true enemy. The ruin of Selbis is awaking to welcome her king. Gabalon is coming home. This is the third book in The Prophet of Panamindorah trilogy. This book is also available as a podcast.

The Rebirth of Pan by Jo Walton

Fantasy novel by Jo Walton, Welsh fantasy and science fiction writer and poet who won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002 and the World Fantasy award for her novel Tooth and Claw in 2004.

Rising Shadow by Jacquelyn Wheeler NEW

Ashlyn Woods just transferred to one of the most beautiful campuses on the west coast, where she can't wait to start her life over as a normal college student. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she discovers that she is a Soterian: a person who develops amazing powers when the balance of good and evil shifts too far in evil's favor. Soon she and the other Soterians are studying martial arts and learning to use their powers to prevent California from being plunged into chaos. But they quickly discover that they're up against a much more dangerous enemy than they anticipated. And when Ashlyn meets Kai, a devastatingly gorgeous guitar player, she realizes she must sacrifice more than she ever imagined. Added 11/1/09.

The Rose of Sharon by Anthony Barnhart

Micah Freeman lives the American Dream. He drives an expensive car, has a white-picket-fence home, has two wonderful children and a beautiful wife. Yet something is missing in his life, something he can't quite put his finger on. He feels empty and hopeless. One morning, when he wakes up, everything has changed.

Rüneglaive: Sword of Heroes by Sterling Drake

Rüneglaive: Sword of Heroes is the first in a series of fantasy novels akin to the works of the master J.R.R. Tolkien and his subsequent followers, such as Terry Brooks. Rich with elf lore, thorough histories, complex languages and detailed maps, this trilogy of myth and romance follows the young hero Mîtak, whose own ambitious desire for adventure and swordplay pulls him into a vortex of battling wizards, High elf and ogre armies, princes, princesses, and mighty kings, ancient catacombs and fiery dragons.

Rüneguard: Shield of Heroes by Sterling Drake

Rüneguard: Shield of Heroes is book two of The True Heroes' Bloodline trilogy and and continues to follow Mîtak and his ragtag group of companions on their quest to try and rescue a kipnapped princess and avert the impending war. Along with the powerful and venerable wizard, Zôrwind, a mysterious cat-eyed cleric called Argôn, his own younger brother, Mèrak, a High elf who goes by the name of Delfin in The Outside World, and a Low Dwarf named Harbôr, Mitak goes in search of the magical talismans they will need to defeat the formidable sorcerer, Asmadüs.

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Seduction: Planet Earth by P.S. Henderson

Sex crimes are a big problem for our world today. So is feeling safe. Each time the news airs, we are hit again and again by the images of children and women that disappear, are raped... innocents whose voices are forever silenced by sexual sadists. In 2009, every 90 seconds, someone is sexually assaulted, 1 in 6 is under the age of 12, and 66% know their attacker. It is the year 2050 and the situation is grim. 72,000 out of every 100,000 females are raped before she turns 13 and 12-14 million die each year. What would you give up to feel safe or protect those that you love? Would you welcome an invasion of alien human males if they promised to stop all sexual crimes? The women of Earth rejoice when the Mejhii invade, lock up all the males and set them free. But what is the cost... And the real victims, who are they? And who is the real danger to the people of Earth?

Setisia by R.L. Salisbury

Young hunter Tellimakis is from a small community existing in complete isolation from the rest of humanity, cut off by distance and the natural barrier of a great mountain range. Aware of his people's history, he knows that his ancestors escaped from their country on the far side of the mountains during a time of great strife. As Tellimakis approaches adulthood, he is consumed with curiosity as to the fate of the great civilisation left behind by his forebears, and sets off for the huge mountains in an at tempt to rediscover the ancient Kingdom beyond. He finds many surprises on the way, not least among them, the charming Setisia.

Seven Swords by Michael E. Shea

Vampire cannibals threaten the small town of Fena Dim. An old animal herder seeks seven fighters, the best in the world, to save his village from the demons who will soon fall upon it. An old soldier, a young rogue, an ex-slave, a powerful barbarian, a mysterious swordswoman, and a young girl who may be the key to victory answer his call.

Shadow Hart by Laura J. Underwood

Rhoyd Smytheson and his family came to the village of Calydon on the way to a northern outpost in Ard-Taebh, but winter storms stopped them and forced them to shelter in the Hart's Hope Inn. Only now, dark powers are determined to stop Rhoyd and keep him from fulfilling his destiny as the Ard Magister. He must battle the coming of Long Winter and defeat the Shadow Hart or all hope is lost... But what can one small boy do against a creature of ancient power?

The Silent Man Called by Wade Tarzia

Sadly, the twin brothers Renik (a shipmaster) and Kollen (a smuggler) do not quite get along. No coincidence, for they are the shadows cast forward from history by their avatars, the twin sorcerer-brothers of the old kingdom who brought a deadly thing into the world and then fought over it. Our story begins as Renik treks across the desert to reconcile with his brother. In his path comes a representative of the guild of mages, who knows that the two brothers can lead him to the forbidden thing their avatars have concealed. A chase, a sea voyage, desperate sword-play, a descent into the world -- a sword & sorcery adventure in the old style!

Sky Bounce by Deanna Miller

Hesper the Alula and her secret friend Tristan the Boytaur are forced to part sadly when Hesper is sent to the human plane to save the parallel planes of existence from possible destruction. A year later, as Hesper leads the life of a high school girl with no memory of her previous life, she meets a strangely familiar boy. Tristan has journeyed at great risk to find her, having learned a way to travel between the planes without losing his memory. They return to the Alula plane on a dangerous adventure to discover the real solution to the planes' troubles - as Hesper struggles all the while with her fear and her tender feelings for the friend who should be her foe. Winner of the 2004 Wilbur Award for Fiction.

Sleuths of Sorcery by Anne Hutchins and Bart A. Marchand

When a creature from another plane wreaks havoc, the headmaster of a wizards' school and his former pupil seek out its creator and find more than they bargained for. Terjal Rakmir, Headmaster of Cloudreach, is content to spend his days schooling pupils in the Conjurer’s art. However, when a direspawn (a creature brought over from another plane) wreaks havoc and destruction upon the lands, Terjal is immediately pressed into service by Cloudreach’s patron, Lord Vaukmond, Duke of Windemere. Lord Vaukmond, the Warrior Duke, distrusts magic yet has no conventional means of destroying the direspawn. With his former pupil, Aiya Lindsmund (now Adjutant to Lord Vaukmond), and his three Blades, Terjal sets out on a quest which will, in the end, cause him to uncover more than just the identity of the direspawn’s creator. Before the quest is ended, Terjal and Aiya will face forces greater than they could ever have imagined: forces fueled by a bitter, exiled sorcerer and his vengeful protégé.

Small Magics by Erik Buchanan

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. Friday, Sept. 25. Dragon Moon Press is changing servers and some of its books may be temporarily unavailable. In a world where no one really believes in magic, one man is stealing all that's left... Erik Buchanan's first novel introduces Thomas Flarety, whose first visit home from school in four years brings him face to face with a juggler who can create a ball of light from air, a Bishop who can control men with his voice, and a plot to steal what magic is left in the world. Before long, Thomas is thrust into a nightmare of betrayal and murder, where all that he has is threatened by a power he does not understand, and where learning to master a power he did not know he had may be the only way he can survive.

Sojourn by Jana G. Oliver

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. London, September 1888. An aged Queen Victoria rules. The threat of anarchy hovers in the air. A new kind of evil lurks in the back alleys of Whitechapel. Enter Jacynda Lassiter, a Time Rover on a mission-find an overdue "tourist" and return him to 2057 before he changes history. Victorian London is a dangerous place for the unwary. Mysterious shape-shifters haunt the streets, making friend and foe indistinguishable. When a fellow Time Rover is murdered, Jacynda's mission becomes personal. Can she trust the two gentlemen who come to her aid, or do they harbor their own dark secrets? In a few days, Jack the Ripper will add to his bloody legacy. But old Jack isn't the only threat in Whitechapel. Unless Jacynda can outwit a madman, her Victorian sojourn will rewrite history—and end at the point of a blade.

The Spirit Awakening by Benjamin Trent

Within the narrow strip of arable land that separates the Great Western Desert from the thick forests to the east there was once a small village. Within this village there was tranquility, and there was happiness. There were simple people who led quiet farmers' lives. One day a pillar of darkness appears standing far off into the desert. It is thin, and perfectly straight, and to distant eyes looks like a tight thread that binds the heavens to the earth. It has no physical form -- it is merely a tower of absolute darkness, and it is growing.

Spiritwalk by Charles de Lint

Offered for a limited time by Tor Books. Charles de Lint’s Spiritwalk (1992) is the sequel to Moonheart, his groundbreaking novel about the people in and around a house in modern Ottawa that straddles this world and another one. Here is the same cast of characters, as they deal with a pair of very different threats to the ancient house. As in Moonheart, de Lint skilfully combines a contemporary sensibility, a great sensitivity to the rhythms and patterns of myth and folktale, and a set of simply likeable characters whose lives you find yourself wanting to hang out in.

Sticks - A Golfer's Tale by Walt Sautter NEW

Sticks - The ultimate golf fantasy. Bob Andrews, the book's central character has just bought a new set of golf clubs and he expects big things to happen to his game! And big things do happen, but not what he expects! Read Sticks and see what really happens! You won't believe it - but maybe - you'll just want to believe it! Added 11/13/09.

The Strangeling by Saskia Walker NEW

One woman alone holds the power to undo the hundred-year-old curse of an invincible army of dead men who wait to prey upon the living. Maerose, a beautiful, resilient maiden must drive back the evil spirits by mating with a man of faith on the dark night of Samhain at the very gates of the underworld. Her dormant magic can only be unleashed by willing submission to her predestined lover . . . but a mad man aligned with the demonic forces of the underworld threatens to possess her in his place. Added 11/1/09.

Summer's Rule by Jaye Patrick

Summer has a special talent. But her father wants more from her than other people's business secrets. Captain Duncan Duquesne's only hope for survival is to convince Summer that her father is not the man she thinks he is. To do that, he has to turn her world upside down and within the walls of Patriot's Fort, a decades old secret will come to light - with devastating consequences.

Summon Your Dragons by Roger Parkinson

Is Azkun an ancient hero returned to save them all or just a madman with absurd ideas about dragons? The King of Anthor has no time for ancient heroes and even less time for dragons. Old crimes are coming back to haunt him and old enemies are stirring on his borders. His last hopes may lie with Azkun, whoever he is. This is a gritty fantasy with no elves anywhere.

Taerith: A Novel by Rachel Starr Thomson NEW

Taerith Romany, banished from his home by a cruel guardian, is a gentle warrior with a poet’s soul. His adventures take him west to a small and troubled kingdom, where his destiny becomes linked to that of the new queen. Vowing to help her in any way he can, Taerith takes up his role as a soldier and servant in the household of Annar, a weak king whose rule is only a knife’s edge from slipping. A gripping adventure at the crossroads of good and evil. Added 10/21/09.

TORBREK and the Dragon Variation by Lexi Revellian

Tor is Dragon Master in the rebel army. But why is King Skardroft taking an interest in her? Family you inherit, friends you choose; studying the records of the legendary Hundred Knights, the King’s cold-blooded agent Corfe unearths a secret about Tor that even she is unaware of, a secret that will change the outcome of the fight for Calambria. And because of this, Tor faces a conflict of loyalties that lead her into love and adventure. This is a fantasy that non-fantasy readers will enjoy...(Webmaster's note: this is an enchanting story - and I'm not even a lover of fantasy).

TRAV ZANDER by Lexi Revellian

What happens when you get what you want - and when you don't? Or when you have it, don't realize, and let it go...Trav Zander is a freelance solver of problems. His latest job, for the appealingly large fee of fifty thousand ducats, is to locate the dragon in the mountains, and bring it to Carl of Thrales, inheritor of the kingdom of Ser. Carl wants the ultimate weapon; a warrior dragon. And if he puts Zander in the dungeon, instead of paying him, it won't cost him a penny.

Two Cats by Aaron Kite

Politicians are nothing more than a bunch of thieves and crooks, as everyone surely knows. Nowhere is this statement truer than in Harael. It's a city where citizens are taxed "protection money" by the thieves who rule it, where unauthorized crime is all but nonexistent, and where stealing jewel-encrusted valuables from opulent estates in the dead of night is more about political intrigue and the ability to control your environment than it is about monetary gain. So when Lord Vincent Tucat stumbles on an alarmingly brazen plot to steal from him, the idea of embarrassingly turning the tables on his unknown enemy proves too tempting to resist. The robbery is foiled, and the icing on the cake is that he's also able to maneuver the would-be thief, a dismally untalented young Lord named Angelo Teuring, into accepting a very public duel against him, a duel whose outcome is a foregone conclusion. Except that some things about this situation aren’t quite adding up.

Unicorn Bait by S.A. Hunter

The story of an Earth girl's quest home. She just needs to catch a unicorn...

Union of Renegades by Tracy Falbe

Dreibrand Veta has killed for his country. At the frontlines of imperial expansion, he seeks to rebuild the fortune of his noble family. In his daring travels he encounters the rys, a race far more powerful than the human empire that bred him. Dreibrand cannot defy the rys Queen Onja nor defend his companion, Miranda, and her children from the wicked tyrant Queen. Desperate for help, Dreibrand and Miranda join Shan, a rys with emerging powers who plans to challenge Onja. In Shan’s pursuit of the rys throne, he exerts his magical powers, gathers his allies, and incites rebellion among Onja's human subjects.Great wealth and power will reward the kings, warriors, and spies that align themselves with the rys pretender, but defeat could mean worse than death. Everything is at risk for Shan’s union of renegades.

Virtual Evil by Jana G. Oliver

Offered by Dragon Moon Press. Jacynda Lassiter's latest assignment is a double-edged sword: find the greatest of all Time Rovers and send him to 2057 without his consent. If she returns Harter Defoe to the future, she'll be branded a traitor to her kind. If she fails, the punishment is a decade in prison. As Jacynda searches her conscience and the back alleys of Whitechapel, Sgt. Jonathon Keats presses his hunt for an Irish anarchist and the missing explosives. Unable to use his shape-shifting abilities, Keats' troubles are just beginning. Unless his good friend Alastair Montrose can uncover who framed him for murder, Keats might be next for the hangman's rope. Book 2 of the Time Rovers Trilogy.

