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Under The Willow Tree
Price: Free! Words: 107,760. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
Manicured blue nails and cow dung hardly go hand in hand, but neither does a sound mind and hearing ghostly voices, yet that’s what will bring Blaine Hanley to a discovery an entire nation will sit up and listen to.
Inheriting Evergreen
Series: Ghosts of Evergreen, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 34,140. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2013. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(3.00 from 1 review)
Kristy Miller’s aunt dies suddenly, leaving Kristy her mountain home, Evergreen. Kristy discovers that Aunt Leslie had kept a few secrets from her family, including how she earned her fortune. One of her aunt’s secrets leads Kristy into a new relationship with the charming but stubborn Drew Stone. And then there’s the other secret—Evergreen might be haunted, sending Kristy in search of a ghost.
Reluctant Gods
Series: Reluctant Gods, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 63,820. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2011. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Past lives and past mistakes echo themselves for over five hundred years until an ancient agreement with the Archangels manifests itself to remind Leyna and Sevilen of their destiny. This is Leyna and Sevilen’s last chance to reunite and achieve the divine levels meant for them. Engulf yourself in this tale of romance, denial, disbelief, and shattering of paradigms with outrageous characters.
Three Names of the Hidden God
Price: Free! Words: 7,520. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2012 by Norilana Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(5.00 from 1 review)
What occult mysteries tie together a magical disappearing lake, a courageous young birdcatcher, a hidden god, and the savage politics of an ancient kingdom? Discover the wonders and wisdom of the Compass Rose in this new fantasy short story by two-time Nebula Award nominated author Vera Nazarian, set in the same mythic universe as her critically acclaimed novel DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE.
The Chaos of Unity: Book two of the Sslithax Heresy
Series: The Sslithax Heresy. Price: $2.00 USD. Words: 214,110. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
The second and final book in The Sslithax Heresy by acclaimed author R. Peter Ubtrent.
SoulPrint
Price: $10.00 USD. (Free until April 21!) Words: 56,410. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
Earth, in the 24th century, is thriving, an utopian bliss. Humans are no longer killing the planet or each other. It’s the perfect setting for the discovery of the soul to be a fact, not theory. Every human has a unique energy connected to them, a SoulPrint.
The Rules of Magic: The Complete Journal Collection #1-68.
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 257,850. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Rules of Magic is a story that explores human possibility. If you had those abilities, were broke and hungry, what would you do. Casino, then wine, women, and song come to mind until some mugger comes along and starts a chain of events that can be described as exciting. Not as exciting as what having power does for his love life. Check out the sample and decide if it is worth twice the price.
Reverberations
Series: Hiding Behind The Couch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 149,620. Language: English. Published: December 21, 2022 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
Mysterious happenings are mounting up for Josh, Sean and their estranged alumni. Whether real or the product of overwrought imaginations, they must lay to rest the spectre of their once-belovèd friend…or admit defeat and crawl back under the safe, weighty stones of the jobs and relationships they’ve left behind.
One of One
Series: 46. Ascending. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 82,290. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(4.33 from 9 reviews)
A Nigerian beauty searching for her captive sister seeks a fellow psychic to help her. What she finds is a cranky Texan who denies her own talents. An ancient group of telepaths wants to ignore both women, but how can they? The sister's captors are turning more dangerous, and common links are forging these two radically different women together in ways even they don't understand.
Alumni: Resolutions
Series: Hiding Behind The Couch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 71,120. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2023 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
Mysterious happenings are mounting up for Josh, Sean and their estranged alumni. Whether real or the product of overwrought imaginations, they must lay to rest the spectre of a once-beloved friend…or admit defeat and crawl back under the safe, weighty stones of the jobs and relationships they’ve left behind. Part two of a two-part story, also available in one volume under the title Reverberations.
Bumps
Price: Free! Words: 42,230. Language: English. Published: January 11, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(4.00 from 1 review)
At first, Russ intended to have a go at picking up the agreeable stranger he met on the subway thanks to those bumpy tracks. But he had a change of heart--and before long, things started getting really strange. Within a week, he knew that if he didn't get some answers, he'd go crazy. Then he got them. But that was not nearly the end.
Breakfast at Cordelia's Aquarium
Series: Hiding Behind The Couch. Price: Free! Words: 3,530. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2015 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
(5.00 from 1 review)
This is a very short, fun interlude in the Hiding Behind The Couch series. Unlike the rest of the series, which is written in third-person (semi-omniscient) past tense, this short story is written in first-person present tense. It has no real bearing on anything else that happens in the series; it is what it is: an Easter Egg.
Het laatste schip
Price: Free! Words: 2,400. Language: Dutch. Published: April 23, 2012 by Stofkonijn (Dustbunny). Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(5.00 from 1 review)
Een bedevaartsganger nadert het einde van haar reis. En haar wereld nadert het einde van zijn bestaan.
Layers of Light
Series: 46. Ascending. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 108,390. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(5.00 from 1 review)
As an exchange student in India, a Texan teenager develops an unexpected ability. Once human trafficking touches her world, her mysterious talent shows hope for locating her friends. But, she will have to trust in abilities she barely believes exist and summon more courage than she thinks she has. And there will be no going back.
Alumni: Reverberations
Series: Hiding Behind The Couch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 78,030. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2023 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
Mysterious happenings are mounting up for Josh, Sean and their estranged alumni. Whether real or the product of overwrought imaginations, they must lay to rest the spectre of a once-beloved friend…or admit defeat and crawl back under the safe, weighty stones of the jobs and relationships they’ve left behind. Part one of a two-part story, also available in one volume under the title Reverberations.
Your Love Incomplete
Price: Free! Words: 106,260. Language: English. Published: August 3, 2013. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
Arthur Edwards had a cushy Silicon Valley marketing job but his taste for conspiracy theories and the guidance of a mysterious esotericist begin to open his eyes to the Matrix. His hardboiled path to awakening will take him from the SF Bay Area to the far reaches of Russia. Your Love Incomplete is The Razor’s Edge for the digital age- a must read for all those searching for the courage to wake up.
The Sword of the Fifth Element
Price: Free! Words: 31,340. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2012. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
A tale set in ancient Cornwall and the lost world of Aeden, about a man and his wife, and the man's quest for Truth at any cost - and for the Perfect Woman. He finds her, and she teaches him to honour the Goddess in his wife, and to return to her. But she has been taken far away. He must find her and win her back. Only then will they fulfill their remarkable destiny - and at last find true love.
Conversations With My Childhood Self - A Japanese Girl’s Life
Price: Free! Words: 48,070. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2013. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
True stories of a Japanese girl from a poor family in the 1970s, followed by fictional talks via meditation between the girl and her adult self about each event. Using her experience and spiritual beliefs, the adult is able to console and provide explanations for her childhood self that help overcome painful times. This healing of the child then reaches into the future to also heal the adult.
This Meddling World
Price: $2.99 USD. (Free until July 20!) Words: 24,120. Language: English. Published: October 24, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
A long time ago, a small town believed that gods watched over them, interfering with those that were about to die before guiding them to the afterlife. Now, they fight back and live a life of freedom from those above. These are the stories surrounding those on the verge of death, and a young god as he completes the task forced upon him.
The Truth Is In The Water
Price: Free! Words: 24,560. Language: English. Published: June 17, 2020. Categories: Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
A free offering from the author of The Three Lives of Richie O'Malley. The Truth is in the Water is a study in friendship, guilt, fear, addiction, revenge... and in the end, a shaky peace.