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Sacrifices by AM Kirkby Sacrifices by AM Kirkby Feb. 06, 2012 3517 words Read a sample
In the Etruscan city of Cisra, the boy Karkana sacrifices his prize possession to help a prisoner of war. But the true implications of his act won't be felt till years later.
Best Books for Young Adults - The SECRET AT CHiCHEN iTZA! by Casey Grace & Landis Grace Best Books for Young Adults - The SECRET AT CHiCHEN iTZA! by Casey Grace & Landis Grace Feb. 04, 2012 51296 words Read a sample
Landis and Maya are entrusted with a copy of an ancient legend codex secretly unearthed at the Chichen Itza Pyramid. Follow the girls and the clues to discover the whereabouts of the legendary Princess Itza Emerald. Join Landis and Maya as they visit the Mayan village where Maya lives and learn about ancient customs and lifestyles still practised by the in the jungles of the Yucatan, Mexico.
Reminiscence by Jake Murphy Reminiscence by Jake Murphy Feb. 01, 2012 4684 words Read a sample
As the sun sets and night creeps into the grounds, an old gentleman prepares for dinner. That evening he receives a visit from an old acquaintance, whose visit changes both their lives forever. A gripping story of love, nostalgia, ambition and betrayal, Reminiscence is the latest story from the 'Forgotten Tales' saga by Jake Murphy.
An Ageless Myth by John Evans An Ageless Myth by John Evans Jan. 29, 2012 7847 words Read a sample
Around the year 1200, a quest is authorized by the British crown to escavate what might be the remains of King Arthur and Guenevere at Glastonbury. Are the fables of the once and future king true? If the relics are found, what will become of them? What dark secrets keep these mysteries from the eyes of the wise?
Memories of Murder by Chloe Gallagher Memories of Murder by Chloe Gallagher Jan. 29, 2012 4541 words Read a sample
Memories of Murder is a fresh interpretation of the English Jack the Ripper mystery. When the protagonist experiences horrific, graphic dreams of the serial killer's murders, he begins to question his sanity and identity...
The Touch of Hemp by Adam Patterson The Touch of Hemp by Adam Patterson Jan. 25, 2012 4645 words Read a sample
In 1897, Alfred Hamilton was the country's number one respected hangman. All that changed the morning he came to hang Conrad Edgar Stubbs.
Return To Hougoumont by Shaun Parker Return To Hougoumont by Shaun Parker Jan. 10, 2012 2779 words Read a sample
A brutal account of the storming of the north gate in the fight for Hougoumont Farm, a fictional story based on historical events. The outcome of Waterloo may well of hinged on the struggle for Hougoumont Farm, death is indescriminate in the turmoil and carnage of battle! Please leave a review for this story as it is free for you to read and feedback will help me write better stories. Thanks
Black Knights of the Hudson Book I: Shadow of the Flags by Beverly Gray Black Knights of the Hudson Book I: Shadow of the Flags by Beverly Gray Jan. 10, 2012 93873 words Read a sample
Black Knights of the Hudson is a series of books relating the saga of the fictional MacKendrick Army family from the Civil War through World War II. In Shadow of the Flags, brothers James and Timothy MacKendrick must decide whether to honor their oaths to defend the flag and remain in the Blue of the Union Army or to follow kin and closest friends into the Gray of the Confederacy.
Dröm I En Regnig Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Dröm I En Regnig Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 07, 2012 6177 words Read a sample
En revolutionerande släpptes från fängelset. Han fann allting förändrats. Hans dröm krossades.
Sueño En Un Día Lluvioso by Ratan Lal Basu Sueño En Un Día Lluvioso by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 07, 2012 7480 words Read a sample
Un revolucionario fue liberado de prisión. Encontró todo cambió. Su sueño se hizo añicos.
Sonho Em Um Dia Chuvoso by Ratan Lal Basu Sonho Em Um Dia Chuvoso by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 07, 2012 6744 words Read a sample
Um revolucionário foi libertado da prisão. Ele descobriu tudo mudou. Seu sonho foi desfeito.
Sogno In Un Giorno Di Pioggia by Ratan Lal Basu Sogno In Un Giorno Di Pioggia by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 06, 2012 6819 words Read a sample
Un rivoluzionario è stato rilasciato dalla prigione. Ha trovato tutto cambiato. Il suo sogno è stato infranto.
Unelma Sateinen Päivä by Ratan Lal Basu Unelma Sateinen Päivä by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 06, 2012 4902 words Read a sample
Vallankumouksellinen oli vapautettu vankilasta. Hän löysi kaikki muuttui. Hänen unelmansa oli raunioina.
