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The Area 51 Option [MultiFormat]
by Michael A. Kechula
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 Zombies have invaded the U.S., but one political party is hoping to promote brotherly love. A young girl sells nice dreams for a nickel, but be sure to read the fine print. Gorillas teach kindergarten, or deliver unexpected refrigerators. Magical gypsies deliver predictions that have uncomfortable ways of coming true. People unhappy with their own lives can enjoy someone else's past for a cheap price...but be careful of the sudden ending. In the land of the novel-writers, poets beware. From zomb... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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The Frog Prince's Daughters [MultiFormat]
by Wendy Palmer
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In a land where beautiful princesses confidently anticipate adventure and rescue, where step-mothers must almost certainly be evil, where first and second princes are losers, and where the fairy tales have power to create reality, the arrival of a wizard seeking to strike down a beautiful (if not too bright) princess is no surprise. The surprise is that no prince is forthcoming. So Rana, the princess's cousin, decides to take matters into her own hands. Of course, this only makes things worse. W... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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In the Flesh [MultiFormat]
by Paul Nelson
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Lawyer Paul Newton makes a good living doing personal injury lawsuits. For him, broken bones, split skulls, or severed limbs are sure money-grabbers. The last thing he wants to get involved in is a case where the injuries are psychological. For sure, he wants nothing to do with Multiple Personality Disorder--something he considers hocus-pocus. When his office manager persuades him to listen to Judith Hoople, he gives the woman fifteen minutes, but her story captivates him and the man who treated... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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A Full Deck of Zombies: 61 Speculative Fiction Tales [MultiFormat]
by Michael A. Kechula
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Imagine meeting a zombie on a mountain trail, being forced to choose between jail and marrying a zombie, falling in love with a singing and dancing zombie, or having your doctor assure you of the benefits of turning into a bug. In a series of entertaining, often amusing, and always thought-provoking speculative fiction stories, author Michael A. Kechula teases the reader's imagination, twists logic in unexpected directions, and really does offer up a full deck of zombies, aliens, dystopic future... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 48748 - Reading Time: 139-194 min.
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After the Dragon [MultiFormat]
by Wendy Palmer
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Being the renegade high priest of the Goddess Fortune, Trick thinks he knows something about luck. He realizes how limited his view was when a DarkElf decides he's the one who needs to be her guide. Because when a DarkElf doesn't get what she wants, someone dies. (Published: 2008)
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First Contact: Escape to 55 Cancri [MultiFormat]
by Kenneth E. Ingle
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lab explosion results in a group of scientists who now age very slowly. Long life doesn't seem like a problem, but Maria Presk knows their secret can't be kept forever. When it gets out, every government in the world will be interested and she, along with her associates, will be lucky if they're ever allowed out of a government lab again--or if they're allowed to live. There's no place on Earth where Maria and the others can be safe, so she comes up with an ambitious plan--they'll build a spaces... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 84280 - Reading Time: 240-337 min.
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Saragosa Prime: A Stolen World [MultiFormat]
by Kenneth E. Ingle
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Settled several generations before, Saragosa Prime has grown from a mining outpost to a populated planet. Time, Winner White decides, for democracy. Since Winner holds a controlling interest in the company that owns Saragosa Prime, his decision would seem to carry a lot of weight. But among the conglomerates that rule space, Winner's is one of the smallest, and none of the others care whether democracy takes hold--or even whether Winner is allowed to hold onto his company. Zed Bartok's invasion ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 94524 - Reading Time: 270-378 min.
