A directory of Smashwords ebooks available in the EPUB format. Sample them online, then visit Smashwords to download samples or purchase the book.
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Lochside Stories | by Lawrence Uhlin Feb. 05, 2012 | $1.99 | 47871 words | Sample 20% |
| Lochside Stories follow a disparate group of individuals as they encounter a variety of life’s circumstances in their small community of Sidney by the Sea. | |||||
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If Only | by Lisa Schuch Feb. 04, 2012 | $2.99 | 2882 words | Sample 15% |
| This is the story of Holly. She finds out how disobeying her parents will lead her down a dark path. | |||||
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A Different Kind of Truth | by Steven Michael Maddis Feb. 04, 2012 | $2.99 | 82302 words | Sample 75% |
| A tale of a man trying to do right, through a lot of wrong. | |||||
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Point de chute | by Nicolas Eschrich Feb. 04, 2012 | $1.35 | 91592 words | Sample 30% |
| Une femme, deux enfants, un travail intéressant, une maison, la trentaine en point de mire. La définition du bonheur ou plutôt ma définition du bonheur. Pas celle de ma femme visiblement. Au prix d’une introspection douloureuse, j’allais devoir répondre seul à toutes mes questions sans imaginer une seule seconde jusqu’où me mènerait mon périple… | |||||
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Gridiron Follies | by M Koleosho Feb. 03, 2012 | $1.99 | 14860 words | Sample 20% |
| Two football stars. Two tragedies. Gridiron follies explores the world of football and the pressure that comes with stardom, the bright lights often blinding those that stare into it for too long. | |||||
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CC Ryder, Mercy Me! | by Bill Cady Feb. 02, 2012 | $3.50 | 78398 words | Sample 25% |
| An inventor makes gas from seawater. He'll sell it to the highest bidder. A terrorist group feels CC's fave author knows the man & tries to kidnap him. It fails, so they take his new girlfriend instead. CC, Angela & Donnie must figure out who the bad guys are & enlist that writer's help. One of the CIA people is a phony, but who? Can they find out before the writer or his girl are killed? | |||||
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Bridge Work | by Steven Michael Maddis Feb. 02, 2012 | Free! | 4419 words | Read a sample |
| The second story in the Harley Bowman Series pits Bowman against two degenerate gamblers without the means to pay the debts they owe him. They'll find, in their own ways, that Bowman always collects... in HIS own way. | |||||
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Dotting Parents Jail Birds | by Joey Matthew Feb. 02, 2012 | $0.99 | 9105 words | Sample 20% |
| The story involves the tragic death of their young children as a result of negligence. | |||||
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Tainted Vows | by Tasha Fiedler Feb. 02, 2012 | $2.99 | 95170 words | Sample 20% |
| This isn’t your ordinary romance novel. This book has drama with twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat with deep dark secrets that carry over to the grave. Laced with erotica, Tainted Vows will make you long for more and never want to put it down! | |||||
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Hell Train | by Tony Bertot Feb. 02, 2012 | $4.49 | 28576 words | Sample 10% |
| It is often said that - "We reap what we sow" This holds true for several individuals who find themselves fighting for their lives against Gothic creatures who treat humans like garbage. George Raines finds himself scared for the first time in his life. But does he learn his lesson? Follow his journey into a world that you too may someday face; a world unforgiving of your past sins. | |||||
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Hawaiian Pineapple Jarhead | by Pineapple Sam Feb. 01, 2012 | $0.99 | 8510 words | Sample 30% |
| View the Vietnam “conflict†through the eyes of a young Marine not quite sure how he ended up enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. This raw story gives readers the true insight into how a young eighteen year old transforms from 1960's hippie to hardcore Marine. Pineapple Sam finds himself among screaming drill sergeants and swamp-like conditions instead of the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. | |||||
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Evil Town | by J David Bethel Feb. 01, 2012 | $2.50 | 105483 words | Sample 15% |
| Investigating the murder of a Congressman’s wife takes an FBI agent through the netherworld of American politics, the discovery of hidden war crimes, a sex for hire scheme, international drug running -- all leading to the halls of the West Wing. | |||||
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An Approach to W. Shakespeare’s Plays-Seventeen- Macbeth | by Students' Academy Feb. 01, 2012 | $2.99 | 22116 words | Sample 20% |
