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	Ruthy's New Texas Lawyer Friend	by John Blandly Feb. 10, 2012	$1.99	5633 words	Sample 20%
	When Ruthy has to leave school back east and return to Texas after the death of her parents she meets Harry Fronctil, a young law student who needs to borrow her father’s law books
	Wilted (A Witching Pen Novellas Prequel)	by Dianna Hardy Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	5771 words	Sample 30%
	Fifteen-year-old Elena hides her magical abilities from everyone, except her best friend, Karl. Inseparable since very young, they've always shared everything, including the darkest parts of their lives. Elena's beginning to realise her feelings for Karl are growing into something more. But her mother's about to drop a bombshell – one that will change the course of her life, and heart, forever.
	The Final Conquest	by Shannon Rouchelle Feb. 08, 2012	$3.99	18014 words	Sample 5%
	In the final installment of the Leslie series, the young woman encounters the most harrowing villains.
	In The Spotlight	by Liz Botts Feb. 08, 2012	$2.99	63517 words	Sample 20%
	When sixteen year old Hannah Brewster lands the lead in the school musical she hopes it will be the perfect chance to get the attention of her family and her long time crush, Kyle.
	ANDROMEDA - Vampires adversaries ( Paranormal romance - Book 2 )	by Pet Torres Feb. 08, 2012	$2.99	6636 words	Sample 20%
	Seven years later ... Enna and Apollo are released from their punishments. Deron returns the Vangoth family’s home due to mysterious illness of his uncle Vilk. On the council of vampires, who will be the emissary of the Vangoth family... Apollo or Deron?
	Deck of Lies, Book 1: Justice	by Jade Varden Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	62498 words	Sample 20%
	When you build an entire life on a foundation of lies, it only takes one truth for the whole thing to come crashing down. I never invited the truth in. I never went searching for it. I never had any reason to suspect that the two people I loved most were dishonest with me every second of every day.
	2:32 a.m.	by Emily Ford Feb. 07, 2012	$1.99	106594 words	Sample 15%
	Sixteen-year-old Cat Townsend was jarred awake by an unknown black man sitting on the edge of her bed. He never said a word as he reached for her hand. She should have been afraid, but she wasn't. Then, he simply disappeared. Sitting up in the darkness, a chill ran down her spine. Somehow, Cat was certain this moment was significant and life altering. She glanced at the clock. It was 2:32 a.m
	Beetle: A Biography of a Virtual Girl	by Wes Loder Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	39684 words	Sample 20%
	Lanie, a smartass virtual who looks like an eleven-year-old girl, has two problems: getting Jeff, her creator, through his senior year and finding him a flesh girlfriend he can keep. Simple? But interfering administrators, clueless politicians, an obsessed former boyfriend and Jeff’s own poor social skills insure that nothing is either simple or easy. A bitter-sweet story of growth and love.
	Foreshadow	by Brea Essex Feb. 07, 2012	$2.99	65383 words	Sample 20%
	Imagine discovering that your boyfriend was out to kill you—and that the annoying boy from school was your guardian angel.
	Love in Mumbai	by Arul Das Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	1558 words	Sample 20%
	It was a party - a send-off party. Anne knew it was her last party at Mumbai University, where she'd spent two years studying for a Masters' degree received an proposal who was always hurted her in past.Is she accepted his love proposal or not is the conclusion.
	Please Don't Tell	by Kelly Mooney Feb. 07, 2012	$2.99	75423 words	Sample 10%
	Sixteen-year old, Sophie Gerrard has been in love with her close friend, Peter Watson since childhood. She planned to tell him how she felt during their families’ yearly vacation to the Caribbean. But when Peter arrives from London with a girlfriend and his cousin Ethan, her plans quickly change.
	Demons at Deadnight	by A&E Kirk Feb. 06, 2012	$2.99	92967 words	Sample 15%
	Seventeen-year-old Aurora Lahey has the crappiest superpower on the planet. And it just unleashed a demonic hit squad from hell. The Hex Boys—mysterious, hunky, notorious—hold the key to her survival but trusting them could prove fatal. This fight may cost Aurora everything worth living for but no worries. To win, she needs the Hex Boys and teaming up with these guys will probably kill her anyway.
	In Times of Violence	by Karina Kantas Feb. 06, 2012	$4.00	53358 words	Sample 5%
	In Times of Violence is an urban thriller about a bikers gang based in London, UK. A mixture of violence, romance, tragedy and comedy, this novel is an exciting read that you will not want to put down.