Warriors by Ben Essex

The University of York — an academic institution of medium reputation, drawing in hundreds of students every year. Some come to study, some come to party, some come because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Whatever the reason, the theme remains the same — University is where you find yourself and, if you’re extremely lucky, others like you. Sounds simple enough. It isn’t. Because York isn’t just a University. It’s something else, something darker, something infinitely more strange — and something that’s going to tarnish the lives twelve bright young students forever. They’ll grow, they’ll change, they’ll die and they’ll go quite, quite mad in between. And not for any of the normal reasons. Because gifts have been given, curses granted. They have been made more than human; given abilities beyond the ken of ordinary man. When they finally work this out, they might think of it as a good thing. They might think themselves tasked to help the helpless, protect the innocent, save mankind. They’re wrong. Many games are being played. Nobody knows the rules. Only one thing is certain: no amount of Buffy the Vampire Slayer could have prepared them for what happens next. It’s not just a University. It’s a world of its own.

What Lies Beneath by Paul Francis Stewart NEW

Gideon Grayson is dying and one of his sons stands to gain an inheritance beyond compare... Terrified by visions of a bleak and brutal future in which his twin brother Caliban has the world at his mercy, Remiel Grayson makes a decision that will impact the lives of countless innocents. In order to avoid the destruction and decay he has glimpsed in his dreams, Remiel condemns his brother to a leper colony and inadvertently sets in motion events that will change the course of history. What Lies Beneath is the first book in the saga of Caliban's End, a sweeping, unconventional epic fantasy penned by Melbourne author Paul Francis Stewart. Added 11/16/09.

The Wild's Call by Jeri Smith-Ready Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME

For information on Kindle for PC, see this blog's introduction. It is seven years after the collapse of modern civilization, and the world is entering a new Dark Age. Can best friends Elysia and Darien trust the animal spirits that are beckoning them to escape into the wilderness and create a new way of life? And will they give in to the mutual passion they've always denied? Don't miss this thrilling prequel story set in the same world as Jeri Smith-Ready's Aspect of Crow trilogy: Eyes of Crow, Voice of Crow and The Reawakened. Added 11/14/09.

The Wordsmiths and the Warguild by Hugh Cook

Togura Poulaan is a questing hero who is on a quest to find the index, the magical device which can control the odex, the mysterious object which has swallowed his beloved Day Suet.To rescue his beloved, Togura must quest, and quest successfully. But his journey is beset by complications: being taken prisoner by enemies with hideous habits, running into pirates, being fed to giant sea serpents, encountering sea dragons, getting involved with the Wizard of Drum, being captured by a wild tribe and, finally, getting embroiled in a major war. This fantasy novel is written at an adult level and, at times, deals with mature themes.

The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster by Hugh Cook

This sword and sorcery novel is the saga of Guest Gulkan, the self-styled weaponmaster, who becomes locked in a struggle for control of the Collosnon Empire. The action of this massive book follows Guest from his reckless early manhood through to his later years, and features war, wizards, witches, sword fights, adventures with airships, bloody combat and brutal torture. A barbaric no-holds-barred novel about barbarian horselords. Written at an adult level and definitely not intended for children.

Worlds Unseen by Rachel Starr Thomson NEW

The Council for Exploration Into Worlds Unseen believed there was more to the world and its history than the empire had taught them. Treating ancient legends as history, they came a little too close to the truth. Betrayed by one of their own, the Council was torn apart before they could finish their work. Forty years later, Maggie Sheffield just wants to leave the past behind. Memories of the Orphan House where she grew up are fading; memories of her guardians’ murder are harder to shake. When a dying friend shows up on her doorstep bearing the truth about the Seventh World–in the form of a written covenant with evil–Maggie is sent on a journey that will change her forever. Along with the Gifted gypsy Nicolas Fisher, who hears things no one else can, Maggie joins with the last surviving members of the Council and a group of eastern rebels led by a ploughman and a princess to discover the truth. It won’t be easy. The Seventh World has long been controlled by the Blackness, and its monstrous forces are already on Maggie’s trail. Added 10/20/09.

Xenolith by A. Sparrow NEW

The price of this novel is $1.99 to download, but it is FREE on Smashwords by entering coupon code ND66P at the time of checkout. Years ago, international aid worker Frank Bowen's wife went missing in the wilds of Belize. The constables of San Ignacio never found a trace. Years later, on a pilgrimage to her remote "grave," Frank loses his way and his world. Added 10/29/09.

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Gay and Lesbian Novels A-M (23)

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17 Black and 29 Red by Richard Rider

Sequel to Stockholm Syndrome - dangling plotlines (and Pip) will be tied up in part 3, promise. :P.

Aloha, Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka

From the calm Pacific to the storm-tossed prairie, a teasing puzzle turns into a frightening game of cat and mouse for gay PI Russell Quant. Russell can't be sure whether a dead man's surprising last gift will take him on a treasure hunt or a treacherous game of life or death. With a series of clues spanning decades — from a shocking modern-day murder to Saskatoon's dark, hidden past — he revisits the harsh realities of early homesteading, investigates the blackmail of one of the literary world's most esteemed writers, and digs for clues at the site of a never-forgotten scourge. As past reveals future, the hunter becomes the hunted. Racing to keep up with his latest case, Russell must balance his professional life with the demands of a wedding, a memorial, and at least one home-cooked meal at Mom's. With the Hawaiian sand barely shook free from his hair, Russell is confronted, professionally and personally, with the harsh consequences of indecision. Saying aloha is not always easy.

Amuse Bouche: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka

A gay wedding gone bad. A missing groom. An unsullied reputation at risk. Enter Russell Quant -- cute, gay, and a rookie private detective. With a nose for good wine and bad lies, Quant is off to France on his first big case. From the smudgy streets of Paris, he cajoles and sleuths his way to the pastel-colored promenade of Sanary-sur-Mer. Back in Saskatoon, Quant comes face-to-face with a client who may be the bad guy, a quarry who turns up in the most unexpected place, and a cast of colorful suspects: the vile sister, the best friend, the colleague, the ex-lover, the lawyer, the priest, the snoopy neighbor -- are they involved? Or is someone else lurking in the shadows? As he works through his case, Quant juggles his detective gig with the responsibilities of a personal life full of captivating personalities.

Art Works by Rigby Taylor

Not for the faint-hearted, ArtWorks is a confronting thriller, at turns shocking, funny, romantic and thought provoking. When Max falls to his death from the dome of his new Art Gallery on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, his wife asks Max's ex-lover, Peter, to take over as Director. After rescuing a strange young man from a raging sea, Peter investigates an art swindle and all hell breaks loose. He is raped and left for dead, but escapes, only to discover that he and his new friend Jon are wanted for murder. What follows is a hair-raising chase to clear their names. Murder, torture, cyclones, tidal surges, snuff porn shows – are but a few of the complications to be navigated in their search for justice, happiness and love.

The Black Heart by Adam Young

Leon Hart's writing something new, and it's not a new kind of gay romance novel. When he has a bad dream and begins to write it down, something happens. After he moves into an apartment with his long-time boyfriend Domino, Leon starts to see something. It's in the mirror, it's in the water ... it's even in the doorway on some nights. After Leon is nearly killed by the creature, Domino believes that Leon has a mental disorder, since Domino saved Leon from a fall that surely would have killed him. And after Leon goes to the doctor and is diagnosed with schizophrenia, he tries to fight back. The creature warns that if Leon does not tell its story, it will kill both him and Domino. Leon is then sent on a journey that defies reason, explanation, and even time itself.

Blood Relations by Zoe E. Whitten

Halfling and fledgling mage, Amber McKenzie, has fled from Arizona with Vicky the vampire to avoid the law. Marcus has walked out on Amber, and in his absence, Vicky and Amber find themselves growing closer together, each of them desperate to ease the ache of loneliness. While hiding out, Vicky encounters Emil, an ancient vampire and leader of a small coven. Vicky hopes to become a part of the coven to have children, until Emil drops the bombshell that Vicky is sterile. Believing she is the cause of Vicky's condition, a guilt-stricken Amber volunteers to become Vicky's surrogate mother. The process of carrying a vampire child is dangerous, and if it doesn't kill Amber, the developing fetus will still destroy her humanity by turning her into a blood drinker, the thing she fears most. Part of the Mystical World Wars series, Blood Relations is a stand alone novel which shouldn't require any prior knowledge of the world or the characters.

Callipygia by M.C. Envest

Stephanie Daniels, 28, journalist, asks only for a home, a job, a little fun and someone who truly loves her. She has never found good love with a man. Lately, women have been on her mind. Her editor sends her to the South Dakota Black Hills, where a large number of women have disappeared. Rumor has a lesbian slave camp hidden in the forest. She finds delicate Megan, who becomes her lover, and takes her to Callipygia—a hidden colony of beautiful women. The colony has a humanistic goal which is unbalanced by their somewhat disturbing methods. They abduct men who meet certain criteria, for breeding purposes, and wish to create a more sensitive man through proper child-raising. The Utopian world at Callipygia is disrupted when a prostitution ring attacks with the intent of selling these women into the worldwide sex slave market.

Contract with the World by Jane Rule

In Contract with the World, the setting is Vancouver, and the time is the mid-1970s. Told from six different characters' points of view, the novel describes the intersection between artistic motivation, personal fulfillment, and sexual politics. A portrait painter, a sculptor, a sound musician, a would-be writer -- these characters make choices, as Rule's title suggests, that sometimes leave others out in the cold, and sometimes provide a welcoming embrace. The Insomniac Library is proud to reissue Jane Rule's fifth novel, more than twenty years after its initial appearance in 1980. Originally published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in New York, the novel follows and anticipates numerous well-known works, like Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, that revolve around the life of the artist in contemporary society. The new Insomniac edition includes an introduction by noted Jane Rule scholar Marilyn Schuster.

Fall Love by Anne Whitehouse

Fall Love tells the intertwined stories of four twenties-something artists and professionals adrift in the bad old pre-AIDS New York of 1980. From a summer of love through an autumn of deceit and regret, we follow the lives of Althea, Jeanne, Paul and Bryce from self-sacrifice to self-knowledge. We watch them as they travel in and out of the city, to Block Island, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Within the city, we are taken through public schools in Harlem and the far-flung reaches of the Bronx and Brooklyn. We learn about modern dance and theater companies in downtown Manhattan, and experience the contrasts of a life in a penthouse and a studio apartment.

Finitude by Hamish MacDonald

A lighthearted climate change adventure story about an insurance salesman at the end of the world. After a 30-year rationing plan called “The Effort,” the prime minister declares Victory over the Climate Day. But depressed insurance salesman Jeremy Chutter has some inside information: it’s all hot air. The end is nigh, and he can’t wait. Then Jeremy's world gets turned upside-down… This book contains content that may not be suitable for young readers 17 and under.

Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka

At the dead end of a desolate country road, a late night meeting suddenly becomes an ambush. Gay private detective Russell Quant is faced with personal threats he can't ignore, a friend who may be a foe and a cagey client with a treacherous monkey on his back. As Quant trails a menacing blackmailer known only as Loverboy, he finds himself immersed in the midnight world of e-dating and parking lot romance. Lured to New York City, Quant tests his wit, wisdom and wiles from the Old World grandeur of Fifth Avenue to the kaleidoscope world of Broadway's electric nightspots. The fast pace continues when Quant returns to Saskatoon where he grapples with decoys and deceit, realizing that no one is as they appear. Threat turns into deadly reality and the need to uncover the identity of Loverboy becomes increasingly desperate. Quant deftly maneuvers through the twists and turns of a perilous case and a personal life rife with its own mystique and mayhem.

The Great China Journey by M.C. Ward

A gay guy and his lesbian wife travel to work and play in the heart of China in 1995 and on to Mexico for some strange tales.

Guilty by Sky Gilbert

Offered by Insomniac Press. Cassidy is dead and Jack is guilty, that's for sure. But of what, exactly, we're not certain. Guilty is a first novel, but more importantly, it is an outrageous, hilarious, tangentially revealed story of guilt, sex, fame, God, murder, danger, suspicion, love and hate. Jack and Cassidy had great sex. In fact, Cassidy may have been Jack's ideal sex partner, which is of great importance when your life revolves around sex. But then Cassidy would do things to drive Jack mad, which certainly could be a motive for murder. Also, Jack is a big man, which gives him the physical means to overpower Cassidy. And they were together on the night that Cassidy was killed, which provided the opportunity. Then there's the fact that Jack has dreamed of killing Cassidy and is not feeling too surprised or even too terrible about his death. But did he do it?

His Touch is of Ice by Kody Boye

Jason's had it rough his whole life. After recently breaking up with a boyfriend and losing his job on top of it, he decides to go down to a cafe he enjoys. There, he meets a man who turns out to be a vampire. When Jason, crazed with love, lets Guy turn him into a thief of life, they feed together for the first time. The victim dies. Now, on the run, the two must escape from the police, all the while trying to avoid the horrible truth that they might not ever escape. Author also sends PDF file if requested. Email to: kodyboye(at)q.com.

How to Forget Your Life by Janet Trakin

Lesbian lovers and drug dealers combined with unemployment lead Penelope through this modern day romance novel. Penelope, a woman of contradictions, comes to terms with her values and sexual identity when she finds herself unemployed and broke. She searches for romance and turns to Ronald, a drug dealer and then to Hanna, a beautiful Dutch lesbian artist.

Inner Demons by Kody Boye

After moving away from a troubled childhood, Dean McAllen’s life begins to change for the better. He meets a guy that likes him, has a good job, and is slowly but surely makes a friend. But when Dean and his new boyfriend, Brad, start dating, things begin to happen. Brad calls in the middle of the night, complaining about teenagers that doorbell-ditch his house and throw rocks at his windows. What’s worse is that, after Dean moves in, Brad starts talking to something . . . Something that isn’t even there.

