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Blood Price

By Ben Blackwell

When I was 17, Wright claimed me. I'm his to send into the ring whenever he it's profitable. Countless times I had killed for him, until one fight was my last.

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Raven's Ascent

By Ben Blackwell

Instead of watching Netflix in my PJs with my dog, I had to bodyguard a meeting. Yawn. Until a possessed witch came in and killed the vampires. I shouldn't have let myself get pulled into this whole mess, but here I am.

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The World Over

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Searching for her husband, River is drawn in by Mycroft, New Texas's shadow leader, who promises her answers in exchange for favors. Because even with humanity dangling by a thread, people still like to have power. And they still like to abuse it.

#adventure #dystopian #romance

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Excerpt 1 from The Panama Contagion - The Virus

By DM Coffman

A psychopathic killer unleashes a deadly contagion and a cruise ship laden with explosives heads to the Panama Canal--but the CIA ignores the warning. Yi goes undercover, but can he prevent the destruction after being infected by the Foreigner?

#adventure #horror #thriller

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Shadows of Time

By A. E. Chewning

Emmie Phillips’ life is turned upside down after a series of unexplained events in her childhood launch her into the world of the paranormal as she “slips” into the past.

#mystery #paranormal #science fiction

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Excerpt 2 from The Panama Contagion - The Attack

By DM Coffman

A psychopath unleashes a deadly contagion and a cruise ship laden with explosives heads to the Panama Canal--but the CIA ignores the warning. Yi goes undercover but will he discover the full scope of the Net's plans in time to stop the destruction?

#adventure #thriller #military

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Lock of the Heart

By Christopher Jones

When a night of gambling turns in to a longer night in a cell, there is more than one way to pick the lock.

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Ava's Coronation

By Natalie Nielson

Ava stood, distinctly feeling the cold metal of her new ornate headpiece. She scanned the room with new eyes. The numerous flags decorating the room stood out ferociously against the grey stone walls. The deep red banners, embroidered in gold with th ...

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Kidnapped

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

Tabitha is getting REALLY tired of getting kidnapped. As the daughter and heir of the feared Dark King, she has long been a target of those who wanted to control her father, but now she seems to be a victim worth taking on her own merit.

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Black Dragon: Chapter Three

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

Erica has lived an ordinary life despite her odd, golden eyes, but her world is turned upside down when she is suddenly sent away without explanation, to a secluded island, where magical guardians called "Dragons" protect their people from outsiders.

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From These Unhonored Dead

By Christopher Jones

Not all who live can move. Not all the dead lie quiet. And some are caught between.

#paranormal #military

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Coconut Dream

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

On the way to class, a college student dreams of a simpler life.

#literary #realistic fiction

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The Most Wonderful Sound

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Seven years ago, Alexa came back from the dead with a friend, and he’s been by her ever since.

#fantasy #romance #clean romance

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What Alice Did

By Caren Hahn

Taking frenemies to a whole new level.

#contemporary #psychological

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The Shark Waves Back

By Christopher Jones

A special-needs boy visits the aquarium. Does he know something no one else does?

#realistic fiction

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Goddess of the Anthropocene

By Tonya Moore

Cassandra Baron is a god. She’s got the awesome powers to prove it. Too bad they can’t keep her out of trouble.

#fantasy #science fiction

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Close to the Bone

By Michele Freeman

Lettie Wilson holds the hands of the dying. Her gift of comforting those passing from this world was born from childhood tragedy. When a famous serial killer requests she attend his execution, she's forced to face a painful truth about her past.

#mystery #thriller

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Black Dragon: Chapter One

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

Erica has lived an ordinary life despite her odd, golden eyes, but her world is turned upside down when she is suddenly sent away without explanation, to a secluded island, where magical guardians called "Dragons" protect their people from outsiders.

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Black Dragon

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

It was in the air. The islanders stared in amazement, their mouths hanging open, as the great ship cut through the clouds above them, gleaming gold in the noontime sun. Its sails were all scarlet, and rising above them waved a crimson flag marked wit ...

