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	Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey Into Middle Life	by James Robinson Jr. Feb. 09, 2012	$2.99	57455 words	Sample 20%
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	The View from the Summit	by Melissa Bowersock Feb. 09, 2012	$8.99	146770 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Melissa Bowersock is an eclectic writer who turns her hand to any kind of story that moves her, be it contemporary or western, action or romance, spiritual or satire, biography or memoir. To date she has published 9 novels and one non-fiction. In her spare time she enjoys photography and is a certified hypnotherapist. She volunteers as webmaster for the International Board of Regression Therapists (www.ibrt.org) and Southern Arizona Friends of Jung (www.safoj.org). Ms. Bowersock lives in a small desert town in Southern Arizona with her husband and an Airedale terrier. More information is available at www.newmoonrising.net and www.melissabowersock.com.
	On the Other Side of Opposite	by Geo Kleyn Feb. 08, 2012	$10.00	14750 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: big, strong hunter-lawyer!
	The Year My Mother Died	by Sherry Scott Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	92721 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Sherry Scott M.D. is a pediatrician who has practiced palliative/hospice care for children. She completed medical school and residency training at the University of Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. Her memoir, The Year My Mother Died, is her first literary work. She lives in Paris, Texas.
	Justin Bieber At 18	by Neptunes Publishing Feb. 07, 2012	$5.99	37138 words	Sample 10%
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	4 Decades Of Love	by The Hippy Coyote Feb. 06, 2012	$4.44	9212 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Richard Del Connor has been publishing poetry since 1964, performing rock'n'roll since 1967, producing his own albums of music and recited poetry since 1972, and writing novels since 1984. Richard Connor was known as Richard O'Connor from 1980 to 2007 when he became a Freemason and uses his legal name of Richard Del CONNOR. In 1984, while performing his rock opera, Coyote In A Graveyard, Michael J. Fox and the press dubbed him, "The Coyote." In 2007, after dissecting his brain and identity using his self-help website, www.actZEN.com, he became "The Hippy Coyote." Richard began studying Shaolin Kung Fu and Yang Tai Chi in 1980. His record company, Shaolin Records, was staffed with interns who received free daily Gongfu and Taijiquan lessons. This earned him the Buddhist Kung Fu name of Zhen Shen-Lang, "Spirit Wolf of Truth," in 1994 that is now known mostly as Buddha Zhen, founder of Buddha Kung Fu, Shaolin Chi Mantis, and the nonprofit organization for troubled youth, Tai Chi Youth. Richard got one of his Shaolin Records interns pregnant and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to be a Mr. Mom. Forced to be a one-man band, he began the "Buddhist Journey of American Zen." American Zen is "America's First Buddhist Rock Band," and guiding today's youth to pursue spirituality at www.americanZEN.org In 2011, Richard began writing his first epic poems and publishing his poetry books at www.shaolinCOMMUNICATIONS.com where his novels and screenplays are also sold. Referred to as a "Buddhist Scientist," Richard offers thousands of pages of free resources to inspire, enlighten, and entertain. The Shaolin Zen "CyberTemple" at www.shaolinZEN.org has been improving the lives of over 1 million people since its creation in 1999. Join this Hippie Buddha, Richard Del Connor, The Hippy Coyote, Buddha Zhen, on his path of fun, frolic, and fantastic wisdoms.
