A directory of free ebooks from the authors and publishers at Smashwords. View online samples here and then click over to Smashwords to download them in multiple ebook formats, readable on any e-reading device. Enjoy!
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Auralet | by Daphne Hyppolite May 17, 2012 | 1647 words | Read a sample |
| Mark Gonzales isnt your average Joe;his wit and desire for engraved currency is what sets him apart from society,or so he thinks. During his usual delivery route, he comes across a package to Auralet city, where he discovers an unusual town with identical houses only to be disfigured by his presence. The package gives him access to the mysterious home and a magical entity he must learn to control. | ||||
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Simba | by Sassha Gonzalez May 16, 2012 | 3758 words | Read a sample |
| At the end of his life, a dog describes changes he can't control or understand. A girl's tribute to her best friend. | ||||
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Camp Clearwater | by Rising Authors May 15, 2012 | 43931 words | Read a sample |
| It was just a camp...until the day nine mix-matched kids arrive at Camp Clearwater. Their dysfunctions take them into the woods in a twisted game of wilderness therapy, but the game quickly ends when even the counselor gets lost. Will it be too late before they learn to work together? Will...they...cope? | ||||
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The Rebellious Fingers | by A. J. Barry May 14, 2012 | 699 words | Read a sample |
| What if you couldn't stay focused on your work? | ||||
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Honeysuckle Ball | by Ipam May 14, 2012 | 43157 words | Read a sample |
| Teen action/love....Every year Apprenticeship at Metro City Birmingham invites 16 years old to compete for one job to better their family's lifestyle from rough farmland to luxury city living... However, South Beach girls never come back from competition and Tulu learns why. | ||||
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Salem's Sight | by Lyn Stanzione May 12, 2012 | 47190 words | Read a sample |
| 16 yr. old Salem Cabot blames herself for her father’s death. And her mother for everything else. Salem struggles against the knowledge that she's become psychic since the accident that killed her father. At first her visions are a mere annoyance, but when she sees her mother fall victim to a gunman, Salem must fight to harness the ability she fears. Will she save her mother? Or run out of time? | ||||
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Grandpa's Hot Sauce | by Stephen Brandon May 12, 2012 | 1250 words | Read a sample |
| A short story about what to do when a shortage is looming. | ||||
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Coffee Sir? | by Stephen Jennison-Smith May 12, 2012 | 440 words | Read a sample |
| Arthur has a cup of coffee and Sid hassles him. | ||||
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Words Kill Me | by Francis Murgold May 12, 2012 | 14460 words | Read a sample |
| What is Life without Voice? | ||||
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A History Renewed: The Mercer Legacy Book 2 | by Leslie Deaton May 10, 2012 | 5495 words | Read a sample |
| SNEAK PEEK 3 Chapters! Lyla Mercer is back, and this time she not only has to face the consequences of her actions the night of the battle, but she must learn to do it alone. A History Renewed (the sequel to A Marked Past) is being released in June 2012 | ||||
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Custody of the Chain | by A. J. Barry May 10, 2012 | 1070 words | Read a sample |
| What if you received a gift that carried a curse? | ||||
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Just Another Day | by A. J. Barry May 10, 2012 | 360 words | Read a sample |
| What if you kept forgetting your priorities? | ||||
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The Academy | by Cheryl Corbin May 10, 2012 | 2437 words | Read a sample |
| On the overcrowded planet of Ordilor, Cashin dreams of leaving for the Academy to have a future, but his parents have a different future planned for him, one that he never expected. | ||||
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TJ Thirteen - Episode 4 | by Goran Zidar May 10, 2012 | 2395 words | Read a sample |
| Tamara Jackson is a normal teenage girl. She has an normal life, is faced with the typical challenges, and deals with everyday problems. That was all about to change. Her best friend goes missing, and TJ is called upon to try and find her. | ||||
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Il cimitero di Beech Grove | by Daniele Fantini May 09, 2012 | 29900 words | Read a sample |
| Buck Jones è un assassino professionista che si è sempre mosso nell'ombra tra omicidi commissionati. L'ultima vittima è un miliardario di Knoxville, nel Tennessee: l'ultima perché Buck è deciso a cambiare vita proprio col denaro ricavato da quell'assassinio. Ma quando arriva in un piccolo cimitero di campagna per seppellire il cadavere, si ritrova faccia a faccia con una comunità di spettri. | ||||
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Mirrored | by Margot Lite-Lecture May 09, 2012 | 10898 words | Read a sample |
| Dazille hates mirrors or any reflective surface. Because what she sees in them isn't her reflection. It's something else, something dangerous. And it just took possession of her. | ||||
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Thorn In A Mother's Rose | by Sharonna Johnson May 08, 2012 | 8776 words | Read a sample |
| "Letting go is one way of saying I love you."~Unknown. For Alina Kobori, it was the only way. | ||||
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Rise of the Red Dragon | by Martin Rouillard May 08, 2012 | 97109 words | Read a sample |
| When Samuel Osmond sees two pairs of mysterious dice in a store for role-playing games, he thinks they’d be fun to show off at a cosplay event. He buys the white pair, leaving their black companions in the case. But when he casts the dice in his room that evening, he suddenly finds himself transported to a strange landscape, surrounded by scarred men in leather armor. | ||||