	The 13th Witch: Dark Moon Rising	by Stacey Thompson-Geer Feb. 05, 2012	$0.99	15219 words	Sample 20%
	I thought the worst was over, but I was wrong. Now I have to protect a halfling and keep my birth father from taking over the world. All this while not having any powers. I also may have to face the fact that Connor is not as good as I thought he was. When the dark moon rises all hell is going to break loose.
	Fall of Darkness	by David J. Nix Feb. 05, 2012	$2.49	55698 words	Sample 30%
	In the conclusion to The Shore of Monsters, Sky journeys through monster lands to find missing Thomas, who has plunged into wilderness searching for the lost Saints. The arrival of a well-armed, suicidal cult, the Chosen, bent on the extermination of humanity makes Sky's mission a race against time. Can she and Thomas reach The Saints with information about a new cure before the Chosen do?
	Tears of Blood	by Allyson Nichols Feb. 05, 2012	$1.99	28245 words	Sample 20%
	Mackenzie Carson had a normal life.Great parents,a witty best friend,and a loveable boyfriend,but all of that changed the night her boyfriend went missing.Almost two months later,he mysteriously comes back.He won't tell anybody where he's been or what happened to him and this leaves Mackenzie worried,but she's also terribly curious.She knows he's hiding something and wants to find out what it is.
	Heal	by Kirsty James Feb. 05, 2012	$2.95	45833 words	Sample 25%
	Elena had a gift. She didn’t know how it worked or why she had it, she just knew that it was there. When she moved away from London to a rural town in Suffolk, she was hoping for a fresh start. What she got was so much more; including a love she barely believed in let alone thought she would find. She needed acceptance, they needed a miracle. Maybe she was it.
	Death by Chocolate Anthology	by Stacey Wallace Benefiel Feb. 05, 2012	$2.99	84382 words	Sample 20%
	Six delish YA supernatural romance short stories with a cocoa twist.
	Shadow Eyes	by Dusty Crabtree Feb. 04, 2012	$5.99	108727 words	Sample 20%
	Iris Kohl lives in a world populated by murky shadows that surround, harass, and entice unsuspecting individuals toward evil. But she is the only one who can see them. She’s had this ability to see the shadows, as well as brilliantly glowing light figures, ever since an obscure, tragic incident on her fourteenth birthday three years earlier.
	Heaven Below	by Heather Marie Adkins Feb. 03, 2012	$2.99	55001 words	Sample 20%
	When sixteen-year-old Kelli McNeil sets into motion an ancient prophecy from an extinct civilization, memories of past lives return to her. As the dreams intensify, Kelli discovers that she is the answer to the renewal of her lost race and without her, her kind will never rise again.
	Mara's Secret	by Felicia Rogers Feb. 03, 2012	$3.99	75041 words	Sample 5%
	Sequel to The Key… Dougal Lachlan was prepared to spend the rest of his days in prison, but he wakes up in an unexpected place and time with a new mission. Should he be thankful, or terrified? Mara Hess has been unable to speak for the last ten years. Her family believes she is dimwitted. But Mara knows something. A secret she is afraid to share.
	Guardian	by S.B. Rodgers Feb. 01, 2012	$2.99	63311 words	Sample 15%
	It’s been almost a year since Abby Shepard’s once-perfect life crumbled into little more than a nightmare. Dumped, bullied and abused, the seventeen-year-old has all but given up hope. Little does she know that her father died protecting a family secret; a secret that has the forces of good and evil battling to claim the power lurking just beneath her skin.
	Purr Island (Teen Paranormal Romance) (The Lukos Trilogy Book #3)	by C. S. Dorsey Feb. 01, 2012	$2.85	40529 words	Sample 15%
	After finding out Heath was his uncle, Alejandro couldn't imagine anything worst than that. Until the love of his life (Francesca) is kidnapped by the lunatic. Now, Alejandro has no other choice but to face his father's past demons as he comes face to face with the man behind the Lukos army. Its the moment Alejandro has been dreading and the moment the Cerna Kochas have been waiting for. Novella.
	In the Wake of a Dream	by Sasha Strack Jan. 31, 2012	$0.99	41138 words	Sample 15%
	Eighteen-year-old Annie McGallagher is seeing dreamcatchers everywhere. Among them is a tattoo curling down Ashton Wildecore’s chest in psychology class. Ash is gorgeous, mysterious, and out of nowhere taking a strange interest in Annie. Ash, however, has a secret. He is a Dreamdrifter – a super human that can enter and heal subconscious minds. And that's not even Ash’s biggest secret.
	A Kiss for Emily	by J P Galuska Jan. 31, 2012	$2.99	81361 words	Sample 15%
	Emily never thought that falling in love would put her smack dab in the middle of chaos. Or have her question her own sanity. When strange occurrences turn unbelievable, it becomes a race against time to save her from none other than the good-guys.
