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	The Blackness Within	by Gill Ainsworth Sep. 05, 2010	$4.99	73069 words	Sample 25%
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	Apex Magazine - September 2010 (Issue 16)	by Apex Publications Sep. 04, 2010	$2.99	17885 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Apex Publications is a small press dedicated to publishing quality dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy. Our authors include such esteemed wordsmiths as Gary Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Michael A. Burstein, Jennifer Pelland, Dru Pagliasotti, and more.
	The Applications of Sorcery	by Paul Edwards Sep. 03, 2010	Free!	25658 words	Read a sample
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	Blood Games	by Lee Killough Sep. 01, 2010	$4.99	91939 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Lee Killough has been storytelling since the age of four or five, when she started making up her own bedtime stories, then later, her own episodes of her favorite radio and TV shows. Because she loves both SF and mysteries, her work combines the two genres. Although published as SF, most of her novels are actually mysteries with SF or fantasy elements...with a preference--thanks to a childhood hooked on TV cop shows--for cop protagonists.
	Forever Never Ends	by Scott Nicholson Sep. 01, 2010	$2.99	98935 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Scott Nicholson is author of seven novels, including THE RED CHURCH, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, DRUMMER BOY, and THE SKULL RING. Other books include the novellas BURIAL TO FOLLOW and TRANSPARENT LOVERS and the story collections ASHES, THE FIRST, and FLOWERS. He also writes screenplays and children's books. Nicholson lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
	Jaefa Smiota	by K. J. Hargan Aug. 31, 2010	Free!	4527 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Kurt J. Hargan was born in Palmer, Alaska.
	The Enemy in the Mirror	by Sandra Miller Aug. 31, 2010	$2.99	11472 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Sandra Miller is an author. She's that girl you knew in school who always had a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, and spent every spare second experimenting with ways to put them together. Her fiction works have previously appeared in Alienskin Magazine, Long Story Short, and Bewildering Stories. Her poetry has appeared at Storyhouse, and one of her poems won the Grand Prize in the FictionAddiction 2002 poetry contest. Her non-fiction articles have appeared in Writer's Journal, Music for the Love of It, Antiques & Collecting Magazine, Writing World, Vision for Writers, and Writer's Forum, a Writer's Digest publication. She can be found on the web at www.sandra-miller.com
	Sci-Fi Series 2 (Simulator, Little Angels, Esperanza)	by Stan I.S. Law Aug. 31, 2010	Free!	17668 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Stan I.S. Law (Stanislaw Kapuscinski), architect, sculptor and prolific writer was educated in Poland and England. Since 1965 he has resided in Canada. His special interests cover a broad spectrum of arts, sciences and philosophy. His fiction and non-fiction attest to his particular passion for the scope and the development of human potential. He authored more than twenty-five books, twelve of them novels. Under his real name he published six non-fiction books sharing his vision of reality. His non-fiction books can be found at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/stankap and/or at http://www.inhousepress.ca As an architect [RIBA, MRAIC, OAQ ret.] he designed a number high rise buildings in Montreal, including Regency Hyatt Hotel (now Delta), Place Mercantile, Headquarters for the Mutual Alliance, as well as a number of low and middle rise structures for private clients. In the National Capital he was the associate in charge of design of Royal Bank Headquarters on Sparks Street. His novels soon to appear on Smashwords include: NOW—Being and Becoming One Just Man (prequel to Elohim) Elohim—Masters and Minions Yeshûa—Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus. The Avatar Syndrome (prequel to Headless World) Headless World The Princess (Alexander Trilogy Book One) The Gate—Things my Mother told me.
