Black Rose Writing


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Black Rose Writing is an independent publishing house that strongly believes in developing a personal relationship with their authors. The Texas-based publishing company doesn't see authors as clients or just another number on a page, but rather as individual people... people who deserve an honest review of their material and to be paid traditional royalties without ever paying any fees to be published.

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Eyes of Terror    by Jerry Poli
Price: $7.99 USD. 33210 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

The Cosa Nostra Mob in Palermo, Sicily is run by a ruthless individual named Carlo Locasio. Upon finding out he was skimming money from his collections, Locasio orders the death of one of the Cosa Nostra's own. The resulting investigation into the death of mob member, Roberto Salvaggio, begins turning the life of Inspector Fabrizio Moretti upside down.
Behind the Stained Glass    by Jeremy Johnson
Price: $7.99 USD. 60200 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

Jacob Grant has spent his childhood running; running from a Father who did unspeakable things and running from a life that has completely abandoned him. The only way out for Jacob is to hide Behind the Stained Glass of his local Catholic church. Jacob immerses himself fully in hopes of finding a haven from the horrific memories of his life.
A Small Town Obsession    by Nadine Au Coin
Price: $7.99 USD. 46820 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

This first short story is one Nadine felt compelled to write. Nadine's experience while living in her hometown coupled with analyzing the drama that circulates induced a need to create a story about the treatment of a single woman describing the possibilities that can and do occur to people-drama.
Tough City, Tougher Woman    by Richard E. Riegel
Price: $7.99 USD. 81780 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

Linda Avery, a cigarette girl at the Club Festival in contemporary Portland, Oregon, plies her wares in the rough and tumble atmosphere of the bar, where customers range from passively tipsy to aggressively drunk. She handles the rough trade with aplomb and a measure of street smarts.
The Scent of Home    by Alan T. McKean
Price: $7.99 USD. 76590 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

Drew Faulkner and Lucy Oxford's wedding is set. Russian Anton Devranov arrives with mystery lady friend Svetlana Simeonova. "Svetlana" proves to be Drew's former girlfriend Meryl Scott. Drew is needed for another mission. An enemy time-traveling organization wants to convince Confederate General Robert E. Lee to accept British help in winning the Civil War.
After Armageddon: The City    by D.E. Graham
Price: $7.99 USD. 73830 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 17, 2013. .

Twelve-year-old Seth, along with the other children of the community, is to be a part of a new training program initiated by the leaders of The City. The people are told that this program is essential for the survival of mankind and that all the children must take part. Seth is sent to The City to start his training.
The Sporting Stings    by Dave Heeren
Price: $7.99 USD. 75530 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 13, 2013. .

If you loved motion pictures like The Hustler and The Sting, and books on which they were based, you'll love The Sporting Stings. This book is full of amazing stories about prominent athletes and coaches like Muhammad Ali, Evel Knievel, Joe Namath, Pete Rose, John Madden, Red Auerbach, Lee Trevino, Casey Stengel, Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King.
The Gold Slaves    by J.W. Northrup
Price: $7.99 USD. 94030 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 13, 2013. .

The people of "Space" believe they live in a hollow pocket in an otherwise solid universe. They are tunneling through this solid universe following a golden path that will lead them to the fabled "Nirvana" - a world of infinite space and light. When they put their gold in the "Gods Chamber" as an offering to the gods, they are rewarded with food.
Little Girl Gone    by Steve Morrow
Price: $7.99 USD. 46800 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 13, 2013. .

A contemporary story of a mother's enduring effort to rescue her displaced child, Little Girl Gone depicts the interruption of childhood innocence resulting from family issues rooted in control, deception and darkness. Through various twists and turns, a tale unfolds that reveals a child's undeserved fate and a mother's long quest to turn it around.
Crime, Love and Honor    by Thomas M. Jenkins
Price: $7.99 USD. 78290 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 13, 2013. .

Marvin Hardaway Jr's aspiration to emerge as the most memorable American crime lord of the 21st century is now a reality. He has accomplished that monumental feat with a ruthless, calculating intelligence. But it comes with a steep price. A nearly two decades long separation from his family, especially younger brother Phillip, is beginning to weigh heavily.
Adaora: Daughers of Murthos, Book One    by Krista S. Rose
Price: $7.99 USD. 55050 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 6, 2013. .

Adaora has lived her entire life behind the walls of Aztoroch Orphanage, until she is nearly sold into a dreaded marriage contract. Armed with a mysterious amulet that may lead her to the family that abandoned her, she runs away- only to discover her world is in chaos. Lorence is a survivor of the brutal civil war that has plagued the country for years.
Shadows on the Trail    by John Bradford Branney
Price: $7.99 USD. 80300 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 6, 2013. .