Inner Sorrow by Kody Boye

When Pal escapes from an abusive father, his world is drastically changed. After moving in with a cousin, he thinks everything is going back to normal... that is, until his father is killed in a violent shootout. The onset of troubled thoughts and worries is only the first part of the hellish nightmare he will experience. After attending his father's funeral, Pal will learn that his father isn't truly gone. He's back... and ready to teach Pal a lesson.

Jackal in the Dark by David Patrick Beavers

Set in Los Angeles as the 1970s draw to a close, Jackal in the Dark is the story of a nineteen-year-old student whose life revolves around discos and parties, beach and campus, drugs and casual, virtually meaningless sex. But a chance encounter with the handsome but distant Rex causes the nihilistic hero to find himself yearning for love and possession. Meanwhile, into his chaotic life comes Taylor, a young hustler abused and brutalized by his pimp. Yet in this relationship it is he who cannot reciprocate, and an emotional matrix is established in which lover and love object rarely coincide, and obsession and rejection are component parts. Jackal in the Dark is a specifically gay account of a situation that each of us, whatever our sexual orientation, has to confront at some time in life.

Journey's End by Emily Veinglory NEW

Legends by Mel Keegan

Lilacs by Megan Derr

Gene has been dragged by his mother to an historical tourist spot, so that he can meet and get to know his new stepbrother. But the stepbrother is the last person he expected to see, and the history in the tower proves to be not as dead and buried as Gene would prefer.

The Long Drive Home by Stan Rogal NEW

Offered by Insomniac Press. Gay middle-aged hit men, a pathological interior designer, an idiot savant child and a gun-toting donut shop manager are some of the disparate characters that populate Stan Rogal's first novel. Beginning at vastly different points, geographically and emotionally, these seemingly unconnected people are woven together in the taut fabric of a story that follows the sweet sadness of the search for lost youth. The characters' paths move together gradually until they ultimately converge in an explosive showdown in a sleazy, road-side motel parking lot in Magog, Quebec. Peppered with beauty, absurdity and Rogal's typical rapid-fire dialogue, The Long Drive Home makes for a wonderfully disturbing read. Added 11/6/09.

The Mars of Malcontents by Jim Logan

Duncan Davies is perpetually vexed by circumstances woefully out of step with his sense of entitlement. Spoiled at a young age and frivolusly educated, he is now 28, a frustrated dilettante, and mired in a shop girl job he considers beneath him. Set in Chicago's Boystown at the end of the 1980s, The Mars of Malcontents is a picaresque tale chronicling the turbulent year of misfortunes, mischief and romances in the wake of Duncan's arrest for Public Indecency. Contains humorous sexual themes and language.

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Gay and Lesbian Novels N-Z (28)

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Nameless by Sam Starbuck

Christopher, the only bookseller in the small farm town of Low Ferry, lives an uneventful life -- until one day he encounters a shy newcomer named Lucas, and accidentally sells him the wrong book. What follows is a journey for both men, in vastly different ways, set against the strange, ritualistic, magic backdrop of a midwestern winter. A tale about the masks people wear and a meditation on the power of magic, Nameless revels in the simple pleasure of storytelling.

No Margins by Catherine Lake and Nairne Holtz

Offered by Insomniac Press. Elegant tomboys, academic femmes, small town kisses, and international dykes; road trip encounters and scenes from a straight bar; questions arising from an in-between culture; the music of travel and hotel room orgasms. Crossing race, culture, and gender constraints, No Margins leads the reader through the lushness of lesbian life and the vastness of Canadian experience.

Portraits for the Blind by Ian MacNeill

Three Aussie kids on a beach in the eighties; it may be paradise but they're not happy. And soon they have to grow up and leave home. A story about what no-one wants to see. Ian MacNeill, with his sharp unique style, has been a contributor to the Australian gay lit scene for a long time. He's appeared in a number of Australian gay anthologies including Travelling on Love.... and Pink Ink. His published books include Red and Silver, Libbing, and Beaches and Billabongs.

A Quilted Heart by R.M. Vaughn

Offered by Insomniac Press. When Marsh Cole's body is found in Samson Brindle's pool, who's to blame? Was it suicide, or the vengeful ghost of Sylvian Oulette? From acclaimed poet and playwright R.M. Vaughan comes the story of three neurotic gay men who fall in love and proceed to torture each other to death -- a twisted fable about love, jealousy, murder, and talking back from the grave.

Randy's Rubbers by Willie Qwit and Betty Will

Randy Baker loves rubbers. His lifelong ambition is to be a rubber baron, the biggest name in the rubber game. Polite society calls them condoms, but to Randy they’ll always be rubbers. Pete Reynolds is Randy’s best friend and a genius that passes the CPA and Missouri Bar exams at age eighteen. Pete is equal parts egghead and bonehead, and believes nuns are actually mutant penguins and that it’s perfectly acceptable to crush and incinerate hobos. Randy illegally incorporates his rubber company at age 18 and implements business practices based on defrauding the government and bribing public officials. His senior management team is comprised of the crew, Randy’s lifelong criminal friends. Randy’s outrageous marketing strategies constantly draw the ire of conservatives, who also deplore the fact that Randy is gay and has a transsexual girlfriend. Randy’s Rubbers is the story of Randy, Pete, and the crew as they grow up and build one of the world's biggest rubber companies.

Riding the Big One by Ken Smith

Adult 18+. Gay erotic sailor fiction. Teenager Sandy has just lost his virginity to Pip. It's all hands on deck in this naughty, nautical novel. School's over for our young hero and a new life in the Navy introduces this horny lad to outrageous night-time encounters and man on man fun in his bid to ride the big one.

Rymellan Stories by Sarah Ettritch

Welcome to Rymellan Stories. If you enjoy reading lesbian fiction, soft science fiction, or character-driven fiction, you've come to the right place. Rymellan Stories follows the lives of two residents of the planet Rymel: Lesley Thompson and Mo Middleton. Lesley and Mo live according to the Rymellan Way, as all Rymellans do. The Way, as it’s usually called, is an umbrella term for two sets of articles that govern Rymellan life: the Chosen Tradition and Rymellan Law. When we meet Lesley and Mo in The Dance, they’re on the cusp of adulthood, planning their futures. However, one decision they won’t make for themselves is whether they’ll have children. In accordance with the Chosen Tradition, the Chosen Council selects mates for Rymellans.

Scarecrow by Kody Boye

Largely influenced by the brutal attack on Matthew Shepard, Scarecrow follows a man named John. On a normal, if story, day, John goes out for a bikeride and comes across a disturbing scene. A man, nearly dead, is tied to a post. When the young man dies, it is John's mission to find out who took the young man's life. He takes the law into his own hands when it comes to finding the killers. Little does he know that he'll find a friend in the most unlikely place imaginable.

Seconds by Megan Derr

Called to the be the second to a young, rash duelest, Alexis seeks out the appointed second of the challenger. But the man he expects, is not the man he sees, and Alexis finds himself thinking of things he thought well in his past...

Shadow of the Templar: Double Down by M. Chandler

"Hypothetically, I was wondering how you'd feel about working on the side of the good guys. On a purely contractual and highly erratic basis, mind you." Little did Simon suspect the explosive consequences that would arise from his offer. Because now Jeremy Archer has a double: another thief with skills and abilities eerily similar to Jeremy's own. When this mysterious double falls afoul of Simon and his team, Simon asks for Jeremy's help, because who better to catch Jeremy Archer than … Jeremy Archer? If Jeremy Archer is anything, however, he's unpredictable--and there's more at stake here than Simon could have imagined. Because in the halls of the FBI 'double' has another meaning… The second book in the Shadow of the Templar series. Contains adult content. To read, click on "The Novels."

Shadow of the Templar: High Fidelity by M. Chandler

A fellow FBI agent with an old grudge picks Simon as the instrument of his revenge. And he knows the hidden truth behind one of Simon's closest-kept secrets... or does he? On the other side of the world, two steps ahead of a ruthless, implacable foe accidentally set on his trail by Simon, Jeremy Archer is running for his life... or is he? Now Simon finds himself torn between his job and his responsibilities, forced to make the ultimate choice, and no matter what he decides, he'll lose something important... or will he? Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity... or Jeremy? The fourth and final novel in the Shadow of the Templar series. Contains adult content. To read, click on "The Novels."

Shadow of the Templar: The Morning Star by M. Chandler

Simon Drake is an up-and-coming young FBI hotshot, an agent with a personal track record so outstanding that it borders on unbelievable. Not yet thirty, he's already the leader of his own special ops team; a ragtag bunch of talented but nigh-uncontrollable lunatics, it's true, but under Simon's inspired leadership they're a force to be reckoned with, a team with an unparalleled success rate, a team with an almost unblemished record--until now. Jeremy Archer is the brilliant and unpredictable scion of a long line of international art thieves, simultaneously a phenomenally wealthy English socialite and one of the most infamous criminals in the world. At twenty-seven years old he's already wanted on nearly every continent for thefts totalling more than ninety-one million dollars, and yet no one has ever come close to catching him--until now. Now? May the best man win. The first book in the Shadow of the Templar series. Contains adult content. To read, click on "The Novels."

Shadow of the Templar: With a Bullet by M. Chandler

For Jeremy Archer, it all starts with a simple phone call from halfway around the world. For Simon Drake, it all started three years ago... Now a madman from Simon's past is on the loose, claiming his revenge on Simon and his team, one member at a time … and no one who stands in his way is safe. No one. The third novel in the Shadow of the Templar series. Contains adult content. To read, click on "The Novels."

Shock Therapy by Ed Arbogast

When Cindy wakes up, she will have hell to pay! In this gripping novel of relentless horror, a young girl is kidnapped and tortured brutally by a strange cult of mutant freaks. Lost and alone, she finds herself trapped in the bowels of a bizarre asylum for the insane. But is there a terrible secret being hidden from her by those that should be her friends? This novel is a terrifying journey into the depths of supernatural horror and devil worship, shocking monstrosity and sadistic violence. Prepare yourself: Shock Therapy will leave you breathless!

The Skin Beneath by Nairne Holtz NEW

Offered by Insomniac Press. Five years ago, Sam O'Connor's sister Chloe died in New York -- just another accidental overdose at the Chelsea Hotel ... Now, someone has sent Sam a postcard telling her Chloe's death was no accident. She died of a gunshot wound, not an overdose, while she was investigating a political conspiracy. 'Coincidence?' the postcard reads, 'Think about it ...' Sam tries not to think about it, but she has to find out why Chloe died. Every answer produces more questions as Sam steps into Chloe's life, retracing her last days in Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, and New York. Along the way, Sam falls for the beautiful but troubled Romey, Chloe's last roommate, who knows far more than she's willing to tell. As Sam navigates the twisted trail between fact and fantasy, she is forced to confront some difficult truths about her sister and, more frightening, about herself. Added 11/15/09.

Songs From the Other Side of the Wall by Dan Holloway

18 year-old Szandi is part of Budapest’s cosmopolitan art scene, sharing a flat and a bohemian lifestyle with her lover and fellow sculptress, Yang. She has finally found her place in the world. Then a letter arrives that threatens everything, and forces her to choose once and for all: between the past and the present; between East and West; between her family and her lover.

St. Stephen's by Sky Gilbert

Offered by Insomniac Press. Sky Gilbert boldly challenges the boundaries of gay politics and politically correct intellectualism in St. Stephen's, an intriguing and sexually charged story of a university professor's trysts with his younger male students. Never afraid to confront even the most taboo of taboos, Gilbert sets his novel in a conservative, small town university, allowing him the platform he needs to bring the difficult subject matter to the fore.

Stain of the Berry: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka

Offered by Insomniac Press. Everyone has their Boogeyman. But who -- or what -- is scaring Saskatoon locals to death? Private detective Russell Quant is roused from sleep only to fall into a nightmare case when the family of a suicide victim hires him to uncover the real cause of death. But what is real and what is imaginary? Quant works to narrow his list of suspects only to find the number of victims growing. Russell is mystified as the trail of fear connects him to a vast landscape of people, including an elegant potash miner, dubious trailer park denizens, reticent farm folk, the Pink Gopher choir, and a gaseous psychiatrist.

Stinga by David della Sabbia

A body is discovered in a remote North Queensland farmhouse and Detective Steven 'Stinga' Miles is ordered bush to investigate - what appears to be suicide could be murder. As Stinga uncovers a sinister web of crime and corruption, he isn't expecting to be diverted by the possibility of romance.

Sundowner Ubuntu: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka

Offered by Insomniac Press. A mother's pain. A million dollars. A missing son. Desperate to right old wrongs, a new client hires Russell Quant to locate her son, Matthew, lost to her for twenty years. But can money relieve remorse? Through good old-fashioned detective work, Russel peels away the layers of a carefully concealed life, grown from the seeds of traumatic childhood violence. Tracking Matthew's life from the schoolyard drug culture of a pleasant prairie city's underbelly to the stunning vistas, vibrant townships and tinder box safaris of Africa, Russell finds much more than he was looking for. Ever adept at making both friends and foes, Quant runs a gauntlet of uncharted danger as worlds collide. Thrust into the unfamiliar role of bad guy, stymied by seemingly unsurmountable distrust and base fear, Russell cuts a blistering swath through covert threats and overt bullets. But as he searches for his Canadian needle in an African haystack, the brutality escalates.

The Sweet Taste of Desire by Jaicy Trapelli

Marcel Guzman is an adolescent boy who lives in Bagheria, a small town in northern Sicily. He is unloved by his father for being different and his sister is married to a man who doesn’t like him. His mother is like an angel, but his longing for attention leads him to fall in love with his best friend Sergio who, after an unexpected afternoon, becomes aloof and distant. Marcel spends most of his time locked in his bedroom or sitting at the end of Corso Butera gazing at the dark waters, while struggling with feelings of unease and wondering whether life would be better somewhere else. He leaves the island and settles in Rome, but his past sufferings continue to haunt him as if he were living in a vicious circle, until life closes around him, in the form of a painful blessing.