	Letters from India 1932-1945	by Molly Titus Feb. 06, 2012	$7.00	93170 words	Sample 20%
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	Crazy Little Thing Called Life	by Philip Wooldridge Feb. 05, 2012	$1.99	19264 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: My life's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I was raised in the central Texas area, and upon completing high school, served in the military for over five years. After that, I attended Panola College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, graduating with a degree in Social Work in 1997. Since then, I've worked various jobs in the field, and have recently settled with my wife in Northeast Michigan. Sometimes a complete change is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, I've done away with my pen name of Wilson Kasa and have decided to re-publish my short stories under my real name. My stories come from a mix of what is probably an overactive imagination and real life experiences. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. All the best, Philip
	something the cat dragged in	by anne bentley Feb. 05, 2012	$0.99	62396 words	Sample 20%
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	MSCANTGETRIGHT	by Shakeya Craig Feb. 04, 2012	$7.75	147085 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Shakeya Craig resides in her hometown of Philadelphia,Pa. She enjoys performing volunteer work when permitted towards non-profit organizations like Prancing Paws No-Kill animal rescue, ActionAids Friends For Life and CCFI(Comprehensive Center For The Formerly Incarcerated) Besides working on her first fiction novel, in her down time she likes to read, play scrabble, cook and travel.
	A Difficult Passage	by Ray Wiseman Feb. 04, 2012	$4.95	56674 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Ray Wiseman's early memory--being pushed up a rope ladder and over the side of a tramp steamer at age two--set the tone for his life. He has spent much time travelling, and most of his life looking from the hilltop of one adventure to the beginning of the next. Born in England, Ray has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and South Africa. He has traveled in Africa and Asia. Ray counts writing as his fourth career. He began his working life as an electronics technician, then returned to school to study for the Christian ministry. He spent time in the pastorate and overseas with a missionary society. He returned to electronics, working as a video systems engineer. In 1993, he took early retirement to pursue a career as a writer and speaker. Ray graduated from Radio College of Canada (now RCC Schools) in 1952. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of General and Biblical Studies from Briercrest College. He has also studied at the Toronto Institute of Linguistics and The International Institute of Christian Communications (Daystar University College) in Nairobi. Ray is a member of The Word Guild, an association of Canadian authors and writers who are Christian.
	My Life On The Ocean Waves	by Douglas Freeman Feb. 04, 2012	$3.99	46297 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Douglas Freeman was in the Royal Navy from 1666 to 1976. Is this the funniest Royal Navy Auto-biography ever? Well my family and friends seem to think so. The people I loaned my book to said they were in stitches with all the funny stories I had to tell about my journeys around the world and "My Life On The Ocean Waves".
	Overcoming the Darkness	by APRIL M. BARBOSA Feb. 04, 2012	$9.99	40927 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I am first and foremost a believer in God. Without Him I am nothing. I am also a wifey and a mommy. During my free time I like to read and write. My books all have a touch of reality in them. I write young adult books and also adult mystery, suspense and have currently just tried my skills on erotica. I am also working on my memoirs.
	Who Am I?	by Andrew G Carson Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	21587 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: I'm a 29 year old writer from Scotland.
	O Projeto 3.7 e Nós	by Washington Conceicao Feb. 02, 2012	$4.99	40376 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Washington Luiz Bastos Conceição was born in Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil. He has grown up in Sao Paulo, city where he has studied and got married. He is graduated from the "Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo" (the Engineering School of Sao Paulo State University). After working as a Civil Engineer for about four years, he was hired by IBM Brazil in Sao Paulo. In 1968 he was assigned to an international IBM project in Chicago. Transferred to the Company's headquarter in Rio de Janeiro in 1970, he since then lives in that city. After leaving IBM, where he worked for 24 years, he has proceeded with his activities in the Marketing, Sales and Business Consulting areas, until 2009. He published his first book, the “Histórias do Terceiro Tempo”, in 2009, when he was 76 years old. The second, “Para você se animar a escrever seu livro”, in 2010, and the third one "O Projeto 3.7 e Nós", in 2011. He says that he has more stories to tell and that he intends to keep on writing as long as this activity gives him pleasure and provided his physical conditions allow him to do it.
	Where'd I Put My Boobs? Life Goes On During Breast Cancer	by Sarah Ball Feb. 01, 2012	$9.95	73660 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Sarah Ball is a military wife, mother to two teenage sons, cancer survivor, and author of "Where'd I Put My Boobs?"
