Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts

Friday, November 25, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Here are some freebies for the holiday weekend.

The Monstrous Hunt, by Tara Young

Description from Smashwords: “When Oliver finds himself bored at a Renaissance fair, he sees the woman of his dreams. Refusing to let her slip away without a fight, he impulsively follows her to York. Unfortunately, he witnesses a series of strange murders and his simple efforts to meet a girl are turned into the worst of nightmares.”

On Smashwords

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Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, by Hamilton Wright Mabie

On Amazon

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Dubliners, by James Joyce

Description from Wikipedia: "Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century."

On Project Gutenberg

Friday, November 11, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Snowdrop and Other Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

On Project Gutenberg

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Rescue Me by Sydney Allan

Description from Amazon: “Sydney Allan is a best selling author of over 40 published novels, as well as an historical costume-aholic, animal lover, and amateur interior designer-slash-DIY'er (one of her most treasured possessions is her Dewalt cordless drill). When she isn't penning her next romance novel, caring for her menagerie of pets, children, grandchildren (and husband), whipping up a 16th century blackworked smock, or demolishing a room in her house, she also writes erotic romance under the name Tawny Taylor and urban fantasy novels under the name Tami Dane.”

On Amazon

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SteampunX - Episode One: Funk and Puck by Benjamin Jacobson

Description from Smashwords: “It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. Deep in the woods of the Ten Hundred Nations, the man called Thunder creates miracles from wire, wood and stone. When twin teenagers discover the mangled body of Thunder’s cervine automaton, a plot is uncovered that could lead to the end of the hundred year peace.”

On Smashwords

Friday, October 14, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Who doesn’t love a freebie? Here we go.

Milking the Rhino: Dangerously Funny Lists, by Chris Rush

From Amazon: “Chris Rush, considered a comedian's comedian, has performed at clubs, colleges, and theaters across the United States and Canada. He has been selected best male comic by the Association of Comedy Artists. His debut album, First Rush, went gold and is considered a cult classic. His second album, Beaming In, also a classic, has been re-released as a CD and is available at laugh.com. Chris Rush was one of the original contributors to National Lampoon magazine, and he can be heard on Sirius and XM satellite radio. More information is available at www.chrisrushcomedy.com and www.milkingtherhino.com.”

On Amazon

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Dead Men Tell No Tales, by Ernest William Hornung

Excerpt: “Nothing is so easy as falling in love on a long sea voyage except falling out of love. Especially was this the case in the days when the wooden clippers did finely to land you in Sydney or in Melbourne under the four full months. We all saw far too much of each other unless indeed we were to see still more.”

On Project Gutenberg

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The Problem with Polly, by Scott William Carter

From Smashwords: “How many cats is too many? One? Ten? A thousand? When Nathan Randall awakes one morning to find a strange tortoise shell cat sitting on his dresser, he's soon struggling with the most unusual problem of his life.”

On Smashwords

Friday, October 7, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Good evening, Lovebugs. Here are some freebies.

The Dunwich Horror by HP Lovecraft

ManyBooks.net “The story of Wilbur Whateley, son of a deformed albino mother and an unknown father, and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade--all the while indoctrinated him into dark rituals and witchcraft by his grandfather.”

On ManyBooks

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Scream Angel, by Douglas Smith

From Amazon: “Think of human emotion as a geography, with peaks of pleasure and valleys of pain. Imagine a drug that flips the valleys and makes them peaks, too. You react now to an event based not on the pleasure or pain that it brings, but solely on the intensity of the emotion created. Pain brings pleasure, grief gives joy, horror renders ecstasy.

Now give this drug to a soldier. Tell them to kill. Not in the historically acceptable murder of war, but in a systematic corporate strategy--of xenocide.
They will kill. And they will revel in it.

Welcome to the world of Scream.”

On Amazon

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The Intrepid Adventures of Ralph Ingleton, by Alanna Foley

From Smashwords – “Listening to his grandfather's exciting travel tales, young Ralph dreams of becoming an adventurer himself some day.
However, as an adult, Ralph's imagination can sometimes get him into hot water. A tale with a twist or two in it.”

On Smashwords

Friday, September 30, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Here they are, kids.

The Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson

I recommend the illustrated version for a more awesome experience.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37532

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Surviving the Fog, by Stan Morris

Description from Smashwords: "Have you ever been to camp? What would you do if the adults left “for a few hours” and they had not returned a week later? What if your parents never showed up to take you home? What would you do if you realized that the area below was surrounded by a mysterious brown fog that was dangerous? How would you survive the winter? What would you eat? Warning-sexual situations, cursing, violence"


http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/712

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Dead Reckoning by Ronie Kendig

Really long description from Amazon: “Dead Reckoning is the story of a young woman anxious to abandon the crushing effects of her father’s espionage career only to find herself tangled in the very web of mystery and intrigue that consumed his life. Underwater archeologist Shiloh Blake is consumed with passion for the water and inflamed at the injustices of life, blaming her secret agent father for her mother's death. When her first large-scale dig traps her in the middle of an international nuclear arms clash, she flees for her life and is followed by an unknown man. Who is he? How is he always one step ahead? Reece Jaxon is a former Navy SEAL, who now serves his country as a spy. His mission is threatened by the beguiling Shiloh Blake as he hunts down the sources to a nuclear dead drop in the Arabian Sea. The only way to end this nightmare and prevent a nuclear meltdown is for Shiloh to join forces with Reece. Will Shiloh violate her vow to never become a spy like her father? Will she reconcile with her father? Will her trust issues destroy her chance for love? And will she allow God to help her through this ordeal?”

On Amazon

See you Monday!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Welcome to another late edition of Friday Fiction Freebies.

I actually picked this first one because it had ‘unicorn’ in the title. I used to love unicorns when I was a kid. However, if ever pressed to choose a magical breed of horse, I would have to go with Pegasus. They can fly, after all.

Unicorn Bait, by SA Hunter

From Amazon: “Naomi accidentally goes to another planet thanks to a unicorn horn. Unfortunately, the horn doesn't come with her. She doesn't know how to get home, but that's not her biggest problem. That would be her brand new husband, and he's kind of scary. Her only hope is a crazy witch who knows something about catching unicorns. Which would be fine and dandy except, it's the crazy witch who introduced her to her husband. And then RAN OFF. She's going to get her for that.
Unicorn Bait is a fun romp through a magical world filled with adventure, humor, and a little naughtiness.”

Link to the book on Amazon

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Eddie’s Shorts, Volume 3, by M. Edward McNally

From Smashwords: “Third volume of Eddie's old shorts, from the era of grunge and flannel. Contents: The 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America - "Grover Cleveland hates my guts." Breaking Up is Hard to Do – ‘The trip went pretty good, at first.’“

On Smashwords

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I downloaded this next one for my Kindle. I feel I must read it, but I’m also trying to find time to read Don Quixote (again). AAAAAAGH! Not enough reading time!!!

Also the cover image in the Wikipedia entry for the book is A-Maz-Ing. Seriously. If I were one of those fancy people with a real office, I would get it blown up and framed and then hang it on the wall.

A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

From Wikipedia: “A Princess of Mars is a science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his famous Tarzan series. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a genre that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. This vision of Mars was based on the work of the astronomer Percival Lowell, whose ideas were widely popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.”

On Gutenberg

See you Monday!

Friday, September 16, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

Happy Friday! Presenting…this week’s freebies.

Realms of the Red Rabbit Book 1, by Laura Eno

A spoiled, rich young woman is catapulted into an alternate universe because of an ancient legend. As she fights to find her way back home, she must adjust her way of thinking or remain trapped in the Realms for eternity. Along the way she learns the meaning of friendship, love and honor while struggling against the dangerous adversaries who are intent on keeping her there.

On Amazon

Dust, by AJ Mullarky

June, 1944: occupied France. With everything he has ever believed called into question, Don Oldfield reflects on the choices, and the tragedies, that brought him here. A story of first love and growing up, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.

On Smashwords

This last one is very cool, especially if you view one of the versions with the illustrations.

The World Turned Upside Down

Description from Wikipedia: “The World Turned Upside Down is an English ballad. It was first published on a broadside in 1643 as a protest against the policies of Parliament relating to the celebration of Christmas. Parliament believed the holiday should be a solemn occasion, and outlawed traditional English Christmas celebrations. There are several versions of the lyrics. It is sung to the tune of another ballad, ‘When the King Enjoys His Own Again’.”

