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A Quiet Place in the Country [MultiFormat]
by Heather Parker
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Jessica enjoys her work as community copper in a small English village - until a young girl is found dead at the bottom of Lowther Crag. As the policewoman starts to investigate, she finds disturbing undercurrents in her quiet community. With the help of the local doctor, she sets out to uncover the girl's dark secrets, but soon finds her own life threatened... (Published: 2009)
Words: 6644 - Reading Time: 18-26 min.
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After the Fall of Night [MultiFormat]
by Sherri Lee Claytor
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Jackson County, Wisconsin was a tranquil area of the globe, until murder struck the small community. The local sheriff investigates and begins unearthing things he never imagined possible. An immortal shape-shifter... Nightwalker, Corin von Vadim, inhabits a secluded sprawling estate in the town of Hixton. An enigmatic loner, he hides the fact that during the daylight hours, he rests within the dark confines of the earth, only rising after twilight--a routine he has carried out for five hundred ... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 87934 - Reading Time: 251-351 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy/Romance
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Decimate: A Horror Anthology [MultiFormat]
by Various Horror
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Eight stunning horror authors in one book; each tells tales that will chill your spine and litter your skin with goose bumps. Creepy clowns, a death by stabbing, macabre acts, and a plant that commits murder--just a few of the tales within these pages that will make you glance over your shoulder when night falls. If you are a horror enthusiast, this book is for you. Authors: M.E. Ellis, Daniel I. Russell, James Harris, Taer, Michael Kay, Phaedra Torres, Amanda DeBord (Published: 2006)
Words: 59878 - Reading Time: 171-239 min.
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A Parasol in a Hurricane [MultiFormat]
by James Greer
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What would you risk to keep a promise to someone you hardly knew? Your job, your marriage.... Your life? Parasol in a Hurricane poses that question to a young policewoman and dares her to choose. Karen O'Neil is a California girl with a domineering husband, ripped from a sun-drenched, stimulating life as a San Diego cop and spirited away to the isolation of rural Wisconsin. Talented, attractive and intense, she is cut off from everything she knows except how to be a police officer. She works for... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 8917 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Amber's Mysterious Death [Sheryl Locke Holmes Mysteries: Book 1] [MultiFormat]
by C.L. Exline
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The game's afoot when Sheryl Locke Holmes spots Amber's husband, Roger, who'd disappeared without a trace after Amber's tragic death. With the help of her sidekick, Dot Watson, Sheryl follows Roger and a trail of amber jewelry which leads to duplicity, mayhem and murder. As different as day and night, Sheryl, Dot and Amber bonded like sisters during college. Their friend's death left unanswered questions and an unidentifiable body. This time Sheryl won't stop until she gets answers--and avenges ... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 20779 - Reading Time: 59-83 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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American Samurai [MultiFormat]
by Steve Hendry
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At the demand of his father, Steve Johnson, an eleven-year-old Air Force brat, is trained in the martial arts by a vicious underground Japanese gang. At fourteen, he gets involved in a terrible martial arts fight with a veteran SAS commando and kills him. Witnessed by the CIA, he's coerced into their assassin program, and his life is changed forever. Years later, he serves his country as a navy pilot during the Vietnam War, and the deeds of his secret life come back to haunt him. Can Steve outru... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 69788 - Reading Time: 199-279 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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At My Window with a Broken Wing [MultiFormat]
by Ric Wasley
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What happens when a sweet, naive college girl from a small town in Ohio decides that she wants to leave the predictable small town life and small town boyfriend behind and take a "walk on the wild side"? And suppose that one night she meets the lead singer in a rock and roll band--a guy just as wild and wicked as she is sweet and innocent. And suppose the lure of something dangerous, unpredictable, and life changing tempts her to throw all of her small town, good girl morals out the window. What... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 15381 - Reading Time: 43-61 min.
Category: Romance
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Bad Things [MultiFormat]
by John Craig
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Carl is trying to raise his blind son, Donnie, alone as best he can. After Donnie goes through a traumatic operation in an attempt to restore his sight, they return home to find something is seriously wrong with their world. For one thing, there is a hideous monstrosity awaiting Donnie in his bedroom cupboard and a red-eyed demon-woman stalking their every move as they flee their invaded home. Saved on the lonely roads of Aberdeenshire by a mysterious young woman who seems to know her stuff when... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 65178 - Reading Time: 186-260 min.
