Books tagged: character driven

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From the Ashes of Courage    by J. Timothy King
Price: $3.97 USD. 53080 words. Published on January 20, 2010. .

Gail Bishop is a headstrong, driven, single-minded businesswoman, a successful independent professional at only 29 years old. But she still feels empty. Eddie Chase is a fun-loving real-estate agent who made a mint in the boom market, now fast running out of money. And their friends set them up on a blind date, unaware that many years ago, they were once married to each other...
A Sword Called…Kitten?    by Gordon Long
Price: $1.99 USD. 90880 words. Published on September 14, 2010. .

Lost years ago from its traditional owner, thrown into a swamp by a Hand with no ear for music, the Sword struggles through the seamy underside of society to regain the path towards honour, glory, and a Name. This new prospect is only a woodcutter, but he has a strong arm and a receptive mind. A chance for heroic deeds? The Sword dares to dream again. Now, if only someone had a sense of humour!
Signed, Sealed & Delivered (Intro to the Breaker Series)    by Floyd Buck Periwinkle
Price: $0.99 USD. 5750 words. Published by Trestle Press on November 6, 2010. .

What is the price paid for justice and who gets to dispense it? Enter the world of The Breaker and The Eight as they navigate through the world of undesirables meting out punishment with a finality that will surprise and shock. Meet the good bad guys, Floyd, Rocket Man, Massimo and the rest of the gang as they plot to eliminate the enemies of civilized society.
"Pine" and 7 Other Short Romances    by J. Timothy King
Price: Free! 6280 words. Published on March 7, 2011. .

Enjoy this free sampler of 8 short-short romance stories by J. Timothy King.
"Disorder" and 7 Other Flashes of Character    by J. Timothy King
Price: Free! 5670 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

Enjoy this free sampler of 8 character-driven flash stories by J. Timothy King.
Predestination (and Other Games of Chance)    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $5.99 USD. 124010 words. Published by AWP Books  on April 25, 2011. .

When leaving Earth to escape a contract on his life, Joss Kyle finds his poker habit gets him caught up in a struggle for control of the entire solar system. He just wants to build a new life, but in the looking-glass world above the gravity well, survival, like poker, is just another sport. And in this contest, it isn’t whether you win or lose, it's how you rig the game.
The Undeniable Labyrinth    by Alan Alaric Roi
Price: $0.99 USD. 90650 words. Published on June 10, 2011. .

Althea Ram, exile from a culture which survived an intergalactic apocalypse, has been searching for answers amongst the lost worlds of the Consortia. She has planned a desperate transit to Elysium, a world which can provide her everything she needs.But the probability of getting there on the first try is very low. And she has no way of telling how dangerous her destination might be.
The Unexpected Neighbor    by Terri Peterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 94300 words. Published on July 26, 2011. .

Janis and Rick are dealing with their rocky marriage when their middle child, Kit, tries to kill herself. When Kit is released from the hospital, she gets to know the new neighbor, Veronica. Although Kit and sister Lindsay attach themselves to the nomadic Veronica, Janis remains suspicious of the neighbor, especially when Veronica’s revelations threaten Kit's unsteady sense of self.
In Times Passed    by L. Darby Gibbs
Price: $0.99 USD. 43840 words. Published on July 31, 2011. .

Brent Garrett is given special privileges within the scientific organization of which he is a member. Galvanized into creativity or self destruction by yet another disruptive visit with his mother, Brent creates a time machine from a patent-protected nerg box. With his friends and one self-aware computer, he plans a trip into the past, meets Miranda Jenkins and struggles with his choices.
The Proving    by Tom Szollosi
Price: $3.50 USD. 69170 words. Published on August 3, 2011. .

Edgar Lamp is no average mass murderer. What sets him apart is technique: he separates victims from their internal organs. Lt. Husky Martin, LAPD Homicide, must stop Lamp, who sees his ability to kill as a miracle, and remembers what his religious fanatic grandfather said: "The whole world wants a miracle, and the miracle is in the Proving." Lamp has a lot of proving to do, and he loves his work.