The Lost Memories of Freddy Frehling by James Newman (In Your Face Books) (14 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Most of us, at some point in our lives, have thought of our parents as superheroes. They always did the right thing no matter the cost, and once upon a time we thought they would live forever. But what if they really did possess superhuman powers? What if, between birthday parties and helping with your homework, they used to save the galaxy twice a day? Sooner or later, the smoke clears. Even heroes get old. How do you handle watching someone you believed to be indestructible face a foe more insidious than their lifelong ...

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Cain: A Mountain Man Romance (Emerald Ridge) by Kelsey Kain (Lone Oak Publishing, LLC) (85 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Hearts are on the line when sparks fly, Christmas lights explode, and someone gets punched in the face... not necessarily in that order! Cain Hamilton: I was the lone hold-out when my neighbors sold their homes to a developer. Now, my formerly quiet, idyllic mountain hamlet is a freaking Santa's Village tourist destination! Yeah, over my dead body! I vow to do anything I can to put an end to this insanity until the gorgeous daughter of the tourism manager enters my life. She's vivacious, good-natured, and she loves Christmas, all ...

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Regency Rescues: Three Short Sweet Romances by Isabella Hargreaves (21 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Saving the women they love from perils of Regency life. 'Gentleman to the Rescue': Clarissa Lanstone has been dragged to the altar by her cousin to marry old Squire Barns. Will Captain Tom Whittlesea, the love of her life, arrive in time to save her? ' An Officer and a Gentleman': Marianne Chaseley receives the worst news a mother can hear. Can Major Oliver Hurst convince her to let him help her one last time? 'A True Gentleman': Lady Emma Blanche is trapped in a situation no woman should endure. Her husband's valet, John Wright, ...

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The Million Years Vacation: a short story by Petar Toushkov (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Leland is a PE teacher getting ready for his summer vacation. Five months of rest await him with their tropical zone beaches and snowy eight-thousanders; holiday resort stations splashed like equatorial beads along the Lagrange Belt between the baby blue hemisphere of the planet and the toxic aquarelles of its icebound satellites; cities of historical and cultural significance throughout the expansive temperate regions, bastions of family tourism and artistic traditions... But something is indeed wrong with the heuristic grid of the ...

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Prince Charming & The Referendum by Andrew David James Price verified 8 hours ago

After the events of the Civil War, peace has returned to the Realm. Archie is now masquerading as Prince Charming while the real one oversees the new Realm Union. Unfortunately Archie is a completely incompetent replacement and soon encounters the odious Sewage who, with Archie's support, challenges the Union into holding a referendum over whether to disband it or not. Meanwhile the Prince is in charge of the Vote Stay campaign and might need shampoo enthusiast Rapunzel's help on the campaign trail.

Genre: Short Stories

When Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling: All The Short Works From The Derry Women Series by Gerald Hansen (Mint Books) (104 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Now includes the just-released short story A Backstitch in Spacetime! Derry girls, women, wee boys, hard men, they're all here in the these four stand alone short works from the Derry Women Series. Previously released as a short story (Table For Nine At Kebablicious), a novelette (The Way to A Man's Heart or Strange Things on Plates) and a novella (A Very Fionnuala Christmas) and A Backstitch in Spacetime, they are all together in one anthology. Laugh, wince, fume and cry at the antics of the impoverished Flood family with the ...

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Crybully: How far can someone be pushed before they make a stand and decide it's time to fight back? by Russ Barr (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Two boys from different backgrounds are locked together in a life time of torment and tormenting. How far can someone be pushed before they make a stand and decide it's time to fight back? Terry and Norman are from the same town, the same street, yet their lives are on very different paths. The school bully and his victim are locked in a lifelong struggle that will be the downfall of one of them.

Genre: Short Stories

Bad Boy Criminal (A Bad Boy Romance: Ashton and Isabelle, Book Four) by Olivia Hawthorne (7 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

She knew she should stay away from him, but she couldn't say no to this bad boy. So what, he's a criminal? The heart wants what it wants... Isabelle Turner lives a quiet life now, having put her wild past behind. She's learned from her mistakes and is sure she won't repeat them. Until a mysterious stranger shows up in her life... ragged, wounded, and oh-so-handsome. Ashton (Ash) Carter is on a run. With the help of his brothers, he has managed to escape from prison, but now his future is up in the air. Having a bullet hole in his ...

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Keeping Their Love (The Griffin Brothers Series Book 7) by Crystal Perkins (78 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Alexandra Marie Roberts & Miles Andrew Corrigan Invite you celebrate their love on February 14 at 8:00 PM Scott, Ryan, Owen, and Luke Griffin had getaways planned for their wives, whisking them away for romantic and sexy weekends that they all really need. Instead, they'll be attending their niece's wedding -- with only seven days' notice. While they're all happy for her, none of them has a back-up plan. No other gifts, and no idea how to make the romance happen while attending a wedding at a theme park. They've gamed, built, ...

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Dead Flies: a Dark Teesside short story by Glenn McGoldrick (102 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Just a kid, really, with his whole life ahead of him. But he vanished three years ago... In this chapter of the Dark Teesside series, the events unfold in Thornaby and Middlesbrough... Introducing Dead Flies, a dark short story by award winning writer Glenn McGoldrick. "Another excellent piece of short fiction from McGoldrick, well written and excellently presented. The use of actual Northern locations and the writing style as well hints at Ian Rankin, and hopefully there will be a full length novel in time. A sad and thoughtful ...

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To Fight a Vision by Delliom Ellidom (1 Review)    Price verified 14 hours ago

Demi-fae Leone has known pain her entire life, however she found something -- someone -- who makes living worthwhile. Temporary partings during war will not change this. She maintains that sense of peace, granted to her by her bond with Mynthe. It is a peace the Hevvska Princeling, plagued by a terrible vision, covets. He wages war against humans to prevent the vision from coming true, and has in the past appealed to Mynthe to join forces. Leone cannot help but wonder if it is her inner peace or her connection with Mynthe that ...

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Shadow Song by April Tompkins (1 Review)    Price verified 11 hours ago

In a backwoods town, finding your boss's dead body in the woods is enough to get you charged with murder. Worse, Ashley Montrose is saddled with the most incompetent attorney in the county. She only has herself and a man she loathes to find a way out of this mess.

Genre: Short Stories