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.

Wolves    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.99 USD. 9250 words. Language: English. Published by Fiero Publishing  on May 20, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Two little girls play in a playground when three timber wolves show up. In a nearby coffee shop, the mother of one is confessing something profound to the mother of the other. Across town, the father of one is finally meeting the man who slept with his wife, while that man’s wife is attempting to seduce the moving men packing up their house. The wolves begin to circle…all over town.

The Dragon in my Shadow    by C.M. Simpson
Price: $1.49 USD. 5280 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
The Dragon in my Shadow is a short tale of office politics and betrayal, which shows that some childhood things can mature into adulthood with us. It was originally published in An Anthology of Dragons and is just over 5,000 words long.

Hello Bitches!    by Kristina Bravo
Price: $2.99 USD. 20090 words. Language: English. Published by Rhetorical Ratatouille  on May 10, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Hello Bitches! is not for the close-minded. Or else it might cause a heart attack. The book is about the scandalous life of Georgina Vogue and her party animal friends who lived life in hedonistic mode. The stories are told in the author’s gossipy manner of talking about socially acceptable topics like love and friendship, as well as thought-provoking subjects such as alcohol, drugs, sex…

La confesión del Libio    by Carlos de Tomás
Price: $2.99 USD. 45160 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Editorial Amarante  on May 8, 2012. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General.
Un escritor, extravagante y caprichoso, se encuentra en sequía creativa y decide contar lo que no quiso nunca hacer, la historia de lo ocurrido en 1981 a un amigo apodado “El Libio”.

Seven Minutes Late    by C.D. Reimer
Price: $0.99 USD. 2750 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction.
A collection of five 500-word flash stories being published for the first time: "Seven Minutes Late," "The Gift Horse," "That Meaningless Blade," "Sweet Time" and "Walking The Talk."

“Alte Sachen”: From The Life Of An Arab Scrap Dealer In Israel (a short story)    by Andre Klein
Price: Free! 3450 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Ahmed is an Arab scrap dealer in the Holy Land, just like his grandfather who used to cart away the unwanted belongings of foreigners with his old horse wagon, yelling "Alte Sachen", that old Yiddish phrase prompting the removal of clutter.

Sociedad en crisis, puro cuento    by Fernando Gil Villa
Price: $4.99 USD. 41650 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Chiado Editora on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
No sólo la economía sino todo cuanto nos rodea está en crisis. Los verdaderos protagonistas de este mundo desquiciado son los excluidos y las situaciones cada vez más contradictorias que nos toca vivir cada día.

El reencuentro    by Bosco Esteruelas
Price: $5.99 USD. 163090 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Chiado Editora on April 23, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Cuando las cartas nos vienen malas y perdemos la partida que pensábamos que era nuestra única razón de ser, creemos que el reloj se ha parado y que la muerte es inminente. Sin embargo, suena entonces el teléfono y al otro lado del hilo se escucha una voz amiga y cálida, una de esas personas con la que no se ha hablado ni se ha visto desde los tiempos de la universidad...

Chroniques Terriennes    by Marc Hoffmann
Price: $5.99 USD. 62110 words. Language: French. Published by Rhetorical Ratatouille  on April 23, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Ce livre met en scène une série de petites histoires de plusieurs genres : horreur, fantastique, polar… et surtout parle de tragédies quotidiennes, des monstres humains qui rôdent dans notre société. C’est une virée réaliste dans la société, mêlée à une science fiction proche de Métal Hurlant. Bref, il y en a pour tous les goûts en somme. Sauf qu’ci, pas de happy end !