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Overdogs (Stories About Fighting Back)    by Bernard Schaffer
Price: $2.99 USD. 31820 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Drama.

They say that if you kick a dog enough times, it will bite. Overdogs collects seven short stories that deal with the theme of oppressive systems designed to grind us all under their boots. It's not always possible to win, but sometimes, if you are crazy enough and willing to risk it all, you can get a few good licks in before you go down.
PLACES; Eight Place Stories    by Ralph Bowden
Price: Free! 32530 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

These stories explore the relationship between physical places and the lives of people in them or affected by them. The places – an abandoned factory, a lonely beach in winter, an old water tank, a beer joint, a cemetery and others – elicit all kinds of responses from all kinds of characters. Different stories are funny, creepy, sad, heart-warming, subtly erotic. All are thought-provoking.
Nothing is Right    by Michael Scott Monje, Jr
Price: $3.99 USD. 64120 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Nothing is Right is a novel about not being able to be called autistic. Set in 1988, the year Rainman was on the silver screen, it follows Clay, a boy whose lack of intellectual disability disqualified him from an autism diagnosis under the standards of care of the time.
Die Zwischenwelt    by Filomena Nina Ribi
Price: $2.99 USD. 26710 words. Language: German. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal.

Zwei Erzählstränge verweben sich in diesem Roman. Das Schicksal führt zwei Frauen auf der Suche nach einem verschwundenen Menschen an einen geheimnisvollen Ort – nur ein Traum?
Unison    by Eleni Papanou
Price: $3.99 USD. 137470 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical.

Illness has been eradicated in Unity thanks to a healing implant, and criminals are cured with virtual reality therapy. In this seemingly idyllic community, Damon 1300-333-1M is condemned to relive his life until he uncovers a suppressed memory.
American Avatar    by Leni Matlin
Price: $3.99 USD. 178750 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Visionary & metaphysical.

What if an enlightened Spiritual Master took birth in North America? How many of us would recognize him? And how would American society react to a potent message of spiritual unity which transcends religion, class, race, gender, politics, and all else that keeps us divided? The teacher is Lazarus, an eighteen-year-old phenomenon who takes the country by storm, and American Avatar is his story.
Free Fall - (Marcus King Series #1)    by MP Zorn
Price: $3.99 USD. 79300 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General.

Marcus King is invited to join the Omega Group—a hidden order tasked with protecting the U.S. from outside influence and manipulation. The group uncovers that a classified file has been stolen from a Defense Department computer and the government intends to cover it up. Marcus then learns that the file has been sold to a foreign billionaire with the objective of crashing the financial Markets.
Let Us Be! A Mining Saga: Is the Gold Worth the Water    by Chris F. Fotheringham
Price: Free! 136080 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Historical » General.

Spawned by a modern-day gold boom, family turmoil and social unrest draw Bud Foster and Sarah Stetson back to their home town in northern Nevada, only to find death, danger and deceit threatening to derail their renewed love.
Losing It    by Valentine Williams
Price: $3.99 USD. 51650 words. Language: English. Published by Tirgearr Publishing  on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Jane has been locked up in a high security hospital for killing her children. Well meaning intervention by Dr. Townsend begins to uncover early events in Jane's life. While attending her sister's funeral, Jane escapes and goes back to the Belgian caravan site where the murders took place.
The Age of Rowan    by Michael Littwin
Price: Free! 80770 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
In the early 90's, a young, Irish-American priest in training reaches a dead end in his search for God in the seminary. He rekindles both his search and a lost romance in some very unexpected ways. Geophysical changes, emotional awakenings and supernatural occurrences shake him back to life as he teeters on the threshold of the beginning of the new world, and the end of the one he knew.