	Preserved Ginger	by Barry Johnstone Jan. 31, 2012	$4.99	65157 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I got divorced from my first wife, (Sheila) in 1986, who then (sadly) died on July the 28th, 008.I got married again in 1993. My daughter Emily died on September 11th 1998 (there is absolutely nothing in the human experience that messes up your head more than loosing a child!) which is why I have complete sympathy for people trying to live in places like Iraq or Iran etc. As if loosing Emily wasn’t enough, my step-daughter Lauren died May 10th 2009! The only thing positive about these awful and tragic events is that ones attitudes are sharpened, re-defined and made more definite. Not necessarily militant, abrasive and opiniated! I’ve now retired from the NZSO (September 2007) and after 40 years of playing the double-bass sitting in front of the loudest trombone section in the known universe - no longer play anything! Through-out my career in the NZSO, I have composed music. Now that I have retired, I can devote more time to this addictive and challenging pursuit (an activity that gives me great pleasure) and this does NOT mean that what I compose is of any great shakes. I write music only for the sheer hell of it, and generally only for me. I have not formally studied i.e. counter-point or anything, so what I write tends to be quite vertical and quite boring, however, like anything else, it’s much easier to judge on what it isn’t, rather than what it is. The other thing is that I don’t actually care what is thought of any music that I may compose, because I’m only concerned with the very first stage of the process – that of actually writing it! (I have to reiterate – I’m only writing for me) If it’s any good – fine. If it isn’t any good – equally fine!
	Naked in Budapest - Travels with a passionate nomad	by Heather Hapeta Jan. 30, 2012	$4.99	96370 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A freelance travel writer and photographer who lives in New Zealand.
	My imagination and art have sustained me	by Mary O'Brien Jan. 29, 2012	$4.95	151121 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: My name is Mary Joanne Lydia O'Brien. I was born in Providence, Rhode Island. I was adopted as an infant from a Catholic orphanage. I grew up in and out of special schools. I completed high school, graduating from the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Although I'm visually impaired, I like a lot of visual things. I draw, paint, take pictures, and write. I published a book with Author House under a pen name. Its called "Seeking love and acceptance on a path of adversity " I designed the front cover myself. Recently I republished my book. I used my real name and changed the title to "My imagination and art have sustained me" Its a memoir. I published with Xlibris.The book is available at the xlibris on line store and at amazon.
	A Pilot Turns 360	by Brian Christofferson Jan. 29, 2012	$4.99	50626 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Brian Christofferson was born in northern Idaho, grew up in Oregon and Montana and graduated from high school in Eureka, Montana in 1969. While on an adventure to Hawaii he found that he won the Vietnam Lottery. Faced with draft number 29 he elected to enlist in the Air Force. After three years, ten months, two weeks, four days, six hours and some odd minutes in service to his country he moved to Missoula in 1975 to pursue a degree in pre-medical sciences while taking a job as a flight instructor as his "Plan B". When the opportunity arose to fly airmail in a twin-engined airplane he made the leap. On the first of April 1977 made the drive north for another adventure which was the seed for his book "Wadie's Sandbox". After thirty years of flying professionally he retired in 2007 and he and his wife moved to Panama where they enjoy beach time, meeting new people, playing the piano and writing.
