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.

Eagle Bear    by Buddy Hannah
Price: $6.99 USD. 64970 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Adventure » General.
Eagle Bear is a giant of a warrior and a Cherokee Death Warrior who becomes the chief of the Cherokee Nations Wolf Clan, in the early 1700's. There are many adventures told about Eagle Bear and his family. The book is full of adventure and leaves you wanting to never stop reading once you start.

The Phantom of Greatness    by Chi Sun Rhee
Price: $8.99 USD. 231900 words. Language: English. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing  on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.
The Phantom of Greatness is an epic fictional documentary of the years when Korea was under the oppression of the Japanese. That invasion, in 1940, created problems that are South Korean people are still struggling with today.

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.