On Gutenberg

See you next week

Friday, September 9, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies

These Friday Fiction Freebies are all Project Gutenberg books in honor of Michael Hart, the founder of the site who died this week at age 64. Godspeed, Mr. Hart.

Lincoln’s Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty, by Alexander K. McClure
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2517

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The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37364

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Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest, by Katharine Berry Judson
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2503

Friday, September 2, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies!

The General, by Tim Miller

A short story and a chapter in his blog novel. Also, there are pictures!

http://www.himtim.com/tims-blog.php

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Sleep Tight, by Anne Frasier

From Amazon: “Women who dye their hair blonde may think twice before heading to the salon after reading Frasier's (Hush) enthralling thriller about a serial killer who plucks the eyes out of his young blonde victims and grafts rose stems onto their fingers-all in an effort to create the perfect woman.”

On Amazon

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Masque of Moonlight and Shadows, by Darragh Metzger

From Smashwords: “Cool jazz reigns in Venice, warming the spring nights and inspiring the dizzying night life of the beautiful people In the autumn of the Jazz Age, every party is a masque, and every mask hides secrets. Dylan's paintings of Tiffany have swept art circles into a frenzy, made her into an icon, a fantasy, a creature of air and dreams as ephemeral as the music drifting through the evening shadows. But beneath the mask of fantasy is another Tiffany.”

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/73992

Friday, August 26, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies!

Here we are.

Horror of Yakshini, by Ratan Lal Basu

The protagonist, a collector of antique goods, buys a nude idol of a yakshini from an old man and uncovers it ignoring warnings of its seller. Thereafter he gets infatuated to the voluptuous idol and encounters horrible consequences.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/84189

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Hush, by Theresa Weir and Anne Frasier

Baby and mama murdering serial killer. A victim who escaped aids the cops in their investigation.

http://www.amazon.com/crime-fiction-police-procedural-ebook/dp/B0044KM17M/ref=zg_bstf_digital-text_15

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Ok, this freebie isn't a specific title. It's a whole website with really old comics for online viewing and download. It's very cool. However, I did read one that wasn't exactly politically correct. It was a wartime comic, so uh, ya know. Tensions were probably running a little high.

http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/


See you Monday!!

Friday, August 19, 2011

Friday Fiction Freebies!

Fiction freebies!

A Shadow Passed Over the Sun, Ryan Schneider

A SHADOW PASSED OVER THE SON is the first installment in the epic urban fantasy adventure series THE GO-KIDS, involving young protagonists dealing with universal themes of growing up, friendship, and loss of innocence, themes of children coming of age in an age of war. Ride along during the ongoing adventures of Parker, Sunny, Bubba, Igby, and Colby, characters readers will come to know and love.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/58112

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Four Weird Tales, Algernon Blackwood
The Insanity of Jones
The Man Who Found Out
The Glamour of the Snow
Sand
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16726

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Ancient Awakening, Matthew Bryan Laubbe
Hell comes home to Jersey.

Seven ancient demons known as the Fallen have awakened in New Jersey after a hundred years. Fortunately for Mike and Ann, so has the one man who can stop them, Joseph Miller. Trapped in a hospital filled with mythical monsters, only together can they unravel the mystery of the Cursed and escape with not only their lives but also their very humanity.

Ancient Awakening is a Horror/Action novel with just the right touch of comedy. It is the first book in the series The Ancient which follows the adventures of eccentric demon hunter Joseph Miller. His job is to defend the human race against seven mythical demons and their offspring. Unfortunately for us, he has been dead for the last hundred years. Ancient Awakening is followed by Ancient Enemies.
The all-new second edition of Ancient Awakening is professionally edited, 57,000 words, and includes a free preview chapter of Ancient Enemies.


http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Awakening-The-ebook/dp/B002RL9QUA/ref=zg_bstf_digital-text_22

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And lastly, one of my freebies.

Like Clockwork & A Tangled Mind, Lea Ryan
A trio of short stories about the supernatural
A Great Man
Amy
Mischief in Reau Garden

http://www.scribd.com/doc/45476850/Like-Clockwork-A-Tangled-Mind


Happy reading! Have a great weekend. See you Monday.

- Lea Ryan, Editor