| It is quite obvious, nowadays, that most of the academic institutions all over the world are gradually forgetting the past geniuses on whose foundations the pillars of English Literature had been raised. | |||||
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Vainglorious: The Ties That Bind | by Bernadette Greene Jan. 31, 2012 | $1.99 | 38657 words | Sample 20% |
| At the height of the Russian Revolution, Mikhail Borinskya and his pregnant wife and two sons flee for America. The family arrives with lots of money, new identities and old enemies. Criss-crossing the country and spanning two decades the proud family is torn apart by betrayal and deceit and reunited by both tragedy and triumph. | |||||
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Ripped my heart out by RavenWatson ©2012 | by Raven Watson Jan. 31, 2012 | Free! | 2504 words | Read a sample |
| A young boy, Eli, goes to high school. He constantly has to deal with the pain of a heartbreak and deals with the troubles and pains of it. | |||||
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The Salome Effect | by Jim Sajo Jan. 31, 2012 | $9.99 | 56772 words | Sample 18% |
| A former American soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A gorgeous Romanian stripper. A fascinating Italian city. A priceless painting. A murder. The Salome Effect. | |||||
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Have We Met? (Player's Chronicles) Volume 1 | by Alona Basque Jan. 30, 2012 | $6.99 | 165196 words | Sample 20% |
| Nate Ashburn is a rich Playboy who was challenged by a deceased family member to find a girl (and gain her love) before his 22nd birthday to gain his inheritance. It would have been easy but aside from the challenge, he was also stripped of all of his comforts. When he met a girl that he liked, it seemed that everything was against their union. Will they ever get together? Read and find out. | |||||
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Pride Falls | by Steven Michael Maddis Jan. 30, 2012 | Free! | 10842 words | Read a sample |
| A young up-and-coming hockey player fights his way to the big leagues with his skills and his ego. While the former paves his way, the latter will lead to his failure. | |||||
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When All is Lost! | by Suzanne Readsmith Jan. 30, 2012 | $0.99 | 6636 words | Sample 30% |
| When all is lost for one particular guy there is something he needs to do! His woman has gone and she is living the high life with ‘Mr Successful’ himself! He tries to take stock of his life! Someone ought to help him to pull himself together and help is at hand from a trusted source. | |||||
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The Almost Man | by Roy Smith Jan. 29, 2012 | $4.99 | 48941 words | Sample 20% |
| A raunchy novel set in the so-called 'Swinging London' of the ´sixties. Everything is changing. The sexual revolution. Youth. The cold war shadows everything. The main character and narrator, 'Tock' Johnson, struggles to come to terms with this emerging new world, and his own seemingly ever-evolving self. | |||||
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A Valentine Challenge (Challenge series, #1) | by Kiru Taye Jan. 29, 2012 | $1.99 | 25063 words | Sample 10% |
| In the season of love, can anyone escape unscathed? Book 1 of the contemporary romance Challenge series, set in Nigeria. Three friends. Three challenges. Are they willing to risk everything for love? | |||||
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Ave Maria | by Larisa Esina Jan. 29, 2012 | $1.29 | 27779 words | Sample 20% |
| A family saga "Ave Maria" is based on a true story of my family. | |||||
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Dancers of the Third Age | by Judy Granahan Jan. 29, 2012 | $2.99 | 99769 words | Sample 20% |
| Anna Mae, bewildered, frightened by her own sudden irrational behavior, blurts out a long held, dark secret to friends she believes will understand what she did. They don’t. Fueled by their own pasts, Libby and Ginger unravel. Hiding anger and disbelief, they take Anna Mae on a road trip to face the people they feel she’s wronged. Their journey changes them, and those they meet along the way. | |||||
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Practiced Probation | by Steven Michael Maddis Jan. 28, 2012 | Free! | 28728 words | Read a sample |
| Having friends in high places is fine, but having your father in one of the highest can buy you out of the worst trouble possible. A delinquent is given a reprieve from what should be the harshest sentence he can get, yet he still manages on his own to bring down the heaviest punishment. | |||||
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Twice Retired | by Steven Michael Maddis Jan. 28, 2012 | Free! | 14187 words | Read a sample |
| "Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else." -Ted Williams | |||||