Tapas on the Ramblas: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka

Offered by Insomniac Press. Charity Wiser, matriarch of the Wiser clan by virtue of her wealth and power, is an indomitable provocateur ... and private detective Russell Quant's newest employer. There is more than a single rotten apple on this family tree, and Quant has been hired to discover which one is intent on murdering his client. To help him sleuth out the evil culprit, Charity Wiser arranges a family reunion aboard the opulent Friends of Dorothy Cruiseliner as it tours the most exotic ports of the Mediterranean. But smooth-sailing is short-lived as undercurrents of clashes -- local and tourist, gay and straight, trendy and traditional -- offer Russell insight into the Wisers and reveal a family simmering with rage and greed. He begins to wonder: who doesn't want Charity Wiser dead?

This Is Not For You by Jane Rule

Offered by Insomniac Press. This Is Not For You tells the story of a young woman in the late 1950s and early 1960s as she negotiates her lesbian sexuality. This epistolary lament -- an unsent letter to a lover who was never quite a lover - vividly depicts New York and London and a group of friends as they search, sometimes in vain, for a sustaining love in a time of strict societal constraints. The Insomniac Library is proud to reissue Jane Rule's second novel, more than thirty years after its original appearance in 1970, and more than fifteen years since it was last in print. Originally published by McCall in New York, the novel was Rule's follow-up to her classic Desert of the Heart (1964).

This One's Going to Last Forever by Nairne Holtz

Offered by Insomniac Press. This One's Going to Last Forever reflects both the naïve optimism of those who have yet to learn about love — and the cynicism of those who feel that by now they should know better. Clara, a university student working at the McGill Daily, discovers that in love and politics, commitment is often more imagined than real. Kelly and Sonya share a bond that has less to do with love than with their dependence on each other and a succession of "friends" who supply them with heroin. A middle-aged man who performs drive-through weddings dressed as Elvis realizes, as he marries his first same-sex couple, that the only domestic partner he is ever likely to have is his ailing father. But when he ends his latest relationship, an unlikely friendship results. The characters in these darkly comic stories and novella may be searching for love in all the wrong places, but they are also able to find love in the most unexpected places.

Tranz-Mania by Tanya Jane Richards

Tranz-mania is the first book of it's kind - a novel about London's transgender community as it is now, written by an insider. It follows the story of Pam, a newcomer to a club called Tranz-mania, run by Parvula and Tamara – two transsexuals with different views on what the scene, and transsexuality itself, is all about. In transgender lives, the pace of change is fast. Through coming out, then meeting Parvula and Tamara, Pam confirms her transsexuality and begins to discover her real identity and sexuality, with drastic consequences. Pam's arrival also brings major change for Parvula and Tamara; a new future for all of them takes shape, at Tranz-mania.

Versátil by L.M. Santos NEW

¿Dar o recibir? ¿Amar o ser amado? Aprender a ser quien eres tiene un precio que la pasión no siempre sabe ver a tiempo. Una novela rosa donde el azar germina en deseo, las jaulas abiertas dejan heridas y las noches terminan con lágrimas secas... Added 11/8/09.

When Women Were Warriors by Catherine M. Wilson

The classic hero of myth and legend is defined in masculine terms. How, then, can there be an authentic female hero - a hero who is both authentic as a hero and authentic as a woman? While the hero's journey is one of the most ancient and most popular themes of world literature, casting a female protagonist in this classic form is fraught with difficulty. The heroic archetype portrays the hero as the embodiment of the masculine ideal. But to judge a woman by the strengths and virtues of the typical male hero does her an injustice, because women have strengths and virtues of their own. The hero of When Women Were Warriors becomes a hero, not by defeating her enemies in battle, although she does that too, but by learning to master herself and to understand the human heart. She becomes, not a powerful person, but a person of power. Available in html at this site.

Zombie Punter by Zoe E. Whitten

This is a dark fantasy about two best friends who have been planning for a zombie invasion throughout their early teens, and who finally have a chance to test out their theories when a global outbreak occurs. Eugene “G” O’Donnell and Jake Mahoney filled a notebook with experiments and zombie killing ideas, and now they can’t wait to try out their ideas on the undead hordes. But what if the zombies aren’t the “classic type” that G and Jake were fantasizing about? Can they keep killing zombies after they learn the truth? And will G ever get over his fears and admit how he feels about Jake? Zombie Punter contains some graphic sexual content, graphic violence, and harsh language.

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2420 Ruby Lane by Ilan Herman

Three men share a house in Culver City CA circa 2007. An intimate look at the lonely struggle of the American male.

Absent Friend by Wes Boyd

In 1970, a Spearfish Lake kid walked into a patch of jungle in Vietnam, and was never seen again. In an era when many people were tired of the war or just didn't care, most were ready to forget about him - except for his friends, some of whom he'd never met, but who kept the faith anyway. To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

The Ad Game by Joshua D. Dinman

They say that sex sells. But when Max Cohen takes a job in a Pittsburgh ad agency he learns that sex kills too. Max is hired to work on the account for a multinational steel corporation, but when the client fires the agency, he finds himself on the "Muffler King” account, promoting a local chain of muffler and auto service centers. It isn’t long before Max learns that Big Jim King, founder and president of Muffler King, is a sexual voyeur who uses the agency to source young subjects for his sexual escapades. Max must carefully negotiate big Jim’s desires, the agency’s need to keep Muffler King as a client, and the advances of Kitty Wells, Muffler King’s marketing manager and Big Jim’s duplicitous lover. The Ad Game is both a rollicking look at the world of advertising and a cautionary tale of uncontrolled appetites.

After the Rain by G.C. Glasser

Glasser begins this adventure in 1969 Mexico when the Mexican Government was still recovering from the 1968 Mexico City Olympic massacre where the Army troops killed over 200 student protesters. The story continues through the ups and downs in his life on a journey into the economic recession in the early 1980s as a homeless drifter attempting to hitchhike across the United States. In After the Rain, Glasser relentlessly drives the reader through the quintessential post-Vietnam experience reminiscent of the Kerouac On the Road style adventure story.

All God's Children by Eleanor Spencer

A young woman loses her husband in a suspicious traffic accident and is stalked by the man she suspects of causing her husband's death. She moves to her uncle's home in the deep south to start a new life and finds the peace and love that was missing in her life. But the evil from her troubled past has found her again. She is terrified but determined to not run away. This time she will stay and fight for her right to live a happy life without fear as her constant companion... .

Alongside Night by J. Neil Schulman

"I received Alongside Night at noon today. It is now eight in the evening and I just finished it. I think I am entitled to some dinner now as I had no lunch. The unputdownability of the book ensured that. It is a remarkable and original story, and the picture it presents of an inflation-crippled America on the verge of revolution is all too acceptable. I wish, and so will many novelists, that I, or they, had thought of the idea first. A thrilling novel, crisply written, that fires the imagination as effectively as it stimulates the feelings." -- Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange.

Andromeda Chained by Wes Boyd

Brenda Hodunk couldn't believe the sight before her eyes as she jogged down Lakefront Drive. Her new job had already taught her that Spearfish Lake was a little different, but this was a little more different than she had expected. Yet her natural reporter's instinct smelled story, and she decided she needed to know more about what she'd seen -- and it leads her to places and things she never would have believed.

Ash Dogs by Justin Nicholes

Marcus Green has just been discharged after a tour of duty in Iraq. Wounded and disfigured, Marcus returns to a life he barely recognizes… and that barely recognizes him. Stricken by guilt and self-doubt, and spurred on by deep-rooted restlessness, Marcus decides he must embark on a journey to reclaim that part of himself which he has lost. As he explores his past he reconnects with a forgotten half-brother in Mexico and a former hometown love, but he must also come to grips with his accidental family–other wounded veterans and the Iraqis he was supposed to protect.

Barry's World by Dave Jenvey

Barry was always told that he needed some sense knocked into him and eventually much to everyone's relief someone did. Travel through the physical and metaphysical world of Barry Broomfield, a man who has known only one thing: that he is a loser. Note: This a black adult comedy and is not suitable for young children.

The Beard by Andersen Prunty NEW

Seven-year-old David Glum watches as his grandfather is abducted by a legendary herd of elephants. Twenty years later, David returns to his parents' home to focus on growing a beard, a goal he feels sure he can accomplish. Once the beard reaches a respectable girth, uncontrollable things begin happening around him. His mother dies. Maybe. His father might really be a man named Gary Wrench. David is sure of one thing: his family is cursed. It could have something to do with an eternal flame his grandfather stole from a possibly imaginary group of people called the Nefarions. David and Wrench begin a surreal cross-country journey that might have something to do with saving the world. Along the way they pass through a number of absurd towns, meet some disagreeable people, and discover an America that is radically different from the one they thought they knew. And all the while, the beard grows, gaining strength, leading them toward a distant island that most people think doesn't exist. Added 11/2/09.

Beauty in a Scorched Land by Charlene and Kelvin Bueckert

Samuel and Rob are two young men, living in two different worlds, with similar thoughts of romance. Can they overcome their internal secrets and the external threats of war? Will they successfully raise a family? Follow two intertwining stories through three dramatic, humorous, and sometimes horrifying episodes, toward the powerful climax. Can you face the truth?

Becoming by Mark Lichterman

A nostalgic, funny, romantic, sexually frustrating novel. A novel that may remind many of us of ourselves, “way back then,” when God’s most mysterious creation was the opposite sex. A novel about life and the often funny, sometimes sad, day-to-day things that stir the memories of our lives.

Beginner's Luke by Sol Luckman

Who would you be if you could be anyone? go anywhere? do anything? Well, you can! Luke Soloman will show you how. While titillating in the rambunctious tradition of Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac, this visionary debut equally impresses as a work of literary art. Luke’s signature obsessions with self, sex, satire and slapdash highlight a serious, and life-changing, point: consciousness creates. The point is there is a point to living in the imagination--for only through it can we reinvent ourselves and our world. “Beginner's Luke to a conventional novel is what an animated film is to a documentary. It is creative, imaginative, humorous and very distinctive” (Reader Views). To read, click on "Free Downloads" image.

Belthar's Garden by Martin Hatchuel

A gentle, poignant novel from South Africa about how an old man gets in touch with his emotions years after having suffered as a child.

The Best Christmas Ever by Eleanor Spencer

Danny Anderson’s death in an auto accident devastates his young family. The tragedy is more than Nadine can cope with and she falls into a downward spiral of depression that leaves her children struggling to keep their family together. When their mother is hospitalized, the children flee rather than face the prospect of being separated in the foster home system. They embark on a journey to find their estranged grandparents and uncle, hoping that they can somehow mend their splintered family back together. The Best Christmas Ever is an exciting, heartwarming story of loss and pain ultimately overcome by faith and love. This is a story that your entire family can enjoy together every holiday season.

Beyond the S-Bend by Martin Pilcher

Ambrose is a politician who believes he has achieved spiritual enlightenment. The truth is, he’s a smug, right-wing, muddle-headed control freak. Nevertheless, he convinces the nation that he will fulfil his manifesto promise "to put the dignity of human beings above all else." He becomes Tory Prime Minister in a landslide victory. But, within months of taking office he announces plans to build six new mega-sized prisons and introduce national identity cards. It is all part of his personal vision known as The Great Thrust Forward which includes doubling the police force, immigration service, customs & excise and the national coast guard. A tale of political incompetence and human delusion.

The Big Tide by Marc Heberden NEW

"The gravel in the parking lot crunched cheerfully under his feet as he made his way across to the boatyard. Although late in the summer, the early morning air was cool and moist, and in the long shadows of buildings cold. With a bright sun coming up into a pale blue sky, the freshness of the air that morning and the bright crackling of the gravel beneath his shoes simply added punctuation to his deeply happy mood. Eric Sumners was a very rich man who was also handsome, intelligent and well-mannered, and he was married to a strikingly beautiful woman who loved him. Of all those things, that morning it was his money that was making him so happy because he was going to be able to do something in an offhand fashion that even moderately wealthy people would have spent a lot of time thinking about. Although he had, indeed, thought quite a bit about this. It was just that he hadn't found it necessary to squander his time worrying about finances. Simply, he was going to buy his wife a boat." Added 10/29/09.

Black & White by Lewis Shiner

"If you lived through those times, or if you are a relative newcomer who over time has become interested in the history of Hayti, you owe it to yourself to read Lewis Shiner's new novel Black & White. Shiner, with exhaustive research, uses the story of Hayti and urban renewal as the setting for a compelling novel that is part detective story, part novel of psychological discovery, and, most important, a story about the complex relationships that African-American and white people share." - Cliff Bellamy in The Durham Herald-Sun.

Black Whole Son by J. Arthur Roth

Dieu LaRue, a devout deviant and playboy, has just found out that his best friend, Howard LaDuke, is about to become a father. In what he sees as a last stab at freedom, he convinces his friend to join him on a cross country journey on motorcycles to chase down a past that never was and a future that can never be. What they are looking for and what they find are not what they expect. Join Dieu and How as they indulge in sex and drugs and sex and motorcycles and sex and magick and sex in a journey through space and time on a plotted course to an unknowable destination. The answers to all of their questions and misgivings reveal themselves in chaos and order.

Both Sides Of The Moon by Michael Kimber

Margaret Marshall and her fourteen year old son Jonathon face some tough decisions when Bill, her husband and his father, is killed in a car crash. Jonathan has taken his first tentative steps across the bridge between boyhood and manhood, perilous enough without the added trauma of bereavement. Margaret is embarking on an equally precarious journey - that between an undervalued mother and downtrodden wife, through widowhood, and then to lover. Follow them as they take their first steps into a new world, and see how their actions, and of those with whom they are in daily contact, can and do, impact on each others lives.

Brass Bay by Christine Cluney

Sydney Smith is sent by Tradewinds Hotels to bring its latest acquisition, Brass Bay Resort, on the tiny Caribbean island of St. Clovis up to corporate standards. Adding a dive operation to the list of hotel amenities seems like a great idea until it leads to drastic consequences for even the most powerful.

Bring the War Home! by Barry Willdorf

Two anti-war students move to Oceanside, California during the Vietnam War to help organize anti-war Marines but their experiences with the soldiers change them more.

