Echelon Press LLC


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Not long ago, Echelon Press was a dream. Today, they house some of the most incredible talent in the industry. Holding fast to their original goals, they continue to seek fresh voices and voracious readers. Echelon’s quest is and always has been to bring dedicated authors, who are determined to succeed, onto their team to offer readers unique stories. They are pleased to have found a comfortable place in industry. While they publish in multiple formats, including paperback, they are especially interested in growing their E-book line.

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The Plot    by Kathleen Lamarche
Price: $4.99 USD. 99690 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 6, 2013. .

An international conspiracy, the looming Presidential election, and the mysterious death of a prominent journalist, lead reporter Cassandra Hart into a maelstrom of deception, intrigue, and murder.
Ghost of Pine Mountain    by Mary Cunningham
Price: $0.99 USD. 9550 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 1, 2013. .

Teenagers, Max and Maddie, discover more than they bargain for during a visit to the Gold Museum where a mysterious old miner tells a fantastic tale, and then gives the pair a tarnished gold coin he claims has special time-travel powers. Along with the coin, comes a strange message. Wherever you decide to go, leave your destination a better place than a'fore you arrived.
The Olive Branch Mystery: Death of a Garden Hoe    by Gale Borger
Price: $4.99 USD. 68450 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on March 12, 2013. .

The Olive Branch Garden Center is not all it seems. On the outside, it looks like any other place to buy seeds, plants, and duck doo. On the inside, it’s a place where problematic teens with more than a little bit of attitude end up after they get in trouble with the law. Forced to work and live together, they are just biding their time, until they find Dead Chick.
Fourth Stand    by Sean and Connor Hayden
Price: $0.99 USD. 10840 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on March 7, 2013. .

Ever been so close to having what you wanted, you could taste it? Imagine if that were your freedom. Getting Paige's explosive collar off didn't mean the twins were free. Even if they escaped, they had to make sure Professor Pelusian Minus wouldn't have a way of following them. First they needed a plan.
Barnum's Revenge    by Jon Gibbs
Price: $4.99 USD. 54110 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on March 7, 2013. .

A month has passed since Bill Euston and Snowy (a talking cat only he can hear) exposed the illegal animal experiments taking place beneath the Adventure Safari zoo and theme park, where Bill’s father works as chief veterinary surgeon.
In the Spirit of Love    by Debbie A. McClure
Price: $4.99 USD. 92280 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on November 28, 2012. .

0.25 star(4.25)
Sensible Claire Jacobs doesn't believe in spirits, but the handsome resident ghost haunting the manor she is vacationing at, has other plans.
Cuffed Vol 5: The Christmas Tree Caper & Joe's No Doze    by Bill Howe and Suzanne Rorhus
Price: $0.99 USD. 6360 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on November 16, 2012. .

“The Christmas Tree Caper” Spencer just wants to spend a quiet Christmas morning on duty, then return to his family to celebrate the holidays. Christmas should be a time of peace, goodwill, and practical jokes. “Joe’s No Doze” When a crime scene is discovered in Chuck’s own yard, he and his wife learn the value of a good night’s sleep.
Cuffed Vol. 4: Cold Butter on a Roof & Rookie on the Beat    by Bill Howe and Suzanne Rorhus
Price: $0.99 USD. 5740 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on September 15, 2012. .

Pete Butters was tired of sitting on the roof of the bowling alley during one of the coldest days of winter. Surveillance seemed much more glamorous on television.
Moonlight For Maggie    by Karen L. Syed
Price: $4.99 USD. 52890 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on August 17, 2012. .

Maggie Howell is as independent as they come. She can handle anything life throws her way, including gangsters. Without a man's help!
Cuffed Vol. 3: Bear on the Playground & Sledding into Trouble    by Bill Howe and Suzanne Rorhus
Price: $0.99 USD. 3400 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on June 15, 2012. .

When a black bear decides to play on a schoolyard in the middle of the night, Officer Malcolm Jensen and his trusty canine partner, Sparky, have to figure out how to handle the situation.
Hosta La Vista, Baby!    by Gale Borger
Price: $0.99 USD. 10940 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on June 9, 2012. .

A flower show is boring duty for the Olive Branch garden crew. That is of course, until the Hosta Queen is found pushing up daisies under the judge’s table!
Talon's Heart    by Caroline Bourne
Price: $4.99 USD. 128470 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 29, 2012. .

