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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 Ã¡ Rigningardegi	by Ratan Lal Basu Jan. 05, 2012	6108 words	Read a sample
Byltingarkennd Kom Ãšt Ãšr fangelsi. Hann fann Allt breytt. Draumur hans var mÃ¶lbrotna.
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 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 Jan. 03, 2012	16686 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.
Lillian's Story, One Womans Journey through the 20th Century.	by Sally Patricia Gardner Jan. 01, 2012	91270 words	Read a sample
Lillian's life spans the 20th century.Born in Suffolk in 1900, in service at the age of 12, her life is greatly changed by her experiences in two world wars. The Great Depression, the austerity years,President Kennedy's assassination, Neil Armstrong's moon walk and the death of Princess Diana are among the many events of this turbulent century that are told through their effect on her long life.
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...
Renegade Republic	by D. Allen Henry Dec. 28, 2011	108898 words	Read a sample
When Scotsman Hank MacElrae brings his wife and son to Texas in 1835 seeking a better life, they are swept into a melee that will explode into a revolution, and each of them will play a pivotal role in what is destined to become the defining event in the birth of the Republic of Texas.
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 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 Dec. 22, 2011	1635 words	Read a sample
Eliza is a well behaved eighteen year old girl, living in the 1900â€™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 Dec. 21, 2011	6498 words	Read a sample
Ein revolutionÃ¤res wurde aus dem GefÃ¤ngnis entlassen und er fand sich alles verÃ¤ndert hatte
RÃªve Dans Un Jour De Pluie	by Ratan Lal Basu Dec. 16, 2011	7328 words	Read a sample
Sandip, un communiste rÃ©volutionnaire a Ã©tÃ© libÃ©rÃ© de prison aprÃ¨s le mouvement avait complÃ¨tement Ã©teint et il a trouvÃ© le monde entier a changÃ© et le rÃªve de crÃ©er un nouveau mondes'est terminÃ© en frustration totale.
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
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.
Max	by Pantson Fire Dec. 07, 2011	1605 words	Read a sample
Maximillion and Maxithousand had good jobs with the king, Charles the Number. In the Dark Ages, there were different ways of dealing with assassins. Book Review by Trixie T "I am so glad that Pantson decided to put his short story ebook up for free for his readers enjoyment as his quirky sense of humor always freshens my day"
Runaway Hill	by Marina Oliver Dec. 06, 2011	50789 words	Read a sample
Civil War sieges and the battle of Roundway Down. Roundhead troops occupy Reading, but are utterly vanquished at Roundway Down.
Day Nine	by Clayton Spann Dec. 04, 2011	70338 words	Read a sample
A disgraced former president and her Sercet Service lover steal through the corridors of time to try to destroy the United States. A brutal rogue agent and the woman who loves him are sent in pursuit. During the fateful spring and summer of 1863 the four wage their own desperate campaign to determine the outcome of the American Civil War.
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 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 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 manâ€™s first steps on the Moon. Of course, he had his own unique perspective on the whole century. And quite a perspective it was.
Two for the South	by Larry Brasington Nov. 16, 2011	4145 words	Read a sample
A daring fictional attempt by Union forces on the Mississippi River to capture the Rebel ironclad CSS Arkansas is the first short story. Our second feature is a dispatch rider attempting to pass through the lines. Total length 4100 words.
The Confessions of Old King Coal	by Martin Crane Nov. 10, 2011	44367 words	Read a sample
Summer, 1965. Tommy Thompson is a small-town businessman with a big past. He's been at the top of his game since the Roaring Twenties, but recent scandals have brought him more attention than he desires. His tightly closed home keeps the world at bay, but a young reporter changes everything. He helps Thompson to unlock the door to his past...but is time running out? A poignant, true-life story.
The Sweetest Empire	by Sally Patricia Gardner Nov. 10, 2011	89141 words	Read a sample
This novel is dedicated to â€˜successive generations of women who refused to know their placeâ€™ 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 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 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.
Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite Series, Book 1)	by L.E. Waters Oct. 21, 2011	71321 words	Read a sample
Mayaâ€™s shocked to discover itâ€™s not the heaven she imagined;in fact, a life of adventure begins the moment you die. Zachariah, her faithful spirit guide, explains the rules of the dead: in order to regain complete awareness and reunite with loved ones all souls must review their previous lives.
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.
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 Godâ€™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 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.
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 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 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 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!