Droom In Een Regenachtige Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Droom In Een Regenachtige Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 06, 2012 7033 words Read a sample
Een revolutionair was vrijgelaten uit de gevangenis. Hij vond alles veranderd. Zijn droom was verbrijzeld.
Drøm PÃ¥ En Regnfuld Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Drøm PÃ¥ En Regnfuld Dag by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 06, 2012 6427 words Read a sample
En revolutionær blev løsladt fra fængslet. Han fandt alt forandret. Hans drøm var knust.
Heart Of A Soldier by Josh Isaacs Heart Of A Soldier by Josh Isaacs Jan. 06, 2012 4931 words Read a sample
A young Confederate soldier, Lucas Burkette, lies on the battlefield. Struck by a Union soldier's musket round before firing a single shot, he is left paralyzed. It's here that he tries to cope with his impending death.
Draumur á Rigningardegi by Ratan Lal Basu Draumur á Rigningardegi by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 05, 2012 6108 words Read a sample
Byltingarkennd Kom Út Úr fangelsi. Hann fann Allt breytt. Draumur hans var mölbrotna.
Medusa by K. Writerly Medusa by K. Writerly Jan. 04, 2012 1403 words Read a sample
Gorgons are not born. They are made.
INFERNO: A Short Story by Ashleigh Neame INFERNO: A Short Story by Ashleigh Neame Jan. 04, 2012 1381 words Read a sample
Based on the true burning of Nathan Homestead in the 1900's and seen through the eyes of a young girl. Margaret was enjoying a traditional New Zealand Christmas with her family, when suddenly screams of terror echoed through her neighbourhood. She and her family race out to see what's going on, only to be faced with a scene of horror. An inferno.
Apep by Douglas Smith Apep by Douglas Smith Jan. 03, 2012 11194 words Read a sample
A recent Egyptology graduate receives the opportunity of a lifetime when he is offered the chance to assist on a dig in Egypt. This dream soon becomes a nightmare after he finds a statue that should have never existed.
The Train Demons (The Promiscuist Collection, Single 14) by Al Vee The Train Demons (The Promiscuist Collection, Single 14) by Al Vee Dec. 31, 2011 1892 words Read a sample
This collection of singles is not about sex. Sex is only a backdrop against which the great mystery of emotional cleansing takes place. The Promiscuist is about a lonely person in a strange, big city, an alien even to indigenous New Yorkers. This is about the random drifting of longing, of people desperately suffering from loneliness, lost in the icy abyss of a human hive, using sex as...
The Gunpowder, Torture and Sorrow by Jake Murphy The Gunpowder, Torture and Sorrow by Jake Murphy Dec. 28, 2011 3322 words Read a sample
It's the night before his execution, and lying tortured and distraught in a cell in the Tower of London, Guy Fawkes despairs. This short story explains the final thoughts, memories, pains, beliefs and love of the man at the centre of the legendary gunpowder, treason and plot.
Jesus The Extraterrestrial - Origins by AUDIOLIVRO Editora Jesus The Extraterrestrial - Origins by AUDIOLIVRO Editora Dec. 27, 2011 75070 words Read a sample
What is the true origin of Jesus? Who is the real Jesus Christ? Who is the real Satan? What is the true origin of mankind? These and many other questions will be answered in this novel which is based on historical documents.
After the Dance by Ashley MacGregor After the Dance by Ashley MacGregor Dec. 22, 2011 1635 words Read a sample
Eliza is a well behaved eighteen year old girl, living in the 1900’s. Her home is a fire station where her father is the fire chief. Eliza loves going to the dance every Saturday night, and she always arrives home by midnight to her waiting father. But tonight she is late and she thinks about the punishment. Eliza has worked herself up into a panic. What her father does next is unexpected.
Traum In Einem Regnerischen Tag by Ratan Lal Basu Traum In Einem Regnerischen Tag by Ratan Lal Basu Dec. 21, 2011 6498 words Read a sample
Ein revolutionäres wurde aus dem Gefängnis entlassen und er fand sich alles verändert hatte
Rêve Dans Un Jour De Pluie by Ratan Lal Basu Rêve Dans Un Jour De Pluie by Ratan Lal Basu Dec. 16, 2011 7328 words Read a sample
Sandip, un communiste révolutionnaire a été libéré de prison après le mouvement avait complètement éteint et il a trouvé le monde entier a changé et le rêve de créer un nouveau mondes'est terminé en frustration totale.