	Beneath The Surface of Things	by Kevin Wallis Aug. 30, 2010	$4.99	79268 words	Sample 30%
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	Love Factory	by Ashlynn Monroe Aug. 28, 2010	$1.99	5409 words	Sample 10%
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	The Sword and the Dragon (Book One of The Wardstone Trilogy)	by M. R. Mathias Aug. 27, 2010	$11.88	235358 words	Sample 43%
	Author bio: When I'm not writing books, I'm fishing or playing poker. The map for the known kingdoms in "The Sword and the Dragon" can be found under the cover image at my website.... www.mrmathias.com FREE Coupon for "The First Dragoneer"code:ZQ99Y FREE Coupon for "The Adventurion" code: NJ46X THESE COUPONS ONLY GOOD UNTIL HALLOWEEN!
	Saving Faith: Beginning of The Acquisition	by ALM HLGH Aug. 27, 2010	$8.00	78299 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Screenwriter by trade. Ninety-nine percent of my books are adapted from my screenplays. I have placed in semi-finals of screenwriting contests and have had many producers inquire into my work as possible productions for films. I've written a prose column for many years and many of my stories have appeared in print as serial stories. The Princess & The Thug is a story that was written during my high school days and is based on a true life chance meeting of a guy that I met when I was 17 and his name was Loren.
	The Copyleft Heart	by Ryan M. Williams Aug. 26, 2010	$0.99	4609 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Ryan M. Williams is a trike-riding science fiction, fantasy, horror and urban fantasy writer living in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son.
	The Laroarian Conflict	by A. Jarrell Hayes Aug. 26, 2010	$3.99	61525 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: Author of fantasy fiction and poetry. Lover of video games, anime, and all things beautiful.
	Half Past	by C.S. Winchester Aug. 26, 2010	$9.99	62181 words	Sample 50%
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	The Crystal Cave	by Sandra Miller Aug. 26, 2010	$2.99	16028 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Sandra Miller is an author. She's that girl you knew in school who always had a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, and spent every spare second experimenting with ways to put them together. Her fiction works have previously appeared in Alienskin Magazine, Long Story Short, and Bewildering Stories. Her poetry has appeared at Storyhouse, and one of her poems won the Grand Prize in the FictionAddiction 2002 poetry contest. Her non-fiction articles have appeared in Writer's Journal, Music for the Love of It, Antiques & Collecting Magazine, Writing World, Vision for Writers, and Writer's Forum, a Writer's Digest publication. She can be found on the web at www.sandra-miller.com
	Try Not To Panic	by Tom Dillon Aug. 25, 2010	$0.99	6456 words	Sample 50%
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	Game Show	by Gregory Holden Aug. 25, 2010	$0.99	12073 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Gregory Holden is a chemist living in New Jersey. He has a wife, two sons, and a lawn in constant need of chemical remediation.
	Sci-Fi Series 1 (Thirsty Work, The Acorn, Dare)	by Stan I.S. Law Aug. 25, 2010	Free!	12011 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Stan I.S. Law (Stanislaw Kapuscinski), architect, sculptor and prolific writer was educated in Poland and England. Since 1965 he has resided in Canada. His special interests cover a broad spectrum of arts, sciences and philosophy. His fiction and non-fiction attest to his particular passion for the scope and the development of human potential. He authored more than twenty-five books, twelve of them novels. Under his real name he published six non-fiction books sharing his vision of reality. His non-fiction books can be found at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/stankap and/or at http://www.inhousepress.ca As an architect [RIBA, MRAIC, OAQ ret.] he designed a number high rise buildings in Montreal, including Regency Hyatt Hotel (now Delta), Place Mercantile, Headquarters for the Mutual Alliance, as well as a number of low and middle rise structures for private clients. In the National Capital he was the associate in charge of design of Royal Bank Headquarters on Sparks Street. His novels soon to appear on Smashwords include: NOW—Being and Becoming One Just Man (prequel to Elohim) Elohim—Masters and Minions Yeshûa—Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus. The Avatar Syndrome (prequel to Headless World) Headless World The Princess (Alexander Trilogy Book One) The Gate—Things my Mother told me.