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A Cry at Midnight [MultiFormat]
by Victoria Chancellor
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A baby's cry seems to be coming from a museum dollhouse. Randi Galloway responds--and finds herself swept back to the antebellum south. But all is not well--slavery is a horrible institution and the Missouri River threatens to flood. Can she find a family--and love, or only destruction (Published: 1999)
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A Texas Bounty [MultiFormat]
by Cathlynn Richard Dodson
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When he hears that his uncle is offering a million dollar reward for the return of a lost wallaby (even though the wallaby, Wilma, was a favorite), political pro Noah Francis thinks it's time to go home to Bennett, Texas--a small town he's avoided since college, and straighten things out. It's also a chance to spend some quality time with his teenage daughter, Krissy--which is important since Krissy has been angry with him since her mother and he divorced. Noah suspects he'll run into his teenag... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Deadly Sting: A Deacon Bishop Mystery [MultiFormat]
by Michael Paulson
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Private Detective Deacon Bishop doesn't trust ex-judge Peterson Barrows--especially as Bishop provided the evidence to get him kicked off the bench. Still, the job sounds easy and the money is good. All Bishop needs to do is meet a woman at the airport and report where she goes. Unfortunately for Bishop, he's not very good at following orders--and is way too good at getting involved. Before Bishop knows what hit him, he's involved with terrorists from Chechnya, bee-keepers from an island far fro... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Deadly Trade: Dead Men Don't Make Housecalls [A Deacon Bishop Mystery] [MultiFormat]
by Michael Paulson
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Private Detective Deacon Bishop doesn't especially like the missing person case he's assigned. For one thing, he's afraid his client will kill the man if he finds him. For another, something just doesn't feel right. But Bishop's qualms about this case are nothing compared to the troubles that fall on him when a rival detective arrives in his office with his gun out. Bishop finds himself embroiled in murder, blackmail, and what looks like it might be the beginning of a shakeout in the local organ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Midlife Murder [Tina Anderson Mystery Series] [MultiFormat]
by Amy Eastlake
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Heather Montag's life comes apart when her husband decides to divorce her--and goes out of his way to make sure she doesn't get any of his money. When her husband ends up dead, Heather becomes a suspect. With no money, the police hounding her, and her children turned against her, Heather ends up in a trailer park where her only allies are a school-girl who thinks she's Heather's mentor and the trailer park manager who keeps chickens as pets. Heather's new mentor, Lupe Gonzaga, decides Heather's ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Strictly Confidential [MultiFormat]
by Karen Leabo
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Lauren Fitzhugh learned her lesson when Mick Hanover took her virginity, promised to love her forever, and then married someone else. She's building her store window design business and getting along nicely. The last thing she expects, the last thing she wants, is for Mick to reappear in her life. Still, having a chance to design the windows to a fully rennovated Hanover-Becks Department Store is a career-making assignment. For that, she'll pay any price, even if it means spending time with the ... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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The Truth About Cats [MultiFormat]
by Robyn Anders
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Once she was the rich girl, the school princess and he was the bad boy. Now she's fallen on hard times--and he's badder than ever. But when Rick Engle accidently gets Jennifer Hollman fired, he feels responsible. Of course, his solution might be the worst thing that can happen to her. (Published: 2000)
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Witch-Finder: A Chronicle of the Staff and Students of The Theological College of St. Van Helsing [MultiFormat]
by Vanessa Knipe
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Demonic elementals, vampires, krakens, werewolves, and other monsters aren't as mythical as many of us believe. They roam the English countryside, playing their games, fighting their wars, and claiming the souls of many humans. Although many deny their existance, the Church of England is not among the doubters. A special branch of the Church, headquartered at the College of St. Van Helsing, battles demons and attempts to save fallen humans before their souls are devoured. Author Vanessa Knipe sp... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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A Hunter and his Prey [MultiFormat]
by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy
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Jonah Staples wants to become a bounty-hunter for the most basic possible reason--bounty hunters make money and he needs money to buy the alchemy texts that will allow him to advance in his field. Being a good researcher, Jonah tracks down Tamalaria's best bounty hunter and applies to become an apprentice. Simpa (were-lion) bounty-hunter Portenda isn't looking for an apprentice. If he were, he certainly wouldn't be looking for a human with slow reflexes and poor powers of observation. Still, whe... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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A Matter in Time [The Dooda Vol. 2] [MultiFormat]
