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Michael D. Britton

Biography

Michael D. Britton has been writing professionally for 25 years, including heading up marketing departments, working in huge private corporations, writing for government entities, supporting non-profit healthcare systems, sprinting with tiny tech start-ups, freelancing, and a producing TV news broadcasts in the 90s.

His short fiction has received ten honorable mentions in the Writers of the Future contest, among other recognition; and his novels have advanced through multiple rounds of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in various years. His list of indie-published fiction titles exceeds 65 and keeps increasing.

Learn more at www.michaeldbritton.com.

Where to find Michael D. Britton online

Website: http://www.michaeldbritton.com
Twitter: @Michael_Britton

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Michael-D.-Britton/e/B004UW28I6

Books

Deceive the Paradox by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 11,250. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2015 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
(3.75 from 4 reviews)
Ammon Waters is on the verge of a stunning breakthrough - the ability to travel through time. He's also on the verge of a breakdown - unable to distinguish reality from a pharmacological illusion. DECEIVE THE PARADOX explores one man's descent into the abyss of insanity as he uses the desperation caused by tragic loss to advance his science.
Carrier by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 23,850. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2015 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Scott Faraday and Cat Blaine are back with a case that takes them on a wild and deadly ride. When random shooters are tied to viral emails and mysterious cell phone calls, the two detectives are drawn into a web of terror that could lead Cat to answers in the cold-case murders of her brother and sister-in-law. But how high up does this new conspiracy go? Find out in CARRIER, an eSleuth novella.
Joseph of Nazareth by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 66,920. Language: English. Published: December 21, 2013 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Ancient, Fiction » Inspirational
Joseph played a crucial role as the husband of Mary, and the most important step-father of all time. What was it like to help deliver the baby Jesus, to raise the Savior, to witness His suffering in Gethsemane and upon the cross? Experience a first-hand account of the man called to be the father of the Son of God, in JOSEPH OF NAZARETH - a work of inspirational historical fiction.
A Girl's Best Friend by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,120. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
It seemed like a casual evening of drinks with my best friend . . . until things turned ugly. Find out how in this flash fiction with a twist. [NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY]
Liberation by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,560. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
What advice would you give your younger self? What if that advice destroyed your life? What if you could do it all again - only with greater challenges? One man's odd time-traveling alien abduction experience presents him with these questions, and more... [NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY]
Spies: A Collection of Intrigue by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 55,520. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage
Seven short spy stories like you've never seen before: from a man lost in a vortex of illusion, to a boogying alien infiltrating the inaugural ball of a U.S. president...to intense corporate espionage, to the story of a man recruited by a shadow agency that thinks itself above the law — these science fiction tales of intrigue will keep you turning the pages.
Remember by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,210. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
What if you could erase a single, traumatic memory by simply popping a specially-formulated pill and sleeping it off? What if that memory turned out to be the crucial piece of evidence that could exonerate a wrongly-convicted man? Janet Stevens must now stay awake through one thrill-ride of a night in a desperate chase to find the real killer before her memory of the event is gone forever...
The Lucids of the Permafrost Society by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,020. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
Someone said "life is but a dream." But can the ability to control your dreams be bred into you? Find out how far one man would go to achieve his dream in this sci-fi short.
Time and Again: A Collection of Crazy Chronology by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 38,210. Language: English. Published: November 21, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A collection of six stories that bend the rules of time - from straight-ahead time travel, to moving through the ages via more mystical means... Includes the Writers of the Future Honorable Mention-earning novellas Seer and Superthread; plus the short stories Predict THIS, Tag-Alongs, Broker, and Liberation. BONUS: a sneak peek at the YA Fantasy novel, "The Conge Posterne," coming in 2013!
How to Keep Your Head When Everyone Wants to Put it on a Spike by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,020. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Caught in a sticky situation, an oft-misused starship underling concocts a way to make everyone pay - but him.
Strings by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,460. Language: English. Published: November 5, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
(2.00 from 1 review)