	Corporate Fall Guy	by Arch Deal Jan. 28, 2012	$4.95	39446 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Author Arch Deal was born October 5, 1931 in Hickory, N.C., a hosiery and furniture manufacturing center. His father was an entrepreneur, working in the hosiery mills and later starting his own body shop. His mother was a homemaker and also worked in the hosiery mills. When she returned from work each evening she cooked dinner, often his favorite dish of fried chicken, mashed potatoes with lots of gravy and black eyed peas. He has one sibling, an older brother, Charles Harold Deal. Charles eventually got into the newspaper business while Arch went in the direction of broadcast. As a child, he tore apart radios and put them back together, not always succeeding. His proudest accomplishment of the time was making a radio out of two razor blades and some pencil lead…and it worked to his amazement. Arch got into broadcasting as a teenager while helping a local man with the sound system at Legion Field in Hickory. Eventually, he started filling in by broadcasting play by play for the Hickory Rebels baseball team. The man he substituted for was George Murphy who worked with him to correct a speech impediment that prevented him from rolling his “R’s”…instead of saying “three” he would say “twee.” During his college days, he worked his way up five radio stations and finally landed a job at WSJS in Winston-Salem. He did everything from news and weather to setting up props and announcing. In the early days of television, you had to be able to do just about everything. After a few more gigs in North Carolina, he found his way to Florida. The station manager from WTVT saw him on TV while vacationing in the North Carolina mountains and called him at the Charlotte station he broadcasting from. It didn’t take him long to make the decision to move. From WTVT he went to WSUN-TV, the Tampa Bay area’s very first television station. Eventually he would end up as a street reporter at WFLA-TV, quickly working his way up to anchoring the six and eleven o’clock news and legendary status. There were some serious bumps and bruises along the way as well as celebrations and joyous occasions, all of which are outlined in detail in his book. Arch has five children: Karen, Diane, Doug, Shari and Michelle.
	Free radical	by Roderic Anderson Jan. 28, 2012	$4.99	80016 words	Sample 20%
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	ChironTraining Volume 5: 2009	by Rory Miller Jan. 27, 2012	$2.99	74954 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: After nearly thirty years in martial arts, 18 working with violent criminals in Corrections and a year as a contractor in Iraq, I now teach and write on the subject of violence. I've been a military medic; a tactical team member and leader; a corrections officer and sergeant. Basically, I'm a little scarred up, but generally happy.
	Armazém Colombo	by Carlos Gentil Vieira Jan. 26, 2012	$2.49	48182 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Carlos Gentil Vieira was born in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, and has lived in Rio de Janeiro for a long time. He loves typical Minas Gerais cuisine, with dishes such as "frango com quiabo", "canjinquinha com costelinha" and "feijão tropeiro". Sometimes, as traditional in his state, he drinks an authentic "cachaça" from Salinas, which he recommends to everybody as a healthy habit.
	Mein russisches Tagebuch (1)	by Detlev Crusius Jan. 26, 2012	$1.49	13883 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Geboren am 31. 1. 1942 in Landsberg/Warthe, Ostbrandenburg, heute Polen. 1945 Flucht vor der Roten Armee nach Güstrow, damals noch SBZ. 1953 erneute Flucht nach Westdeutschland. Gymnasium in Krefeld. Von 1957 fuhr er als Schiffsjunge und später Matrose um die Welt. 1963 folgte eine kaufmännische Lehre und 1968 der Wechsel in die EDV. Er arbeitete anfangs in Deutschland, später in London, Rom, Moskau, Libyen, Kuwait und Saudi Arabien. Projekte in Libyen brachten ihn Anfang 1990 mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt. 1996 wurde er verhaftet und 1997 wegen Verstoß gegen das Außenwirtschaftsgesetz und das UN-Embargo zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt. In der JVA-Ossendorf entstand sein erster Roman – ABSTURZ. Die überarbeitete Fassung TARHUNA ist seit Oktober als eBook verfügbar.
