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Based in beautiful Lake Tahoe, Nevada, The Fiction Works is one of the pioneers in the eBook industry. In addition to publishing a wide variety
of titles in all popular eBook formats, the company also produces a
unique line of "full theatrical production" audiobooks utilizing live
actors and actresses, sound effects and original music. The Fiction
Works also publishes an extensive line of trade paperbacks.
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The Contractor
by Paul Moomaw
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Daniel Harms refers to himself as an independent contractor, one with a special skill. He earns a very good living by making people die. He has a reputation for dependability and efficiency. He is the Mob's go-to guy when they need an outsider, and has even done occasional jobs for the federal government. But his identity is a mystery to everyone who has ever hired him. The firewall between his professional and personal lives is absolute, and he has developed rules over the years--he thinks of t... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 111206 - Reading Time: 317-444 min.
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Maggie's Way
by Jessie Fallon
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Maggie McGuire can't believe her Irish luck when she lands her first job as entertainment manager at Lake Tahoe's beautiful Silver Pines Casino. But she soon realizes there is trouble in paradise when a stalker begins to terrorize her. A buzzing sound roused me from a sound sleep. I sat up in bed and fumbled in the dark for my cellphone. "Hello?" I said. Silence. "Hello?" I repeated. After a moment, a man's voice said softly, "Are you sure?" I sat there, confused. "Am I sure of what?" "Are you s... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 28406 - Reading Time: 81-113 min.
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The Color of Blood
by M. K. Fottrell
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It's the glamour of 1961 Hollywood and the frightening power of a secret. It's murder, scandal, and historic events. It's all wrapped up in a love story. The Color of Blood is the story of Hollywood's favorite movie star, Miranda Lane, and the seemingly unstoppable force that threatens to destroy her. Fame, fortune, and everlasting love are all at stake. It's the battle of her life. (Published: 2004)
Words: 126133 - Reading Time: 360-504 min.
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Night Work
by Greg F. Gifune
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Night Work is a journey into a dark underworld, a world with its own set of secret rules and ethics. A world where brutal violence and depraved sex is the norm, and where in order to succeed, moral beliefs and literal identities must be forfeited. Night Work is the American Dream gone bad. A noir-style thriller where nothing is what it seems and where no one gets out clean. (Published: 2004)
Words: 69857 - Reading Time: 199-279 min.
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Quantum Passage
by Joseph Lemmon
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The sole survivor of an Indian attack motivated by revenge, U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant, Tom McGinty, slips away under the cover of darkness and into a campsite where a mysterious creature killed three people. Malcolm Seaver, a seasoned Marine sent to stop an intelligent weapon of mass destruction unintentionally released through an experimental quantum portal, learns first hand the savagery of human nature. Quantum Passage combines cutting edge Science Fiction with a western flare to entrance the r... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 84203 - Reading Time: 240-336 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Dying for Ice Cream
by MaryJanice Davidson
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Austin Opitz never meant to fall for Yvonne Robinson. The girl was rich and spoiled--a lethal combination. But when he saw her sobbing in the hospital cafeteria with a plate of ice cream melting in front of her, he couldn't walk away. So begins a strange friendship between two opposites: Yvonne, a recently diagnosed diabetic bitter about the mandatory change in her lifestyle; and jokester Austin Opitz, who covers up his own recent tragedy by playing class clown. This is a story about teenagers g... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 22775 - Reading Time: 65-91 min.
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The Stalker
by Susan K. Droney
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Jeremy Talbot is a lonely, troubled young man whose only friends are the voices he hears in his mind. As time passes, he begins to realize that the voices aren't his friends but his own demons, intent on taking over his life. Jeremy's obsession with Rebecca Walker leads him on a murderous rampage. He tries in vain to win her love and prove that the demons are wrong when they taunt him, declaring that she doesn't care for him. When Jeremy changes his identity and moves to Boston to be closer to R... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 71881 - Reading Time: 205-287 min.
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Demonesque
by Steven Lee Climer
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Rick Gilroy, the new detective in Huron City, Michigan, thought that getting out of big city policework promised a future of relative ease. Then a series of dead women shatter his plans for a quiet life in the placid resort town. Things get even more complicated when Moreen Valentino, a beautiful psychic who can raise the dead, and Ed Cooper, an insurance adjustor forced into early retirement by the Sumerian god of pestilence, get involved in the case. (Published: 2000)
Words: 51678 - Reading Time: 147-206 min.
