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Beyond the Cave    by S.L. Bryce
Price: $4.99 USD. 92220 words. Language: English. Published by Big Hands Publishing  on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Women's fiction » General.

Beyond the Cave is a story about a woman's quest to see herself through a different lens after a difficult childhood. This is not a typical story of abuse, but is instead a story of discovery, hope and optimism that can come despite life's many challenges and roadblocks--offering insight for our heroine, Emma, who finds it is indeed her life's challenges that foster a unique path toward wisdom.
The People's Republic Of Nowhere    by Maxwell Zachs
Price: $3.00 USD. 43560 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General.

Imagine a world where laughter is forbidden, where colours are banned and even the sunshine can kill you. Such is life in The People's Republic, a country cut off from the rest of the world, imprisoned by its own walls and sustained by paranoia. Surrounded on all sides by a chemical wasteland it's population exists only to serve production, drugged on the propaganda that they are the last people
La quête bleue    by Alain Bezançon
Price: $2.99 USD. 36190 words. Language: French. Published on May 17, 2013. Fiction » Adventure » General.

Quittant leur île perdue de la Grande Mer du Sud, Anton et Vittorio se lancent dans l'exploration d'un monde antique pour y trouver les sept plus belles manifestations de la couleur bleue. De rencontres en aventures, leur quête se transforme en un véritable voyage initiatique marqué par une fabuleuse découverte.
O Príncipe e a Singularidade - Um Conto Circular    by Pedro Barrento
Price: $2.99 USD. 42370 words. Language: Portuguese. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Esta é a história do Príncipe, também conhecido por Mestre ou, por vezes, por Francisco, que é mais ou menos imortal e atravessa os milénios lutando contra o Desejo e a Rejeição, as causas da infelicidade e do Mal. Ele falha sempre os seus objectivos, até ao momento em que se desinteressa da sua cruzada e decide morrer, o que não acontece. Em vez disso, é promovido...
North of the Sun, South of the Moon    by Oslo Writers' Group
Price: $4.99 USD. 60440 words. Language: English. Published by Holland House Books  on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

In this anthology, we have included stories of life’s light—personal transformation, friendship, and love—as well as stories of life’s darkness—political persecution, kidnapping, and death. The members of the OIWG hope that you find this collection to be a thought-provoking and deeply moving reading experience.
MALADY/THERAPY    by Philip Berry
Price: $1.99 USD. 54890 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

When events tear the surfaces away, only truth remains. 12 stories.
Lorenzostein: A Bizarre Tale of the Depravity of a Young Academic    by Mary Smetley
Price: $2.99 USD. 31830 words. Language: American English. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Lorenzostein is the story of a young academic who is a bit different from the most of us in that he has an overwhelming fixation on sex and is quite paranoid. The story details his problems in academia and his relationships with his various mistresses. Furthermore, in the course of the story he comes to feel that he is a Christ-like figure who has come to save humanity.
In The Thieves' Market    by V.S. Cawthon
Price: Free! 38920 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

IN THE THIEVES' MARKET is V.S. Cawthon's debut cerebral indie novel. His writing style is like a candy store for the well read intellectual, with dozens of literary references marking the way as two brothers help each other through a rough patch in hopes of cobbling together a rewarding stretch in what remains of their thus far less than fulfilling lives.
Trade (A Novelette)    by Lochlan Bloom
You set the price! 15940 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Trade is set in a near contemporary world where technology controls the sexual partners we choose. The narrator, a nihilistic employee at a Berlin-based social network, chronicles the early days of the new sexual economy and the terrible price he has to pay as his girlfriend, Lis, is propelled to stardom. What would you do in a world where your sexual partners were chosen for you?
Exuberance    by Bel Vidal
Price: $2.99 USD. 80540 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Exuberant Elena bursts out of Angie’s imagination shortly after Angie turns 30, causing her life to spiral out of control. To her family’s horror, Angie transforms into the irrepressible Elena, and sets out to conquer the world - and her husband’s best friend. After she’s diagnosed as bipolar, all those swept by the ensuing tempest must face the demons of their past in order to build a new future.