Busted Axle Road by Wes Boyd

A snake crawls out of a bathroom drain, and a woman kills it with her hair dryer . . . That's all it takes to set townspeople, media, crooked environmentalists, a country music singer, the federal government and a bunch of dogsledders to getting at each other's throats. Of course, nothing's quite normal in Spearfish Lake!

Cadet's Dream by Toby Griffen

In a surreal dream, the protagonist finds himself at a ball in Charleston’s Hibernian Hall, where he witnesses the suffering of the Lady in the Shiny Green Dress. When she looks to him imploringly, he awakes in a panic and realizes that he must come to an understanding of her anguish before he can do ... whatever it is he is supposed to do. In an extended vision, he descends into what he perceives to be Charleston – or rather, some alternative Charleston - of thirty years earlier, and he joins his soul with that of a distraught cadet returning at midnight to The Acropolis, The Military Academy of the South. Here, Cadet undertakes a journey through love and loss, isolation and unity, and confrontation with religious and political bigotry.

Callipygia by M.C. Envest

Carnival by Ron Sanders

In the summer of 1967, swarms of young people converged on San Francisco’s famous hip community, Haight-Ashbury. They came from all over the country; quirkily political, horny as all get-out, and eager to join just about anything rock and roll. The party they crashed was called the Summer of Love. Three runaways from Santa Monica were caught up in the pacific flow: Eddie, a little-engine intellectual, Mike, a juvenile delinquent jealous of Eddie’s attention, and Kevin, this coming-of-age tale’s clueless protagonist. Religion, politics, the meaning of life, hysteria, hypocrisy, human interest, human agony, the yin and the yang—it’s all here. So grab your stash and get cozy. Growing pains never came so groovily. An adult theme book and not a recommended book for children.

the casino kid by Roger Frederick

A plectrum and spliff filled tale of two guitarists struggling against psychotic bass players, neurotic parents and dodgy music dealers as they climb the slippery slop to rock n' roll nirvana.

A Chronicle of Infidelity by J.C. Moonx

The day Keith decides to cheat on Nanda, his wife of five years, he meets Yuni, a laptop-toting teenage girl who leads him to a mysterious woman who calls herself V. Follow Keith from his seductive adventures into a a bizarre underworld where he inexplicably finds himself breaking up a powerful crime ring.

The Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland Kindle for PC - LIMITED TIME

For information on Kindle for PC, see this blog's introduction. Nativity, Missouri, is in trouble. When the small town is bypassed by the newly constructed highway, it loses its much-needed holiday traffic-threatening not only the town-s financial survival, but its very heart and soul. Outside consultant Jake Brisco threatens everything the community loves about Christmas with his budget-slashing solutions. Nothing is sacred-not even the traditional town Christmas tree. Long-time resident Roni Elliot knows some sacrifices have to be made, but can't let go of the customs and traditions that have marked her holidays since childhood. The decorations and customary activities have always generated vitality and joy throughout the whole season in Nativity. Though their priorities and methods clash, Roni and Jake want the same thing - prosperity for the town. As the two get to know each other and become close, each begins to gain a new perspective on what the real wealth of Nativity - and the season - might be. Added 11/12/09.

Click by Kristopher Young

Click’s hero is experiencing glitches in the universe. He may have tapped into a strange ability which gives him control over the world around him. Or, there's the disturbing possibility that he’s a case study in paranoid schizophrenia. After all, they might be after him. He’s falling apart — and to make matters worse, his girlfriend may just be crazier than he is. Forced to face his fears and come to terms with his own flawed nature, he must discover what it means to truly evolve.

The Colour of Sunday Afternoons by Robert Gollagher

Set in the fictitious city of Metropolis, The Colour of Sunday Afternoons is a fairy tale for contemporary times, times in which our dreams and goals get lost in the hectic pace of the modern world. The fable follows the lives of two young professionals, Jane Hamilton and Joe Mathews, who are on the fast track to promotion - and to burnout. They have everything they could possibly want, except peace of mind and happiness. Until they meet their guardian angel.

a comet appears by Jess Moleman

Life is easy. Love is cheap. And everything is so incredibly beautiful. Let’s do drugs. Let’s dance with sexy people. Let’s make love. And everything is so incredibly beautiful. The city lights at night. The fluorescent drinks. The smell of endless summer. Everything is so incredibly beautiful. We can change the world. We are the future. We will make it happen. And then a comet appears… A comet appears tells of a young man’s quest to unify his conflicting ideals. Torn between the ambition to live a good life and the love for the life he lives, the protagonist struggles with happiness and pleasure, dreams and reality. It’s a story about being lost and finding love, an account of growing up and making choices. A comet appears is Brett Easton Ellis’s Less Than Zero for the low-cost-airline generation.

County Road by Parker Pruett

Since moving to the snow white beaches of South Walton County twenty years ago, life has been easy for Jake Burns. He's inherited a market on a little beach road and has kept it going despite the lure of easy money from big developers. But when Eden Brockwell, a young woman to whom he is a reluctant father figure, dies by crashing her car into his market, emotions that were dead in him for so long soon drive him to the point of loosing everything he has. But it is a woman named Debbie Baylor who he meets right after Eden's death that starts him to feel again. Disillusioned by the path her life has taken, Debbie has come to the beach for renewal. There is a spark from the start between them that drives Jake to discover the truth behind what happened the night Eden died.

A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer by Jack Zavada

This exciting ebook is set on the Kansas frontier, in 1886. Struggling single mother Gretchen Norgard and down-on-his- luck cowboy Pete Beckworth discover one of the most important lessons we can learn about what truly matters at Christmas.

A Crown of Thorns by Lynda Renham NEW

The Spencer's are an affluent family; Robert is a successful solicitor with his own London practice, while Gina (who later reverts to her given name "Virginia" as the novel unfolds) leads a life of luxurious contentment until a tragedy strikes on their son's birthday, resulting in their eventual move to the country village of Millbridge. Almost as soon as the Spencer's arrive at Millbridge, Virginia meets Rector Byrnes, which is the start of an emotionally charged and passionate relationship. Jonathan Byrnes is in a vulnerable position struggling with his wife's inner demons but with no one to confide in and Virginia, now consumed with hatred towards God and a disgust of life. Somehow they find comfort in each other's weakness with dramatic consequences. Added 10/18/09.

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Dance Hall Road by Marion Douglas

Offered by Insomniac Press. Mid-August and two boys lie on the abandoned ski jump in Minnow Lake. Water laps onto the old plywood ramp. There is talk of mud, goosebumps, and frogs. The humid air transports the muted thump of a basketball from the local dance hall atop the escarpment. The quiet is punctured with the staggered pop of gun practice in nearby woods. At 15, Adrian knows this day as the last day that life was normal. Set in 1970, Dance Hall Road examines adolescence and adulthood, friendship and family within the ricochet of events through small-town life. When the death of another high school student pushes the town into collective despair, harsh gossip and casually dropped pellets of blame take seed. Currents of anger and frustration are, in turn, meted out in the scapegoating of those who are decidedly different.

The Dark Plain by Sloan St. James

Love is eternal but can it cure the cancer of hate? Distraught over the death of his young son, single dad, Jack Wolfe, returns to his Irish ancestral home to end his life. While in the small hamlet he meets Cala McCoy. She easily sees what the cancer of his grief was doing to him. When she fails to show him how his life is valuable and with purpose, it’s the magical gift of the clan Donegal that can save Jack. Will the clan feel Jack’s life is worth exposing their secret for?

The Dark Shield by Sloan St. James

If love conquers all, can it defeat death? Death touched Conner Wolfe more times than any ten people. It stole his childhood and his family, leaving him to question why it refused to take him. To find his answer, Conner must go back to Belfast and look into death’s eyes once again, but this time love is by his side.

Dawnwalker by Wes Boyd

College and the years just afterwards are pivotal for many people, having adventures and establishing their lives. It was especially true for Randy Clark and his three girl friends. They are very different people facing very different futures. Can their special friendship survive the problems and distances of the real world? To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

Day after Day by Jean Day

Day after Day is the story of two young women, Muriel and May, in Worcester in 1901. They set goals, the number one of which is to find husbands. Muriel also vows to trace her noble lineage. This story progresses through until 1908, when they are both married to Day brothers. It covers the suffragette movement, trips to theatres in London and Straford, and describes living as a tin miner in Malaya as Muriel's fiance does.

The Desert has no King by Frederiko Aguilar

Frankie Santos started learning the games of poker and horse racing at the age of 10 years. At 12 he shared his new devotion with his fellow classmates by getting them involved in poker games on the school grounds. In high school, , he continued to live in the environment of trying to make a fast buck playing the horses. As a young man in his 20's, he enters into a journey of big money, greed, drugs, and becoming the target of the Mexican Mafia. He is on the run and while in hiding, he discovers another hard, fast paced journey. After reading the book preview, a free E-book of the novel is available for download.

Desert Rat by Kipp McLeod

Charlie Rhodes has been down on his luck for a long while. A struggling musician living in Las Vegas, Charlie is in the middle of trying to piece his life back together when he’s invited back to Arizona to sing at a friend’s wedding. This sets him on an alcohol fueled spiral, meeting old friends and past lovers, reliving his glory days as well as some memories that are best left alone, and seeking some sense of truth in a world he has all but given up on. “Yeah, I’ve made some mistakes, and I might not always be ready for what’s ahead of me, but just like the desert rat I will push on, scurrying along my chosen path, keeping one eye on the sky and one claw in the sand, through the country I will roam.”

Destination Unknown by Lyndon DeRobertis

Did you ever have one of those days when you wake up with no idea where you are or where you're supposed to be? This was one of those days.

The Distance Travelled by Brett Alexander Savory

". . . calling The Distance Travelled a horror novel would be misleading. Sure, there's gore, monsters, and satanic forces, but at no point does the book really conjure fear … which might be the point. Describing it as a kind of hellbilly road comedy may be more accurate. The book is humorous, no question. It's also bittersweet. And it works. Savory's prose is tight and unpretentious. More importantly, you find yourself rooting for his gang of pig-dodging anti-heroes throughout their quest, making this novel a joy to read." — Richard Gavin, Rue Morgue Magazine.

Doctor Mooze by Erik Ryman

Panton di Villa was a ten-year-old boy who wanted to write a "Blog" and to get his revenge on a boy who had "taken his girl". The final 19 days of Panton di Villa's life are shown to be as extraordinary as the way in which he tried to get her back. Why not see the world through the eyes of your average cynical child, in this Salinger meets Coupland classic that is most definitely not written for kids? Doctor Mooze was originally released under the pseudonym Panton di Villa - the young boy who features in the story. As such the style of the writing and illustration is that which a boy of that age might like. A few reviewers weren't sure about the authenticity, but despite themselves couldn't rule it out. This second edition allows Ryman to come out of the literary closet.

Don't Forget to Breathe by Ashim Shanker

Bunnu is plagued by the boredom of an existence that is anything but ordinary. Whether it's because of his hyperactive mother, whose numerous attempts on his father's life have caused his parents to question how far the bonds of matrimony truly extend; or because of that little silver, reflective ball that his family has taken it upon itself to adopt as his little brother, Bunnu wants nothing more than to get away from his small town and out into the world to pursue his dreams. However, it is only upon doing so that he eventually finds himself the subject of investigation for atrocities unwittingly committed. Through it all, he encounters a dizzying slew of characters: from the erstwhile Untouchable-cum-detective with a flair for performance art, to an emotionally fragile aristocrat, who engages in man-to-man chats with his son from the safe comforts of his "Desensitization Suit."…

Dopamine Addict by Zachary Forrest

When Dax finds signs of a venereal disease, his world comes to a screeching stop. His good looks, the women at his fingertips, not even his closest friends can stop him from sliding down a black hole of depression, suicidal behavior and ultimately, redemption. Dopamine Addict is a brutal portrayal of one man’s suffering, from the necessary evils of hindsight and consequence to the redemptive power of a girl’s love; this is a journey to the depths of hell and back, one man's struggle to find personal meaning potent enough to keep him alive.

The Dream Dancer by Kenneth C. Crowe

A Native American hero’s journey in which the monster is a U.S. Congressman and the netherworld is a Pennsylvania prison. The story opens in Paris in the dwindling days of the summer of 1956. Coop Rever, a Native American expatriate who is the protagonist of The Dream Dancer, is getting ready to travel to Algeria to gather material for his third book on the French Foreign Legion. Coop is a war correspondent and author, educated at the Sorbonne. Coop dreams that he has been chosen to be a messenger of God, a role he undertakes when the evidence that he is the chosen one becomes so overwhelming he cannot deny it.

Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow

Eastern Standard Tribe was published in March 2004. In the short time since, many of the elements of the story have started to come true. The book concerns itself with the conspiracies of management consultants around the world who form secret alliances on the basis of the timezones that they choose to sleep in — everyone who keeps New York time all over the world ends up all pallsy-wallsy and savages those degenerates on Pacific time.

Escape the Beast by Colin Cohen

A young man tries to escape from a dystopian reality after he’s swallowed by an enigmatic monster.

Evil Against Divine by David Williams

Inside each of us is divine (good) and evil. Some of us can control these forces. Some of us walk a tightrope between the two. After Rusty Shade wins one of the nation's largest lottery winnings, his life becomes full of turmoil and his soul becomes a battlefield or the divine and the evil forces inside him. After receiving calls that his only daughter has been kidnapped, Rusty must decide between the temptations of a reckless lifestyle or if he will try to use his fortunes for good.

Facing the Storm by Wes Boyd

When John and Candice Archer's jobs go bad and their kids are sent to lousy schools, they decide it's time to get out of the city and head back to John's home in Spearfish Lake. It takes a little getting used to, because their lives are different there, and they can't help but change to face new circumstances and new opportunities as well as finding new friends and new interests. But then, their new friends are undergoing changes, too. None of it is easy, but they're all in it together. To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning by James Curcio NEW

In a world where guilt by association is enough to convict for terrorism, two rebellious young Americans are locked in a mental asylum for a crime they didn't commit. Though not terrorists, these two are outsiders in nearly every sense of the word: a transsexual street shaman (Jesus) and a transgressive philosopher (Agent 139) capable of driving even psychiatrists insane. It seems their stories will end here, but they are both destined to play a role in a revolution that will forever change the world. Part Salman Rushdie's Ground Beneath Her Feet, part Hunter S. Thompson's Fear And Loathing, Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning questions many of our basic cultural assumptions, makes us re-examine them, and hints at where they might lead. Added 11/8/09.