Shadows on the Trail takes place on the plains and mountains of Texas and Colorado at the end of the Ice Age, a time of escalating temperatures, melting glaciers, and large mammal extinctions. It was a time when small bands of humans fought to survive in a violent and unpredictable world.
The Fishmongers    by Peter Walmsley
Price: $7.99 USD. 47400 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 6, 2013. .

The Fishmongers is a story of the human condition and a dysfunctional family bound by a family business, often reluctantly, and torn apart by mental illness. A once stoic patriarch, a victim of a rare form of Alzheimer's, is reduced to one of the kids - and worse. What does a family do when one of its own changes so rapidly?
Pertinendi    by Morgan McLendon
Price: $7.99 USD. 91910 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 6, 2013. .

"Jovie Blue, Jovie Blue, your family found you, your family found you...dead. Now they feel dead, now they feel dead. Jovie Blue, Jovie Blue..." Trapped in Hell's fiery depths, the sweltering flames whisper to young Jovie Blue, a Suicide, who, in death, doesn't remember who she was as a human.
Brother Number Three    by Judy Serrano
Price: $4.99 USD. 86880 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 6, 2013. .

Coming in third place was something that was all too familiar to Hector Montiago. As his strength and grounding personality pushes him into first place with the woman he loves, lines are crossed and sides are chosen. In the second book of the series, Brother Number Three depicts family ties in a light unequal to any other.
Easter's Lilly    by Judy Serrano
Price: $4.99 USD. 99450 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 1, 2013. .

It was Easter Sunday; the day Lilly's life went from safe and comfortable to dangerously unfamiliar. Her transformation takes her from a small town girl having an affair with a low ranked gangster in the Montiago crime syndicate, to a woman of grace and fortitude married to the head of the organization. Easter's Lilly is an inspired journey from the idyllic to the darker side of self-discovery.
The Manor House Inn    by Ellen J. Fleming
Price: $7.99 USD. 100620 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

This is the poignant tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense. It is an account of a young girl's quest for her family. Though placed as an infant with surrogate parents she vows to hunt until the ends of the earth for her real relatives. Later she discovers the key to her past had been with her all her life.
The Heirs of Atlantis: Brothers in Arms    by TM Gilmore
Price: $7.99 USD. 102660 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

In the ancient times of Atlantis, two out of twelve champions survived a battle that nearly doomed the kingdom and all around it. Years later the two champions have had two sons. Kain, the eldest son, a hulking brute of man whose only terror is beautiful women.
Mind Dwellers    by A. Shane Etter
Price: $7.99 USD. 60830 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

Upon returning from their honeymoon in New York City, Trudy Dylan is loaned from her job as a park ranger with the U.S. Park Service at Lake Lanier to the state of Georgia Department of Natural Resources to work at the site of a nuclear laboratory ruins. Her husband, Patrick, begins his retirement as an adventurer.
Dragonsbane: Spiron's Legacy    by Michael Long
Price: $7.99 USD. 82010 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

DRAGONSBANE: Spiron's Legacy takes place in the world of Draeek and follows the life of the youngest Dragon King ever, Spiron. Spiron sets out from his home-Dragonsfort-and begins his journey to crush the elves in the north and conquer their home land Winterhelm.
North Mystic    by MJ Evans
Price: $7.99 USD. 57870 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

Leprechauns in running shoes, trolls who are afraid of the sunlight and three children unwittingly prepared to lead a revolution... A small assemblage of Leprechauns makes their home in a land they name North Mystic.
The Lost Heir, The Dragonath Chronicles: Book One    by Andi O'Connor
Price: $7.99 USD. 131920 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

Always a meticulous planner, Darrak Hunter leads a typically straightforward and dull life until his dreams unexpectedly become plagued with visions of a peculiar and distant world. Waking up to a brilliant purple sun looming ominously in the sky, Darrak is met by a mysterious violet-eyed sorcerer who whisks him away from the struggling Earth.
Circle of Time    by Recy Dunn
Price: $7.99 USD. 82570 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

A secret society known as the Circle, whose watchword was "sacrifice, service, and suffering," had agreed that, its diverse membership would join forces against apartheid. The rebel band, unlike the others, had a different kind of leader: An old man with a vision of the future.
Visions: Xandra's Story    by Zach Turner
Price: $7.99 USD. 72130 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on April 18, 2013. .

"Xandra Chastler knew she was different, but lately the dreams about her estranged father were becoming more frequent. What did they mean? Her semi-normal life is changed forever when she is suddenly attacked. In a flash, she sees visions of memories she's never had.
Prelude to Darkness    by Michael R. Ault
Price: $7.99 USD. 72740 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 21, 2013. .

Frank Lowman is on a routine business trip in New York City away from his home near Atlanta, Georgia when an EMP strike eliminates the USA power grid. Frank must make his way through an increasingly hostile country helping his fellow travelers to reach their homes as he desperately seeks to rejoin Katie, his wife.
A Mystical Time    by Mike Emmett
Price: $7.99 USD. 86120 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 21, 2013. .

