A directory of Smashwords ebooks available in the EPUB format.  Sample them online, then visit Smashwords to download samples or purchase the book.

	Significado cero	by Irene Rodríguez Aseijas May 11, 2012	$1.99	38837 words	Sample 10%
	“Significado cero” es una excelente crónica de la llegada, siempre súbita, a la edad adulta, narrada se diría que de primera mano por una testigo presencial, con los últimos restos de esa ingenuidad y esa sensibilidad que poco a poco se irá diluyendo. Una novela con la que el lector se sentirá identificado en muchas de sus páginas.
	Fossiloctopus	by Forrest Aguirre May 11, 2012	$0.99	16986 words	Sample 30%
	A strange and unsettling collection of short fiction from World Fantasy Award-winning editor and author Forrest Aguirre. Explore this bizzare cabinet of curiosities culled from the pages of such places as 3rd Bed, Gargoyle, American Letters & Commentary, Diagram, Exquisite Corpse, and others. Open the door to a museum of surreal curiosities and stare into the eyes of the Fossiloctopus!
	The Rum Shop	by Ed Teja May 10, 2012	$0.99	2943 words	Sample 20%
	In the islands of the West Indies, the rum shop is the center of community activity, mostly because everyone shows up there sooner or later. News of events and people, and gossip and stories are shared freely. It is a wonderful place to spend some time if you want to get to know the people. And the rum can be mighty fine too.
	Crossroads	by Cristian Mihai May 10, 2012	Free!	1141 words	Read a sample
	"His chest felt heavy, his legs tired. Dead leaves rustled under his feet. Nailed to the sky, the moon’s sardonic smile quivered among a cluster of cold stars. His body just a coffin for his soul, Robert seemed to take every footstep with infinite precaution, as if fearing that the dirt road would swallow his feet."
	The Billionth American	by Robert Reichardt May 10, 2012	$5.99	54729 words	Sample 15%
	A satire set in the overcrowded Washington, DC (now Washtown, DC) of AD 2080, the novel focuses on Burgess Huxley, a young employee at the Federal Bureau of the Census, and the chaotic events leading up to the massive July 4th “Billionth American Celebration” honoring the illegitimate birth of that citizen. The hero discovers a government Census cover-up that triggers a series of wild adventures.
	Twitpoems	by Allen Taylor May 10, 2012	$0.99	849 words	Sample 15%
	30 poems published over the course of one month, one poem per day for 30 days. Each poem consists of 140 characters or less and ranging from the profound to the absurd. Silly, witty, thoughtful, and poetic. Each poem is its own gem.
	Martyr's Dream	by Neil Hetzner May 10, 2012	Free!	76330 words	Read a sample
	Two gay priests struggle to reconcile duty and desire. The choices they make over the course of twenty years ripple out, twisting them and those they touch into an ever more tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and revenge.
	The Secret Cause	by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis May 10, 2012	$0.99	4183 words	Sample 20%
	The disquieting pleasures of a forty-year-old man are gradually made clear to a young doctor in this short story by the great Brazilian Machado de Assis. Translated by Juan LePuen.
	Bangkok--Just Under the Skin	by Grant J Venables May 09, 2012	$4.99	69165 words	Sample 10%
	Bangkok—Just Under the Skin: the single, expat man and his often-misguided search for love in Bangkok, The City of Angels. These 19 shorts are told from varying perspectives, in multiple genres, and all provide a true insider’s view. There are stories of heartache, heartbreak, true love found, laughter, and friendship. Bangkok is The City of Angels, but it also can be a devilishly lonely place.
	The Bluff	by Sue Wentz May 09, 2012	$0.99	23313 words	Sample 20%
	In the ashes of an abusive marriage, a young woman on the brink of self-destruction faces an uncertain future. Will a chance meeting with a stranger allow the healing process to begin…or simply delay the inevitable? Set in the rural beauty of the Baraboo Bluffs in south-central Wisconsin, The Bluff is a story that blends literary prose with raw emotion.
	Jacob's Return	by Andrew Tertes May 09, 2012	$5.99	161651 words	Sample 18%
	Jacob Goldman is on vacation with his family in Hawaii when tragedy strikes and devastates them all. Reeling, Jacob can no longer hide from who he has become and is forced to confront his worst fears. The search for answers takes Jacob from his native San Francisco to his wife's Salt Grass Reservation home and then back to Hawaii once more.