Hooligan Navy: A Short Story	by TK Kenyon Aug. 08, 2011	15941 words	Read a sample
When Eve Johnson, home during the summer of 1942, witnesses a Nazi U-boat torpedo a merchant marine ship off the Nantucket coast, she is determined to stop the attacks. The Coastal Picket Patrol, AKA the â€œHooligan Navy,â€ forms to scout for U-boats, but they wonâ€™t induct girls. Eve vows to scout on her own, even though her family and the Hooligan Navy itself tries to stop her. (50 pages)
Voyage East	by Tom Williams Aug. 01, 2011	8489 words	Read a sample
John Williamson left the farm when he was a boy and ran away to sea. A chance meeting in a tavern takes him from England on a voyage halfway across the world in search of adventure with the charismatic James Brooke. NOTE: Voyage East is the opening scenes from the novel The White Rajah by Tom Williams.
India Minus-A Journey of Unfulfilled Dreams	by Raja Sharma July 25, 2011	20587 words	Read a sample
A story inspired by real life incidents! A saga that covers more than five decades. A story that will move you.
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.
Other Tales: Stories from The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy	by Marsha Altman July 17, 2011	17358 words	Read a sample
Three short stories related to Altman's Pride and Prejudice series of books.
Becoming, and the Tale of Lamashtu	by Red Harvey July 17, 2011	63293 words	Read a sample
A psychic woman becomes a demon hunter after her death...this is not your average paranormal romance. Death/marriage in the family? About to come into some money? Imogen can tell the future, not that it does any good. Her gift makes her vulnerable to spirits desiring reincarnation. When she moves back home, she begins a new life. And Imogen's new lover knows more about her power than she does.
Sissy!	by Tom Mach July 16, 2011	115334 words	Read a sample
In 1862 Jessica is on the path of revenge for a murder, disguised as a Union soldier. Although she survives the Battle of Stones River, will she survive a terrorist raid that killed 200 unarmed people? Conflicted over her love for Matt and her need for revenge, how does an "angel" named Sissy bring her peace? Discover why reviewers call "Sissy"! an outstanding read & a historically accurate novel.
Tarantella: A Love Story	by Siomonn Pulla July 16, 2011	38675 words	Read a sample
Two men, one woman, and an ancient and dangerous Italian tradition.
When I Met Crazy in the Morning: Mae's Tale	by Melinda McGuire July 12, 2011	2144 words	Sample 15%
Short story based on the characters in the novel Josephine: Red Dirt and Whiskey. Told from the point of view of Mae, Josephine's neighbor, who tries to determine if Josephine is dead or alive the morning after her wreck.
To End All Others: A Great War Trio	by Michael Seeley July 08, 2011	13395 words	Read a sample
The soiled rain of putrid trenches drips further and further into the mud. The dew droplets of a French bi-plane awake to the rising sun. A father lies awake at night, knowing that somewhere, his son is facing a hell on Earth. This is the Great War, and the terrors, struggles, sacrifices, and tears of that conflict remain with us. Into that tragic world, this collection offers a brief window.
The President Elect: Book One - Joseph Smith the Prophet	by Kurt Kammeyer June 28, 2011	86864 words	Read a sample
This is a book about what might have been. What if Joseph Smith had survived Carthage Jail and had gone on to run for President of the United States? In Book One, Joseph Smith recovers from his wounds and begins his campaign for the Presidency. Joseph is thrown in jail in New York City but escapes. He revisits the Hill Cumorah, where he learns about his mission and ultimate destiny.
Tales Of Mystery In The Gales Of History	by Ned Minkov May 18, 2011	3624 words	Read a sample
Tales of the past lie obscured in the shadows of history. The lack of historical evidence is what makes them attractive, and our desire to uncover them leads us to the world of fiction. There, the gaps can be filled to offer us the chance for an exciting trip back to times gone by.
Osama Bin Hiding (And his Love of Dr. Pepper)	by Nicholas Galt May 04, 2011	2949 words	Read a sample
A reporter is nabbed by men from the Taliban and is given a private audience with the most wanted man on the planet. Why? His captor keeps alluding to a game that is eons old. What game? What is I.T.H.A.S.G.A.? And what is it about Oh Henry chocolates and Dr. Pepper?
Confessions of a Royal Wedding Limo Driver	by Nicholas Galt April 29, 2011	1527 words	Read a sample
I Drove that Kate to the Church to become a princess. I was, the best driver for the job. A right professional!
The Comfort of the Shriek	by Scott Crowder April 25, 2011	3316 words	Read a sample
When President Lincoln is shot dead, an apocalyptic cult worshiping in the swamps of Louisiana fears the end of days is near. When they find the apocalypse's angel buried in mud, they know it. One of them, though, has decided the angel is not theirs to fawn over, it's his. And he'll do anything at all to keep it...
My Last Train Ride	by James Bailey April 09, 2011	2214 words	Read a sample
A short story of the last train ride a Jewish person takes until their arrival at a death camp.

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