	In Chariots Of Iron	by Ray W. Lane Jan. 25, 2012	$4.99	50424 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Ray Whitfield Lane, born in 1918 at Calgary General Hospital, to Ruth Hill Lane and John Quinn Lane. Three sisters: Catherine, Ethel, and Frances. One brother, James. Ray grew up in Calgary and small town Alberta (Three Hills, and Delia—where his father was tinsmith, undertaker and town cop all at the same time). Dr. White, a British physician, lived with the Lane family for a period of time. White strongly influenced Ray’s intellectual and artistic development. As a young man, Ray worked for the Forestry Service in the National Parks. This was the source of his story “The Rubber Bear” in Key Porter’s “Great Bear Adventures”. After the war Ray married Frances Augusta Oakes. They had two children—Ruth and Ian, and subsequently two grandchildren—Cassandra and Clinton. Ray worked long term at the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton. After Frances’s death, Ray re-married to Odette Anne, then after her death many years later, married Lorna McGhee. Ray and Lorna continue to live in Edmonton. Ray Whitfield Lane is currently 93-years-old as of October 13, 2011. Lane is an award-winning author and gifted watercolour artist, with about 60 articles and short stories appearing in the Esso Annuitants Newsletter, the Edmonton Journal and in Key Porter Books’ anthology, “Great Bear Adventures.”
	Years Without Hope	by Werner Juretzko Jan. 25, 2012	$3.99	57376 words	Sample 20%
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	My Not-So-Ordinary Life	by Christine Rice Jan. 25, 2012	$3.99	12041 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Christine Rice is a professional writer, editor, and author. She has written for publication since 2007. She is the author of three books and is planning to publish her fourth book in 2012. She has been a freelance writer and editor since 2011. She enjoys writing, reading, computers, the Internet, family, animals, shopping, and cafes. She resides in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband and cat.
	A Lucky Life	by John Tassell Jan. 24, 2012	$1.99	77736 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: John Tassell was born in England and migrated to Sydney, Australia after the end of the Second World War. From an inauspicious start, John’s luck soon changed. After a hectic working life, he now lives on the beautiful Tweed Coast of Northern New South Wales where he still leads a busy life, now entirely devoted to pleasure: golfing, swimming and dining out. He is currently writing his fifth book.
	From the Ganges to the Snake River	by Debu Majumdar Jan. 23, 2012	$4.99	86251 words	Sample 20%
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	Memoirs of a Trap Star's Wife	by Bella Jones Jan. 23, 2012	$3.99	53300 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: About Bella... Here is a little background about myself and my work. I am a 28 year woman who has had my share of trials and tribulations. Ive gone through it all from losing all thos close to me to feeling like this world was too much for me to handle. But through it all, I maintained my sanity and my life experiences have giving me a strength that I could do anything, that I can handle anything.
	All My Georgias: Paris-New York-Tbilisi	by Redjeb Jordania Jan. 23, 2012	$5.99	72551 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Son of the president of the first Republic of Georgia, Redjeb Jordania was born and raised in Paris and later moved to New York City and East Hampton. A former student of L’Ecole des Sciences Politiques and a graduate of Yale University, at various periods of his life Redjeb has been a Visiting Scholar at the Harriman Institute, a professional pianist/composer, a professor of Maritime History, a Marine Museum Director, a foreign-language textbooks writer and editor. He frequently travels to France and Georgia where he retains many ties. Recent Publications: All My Georgias: Paris-New York-Tbilisi (a memoir) Escape from the South Fork and Other Stories (Short Stories) New York Au Ras Les Rues: vignettes des années 70 (Stories) Music Compositions: The Chamber Music of Redjeb Jordania, Vol. 3 (CD recording) Percussion Concerto, Perkiomen Suite for piano (CD recording) All the above available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Nook, and most other venues
	The Stories of My Youth	by Lorem J. Fause Jan. 21, 2012	$0.99	16064 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lorem J. Fause was born, raised and educated in the hills of eastern Connecticut. His main occupation has been the design and writing of computer software systems. These stories come from his alter ego, the writer of words.
	Celebrity Ghost Stories - Joe Cocker, spooks and the haunted nightclub	by Don Hale Jan. 21, 2012	$2.99	14170 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A former British investigative journalist and author of several books on true crime, crime novels, historical books, sports.
