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Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado, Second Edition [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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On Thanksgiving Day 1892, a beautiful young woman appeared mysteriously at the most exclusive resort in Southern California--the new Hotel del Coronado. There was something dark and ominous about her from the very beginning. She rented a room, and waited for an even more mysterious man who never did show up. In five days, she turned from a vibrant and healthy beauty into a trembling soul who could barely walk. Then, on the night of a thundering sea storm, she shot herself dead on the back steps ... more info>> 2007
Words: 83100 - Reading Time: 237-332 min.
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Walk Near Rome 300 A.D. [Part 1 of 2] [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Be a tourist in ancient Rome during the time of Diocletian. Savor the smells, the sights, the thrills of the ancient world capital as no standard history text can offer. First of two unforgettable parts crammed with detailed info and interesting explanations. Part 1 brings you from a rural villa to the outskirts of Rome. Part 2 (coming soon) walks you through the city itself. Infonana offers entertaining and informative nonfiction for digital readers on the go. 2002
Words: 6400 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
Category: History
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Walk In Rome 300 A.D. [Part 2 of 2] [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Enjoy a walk through living, breathing ancient Rome during the rule of Diocletian. The smells, the sights, the sounds, all come to life in this final part of a two-part series filled with delightful detail and startling observation. 2002
Words: 6400 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
Category: History
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Holocene: The Missing 6,000 Years [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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What really happened during that early twilight zone of human existence after the last Ice Age? We live in the period called the Holocene, which began 11,000 years ago, and of which we know relatively little except for the past 5,000 years since writing was invented. But there are mysterious megaliths around the world, and other evidence that all is not what we may think. Will we ever find out the whole story? 2003
Words: 5000 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: History
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Who Stole Hitler's A-Bombs? [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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On April 15, 1945--two weeks before Hitler's suicide in Berlin--the dying Nazi spider was still spinning webs and sending out poisonous stings against its enemies. Though amputated of most of its tentacles, Hitler's empire lay narcotized amid its dreams of phantom armies and Wagnerian hordes. Not all of its weapons were phantoms, however. Many of the Wunderwaffen (wonder weapons) of those final days anticipated the fantastic gadgetry of the Cold War to come. Among the Nazi empire's deadly stinge... more info>> 2005
Words: 19318 - Reading Time: 55-77 min.
Category: History
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What They Want (What Aliens Really, Really Want...) [MultiFormat]
by Joseph D'Lacey
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Four quirky vignettes that speculate on alien motivations. What do aliens want? What do they really, really want? Do they want to be in control? Are they hungry? Are they searching for an end to all war--or do they just need a deserted beach and a little peace and quiet? In "The Ultimate Test Drive", learn what amphibious visitors think of Lexus cars. In "A Shake", see how college students can help extraterrestrials get what they need. In "Anonymity", take an all-inclusive trip to the quietest p... more info>> 2004
Words: 8950 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Prototype [MultiFormat]
by Marissa K. Lingen
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Humans approach artificial intelligence like parenting: with all kinds of high ideals. But many new parents' ideals go out the window with the first case of colic. Tammy wants Kesira to develop freely. Mike feels they need to get her functional and working logically in a week to have a working, mature AI. Kesira, however, has other concerns that her creators didn't think of. 2003
Words: 3500 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Static [MultiFormat]
by Brady Boyd
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From the author of the acclaimed story "Uncle Junk" comes this journey into horror. Drive along the crystal clear Ozark roads in Missouri at night, and you are just a step away from eternity. If you happen to be on a road called Route 0 that doesn't appear on any official maps, and you find yourself near a silent little town named Nebo, Population 800, lock your car doors. 2003
Words: 4000 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Horror
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Syndicate Motel [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Two deep-undercover agents drive to a lone motel in the middle of the New Mexico desert, where an important meeting is about to take place between the leaders of two syndicates. The gangsters are about to divide up some major territory--only part of it on this earth. And then things get a little weird... 2002
Words: 11000 - Reading Time: 31-44 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Susie [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Late one summer afternoon in a small neighborhood where people know each other and nothing much ever happens, we observe the horrific intersection point of two trajectories: one a little blond girl of seven sent to the store by her mother to buy a popsicle, the other a perfectly horrifying man in a dark van that cruises around looking for just such opportunities. Not a tale for the squeamish. 2002
Words: 1830 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Uncle Junk [MultiFormat]
by Brady Boyd
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When a young woman inherits the junk of an eccentric uncle, little does she know the purpose of the strange box and heap of scrap metal dumped on her troubled life. A seemingly worthless gift exposes itself as a fortune of both blessing and terror. 2003
Words: 4100 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Hill Club [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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A noir thriller in which the love-starved parts of two broken people chance to meet, and fit together. It's a fleeting glimpse of a netherworld that shimmers like the wheel at the bottom of the swimming pool in the exclusive Hill Club, where the rules bend with the light. 2002
Words: 7000 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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Chris Bars His Soul [MultiFormat]
by Paul E. Martens
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Somewhere, perhaps in Utica, is that perfect bar where the beer is without equal, the genders are kind to one another, and the dividing line between fantasy and reality may get moved around a bit. 2003
Words: 3150 - Reading Time: 9-12 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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Foto Finish [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Seth Lambert is a slightly soiled but ever powerful and dashing operative for Continental Mogul Insurance. An aging 40ish surfer in Southern California, he has cornered a niche in occasional huge death insurance investigations that keep him in drinking money. This time, it's different. Is the victim dead or vanished? And then there is Sandy, the attractive cop who goofed a little bit but wants to make up for lost time. 2003
Words: 6300 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Terror In My Arms [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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An innocent fling sends hotshot software expert Sylvie Bancroft into a nightmare of danger. Sylvie must confront not only a deadly enemy, but her own innermost identity. 2002
Words: 15000 - Reading Time: 42-60 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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The Generals of October [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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Currents of danger, action, and romance flow through this mainstream thriller about the U.S. during its worst crisis since the Civil War. Shadowy military and business figures want to impose a new constitution, and Victoria "Tory" Breen and David Gordon are the only two persons who can find the key to Operation Ivory Baton and prevent a national takeover. 2000
Words: 145000 - Reading Time: 414-580 min.
