The Giftie    by Max Halley
Price: $5.99 USD. 83130 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
In his mid-forties, a great man’s protégée, Chief Executive Chauncey Applegate senses an impending crisis of identity. When his firm falls to the venal Krieg Corporation, he bolts to the sanctuary of a run-down farm in order to re-engineer his life. But corporate politics dog him in exile and Chauncey is driven into a personal wilderness from which the only escape is locked in the past

Hack Attack!    by Jon Sindell
Price: Free! 960 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
In this excerpt from the novel The Mighty Roman, the San Carlos Coyotes of the independent Cal Hairy League learn a painful lesson from the Morgan Hill Hackers: never underestimate nerds.

Warrior's Song (The Parker Shaw Series)    by Thomas Hill
Price: $0.99 USD. 74990 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Parker Shaw is a typical twenty-year-old college junior—or so he thinks. He has a strange dream that vexes him but, for the sake of his sanity, he decides to disregard it. In the coming months, however, it is clear that the dream has a special message for him.

The Sheriff of Sorrow    by Jack Bates
Price: $0.99 USD. 11060 words. Language: English. Published by MindWings on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Cal Haskell is brought to a remote, industrialized town in Michigan’s northern tier by a group of wealthy men who want him to be the sheriff. Cal quickly discovers that the men care more for their wealth than they do for their workers, citizens, or even families. Caught up in class and racial struggles, Cal finds his concept of justice is in great contrast to the men who intend to hire him.

Barn Stripping and Other Stories    by Andrew J. Olson
Price: $5.99 USD. 32090 words. Language: English. Published by Knuckledown Press on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
In his own quest for William H. Gass's "heart of the heart of the country,” Andrew J. Olson takes readers to rural Minnesota, where children must learn the hard way about their bodies and their own fragility, and yet we recognize it’s their souls that are resilient. It’s a place where young men learn that promises can be reaped from the land, but Mother Nature is brutish in her lack of sympathy.

I Can Show You the World and other stories    by National Flash-Fiction Day
Price: Free! 9260 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A collection of award-winning flash-fictions gathered together from the competitions run to celebrate National Flash-Fiction Day 2012. 25 wonderful stories from Tania Hershman, J Adamthwaite, Angela Readman, Martha Williama, David Hartley, Chris Bridges and more. We have crime, we have fairy stories, we have happy, sad, emotional and funny. What more could you want?

The Year It Rained    by Crescent Dragonwagon
Price: $2.99 USD. 63750 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a series of mental hospitals, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth continues to fight for happiness in a life filled with confusion and turbulence. "A beautiful and significant book about love." The New York Times.

Grave Men    by Tom Piccirilli
Price: $3.99 USD. 54160 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Western.
Five years ago, Priest McClaren and his younger sister, Molly, were forced to watch as their parents were murdered by a desperate pair of outlaws. Though one is dead, the other, Yuman Dean, is still on the loose. Now Molly is a haunted bounty hunter and all Priest wants is to run a little store with his partner, Lamarr, an ex-slave and ex-Union soldier. But it won't be that easy.

Another Chance    by Faydra D. Fields
Price: $0.99 USD. 11530 words. Language: English. Published by SolaPress  on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas.
Robert "Bobby" Thennel is the youngest of four brothers. While his three brothers and father are police officers, Bobby has become more familiar with law enforcement from the other end of the spectrum. His drinking, drugging and thieving always puts him in contention with the rest of the family, especially his third brother, Gavin.

The Thing    by Charles Harvey
Price: Free! 2010 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
Satire, fantasy, and future come together in this short story. The THING is weird in its truth. It should make you laugh in spells, but at the end you might wonder if you recognize this dysfunctional nation and some of its leaders.