	Frankenstein Remade	by Marly Shelley Aug. 25, 2010	Free!	78844 words	Read a sample
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	Amnar: The Execution	by I J Black Aug. 25, 2010	Free!	56896 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I hate bios. How do you sum yourself up for people you’ve never met in a few words? I live for Amnar, for this world. It has endless possibilities and pathways, and I could spend all day in it. It’s as real as the real world, occasionally more so. This is how I create: I just wander around the world and look at something and think: “Hey, that’s fascinating, but how does that work in Amnar?” I keep reading and reading. I dream of being able to write with the grace of Haruki Murakami, sing like Azam Ali and dance all the time I’m not writing. I probably talk far too much for one person.
	The Parable of Two Queens	by Mary E. Lowd Aug. 23, 2010	Free!	3580 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Mary E. Lowd lives in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband Daniel, daughter Elaine, and a plethora of pets -- five feline, two canine, one aquatic, and one robotic. Her short fiction has been published in a variety of venues, and she updates her webcomic SPACE HOUNDS! twice weekly.
	The Glyph Saga Book Two: Mad at Truth	by D. K. N. Yuko Aug. 23, 2010	$7.96	87207 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: There are not many African-Americans or women writers in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Occult Fiction genres. However, these genres have been a passion of Dakarai Noshell Yuko’s for as long as she can remember. She has an affinity for writing multicultural stories with realistic characters and strong female leads, as well as unconventional poetry. D. K. N. Yuko is no stranger to having interests considered unusual for a strong, African-American woman growing up in the heart of Atlanta, GA. Born and raised Wiccan, D. K. N. Yuko developed a love for all things magical at an early age. Her late mother was a writer and crafter, and instilled in Ms. Yuko a robust love of books and all things creative that will last a lifetime. Ms. Yuko is a fresh, emerging author/poet/musician/singer-songwriter, and new mother. Currently, she attends the Academy of Art University in San Francisco Online, where she is avidly pursuing a BFA in Motion Pictures and Television. Please, check dragonfishent.com often for print titles and the new rock/alternative CD/Mp3 by D. K. N. Yuko’s band. Also, search D. K. N. Yuko on Amazon.com. Blessed be.
	The Glyph Saga Book One: A Great Escape	by D. K. N. Yuko Aug. 23, 2010	$7.96	91675 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: There are not many African-Americans or women writers in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Occult Fiction genres. However, these genres have been a passion of Dakarai Noshell Yuko’s for as long as she can remember. She has an affinity for writing multicultural stories with realistic characters and strong female leads, as well as unconventional poetry. D. K. N. Yuko is no stranger to having interests considered unusual for a strong, African-American woman growing up in the heart of Atlanta, GA. Born and raised Wiccan, D. K. N. Yuko developed a love for all things magical at an early age. Her late mother was a writer and crafter, and instilled in Ms. Yuko a robust love of books and all things creative that will last a lifetime. Ms. Yuko is a fresh, emerging author/poet/musician/singer-songwriter, and new mother. Currently, she attends the Academy of Art University in San Francisco Online, where she is avidly pursuing a BFA in Motion Pictures and Television. Please, check dragonfishent.com often for print titles and the new rock/alternative CD/Mp3 by D. K. N. Yuko’s band. Also, search D. K. N. Yuko on Amazon.com. Blessed be.
	Kilaal's Sword	by Richard S. Wiggins, Jr. Aug. 23, 2010	$3.99	86172 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Rick Wiggins has harbored a love of science fiction and fantasy books and movies for as long as anyone can remember. He began to expand into his own world through writing many years ago. His works at large, however, would not be shared with the deserving world until now. Rick is athletic and strives to maintain a healthy lifestyle. He jogs or bikes daily and has run in numerous ½ marathons and ridden in many 100+ mile bicycle rides. His ultimate goal is to ride his bicycle from California to Oklahoma (where his loving wife will fly in to greet him!). Rick is the father of three daughters and a grandfather as well. Born to parents whose livelihood came from the oil business, Rick has lived in many wonderful places, from Venezuela to Alaska. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife and all the pets his children have left behind as they’ve moved on into worlds of their own making.
