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When Candice’s in-laws were killed eight months ago buying a huge faux polar bear rug for her Christmas present, she lost more than just two of her favorite people: she lost her husband Ian as well. After only two years of marriage, their guilt and pain have left them living together but apart, unable to really talk for fear of . . .
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Lives are turned upside down, as the Inquisition of 1486 spreads through the city of Paris. The witch Selene du Miette battles, and dies at the hands of, the evil men who claim to lead the Church, only to open her eyes once again, in a world that has forgotten her. On her first night in Paris, Selene is targeted . . .
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Kalkonu, the lost continent. It is a forgotten place, beyond society, beyond morals, and beyond law. It is the dark corner where the nations of the world dispose of their . . . undesirables, and a prison from which there is no escape. Banished to live out their lives on the frozen tundra, an ensemble cast of broken, misfit heroes struggle to . . .
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What happens when an old gun hand makes a decision to turn his life around and set a new course? Johnathon Tiberius Walker makes the choice of turning his back on the underground military of the Red Hand and try to make right his own sins. Walker, together with fellow agent Malcom Montgomery Watt, and former assassin Marianne Wollcott, join . . .
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A brutal, tragic and darkly humorous novel about growing up, sibling rivalry and the ultimate dysfunctional family. In a series of diary entries, fourteen year old Lizzie shares her secrets about coming to terms with her parents’ break-up, battling with her younger sister, and her obsession with the man she is destined to marry . . . . . .
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The elderly owner of a Swiss bank has been murdered, the bank’s ownership diverted towards a retired British Intelligence officer. The bank comes complete with its own commercial espionage unit, now in the middle of a small war. No one is who they seem, and they all have an agenda. “Groups within groups, secrets inside secrets, lies on top of . . .
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When Candice’s in-laws were killed eight months ago buying a huge faux polar bear rug for her Christmas present, she lost more than just two of her favorite people: she lost her husband Ian as well. After only two years of marriage, their guilt and pain have left them living together but apart, unable to really talk for fear of . . .
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‘Indigo’ is an ongoing gothic fiction story set in Melbourne, Australia. Indigo investigates supernatural occurrences. But her work takes a frightening turn when a strange being switches its interest from indigo’s client to Indigo herself. Stalked by her ‘follower’ she must delve back into her own past to find the key to her freedom. Many of the ghost . . .
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In a near-future, totalitarian America, a TV “news” reporter begins to uncover how the regime uses propaganda and psychological operations to control the minds of the public. Note: Only the first five chapters are available on the website. The complete novel is available as a PDF. . . .
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Hawk’s Legend (Trilogy) Sci-fi/ Romance/ Action/ Adventure. More novels/Novella’s & short stories to be added in the future. Free, no cookies, all works are fully uploaded and in the Adobe.pdf format No membership needed, just drop in and read or download for personal enjoyment. . . .
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On August 15, 2110 at 0927 ZULU, the asteroid body Volstock 22-AAE collided with the Earth fifty-one kilometers north of the Los Angeles metropolis in what was then the province of the same name. The asteroid wasn’t particularly large, only a little over one hundred and twenty meters at its widest, and even though the asteroid in and of . . .
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The story of a young woman who takes it upon herself to become the symbol of a nation. She was not the first, as her father was an example for her of what one person could do to instill pride in people. The story of Canadiens, through the eyes of a father and a daughter. Flag on my Backpack . . .
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Elven magic meets gunslinger grit. What happens when two elven travellers find themselves in the United States in the middle of the Civil War? The Adventures of Black Mask and Pale Rider tells the story of two elven women who’s curiosity gets the better of them. The wild ride takes them from the Union to the Confederacy and back again. . . .
Feb 8, 2009: I was first asked to read this story by a friend because of the constant references to DnD, and I must say I was impressed.
The story is set in a standard Dungeon and is told from the perspective of several creatures that, as a frequent Dungeons & Dragons player, I have slaughtered repeatedly with my various characters. Now while this hasn’t changed my perspective that a zombie is there to be killed, it has made me wonder how they feel [more . . .]
Jul 31, 2011: The "Third Person" is absolutely brilliant from the very first chapter.
Elizabeth and her younger nine year old sister Helen are coping with their father having left them and their mother. He’s in New Zealand, while his former family is in the UK. The story is written from Elizabeth’s perspective, rather like an introspective teen diary, but with such depth of feeling and poignant images that it surpasses most examples of that genre in my experience.