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Murphy's Law
by Rusty Harding
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Tom Murphy, a veteran of the famed New York Irish Brigade, is now the sheriff of Murdock, Texas. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Murphy has managed to build a decent life for himself and his family. But that life is suddenly threatened when the Texas Rangers ask Murphy to carry out the clandestine execution of a beautiful young prostitute convicted of murder. The woman harbors a deadly secret. Murphy is forced to confront a spectre from his own past, and face the possible destruction of his famil... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 50884 - Reading Time: 145-203 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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Escape the Slush Pile [Mastering the Query Letter and Other Publishing Secrets]
by MaryJanice Davidson
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A must-have for any writer interested in seeing their work published, Escape the Slush Pile will show you how to get and keep the interest of editors, whether you're writing magazine articles or novels. From actual examples of queries that resulted in contracts, to the difference between an e-mail query and a snail mail query, to how to write a synopsis that will pique an editor's interest, Escape the Slush Pile is your ticket out of the slush pile and onto the best-seller list. (Published: 2001)
Words: 41434 - Reading Time: 118-165 min.
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To Hell and Back
by P. A. Bechko
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Straight-laced Amanda Clery arrives in Phoenix to work as a bank teller. Ramrod Jake Hollander enters the bank to deposit the monies for the sale of his boss's herd just as a robbery is taking place. In the ensuing chaos, Amanda and Jake end up accused, tried and convicted of masterminding the event. When they escape, Jake has to teach the prim easterner all the survival skills at his command. They have to work together to expose the banker who set them up. (Published: 2006)
Words: 53309 - Reading Time: 152-213 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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'HER' and Other Extremes: A Guide for Older Men Who Fall In Love With Younger Women
by Jack Turley
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Retired screenwriter Jack Turley looks back at his long-suffering relationship with a stunning Hollywood woman-child half his age. He'll take you along on his emotional rollercoaster ride down Memory Lane--and it is a trip, indeed. This bittersweet true story is beautifully told in Turley's lyrical trademark writing style. (Published: 2006)
Words: 56149 - Reading Time: 160-224 min.
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High the Mountain
by Kenneth A. MacIver
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This is a tale of Donald the White and Margaret Bell, Highland youths caught in the upheavals of Scottish and American history. It is a story of love, intrigue and treachery as Donald follows his warrior father and Bonnie Prince Charlie into the turmoil and warfare of the Rising of 1745 and the Gotterdammerung of the Gaels at Culloden. Naive flirtation turns to hatred and Donald kidnaps Margaret, daughter of a clan rival, and flees to America. Donald's nemesis, Murdo Bell, will follow and stalk.... more info>> (Published: 2006)
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Bandit's Kiss
by Mary Lou Rich
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Miguel, the dangerous black-clad gunman from "Colorado Tempest" returns to ride as El Gato to avenge himself against Enrique de Vega, the man who killed his family and stole his birthright. But the stage El Gato stops contains no gold, only his enemy's lovely daughter. Kidnaped, ravished, and sent home in disgrace, Elena is forced to marry the portly Diego, who tells her the marriage will be in name only--he will not be sharing her bed. Diego also states that he wants children and urges his brid... more info>> (Published: 2006)
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Magician [The Roland Longville Series Book 2]
by Timothy C. Phillips
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A man walks into Roland Longville's office and asks for help with the disappearance of his young daughter. Her apparent kidnapping caused a media circus years earlier because her parents were wealthy, and she had disappeared during her ninth birthday party--with the house full of guests. Longville, a private detective, joins forces with wise-cracking Detective Amos "Cold Case" Tiller. The two men embark on a journey that will take them from the seediest parts of Birmingham to a surreal ghost tow... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 51929 - Reading Time: 148-207 min.
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Fixation
by N. C. Anderson
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Things really get hot for wealthy business woman and artist Jessica Simon when she decides to overcome her dread of men caused by a childhood trauma. The strong masculine types frighten her; their hands terrify her, reminding her of being completely helpless. A way to confront her male-anxiety problem arises when Jessica's father Edward reads some character defaming press articles about Jess and decides to become a better father by stepping into Jess's life with the aid of Grady Bowman. But Jess... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 90751 - Reading Time: 259-363 min.