	Perpetual Casino	by Darryl Hicks Aug. 22, 2010	Free!	6468 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I'm a computer programmer in my day job. The River City adventure has now been published. Check back often for further Perpetual Twilight adventures. The cat in the comfy chair (see pRay cover) is our cat Max, who thinks my comfy chair birthday present was for him. Max has a cameo in Perpetual Ray.
	Seraphim Dust	by Ash Stirling Aug. 22, 2010	$0.99	8569 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Ash lives and eats, dreams and sleeps in the world of The City, walking it's dark streets. On occasions the stories of that world seep through into the written word.
	Complot à Khéo	by Jean-Patrick Mallinger Aug. 22, 2010	$10.65	80815 words	Sample 20%
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	The Barbarian Prince (Dragon Lords I)	by Michelle M. Pillow Aug. 21, 2010	$5.99	75149 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Ever since she can remember, Michelle M. Pillow had a strange fascination with anything historical or supernatural--ghosts, magical powers, and oh! vampires. What could be more alluring than being immortal, all-powerful, and eternally beautiful? Michelle M Pillow, Author of All Things Romance, is a multi-published, award winning author writing in many romance fiction genres including futuristic, paranormal, historical, contemporary, fantasy and dark paranormal. She was the winner of the 2006 RT Reviewers' Choice Award, nominated for the 2007 RT Award, a Brava Novella Contest Finalist and a PAN member of RWA. Her first novel published in 2004 and since she's published over 60 works of fiction. Michelle writes a monthly interview column for Paranormal Underground Magazine. She is co-host to the live radio talk show, Raven Radio, which was mentioned in Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine. Readers and Listeners can contact her through her website www.michellepillow.com.
	Il pittore del cielo	by Gabriele T Aug. 21, 2010	Free!	908 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: La citazione è un utile sostituto dell'arguzia - Oscar Wilde.
	Sacrifice	by Michael Brown Aug. 21, 2010	$2.99	17393 words	Sample 25%
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	War of the Worlds Refought	by Hermione Georgina Wells Aug. 20, 2010	Free!	63814 words	Read a sample
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	Shades of Gray #4 Sisters	by Kristie Lynn Higgins Aug. 20, 2010	$8.99	70544 words
	Author bio: I write SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror. I am currently working on a science fiction series with elements of action-adventure, mystery, horror, and thriller all rolled into one. It is called the Shades of Gray Series and is expected to be over 30 books. They are broke up in groupings of four. Complete list of Shades of Gray Series (STARTING POINT QUADRILOGY) 1. Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness 2. From Moscow, With Love 3. Cerberus Versus Pandora 4. Sisters (ZOMBIE TWILIGHT QUADRILOGY) 5. Night Of The Twilight- The Chimera Strain 6. Dawn Of The Twilight- Outbreak 7. Day Of The Twilight- Patient Zero 8. Land Of The Twilight- Closing of Days **Coming Soon (MYTHS AND DESPAIR QUADRILOGY) 9. Rise Of The Gorgons **Coming Soon 10. Clash of the Titans **Coming Soon 11. TBA 12. TBA I also have a few short stories and a Beauty and the Beast series with a twist. Beauty of the Beast #1 the Mystic Rose has a lot more action and characters than the original tale.
	Shades of Gray #3 Cerberus Versus Pandora	by Kristie Lynn Higgins Aug. 20, 2010	$8.99	74402 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: I write SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror. I am currently working on a science fiction series with elements of action-adventure, mystery, horror, and thriller all rolled into one. It is called the Shades of Gray Series and is expected to be over 30 books. They are broke up in groupings of four. Complete list of Shades of Gray Series (STARTING POINT QUADRILOGY) 1. Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness 2. From Moscow, With Love 3. Cerberus Versus Pandora 4. Sisters (ZOMBIE TWILIGHT QUADRILOGY) 5. Night Of The Twilight- The Chimera Strain 6. Dawn Of The Twilight- Outbreak 7. Day Of The Twilight- Patient Zero 8. Land Of The Twilight- Closing of Days **Coming Soon (MYTHS AND DESPAIR QUADRILOGY) 9. Rise Of The Gorgons **Coming Soon 10. Clash of the Titans **Coming Soon 11. TBA 12. TBA I also have a few short stories and a Beauty and the Beast series with a twist. Beauty of the Beast #1 the Mystic Rose has a lot more action and characters than the original tale.