Family in Decline by Lethe Bashar

A husband divorces his ailing wife and a teenage son--who believes himself to be a genius--drops out of college. Focuses on the father's pseudo-spiritual quest and the son's descent in drugs and grandosity.

Family Resemblances by Lowry Pei

Family Resemblances was published in hardback by Random House in 1986 and as a Vintage paperback in 1988. "A remarkable first novel" - NY Times. Teenage love and adult love intertwine one hot summer in Illinois. A story about growing up, family, love, loss, and desire that won't let go. "Engages the reader, even brings tears" - Chicago Tribune.

Family Reunion by Glenn Lee Starks

Charleen had a last wish - she wanted her family to get back together before she died. She hoped their family reunion would force her children to at least talk to one another. But nothing could have prepared the family for the turns all of their lives would take because of the family reunion.

The Fashions of the Times by Joshua D. Dinman

When Jacob Gold was ten years old, his grandfather gave him this advice – “never lift a man so high that he can piss in your face.” When Jacob accepts a position at a prominent Pittsburgh law firm, he is forced to apply his grandfather's wisdom as he negotiates the power plays and personal vendettas of the firm’s attorneys. There is Theodore Rifkin, the firm’s gray-maned managing partner who is willing to do anything to keep his name on the firm’s door. And Edward Blanton, the firm’s one-time golden boy who has fallen from grace having been indicted for his involvement in a phony real estate deal. Hanging over the firm like a dark cloud is Blanton’s failed attempt to stave off the hostile takeover of one of the firm's oldest clients. When the British corporate raider who masterminded the takeover suddenly dies, Jacob, Rifkin and Blanton are drawn in to the perfect storm that will change all of their lives forever.

Feeney's Part by Marc Heberden NEW

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament… Added 11/2/09.

Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent NEW LIMITED TIME

Offered by Tyndale House Publishers. Requires download of free Sony eBook Library software and registration. See "How It Works" at the top right of the screen. Jessilyn Lassiter never knew that hatred could lurk in the human heart until the summer of 1932 when she turned 13. When her best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as one of his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town. Violence springs up as a ragtag band of Ku Klux Klan members unite and decide to take matters into their own hands. As tensions mount in the small community, loyalties are tested and Jessilyn is forced to say good-bye to the carefree days of her youth. Fireflies in December is the 2007 winner of the Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest. Added 11/3/09.

fishing for angels by Roger Frederick

A young painter and decorator, Eddie, takes an "artistic pilgrimage" to Italy on a quest to become a real artist like his hero Marc Chagall. Along the way he has to face up to some home truths, including the death of his friend's brother. Could he have prevented that tragedy? Will he find a salvation of sorts among the cathedrals and Chianti in the imaginary Italian city of Govia. Will he ever become a "proper painter"?

flesh and wood by Roger Frederick

Jemma is in IT sales, living only for her next deal. Rushing to meet a new client in her boss’s 5 Series she skids off a bridge and into a tree. She’s lucky to be alive the neurologists tell her. Yea, she thinks, aside from the dent in my forehead, the facial scars, the terrifying hallucinations, the PSD and the partial paralysis...really lucky. With nowhere else to go, she moves to a seaside chalet in the remote village of Nant Llwyfen to recuperate. Walking on the beach one morning she finds a lifelike wooden hand and decides to discover where it came from. More wooden body parts start to appear. Who is leaving them for her? A murderous stalker? One of her psychotic exes? An eccentric villager? Or were they conjured up by some malevolent spirit in the woods that border the cove? Prepare to be sucked into the latest whirlpool of a novel by Roger Frederick - a brain-injured trip into Welsh magic realism featuring his strangely compelling mix of the suburban and the surreal. Take a deep breath and submerge...

For Adam by Lowry Pei

A novel that is something like a journal, woven together with a Writer’s Journal about writing that novel. Nick, the narrator, starts a letter to his estranged son Adam, hoping to unburden himself of long-held secrets at last. But the writing, and his past itself, gets away from him and carries him to terrifying encounters, farther and farther from the life he thought he knew.

Forever Conceal, Never Reveal by Dawn Meier

It starts with an innocent find at a barn sale—an innocent little booklet that soon turns Erin Anderson’s life upside down. In her quest for the truth, she digs herself into a secret society so dark and mysterious she must turn her life over to the cult to seek the entire truth, even if it means deadly consequences. This book is not meant for readers under the age of 18 years old. This book contains adult situations that are not suitable for all readers.

Frauds, Thieves, and Other Podvodniks by Colin Cohen

A young man escaping Wall Street for Prague finds himself caught in a web of corporate espionage.

The Friends of Rathlin Island by Stewart Dalby

Three divers working for the police of are shot dead as they step ashore on the Ulster mainland after leaving Rathlin, an island in the straits between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The killings appear to be sectarian and could spark a return to violence in the Province after years of uneasy peace. A clue lies in a document left on Rathlin with Jackie Wilson, an anthropologist. He believes he is a neutral bystander in the age-old conflict, but in reality he is buffeted by conflicting loyalties. Pursued by all sides, he tries to unlock the secret of the document. Gradually he discovers that the seas round Rathlin hold secrets that could change the future of Northern Ireland. But at the same time he becomes painfully aware that there is no sitting on the fence in Ireland, as he confronts his past and his life in terms of love, commitment and betrayal.

From the Next Room by Lowry Pei

The sequel to Family Resemblances. The story takes place seven years after Family Resemblances, once again in the town of New Franklin, Illinois, and once again Karen comes to visit her somewhat outrageous Aunt Augusta. Almost nothing is as it was seven years ago, beginning with Karen herself. She comes to visit Augusta with her own messy life on her mind, but what she finds happening to Augusta alters everything.

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Gangs of Suburbia by Mike Susina

Denise Suthers is your average fifteen year old gang leader. Interested? Good, because the subdivision is about to be torn apart in war.

Glimpses of a Floating World by Larry Harrison

1963, and panic over the spread of heroin addiction in London. While the Profumo and Challenor scandals are exposing the dark underbelly of postwar Britain, a teenage heroin and cocaine addict undergoes a cold turkey in a padded cell. His escape from custody triggers a chain of events ending in murder and mayhem.

Green Dream by Robert Gollagher

In Western Australia, in 1996, a young veterinary surgeon takes her own life, overcome by the intense stress of her profession and haunted by the abuse she once suffered from an alcoholic father. She is survived by her grandmother, Ruth MacDonald, who must come to terms not only with the sudden death of her beloved granddaughter but with the news that she herself has terminal cancer. Green Dream is the story of the tragic life and death of an innocent young woman, of the compassion, strength and wisdom of her dying grandmother, and of the triumphant survival of an injured man inspired by them both.

A Half Life Of One by Bill Liversidge

A free online novel about an ordinary man under extraordinary pressure. When his business fails Nick Dowty resorts to desperate measures to save his family from ruin. Warning!! This book is seriously scary. Reading it will completely undermine your faith in humanity.

Here in this Sorrow by Paul Juser

For Christian Duke, a senior in high school, life is a living hell. A black-clad outcast punk rocker, he sees himself as a target for endless abuse heaped on him by the rest of the students. Every day, he finds himself pelted with spit wads, insults, food, and anything else they can throw at him. Christian has had all he can take though, and with a secret cache of weapons he has accumulated, he plans to take revenge on each and every person who has hurt him, even if it means giving up his life in the process.

Homeless Like Me by Donald James Parker NEW

Brian has a dream of writing the great American novel. He knows that without a gimmick to set him apart from the rest of the pack, he'll never succeed. From reading Black Like Me, he gets the idea to masquerade as a homeless man to get the material to write the saga of those suffering from poverty. During his first visit to the local homeless shelter to gather facts, he is accosted by Zeke, one of the subjects of his research. In order to save his skin, Brian spills his guts to the huge black man. After hearing the story, Zeke sees value in the project for his homeless brethren, and pledges to help the wannabe paperback writer. Also on his first visit, a vision of loveliness, aptly named Angel, takes away Brian's breath and subsequently his heart. She turns out to be a fanatical Christian who is waiting for God to reveal the identity of her future husband. Brian decides to write a novel and make Angel the heroine hoping to win her heart in the process. Added 10/30/09.

Horse by Leon Berger

This bittersweet chronicle of how an eccentric working horse finally gains his freedom was inspired by the characteristics of a real animal. The city locations, the ancient stable, the and the plotline of redevelopment were also based on truth, through personal research, interviews and newspaper archives. Although written as a novel, the story represents the passing of an era which should not go unrecorded … Copyright Leon Berger. All rights reserved.

House of Kidz by Colin Cohen

A picaresque coming of age novel set within a college fraternity.

Hyde by Barry Friedman

Eddie Hyde lives in today’s world. What the poor schnook lacks in brains, he makes up in kindness. Eddie’s no saint: he’s boosted cars and taken things that don’t belong to him, and he’s not without talent--it takes skill to pick those locks. But all that is behind him. Since he rolled out of Mansfield Correctional Facility he’s kept his nose clean. His goals are simple: go straight and stay straight. Maybe eventually find a girl he can love, marry and raise a family. Not easy with all those temptations dangling in front of him. Besides he's secretly in love with Lucy Gates, his parole officer. Eddie fights off all temptation until...

I Came To In Geumho-Dong by Dave Hazzan

James Hersh, a mentally disturbed former journalist-anarchist from Canada, moves to South Korea to teach English and to escape his dysfunctional life back home. Contractually locked into a job he hates, he spends his days battling the authorities of We're Englishing Academy, and his nights pickled in soju, battling himself. But when he meets the gloriously weird Ana Inez, and then gets involved with the anti-war H. student union, things start to change...

The Ice Cream Memories of Charlotte Rowe by Teresa Perrin

Divination from the spirit world. Con artistry. Cats and mirrors. The implications of Freudian psychology. Death. Life. Birth. Murder. And ice cream. ... Charlotte Rowe has been cast in the role of medium from childhood, and studied under a clever fraud. But does Charlotte have a real vision into the spirit world?

Icon by Leon Berger

Science vs. Religion…Darwinism vs. Creationism… Chaos Theory vs. Intelligent Design. The debate is endless and often extreme. But what if there were another option? Evelyn Chadwick is a brilliant, complex woman, just 28-years old. Her father was a renowned Evangelist. In rebellion, she became a quantum physicist. Then she rebelled against that, too. Now, in trying to find herself, she constructs an entirely new way of thinking - and with all the spin of the modern media machine, she becomes a global icon… Copyright Leon Berger. All rights reserved.

I/D by Leon Berger

It's not difficult to predict the future. Just scan today's headlines and extend the trends: climate change, energy depletion, terrorist threats, government surveillance, ethnic strife, weapons proliferation, genetic engineering, corporate ethics and so on. Yet on an individual level, there's an issue that's perhaps even more disturbing: identity theft. In an era of security paranoia, every aspect of our lives will be recorded: from DNA to IQ; from official documentation to private finance; from medical history to psychological profile. When that information is hacked or erased, it will be the innocent victim with no credentials who'll be labeled a security risk … Copyright Leon Berger. All rights reserved.

Idea in Stone by Hamish MacDonald

What's a grown man to do, living in the shadow of one of the nation's most famous entertainers? Run away from home, of course. Stefan Mackechnie is the son of Delonia Mackechnie, famous folk-singer and variety show host. When he writes a letter to his dead father, he receives an unexpected reply, a message that leads him on a journey across the ocean to a timeless city where he'll face love, oblivion, and eternity.

Is This Love? by Lowry Pei

The year is 1974 and the Watergate hearings are underway. Peter Obata, age 28, graduate student in East Asian Studies at Stanford, is in a bar with friends, and a woman named Margo walks in alone wearing an outrageously provocative outfit and an air of "Don't come near me." To no one’s surprise, Peter falls in love with her. And when the enigmatic Margo starts leading him to places he never imagined he’d go, Peter goes.

Itchy Donner by Doug Lambeth

Itchy Donner doesn't have much going for him. A rashy eleven-year-old growing up fatherless in a dying backwoods Idaho timber town, Itchy is obsessed with the past--specifically, his family's past. Itchy's the great-great-great grandson of Tamsen Donner, the Donner Party's famous matriarch, and Itchy studies his ancestor's history with the relentlessness that only a true nerd can muster. He and his mother Irene live poor but happy in a ramshackle singlewide, and Irene encourages Itchy's interest and pride in his illustrious ancestors. But their predictable lives are forever turned upside-down when the wandering gyppo logger Red Donner--Itchy's blustery, larger-than-life father--blows back into town looking to make amends for his past and put his family back together again. Itchy Donner is a tragi-comic tale of liars and dreamers, of the distant Donner ghosts who haunt Itchy's present, and of Itchy's quest to understand the past, know his father, and make his family whole again.

Jodie Maine: Coffee And Ink by Rebecca Hillary

"I’ll be fine.” Jodie said, standing with her head high, and her shoulders back. “I’m Jodie,” she grinned. “I bounce back from anything.” Join Jodie Maine, an aspiring author and musician, in the first of a series of stories of old friends, new friends, relationships, music, literature and an awful lot of coffee. In Coffee And Ink Jodie finds herself back in touch with an old school teacher, who casually mentions that he has a band, and she is asked, seeing as she is a writer, to write some lyrics for their album. Suddenly, Jodie is thrown into a world where she has to choose between friends and family, her career or her hobbies, real life or fantasy, and learns a few things along the way. A NaNoWriMo winning novel of 2008.

