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The Color of Blood [MultiFormat]
by M. K. Fottrell
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It's the glamour of 1961 Hollywood and the frightening power of a secret. It's murder, scandal, and historic events. It's all wrapped up in a love story. The Color of Blood is the story of Hollywood's favorite movie star, Miranda Lane, and the seemingly unstoppable force that threatens to destroy her. Fame, fortune, and everlasting love are all at stake. It's the battle of her life. (Published: 2004)
Words: 126133 - Reading Time: 360-504 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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The Ghost of Gruesome High [MultiFormat]
by Larry Parr
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Ever since Gus Grissom High was built on top of an ancient cemetery, more than ten years ago, people have said the school was haunted. All the kids refer to the school as Gruesome High. On a lark, Patsy, Jennifer, Jason, Alan, and Wesley climb to the school at midnight, not really knowing if there's a ghost or not. They see a dark shape with two glowing red eyes and hear a strange scraping sound! The next day, when one of Patsy's teachers makes fun of her and the whole idea of a ghost, Patsy bec... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 46741 - Reading Time: 133-186 min.
Category: Young Adult
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The Palestinian Solution [MultiFormat]
by Charles W. Crone
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Peace in the Middle East? Not likely. A roadmap to nowhere, terror, suicide bombings, weapons of mass destruction--it's an endless cycle. The Palestinian Solution is a harrowing story about hatred and animosity between the Arab and the Jew that dates back 4,000 years. But Abraham did not have nuclear weapons. The modern Israelis do. (Published: 2003)
Words: 134764 - Reading Time: 385-539 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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The People of the Mesa [MultiFormat]
by Ardath Mayhar
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Responsible for protecting his people, Uhtatse urges them to build houses in the sheltering cliffsides, but the Elders refuse. Uhtatse and his wife build such a house and when a new enemy becomes a threat, the Elders admit their people would be safer there. From their vantage point, they repel a Tsununni attack, inflicting such heavy losses on their enemy that they never again return. At the end of his long life, Uhtatse steps off the point from which his grieving wife cast herself, years before... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 60035 - Reading Time: 171-240 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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The Stalker [MultiFormat]
by Susan K. Droney
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Jeremy Talbot is a lonely, troubled young man whose only friends are the voices he hears in his mind. As time passes, he begins to realize that the voices aren't his friends but his own demons, intent on taking over his life. Jeremy's obsession with Rebecca Walker leads him on a murderous rampage. He tries in vain to win her love and prove that the demons are wrong when they taunt him, declaring that she doesn't care for him. When Jeremy changes his identity and moves to Boston to be closer to R... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 71881 - Reading Time: 205-287 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller/Mystery/Crime
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The Strangers of Kindness [MultiFormat]
by Terry Hickman
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Whether you're lost on your own world in a hostile society, or on an alien world amid bizarre life forms, the strangers of kindness offer salvation in many forms. We are pleased to present two such stories: People Like Them: Theo Dahl, bookseller, and Jennifer Skoada, truck farmer, are cruelly thrown together by their near-future New USA's increasingly repressive fascist laws. Theo's destruction seems to be Jennifer's only hope, until another turn of the screw theatens to destroy them both. Aide... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 44298 - Reading Time: 126-177 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Tales of Caer Alban [MultiFormat]
by Steven Chappell
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Spend a night among the Talking Stones: Come to Carnac, a huge field of ancient standing stones in Western France and meet Cerne, master of the Tales of Caer Alban. While the stones whisper of ancient things and forgotten times, let Cerne spin the stories that change lives, the Tales from the ancient and hidden fortress of Caer Alban: the Tower of Light. Who knows what you may hear among the stones and the stories? (Published: 2004)
Words: 39782 - Reading Time: 113-159 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Times of the Double Star [MultiFormat]
by Marsh Cassady
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When his mother dies, Cas Jefferson experiences dreams of another self somewhere back in time. He visits his mother's boss, who tells him of a twin brother, Pol, in an 1880's space time. While working to prevent atomic bomb tests in various 1950's space times, his physicist parents were exposed to strong radiation and had time-traveled back. Cas goes to 1880's only to discover his father has been murdered and his brother has fled. (Published: 2004)
Words: 53621 - Reading Time: 153-214 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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To Keep a Promise [MultiFormat]
by Terry Burns
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A naive young minister, intent on saving souls, heads west with his new bride. In the course of his work, he is murdered. Alone, his wife finds the strength to not only survive, but to carry on her husband's mission. Befriended by two cowboys, she makes her way to Clarendon, Texas, a town established by Methodist ministers, and dubbed "Saint's Roost" due to its piety in the midst of the wild cow towns of the area. (Published: 2002) EPIC eBook Award Finalist
Words: 57722 - Reading Time: 164-230 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Spiritual/Religion
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Twisted Lives [MultiFormat]
by Susan K. Droney
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Daniel Trevors finds his peaceful life rocked when a series of murders and a rekindled love affair intrude on his mundane life, forcing him to question everyone and everything. Daniel and his partner, Ben Wilson, are hot on the trail of a murderer who appears to kill just for the pleasure of it, but they soon realize that the case is far more complicated. (Published: 2004)
Words: 50910 - Reading Time: 145-203 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller
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Winnie's Web [MultiFormat]
by Felicity Nisbet
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Book #2 in The Jenny McNair Cozy Mystery Series. Jenny McNair Campbell, reluctant assistant to her private detective father, moves into the craftsman cottage she has inherited from her beloved bohemian artist great aunt, Winnie. The day she arrives in her new home, located on beautiful Anamcara Island in the Pacific Northwest,she digs up a skeleton in her rose garden. She also discovers that her aunt had enemies. Jenny attributes her unawareness of this to her aunt's ability to see the best in e... more info>> (Published: 2011)
Words: 76002 - Reading Time: 217-304 min.
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