	Of Spells and Demons	by Kenneth McDonald Aug. 20, 2010	$2.00	102143 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: I am an education consultant who works for state government in the area of curriculum. Prior to my current job, I taught American and world history at a number of colleges and universities in California, Georgia, and South Carolina. I started writing fiction in graduate school, completing the Trials of Alderan series of five novels. In addition to my novels and short works, I have written a lot of serialized fantasy fiction that has been posted on the Story Hour forum at the Dungeons & Dragons fan site EnWorld.org, including stories placed in the Forgotten Realms, Shackled City, and Rappan Athuk settings. These stories have collectively received over two thousand reader posts and three hundred thousand page views. I am also an active member of the player community for the multiplayer computer game Neverwinter Nights, and have released over two dozen modules for that game on the Neverwinter Vault Web site. Currently I am focusing on finishing a few novels for publication on Smashwords. My doctorate is in European history, and I currently live with my wife, who is an attorney, in Sacramento, California.
	The Age of Psiber Knights Volume II: Silence Through the Thunder	by Thomas John Moscato Aug. 20, 2010	$2.99	67567 words	Sample 33%
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	Apexology: Horror	by Apex Publications Aug. 19, 2010	$2.99	102070 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Apex Publications is a small press dedicated to publishing quality dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy. Our authors include such esteemed wordsmiths as Gary Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Michael A. Burstein, Jennifer Pelland, Dru Pagliasotti, and more.
	The Age of Psiber Knights: A Place to Rule	by Thomas John Moscato Aug. 19, 2010	$0.99	66515 words	Sample 33%
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	The First Dragoneer	by M. R. Mathias Aug. 18, 2010	$1.00	20795 words	Sample 33%
	Author bio: When I'm not writing books, I'm fishing or playing poker. The map for the known kingdoms in "The Sword and the Dragon" can be found under the cover image at my website.... www.mrmathias.com FREE Coupon for "The First Dragoneer"code:ZQ99Y FREE Coupon for "The Adventurion" code: NJ46X THESE COUPONS ONLY GOOD UNTIL HALLOWEEN!
	The Adventurion	by M. R. Mathias Aug. 18, 2010	$3.88	31733 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: When I'm not writing books, I'm fishing or playing poker. The map for the known kingdoms in "The Sword and the Dragon" can be found under the cover image at my website.... www.mrmathias.com FREE Coupon for "The First Dragoneer"code:ZQ99Y FREE Coupon for "The Adventurion" code: NJ46X THESE COUPONS ONLY GOOD UNTIL HALLOWEEN!
	The Wrong God	by Paul Guthrie Aug. 18, 2010	$7.99	109788 words	Sample 50%
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	Julhi Refed	by Cathan L. Moore Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	12591 words	Read a sample
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	Collection of Short Stories	by Edward J Longo Aug. 16, 2010	$15.95	27407 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Edward J Longo is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist specializing in helping individuals, and couples while maintaining his private practice in New York City, New York for over fifteen years. Mr. Longo is author of The Trance Zone Hypnotherapy Manual, and Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy The Professional Guide to Mental Health and Positive Transformation. While striving to alleviate the complex disorders that sabotage mental health, Edward J Longo has eliminated disorders through spiritual inspiration, motivation, creativity, and self-esteem – which he refers to as, “spiritual steam.” Committed to his cause this expert hypnotherapist has provided individual counseling and therapy regarding issues such as depression, fear of public speaking, sexual problems, smoking addiction, weight loss, and other health concerns.
