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Flower Beds    by James Hampton
Price: Free! 5120 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias.

A man's decision to water the flowers in his front yard leads to a deadly confrontation.
The Missing Portrait    by Geraldine Glodek
Price: $3.50 USD. 70560 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Sharon, a homeless young woman in Maine, catches the eye of Tim, a wealthy tourist. She resembles a Pennsylvania girl whose name he smeared in the 1960's, and who is now trying to locate the baby she gave up for adoption. Tim, telling Sharon that her real mother is searching for her, wants the mother to believe her long-lost child is a shabby nobody. What really became of the baby is a mystery.
Paradiso    by Selmoore Codfish
Price: $1.99 USD. 31350 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Is Neal having a nightmare, or is there some purpose to the torture he endures? Neal Harris takes an epic journey through all time and space, which begins from his bed. The story is a reimagining of Dante Alighieri’s trilogy The Divine Comedy for the modern world. Paradiso is the tenth story in the Neal Harris series, but has a much different style.
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.
A Deal with a Stranger    by Martina Munzittu
Price: $2.99 USD. 91200 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2013. Fiction » Romance » Contemporary.

The book is set in Sardinia, Italy, and tells the story of Clara, who gets dumped by her boyfriend Paolo. Clara is very upset, but little does she know that things are about to get even more distressing for her. Clara meets a mysterious girl, Lucilla, who offers to help if Clara fulfils a very bizarre request. This is a romantic novel with a hint of mystery and many surprises in store.
Third Rainbow    by J M K McMullen
Price: $4.99 USD. 93150 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

Third Rainbow is a time opera about how far a man will go to change his life, told from the vantage point of a demon called the Narrator on a quest to escape hell.
The Sea    by Cristian Mihai
Price: Free! 1830 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

A short story about fate. Or is it just coincidence?
Letters from Cell No. 73    by Nathan Tucker
Price: $2.99 USD. 30310 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Captured as a prisoner of war during the Second Mexican-American War in 2034, Col. Peter Iossi writes to his grandchildren in hopes that their generation will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Writing from Cell No. 73, the colonel describes America’s collapse into bankruptcy, anarchy, despotism, secession, and a nuclear war with its neighbor to its south.
The Jew's Wife & Other Stories    by Thomas J. Hubschman
Price: Free! 60850 words. Language: English. Published by Savvy Press  on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

What do you do when your next-door neighbor is arrested for sexual molestation? How does a dirt farmer from the old country feel about working for a Jewish landsman? The author’s world embraces Catholic convents, risqué Halloween parties and the steamy corridors of New York apartment buildings with equal ease. His observations are penetrating, his voice invites sympathy and understanding.
Une Saison Japonaise    by Nathalie Desormeaux
Price: $3.69 USD. 80560 words. Language: French. Published by Éditions Hélène Jacob  on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Quand l’homme de sa vie lui annonce qu’on lui propose un contrat au Japon, Sophie, brillante jeune cadre de 30 ans, n’hésite pas à le suivre en se faisant elle aussi embaucher à Tokyo. Typique produit des écoles de commerce, Sophie va devoir apprendre à remettre en cause ses certitudes et une grande part de ce qu’on lui a appris, et essayer de comprendre ce pays déroutant et ses habitants.