This is the story of Shaun O'Shea, the grandson of Irish immigrants and a somewhat successful science-fiction author. O'Shea makes a decent living as a writer, but always hopes one day to crack the New York Times bestseller list.
The Witchetty Grubs    by Meiako Fler
Price: $7.99 USD. 18370 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 21, 2013. .

A family of moths go on an adventure in Australia. During their metamorphosis they meet a boy named Jake in dreamtime. The grubs' fantastic journey draws them into the shenanigans of a camel named Loose-Lips, a magpie named Maggie, a bilby named Barb and many other fun characters.
Segregated Citizens    by James Pawlowski
Price: $7.99 USD. 65750 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 21, 2013. .

The Segregated Citizens Act has been passed. Which category are you? A change in course, Germany is the World War II victor. The aftermath snowballs right into your United States history lessons, forcing you in 1955-good American-placement into one of four Class Citizens.
The Grand Illusion    by Dylan S. Anderson
Price: $7.99 USD. 166800 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 21, 2013. .

"Tomorrow, at midday, the world as you know it will change." These words marked the beginning of the best and hardest time of Derek Jinx's life. He is swept from an uncomfortable existence and sent far south to a beautiful island in the mid-Atlantic named Calalini, where his trust is irrevocably claimed by his uncle Gabriel Grenth.
Galactic War    by Randell K. Whaley
Price: $7.99 USD. 73990 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 5, 2013. .

Ensign Vic Mabry is a space fighter pilot for the Empire whose home base is on the planet Armenia. He finds himself fighting against Rebel forces that had succeeded in winning their independence from the Empire. The Empire was a very suppressive environment and he finds himself more sympathetic toward the cause they were fighting against than his own side so he defects.
The Lightbearers: Found    by Beth Hermes
Price: $7.99 USD. 85190 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 5, 2013. .

Waking up was only the beginning. Finding others like herself is the next step in Cara's journey - and she finds them both in the physical world and in another that immediately seems too outrageous to be real, but too familiar not to.
Not at Peace with this Unfolding    by Laura Aten
Price: $7.99 USD. 69450 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 5, 2013. .

When a man dies in his Georgia home and is buried, it is reported in the obituary section of the local newspaper. When that same man is spotted in California four months later, it makes front page news nationwide. Such is the case in Not at Peace with this Unfolding. Yancey Riggs is an entrepreneurial farmer forging a life for himself and his young family in the 1920's South.
Things Will Be Better    by Barbara Linsley
Price: $7.99 USD. 56620 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 3, 2013. .

An 1849 Journey on the Oregon Trail. It's 1849, Crispinus Fletcher has been orphaned. After being forced to move twice before in his life, hoping things will better each time, Cris must now leave his farm and, with his 12 year old sister, find positions on a wagon train heading west. Heavy rains turn the trail to a mire. The dread disease, cholera, stalks the western-bound travelers.
Dust of the Dead    by C. David Conner
Price: $7.99 USD. 43590 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 3, 2013. .

Sonoran Desert, 1538 - Drought drives an Apache tribe to attack their Hopi neighbors for food and water. The peaceful Hopi have no hope to survive except for what magic their shaman can summon from the Kachinas spirits. Saddleback Arizona, 1867 - Dustin DeWind, a worn and saddle-sore drifter, comes to the outskirts of a frontier town when crazed townsfolk attack and try to devour him.
Killer's Luck    by Holly Ashton
Price: $7.99 USD. 62250 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 3, 2013. .

Surviving an abusive, liquor riddled childhood handsome blue-eyed Tony Salarno becomes a top-notch bookie who develops an impressive style of making people disappear, becoming the man to call if you need a clean "accident." His quirky crimes are sparked with dark humor.
The Hand of Yemanjá    by Claudio Tapia
Price: $7.99 USD. 103140 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on March 3, 2013. .

We all look for ways to shed our skins from time to time, for a chance to look at the world through borrowed eyes. On a fog-drenched November morning the Ostia Antica pushes off from the port of Genoa, bound for Buenos Aires. The year is 1902.
Meet Me at the Pond    by Mindy Killgrove
Price: $7.99 USD. 86250 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on February 6, 2013. .

A long time ago, I believed in magic. I believed that people could levitate a wooden box. I believed that magicians could read minds. I even believed that little white doves could and would actually fly out of a sleek black scarf. I lost my appetite for magic the first time someone broke my heart.
Imitation Me    by Denise Atchley
Price: $7.99 USD. 43280 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on February 6, 2013. .