	ZOOM	by Incog Nito Jan. 20, 2012	$7.99	72900 words	Sample 5%
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	Under the Banana Moon: Living, Loving, Loss and Asperger's	by Kimberly Tucker Jan. 20, 2012	$3.99	80690 words	Sample 20%
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	A Touch of Cancer	by Black Leaf Publishing Jan. 20, 2012	$1.99	15068 words	Sample 20%
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	Snapshots of Fictionalized Facts	by Angie Kress Jan. 20, 2012	$1.99	22971 words	Sample 30%
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	The Ballad Of Jim Shelley: My Life As A Failed Rock Star	by Jim Shelley Jan. 19, 2012	$3.99	121038 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Jim Shelley (b. February 29, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, painter, and former high school teacher. Since the release of his first album, 12 Songs, in 1979, Shelley has usually recorded his albums in his home studio on a four or eight track machine, more often than not performing all the instrumental and vocal parts himself, though in recent years he has employed a full band on a number of occasions. Shelley is a relatively prolific writer, having released more than 500 songs on over forty records, most of them since 1989. He played a prominent role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene. Over the last couple decades, Shelley has performed live a hundred or so times on the East Coast, mostly in or near his home town of Harrisonburg, Virginia, with various rock bands under the names of Book of Proles, The Plague Dogs, The Karl Rove, Fear + Whiskey, and most famously, Book Of Kills. On 10 February 2010, Shelley announced on the official band web page, that he was disbanding Book Of Kills "forever", though he left open the possibility that the group might play an occasional benefit in the future. A month later, 13 March 2010, the group performed one final time at the Little Grill in Harrisonburg, the venue where they delivered their first live show in 1994. In early 2010, Shelley created a new, more improvisational group called Fear + Whiskey. Jim lives with his wife, Mary Lou, in Bridgewater, Virginia. He has two children, Christian and Daniel, and a dog, Sadie.
	My China Eye	by Angelina Forrest Jan. 18, 2012	$24.95	136611 words	Sample 20%
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	A Merchant Seaman's Survival - An Autobiography - An Escape Story of World War II	by Edward J. Sweeney Jan. 17, 2012	$6.89	53510 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: After his World War 2 escapes, Edward Sweeney met and married Betty. During many years of happy marriage they raised 3 children Allan, Barbara and Ray. Edward became a successful businessman with his company Grange Flooring, which did contracts for many councils, hospitals, schools, etc.. Before his wife died, they enjoyed round the world cruises and trips to his birthplace in Melbourne, Australia. Despite living in England for most of his life, Australia was always his home.
	Out of the Bag: A Search for Missing Pieces	by Greg McAllister Jan. 16, 2012	$5.99	72883 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Greg McAllister is a former seminarian, playground director, college instructor, truck driver, bartender, radio announcer, restaurant manager, career advisor, newsletter editor, filmmaker, and education benefits manager. After receiving his BA in Philosophy, he studied Theology for three years, then earned an M.A. in Creative Arts Interdisciplinary Studies from San Francisco State University and an MSW from Colorado State University. He has lived and worked in Northern California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington D.C., New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. He currently lives with his wife, Linda, in Vermont where he writes and works as a hospice volunteer. He has two grown children, and enjoys traveling by bicycle, motorcycle and kayak. In 2003 he published his first book, Confessions of a Serial Celibate.
	Undercover Girl: Growing up transgender	by Jill Davidson Jan. 15, 2012	$4.99	129944 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I am a school psychologist. I work in three K-8 schools. My professional interests are in the teaching and assessment of reading comprehension, the management of aggression in children, and gender identity issues. I like writing stories about identity conflict. I enjoy doing history, cooking, hiking, comedy, theater.