A courageous sacrifice for a noble cause? Or a craven suicide pact as part of a massive conspiracy? This is the story of one man, one life with every detail pre-planned, and one perfect example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. And it'll make you think twice the next time you step into the voting booth...
Quartet for Three by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,670. Language: English. Published: October 23, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
Tragedy strikes top-rated TV show "Symphonic Idol" when one of the musical judges is found dead onstage, and everyone's a suspect in this classical twist on the detective story...
New Beginnings by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,420. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
A soldier aboard a generational cruiser orbiting Mars is the only one who can save a small colony on the surface. That's because he's the only one left alive on the ship as it hurtles toward the Martian terrain. Trouble is, the door he needs to get through requires two arms to open - and he only has one... This story earned Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest in 2012.
Faith of Crisis by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,630. Language: English. Published: October 10, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
In the raw, terrifying world of a nuclear holocaust, one young woman has a life-altering experience that brings her face to face with the reality of her own existence.
The Release by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,790. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
Trapped in a place removed from time and space - the Devil's Triangle - a rag-tag group is caught in an endless battle with horrible creatures that attack relentlessly - until the creatures find a way to invade Earth. Now a race is on to use future tech to stop them from overrunning all of humanity...
The Life of the Mother by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,080. Language: English. Published: September 27, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Pregnancy & childbirth
Starting with a frantic rush to the hospital, this is the true story of a near-fatal experience that changed one family's life and taught one man to truly count his blessings.
Sole Survivarrrgh by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,130. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Reporter Holly Gooding's first major news story for Channel 8 News takes a turn for the weird when the guy she's sent to interview - the only person to survive a plane crash off the coast of Florida - happens to be a pirate.
Going to the Dogs by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,790. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
A reluctant vacation for two couples quickly devolves into a desperate life-and-death fight when one member of the party decides to cross a galactic crime lord - with apocalyptic consequences...
Balls by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,420. Language: English. Published: September 6, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Matthew and Winston are in Italy on important business - but Matthew wants one final adventure before he ties the knot with his fiancee back home in the States. As Matthew drags Winston across Italy on a paranoid pursuit of murderers, Winston has a trick of his own waiting up the sleeve of his expensive suit...
Broker by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,740. Language: English. Published: August 28, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
Eli Yon thinks nothing of slipping through time, "correcting" history by making sure the right people die. That's his job. But he may be starting to lose his edge, and the last thing he needs is some young hot-shot making him look bad by saving his latest assignment from failure. But he may have a solution...
Royal Flush by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,430. Language: English. Published: August 23, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
A trip to the spaceport restroom for one chemical industry executive leads to a most unexpected encounter with a stealthy nemesis. But that's not where the surprises end in this morbidly humorous sci-fi tale.
Plutoed by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,160. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
When you mess with the ego of a god, you'd better be prepared for the consequences... This humorous short tale explains what REALLY happened when astronomers took it upon themselves to relegate the ninth planet to the status of dwarf.
Lunar Tales - an anthology by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 25,080. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
The Lunar Tales anthology is a collection of five speculative short stories set on Earth's Moon. Includes Dream Soldiers, Philatelist's Gold, Old Wounds, OtherPlace, and Tag-Alongs. BONUS: Read the first three chapters of the moon-centered action-adventure novel RUFUS QUINCE: BOUNTY HUNTER — DREAMS OF A FOOL, included at the end of this entertaining volume.
The Final Testament by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,510. Language: English. Published: August 7, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A religious leader's unprecedented trip through a wormhole to another dimension to retrieve a sacred tome could save his planet's people - or perhaps doom them.
Next Phase by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,040. Language: English. Published: July 30, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Military, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
Two untested military programmers are the last hope for the biggest offensive in a war fought by remote drones. Trouble is, these brave geeks are vastly outnumbered - and if their lead drone is captured, it'll fry their brains. But their greatest handicap may turn out to be a profound strength. [NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY]