Talon's heart is captured between the two equally imposing men, but only one can gain her undying love and devotion. Torn between her heritage and her heart, Talon Rose battles the demons of the world as fiercely as the ones within herself.
Legend of Lupin Woods    by Mary Cunningham
Price: $4.99 USD. 34270 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 15, 2012. .

(5.00)
Cynthia and Gus have solved a lot of mysteries across time, but something is seriously wrong and things are beginning to unravel. Aunt Belle is missing…again! Cynthia’s great-grandfather, Beau, was never found! And now they are wondering if Blackie is still making life miserable for Lilly and Annie.
What a Way to Start the Day    by Ella Grey
Price: $0.99 USD. 15780 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 8, 2012. .

Waking up to realize you may be in the family way would make anyone worry. Especially if the would-be daddy has fangs and is the hunted son of the vampire mafia.
Stretch!    by Lydia Ondrusek
Price: $0.99 USD. 2900 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 7, 2012. .

Meet Mr. Yee's niece Zoe – she swings a mean bo staff, but doesn't usually use it in the kind of battles she fights. Zoe's spent a lot of time on her own because of her parents' professions, and has gotten used to taking care of herself. Now that she's one of the Marshmallows, though, she also has friends to take care of – to help, to teach, and to defend.
Westward, Home!    by J.A. Campbell
Price: $0.99 USD. 14650 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on May 3, 2012. .

Tina has learned to love the desert, but will a New Jersey teen be able to beat impossible odds and time itself to save the ranch and keep the cowboy she loves?
The Untouchable Echo    by Jen Wylie
Price: $0.99 USD. 7590 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 18, 2012. .

Dealing with memories when you're alive can be difficult. When you're dead it's worse. Echoes are more than ghosts. They grow stronger, can take solid form, and are forever bound to the world and the Immortal who created them. The spells that create them often cause their mortal memories to slowly fade away. Julia never forgot.
Deceptions    by Sean Hayden
Price: $4.99 USD. 73790 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 14, 2012. .

The great State of California has elected themselves a new governor…and he's a vampire! Ashlyn may be Governor Greer's only hope, but can she keep him alive without starting a war of her own?
Cuffed Vol. 2: Armed with Words & Armed and Trained    by Bill Howe and Suzanne Rorhus
Price: $0.99 USD. 5960 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 5, 2012. .

“Armed with Words” Officer Craig Crofton is trying to teach his partner that not every problem needs to be solved with violence. “Armed and Trained” Officer Marco Vanelli can’t wait for his wife to give birth to twins, but his plans change when he is called to a report of shots fired. His day is going great day until a thief shot him in the head.
In the Midnight Hour    by Reggie Ridgway
Price: $4.99 USD. 86420 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 3, 2012. .

0.25 star(4.33)
Forced to resign from his prestigious position as chief of surgery, Jonathan Anderson goes home to find his wife in bed with another man. On the brink of suicide, his wife tries to wrestle the gun from him and is accidentally killed. Convicted for her murder, he finds himself in prison, but after managing to escape, he ends up in the same hospital he ran, this time as a patient.
Servant to the Wolf    by Sue Wentz
Price: $4.99 USD. 49320 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on April 3, 2012. .

(5.00)
In 106 A.D., a fifteen year old slave boy comes face to face with the hazards of arrogance bigotry and hatred: primarily his own.
A Human Element    by Donna Galanti
Price: $4.99 USD. 103000 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on March 8, 2012. .

0.5 star(4.50)
One by one, Laura Armstrong's friends and adoptive family members are being murdered, and despite her special healing powers, there is nothing she can do to stop it. The killer haunts her dreams and leaves cryptic notes advising her to use her powers to save herself because she's next.
Sanctuary    by Jen Wylie
Price: $0.99 USD. 16770 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 19, 2012. .

The only thing that could make Ever a worse place to be trapped in has finally happened. The dragons of Ever are loose…and they're hungry.
You Say Tomahto and I Say You’re Dead    by Gale Borger
Price: $0.99 USD. 9530 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 15, 2012. .

Pone and Bean have found a girl (it's not the first one), but it disappears from the compost pile on the Hunnicut estate before the police can get there. Where did she go? Who killed her? Was she a dead prostitute, or was she just a girl in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Marcel's Gift    by Marie Colligan
Price: $4.99 USD. 74610 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 15, 2012. .

One heart: two men. She's found the love of her life, too bad it isn't the man she's in love with. Love is fickle. It comes disguised in many forms.
Dangerous Waters    by Ann Mason
Price: $4.99 USD. 54510 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 8, 2012. .