	Excursions in My Mind	by Nana Awere Damoah Jan. 15, 2012	$2.99	36690 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Nana Awere Damoah was born in Accra, Ghana. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK, a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. Nana spent all his secondary or high school years at Ghana National College, Cape Coast, Ghana and speaks fondly of growing up in the suburb of Kotobabi, in the Ghanaian capital, where he started his education at the local Providence Preparatory School. A British Council Chevening alumnus, Nana works with Unilever West Africa. He is an associate of Joyful Way Incorporated, a Christian Music Ministry in Ghana, where he was the group’s National President from 2002 to 2004. Nana now serves on the Joyful Way’s Board. Nana started writing seriously in 1993 when he was in the sixth form and has had a number of his short stories published in the Mirror and the Spectator. In 1997, he won the first prize in the Step Magazine National Story Writing Competition. His writing has appeared in StoryTime ezine, Legon Business Journal, Sentinel Nigeria Magazine and the anthology African Roar (StoryTime Publishing, 2010). He is the author of two non-fiction books: Through the Gates of Thought (2010) and Excursions in my Mind (2008). He keeps a personal blog at www.nanadamoah.com, is the creator and editor of StoryLoom and Ghanamanisms (www.storyloom.wordpress.com and www.ghanamanisms.wordpress.com dedicated to Ghanaian fiction and non-fiction respectively) and is a columnist of Business and Financial Times newspaper. He is married to Vivian. The couple and their children, Nana Kwame Bassanyin, Nana Yaw Appiah, and Maame Esi Akoah, are based in Tema, Ghana.
	Sally Bone	by Sheila Fields Jan. 13, 2012	$6.99	87215 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: The author, Sheila Fields, combines scenes from her own life with her imagination. She has lived near Amsterdam for many years now, but her books breathe that authentic English atmosphere that England itself has almost forgotten.
	Born Minus	by honeynews Jan. 12, 2012	$9.99	77281 words	Sample 20%
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	Memoirs:The Soulful Recollection Friendship and Life	by Payal Roy Jan. 11, 2012	$1.99	10338 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: I am from India, and an avid reader and a travel enthusiast,besides being a professional banker.I love travelling to new places, meet new people and explore their history, culture and traditions. I love reading both fiction and non-fiction books and write poems, articles and short stories in my pastimes. Authoring and creativity have always been one of my major areas of interest from childhood. My penchant for writing poems and novels developed in the junior school years and has continued through my growing up years. I value friendship, nature and memorable moments spent amongst a diverse culture of people and places and hold them close to my heart through my poems and short articles on life and its changing moments. I sincerely attempt to share my views and ideas lucidly with my readers, and look forward to creating a host of vibrant fictional and non-fictional works for my readers in future. I am married and presently live in Europe with my family.
	Never Tell: recovered memories of a daughter of the Temple Mater	by Joyce A. Hood Jan. 10, 2012	$2.99	87941 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Joyce A. Hood was born on Canada/U.S. border and feels equally at home in Toronto’s river ravines and Southern California’s Solstice Canyon. As an English teacher she spent many years immersed in the glories of the English language, which continues to console her daily. Besides the obligatory failed novel and a body of poetry, she has written over 113 journals, a daily record of her thoughts over half a long lifetime. This experience has convinced her that narrative is the key to mental, physical and spiritual health and ultimately to the empathic evolution of humanity.
	The Struggle of Love	by P S Jan. 09, 2012	$9.99	34084 words	Sample 20%
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	A Seven-Year Goodbye	by Margo Gallagher Jan. 09, 2012	$7.99	39503 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: It seems like I’ve been a mom forever. I believe it was my calling; out of all of the many adventures and roads I’ve taken in my life, being a mom to Aaron, James and Daniel has been my greatest passion. They are always on my mind and in my heart. I am a Hospice volunteer in grief support, and actively involved in our community. I currently serve on the board of the Carousel Fund, a non-profit organization that helps families of children with life-threatening illnesses. Creative endeavors, nature, beaches, the simple pleasures of life are essential to my well-being. My personal philosophy is this: Choose love, take the high road, have a sense of humor, and meet others where they’re at. It’s not all about me, it’s about all of us.