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Grey Jack Road    by JT McGowan
Price: Free! 117900 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2013. Fiction » Women's fiction » General.

Sam is devastated when her partner, Ben, has an affair. More than a betrayal, it is a wound so deep her life seems to simply stop. Sam tries to confront Rachel, the woman Ben cheated with, but instead Sam meets Rachel’s husband, Tim. Sam hasn’t thought of the other person caught in all of this, but now she begins to. Shocked, battered by what has happened, Sam and Tim begin a hesitant friendship.
Two Horizons    by Hank Lawson
Price: Free! 121550 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Ancient.

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Great Pyramid, rival priests, romance with a harem (perhaps royal) woman, and jealous Queen prey on God-king Khufu. In parallel to Khufu’s labors, Mehi labors to absolve his family’s crime by self-sacrifice as a pyramid worker. The crime also burdens his love for An-khi, a governor’s daughter who aspires to be governor herself. Will Mehi save Khufu from his enemies, including Mehi’s own brother?
Sugar Town    by Robert Nicholls
Price: Free! 218750 words. Language: English. Published on March 14, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime.

A family is decimated in the aftermath of a terrible crime and no voice is raised in protest. Can a town that prides itself on its sense of community survive without the promise of justice? In Sugar Town, a teen-aged girl, an epileptic boy, an alcoholic murderer and a spirit-seeking outsider, drawn together by a curiously enabling piece of space debris, show the way to redemption.
Trails in the Sand    by Patricia Zick
Price: Free! 133630 words. Language: English. Published on January 14, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Trails in the Sand follows environmental writer Caroline Carlisle as she reports on endangered sea turtles during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As she delves into the story, she uncovers secrets about the past that threaten to destroy her family unless she can heal the hurts from a lifetime of lies.
The Misfits of Monrovia    by Paul Reidy
Price: Free! 100630 words. Language: English. Published on December 17, 2012. Fiction » Literature » War.

A UN volunteer is kidnapped by a band of child soldiers in Liberia during the 1997 presidential election. Responsibility for the discovery of his whereabouts falls on a small organization of hapless Irish aid workers, eccentric missionaries and well-meaning but ineffectual locals, leading to outlandish results.
Amazed by her Grace, Book II    by Janet Walker
Price: Free! 117440 words. Language: English. Published on December 12, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

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For anyone who’s ever had a crush on a teacher comes the story of Tracy, a shy and abused teen from the projects who suddenly finds herself in a posh private school, and Grace, the revered and aloof coach who offers the girl a chance to join the school's inner circle of privileged athletes. What Tracy doesn't know about the beautiful Miss Grace is that not everything that glitters is gold.
Julia    by Marty Sorensen
Price: Free! 139120 words. Language: English. Published on December 9, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

A love story about Carolyn, her mother Elizabeth, and her grandmother Julia.
Viva la vida (english version)    by Quelli di ZEd
Price: Free! 110670 words. Language: English. Published on December 2, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Biographical.

Warning: experimental translation (hybrid) Viva la vida it is the history of a trip. A trip undertaken for a long time in camper by five united friends, together from the times of the crayons to wax, to celebrate the marriage of one of them. The vacation, the goodbye to the bachelorhood that unrolls him along the roads of the whole Italy, becomes also however the point of turn for...
New Jersey's Famous Turnpike Witch    by Brad Abruzzi
You set the price! 179150 words. Language: English. Published on November 30, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Transgressional.

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Troubled outlaw Dada-diva Alice Merkel draws a cult following to the New Jersey Turnpike with stunts in traffic, and her "Turnpike Witch" becomes an overnight sensation. But now a mad medievalist-turned-civil-servant has sworn to hunt her down, and NYC promoters want to colonize Service Areas on her toll road for VIP club folk. Life on the Turnpike surely takes its toll. But is it all worth it?
The Now or Never - Amnesia for Fun and Prophet (A Mindgame Prequel)    by Steven J. Nixall
Price: Free! 118870 words. Language: English. Published on October 26, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

A spiritual journey through India, a detour into amnesia, a plunge into adventure, as humor lights the way to liberation. A book for the intelligent reader who knows that spiritual truth lies within—and that it takes a bit of laughter, plus facing the muck at times, to get there. Fiction based in fact, the sacred tinged with sacrilege, and an entertaining boost for those on their path to freedom.