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Daron’s Guitar Chronicles by Cecilia Tan

Sex, drugs, rock and roll, and coming out in the 1980s

Daron thought life would get easier after he got away from his parents’ house in New Jersey, thanks to a scholarship to music school in New England.  But life is tough when there isn’t enough money to actually live on, you’re underage, and you don’t know where to turn.  And is it the best thing that ever happened to you, . . .

A serialized novel, updating Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Shadow of the Templar by M. Chandler

Simon Drake is an up-and-coming young FBI hotshot, an agent with a personal track record so outstanding that it borders on unbelievable.  Not yet thirty, he’s already the leader of his own special ops team; a ragtag bunch of talented but nigh-uncontrollable lunatics, it’s true, but under Simon’s inspired leadership they’re a force to be reckoned with, a team with . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes infrequently.
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The Radical Chronicles by Tim Peacock

In the distant post-apocalyptic future after what most of us would consider to be the end of the world, people begin losing hope.  With a power-hungry government hell-bent on creating the perfect utopia, you’ll venture through a world filled with genocide, torture, ruthless spies and double agents, and a resistance movement aimed at saving those targeted by the government for . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Among the Shadows by Dora McAlpin

Good people can do all kinds of bad things, if the reasons seem right.

What is genius . . . and to what extent does it define the lives of those who have it—or don’t? Twenty-year-old Shane Fetters doesn’t just live on the edge.  He hangs precariously in the chasm where he’s certain there ought to be some middle ground, struggling to assert himself as a middle person—not quite male or female, neither pure genius nor utter . . .

A serialized novel, updating Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Inner Demons by Kody Boye

After moving away from a troubled childhood, Dean McAllen’s life begins to change for the better.  He meets a guy that likes him, has a good job, and is slowly but surely makes a friend.  But when Dean and his new boyfriend, Brad, start dating, things begin to happen.  Brad calls in the middle of the night, complaining about teenagers . . .

A complete pdf novel.
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7 Days in November by Grant Cravens

A novella about Ty, Furball, Bourbon, and their friends in Java, Missouri, and their very busy week before Thanksgiving.  Bourbon risks losing his boyfriend over a bad choice at a party, Ty struggles against the tide of rumors at school, and Furball’s friends try to pull him out of his own potentially destructive slump. . . .

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INNER DEMONS

Good, if you’re the right reader

Editor: Chris Poirier
July 25, 2008

Note: This review is based on the first 10 parts of Inner Demons.  The complete novel has 92 parts.  I may update this review when I’ve read more.

Let me start by saying that I feel guilty about giving Inner Demons 4 stars.  And I’m going to do it anyway.

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DARON'S GUITAR CHRONICLES

Depeche Mode Said it Well: Just Can’t Get Enough

Member: M.C.A. Hogarth
March 31, 2010

Can I say anything better than "I started reading this and didn’t stop until I faceplanted on my keyboard at 1 AM"? Probably not, but I’ll try. This is solid writing: grounded in crunchy detail that indicates research and experience on the part of the author, so that you feel you’re getting a real insider’s view (how can you not [more . . .]

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