Sixteen year old Elizabeth’s day to day life is no picnic. The Hybrids have taken almost everything from the above grounders; access to clean water, food, even money. Which means above-grounders have to do what they can to survive. when she finds herself on trial for a crime she didn’t commit, she must hope that the friends she’s made down below can save her. Because if they can’t, she'll die.
A Merry Little Murder    by Mary Welk
Price: $4.99 USD. 79820 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 1, 2012. .

The psych ward's Christmas tree is artificial… but the bomb concealed in its trunk is alive and tick...tick...ticking!
The Rune Stone Murders    by Mary Welk
Price: $4.99 USD. 67320 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 1, 2012. .

"We are surrounded by death, and there is no way to stop it. No way at all." Caroline Rhodes is skeptical of the dire warning. But a Gypsy fortuneteller's words prove true when the discovery of a Viking rune stone on the campus of Bruck University leads to murder during the school's annual Festival of Knights.
Judge vs. Nuts    by Una Tiers
Price: $4.99 USD. 79440 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on February 1, 2012. .

(4.00)
Fiona Gavelle is living in a dismal existence. She works in a dusty law office where she does more secretarial than lawyer work. But the death of a probate judge is going to shake things up.
A President in Peril    by Robert Goldsborough
Price: $4.99 USD. 59670 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 31, 2012. .

Autumn 1948–the final tense days of the Presidential campaign between incumbent Harry S Truman and Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey. As Truman prepares for a visit to Chicago, Tribune police reporter Steve “Snap” Malek is warned of a plan by an anti-Semitic group to assassinate the President because of his recognition of the new state of Israel.
A Death in Pilsen    by Robert Goldsborough
Price: $4.99 USD. 57600 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 31, 2012. .

1946, the first post-World War II year, finds Tribune police reporter Snap Malek hip deep in a murder case. Someone has stabbed his cousin's British war bride to death in their Bohemian neighborhood home in Pilsen. As the prime suspect, the meek and self-effacing man is jailed, and Malek, convinced of his innocence, begins a dogged hunt for the murderer.
Shadow of the Bomb    by Robert Goldsborough
Price: $4.99 USD. 48670 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 31, 2012. .

While work grinds on in the shadowy catacombs beneath an abandoned football stadium–work that will forever alter our world–Chicago Tribune police reporter Steve Malek delves into the intrigue. Battling for an exclusive story and, ultimately, for his very life, Malek finds himself in the midst of history-in-the-making.
Three Strikes You're Dead    by Robert Goldsborough
Price: $4.99 USD. 84030 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 31, 2012. .

In the shadowy metropolis that is 1938 Chicago, Steve Malek is a Tribune police reporter in a city gripped by the Kelly-Nash political machine and the post-Capone crime syndicate. With the winds of change blowing in, Malek senses the story of a lifetime when a reform candidate for mayor is gunned down by an unknown assailant.
Bloody Halls    by Carl Brookins
Price: $4.99 USD. 75070 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 29, 2012. .

When Jack Marston took a position at an unusual urban institution, he didn’t expect to find himself involved in murder and suicide. But working with adult students is sure to be a new an interesting challenge.
Devils Island    by Carl Brookins
Price: $4.99 USD. 61180 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 29, 2012. .

Lake Superior has called Mary Whitney once more to its shores. While her husband, Michael Tanner, finishes several projects in Seattle, Mary flies alone to settle in to her chartered sailboat in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Neither she nor Michael are aware that a wealthy and determined hedge fund operator and corporate raider-not to mention Mary's twisted ex-husband-has been tracking her movements.
Reunion    by Carl Brookins
Price: $4.99 USD. 72620 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 29, 2012. .

When ordinary folks gather for a high school class reunion, they don’t expect to become murder targets.
Laramie Conquers the Last Frontier    by Deborah Dee Harper
Price: $0.99 USD. 28020 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 20, 2012. .

Laramie, Prentiss, Maestro, and the rest of the Wyomings are finally in Anchorage, Alaska. Following a visit to Kentucky over the winter to visit Laramie’s great-grandparents for the holidays, the family returns to the Land of the Midnight Sun to enjoy all that Alaska–the Last Frontier and our 49th state–has to offer.
Dragon Rising    by Jen Wylie
Price: $0.99 USD. 14140 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 20, 2012. .

My quest continues to find my dad. At least I now have proof he was actually banished to Ever too. I have so many questions still unanswered. Mainly, is he still alive and where is he? I hope I can find him.
Cuffed Vol. 1: Stop, Or I'll Shoot & Out on a Beam    by Bill Howe and Suzanne Rorhus
Price: $0.99 USD. 6150 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 19, 2012. .