Brain Storm by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,120. Language: English. Published: July 24, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
A future legal system where your own memories are played on a screen for the jury to see. A man framed with false memories. And one man - the professional framer - having second thoughts about his career of unethical deeds. Is it too late for him to turn his life around?
Mind Over Matter by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,580. Language: English. Published: July 16, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Warning: this ebook file may be malicious. Or not. "Malicious" is such a value-laden word. At least give it a chance to explain itself, and you can decide for yourself... [NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY]
Tag-Alongs by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,080. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
It was the vacation of a lifetime - the chance to experience a day in the life of a famous person from history - as a "hitchhiker" inside their mind. What could possibly go wrong?
Initiate by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,410. Language: English. Published: July 2, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
SpaceForce Corporal Nigel Halsted thinks he's in deep when he gets recruited by a shadowy organization to help derail a treaty between two interstellar species. But when the mission turns sour, he quickly learns that "deep" is all a matter of perspective...
OtherPlace by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,640. Language: English. Published: June 19, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Avery Rush is on an expedition into the moon's own version of the Bermuda Triangle - a mysterious region of the lunar surface where many a vessel has disappeared - though he is skeptical they'll find anything at all. But the fantastic world on the other side turns out to be full of surprises and dangers that may prove too much for this seasoned pilot who thought he'd seen it all...
Edge of Human by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,850. Language: English. Published: June 13, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Raife Crenshaw is tasked with taking down the world's most powerful and brutal intellect: Cain, a lab-created monster of a man who's poised to murder tens of millions. But Raife's handlers want Cain brought back alive. Can an ingenious disguise make the difference in time, or will it be Raife's ultimate undoing?
Convergence by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,270. Language: English. Published: June 11, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
It's Temperance Hall's big day - her chance to exact revenge and ruin some lives. Just the kind of thing she relishes. But when all the skeletons in her closet converge in a tragic car wreck, only her mind-reading chauffeur understands the full significance of this life-changing event. This slipstream short story may leave you with second thoughts about . . . your thoughts.
Surge by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,610. Language: English. Published: June 6, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Undead, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Author Vern Charles lost his precious wife and son to the Undeath. Now he has nothing left but his words. But as a creator of fiction, trading stories for bullets is the only way he knows to survive in the post-zombie-apocalypse economy. Until he discovers the power of those words...
Checkmate by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,180. Language: English. Published: June 2, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
(3.00 from 1 review)
With billions killed by a global swarm of voodoo-hexed ghosts, New Orleans paranormal expert Tyson Lynche is the only person left alive who can put an end to the genocide. But a local spirit - a chess grand master - steps in to stop the ghost hunter. When the deceased genius makes his move, will Lynche have what it takes to become the last man standing?
The Exile by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,220. Language: English. Published: May 26, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Lillian has lost Ivan, her eight-year-old son, to mysterious predators from the dark-magical Forest of Bann. Her only chance at recovering him is to venture in after him, armed with only a half-hexed staff, a spell book, and her wits. But when she finds the chronaqua (timewater) - she may be able to save more than just her son...
Old Wounds by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,710. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Colonizing the moon is hazardous work...made more dangerous by political bickering back on Earth. Now Jack Chang must face either the starvation of the colony he leads, or the deadly terror threat posed by his former Marine buddy who's trying to extort the government and keep the colony alive. Some choice.
Pod N by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,570. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A confused firefighter. A distraught new bride. A police detective and a coroner with an unsolvable mystery. And one terrified man, torn from his reality. Is there any chance for Chance Bellamy to escape his otherworldly captors and find Summer once again? Can the power of love bridge the unfathomable distances of space and time? Find out, in Pod N.
Ask Grench by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,120. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
(3.00 from 1 review)
Life as a galactic minion can be tough - you have to be cunning, wise, patient, conniving; and above all, willing to kiss a lot of backside. That's where Grench comes in. Not only is he the ultimate suck-up, but he has a foolproof plan to move up in the kingdom...