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5 NANO-Noveller | by Björn Björkegren Jan. 28, 2012 | Free! | 94 words | Read a sample |
| NANO/Nanoismer är extremt korta noveller på MAX 140 tecken utan blanksteg. Testa! (Antal tecken får ni fram så här: Skriv in texten på Word, klicka "Verktyg", sedan "Räkna ord", kolla in siffran på "Tecken utan blanksteg". Lätt som en NANO-plätt!) | |||||
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Appropriate Sanctions | by Michael Grant Jan. 28, 2012 | $2.99 | 78025 words | Sample 10% |
| Life is good for Paul Ducane. But everything changes when his bright young graduate student hacks into a government computer and downloads a file from a mysterious organization called the National Internal Affairs Agency. Immediately, the order goes out: get that file back and take appropriate action. | |||||
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Six Magic Numbers | by Martyn Tott Jan. 28, 2012 | $0.99 | 71086 words | Sample 50% |
| Inspired by Author's true story.'Brilliant! A real page-turner.So many twists and characters. I absolutely loved it.' June Whitfield CBE - Actress and National Treasure. 'An incredible story...it really is extraordinary.' B Booker - Head of Development, Independent Drama, BBC Television 'I actually refused to go out one evening just so I could read it!' K Fraser - UK Artist | |||||
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House Wins | by Steven Michael Maddis Jan. 27, 2012 | Free! | 5406 words | Read a sample |
| A card game ends in destruction for a man who played too deep. He gets a chance for redemption, but finds out too late who was dealing the cards. | |||||
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Catching Stones | by Steven Michael Maddis Jan. 27, 2012 | Free! | 8256 words | Read a sample |
| "Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety."- Plato | |||||
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Secret Admirer | by Matthew Stephens Jan. 26, 2012 | Free! | 2756 words | Read a sample |
| An attractive woman finds herself in a sticky situation when the police show up at her door to inform her that someone has been intruding on her privacy and has intensions of causing her harm. | |||||
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The Secret Life of Dr. Bakersfield | by Eric Carlson Jan. 26, 2012 | $0.99 | 9243 words | Sample 20% |
| After getting into trouble at home, James McAvoy finds himself attending boarding school at the revered and intimidating Coopersmith Academy. There he tries to resist falling into a life of practical jokes, but doesn't last long. When he's caught in the act, James finds out that all is not as it seems with the uptight faculty members at the school. | |||||
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Whatever Happened To Lucy? | by Marian Griffin Jan. 25, 2012 | $2.99 | 31700 words | Sample 20% |
| From a tough background of discard and abuse Lucy was determined to find a way out and Nick Cascades appeared as an "opportunity." However, she wanted more and when she fell in love with the handsome and married politician, Douglas Wilder life was altered forever for her and for his family. This almost destroyed her until Miranda came into her life and changed everything with her heart. | |||||
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Five Still Missing | by Martyn Tott Jan. 25, 2012 | $0.99 | 58593 words | Sample 50% |
| ‘A thrilling page-turner with some shocking moments. Martyn's skill lies in bringing characters to life and making you care for them.’ Davy had spent his life running but never figured out why. Forced to return to Gallows Close where he grew up he may at last get an answer. With Police questioning him over a string of murders and old ghosts resurrecting themselves it's time to face his demons. | |||||
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Slow Dancing - A Short Story | by Wayne C. Long Jan. 25, 2012 | $0.99 | 6907 words | Sample 20% |
| Set in late-50s heartland America, "Slow Dancing" is a Rock 'n' Roll tale of enduring teenage friendship, feuding families, and the finality of death. | |||||
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Pineapple Picking Cowboy | by Pineapple Sam Jan. 24, 2012 | $0.99 | 10059 words | Sample 30% |
| It is the height of the summer, Pineapple Sam and his friends are working and enjoying the life of being teens in Hawaii. The guys are exploring new places, camping out or scoping out the bikini chicks on the beach. The summer gets more entertaining when they run into spirits and meet some girls on a bike tour. Take a trip back to your teen years with this story. | |||||
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Fatal Confession: A Billy Fontaine Mystery | by Delphine Cull Jan. 24, 2012 | $3.99 | 70410 words | Sample 20% |
| When a corpse falls out of the confessional of St. Andrew's Church in the small village of Pine Creek, Minnesota, it's up to Sheriff Billy Fontaine and his new homicide deputy from Miami, Jordan St. Claire, to find the killer. This is the first book in the Billy Fontaine Mystery series. | |||||