	On how the Cockroach, after having died, and after a short conversation with Saint Peter, entered the Gates of Heaven	by V. Campudoni May 09, 2012	$0.99	3691 words	Sample 20%
	Can a cockroach enter into Heaven? Will Saint Peter allow it? In the tradition of Psalms, Socrates, Solomon, and Seuss, "On how the Cockroach..." tackles the canons of our catechisms, the perceptions of our realities, the emblems around our necks, and, perhaps, the dark recesses of our prejudices. An illustrated dialogue.
	Chameleon On A Kaleidoscope (The Oxygen Thief Diaries)	by Anonymous May 09, 2012	$7.99	42684 words	Sample 10%
	Welcome to the age of Anti-Social Media. Exchanging alcoholism for sex-addiction the controversial writer of underground cult classic DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes an obsession often requiring even more creativity than his award-winning ad campaigns, but don't worry there are plenty of breaks. For commercials
	Igazi Labafo	by Titshabona Ncube May 09, 2012	$10.00	13789 words	Sample 20%
	Igazi Labafo is a novel that depicts how individual characters can be shaped by the environment they find themselves in. It furthermore highlights how an insatiable appetite for money can lead to an individual’s demise. Written in dominantly Nguni, the novel tracks the life of Mpundule, a character who is a victim of stereotyping and tribal prejudice.
	Larks Monthly Review, March 2012	by Daniel Pool May 08, 2012	$0.99	21784 words	Sample 20%
	From the best of the best in independent literature comes Larks Monthly. This collection of the Larks Fiction Magazine brings you the month of March 2012 with Benjamin Kensey, John Quentin Pongratz, Fred Hilary, Tom Sheehan, Jerry Guarino, Kerry Lown Whalen, Alexander Bryant, Kieran Woodhall, Jessica Rowse.
	Fehér négyszögek	by Nyári László May 08, 2012	$5.99	44752 words	Sample 20%
	Bennem már jó ideje egy gondolat, de ez idáig csak az érzékek határain bujdokolt, leskelődött, várt. Most itt van és annyira megfogalmazhatatlan, hogy kénytelen leszek majd sok-sok szükségtelen és léha mondatot összehalmozni, kupacba rakni, hogy a végén rájöjjek minden erőfeszítés fölösleges.
	Don't Cry	by W H.B May 08, 2012	$1.99	115017 words	Sample 30%
	Don't Cry is a character-driven story is set in New York. It's a story about people who live by intuition, skill, and inside knowledge. Like in real life, the characters bring different situations and emotions, and they are all indispensable to the story and especially to the lead character. Their life experiences make them who they are and justified their actions.
	God's Own Country	by Leo OReilly May 07, 2012	$1.50	88789 words	Sample 20%
	'God's Own Country' is a state of the nation Irish novel. It is set on the evening of the twenty-fifth anniversary ordination celebration of a local priest. It is composed of a range of riveting interweaving narratives before the characters are inextricably linked in the moving finale. It represents a scathing indictment of Irish society.
	Postcards from Condi Rice	by Lee Patton May 07, 2012	$2.99	7417 words	Sample 20%
	As an airport security representative, Gabe travels the globe in the wake of 9/11. As a hoax on his boss, he composes phony postcards from Condi Rice. only to discover he may be on the receiving end of a much more complicated and dangerous deception.
	The Gypsy Man	by Ronald Florence May 07, 2012	$4.99	145905 words	Sample 20%
	The Gypsy Man is a novel of the gypsy holocaust, a story of obsession, love, revenge—a tale of the gypsies' unique experience in the Nazi extermination camps, of one man's decision to avenge those experiences and to make his story heard, and of one woman's decision to defy boundaries and help him.
	Going For The Wire	by Chris Leicester May 06, 2012	$3.99	109495 words	Sample 20%
	'Going For The Wire' is a collection of three stories of escape. Its author, Chris Leicester says: ‘It’s what we all want to do sometimes - break free. These people do.’
	Cansville	by Alan Flurry May 06, 2012	$5.99	54788 words	Sample 20%
	A young artist's experience taking the reins of an old theatre and utilizing the local characters to reconstruct the story of his boyhood home as a stageplay.
	The Gatekeeper	by Colin Cohen May 05, 2012	$1.99	16485 words	Sample 50%
	Jake is a middle-aged man looking to escape his mundane existence in a legendary city of gold, but finds his path to it blocked by an entrenched and unyielding gatekeeper who insists Jake isn't good enough to enter.