Prowler: Three Haunting Tales by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 6,600. Language: English. Published: April 4, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Three stories tied to a single place of pain. The trailer that symbolizes one man's dashed hopes; the trailer that embodies the torture of one man's abuse; and the trailer that transports a man through time, giving him a most unusual chance to change his destiny. Beware the prowler. It will change your life.
Unsettling Things & Other Stories by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,930. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
An anthology of four flash fiction stories. One of fear, one of sentience, one of love, and one of death. (Includes bonus: first chapter of the science fiction novel RUFUS QUINCE: BOUNTY HUNTER - Dreams of a Fool.)
Red Death by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 9,230. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A group of random strangers from around the world, including Dr. Jim O'Connell, reunite following an out-of-this-world alien experience. But something's changed...and now they must work together to protect the planet from a sinister and powerful threat decades in the making. [NOTE: THIS IS A NOVELLA LENGTH WORK OF FICTION]
Aliens Don't Dance by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,730. Language: English. Published: March 16, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Gary has one chance - and one chance only - to ensure first contact with the humans goes as smoothly as ancient history records it to have occurred. Unfortunately, the fate of the future galactic alliance all rests on his very questionable ability to . . . boogie down.
Project: Dreamer by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 16,480. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Tasked with protecting Earth and the Solar System, members of The Program live a strict code during their ten year tour of duty, including no relationships - especially not with other agents. But as Ben Vincent falls into an intricate web of twisted reality, he must struggle to sort out truth from illusion, and determine if the love of his life is legitimate - or an elaborate trap.
The Only by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 12,180. Language: English. Published: January 27, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Who can save your world, when your gods have abandoned it? Aedlem is one of the few left in Panlithia who believes they are not really gone. In fact, the rising generation doesn't believe they ever really existed. When a cruel alien species invades and enslaves the population, can Aedlem's faith in the mysterious Ghosts of the Sky help him lead his people to freedom once again?
Switch by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,870. Language: English. Published: January 24, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Jean Mitchell, deep cover agent for the Association, just got her cover blown. Now there's only one option: become someone else entirely by trading bodies with another agent. But the real trouble starts when she starts to fall for that other agent's fiancee...
Statute Forty-Nine by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,100. Language: English. Published: January 21, 2012 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
My mind is not like Satoshi's — it's ordered, with perfect recall. That's why he loves me, I think. But they want to take me away from him — all because he lost his temper ONE time. It doesn't seem fair. They keep talking about Statute Forty-Nine. And saying that now — I am different... [NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY]
Superthread by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 10,510. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2011 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
I'm not who I thought I was. Neither is my wife. Now I must convince her of who she really is . . . or kill her. They tell me the future of the world depends on it. And I am running out of time . . . Superthread is a novella about a war waged through time, deceit with a higher purpose, and the power of love. Could you pull the trigger?
Diaspora by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 13,290. Language: English. Published: September 22, 2011 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Joshua Gray may be the only person who can save the human race from utter destruction at the hands of an intractable alien enemy. He forms a friendship with a leader of the q-Chek - a bond forged through suffering and painful choices. Together, the two blur the lines of loyalty and sacrifice in their desperate quest for peace.
Seer by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 11,070. Language: English. Published: September 8, 2011 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Military
The past is written in stone . . . the future only penciled in. If you could see the future, would you change it? When Mateo Lopez, a west Texas farmer, discovers a mysterious stone artifact on his property, his life - and the fate of the world - changes forever.
Dreams of a Fool - Rufus Quince: Bounty Hunter by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 58,020. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2011 by Intelligent Life Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Rufus Quince, a retired System bounty hunter, keeps getting sucked into doing “one” more job for the Lunar Collective Government. When a group of ruthless speculators led by a phantom from Quince’s past tries to force him off his land, peace and quiet must take a back seat to one more round of interplanetary investigation and unabashed butt-kicking. They just messed with the wrong man.
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