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Rob Preece


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When he's not writing, Rob Preece is playing competitive bridge or planning long distance bicycle trips. He's a fan of fantasy and science fiction, spent months trying to build a staff that would work like Gandalfs (and studied Bo fighting) and does magic tricks on dates. Yeah, he should probably stick with writing.

Rob is the publisher for BooksForABuck.com, a small primarily electronic publisher of novel-length mystery, science fiction, fantasy and romance.

Where to find Rob Preece online

Website: http://www.booksforabuck.com
Twitter: BooksForABuck
Facebook: Facebook profile
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/robpreece
Blog: http://booksforabuck.bravejournal.com/

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Private Lies    by Amy Eastlake
You set the price! 67500 words. Published by Rob Preece on December 19, 2009. .
Making it a as a private investigator isn't easy--especially when your parents have been on the run since they were involved in the Weather Underground during the 1960s. But Heather Webb thinks she finally has her life under control--until Jack Eastland walks into her office with a proposition she really doesn't want to accept.
Someone to Cherish    by Kate Rothwell
Price: $2.99 USD. 71380 words. Published by Rob Preece on January 31, 2011. .
Originally published as RATCATCHER. 1884 New York: Callie Scott sheltered life changes when she is trapped in a raid on a house of ill-repute. Days later, she must turn to help from the detective who witnessed her at her worst. Officer Cutter doesn't need the complication of a well-bred innocent, but he still finds himself offering Callie help. He has to protect her--from danger and himself.
Third Contact    by Kenneth E. Ingle
Price: $3.99 USD. 101410 words. Published by Rob Preece on February 10, 2012. .
Sole survivor of a ruthless pirate attack on his planet, Joshua Penbrook vows revenge on the men who destroyed his home. When he gains control of a space ship, Joshua is forced to become what he feared most--a space pirate. Surviving a cat-and-mouse game with space's most powerful navy won't be easy, but Joshua brings some surprises to the battle.
Second Contact: Chronicles on the Seeds of Orion    by Kenneth E. Ingle
Price: $3.99 USD. 96970 words. Published by Rob Preece on January 5, 2012. .
A small band of humans fleeing Earth has founded a new world in the face of unfriendly aliens and their technologies. Now, a generation after New Earth was founded, Old Earth is expanding, using technology New Earth supplied it. Old Earth, dominated by an imperial China, sees both aliens and humans as natural targets for expansion... and control. Can New Earth survive the threat?
The Frog Prince's Daughters    by Wendy Palmer
Price: $3.99 USD. 94610 words. Published by Rob Preece on August 20, 2009. .
(5.00)
a beautiful princess confidently anticipates adventure and rescue when a wizard throws fire at her. With no princes in sight, the princess, her cousin, and a not-so-wicked stepmother set off to save themselves.
Motor City Shambler: A Bob the Zombie Novel    by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy
Price: $3.99 USD. 47740 words. Published by Rob Preece on July 20, 2009. .
(5.00)
Robert Johnson was out for a hike when a stranger ran up and bit a chunk out of his arm. It's a strange behavior, but Johnson patches himself up as best he can and heads for home--Detroit. When he wakes up, he sees the news--there's a weird infection out there, an infection that comes to be known as zombies. Very funny.
Headline Ghouls    by Teel James Glenn
Price: $3.99 USD. 71640 words. Published by Rob Preece on April 27, 2012. .
Author Teel James Glenn recreates the "pulp" style of the 1930s with his hardboiled reporter hero Moxie Donnovan and Donnovan's actress wife Maxi. Together the two confront Nazi sympathizers, mad scientists, and Hollywood stars gone bad in the 1930s depression America.
Deadline Zombies: The Adventures of Maxi and Moxie    by Teel James Glenn
Price: $3.99 USD. 75990 words. Published by Rob Preece on July 3, 2010. .
Chasing a headline is just a job for ace reporter Moxie Donnovan, but sometimes those headlines turn on him and bite. Moxie, along with his sexy better half, Maxi (a theater and film actor) face a tiger-sized panther, mechanical gunmen who support the master race, Irish Fae and Hollywood's worst. Author Teel James Glenn recreates the pulp fiction of the 1930s in an exciting and fun adventure.
A Cry at Midnight    by Victoria Chancellor
Price: $3.99 USD. 99200 words. Published by Rob Preece on April 21, 2011. .
Randi Galloway is hurled from the present into the ante-bellum south. She finds herself holding a baby history says was lost in a flood, and falling for a man who regards her as completely unsuitable for the gentile life of a southern planter. Victoria Chancellor creates a moving and sensitive time travel romance.
Writing Genre Flash Fiction the Minimalist Way    by Michael A. Kechula
Price: $9.99 USD. 26000 words. Published by Rob Preece on January 27, 2011. .
