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The Jungle Plant    by T.V. LoCicero
Price: $0.99 USD. 6340 words. Language: English. Published on June 27, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

From Jessica, this tale’s eccentric teller: “Only once in a great while, like maybe every couple years, it would decide to make a flower, a blue and yellow thing I admit was kind of pretty. But you never knew when it was going to happen, and most of the time it didn’t, and most of the time that plant was just plain ugly. Anyway that stupid thing was what Winnie spent half her life worrying about.
CAMBIUM and the Life of Lanagan Murphy    by Chris Grayling
Price: $1.39 USD. 82630 words. Language: English. Published on June 27, 2012. Fiction » Inspirational.

What if the dogs and cats we choose to be our pets actually choose us instead? Is it possible that the animals that come into our lives were predestined to do so? What is the lesson to be learned from each animal we encounter which of us is the teacher?
Brought To Her Knees - Fighting the Orthopedic and Legal Industries    by Mercedes Araceli
Price: $3.99 USD. 30930 words. Language: English. Published on June 24, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Legal.

Brought To Her Knees is both legal and medical fiction. Mercedes Araceli and Bruno Berceto craft persuasive and insightful legal cases. The first case indicts the Orthopedic industry for knowingly designing and installing faulty, toxic, medical joint replacements. The second case charges the legal system with failing to protect the innocent.
Old Blood - A Novella (Experiment in Terror #5.5)    by Karina Halle
Price: $2.99 USD. 42070 words. Language: English. Published on June 23, 2012. Fiction » Horror » Ghost.

0.75 star(4.75 from 12 reviews)
Old Blood is not a stand-alone novella and it is recommended you read books #1-5 in the Experiment in Terror Series before embarking on this tale. From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as “Creepy Clown Lady” has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino’s life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else. Well not quite.
It's A Crime    by Annie Reed
Price: $4.99 USD. 22510 words. Language: English. Published by Thunder Valley Press  on June 23, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

Five stories of crime, criminals, and people who refuse to remain victims. The stories in this collection include "Missy and the Man," "Strike Two," "Thief," "Firebug," and "For A Few Lattes More."
I Don't Know How to Say This...    by Natalia Sadie Anderson
Price: Free! 1960 words. Language: English. Published on June 23, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas.

Sadie is sullen and mean, and she has no future in New York because everyone hates her, can she make it through and find something that has been missing for 6 years?
First, I Love You    by Genevieve Dewey
Price: $3.99 USD. 78900 words. Language: English. Published on June 19, 2012. Fiction » Romance » Contemporary.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Detective Tommy Gates takes an opportunity to work his first Federal case in Chicago, the same city where his estranged mobster father Mickey Downey lives. Tommy's sister Kiki Downey sees this as an opportunity to mend fences, Tommy's DEA partner James Hoffman sees it as a way to get to Mickey. When Kiki and James join forces it sparks a maelstrom of unexpected consequences for everyone.
The Pin Keeper    by John Rudram VII
Price: $1.99 USD. 2030 words. Language: English. Published on June 19, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure.

Five powerful people sent for their proteges when they vaporised. These young bloods don't know what is happening. Only one man knows. Can he make them convinced about one single step before its too late.
Hocus Pocus Bogus P.O.T.U.S: The Myth of the American Gentle Kingdom    by Jerry Willbur
Price: $3.95 USD. 76940 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political.

As Rey Maxwell started another unexceptional day on the assembly line at Pipestone Metals little did he expect he would soon be the top fugitive on both the FBI and CIA Most Wanted lists. In his wildest dreams he never expected to fill the most powerful executive position in the world. So goes the vagaries of American politics. Nothing and nobody are what they seem.
What Jimmy Saw    by S.J. Driscoll
Price: $1.99 USD. 2540 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2012. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller.

Ellie's responsible for her job, her little boys and the old man she helps when she can. Until now, she'd never realized that her responsibilities are what make her strong. S.J. Driscoll's short stories have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Interzone and Daily Science Fiction. This 2,140-word "mommy noir" story was first published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.