Category: Horror/Suspense/Thriller
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Beckoned [MultiFormat]
by Ronald Scala
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When his ex-wife Margot asks to meet for dinner, Nick's life had long been in a downward spiral. Plagued by hallucinations and voices that he attributes to his rather liberal use of alcohol, he soon discovers something far more sinister was at play. Margot reveals that both she and Nick are possessed by a demon known only to a seventeenth century Indian tribe. The creature slips unnoticed through time and space and orchestrates its victims to enact hideous acts of violence upon loved ones and ne... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 98104 - Reading Time: 280-392 min.
Category: Horror
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Bekka of Thorns [MultiFormat]
by Steve Shilstone
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On the world of Boad, Bekka and Karro of Thorns, a pair of young hedge-dwellers, dare to leave the tunnels and bowers of home to seek adventure in the Woeful Wanderers' Wasteland and uncover the lost city of Rumin -- a strange choice for members of their clan, who stick close to the hedge and fear open spaces. Karro is known throughout the hedge as a silly clown. Bekka, ever watchful, never chatty, is called Silent Bekka by all. Misfits among their own kind, Bekka and Karro are bonded as dearest... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 27008 - Reading Time: 77-108 min.
Category: Fantasy/Young Adult
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Beneath the Surface [MultiFormat]
by Suzanne Perazzini
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Jo has the darkest of secrets in her past, which drives her to seek out the most traumatic of hotspots in the world as a war correspondent so she never has the time to confront what she did. A fellow reporter, Craig, accompanies her into war-torn Sergavia to recover rolls of film from a dead colleague. Along the way Jo finds love and a reason to go back to the beginning so she can move forward. (Published: 2008)
Words: 50277 - Reading Time: 143-201 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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Breach of Trust [MultiFormat]
by M. L. Cordle
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Cori is a single mother and has just discovered that the man she loves--the best friend of her child's estranged father--is being stalked by something not of this world. Cori Hubbard suspects she is in for some big trouble when her misfit of an employee, Chris Banks, claims he has received a death threat. The note, taped to his cat's collar, appears to have been written by Roby McConaughey, the man Cori has secretly loved her entire life. Faced with running her century old boarding house while d... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 56921 - Reading Time: 162-227 min.
Category: Romance/Suspense/Thriller
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Buried Secrets [MultiFormat]
by R. Alan
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When a construction crew digs up a pair of skeletons sitting in an old car, former homicide detective Hap gets called out of retirement to find their identities and who buried them many years before their discovery. When Hap's home is firebombed in an effort to stop the investigation, Hap's wife, Darlene, becomes infuriated and installs herself as his "assistant." Together their investigation takes them from one end of the country to the other, following leads that uncover insurance fraud, infid... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Casey's Luck [MultiFormat]
by Maggi Coleman
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When Casey Rowan finds her best friend Donald Broughton murdered and his wife Tessa unconscious, she embarks on a search for their attacker. The Devon police aren't happy, particularly the man in charge of the investigation, DCI Roderick Carlisle. A woman's magazine editor, Casey uses her experience to pursue leads. She uncovers a puzzling list of artworks--and discovers she didn't know the Broughtons as well as she thought. Desire to clear Donald's name and find his killer drives Casey on, even... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 70071 - Reading Time: 200-280 min.
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Changling [MultiFormat]
by Kelly Madden
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Merta is lonely. One of the last pixies in Ireland, she's seen her own kind diminish, and now her adopted human family is migrating to America. But Merta isn't about to let her favorite people leave without her. The new, strange land she encounters is sparsely populated with humans but abounds in Native American spirits. Merta is herself adopted by one native entity, Bear. Together they encounter great danger and wonder as two cultures clash and finally intertwine. (Published: 2008)
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Chosen Sister [MultiFormat]
by Ardyth DeBruyn
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When the Gold Wizard comes looking for the Child Warrior in Reina's village, it's no surprise he's only looking at the boys. However, when the wizard magically selects her younger brother as the warrior prophesied to defeat the Red Wizard, Reina has mixed feelings--jealousy and concern. Austyn is only six. Allowed to accompany her brother, Reina soon finds they're in deeper trouble than she thought. The Gold Wizard's fake beard is ripped off by attacking harpies, revealing he's only seventeen, n... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 48354 - Reading Time: 138-193 min.
