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Rob Preece
Publisher info
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.
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
Blog: http://booksforabuck.bravejournal.com/
Twitter: @BooksForABuck
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://booksforabuck.bravejournal.com/
Where to buy in print
Private Lies
by Amy Eastlake
You set the price!
Words: 67,500.
Language:
English.
Published: December 19, 2009
by
Rob Preece.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Romance » General
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.
Going Postal
by Amy Eastlake
Series: Texas Trailer Park Mysteries, Book 1.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 77,750.
Language:
English.
Published: March 1, 2009
by
Rob Preece.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Postal carrier Kimberly Walsh thinks her day is going bad when she gets handed a dog--one that loves to bite her. She's wrong--her day gets really bad when she discovers the dog's owner...murdered. When she finds another body the next day, the police decide they've discovered another postal worker gone bad. Kimberly has got to find a way to clear her name.
The Chicken Rescue League
by Amy Eastlake
Series: Texas Trailer Park Mysteries, Book 2.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 83,660.
Language:
English.
Published: April 19, 2010
by
Rob Preece.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When her boyfriend is murdered, the police don't seem anxious to look beyond trailer park manager Tina Anderson's ex-husband. Tina knows Andy is innocent, so it's up to her, with a little help from her trailer park neighbors, to find the real killer. Her only clue--a threatening note from an animal rights group--The Chicken Rescue League. Could her boyfriend have fallen fowl of them?
Tornado Bait: A Texas Trailer Park Mystery
by Amy Eastlake
Series: Texas Trailer Park Mysteries, Book 3.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 86,080.
Language:
English.
Published: April 27, 2010
by
Rob Preece.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
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.
Midlife Murder: A Texas Trailer Park Mystery
by Amy Eastlake
Series: Texas Trailer Park Mysteries, Book 4.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 88,580.
Language:
English.
Published: April 23, 2011
by
Rob Preece.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Heather Montag thinks she's on top of the world--head of her social group, married to a handsome wealthy man, and respected by her community. But when her husband announces he's divorcing her, and ends up murdered, Heather becomes a suspect. Unless she can, and a pair of unlikely allies, find the real killer, she may experience Texas's brand of rough justice.
Books
Blood Star: A Space Vampire Novel
by Rob Preece
Price:
$1.00 USD.
Words: 66,010.
Language:
English.
Published: August 16, 2017
.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
When Security Corporation raids her home, teen Kari Lorne finds herself hunted by the entire universe. Still, she is intent on finding and rescuing her sister, no matter how impossible this task appears. Blood Star is an exciting space adventure set in a fascinating, yet believable, dystopic future.
The School for Monsters and Misfits
by Rob Preece
Price:
$1.00 USD.
Words: 71,800.
Language:
English.
Published: December 18, 2014
.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
When young fae don't fit in, they're sent to the School for Monsters and Misfits. Supposedly, they'll learn how to control themselves but why, new student Matt Carnecero wonders, doesn't anyone ever seem to graduate? Carnecero must make a place for himself in a school where every student is a predator--but where the teachers and guards are even more dangerous.
Hunger
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 84,880.
Language:
English.
Published: January 4, 2013
.
Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Ewan drops into Tia Burns's life like Lucifer falling from the sky. His eyes hold ancient secrets. From the moment he arrives, she's constantly under threat. Her girlfriend guesses he's a vampire. Ewan isn't a vampire--exactly. But he hungers for Tia in a way she can't understand, won't accept, yet finds herself unable to resist. They need to work together to survive but can Tia's heart bear it?
A Really Bad Hair Day
by Rob Preece
Series: The Return of Magic Plague, Book 2.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 80,280.
Language:
English.
Published: October 27, 2012
.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
Lawyer Erin Tsong's life is turned upside down when snakes grow out of her hair. Turns out, she's not the only person changing. Werewolves, vampires, fairies and others fill America--and those who weren't changed feel threatened. Erin finds herself defending a vampire accused of rape, unemployed, and lusting after a sexy college prof who wants her snakes more than her body.
Veil of the Goddess
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 112,480.
Language:
English.
Published: September 17, 2012
.
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
When the True Cross is discovered beneath a bombed Iraqi mosque, a countdown to the ultimate Crusade begins. Can Sgt. Ivy Newland control the power of the Cross, or will the Foundation bring about the end-times? Assisted by Capt. Zack Herrera, a mysterious priestess, and growing powers, Ivy flees the CIA, the Foundation, and Iraqi insurgents across Iraq, Turkey, Greece, and Ital
In the Werewolf's Den: The Return of Magic Plague
by Rob Preece
Series: The Return of Magic Plague, Book 1.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 76,480.
Language:
English.
Published: September 16, 2012
.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
When vampires and werewolves threatened to overrun human society, the 'normals' reacted as best they could--mandating separation and creating the elite Warders to protect the normals. Warder Danielle Goodman is assigned to 'herd' the werewolf scientist who claims he may be able t 'cure' the return of magic plague. She doesn't count on falling for his tricks.
Hot in the Saddle
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 64,840.
Language:
English.
Published: August 24, 2012
.
Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
Joli Start needs a miracle. Unless she can win a cross-country bike race, her cousin will win control of their grandfather's bicycle company and she'll be out of her job and cut off from the only family she's ever had. Her plan, "Miracle-Max" Sandow has coached champions before. If she has to use her body to convince him to help her, well, that wouldn't be the worst thing. Sexy and fun.
Kingmaker
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 101,050.
Language:
English.
Published: July 30, 2012
.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Ellie Winters thought her life was normal... until her parents were murdered and she discovered their secret. Her parents had carried her across the dimensions and their killers had followed. The only way she can get justice is to follow the killers back. What she finds is a civil war and her desire for vengence wars with her hopes to help create a better world.
NanoCorporate
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 108,260.
Language:
English.
Published: June 22, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » High tech, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
In the near future, government has vanished and corporations rule. Even the police have to make a profit--and when a cop stands in the way, that cop has to go. Detective Olivia Jardan finds herself on the run, hunted by the man who mentored her and taught her everything she knows. Only by changing the rules of the game can she survive, but can she trust anyone when everyone is for sale?
One Handsome Devil
by Rob Preece
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 93,920.
Language:
English.
Published: May 5, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
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.
Words: 90,800.
Language:
English.
Published: July 30, 2010
.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » General
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.
Words: 125,610.
Language:
English.
Published: November 27, 2008
.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General
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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