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Over the Edge
by Susan K. Droney
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Maggie Allen's world of corporate money and power comes crashing down after she is taken by a man who is only out to use her for his own gain. When she is released from a short stint in prison, she refuses to give up, even though no one will give her a second chance. She loses everything and is forced to move to the other side of town, where she is determined to make a new life for herself. Her life would be perfect if it weren't for Brant Evans, a corrupt police officer who makes it a point of ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Dead Birmingham [The Roland Longville Series Book 3]
by Timothy C. Phillips
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Roland Longville is back, and this time he's been hired by a mysterious old man to find a locked antique box. The box has been stolen by a group of rebellious young people who exist on the fringes of society, stealing and squatting their way through life. The kids start turning up dead, and Roland's old partner, Police Detective Lester Broom, becomes involved. It is a race against time that brings everyone together in a decrepit hotel that broods over Birmingham like a ghost from another time. T... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Silent Dreams
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Blaine Kirsten unwittingly gets pulled into a prostitution ring when her best friend, Kami Matthews, introduces her to Josh Barnes. When Blaine refuses to become a part of his operation, she faces brutal consequences. Detectives Jane Adams and Casey Jorgan are assigned to the case. Almost immediately, Casey finds herself unable to separate her personal emotions from this case, which jeopardizes her career. (Published: 2007)
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The Private e-mails of William Shakespeare
by David Drew-Smythe
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Author David Drew-Smythe is a specialist Drama teacher, stage director and freelance writer with a keen sense of humor (William Shakespeare would have embraced him). Here David gives you a tongue-in-cheek look into Shakespeare's private online life. (Published: 2007)
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To Keep a Promise
by Terry Burns
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A naive young minister, intent on saving souls, heads west with his new bride. In the course of his work, he is murdered. Alone, his wife finds the strength to not only survive, but to carry on her husband's mission. Befriended by two cowboys, she makes her way to Clarendon, Texas, a town established by Methodist ministers, and dubbed "Saint's Roost" due to its piety in the midst of the wild cow towns of the area. (Published: 2002) EPPIE Award Finalist
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The Cats-Kill
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When Matt Rogers brings his beautiful young wife Peggy home to his New England hometown, no one suspects the tortured past she is escaping from--not even Matt. After a series of murders, the local sheriff and a Boston investigator scrutinize the brutal crimes targeting the Rogers family. Although the evidence points to Peggy, Matt refuses to believe she could be responsible. Soon, however, he is forced to succumb to the harsh reality that his wife could be the killer. (Published: 2007)
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The Seduction of Temperance
by Sally J. Walker
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West Texas saloon owner Will Morgan greets a gore-covered, pistol-waving redhead. He is stunned when Constance Riley accuses him of killing her father, a New York banker-turned-temperance-leader. Her repulsive cousin, Sheriff Ernest Kopel, charges both of them and locks them up--together. While Constance watches the gallows being built and ponders the saloon owner's odd tastes and talents, Will ponders the real murderer's motives. He only hopes proof of his suspicions arrives with his summoned c... more info>> (Published: 2004)
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Medusa [The Roland Longville Series Book 4]
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The exciting sequel to Timothy C. Phillip's Magician. When an unknown caller leaves Roland Longville a tantalizing clue that child killer Samson Fain has resurfaced in storm-ravaged New Orleans, Roland teams up once again with Detective Amos "Cold-Case" Tiller to hunt down Fain and rescue a teenaged girl who's disappeared. Along the way, they meet a strange man who seems to know more about their case than he's telling; a stripper who dances wearing nothing but her twin pythons--and an insane old... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Lady Midnight [The Roland Longville Series Book 5]
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In this, the fifth installment in the Roland Longville series, Roland witnesses a murder while he's waiting to meet a client. The client turns out to be a heavyweight senator with a daughter who is hiding a checkered past and a colossal drug habit, and who is currently on the run. The senator wants her home before election time. Roland discovers the daughter is involved in the adult film industry; mixed up with a porn starlet named Nookie; an alcoholic, paranoid novelist; a crooked private eye; ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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