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Dead Nobles    by Clifford Roberts
Price: $2.50 USD. 94890 words. Published on September 5, 2009. .

Dead Nobles is the story of Tam-o’-shanter, an unmarried police detective in Lower Manhattan. His investigative expertise is put to the test when a killer, a regular Jack the Ripper, begins butchering people caught up in the vortex of the city’s nightlife. Faced with stopping him at all cost, Tam, was one of the city’s finest detectives and known to keep his ear to the ground.
A Murder of Crows    by Jack Bates
Price: $0.99 USD. 10890 words. Published by MindWings on November 8, 2009. .

The former lead singer of a heavy metal band cheats his former group out of their severance pay and sets out on the road with no particular plan. When an opportunity for a big score presents itself, the drifter finds himself sticking around a woman when he knows he would be better off getting back on the road.
Megan's Will    by Tracy Stalding
Price: $0.99 USD. 79340 words. Published on October 27, 2010. .

Megan heads to LA to spend the summer with her dad... And his new family. She now has a sister with a boyfriend that's too hot to resist. What happens when the temptation is too much? And how does Megan deal with the consequences?
Absence    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 3080 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 19, 2011. .

Lacy has been fooling herself for years. She'd nearly convinced herself she's happy with just being Dan's friend, but as they've begun drifting apart she's realized she's losing more than just her best friend. **Author's Note: In the spirit of full disclosure, this is a short story-a tad under 1700 words. I wouldn't want anyone to be surprised at its brevity.
My Angel and Me: A Love Story    by Peter Fox
Price: $0.99 USD. 2670 words. Published by Coscom Entertainment on March 21, 2011. .

Sometimes you fall in love, and she becomes your whole world. You never thought it would happen, but it did. This is a short story about an angel, a girl named Cyan, someone who brought Heaven down with her, and made Jack believe in miracles.
Angels Unawares    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $0.99 USD. 4040 words. Published by AWP Books  on April 6, 2011. .

In 1898, a woman’s body was discovered broken and battered at the bottom of a tall sea bluff in Southern Scotland. and the small town she lived in began locking the doors at night. Only one man saw what happened, but he carried the secret of her death to his death bed. Wounded in the trenches on the Western Front, he gives his last confession...
Thin Ice    by J.T. Marie
Price: $2.99 USD. 5630 words. Published by JMS Books LLC  on May 13, 2011. .

Jessie and David have been friends since childhood. But some time during high school, their friendship deepens into something more and Jessie's father grows alarmed his only daughter is hanging out with a boy from the wrong side of town. Jessie knows she's skating on thin ice. But there are worse things than her father finding out about David.
Departure    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 3190 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on June 27, 2011. .

Sometimes small moments play pivotal parts in where we end up. Scott has just graduated from college and is about to make the best, or worst decision of his life. Departure is a 2100 word romance short story exploring the start of two very different realities, all based on just a few different words.
In Grief Prostrate; Clobbered by Joy    by Benjamin Chambers
Price: $2.99 USD. 16660 words. Published on September 22, 2011. .

Meet Roy, a widower visiting his wife's family for a summer holiday with his young daughter. Imagine his confusion: he finds his wife's sister Miranda suddenly alluring; discovers a nefarious plot by Miranda's preppy boyfriend to evict her and her mother from their home by the ocean; and collides with pugilistic European tourists. A funny, sad, lushly-written novella that defies description.
The Scent of Flowers    by Harper Kingsley
Price: Free! 1650 words. Published on November 1, 2011. .

The last remnants of humanity. A short introspection piece told from the perspective of a rather untrustworthy narrator.