Dream In A Rainy Day by Ratan Lal Basu Dream In A Rainy Day by Ratan Lal Basu Dec. 15, 2011 6711 words Read a sample
Sandip, a communist revolutionary was released from jail after the movement had completely died down and he found the entire world changed and the dream to create a new world ended in utter frustration
The Bride and the Brute by Laurel O'Donnell The Bride and the Brute by Laurel O'Donnell Dec. 13, 2011 68190 words Read a sample
Jayce Cullen has been fighting her fear of storms since she was a child, but nothing could have prepared her for the fury of her new husband. Feeling deceived and betrayed into a loveless marriage, Lord Reese Harrington wants nothing to do with his new wife. The beautiful bride must battle the demons of her husband's past and hope that she can weather the storm of his brutish behavior.
White Christmas - a short story by EH Walter White Christmas - a short story by EH Walter Dec. 13, 2011 3147 words Read a sample
See the other side of a Victorian Christmas through a housekeeper's eyes. Christmas is the biggest day of the year for Felicity and all the other servants at the de Veyney London house. There is food to prepare and guests to accomodate, including drunken cousins and amorous sisters. But no matter who they are or what their position, they all long for a white Christmas.
Zaboravljeni junak by Wirbel Bet Zaboravljeni junak by Wirbel Bet Dec. 04, 2011 1672 words Read a sample
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I'm With You Now by Lindsey Skye I'm With You Now by Lindsey Skye Dec. 04, 2011 581 words Read a sample
In the harsh Ypres winter of 1914, a soldier has fallen in battle, and now spends his final moments with his oldest friend.
Song of the Ancient Horseman by Ned Johnson Song of the Ancient Horseman by Ned Johnson Nov. 27, 2011 2887 words Read a sample
This story is a brief memoir on the life of a 100-year-old Indian whose lifetime encompassed the birth of the transcontinental railroad and man’s first steps on the Moon. Of course, he had his own unique perspective on the whole century. And quite a perspective it was.
Happy Is The Bride by Caroline Clemmons Happy Is The Bride by Caroline Clemmons Nov. 25, 2011 27863 words Sample 15%
Beth Pendleton is tired of the gossip her three failed engagements--each arranged by her pompous father--have created. Mason Whittaker never believed he’d be able to marry her. Her proposal astonished and pleased him. But wait...did she mention love? Murphy’s Law is working overtime as Beth and Mason battle outside forces to create their happily ever after. Will they succeed?
the BIG BUMP at Number 2 by Carol Marlene Smith the BIG BUMP at Number 2 by Carol Marlene Smith Nov. 22, 2011 4972 words Read a sample
Susan’s brother and her friend’s father are miners.Both miners were to work the afternoon shift, in which the Big Bump occurred. Susan’s account of events just after the Bump gives insight into what it was like to live in a small coal mining town. The most severe bump in North American mining history, where 74 died and 100 survived, is a heart wrenching tale of survival and endurance.
Darcloch I: Concerning the Origins and Rise of Colonel Braeden Darcloch, Vampire in Virginia by Coolidge Bligh Darcloch I: Concerning the Origins and Rise of Colonel Braeden Darcloch, Vampire in Virginia by Coolidge Bligh Nov. 14, 2011 22935 words Read a sample
A vampire comes to Virginia. The Civil War will never be the same.
The Second Mate's Cup of Tea by Jamie McNabb The Second Mate's Cup of Tea by Jamie McNabb Nov. 13, 2011 7451 words Sample 10%
(SHORT STORY: HISTORICAL) Queen Victoria's seventy-first birthday. An Englishman far from home and homesick. All he wanted was a cup of English tea. Served properly. On clean china. On clean table linen. In the small port of Garibaldi, Oregon, in the dining room of the town's finest hotel what he got was something annoyingly different.
As Good As Anybody And Better Than Most by Diana Mellor As Good As Anybody And Better Than Most by Diana Mellor Nov. 11, 2011 51827 words Read a sample
This is a tale of riches to rags, based on my family history, but taking a lot of liberties with the truth. The stories handed down maintain our family is descended from Henry the Eighth - so what happened?
The Sweetest Empire by Sally Patricia Gardner The Sweetest Empire by Sally Patricia Gardner Nov. 10, 2011 89141 words Read a sample
This novel is dedicated to ‘successive generations of women who refused to know their place’ which sums up the story. Spanning from 1868 to 1966, it describes the efforts of a few women, all of whose lives are linked in various ways, to achieve the emancipation of all.