Category: Mainstream
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Have Blue [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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When a man loves an airplane, it's a matter of calculations. When a man loves a woman, everything is up in the air. "Have Blue" was the most top-secret U.S. military project since the atomic bomb project, and in 1973 the fate of the world hung on what would eventually become known as the F117-A stealth fighter. This is a historical techno-thriller with a strong romantic story line, loosely based on the first days of that project. The hero, a young engineer with a fascination for aerodynamic nose... more info>> 2002
Words: 51000 - Reading Time: 145-204 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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...Cradle And All [MultiFormat]
by Fay Zachary
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The media calls him Bloody-Shoes. Midwife Joanna Michaels follows the case intently. Murder by murder she sees a terrifying pattern emerge ... moment by moment she begins to understand the gruesome bond that ties the mad killer to his doomed victims. And now, she knows that she too is vulnerable ... alone. Afraid. Caught in a deadly never ending nightmare, she must shun every shadow, watch every step, for somewhere, his scalpel is waiting... 1997
Words: 87000 - Reading Time: 248-348 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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Shortcut To Love [MultiFormat]
by Janet Lane Walters
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Zelda has loved Michael for most of her life, but he seems to be working through the alphabet in his search for a wife. She's a Z and it will be years before he reaches her. Besides, when they're together, strange things happen, usually to him. How can this nurse show the doctor, she's what he ordered to make him complete? The author calls this a "doctor nurse spoof" and we think you'll really enjoy it! 2002
Words: 40000 - Reading Time: 114-160 min.
Category: Romance
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Blood Relations (First of Two Novels) [MultiFormat]
by A. L. Sirois
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Arrizida Yokoi is a nineteen-year-old telepath assigned to the Implementation sabership Haltija, whose historic mission to the lost colony world Lennon is the first to reach that planet in 400 years. Zida and her crewmates discover a civilization that has struggled to survive on a cold, metal-poor world--and has, perhaps, learned the secret of immortality. But someone aboard Haltija doesn't want that secret returned to Earth--and is willing to commit murder to prevent it. Before she realizes it,... more info>> 2000
Words: 78000 - Reading Time: 222-312 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Reprieve [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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In a dismal future city locked in eternal warfare with unseen enemies, a bureaucrat charged with sorting out the good from the bad is confronted with his strangest prisoner ever. 2002
Words: 3150 - Reading Time: 9-12 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Wind Trails on the Water [MultiFormat]
by Merlyn Norris
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When Charlie Barton listens to the stories Jim Chris tells about growing up on a Missouri farm, he thinks that's all they are--tall tales meant for amusement. But when Charlie's life is crumbling, he discovers that all along Jim Chris has been giving him a recipe for true success in life. 2002
Words: 73000 - Reading Time: 208-292 min.
Category: Mainstream
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Saviors [MultiFormat]
by Joel Best
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In a near-future Asian city, angels and salvation interweave in ironic and tragic fashion with mankind's oldest fantasies and desires. Some dreamers are sucked into the flame like moths. Others have the strength to say no, but then live a lifetime of regret and longing. This is the story of one man and the most special woman in his life, and the genetic engineering deception that came between them with all the heat of eternal promises.
Words: 7200 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Dearly Departed [MultiFormat]
by A. L. Sirois
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What happens when you mix computer science and a lovelorn ghost? Science fiction humorist A. L. Sirois explores the possibilities--or implausibilities. Tom Walsh is a tech nerd whose last fling was a three month lust fest with Mary Ellen, whose life was soon claimed by a car accident. Several years later, Tom is putting the make on his boss's sister Joan, when Mary Ellen's ghost inopportunely shows up. "How have you been?" he asks awkwardly after the initial shock. "Dead," she replies, and it's ... more info>> 2003
Words: 8000 - Reading Time: 22-32 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Going Native [MultiFormat]
by Paula R. Stiles
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A hot, muddy, crowded African bus ride into town in the rainy season is not Jane's idea of adventure. And George is not her idea of the perfect guy. But she is still a little surprised to find out that he isn't from around here. When she asks him why he is in Africa of all places, he tells her there really aren't that many other intelligent life forms on the galactic rim. They have a few beers together, and the conversation gets even more interesting from there. 2003
Words: 2330 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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