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Novel Excerpts
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Pawn by blueswan28 [Reviews - 1]
The whole situation started not more than ten years ago. I was 18. I enrolled in a prestigious university, began Donna Lake’s story. Then, she met Matthew Manchino, a smooth, suave Italian boy with all the right moves. At first life was good, marriage came and her life began, one that was full of hope. She had everything; a good-looking husband, a beautiful home, and her school—then it all changed. Drugs, arms dealing—they all became part of life and life wasn’t as wonderful as Donna thought it would be. Each day went by, and each day was worse than the next. What was she to do? One day, she woke up and her whole world fell apart—she was dead on paper, but now she had a chance to get her own revenge—through the FBI. Yet, the FBI has its own twists and turns, moles and other insiders, and Donna becomes their player. Who does Donna believe? Is there anyone she can trust? Pawn: A Novel is a book about love, lies, deception and a woman’s need to survive. It’s Donna’s tale—her life.
Rating: For Adults Only - Warning(s): Strong Language, Adult Situations, Graphic Violence
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Collection by blueswan28 [Reviews - 2]
"Collection" boasts stories of the unimaginable - a set of stories found in an attic, mysteriously left behind by some unknown being. Each story brings you in an everyday life with an unforseen occurance. What lessons will you learn by a vampire? a house that has a ghostly past? a business that is failing and a ex-employee that comes back for his piece of the pie? "Collection" is just that - a collection of various horrors, and unimaginables; things that may appear in your everyday life and you wouldn't even know it!
Rating: For Adults Only - Warning(s): Strong Language, Adult Situations, Graphic Violence
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Bride of the Blood Moon by littlelaniec [Reviews - 1]
A gothic novel about a young woman, who is the last and most powerful witch of her bloodline, destined to destroy the vampire curse put upon the Tamsworth family by her ancestor hundreds of years ago. However, The Master Colin planned to change her destiny by having her marry him on the night of the blood moon, uniting their powers and raising the most powerful army of demons to rule the night.
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): none
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Moral Vengeance by rhaberer [Reviews - 1]
"Where he came from, hatred was a family business." - The opening line to a novel I've written about a war triggered by a terrorist nuclear attack. Does the U.S. respond with nuclear weapons, or can a moral vengeance be found? My name is Rod Haberer, and I've just recently published a POD novel titled, MORAL VENGEANCE. It's a technothriller I've written without all the long-winded poltical preaching so common in this genre. Believe it or not, I started work on it long before 9/11, but the book was adapted to reflect a new world reality. Most of the opening chapter is included here - let me know what your think - does it hook you? Do you want to read more? E-mail honest responses to akula1@cox.net...thanks.
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): Strong Language
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Armstrong's War by Silverjack [Reviews - 4]
This is the first chapter of a short western novel that I plan to send to Avalon. It is intended for the library market. Critique is welcomed and encouraged.
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): Adult Situations
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Real Life by Miskela [Reviews - 2]
Jessie's editor (and best friend) dupes her into accepting a "makeover piece" set in an exotic location. She thinks it's a weekend at the spa. However, she finds herself in the Australian Rainforest, with a quirky all-male crew and her rich, gorgeous, and conceited co-worker, Grant. Jessie has just tripped and fallen head-first into a mud pit.
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): Adult Situations
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Rubicon Harvest by aeryion [Reviews - 0]
Jonathon Webb is man struggling with demons-- past and present, personal and public. He finds himself suddenly thrust into the intricacies of a mysterious murder and in the wake of bizarre circumstances that seem to implicate him as the prime suspect, he must now consider his family's unwitting role in a newly evolving technological breakthrough. Reviews are encouraged and appreciated!!
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): Strong Language
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The Eider Files, the search for a new breed of bioterrorism weapon by dougmh [Reviews - 0]
This is chapter 1 of my novel.
Dr. Steven Finder, a down-on-his-luck scientist, is caught in a web of intrigue, hired by a mysterious man named Standek to find documents that make up the Eider Files. These files contain information on new biological warfare agents more deadly than Anthrax or other bio-agents; they describe a unique delivery system using small flying robotic insects. Foreign terrorist groups, Chinese and Moroccan, both after the files, confront Finder. He must also locate and stop a rogue Army Colonel who has stolen the bio-agent cultures and developed a clandestine underground lab for their production. The saga comes to a climax when all parties meet in a field near an old, dilapidated red barn in the Maryland countryside. Set in Washington, DC, The Eider Files is the intriguing adventure of an ordinary man placed in extraordinary circumstances, against criminal and terrorist elements with which he has no experience. It's an adventure where scientific know-how and plain common sense prevail during several weeks that could drastically affect the future of bio-terrorism and the world.
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): none
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Murder on the Waterfront by susanb55 [Reviews - 2]
Lady Margaret Chesterleigh is an artist. Art is her calling, her religion and her life . . . until one night a man dies in her arms. (Now available at Amazon.com)
Rating: Ages 13 and Up - Warning(s): none
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Dwansearlylite by ssharma [Reviews - 0]
Born to a respectable French-Canadian family, Dawn L’Andry shows promise as a student and dreams of becoming a schoolteacher. But her craving for both love and luxury cause her ultimate downfall.
After leaving her home and beloved father to attend university in Montréal, she finds life on a tight budget more difficult than she had anticipated. A fellow waitress at the restaurant where she earns a few extra dollars introduces her to the head of an escort service, and Dawn is sucked into a hooker’s life. She also fulfills her dream of teaching, but her nighttime activities often distract her from her altruistic mission. Her obsession with money and fascination with the idea of sex with strangers keep her constantly on the edge. Sought after by rich and famous clients, she engages in dangerous, exploitative acts with an adeptness that always makes them want more.
But an encounter with Sanjay, a wealthy, married East Indian physician, turns Dawn’s carefully arranged life upside down. Dawn’s beauty and sexual expertise leave Sanjay breathless. His infatuation with her escalates, disrupting his work and family life, until she proposes becoming his mistress, on condition that he never ask about her true identity. Sanjay lavishes her with jewelry, luxurious vacations, cash and even her own stock brokerage account. Their idyllic arrangement comes crashing down around them, however, when Dawn’s parents try to arrange a marriage for her. At first, Dawn is incensed but soon realizes that her parents’ concern for her future is justified. Terrified of her double life being exposed, she agrees to marry and breaks up with Sanjay. Though Dawn has tried not to be too hurtful, a jealous and enraged Sanjay hires a private investigator to uncover her disgraceful past. Dawn’s father learns of his daughter’s sordid hidden life and banishes her from the family.
Devastated, she drives her car off a bridge. Sanjay hears of her death and tries to take his own life. In the end, both lovers survive and meet by chance in Montréal. There, after an evening of soul-searching, they achieve forgiveness and find solace in each other’s arms once more.
Rating: For Adults Only - Warning(s): none
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