by Michael Faris
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The dimensional barriers have weakened and the crew of the airship Judy is lost in both time and space. Before they can come home, though, they must discover a way to head off an invasion about to come through the dimensionals--an invasion certain to destroy their home world (Published: 2006)
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A Really Bad Hair Day: The Return of Magic Plague [MultiFormat]
by Rob Preece
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Lawyer Erin Tsong knows how to put on her game face, intimidate an opposing witness, play tough, but there's such a thing as carrying intimidation too far. At least that's what the judge says when she grows snakes out of her head. And Erin finds herself without a job, without a boyfriend, and with the threat of her mother coming to take care of her. Unfortunately, what happens to Erin is not unique--all over America, people are being transformed--and Erin is caught up in the backlash. A human re... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Across the Rainbow [MultiFormat]
by Victoria Chancellor
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When his daughter begs him to fly across a rainbow, pilot David Terrell finally agrees--and is thrown back in time to pioneer Wyoming. There he finds Analisa Ludke. Magic? Perhaps. But Analisa values her independence too much to give up everything to cross time for David. (Published: 1997)
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Andromakhe--Volume I: Mysteries, Blessings, and Tragedy [MultiFormat]
by Kristina O'Donnelly
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In a fascinating re-imagination of the Trojan War, the end of ancient Goddess worship, and the battles between Olympian gods, author Kristina O'Donnelly tells the story of Andromakhe, wife of Hector, hero of Troy, and a woman blessed or cursed with the ability to sense the gods. From her youth, when she accepts a gift from the ancient mother Goddess, to the fall and rape of Troy, Andromakhe stands firm in an attempt to confound the fates and save her loved ones as well as her adopted city. O'Don... more info>> (Published: 2006) POW! Award First Place Winner
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Andromakhe--Volume II: Diaspora, Sons and the Pillar [MultiFormat]
by Kristina O'Donnelly
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Completing the Andromakhe Cycle, Volume II tells of Andromakhe in captivity, held as concubine by the son of Achilles, hated by Hermione, daughter of Hellen, and constantly in danger of being murdered. Still, Andromakhe fights not only for her own survival, but to find her lost son, Skamandrios, and in hopes of creating a new home for the Trojans dispersed and enslaved by the conquest of their city by the Greeks. History, magic, gods, and heroes collide as Andromakhe is propelled toward her fina... more info>> (Published: 2006) POW! Award First Place Winner
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Carpathian Shadows Vol. 2 [MultiFormat]
by Lea Schizas, Carol A. Cole, Kristin Johnson
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Deep in the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, in Transylvania, lies an castle. This castle was once home to a nobleman who, it is claimed, warred with the church, bound his servants with a curse of silence, and ruled his lands with a grip of iron. Fortunately for modern-day visitors, Lord John Erdely has been dead for centuries and his castle now a haven for tourists. Or so, at least, is the claim. Each visitor to a local hotel receives a fancy invitation--they're invited on a free tour and par... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Carpathian Shadows Vol. One [MultiFormat]
by Lea Schizas, William W. Koonce, Eric Keith
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In Romania, in the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, lies a huge castle. Once, the castle belonged to a powerful noble family--and memories of their deeds and hatred for the church linger on. Some say the castle is haunted. Others doubt any sort of haunt, but the castle has been unlucky for centuries. When a group of Americans receive invitations to visit the castle on a day trip, though, it seems like simply a fun adventure. Until, that is, some of those legends of the past begin to take on a ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Damnation of the Realm [Freedom or the Fire Vol. 1] [MultiFormat]
by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy
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The Orbs of Eden's Serpent promise incredible power to any who possess them. Which is exactly why, after the defeat of Tanarak of Sidius, the Orbs have been secreted away across the continent, protected by were-coyotes, priests, monks, and elf-mages. But Richard Vandross, formerly Tanarak's apprentice, has quietly built an army and now intends to re-unite his former master's orbs--under his own control. For years, Byron of Sidius served along with Vandross, following Tanarak's orders, destroying... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Dead On [A Deacon Bishop Mystery] [MultiFormat]
by Michael Paulson
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When he finds his client murdered, private eye Deacon Bishop decides to investigate. In steamy south Texas he discovers a world of drugs, police corruption, money, organized crime, and sex. A true hard-boiled detective thriller. (Published: 2006)
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