	The Fetish	by T.L. Peters May 05, 2012	$0.99	22321 words	Sample 20%
	In this 22,000 word novella, an ambitious young lawyer on the cusp of making partner in a prestigious firm decides to make a bold play for a pretty young paralegal. But he gets far more than he bargained for when he discovers that the young lady has unusual ideas about romance. "The oddest love story you'll likely ever read. It's good though, really good." Theodora
	La puta que leía a Jack Kerouac	by Susana Hernández May 05, 2012	$4.99	31095 words	Sample 10%
	El encuentro entre una escritora y una joven prostituta va entreabriendo poco a poco la puerta de una turbia historia, en la que todos los personajes tienen algo que reprocharse. Todos ellos, en algún momento, se han dejado llevar por sus instintos, por sus pasiones, por sus rencores, también, y por sus odios.
	Don Quixote	by Gerald J. Davis May 05, 2012	$4.99	212953 words	Sample 20%
	This is the story that a Nobel Prize Committee survey of one hundred of the world's best writers named "the greatest book of all time."
	El acontecimiento literario del año	by Daniel Corpas Hansen May 04, 2012	$3.99	40287 words	Sample 20%
	Ya el primer cuento de esta colección, «Las dos Tasmanias», es una muestra magnífica del humor socarrón e inteligente que impregna todos estos relatos. Dos tipos que, incluso en las antípodas, no pueden desprenderse del tradicional cainismo español, sirven de prolegómenos a unas páginas donde los pequeños detalles de la actualidad cobran especial importancia.
	Hackettstown (A Short Story)	by Brian Hartman May 04, 2012	$0.99	8985 words	Sample 20%
	"I've gone for a roll. I'll be back tomorrow. -- Love, Dave" Early on a summer morning, Dave Riggler hits the road. His mission: To save a friendship. With just his wheelchair and his Walkman, he'll roll miles in search of Lisa, his pen pal. This is a story of loss, angst, letting go.
	The Writers Motel	by James Spurlock May 04, 2012	$0.99	74393 words	Sample 20%
	Writers from across the country pack their suitcases and their typewriters and travel to a small motel on a mountain in Tennessee to try to write their novels.
	The Sound Collector	by Janet Parkinson May 04, 2012	$1.99	44665 words	Sample 25%
	Some people follow their favorite band—Jay follows the Poet, going to his readings, memorizing every poem. Instead of recording bootlegs, Jay collects the sound vibrations of the poems in small glass jars, capturing their essence. But after years of fandom, a chance encounter makes Jay realize the depths of his own loneliness. Will a desperate trip to Bangkok give a new meaning to his life?
	American Compromise	by Ryan Chase May 04, 2012	Free!	66881 words	Read a sample
	Steven Matthews is a middle-aged man working a job that he doesn't mind. He lives a content life until a young twenty-something year-old boy, Mathew, comes and mucks it all up as he tries to get Steven to follow his past dreams. After pushing him outside of his comfort zone (Ohio), Mathew and Steven end up on the other side of the country with only one way to get back home.
	Silence	by R. P. Poe May 04, 2012	$3.99	77524 words	Sample 20%
	When San Turner's two aunts, his only family, die within a week of each other he's unable to accept their passing as mere coincidence. Recently fired from his job and guilt-ridden over the loss of his wife, he enlists his lifelong friend in a search for the truth behind their deaths, soon finding himself on another sort of quest when a ten-year-old deaf girl who has befriended him is kidnapped.
	Magic In Moon Time	by Dara Harper May 04, 2012	$2.99	40934 words	Sample 20%
	The year is 1929. The locals all take notice when Justine Phillips arrives in town, a beautiful woman with a shameful secret. She finds love but her marriage is soured by infertility. After nine years of trying to conceive, she pays a visit to a witch doctor who her mother-in-law swears is the devil's disciple. Now, she must make a life changing decision.
	The Barkhouse Five	by PD Cacek May 03, 2012	$0.99	5431 words	Sample 20%
	Award-winning author PD Cacek presents five never before published stories, each based on a theme she presented in her Barkhouse Writing Workshop. Enjoy these finely-spun tales by a modern master of the craft.
	Miss Papa B.: a short story	by Jeff Posey May 03, 2012	$0.99	4982 words	Sample 20%
	For a mere ten grand, Miss Lilly Newcastle brought Cousin Vallee back from the dead. At least that’s what everybody else in the family thought when he appeared at Papa B.’s funeral. But Miss Lilly hired Cousin Vallee for a specific purpose. To take care of her biggest obstacle now that Papa B. was gone: Miss Lacey.