An Epiphany Gift for Robin by Joyce DiPastena An Epiphany Gift for Robin by Joyce DiPastena Nov. 08, 2011 2433 words Read a sample
Award winning medieval romance author Joyce DiPastena brings you a touching Christmas tale of love and sacrifice set in the Middle Ages. While the Yule log roars in the great castle hearth and lords and ladies feast on Christmas goose, a serf family shivers in the cold. On the gift giving day of Epiphany, what can one poor peasant father do to bring light and hope to his wife and children?
The Guard House and Other Stories by Ryan Christiansen The Guard House and Other Stories by Ryan Christiansen Oct. 23, 2011 4633 words Read a sample
This collection of short-short stories carries readers back in time to the post-Civil War era and to the short-lived military post Fort Stevenson, which stood on the frontier near the banks of the Missouri River in Dakota Territory. This work was produced under the Artist-in-Residency Program with the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department and the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Oscar Wilde by Acedusa Oscar Wilde by Acedusa Oct. 17, 2011 24338 words Read a sample
A life in 24 sections - the horrors of the Grand Tour, the Wilde West, Bosie's suicide, a green-eyed leopard, Mr Swinburne attacked by an American woman - and since this Oscar Wilde didn't die in 1900, fun with Valentino in Hollywood.
The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President by Melinda Young The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President by Melinda Young Oct. 10, 2011 2678 words Read a sample
A steadfast bodyguard who played too small a role in America’s first great national tragedy is haunted for a lifetime by what happened and how he didn't change the course of history.
Smoke by Richard Puz Smoke by Richard Puz Oct. 07, 2011 2472 words Read a sample
Short Story about the American frontier in the 1800s. Prairies are one of God’s greatest gifts, but these can also turn deadly. Pioneers take desperate measures to save everything they have created.
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev. by Bruce Corbett Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev. by Bruce Corbett Sep. 08, 2011 89568 words Read a sample
A young prince of Wessex is captured by Viking raiders. He and his friends manage to escape captivity in Denmark, and begin an epic journey to Norway and then Sweden. The rest of the story is loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles. There, they join a Viking expedition to conquer Novgorod, and, within a year, they travel down the mighty Dnieper river to settle in Kiev.
Afghan Winter by Nigel Slater Afghan Winter by Nigel Slater Sep. 03, 2011 5490 words Read a sample
It is the winter of 1879 and the British Army has to face a vicious foe as the Afghan War turns bloody.
Rhuddlan by Nancy Gebel Rhuddlan by Nancy Gebel Aug. 24, 2011 249134 words Read a sample
William Longsword, illegitimate son of Henry II of England, has been sent into exile in northern Wales. His nemesis, Earl Hugh of Chester, has retreated to a manor in Wales after a disastrous defeat at Henry's hands. The two resume their rivalry on this foreign ground, a conflict which expands to involve wives, lovers, local chiefs and a neighboring abbey.
Three Treasures by Jack Elwin Three Treasures by Jack Elwin Aug. 24, 2011 74821 words Read a sample
Young apothecary Micah Judd is caught up in the stirring events of 1643 when the Civil War comes to Dorchester and deadly adventure seeks him out. Set against the background of real events in those wild times, Three Treasures will appeal to all who enjoy a story of adventure, intrigue and love, and which brings to life the places and people of long ago and the deadly struggle which divided them.
Vermilion Wanted to Go to the Movies by Karen Schwind Vermilion Wanted to Go to the Movies by Karen Schwind Aug. 23, 2011 4391 words Read a sample
Peter loves to watch his wife walk down the sidewalks of New York saying "How do you do?" and he loves the way she shines against the gray backdrop of the city. He hates to tell her that they can't afford movies every week and then watches anxiously as his friend Jake flirts with her. This tale, full of psychological intrigue, shows how an ordinary but clever man fights for his wife's respect.
Unto the Breach by Amira Di Abeo Unto the Breach by Amira Di Abeo Aug. 09, 2011 696 words Read a sample
A world where humans are separated into four factions, each faction based off of a historical figure. They battle using the tools and skills inspired by their historical mascot. The two featured in this short story are the factions of Shakespeare and Beethoven. Please rate and review!
The End of the Tunnel by Bradly Dalton The End of the Tunnel by Bradly Dalton July 23, 2011 60542 words Read a sample
This is a novel about a well meaning young man, patriotism, politics and betrayal.