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One Night in Toronto    by James Kinsak
Price: $1.49 USD. 5740 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on February 29, 2012. .

Bobby wakes up to shattering sounds like eight-inch cockroaches are throwing dishes off the kitchen shelves in his third-floor apartment. But it’s not roaches; it’s a pimp and hooker fighting on the sidewalk below his window. Bad. Getting worse. Nobody stopping it. Should he? He makes a stupid decision.
The Bridge    by Charles Dalrymple-Fraser
Price: $2.99 USD. 24320 words. Published on February 29, 2012. .

'The Bridge' follows the tale of a young man, who, through whatever fortune attaches itself to his life, finds himself homeless. In struggling to cope with these states of affair, he is forced to come to terms with the reality surrounding him and the lies which have created him.
Eye Candy    by Wayne C. Long
Price: $2.99 USD. 31920 words. Published on March 2, 2012. .

American short story writer Wayne C. Long proudly presents his fourth ebook containing fourteen short stories for your reading pleasure.
Growing Chocolate    by Diane Sherlock
Price: $4.95 USD. 78080 words. Published on March 3, 2012. .

What if a miracle wasn't the best thing that ever happened to you? Growing Chocolate explores tough questions of grief and loss while delivering a powerful message of hope and love. From a review:"Set against the lavish backdrop of an impossibly beautiful greenhouse in La Jolla, with prose rich enough to eat, Growing Chocolate is a sumptuous read."
Envious Shadows    by R.P. Burnham
Price: $3.99 USD. 136340 words. Published by The Wessex Collective  on March 4, 2012. .

This is a novel about a black and white relationship in a small Maine town that explores the many forms of prejudice, particularly that of a racist Nazi group that hounds the couple and causes tragedy, but also many other external ways--class, religion, sexual orientation, even appearance and personality-- that people use to unfairly judge others.
Communion Is a Kiss: A Short Story    by TK Kenyon
Price: Free! 15390 words. Published on March 6, 2012. .

Dr. Dante Petrocchi-Bianchi spends his days treating Alzheimer’s patients and studying God, but he whiles away his nights in Roman nightclubs, picking up different beautiful women. When he discovers that one of his conquests is his big game hunter boss’s new trophy wife, Dante’s wild lifestyle becomes dangerous. Will his treacherous games end in his murder, or can he stop playing sexual roulette?
Splendor from Darkness    by William Davey
Price: $3.99 USD. 389720 words. Published by The Wessex Collective  on March 8, 2012. .

a novel about the North African campaign in World War II and then the French Resistance, but also much more: a novel showing human nature on the edge, how human love can spring up and triumph under the most trying and desperate situations, a novel with well over a hundred characters that display the entire range of human nature all perfectly delineated with telling and convincing detail.
The Palaver Tree    by Wendy  Unsworth
Price: $3.30 USD. 130090 words. Published on March 13, 2012. .

Just when she needs it, Ellie believes fate has stepped in to give her a new sense of purpose in life. She leaves behind her comfortable existence to teach in Africa. But first impressions can be misleading. Soon there are more questions than answers. Lies and deceit begin to surface and the trail leads all the way back to the sleepy village that Ellie had come from.
Shoegazer    by Ronald DeStefano
Price: Free! 69380 words. Published on March 20, 2012. .

When his friend and car go missing on the same day his boss is found murdered, Max Donovan finds himself the primary suspect and sets out on an investigation of his own in the hopes of clearing his name and bringing back his friend (and car) to safety. What he finds, instead, is an underground cult of brainwashed shoegazers, hellbent on ripping apart the fabric of society.
The Angry Dust    by William Davey
Price: $3.99 USD. 85890 words. Published by The Wessex Collective  on March 20, 2012. .

Prescott Barnes and his family leave the dust bowl for California, but there its similarities with The Grapes of Wrath end. The grandson of a wealthy preacher who disinherited Prescott’s father, Barnes, despite his cynical black humor, hostility to religion, and his illiteracy, possesses a fierce integrity and passions that make him larger than life at the same time he is perfectly human.