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Bitch    by Carla René
Price: $0.99 USD. 740 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Horror » General.

Ever wish your obnoxious neighbours would just die already? In this flash fiction, watch as the old lady upstairs gets her delicious revenge.
Tracking the Scent of my Mother    by Muthoni Garland
Price: $4.99 USD. 9950 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Scholatica's life darkens when her mother escapes their polygamous home in Kenya. Believing that her confusion and pain will only cease once she reunites with her mother, Scholastica begins a desperate search. But as tragedy escalates into crime, will her search ever end? This story has been described as "...so real, you feel like you're visiting this landscape, eavesdropping on these people."
Devil Tree    by Steve Vernon
Price: $3.99 USD. 59370 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Horror » General.

Lucas Sawyer and his wife Tamsen find themselves marooned in the heart of a mid-nineteenth century wilderness forest. They are rescued by Jonah Duvall, a mysterious woodsman and his family. They become aware of an ancient Jackpine - haunted and feeding off their essence. As winter sets in they must face the tree's unholy fury in an utterly horrific finale.
The Behemoth - A Colonial Steampunk Tale    by Scott  Roche
Price: $1.49 USD. 8030 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Mehta, tired of being mistreated by the British occupiers sees an opportunity to destroy their latest steam powered monstrosity, though it may cost him his life.
The Language of Monsters    by Michael Canfield
Price: $2.99 USD. 7050 words. Language: English. Published by Vauk House Press  on February 16, 2011. Fiction » Horror » General.

Alien? Devil? Even the creature itself doesn't know its origin. But it knows what it wants. A place in the cosmos. If can learn the language — language in the deepest sense — of prisoners, of guards, of the guilty, of the innocent, but most importantly, of the man from the CIA — the one human who believes—then now, after millennia it might find a way to live, and a home. Short story.
Distortions    by James Campbell
Price: $1.99 USD. 87260 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

For 14 years, Quinn Masterson has been running from the murderer who ripped apart her troubled childhood. Her abduction seems like it happened yesterday; has he returned, or are distorted memories stalking her? The truth will rear its ugly head when Quinn’s first case with the FBI sucks her into a disquieting conspiracy that may leave Quinn longing for the simpler days of her tragic past.
The Contest - You Can't Leave 'Till It's Over    by Timothy Braun
Price: $4.99 USD. 77960 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Imagine an offer of sixty thousand dollars, the "Prize of Your Life," and an all expense paid, two-month retreat in Aspen, Colorado. George Russo is invited to participate in a writing competition sponsored by an agency that represents new authors. It is so intriguing and he is so destitute, he had to accept. Lured to Aspen, the contestants end up in a ghost town far away from civilization.
Model Agent: A Thriller    by Sean Sweeney
Price: Free! 95600 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General.

The human body consists of two-thirds water. As concertgoers on a steamy day in Boston find out, water can kill as much as it gives life. A terrorist attack at City Hall Plaza has the authorities perplexed. The government, in response, sends in a capable but young agent – an agent born from the ashes of terrorism itself – to handle it.
La Marea De Los Muertos    by Francisco R. Velázquez 
Price: $0.99 USD. 7720 words. Language: Spanish. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction » Horror » Ghost.

En 'La Marea De Los Muertos', la extraordinaria pluma de Francisco R. Velázquez entrega un relato cargado de época y costumbrismo. Desde la sanjuanera Bombonera hasta la fábrica de puros, se nos permite un asomo hacia el azotado Caribe de la tifus y los misterios.
Code Alpha    by Stephen R. Gagin
Price: $9.99 USD. 104040 words. Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on February 15, 2011. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General.

Fifty odd years ago in the hell that was Korea, a mind-altering experiment is performed on American Prisoners of War. Today, Speaker of the House James Hingam is the last survivor of that select group. As the post hypnotic suggestion sits like a dragon’s egg waiting to hatch, the final component to North Korea’s latest attempt to win her war with the world is about to take place.