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Cruising the Green of Second Avenue [MultiFormat]
by Walter Giersbach
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Daily life was dramatic on New York's Lower East Side in the late 1960s. Klein the Biker, Straight Charlie, Sammy the Madman, Frank and the Chick from Canarsie and a cast of tens romp through the city in the dawning of a new age. Jake, the narrator, delivers artistic distance to these dysfunctional people grasping at the metaphorical magic of hitting every green light on Second Avenue. Their highs and lows are chronicled with humor and insight, elation and sadness. The collection updates a rich ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 35343 - Reading Time: 100-141 min.
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Cruising the Green of Second Avenue, Vol. 2 [MultiFormat]
by Walter Giersbach
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Daily life was dramatic on New York's Lower East Side in the late 1960s. Klein the Biker, Straight Charlie, Sammy the Madman, Frank and the Chick from Canarsie and a cast of tens romp through the city in the dawning of a new age. Jake, the narrator, delivers artistic distance to these dysfunctional people grasping at the metaphorical magic of hitting every green light on Second Avenue. Their highs and lows are chronicled with humor and insight, elation and sadness. The collection updates a rich ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 40351 - Reading Time: 115-161 min.
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Damn the Luck [MultiFormat]
by Ken Smith
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In the early hours of March 5, 1865, Lucas Brooks and Danny Boyle broke into the home of President Abraham Lincoln. They were hoping to find just a few semi-valuable objects left behind after the First Family had moved to Washington. What the two burglars found was much more than they had hoped for--or maybe not: a mysterious, and seemingly impenetrable, iron box. All the boys had to do was break into the box. Well, that was easy to say. Actually doing it proved to be much more difficult--and da... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 68669 - Reading Time: 196-274 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Historical Fiction
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Dark Roads [MultiFormat]
by J.G. Craig
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Dark Roads The passengers of a broken down bus in the lonely Highlands of Scotland are about to face the darkness... Why is there a deserted village that looks for all the world like it was made of and moulded from plastic? Why do the passengers start to disappear one by one? And what are the strange manifestations that baffle the confused, remaining passengers? Lost in an unearthly fog that never dissipates, fate will eventually find these people and take them to new lives or to the other side ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 32840 - Reading Time: 93-131 min.
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Dictating Desire [MultiFormat]
by B.R. Paulson
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Samantha had a problem. Her other personality, Maria had been ruling their lives for far too long. Samantha, just like Maria had fallen in love with Dr. Lawson by the sound of his voice. The difference was, Samantha wanted to get to know the real him whereas Maria had a sick obsession. She had to find a way of getting rid of Maria once and for all. Will Samantha succeed or will Maria emerge and take over, forever causing Samantha to once again lose everything she's worked for, including the man ... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 71895 - Reading Time: 205-287 min.
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Embers [MultiFormat]
by Ric Wasley
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Is there ever a right and wrong where love is concerned? How about when love clashes with honor? In England at the end of the 12th century, that question had only one answer: honor. Especially if you were a member of the new Norman nobility. But that is the question that a twenty-nine-year-old knight from Yorkshire must wrestle with when he finds himself being drawn into an inappropriate relationship with a girl not only young enough to be his daughter, but through laws and custom, almost like a... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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From the Other Side [MultiFormat]
by Lorelei Buckley
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Newlyweds Lydia and Chase Tanner, along with their cat Feodora, move into an old house in Darling, Ohio. Lydia's eager to start a family, but her womb isn't cooperating. Furthermore, her house is haunted, and something indignant is rifling through her memories. Simultaneously, a spirit over a century old researches Lydia. The ghost's repressive era and strict upbringing prevented her from exploring the world, so from her new vantage point, she studies the living. She's learned to penetrate cell... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 78085 - Reading Time: 223-312 min.
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Ghosts [MultiFormat]
by Brett Sheff
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One steamy Virginia Friday afternoon, Craig's life takes a dreadful turn--a little boy appears quoting ominous passages from Craig's traumatic past. As Craig struggles to put things right for the future of him and his son, Lonnie, the ensuing weekend becomes a battle for their lives, resurrecting the rage and guilt that had lay dormant in Craig's heart for years. Until now. Door picture taken by Firehawk77. (Published: 2009)
Words: 11024 - Reading Time: 31-44 min.
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Glad Tithings [MultiFormat]
by R.E. Wood
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Two baby-boomers, Rick and Jill Wilson, find their dream home. After a lifetime of doing without, they're ready to embark on an early retirement to make the next chapter in their lives something extraordinary. They leave New York City behind and set out for a rural paradise in the mountains. But a secret is hidden by their chosen small town of Parrish. A secret that will tear apart their once unflappable marriage and cast them into a world that neither would have ever considered having to face. ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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