Trent struggles with the concept and expectations that come with conformity. From the strict dress code to the mundane instruction received during the school day, Trent feels he is imprisoned by a structured world that just does not understand him. His creative and artistic abilities are dying a slow, miserable death within the confines of the high school.
The Radio Murders: The Collectors    by Chuck Collins
Price: $7.99 USD. 93030 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on February 6, 2013. .

Corner an injured animal and you have created a most dangerous adversary. Corner an industry and you have created danger and unpredictability. Radio in America is trapped in a snare of its making and one by one the players desperately try to find a path to survival. This much is true, the rest is pure entertainment. Talk show host Bill "Crash" Kradich believes he is a player.
Epsilon A.R.    by Zackery Alexander Humphreys
Price: $7.99 USD. 102500 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on February 6, 2013. .

Hundreds of years into the future mankind has gone under-ground to relocate to Epsilon; a beautiful city run by a strong, secretive government that keeps its citizens in check by subtle manipulation and strict schedules. No one questions the city's authority and no one is unhappy.
In Blog We Trust    by Michael Infinito
Price: $7.99 USD. 87680 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 28, 2013. .

Throughout history, people have sold their souls to the dark side in order to make their selfish wishes come true. With the dawn of the computer age, the ritual continued. A few rock stars, race car drivers, and even certain politicians found their fame and fortune with the help of a new and mesmerizing, evil website.
Graffiti Bridge    by Sandra Kohler Kohlbrecher
Price: $7.99 USD. 61510 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 28, 2013. .

Join Alexandria in her search for the truth. Alexandria's, favorite high school friend, has asked her to return to her hometown. After Alexandria being away for twenty years, it is now their high school class reunion.
War and Chance    by Kerin Freeman
Price: $7.99 USD. 120030 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 28, 2013. .

Conscripted into the army in 1940, 18 year old Thomas Collins is sent to France where he witnesses and takes part in horrors far beyond his imagination. Shell shocked and wounded, he leaves Dunkirk on the destroyer Havant. Thomas' recovery in Netley Hospital is slow and images of a brutal war refuse to leave his fragile state of mind, especially his bloody slaying of a German soldier.
Nostalgic For Death    by Shane Jeffries
Price: $7.99 USD. 20710 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 28, 2013. .

Nostalgic for Death is a genre-defying, novella-size collection of satirical short stories, dark essays & one horrible recipe. It's part brutally-funny memoir, part pop-culture diatribe & part experimental prose. It is hilarious, tragic, uplifting & morbid...usually within the same page.
Murder & Mummies on Route 66    by WR.PARK
Price: $7.99 USD. 74070 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 28, 2013. .

After a lifetime apart, two old friends unite for a leisurely, nostalgia-filled drive in a vintage red mustang along historic Route 66. Friendly banter comes to an abrupt halt when the first of a number of mummified bodies of women are discovered along the route. Bestselling author Conrad Drummond-and Duce Connery, the man local authorities failed to identify-immediately becomes suspects.
Gringo    by Matt Wirzburger
Price: $7.99 USD. 57940 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 1, 2013. .

Zach Steven no longer knows why he is in Latin America nor how long he plans to stay. That all fits into his plans to live a life without worry miles from his suburban home: to drink, to dance, and find willing bodies to call his own. He flaunts his status as a foreigner and uses his fluency in Spanish to remain on what he calls "the ultimate margin."
Blood of the Fallen    by Ashley Bucci
Price: $7.99 USD. 117630 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 1, 2013. .

In a world where vampires and witches have made their not-so-mythological existence known to humans, Lyla Haile lives an ordinary life. And... she couldn't be happier about it. When her idyllic world is shattered by a violent attack, the detectives assigned to her case dig deep into her past, reviving the old obsession of the identity of the father she never knew.
Hermie Lehman's Fixing Time    by Jeff Radt
Price: $7.99 USD. 35820 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 1, 2013. .

Trying to fix time, an eleven-year-old boy from 1969 travels back to the fur-trapping origins of St. Louis in 1769, and then to the oppressively thriving city of 1869 bordering the "wild west." During his comic and harrowing adventures, he follows alternate possibilities and is faced with difficult choices concerning equal rights and the value of a single life.
The Way of the Wandering Wizard    by Michael Novak
Price: $7.99 USD. 110200 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 1, 2013. .

Gentle wizard Mikal Novastar's life is complacent and secure as a mystic instructor at the School of the Three Moons in the Great City of Addis. This changes, however, when an extraordinary prophecy urges him to embark upon a heroic and dangerous adventure.
Dead Like Me    by Kelly Miller
Price: $7.99 USD. 73650 words. Published by Black Rose Writing  on January 1, 2013. .

On edge after a two-week mandatory leave, Detective Kate Springer is blindsided when she discovers she shares a link with Tampa's newest murder victim-a troubled teen found strangled and dumped in a remote part of town. The bond between them threatens to expose Detective Springer's past-a past she's been hell bent on keeping secret.
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