The Apprentice Spy    by Chris Veeter
Price: $4.99 USD. 86540 words. Published by Itch Reserve Books  on December 28, 2011. .
A young intelligence officer is sent to Europe to help on a domestic matter but finds himself tracking international criminals. A stolen prototype and its upcoming sale force him to confront environmental extremists, South American revolutionaries, mercenaries, and good old-fashioned greedmeisters.

Extinction Event    by Paul Weber
Price: Free! 88610 words. Published on February 26, 2012. .
Eco-terrorists release a multiple-drug-resistant strain of plague into the environment. The virulent strain spreads, creating a worldwide epidemic. Scientists search for a cure as civilization collapses around them.