	Last Day In Leda	by Tara Loughead Aug. 15, 2010	Free!	4821 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	MARS (Part Two)	by Anonymous 31062 Aug. 15, 2010	$0.99	6770 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Author of MARS, A Novel: Mars. Earth. Reality. (Get ready to collide this year.) "My sci-fi novel MARS will be published via Smashwords in two to three episodes at a time--collect the whole bunch and let me know how you like the book! And when you've got a moment also check out my MARS home-boy, Pi John, on FaceBook using the link on this page." PEACE.
	An Unforgiving Land: Big Momma	by Jason Walters Aug. 14, 2010	Free!	11852 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Jason Walters is an author and game designer from northern Nevada. His books include You Gotta Have Character, Lucha Libre Hero, Scourges of the Galaxy, and Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds.
	Le miroir aux kamis	by J.H. McAlister Aug. 14, 2010	$7.99	89574 words	Sample 15%
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	Just Because	by James Baker Aug. 14, 2010	$4.95	52644 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: James Bruce Baker was born on December 17, 1925, and has never lived it down. He was born in a wee, little one-horse town by the name of Darrouzzuett [he wasn’t sure of the spelling], Texas. That’s up in the North-East corner of the Texas panhandle, just about where the Oklahoma panhandle begins across the State Line. In his first six years of life he had typhoid fever, double pneumonia, and the red measles. They say he had to learn to walk twice. He doesn’t know, since he’s not sure he was there. He started grade school in the town of Shamrock, Texas through the heart of which ran the once famous Highway 66 [now called I-40}. When WWII started, he was just entering High School in Shamrock. In 1943, he left home and went to Amarillo, Texas and got a job in a grain elevator of a 200,000 bushel capacity. He didn’t smoke in those days, and that was a good thing, because the chaff from grain such as wheat is highly flammable. That year, he went home for Xmas and was late getting back to his grain elevator job. He was fired. He walked across the tracks and immediately got a job in the FT. WORTH AND DENVER Railroad roadhouse. He was there about six months when he was drafted, as had been many of the boys before him on that job. When the war was over, and he asked for his job back, they laughed at him. He had one year of high school at the time, and with his G.I. privileges, he was able to start college as a freshman. He made up his lost high school years when he came out to California and started to college there. He received a Public School District certificate of High School completion. He finished four years of college besides and went into Grad School, but S.F. State College at that time was strictly a teachers college, and he had to have a teaching credential to graduate with an MA, so he quit school at the age of 30 and went into real estate. He sold real estate in the bay area and in Sacramento for 31 years. At which time, in 1984, he was hospitalized with a perforated ulcer, and quit real estate, and he quit smoking. They cut his Vegas nerve, and he hasn’t gambled since [look it up, it’s real.] He started writing his first novel when he was ten years old, and he had his own secret method of writing so that no one else could read it. He went from right to left, starting at the bottom of the page. When he was away to war, his younger sister threw it away. She couldn’t make heads or tails of it, of course…so he couldn’t blame her. He had a love life of sorts, but nothing to write home or away from home about. He fought all his life to get ahead. He had complete, or bits of novels lying around of about 12 in number. ProMart was his real estate office’s designation, so he took the name when he started being a small press editor and publisher in 1995, and he never looked back. He always imagined that he was too tard, considering he worked about 40 hours a week at a Taco Bell affiliate. The rest of it is of public record. James Bruce Baker died of complications from colon cancer on September 18, 2002
	When Twilight Falls	by Gerard Whittaker Aug. 13, 2010	$4.00	170045 words	Sample 60%
