Fiction » Literature » Urban

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”.
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 !
Love and the Art of War    by Dinah Lee Küng
Price: $4.00 USD. 117410 words. Language: English. Published by Eyes and Ears  on April 10, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy.

A London librarian is losing her job, her man and, possibly even her mind. Enrolling in an evening class, "Mending Marriage or Decent Divorce," Jane ends up by mistake with some oddball businessmen studying Sun Tzu's The Art of War and China's legendary Thirty-six Battle Stratagems. The distraught Jane has nothing to lose and in fact, gains more from Baldwin's coaching than she bargained for.
Pinkie: Stories of a Homeless Man    by phillip good
Price: $2.99 USD. 34660 words. Language: English. Published by zanybooks on April 7, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.

Pinkie (his real name long forgotten) and his friends live near the beach. Sleeping on the sand, they are easy prey for impulse criminals, unruly adolescents, and even other homeless men. But in these fourteen stories, Pinkie survives fires, floods, and attacks, working without pay, and still is able to make the weekly dance and, for a few short hours, feel human again.
Vuelo de libélulas    by Juan Luis Vera
Price: $3.99 USD. 26550 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Chiado Editora on April 7, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.

Lorenzo es un tipo duro. Así se ha considerado desde que tiene uso de razón, y así se define cuando decide entrar en un mundo completamente nuevo para él: la universidad. Cuando al cabo de unos meses comprende que su ideología política le ha granjeado el odio de conocidos y extraños en toda la facultad...
The Great Bordello. A Story of the Theatre    by Avery Hopwood
Price: $8.95 USD. 208990 words. Language: English. Published by Mondial  on April 1, 2012. Fiction » Drama » American.

The story of aspiring playwright Edwin Endsleigh (Hopwood's counterpart), who, upon graduation from the University of Michigan, heads for Broadway to earn his fortune and the security to pursue his one true dream of writing the great American novel. Shaping his journey is his love of three women...
Virá a morte e terá os teus olhos    by Luis Soares
Price: $6.99 USD. 114910 words. Language: Portuguese. Published on March 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.

Nos três últimos dias de vida do famoso fotógrafo Josef Leitz, que atravessou o terrível século XX de máquina na mão, cruzam-se passado, presente e futuro, imagens e memória, o sexo, a violência e a identidade. Que papel teve nessa morte o jovem modelo Felix que com ele passou esse fim de semana? Que papel tiveram o desejo, as famílias, as verdadeiras, de sangue, e as que os laços do afeto criam?