	Somewhere Over the Freaking Rainbow (A Young Adult Angel Romance)	by L.L. Muir Jan. 30, 2012	$3.99	75865 words	Sample 10%
	Ours is not the only world that's gonna get rocked.
	Lucy	by Sharra Veltheer Jan. 30, 2012	$1.49	6191 words	Sample 10%
	Roy is in love with Lucy, but when another girl appears in the scene, how will he keep it all together?
	Valkyrie- princess vampire Saga	by Pet Torres Jan. 30, 2012	$0.99	7123 words	Sample 20%
	The 6 first chapters of every book of the Saga. ( Books 1 and 2 ).
	Majestica; First Glimpse	by Rebecca Mize Jan. 30, 2012	$2.99	70333 words	Sample 20%
	This story of love, courage, determination, and hope will keep you wanting to know what's going to happen next. Through all the joy, torment, and wonder, watch as the love between Lacey and Jace is challenged and threatened time and time again, and yet somehow continues to thrive. This passionate and suspenseful love story has an interesting fantasy twist, which is sure to excite its readers.
	Destined to Die (The Briar Creek Vampires, #3) by Jayme Morse & Jody Morse	by Jayme Morse Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	60289 words	Sample 20%
	When Lexi finds herself standing face-to-face with her cousin, Austin, who she believed to be dead, everything in her worlds turns upside down. Escaping Briar Creek and the vampires in it is only the first step that she must take to ensure her own safety. She still has many obstacles ahead of her and secrets to uncover before she can change her fate.
	A Diamond in my Heart	by Lorena Angell Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	59187 words	Sample 20%
	The Unaltered series book two. Calli can read minds, view the future, heal, and locate other Diamond Bearers she didn't know existed. She learns of traitors who have sided with the US Government and who threaten her new world and loved ones. She questions her own loyalties and friendships, and ultimately be faced with the inevitable--the reuniting of the diamond shards.
	Bloody Little Secrets	by Karly Kirkpatrick Jan. 29, 2012	$3.99	60884 words	Sample 20%
	17-year-old Vicky Hernandez has a big problem. She's dead. Or not quite. After discovering she's been turned into a vampire, she tries to settle into a quiet suburb of Chicago and return to a normal life. If only she could stop wanting to bite her boyfriend. Not to mention she is dying to find out who turned her, and why. She doesn't have to wait long before they come to her.
	Nalani the Silver Werewolf and the Bewitched Vampire	by Vianka Van Bokkem Jan. 29, 2012	$3.99	7835 words	Sample 5%
	I am the only ‘silver fur’ werewolf in my ‘Khánara’ clan; because my long hair is platinum silver and my eyes are light gray. My name is ‘Nalani’. I was betrayed once, and I never thought that I was going to fall in love again; until I met ‘Logan’ an Australian vampire under a horrible binding spell.
	Sparrow Swift Race	by Allan R. Wallace Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	5646 words	Sample 20%
	Personal Sovereignty Achieved ~ In this last of the Swiftee ePulps, Sparrow starts the equally important task of building an intentional life worth living. What will combine his military prowess, his dark connections to political circles, with a life filled with lovely ladies and Joie de vivre? A Party!
	My ex-boyfriend is my TEACHER?!	by Angelicia Anderson Jan. 28, 2012	$3.99	25059 words	Sample 10%
	Meet Alexis Lynn Anderson. She's not your typical teenage girl. She went to hell and came back for more. The first day of her sophomore year is HELL. From almost being raped, to being forced to jump off a building, like I said. Alexis Lynn Anderson is no your typical teenage girl. In this story, you will see life in her perspective. Look deeply behind every word and you'll see the message.
	Memoir of a Mermaid: When, at last, he found me.	by Adrianna Stepiano Jan. 28, 2012	$5.99	90948 words	Sample 15%
	In her debut, young adult novel, Adrianna Stepiano introduces the hidden secrets of merfolk; buried for centuries beneath the dark waves. Witness as new friendships are formed and old trusts are broken.
	Souls Apart (Book 1 in the Lost Souls Trilogy)	by Anna Pescardot Jan. 28, 2012	$0.99	23699 words	Sample 20%
	A young adult paranormal romance - seventeen year old Charlotte first meets Eddie at an attic sale in a scary mansion house. As she spends more time with him she starts to fall deeper in love, despite his strange ways. When she finds out they were together in a past life she discovers terrible secrets, and when someone close to her is murdered she realizes Eddie isn't the man she thought he was.