Police work isn't all high speed chases and shoot outs. Many humorous things happen to the cop on the beat too. The Cuffed series explores real incidents in the lives of police officers. Like the TV show "Cops", but for kids, these stories provide a reading ride-along for middle grade readers.
Her Majesty's Mysterious Conveyance    by Steampunk Anthology I
Price: $4.99 USD. 64480 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 18, 2012. .

(4.00)
In an era when steam rules the sea and the skies, the monarchy struggles to maintain control. Across the lands, battles are fought for the sake of peace and love.
The House on Prospect    by Bernadette Walsh
Price: $4.99 USD. 59150 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 16, 2012. .

0.75 star(4.63)
Ellen Murphy spent her childhood in an idyllic house by the sea. A house surrounded by flower-filled gardens and a white picket fence. A house she fled at eighteen. A house full of secrets.
Reenacting a Murder    by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 10800 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on January 1, 2012. .

(5.00)
One potential witness said, "Whitey wasn't the best-liked member of the reenacting community, but who would have thought he'd end up like this?" When Prospect, Tennessee Police Chief Sam Jenkins attends the town's annual heritage festival it not only satisfies his interest in Early American history, it draws him into the investigation of another murder on "the peaceful side of the Smokies."
Sagebrush Song    by J.A. Campbell
Price: $0.99 USD. 14430 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 13, 2011. .

Into The West - Episode #5: In the further adventures of Time-traveling Tina, her favorite cowboy, Rowe, has come forward to her time to ask for her help. They know where the silver mine is, but Old Man Taggart’s cowboys are still getting shot and the survival of the ranch is uncertain.
The End    by Ella Grey
Price: $0.99 USD. 4970 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 12, 2011. .

Even though it's only been a week since Rachel headed to London to find her brother, she knows her life will never be the same. Everything she thought she knew--she didn't.
Steampunk Santa    by Marc Vun Kannon
Price: $0.99 USD. 5630 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 10, 2011. .

(5.00)
Tomparasil is a very forward-thinking elf, embracing the technology of the 19th-century world. When Santa decides to go global, Tom decides his time has come. But there are those in the workshop who would rather he stayed in the boiler room where he belongs.
Bite Deep    by Marc Vun Kannon
Price: $0.99 USD. 4530 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 10, 2011. .

The Vampires learn the true meaning of Christmas. David Broder learns the true meaning of vampires. Be careful what you wish for!
Shadow Marsh    by Caroline Bourne
Price: $4.99 USD. 124920 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 6, 2011. .

Anna Rose St. Cyr, determined to hold her family plantation, was more woman than most men could handle. The headstrong southern belle had a mind of her own and she could not deny that she'd met her match in handsome Morgan York. After hiring the mysterious stranger as foreman of her Louisiana plantation, she could think of nothing else.
Cold Comfort    by Ellis Vidler
Price: $4.99 USD. 91330 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 4, 2011. .

(4.00)
After being dumped by her faithless fiancé, Claire Spencer has abandoned her dreams of a family of her own tucked neatly inside a picket fence. Instead, she's plotting her solo course and settling for a quiet life as an independent Williamsburg shop owner. So how does she become a killer’s target?
Flying from France    by Tim Champlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 6070 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on December 3, 2011. .

Brad and Glen have landed in World War I France at the aerodrome of the LaFayette Escadrille, where American volunteers are flying biplanes in the fight against Germany. By a twist of good fortune, a pilot named Conrad Johnson, has the gold piece. He’s planning to mail it to Brad’s great grandfather, Alan, who found it in a creek bed a few months before.
Lost and Found    by Karen L. Syed
Price: $4.99 USD. 53240 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on November 23, 2011. .

(4.00)
Allison is not having her best day. Thanks to the Texas weather, a seemingly insignificant flyer on the windshield of her car has opened up a big ol' can of worms. There's the near miss with a dreamy brown-eyed man (Did we mention his not-so-charming attitude?). And overzealous new neighbor (a big wet dog who wants to play with Al in the rain). And, oh, her matchmaking best friend.
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Once Upon a Clockwork Tale    by Echelon Press LLC
Price: $4.99 USD. 64400 words. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction.

Inspired by the excitement of the classic fairy tales, four outstanding authors offer their steampunk versions of four favorites. Adventure, intrigue, and deep emotions lead the reader into a different place and time, where almost anything can happen...if you believe.

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