Is it really possible to write a complete story, with characters, dialogue and plot, in only 1000 words or less? Author and educator Michael A. Kechula says it's not only possible, he shows us how. With exercises in starting your story, in naming characters, in cutting words, and eliminating 'bookisms' Kechula passes his hard-earned wisdom to aspiring flash fiction writers.
Tornado Bait: A Texas Trailer Park Mystery    by Amy Eastlake
Price: $3.99 USD. 86080 words. Published by Rob Preece on April 27, 2010. .
When trailer park manager Tina Anderson discovers a severed human hand in a trailer sewage system, the police decide she is the killer. Relying on the other trailer park residents for help, Tina sets out to find the real killer. The only problem--one of those helpers has got to be the killer and Tina just might find herself the next victim. A sassy and fun mystery.
Cross the Styx    by Kenneth E. Ingle
Price: $3.99 USD. 94430 words. Published by Rob Preece on April 22, 2010. .
"They're going to kill you." That wasn't what business manager James Clayton had expected. But his recommendation to buy and hold a small company caused big problems for a Russian Mafia leader and when the Russian Mob has problems, they share the pain. Now James has to stay ahead of the mob and find a way to stop the Russians from destroying his company and the woman he loves.
A Date with Darkness: A Novel of the Theological College of St. Van Helsing    by Vanessa Knipe
Price: $3.99 USD. 74690 words. Published by Rob Preece on June 17, 2011. .
Young widow Sally Cartwright is ready to get back into dating and the on-line dating service finds a lot of interested men. What Sally doesn't realize is that her ad is an open invitation to every werewolf, vampire, witch and nature elemental in England. Ex-boyfriend Mike Ryder wants to help, but he's bound by the rules. Unless the dark forces break the rules, he can legally do nothing.
Forward, Shamble! A Bob the Zombie Novel    by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy
Price: $3.99 USD. 49020 words. Published by Rob Preece on December 18, 2009. .
(5.00)
A weird virus sets zombies loose on the world. One of these zombies, Bob the Zombie, wonders why zombies happened now...as he munches his way through human body parts and tries to think of ways to keep his fellow zombies alive...or at least no more dead than usual.
Quiet Anchorage    by Ed Lynskey
Price: $3.99 USD. 64870 words. Published by Rob Preece on March 10, 2011. .
Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, is like any other peaceful small town in America. Until the murder of Jake Robbins rocks Quiet Anchorage, and his fiancée Megan Connors is charged for it. Her elderly aunts, the tenacious Isabel and Alma Trumbo, then decide it's left up to them to do some shrewd detective work to unravel the knotty mystery, identify the true killer, and clear Megan's good name.
THE AREA 51 OPTION    by Michael A. Kechula
Price: $3.99 USD. 66700 words. Published by Rob Preece on October 20, 2009. .
Zombies, aliens, gorillas and a little girl selling nice dreams...author Michael A. Kechula delivers a charming, weird, scary and often funny collection of short speculative fiction stories. THE AREA 51 OPTION contains 71 complete stories collected from the best of Kechula's work.
In the Flesh    by Paul Nelson
Price: $3.99 USD. 101320 words. Published by Rob Preece on September 27, 2009. .
A woman sexually abused by her therapist seems like an easy case to lawyer Paul Newton, especially as the abuse was so flagrant. But when the insurance company finds an out and the opposing council goes irrational, Newton has to battle for a chance at justice...or is his own client the one who's playing games. Exciting courtroom drama.

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One Handsome Devil    by Rob Preece
Price: $3.99 USD. 93930 words. Published on May 5, 2011. Fiction.
Her parents' old spellbook was too tempting and Sara Slocum couldn't imagine anything happening when she and her friend wished for a perfect boyfriend. She certainly didn't imagine summoning a demon. Still, once he arrived and she couldn't send him back, she figured she should get some use out of him. Sexy and fun.
Medium in the Middle    by Rob Preece
Price: $3.99 USD. 90710 words. Published on July 30, 2010. Fiction.
Nobody believes Annie Neeter can see ghosts. She's not surprised when sexy cop Arran Dane joins that list. Unfortunately, the local mob leader is a believer and can think of multiple ways to use her talent...no matter who gets hurt.
Merchant Prince of Arcadia    by Rob Preece
Price: $3.99 USD. 125610 words. Published on November 27, 2008. Fiction.
Marooned on a low-technology planet, a young space merchant should be able to whip up some inventions and take control. Unfortunately for Jake, his background is in business--and English Lit. Still, with the greatest civilization of Arcadia in serious decline, Jake has to make a decision--do what he can to save it, or look after his own rear end. Science fiction adventure.

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