	Author bio: Once I was a soldier, getting blown up a few times convinced me that a change of career might be a good idea. However, given some of the jobs I've done since, being shot at could be preferable to being stabbed in the back by my bosses. I've studied military history. Used most types of swords and medieval weapons. Spent a few years learning how to write. And had my fair share of rejection slips. I'm still hoping to see my work in print. However, in the meantime I want to share my worlds with the world at large. Perhaps someone might suggest ways to improve my writing. I've enjoyed writing When Twilight Falls, but it took too long due to two relationship failures. It's a long book, but I wanted to develop the story slowly with an ever increasing threat level. I've written about eight books so far, not all were completed. I was half way through a novel about an alien invasion, with modern day fighters taking on flying saucers. Then I saw a little film called Independence Day. And sulked for a month. There are too many Sci Fi books written for children, in my opinion. So I'm trying to write for adults, if that includes a bit of sex then so be it. Heroes are just normal people in extraordinary circumstances. When they get the job done, they are still just your average Joe with all the weaknesses of you or I. For some reason most of my worlds are not very nice, I suppose the good worlds don't need saving. So there is plenty of scope for temptation in many forms for the 'Heroes' to fall into. When you put yourself in their place, wouldn't you give in to temptation too? This is the oficial introdution for When Twilight Falls. Not the tiny blurb we are all given. When the TeckSpire Company discovered Sayerass they found a world with a truly human population stuck in an eternal middle-ages. The planet had many more surprises in store, for the inhabitants pre-dated Humanity by a good million years. With all the knowledge of Terran science there was no way it could exist. That did not stop the Company from exploiting the local slave owning society. Reginald Fairly was new from Earth, a junior executive on the fast track to success. He was a good man, but harboured a terrible secret that kept him awake all night in his own private nightmare. He had no compulsion about buying a young slave girl called Sara to help appease his inner demons, even if he had to pull her down into his own personal nightmare. Sara would have to choose whether to trust the strange alien with sinister secrets or betray him. But to help him the innocent child would have to learn to lie, steal and kill. With the knowledge of the mysterious planet’s existence leaking out, various factions converged, each with their own agenda. Some wanted to take it for themselves, some to strip-mine the world and enslave the survivors, and some to blow the obscenity from existence and make way for Terran racial supremacy. But the last faction only wanted to feed. To save the world Reg would have to choose wisely. For in a world without good there was still plenty of evil, and no one was who they seemed to be. Could he trust the saintly Sister Maria of the Temple of Mercy? But even she had surprising talents and an agenda of her own. What about the doctor, a woman who hid her past, allegiance and even her very name, but she did have amazing power. Could he afford her help, and would the price be his soul? Did he have a choice? Or Geo Trace, an ex circus strongman and amateur archaeologist, searching for the astounding secrets that lay hidden for billions of years beneath Sayerssian soil. Perhaps the secret to saving Sayerass lay in an almost forgotten cell in the capital’s sinister Citadel. Or in a cosmic junk yard halfway across known space waiting to be born. Or perhaps it lay in Sara’s courage and love. Only one thing was certain, the tides of cosmic war were approaching the forgotten world, nothing could stop it and very little would survive the onslaught. For when twilight falls on the longest night of the year, and the oldest ones emerge to feed, mankind shall become but a legend. That's it for now, I'm hoping to dust off some for my old books for a rewrite, and you might see them soon. Then next one I'm hoping to release is, Enigma: Voyage of the Damned. Starting off with an invasion of England and the part played by an experimental submarine. Of course it soon escalates out of control... Technically it takes place forty, or four hundred, years before When Twilight Falls. But all my books are independent of each other. All the best to one and all. I wish you the best of luck in avoiding temptation. Gerard Whittaker
	Vacations Don´t Always Work Out	by CD Moulton Aug. 13, 2010	$3.00	65724 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Born 1938, Lakeland Florida. Lived in Florida most of my life. Been everything from a high steel worker to a longshoreman, from a commercial fisherman to an auto salvage yard manager, from a musician to a botanist (education in botany and genetics). Was guitarist for some big names in the late sixties - early seventies. Now live in Panama´ - a total paradise!