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La Chasse (The Hunt)    by Camden Ayan
Price: $1.99 USD. 4980 words. Published on February 23, 2012. .

La Chasse is a story about how the lives of two brothers change shortly after they begin a hunt for predators invading their ranch. Their decisions drive both brothers to pursue separate adventures beyond the constraints of their land. On their separate journeys, the brothers become involved in circumstances which lead to murder.
Repossessing Sanity    by Darrell B Nelson
Price: Free! 5390 words. Published on February 27, 2012. .

Doug had made a deal with the devil to be sane. Now the devil has come to repossess.
Patience, Violence, and the Red, Red Moon    by Abigail Fero
Price: $0.99 USD. 6300 words. Published by Black Shire Publishing  on February 28, 2012. .

The Red moon of violence and greed takes advantage of a king and queen's need. A fairytale told in the form of a narrative poem, 'Patience, Violence and the Red, Red Moon' is a harkening back to the unsanitized origins of fairytales where things were darker and tragedy was real.
Baseball Bats And Ballpoint Pens    by Shane Greenhough
Price: Free! 390 words. Published on February 28, 2012. .

Inspired by David Michael's short story - When Writers Attack - here on Smashwords, this piece of flash fiction delves into the amusing process of a creative writer escaping, if only for a moment, the humdrum monotony of real life.
After The Mirror Breaks    by Monica P
Price: $1.00 USD. 1070 words. Published on March 4, 2012. .

Amanda moves to go to school, however she slips and breaks a mirror. Violence comes as the house is alerted by the breaking of the glass!
Dragons and Butterflies: Just Like Her Father    by Marie Jensen
Price: $2.99 USD. 84510 words. Published by SDS Publishing  on March 5, 2012. .

UK #1 Kindle School-Age Bestseller from Marie Jensen. 1st of 6 books charting the life of Jean Ridgeway, an abused child who survives. A victim to start with, she worked through her issues. Her past haunted her for many years. Time is a great healer. Pain and suffering can give you inner strength, or break you. Once you have read Jean’s story, you will understand more about courage and cowardice.
Deepwater    by Suzie Louis
Price: $5.99 USD. 61980 words. Published on March 11, 2012. .

Harry, Louise and their illegitimate baby are trapped in the poverty and violence of the Sydney slums where Harry lives by his fists, collecting debts for a bookie, because he's never had the chance to live any other way. When a neighbour, Prue, befriends them opportunity comes out of a violent tragedy but it will be how Harry responds to a threat that will define him as a man.
Desperate Hope    by James Edwin Branch
Price: $2.99 USD. 55050 words. Published on March 16, 2012. .

Nestled near a quiet river in Mexico is the little village of Esperanza. It’s youth moving away and nothing to offer new residents except for them to share in the poverty that grips the region. With the violence expanding in the border towns a new business sets its sights on Esperanza. Is this the miracle the town needs or is it something else.
The Break    by Russell James
Price: $0.99 USD. 19610 words. Published on March 17, 2012. .

Paul’s life is ordinary, until the night he stops his car to take a walk, Stumbling into – and hoping to avoid – a domestic affray, he finds himself the reluctant guardian to a homeless young woman and her shabbily-dressed child. It’s late. Where can they go? Paul has access to a boat moored on the Thames. They’ll be safe there, won’t they?
Moorings    by Nancy Slavin
Price: $4.99 USD. 115600 words. Published on March 17, 2012. .

Moorings follows 23-year old Anne Holloway as she journeys up to a small, Alaskan fishing town to find her biological father. Instead of finding what she came looking for, Anne realizes the past can never be untangled from people's memories, and damage from oil spilled under the surface never completey dissolves. Still, by making the journey, Anne discovers her true identity can be found within.