	Eve Eden vs. the Zombie Horde	by Suz Korb Jan. 27, 2012	$4.99	69850 words	Sample 20%
	Eve Eden. Fifteen year old girl living in small town USA. Gets magically transported to England on several occasion. Deals with bi-polar vampire and eventually fights against the zombie horde.
	Soul	by Erika Lindsen Jan. 26, 2012	$2.99	15767 words	Sample 5%
	Blood runs across the floor like a winter’s creek. It always puts a smile on his face. As a Taker – a demon sent to entice humans to commit suicide in order to gain their soul for Lucifer – Drebin is at the top of his game. He has already claimed 421 souls and there is no sign of him slowing down. Much like a fine wine, Drebin gets better with age.
	Once Again	by Amy Durham Jan. 25, 2012	$2.99	68835 words	Sample 20%
	The phenomenon of reincarnation simmers beneath the surface of Sky Cove, Maine, where high school students Layla Bradford and Lucas Ellis discover that the evil that killed them in their previous existence is still alive and well. Can they find the truth in time to stop the same tragedy from unfolding once again?
	INITIATION (Bonfire Academy Book One, Bonfire Chronicles)	by Imogen Rose Jan. 24, 2012	$3.99	94596 words	Sample 8%
	Hidden in the alpine mountains of St. Moritz is an exclusive private school. Enter at your own risk. Welcome to Bonfire Academy.
	Until Next Time: The Angel Chronicles, Book 1	by Amy Lignor Jan. 24, 2012	$4.99	74298 words	Sample 20%
	From murder to redemption, an angel/warrior team must find a way to keep the faith they have in each other in a world that's ripping them apart.
	Royal Blood and One Commitment	by Simone Van Duin Jan. 24, 2012	$2.99	125473 words	Sample 50%
	Princess Isabella and Prince Connor. They would be together out of commitment to their thrones and country. Isabella would give anything up to please her father. But it comes to a point, when is too much, too much? But Connor keeps a secret, a secret which leads to their own destruction. The sequal to this story is Unbreakable Love and Unforgivable Lies.
	Pieces of Time	by Timothy Paterson Jan. 23, 2012	$0.99	3214 words	Sample 20%
	Antiques tell us a story, if we listen carefully. this is the story of a very old pocket watch with a story of its own.
	Jean-Luc's Story: People Are Closer Than They Appear (Book 3)	by Donna Crupi Jan. 22, 2012	$1.99	37714 words	Sample 20%
	Growing up in the United States, Heather has no idea what it means to be American. When she is paired up with Jean-Luc from France to complete a social studies project, she is forced to see herself through very critical eyes; her own. As Heather walks down a self-destructive path, all of her friends turn their back on her. Jean-Luc refuses to give up, but will his friendship be enough to save her?
	Jordan's Story: A Life Worth Living (Book 2)	by Donna Crupi Jan. 21, 2012	$1.99	38990 words	Sample 20%
	Faced with the responsibility of raising his younger sister, Jordan has only his grandfather to turn to for support. Elle living on the outside of the popular group escapes to the senior center to find a place she belongs. Can these two settle their differences in time to team up and face the greatest challenge of their lives? With a little help from a couple of heroes, all is possible.
	EQUILIBRIUM (Portal Chronicles Book Two)	by Imogen Rose Jan. 20, 2012	$3.99	80680 words	Sample 8%
	When California teen Arizona Darley and her siblings go missing, their mother, Dr. Olivia Darley, discovers that the time-travel portal she invented has been hijacked.
	Rival Demons	by Sarra Cannon Jan. 19, 2012	$2.99	77726 words	Sample 20%
	After narrowly escaping death at the hand of the Order of Shadows, Harper finds herself thrust into the strange and beautiful world of the shadow demons. The Order of Shadows is determined to bring her home and transfer the Prima line to the Harris family. They send vicious hunters after Harper. Determined to keep her safe, Jackson takes her deep into an underground world with dangers of its own.
	Daniel's Story: Lungs Prefer Air (Book 1)	by Donna Crupi Jan. 18, 2012	$0.99	41707 words	Sample 20%
	After their teacher assigns a persuasive essay challenging students to improve one aspect of their life, Daniel discovers that Jazmin is still fighting demons from her past. Daniel is ready to become her hero as he comes up with a plan to have Jazmin run for the Board of Education in order to stop an abusive principal. Little does he know, their actions will change their school forever.
	Box Set: Winning Sarah's Heart (8 Serial Novels)	by H.T. Night Jan. 18, 2012	$2.99	85443 words	Sample 15%
	This is a box set that has the first eight serial novels in the Winning Sarah's Heart Series.