	Dinkle Dorkle And Other Nut Cases	by Allen Taylor May 03, 2012	Free!	896 words	Read a sample
	These 30 short poems were first published on Twitter as a part of the #twitpoem project. Each poem is 140 characters or less. Allen Taylor's wacky, whimsical sense of humor comes through in these short lyrical verses. You won't be able to get enough.
	Beautiful; Till You Wake Up	by Lyubomir Nikolov May 03, 2012	$2.70	3311 words	Sample 10%
	Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry by awarded author Lyubomir P. Nikolov.
	Memento Mori	by Cristian Mihai May 02, 2012	Free!	1821 words	Read a sample
	Memento Mori; a short story about death and its relevance in today's age.
	One	by Cristian Mihai May 02, 2012	Free!	921 words	Read a sample
	One is a short story about addictions and the manner in which they break us down.
	Unwoven: six short stories	by Jeff Posey May 02, 2012	$2.99	31288 words	Sample 30%
	This sixpack of short stories includes: 1. Girl on a Rock; 2. The One-Hundredth Goliath; 3. The Pump Jack Potion; 4. An Invisible Man; 5. Arturo’s Brains; 6. Walk, Not Stay. Excerpt from “The G.O.D. Journal: a search for gold,” by Jeff Posey, available spring 2012.
	Zelfportret	by Aglaia Bouma May 02, 2012	Free!	1537 words	Read a sample
	Een kleurloze man schetst een beeld van zichzelf voor de buitenwereld.
	Self-portrait	by Aglaia Bouma May 02, 2012	Free!	1489 words	Read a sample
	A colorless man paints a pretty picture of himself to the outside world.
	Fallen Angels	by Alice Duncan May 01, 2012	$2.99	73872 words	Sample 20%
	Transplanted Boston Brahmin, Mercy Allcutt, has had some very exciting times as secretary to private investigator, Ernie Templeton. When she sets out to find her wandering boss, Ernie, one hot September afternoon, she not only discovers a corpse, but she also finds Ernie, bound and gagged. Worse, when the police arrive to investigate the crime, they peg Ernie as the killer.
	The Man Who Was Shot	by Marià Vayreda May 01, 2012	$1.50	11973 words	Sample 20%
	From the mountainous hinterlands of Catalonia comes the harrowing tale of a veteran of the Carlist Wars who survives his own execution by firing squad. When he returns from his journey to the hereafter, he is a changed man, known to all of his acquaintances as L'Afusellat--the man who was shot.
	Love Song for the Dead	by Jack Forge May 01, 2012	$2.99	15204 words	Sample 15%
	A contemporary retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice tragic myth.
	A Civil War	by Corinda Marsh May 01, 2012	$2.99	126957 words	Sample 20%
	A Civil War is peopled with characters seeking freedom, but freedom was then as it is today, illusive.Some are enslaved by other men, some by societal mores, and others by love. This story follows one Southern family and its slaves as their lives mesh to form the fabric of a new world. Two children of an old family bring the story full circle but none are ever truly free.
	Faux Pas	by I Feel Pretty May 01, 2012	Free!	15970 words	Read a sample
	I Feel Pretty is a great group of writers, both to work with and to read. That said, they are some of the most depraved, psychotic, horrifyingly sexual writers I have ever dealt with. In this issue there are adult themes. Lots and Lots of adult themes. So, you know, let's say this one is 18+.
	George's Tonic	by Allison M. Dickson April 30, 2012	$1.29	11557 words	Sample 20%
	George has just about had it with Kevin Stoughton, his racist hoarder of a neighbor. Over the years, the aging widower has tried just about everything to deal with Stoughton's ever-growing pile of junk, from complaining to the city (to no avail) to building a privacy fence. But it looks like Stoughton has found a way to best George again... at least at first.
	A Noiva Judia	by Pedro Paixão April 30, 2012	$4.99	19400 words	Sample 15%
	Vinte e seis pequenas histórias compõem o livro de estreia de Pedro Paixão, que depressa conquistou os leitores. «Atravessamos o Tejo. Vamos sobre a água de brilhos metálicos em direcção a um clarão alaranjado que está do outro lado. Vamos à popa, contra o vento, mas não faz frio. Vamos agarrados. Ela dá-me um beijo na cara e sussurra-me: "O meu pai beijava-me assim"
	The Island	by Antonio Dias April 29, 2012	$2.99	5165 words	Sample 30%
	A tragic short story. A father and son are pushed beyond their limits by circumstances. Sailing their small boat offshore in winter, their luck runs out….