Joshua's Heart by Larry Forkner

Joshua, a young boy who lost his parents in a tragic accident, is sent to live with his only surviving relative, his father's sister, Aunt Ruth. She is wealthy, ambitious and a very successful business woman who has time for everything except love and family. She takes her nephew in out of a sense of family duty and to maintain the honor of the family name. They are as different as night and day and Joshua is left to struggle with his grief and loneliness without any comfort from his cold-hearted aunt. The gap between them worsens as time goes by until another near tragedy sends their troubled relationship spinning out of control. Joshua's Heart is a story about the power of love and forgiveness and how we often find help from the least expected source.

Journey to the Rainbows End by Patricia Moss

Evie and her young children are leaving home. They are going to find a new life for themselves, as far away from the bullying Joe as possible. But where can she go, and how will she protect and raise her family when she gets there? Slowly, Evie tries to build a new life for the family, but her past is looking for her and will not give up. Perhaps she can find safety at the rainbows end.

The Jynx by Kenneth Crowe

The Jynx is a novel of clamming, art, Swiftboat politics, and revenge in the age of Karl Rove. The protagonist of The Jynx is a Long Island clammer, barely surviving in a dying industry, whose dream is to become a successful wood sculptor. A political operative is the protagonist’s inspiration for The Jynx, a sculpture which advances his career and turns her into a vengeful enemy.

Kerouac's Scroll by Charles Deemer

Two old men take a road trip that changes their lives.

A Long Way to Freedom by Douglas Comish

A Long Way to Freedom is the true story of one refugee family’s harrowing journey to safety, from a daring escape out of their own country, North Korea, to years of surviving their way over half a continent. This is a tale of bravery, great fortune, and also terrible failures and defeat. It is an epic adventure of love, violence, danger, true friendship, and betrayal. But it ultimately ends in success, and a hard earned victory over unbelievable odds.

Looking Through the Windows of Madness by Leo Vine-Knight

Steven is a psychiatric nurse close to burn out. He senses that the boundaries between his own mind, the mental health unit where he works, and society itself, are becoming dangerously blurred. He dreams of escape with glamorous nursing assistant, Kate, but …

Magic Carpet by Wes Boyd

Jennlynn Swift is a college student who's down on her luck after her parents threw her out. She sees only one hope of being able to pay for college and her flying licenses. Little could she dream that pushing the doorbell of a Nevada brothel would lead to the things it does, which include being a national hero. Some things never quite turn out the way you expect them to.

Mars Girl by Jeff Garrity

"Mars Girl is fast-paced, insightful, inventive and very, very funny. Its vision of where the mutual dependence of politicians and media producers will end is both hilarious and a little frightening. Put Karl Rove and Groucho Marx in a smoke-filled room, spin well on 24-hour news cycle, and you get Mars Girl. This should be required reading for anyone who watches cable news, votes or is thinking of running for President in 2012." -Marc J. Sheehan.

Mary's Christmas Gift by Jack Zavada

Mary's Christmas Gift is a modern story about a struggling single executive, Mary Chapman, who has her faith restored when God answers her prayers in an unexpected, spectacular way. This uplifting 73-page short novel is filled with hope and happiness and will remind you that there is a God, that He is good, and that he loves you more than you can ever know.

Microcosmia by Ron Sanders

Microcosmia pursues offbeat protagonist Cristian Vane, an emotionally troubled young liberal who's just come into the staggering Vane fortune. With his newfound wealth and responsibility, Vane sets out to put his cosseted life back together, but a series of gut-wrenching misadventures in the real world produce a complete nervous breakdown. The young heir surfaces with a fresh perspective: wealth is wasted on the wealthy; his bequest is a golden opportunity to do something magnificent in a heartless world. Sickened by a documentary featuring scammed Ethiopian famine victims, he sets off for Africa to build his utopia. Though Vane's misplaced magnanimity results in East-West friction and internal rivalries, he still manages to create his magnum opus, even as cutthroat pirates, a vile Eritrean colonel, and a doomed affair with a gorgeous, control-freak journalist push him over the edge.

Mississippi by Michael Reilly

". . . Remember us. And when you are ready, turn the page and I will begin." With these words, Julianna Jameson abandons her husband, Scott and their eight years together. In her wake, the threads of his life quickly unravel. Secrets begin to reveal themselves and questions begin to mount. Scott quickly realises that there is something more sinister compelling her actions now; a terrible truth that has hung over her for nearly a quarter century. Fear, guilt, hope and love will become the engines that drive him in pursuit of her and answers to the two questions above all others: Why did their relationship falter? And is it, and he, really beyond the reach of her? But events are not on his side. Even as Scott chases Julianna, others are chasing him, pursuing their own path through her history. Her meandering mystery, sprung 25 years ago from the death of a single innocent, has set them all on a head-on collison with a human catastrophe waiting at journey's end. Scott and Julianna's very lives will hang in the balance and their every future will rest in the hands of a potent and pitiless force that no one expected to encounter. When all storms have passed, what will the Mississippi's witness tell?

Moldavite by Meira Eliot

The old Prague legend of a barber-alchemist opens the story of a ring made of Moldavite, the only semi-precious stone of extra-terrestrial origin. This leads us on to the mid-life crisis of Eva, a teacher living in England, and back to her cultural heritage in Prague, Czech Republic. What is the connection between the barber-alchemist and a teacher caught up in corporate lunacy?

The Money Suckers by Walt Thiessen NEW

Leading banker Justin Knight comes face to face with evidence that a secret conspiracy dating back more than a century at the highest circles of the banking system not only expected, but planned and intended the current financial crisis. It didn't occur accidentally, and it happened despite well-meaning efforts to prevent it. A recorded video of a secret meeting that comes into his possession leads directly to his daughter's kidnapping. The price for her return? The video and his silence! The situation places Justin on a collision course with a monumental decision. If he chooses to tell America what he knows, he might lose everything he holds most dear. Added 10/21/09.

Morning Pages: The Almost True Story of My Life by Joseph Sutton

Ben Halaby is suffering the throes of writer's block. He somehow stumbles across a book on creativity: Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. The basic tenet of Cameron's book is to write three pages non-stop first thing in the morning for 84 days to break out of a block. Halaby heeds Cameron's advice. And what we see, as the words come gushing out of his pen and soul, is not only the creative process in action, but we see a man turning into his old storytelling self again.

Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel by Phyllis Zimbler Miller

In the spring of 1970 – right after the Kent State National Guard shootings and President Nixon's two-month incursion into Cambodia – four newly married young women come together at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, when their husbands go on active duty as officers in the U.S. Army. Different as these four women are, they have one thing in common: Their overwhelming fear that, right after these nine weeks of training, their husbands could be shipped out to Vietnam – and they could become war widows. A semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Nameless by Sam Starbuck

Never Let You Go by Lowry Pei

Just the good stuff: love, sex, marriage, divorce, loyalty and betrayal. All happening from late fall to spring, in St. Louis in 1963. The hot season is omitted; the characters, being seventeen years old, make up for that.

Night Flowers by Philip Turner

In Night Flowers, the opportunity to turn other people's discards into electrical power, hot water for industrial and domestic heating and renewed materials is worth a vicious commercial war in a society that has already taken a plunge into lawlessness on a grand scale. In this world, all sorts of people carry arms quite legitimately because there are plenty of others ready to take advantage of them if they are unready or unwilling to defend themselves. In the world of Night Flowers, citizens at every level of society are prepared to circumvent taxes which they believe to be unjust.And those responsible for administering justice have adopted a very pragmatic attitude of mind in response.

No Chinook by K. Sawyer Paul

Scott Clarkson is a young and often fragile journalist, whose mid-twenties have yet to produce a clear distinction between dependency and love. Dissatisfied by his current relationship - a complicated and secretive affair with a charismatic art teacher - Scott uses a chance encounter with an old high school crush as an escape to a place where desire and affection can be confused, and gratification replaces trust. Removed from the life and circumstances that have kept him emotionally stunted, Scott's understanding of love loses balance and he discovers that maturity and pain are not exclusive.

Oak County by John Gallagher

Matthew Kooper ran away thirty years ago. Now he has returned to his native Wisconsin. Yet, Oak County has grown a bit sleazy and Kooper’s family has fallen into disrepair with his mother’s death. His ex-fiancé, Dawn Bullock, has remained cold and single in order to make her orchard business thrive. Kooper decides to remain in the tourist town so he can make things better. He rekindles his business friendship with the opulent playboy Harold Teague. Matthew even becomes a bartender and successfully brings his extended family back together—but not before tragedy takes its toll on the entire town.

Oasis by Bryce Beattie

Terrorists have unleashed a devastating and bizarre virus in a small desert town. Something has knocked out the power grid. The government has quarantined the city, but it is not sending aid, and nobody can understand why. Oasis is the ongoing story of one man’s struggle against the chaos that blankets the city. Read on to learn the rest.

Outside Man by Marc Heberden NEW

"Farmers do not believe in luck. They do believe in fate, mostly as a function of the weather. But when it comes to their own fortunes, because of their immediate involvement with the land, they see their own efforts as being the thing most responsible for personal success or failure. It is a hardy, productive point of view, both self-reliant and efficient. But at the same time it is very causal and, in the end, uninspired. Myths and superstitions, goddesses of fertility worship, the colorings of the human imagination for thousands of years, died with the weather report and the McCormack Reaper." Added 10/31/09.

Over the Fence by Lowry Pei

Lucas Averill, 35 years old, an insurance adjuster in Columbia, Missouri, collapses in his backyard and then wakes up in the hospital, to find that his girlfriend is moving to Wyoming and he’s being followed around by an invisible being with a bad cough. Within days, he stumbles across Allison, an apparition who becomes his lover and switches bodies with him. And things get weirder after that, as Lucas and the reader sojourn on the blurred boundary between inner and outer worlds.

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The Patriot Witch by C.C. Finlay

Offered by Del Rey. The year is 1775. On the surface, Proctor Brown appears to be an ordinary young man working the family farm in New England. He is a minuteman, a member of the local militia, determined to defend the rights of the colonies. Yet Proctor is so much more. Magic is in his blood, a dark secret passed down from generation to generation. But Proctor’s mother has taught him to hide his talents, lest he be labeled a witch and find himself dangling at the end of a rope. A chance encounter with an arrogant British officer bearing magic of his own catapults Proctor out of his comfortable existence and into the adventure of a lifetime, as resistance sparks rebellion and rebellion becomes revolution.

The Penal Colony by Richard Herley

It is 1997. The British government now runs island prison colonies to take dangerous offenders from its overcrowded mainland jails. Among all these colonies, Sert, 25 miles off the north Cornish coast, has the worst reputation. There are no warders. Satellite technology is used to keep the convicts under watch. New arrivals are dumped by helicopter and must learn to survive as best they can. To Sert, one afternoon in July, is brought Anthony John Routledge, sentenced for a sex-murder he did not commit. Routledge knows he is here forever. And he knows he must quickly forget the rules of civilized life. But not all the islanders are savages. Under the charismatic leadership of one man a community has evolved. A community with harsh and unyielding rules, peopled by resourceful men for whom the hopeless dream of escape may not be so hopeless after all ...

Pink Gin by Jennifer L. Armstrong

They were just a harmless group of friends trying to run a fidelity agency when, without warning, they found themselves thrown into the fantastical world of concentration camp survival ...

Please by Peter Darbyshire

In short, sharp episodes, Please chronicles the life of a young man who drifts through a hallucinatory urban world filled with celebrity wannabes, addictive relationships and jobs that demand he become someone else. The only thing he cares about is finding his ex-wife, who seems to exist only in his memories now. This terse, savage debut fuses the quiet desperation of Raymond Carver with the absurdity and media-savvy irony of Quentin Tarantino. At the same time, Please has a compassionate heart: It's a moving portrait of one man's attempt to embrace something real in his life. Here's an X-ray of our times from a writer of extraordinary restraint, skill and wit.

Portraits of an Imaginary Young Man by Sol Luckman

What happens when imagination shacks up with reality? The answer may shock you! Be a slacker with the unabashedly picaresque Luke Soloman in Book III of the Beginner's Luke Series for a debauched stint in the Funhouse, "an alternate universe,” in the Hero’s words, “that would make Lewis Carroll woozy.” “During Luke’s extended stay with Malcolm [in Portraits of an Imaginary Young Man], Soloman gains a wealth of knowledge and experience...His eyes are opened to an alternate way of viewing his own life, and his heart is opened to a better way of managing his own feelings. He even meets quite the interesting character at a Halloween party one night, who quickly reveals to him two astonishing truths about himself that change him forever.” —Apex Reviews. To read, click on "Free Downloads" image.

Private Dancer by Stephen Leather

This is an engrossing thriller about relationships with bar girls by a bestselling crime author. It is set in Thailand in 1996, the year of the Rat. Pete, a young travel writer, wanders into a Bangkok go-go bar and meets the love of his life. Joy is the girl of his dreams: young, stunningly pretty and one of the Zombie Bar's top earning pole dancers. What follows is a roller-coaster ride of sex, drugs and deception, as Pete discovers that his own very private dancer is not all that she claims to be and that far from being the girl of his dreams, Joy is his own personal nightmare. Novel is complete except for the epilogue.

Rainbow Gliding Hawk and the Last Stand of the Patriarch by Doug Lambeth

Allison Hassenpfeffer-Thayer is a dreamer, a wide-eyed rainbow chaser whose fertile mind forever spews forth wildly impractical new ideas. Her husband Larry is the opposite, an ultra-anal, organize-your-sock-drawer kind of guy. But they're young and in love, and when Allison cons Larry into moving to a little northwest mountain town to raise emus, he can't say no. But rural paradise sours when Allison becomes a true believer in radical environmentalism and ends up tree-sitting with the ultimate enviro-stud, a swashbuckling alpha-male who calls himself Michael Wolfcaller. Rainbow Gliding Hawk and the Last Stand of the Patriarch is a timely story about saving the world and losing your marriage. It's a contemporary trip with well-meaning folks who inadvertently screw up their lives and learn that true love and just causes don't always mix.

Revolution in C Minor by Jennifer L. Armstrong

It is the summer of 2011. World War III has just ended. North America remains the last stronghold of democracy and Canada is facing an autumn referendum on whether or not to join the United States ...