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DRIVEN

By The Behrg

They will call her Monster. Child killer. A seething psychopath. Though right now she is just another hapless driver fighting traffic on her daily commute, unaware of the destination to which she will arrive. For her next stop is not a location, but ...

#horror #literary

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The Emerald City

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Nine-year-old Jonas is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime: crossing the main street to the corner store all by himself.

#adventure #literary

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The Billionaire Mentor

By Deb Goodman

A billionaire explorer and a suspense novelist at a dating retreat? Too bad their relationship is fake.

#romance #clean romance

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Semper Romanus

By Christopher Jones

At the edge of Roman power, a yearlong struggle with the invading Carthaginian horde leads to division within the halls of Saguntum, Rome's farthest outpost.

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Dollie

By Miranda Renaé

Nora had a love-hate relationship with her job, the smells of a campfire, and fresh dirt being the love. She sat down on a log at the edge of the fire, watching her clients, the bright lights of their phones, and orange spikes of the flames highlight ...

#horror #paranormal #urban

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Tethered

By Crystal Brinkerhoff

The bodies wouldn’t sink. His muscles ached and his back screamed at him. Dragging the corpses into the ocean had been much harder than he’d expected. Heavy with salt water, his crew uniform clung to his body and trapped in granules of sand that chaf ...

#horror #thriller

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Close to the Bone

By Michele Freeman

Lettie Wilson holds the hands of the dying. Her gift of comforting those passing from this world was born from childhood tragedy. When a famous serial killer requests she attend his execution, she's forced to face a painful truth about her past.

#mystery #thriller

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Mistress Mary

By Caren Hahn

It's bad enough helping her aging mother-in-law sort through fifty years of clutter. But when she finds an antique doll that takes the nightmare to a new level, Mona is ready to call it quits. The doll, however, has other ideas.

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Headless

By Cass Weldon

Indigo dismounted her motorcycle with carefully unhurried speed. The moon overhead was bright and silvery, and the noise coming from the house was happy—chattering voices and scattered laughter pouring out from golden glowing windows. The autumn nigh ...

#horror #thriller

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The Purse

By Dan Hahn

The smell of coffee lingered lightly from lunch as warm afternoon light streamed through the windows onto the linoleum topped table. Lorine sat with her purse open, engaged in the light conversation of old lovers. Yet Stanley hadn’t been in her life ...

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The Shark Waves Back

By Christopher Jones

A special-needs boy visits the aquarium. Does he know something no one else does?

#realistic fiction

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Black Dragon: Chapter One

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

Erica has lived an ordinary life despite her odd, golden eyes, but her world is turned upside down when she is suddenly sent away without explanation, to a secluded island, where magical guardians called "Dragons" protect their people from outsiders.

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Black Dragon

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

It was in the air. The islanders stared in amazement, their mouths hanging open, as the great ship cut through the clouds above them, gleaming gold in the noontime sun. Its sails were all scarlet, and rising above them waved a crimson flag marked wit ...

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Fat Man Blues

By Richard Wall

"Hobo John" is an English blues enthusiast on a pilgrimage to present-day Mississippi. One night in Clarksdale he meets the mysterious Fat Man, who offers him the chance to see the real blues of the 1930s.

#adventure #historical #thriller

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The Gentleman Physician

By Sally Britton

Nathaniel Hastings bit his bottom lip to keep from laughing while his patient, Lady Huntington, continued to spout nonsense about the reasons behind her various ailments. He knew very well nothing troubled her that a good conversation could not cure. ...

#historical #romance #clean romance

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Incognolio

By Michael Sussman

Ever since the concussion, I can’t get the damn word out of my head. I haven’t a clue what it means. But I love the sound of it. So, I’ll make it the title of my novel and allow the entire story to spring forth from this mysterious word. My neuro ...

#humor #thriller

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The Most Wonderful Sound

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Seven years ago, Alexa came back from the dead with a friend, and he’s been by her ever since.

#fantasy #romance #clean romance

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