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The Story of Sassy Sweetwater | by Vera Jane Cook Jan. 23, 2012 | $5.99 | 103640 words | Sample 20% |
| After thirteen years on the run Violet McLaughlin returns to Carter’s Crossing, South Carolina, in 1962, with her young daughter, Sassy. Sassy Sweetwater struggles to survive the sins of her family while fate plays havoc with her future, and maturity comes with a price. | |||||
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Clive | by Richard S. Todd Jan. 23, 2012 | Free! | 2424 words | Read a sample |
| A man suffering from severe depression is abandoned by a medical system which insists on treating him solely with pharmaceuticals against his wishes. In desperation he turns to his neighbour for help - but in a way that neither man would ever have expected. | |||||
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Casting Stones | by G. M. Barlean Jan. 23, 2012 | $1.99 | 54234 words | Sample 10% |
| Bad choices turn to tragedy, leaving a man helplessly watching his son’s abuse. They will be saved, but the secret to their salvation must be buried…deep in the Loess hills of Missouri. | |||||
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Clara (a short story) | by Nelson Lowhim Jan. 23, 2012 | $0.99 | 3435 words | Sample 30% |
| Clara buries her husband and with him a secret. Something she keeps from her son. Is she doing it to protect him, or herself? As she retraces her steps to find an answer, she realizes that everything she thought she knew may have been the problem to begin with. | |||||
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Life Changed | by Marcy Gardner Jan. 22, 2012 | $0.99 | 4966 words | Sample 20% |
| Kathy Denner must rebuild her life after the death of her husband and son. Settling the estate leads to revelations that threaten everything she's known about her life with Johnny Denner. How can she pick up the pieces and go on? | |||||
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Casting Stones - Prelude | by G. M. Barlean Jan. 22, 2012 | Free! | 4335 words | Sample 15% |
| A prelude to the dramatic suspense novel, Casting Stones, by G. M. Barlean. This short story introduces you to James Raven, a young man ready to start his life, and Esther, a woman who is under her father's control, but has a plan of her own: to marry James Raven. | |||||
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The Evil Within | by Pat Dale Jan. 22, 2012 | $5.95 | 87610 words | Sample 20% |
| Adam Watson struggles against evil forces that threaten his home, only to discover that same evil in his own heart. | |||||
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The Breakout | by Matthew Stephens Jan. 21, 2012 | Free! | 3788 words | Read a sample |
| When Steve observes a line of army tucks pulling into town and taking the lives of his neighbors, he hooks up with two friends in order to attempt an escape. | |||||
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The Lion's Cave | by Jerome Francis Lusa Jan. 21, 2012 | $0.99 | 4319 words | Sample 20% |
| A short story about a prehistoric man who prepares to face the limits of human courage... "A cold sweat underneath my arms belies the courage that brought me this far. This is my cave. These are my lions." | |||||
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Signs | by Dwayne Bearup Jan. 21, 2012 | $0.99 | 1575 words | Sample 20% |
| How shiny would your life look if your lawn bore a sign listing all your past sins? | |||||
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Dad's A-bomb | by Jill Zeller Jan. 21, 2012 | Free! | 3554 words | Read a sample |
| It's raining, and you're bored, and your dad has just announced he's leaving the family. And that's not all, as your half-sister helps you understand. | |||||
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A Kiss by the Clowns | by Anthony Steyning Jan. 21, 2012 | $2.99 | 81685 words | Sample 15% |
| This is about arsenic and black lace around whiter than white thighs and much, much else. A passionate story about life in a world of shining oldsmobiles and bold-look ties when Marilyn Monroe was still kicking. The years following WWII serving up a story that unfolds through loaded encounters in London and New York, but by fateful circumstance ends in murderous Paris... | |||||
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Amor distinto | by Gladys On Jan. 21, 2012 | $0.99 | 89734 words | Sample 20% |
| El amor y la sexualidad despiertan en un adolescente que se desborde en ardor y angustias, al punto de llevarlo a un callejón sin salida. Su amor, un hombre mayor, casado y con la filosofÃa de primero él, no logra persuadirlo de llevar una doble vida. Luego de saborear las mieles de una pasión que lo enloquece, Abel desiste de su amor y lleva a cabo lo que considera la única solución. | |||||