Rising in the West by John Barrett Rose

Was the Old West really won, or merely stolen? Author John Barrett Rose takes readers back to a time when men were men and Law was more or less what men made it as they went along. There were never enough American born villains to win the real Old West, most had to be imported. We follow the fortunes of a miserable little English thief called Willie as he rises through the rank files of villainy to become Ben Grace, bravest man in the West and fastest gun in Montana. Stuffed with characters enough to stock a State treasury, this novel will make politically correct readers clutch Bible to breast and wail.

Road To Freedom by Sylvia Hubbard

Whitney escapes her cruel stepfather's home only to fall into the hands of a man bent on revenge against her stepfather. Meanwhile, Erica, Whitney's stepsister, sees the evil of her father and leaves to find Whitney after her mother commits suicide. She searches for the truth to the past and herself, while rebuilding a relationship with her only sister. Yet, their father is hot on their trail and they can only run so far. Whitney prays Erica will have enough strength inside of herself to fight with Whitney and hopefully their father won't turn Erica back to the dark side of greed.

Rocinante by Wes Boyd

Vagabonding in the seventies! The only thing that kept Mark going in Vietnam was his plan to spend some time wandering the country by air, like barnstormers did 50 years before. In the last days before leaving, he acquires a partner - a tall, morose girl named Jackie. They spend months on their aerial oddessy, falling in love along the way while having adventures that will turn into memories for a lifetime. To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

Rock, and a Hard Place by J. Vincent Martin

This is more than a behind the scenes tale of a Rock and Roll band. It's about a time, and age, an era, and maybe even some of the kids you grew up with. You could call it a Hard Day's Night with sex and violence, but there is a lot more to it than that. Like rock itself, it begins with the formation of teenage "Do Whop" group. From there it follows the group's metamorphosis into a Rock and Roll Band. It's Hot, it's Cool, and has a dynamite pay back ending. Of course, the story is fictitious and my characters are not intended to represent any persons living or dead.

Runaways by Doug Lambeth

Jimmy Biffman's life has just cratered. His wife dumps him for Dr. Dwayne the periodontist, he's downsized out of a job, and he's living in a trailer in his best friend Erica's backyard. So, when Erica hatches a wild scheme to recapture Jimmy's lost youth, he's powerless to resist. Runaways is the journey of two 40-somethings looking for a life they're convinced has passed them by. With a naïve belief in what's possible - and a foolish misunderstanding of the risks - they end up completely out of their element and in way over their heads. The unsavory predators who suck them into their world know exactly what they're doing--unlike Erica and Jimmy, who, like two giddy high-schoolers cutting class, have no idea what they're in for. Their new lives won't turn out remotely as they've planned.

Runner's Moon by Wes Boyd

Two kids, a dream, and acres of dogs . . . Josh and Tiffany want to become dogsled racers. They just have to grow up first -- and learn about what they're doing along the way. A follow-on to Busted Axle Road, focusing on Josh and Tiffany's adventures. To read, click on "My Other Books" link.

Scholars and Gentlemen by John Sherwood Illsley

Rich young academic Marcus Ross believes that copulation is the most foolish thing that a wise man can do in his entire life. His bewitchingly beautiful student Sophie Davenport has other ideas. But is it his money she wants, or his body, or his soul? As his cherished academic career is destroyed by malice and incompetence, Marcus embarks on an erotic voyage of sexual and spiritual discovery which brings him face to face with the mysteries of love and death a and a genetic conspiracy organised from beyond the grave.

Screaming Batfish Blues by Scott L. Anderson

Fact is often mixed with fiction. That's also the case in this novel of two men who decide to escape the drudgery of small town living in Minnesota by joining the post Vietnam-era Navy. They soon join in the flourishing drug trade, with horrifying results for both men. It's a story of rock and roll, drugs, military espionage, sex, prison, and eventually murder. Screaming Batfish Blues runs from the farmlands of Minnesota to the islands of Hawaii to the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles as both men try to flee from the personal hell they have created for themselves.

Servicing the Pole by Lauri Shaw

Servicing the Pole is the portrait of a New York stripper – a battle-worn misfit slogging her way through the city’s roughest clubs, watching as the job replaces her personal life, and secretly harbouring rock star ambitions. As the fast-paced night life's deceptive promises of easy money gradually give way to the harsher realities of addiction and prostitution, Emily must decide – is this really the person she wants to be? And if so, at what price?

the shrewdness of apes by Roger Frederick

Newton Driftwood is a dope-smoking college drop-out. While temping as a 'cage rat' in the warehouse of Westing's largest department store, he develops a crush on Sophie the prim young manageress of soft furnishings. After rashly challenging a "sales whale" from sportswear to compete in the Hellathon - the cross-country triathlon from hell - he decides to turn his life around, get fit and win Sophie's affections. And that's when the shit really starts to fly…

Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt

Traumatized as a child by witnessing a murder, Anthony Andrews, the first black reporter at the Arkansas Sun, seeks to solve the mysterious abandonment of a small town and the disappearance of fourteen white men. His investigation leads him from rural Arkansas to Cleveland, Ohio, as he tries to uncover a family secret kept hidden for more than a decade. The closer he gets to the truth, the more he must question his motives. His quest not only reveals the true identity of people he has met along the way, but also points Anthony toward a path that leads to his own salvation.

Songs From the Other Side of the Wall by Dan Holloway

The Sons of Bomally by Michael Kimber

All seems well in the Bomally household but dark deeds are waiting; ancient and mythical forces are at work which threaten to destroy them. Sir Gerald Bomally heads an international company, ‘Bomally Building,’ which he built from nothing. Watch as he, and his family rise, despite the economic circumstances of the day, from humble beginnings to wealth and influence, from poverty to affluence, and then have to fight against evil forces in both the human and mythical environment which threaten to hurl them back to the gutter - or worse. In a contest where impossible odds seem to be overwhelming, and salvation is out of reach, only a miracle can save the sons of Bomally.

The Sportsman by Alex Napoli

The world of an archeologist turns up-side down when he returns to civilization with a mysterious man who amazes the world with his sports prowess and funny wisdom, while the archeologist investigates the real truth behind him.

Stake Through the Heart by Steven Donnini

When Danny met Barbara someone was going to get hurt. Does a “Stake Through the Heart” only work in movies? In the small college town of Denton, Texas, a student actor, Danny McCoy, and his beautiful lover Barbara conspire to kill Danny's abusive mother, Edna, for a sizable inheritance. But Edna has a trick up her sleeve. She has become a vampire. The stress is too much for Danny, so Barbara takes charge. Well, we'll just have to hammer a wooden stake through her. Charmed by her ruthlessness, Danny agrees to marry her.

Strange Inheritance by Bob Biderman

The first book of the Joseph Radkin series begins with a carton of letters and a stack of hundred dollar bills - an inheritance Radkin has received from his recently deceased dad. As Radkin’s father was a life-long union activist who died disillusioned and broke, where did all this money come from? Tracing his father’s mysterious life from clues in letters written aboard a remarkable merchant ship, bound for North Africa during WWII, he stumbles upon a compelling story of one man's quest for social justice in the aftermath of the cold war. "This is a wonderful potpourri of a book – part thriller, part contemporary history, part family saga… It is also gripping reading, beautifully written and, at times, very funny." Tribune.

Sugarloaf Mountain by Frits Kruitof

A small town perched high on an Australian mountain range has become the perfect hideout for an organized gang of career criminals. This is hardly a fitting place for a respectable woman to raise her nine-year-old son and yet it is a place where exciting things happen often and character-molding experiences are impossible to avoid.

The Surprising Life and Death of Diggory Franklin by G.S. Williams

Diggory Franklin met a beautiful woman today. Twice. The first time, she warned him of impending doom and then bestowed the most passionate kiss of his life. The second time, she had no memory of the first. And that's really just the start of his problems.

Tenure Track to Mommyville by Barbara Grosh

Elaine Barlow has lost her job and her way. What should she do with the second half of her life, now that the vision that drove the first half is gone? Will she pull herself together before her marriage falls apart? Elaine discovers what so many professionals discovered in the era of corporate downsizing—you are more than what you do.

Times Square by Colin Cohen

An update of a number of Nikolai Gogol's nineteenth-century short stories, modernized, integrated, and twisted.

Time To Testify by John Haswell, M.D.

This novel provides a fascinating look into the personal and private life of an obstetrician and how he reacts to the pressures of solo practice, the fears of being sued for malpractice, the professional issues of VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), cesarean section rates, and abortion.

Tokyo South by Eugene Woodbury

Autobiographical novel of a young Mormon missionary's two years in Japan.

The Toy Buddha by Sol Luckman

What would you do if the Buddha suddenly reappeared? What would you do if he suddenly didn’t? Luke’s imaginary Adventure soars to mock-epic proportions in this enlightening spoof of all things held sacred in American culture. WARNING: The Toy Buddha may cause vertigo, euphoria, lunatic laughter. May fundamentally alter you so the old rules no longer apply, so it’s okay if clothes become optional, okay to make love not war, okay to set fire to your country club, dig up your neighborhood golf course, plant an organic garden and build your new community one puff at a time … Book II of the Beginner's Luke Series. “An enriching sequel to Beginner's Luke” (Apex Reviews). To read, click on "Free Downloads"image.

Track by Trevor Cree

Alexander Montgomery Stewart sat on the elevated wooden decking of the Lake Caroline hut and quietly embraced the spectacular view laid out before him. Snow capped mountain peaks, stretching from north to south, were crisply reflected in the stillness of the lake nearby. It had been a particularly hard day on the Ailsa Track for a man of somewhat mature years who had not had time to prepare himself properly for such an arduous exercise. In a few days, the ninth of December to be exact, he would be fifty years of age. Fifty not out. A pretty average knock by today's standards, but Alexander was content. He had already had a very eventful life and there was no reason to complain. Apart from bloody Osama that was. Or was it his Taleban friends? Or even the Afghan warlords themselves? He couldn't be sure. But a rare opportunity for him to replenish his empty coffers had unexpectedly and rapidly disappeared down the proverbial drain. As he sat there reflecting on the situation he could not decide whether to be angry or elated. The adrenaline rush of Afghanistan versus the unparalleled vista before him. In such circumstances there was only one obvious solution...

The Uninvited Guest by John Degen

With the death of his friend and predecessor, Tony Chiello inherits the best job no one really wants - caretaker of professional hockey's championship trophy. When Tony escorts the trophy to Romania and a hockey champion's wedding celebration, he willingly becomes Coleridge's accosted wedding guest. Hockey, infidelity, immigration and the anecdotal history of Romanian backgammon weave an absurd vision of late twentieth-century life.

Walking by Water by Roger Frederick

This book describes ten formative episodes in the life of Ian, from his childhood in the late 70s to his life in bedsit land in the early 90s. Is it a collection of short stories? Is it a novel? Why does Ian sleep by day and work by night? And why does he keep a box beneath his bed containing a dog collar, a snakeskin, a pack of sparklers, a raspberry rocket lolly stick, a mottled mirror, a bubble blowing machine, a postcard of Marlene Dietrich, a cube of wind screen glass and a limp-winged inflatable spitfire?

Waltzing Elephants by Andrew Haynes

Doug Drinkwater's wife dies two weeks before Christmas. He quits his job as a tennis instructor, gives up exercise, drowns himself in food and travels to Italy with his wife’s life insurance money.

The Way of the Bow by Paolo Coelho

This book is written exclusively for the internet by the international best-selling author Paulo Coelho. The Way of the Bow relates the story of Tetsuya, the best archer of the country, who conveys his teachings to a boy in his village. Throughout the story several essential thoughts are reflected: our daily efforts and work, how to overcome difficulties, steadfastness, and courage to take risky decisions. Paulo Coelho has managed to express in these pages many of the values which inspire our daily work: innovation, flexibility, adaptation to changes, enthusiasm, and team work. Also available in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and German on Coelho's web site.

We, The Watched by Adam Bender

We, The Watched imagines a nation where suspicion is the rule. The government, working closely with the church, uses propaganda to inject the people with fear, while a national police force known as the Guard keeps select citizens under tight surveillance. Deviation is heresy -- and punishable by death. We, The Watched is the story of one man who wakes up.

Winter in July by Nathan Orion

Kirby Yates has a good job groundskeeping at the new underground Energy House Museum at Hammett's Mill, North Dakota, population 240. The town sees only the economic windfall, but Kirby has questions that don't get good answers, like "why is the excavation large enough to house a university sports stadium?" Kirby suspects it's a future bomb shelter, and when his suspicions are confirmed, Kirby gets a second job, in charge of defense of the bomb shelter. Unsure whether he's a hawk or a dove, Kirby attends a peace meeting where he meets Lisa Graham. She later leads a protest at a missile silo and involves Kirby. She becomes the love of his life as well as curator of the new museum/bomb shelter, though she's not aware of its insidious purpose. Conflict of interest would cost her new job. In 2019 many more nations than the superpowers have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them anywhere on earth. So, yes, the U.S. government is building secret bomb shelters by small towns, the idea being to save entire populations...to rebuild civilization....

Within Grasp by David Wright

A lost unsigned lottery ticket worth $25 million is found by the nation’s hottest college hockey prospect, Ian Sinclair. Motivated by a desperate need for cash, a scheming and manipulative District Court judge, Philip Driscoll, abuses the authority and influence of his position in an attempt to track down and seize the valuable voucher. He will stop at nothing to get his hands on the prize. A cast of memorable characters intertwines with the judge and each other in a frantic quest to claim the prize for themselves. At the center of this fast-paced, suspenseful scramble to become rich instantly is Manny Boyce an unfortunate but well-meaning cab driver and private investigator--and the rightful owner of the ticket. Anyone who has ever purchased a lottery ticket will devour the pages of this gripping novel and revel in its twists and turns..

The Young Heretics by E.J. Elsesser

Fun, and quite an eye opener. A youngster and his preschool little sister do a little research and end up sorting out 2000 years of questionable theology. The story develops into a family saga that manages to fathom the very deepest mysteries of life. Reader’s comments and a more complete description can be found at the end of Chapter One.

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