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Sora's Quest (Cat's Eye #1) | by T. L. Shreffler May 07, 2012 | 84149 words | Read a sample |
| Sora planned on running away from her wedding, but she never expected to be kidnapped! Dumped into a world of magical races, arcane jewelry and forgotten lore, she finds herself at the mercy of a dangerous assassin, haunted by an even darker past, and her Cat's Eye necklace is the only thing that can save his life. | ||||
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My favorite sin: Alternate Version 1 | by Mirvan Ereon May 07, 2012 | 1167 words | Read a sample |
| for Sandalphon The first kiss is always the sweetest. And the most sinful? In case you are wondering who is that yummy guy in the photo, that is MEEEEE! =P yes, it's unbelievable but a young gay Filipino writer as sexy as that really exists =P | ||||
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Sphereshifters: Aleph (Story Arcs 1, 2) | by Joshua Lemay May 07, 2012 | 19403 words | Sample 100% |
| Story Arc - 1 His sister's kidnapper should've been easy to deal with. A sphereshift there, another one here, and Rei would be as good as saved. Except Lancer's never been able to perform a sphereshift correctly, regardless of the instruction he's received in his village's school. How is he supposed to deal with a man who's spent years perfecting his own special type of sphereshifting? [And more] | ||||
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Jack City | by Robert J Dornan May 07, 2012 | 71730 words | Read a sample |
| During the infamous Week of Disasters, the citizens of the tiny town of Jack City were subject to a rain of fire, hurricane winds, hail the size of softballs and an invasion of army personnel. Six months later, the size of the town doubled with strangers from all over the world. Who were these people and what were they doing in Jack City? | ||||
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Terror in the Alley | by Laura Marshall May 07, 2012 | 1325 words | Read a sample |
| Do you know what a terrifying experience is? I bet you don’t and Terror in the Alley isn’t what you’d expect.This laugh out load story about the terrifying and traumatic experiences at a bowling alley will have you laughing in the ball return. | ||||
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The Race (A Gladius Adventure Series - Short Story) | by J. A. Paul May 07, 2012 | 6426 words | Read a sample |
| This is a short story featuring the main character, Gladius Oldmont, from the Gladius Adventure Series. Gladius competes in the annual Bartlett Trial Preliminaries, but before the race begins, Gladius learns the truth behind the mystery of a community death. Could this new discovery unexpectedly change the outcome of the race? The only way to find out is to run The Race. Approx. 6300 words. | ||||
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Adventures of Tain Bb, Hello? And Dumb | by Andrey Nuzhdin May 04, 2012 | 14636 words | Read a sample |
| In this book we meet Certain Rabbit(Tain Bb),and set of with him for a wonderful adventure in search of a magical feather which has gone missing. A light,lovely story about kindness,believing in each other and friendship. | ||||
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Dream Magic: Awakenings | by Dawn Harshaw May 04, 2012 | 54375 words | Read a sample |
| A young boy battles demons and learns magic in a shared lucid dream. | ||||
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Dead World | by Alice V May 03, 2012 | 11849 words | Read a sample |
| The Dead World is no place for children. The year is 2023 and nearly two years after a terrible outbreak that turned the dead into walking corpses. At night the world belongs to THEM and the remaining human survivors must struggle to stay alive. No one knows how this happened or why but reasons are the last thing on Myra's mind. | ||||
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Soul Snatcher (Soul Series - book 1) | by annie nadine May 03, 2012 | 97284 words | Read a sample |
| Soul Snatchers are predators, which come in varying human forms, and have been prowling for centuries. Among the many frightening skills they possess they were truly designed for one purpose, to steal your soul. Their seductive ways count their prey helpless. | ||||
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Hero of Ranora: free preview | by Andrew Mitton May 02, 2012 | 5246 words | Sample 30% |
| Ranora was a world of peace, until the ruthless Emperor Neyom took control.Now, it is up to an unlikely hero and his friends to save the world as they know it. Will they have what it takes to restore order, or will they be too late to make a difference? | ||||
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Brad's Girl | by Shay Collins May 02, 2012 | 5203 words | Read a sample |
| A teen finds herself in the middle of a love triangle gone wrong. | ||||
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Adversity (Cursed #2.5) | by Claire Farrell May 01, 2012 | 50102 words | Read a sample |
| Intended to be read after Clarity (Cursed #2). Approx. 50,000 words. Kali is the seventh of seventh, born with a destiny she'll risk lives to escape. Her choices will ripple dangerously into future generations. Amelia's haunted by a gypsy girl and her own lack of bravery. To make amends, she'll do whatever it takes to help her brother and best friend, even if it's something neither of them want. | ||||
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TJ Thirteen - Episode 3 | by Goran Zidar May 01, 2012 | 2443 words | Read a sample |
| Tamara Jackson is a normal teenage girl. She has an normal life, is faced with the typical challenges, and deals with everyday problems. That was all about to change. Her best friend goes missing, and TJ is called upon to try and find her. | ||||
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Death is the end, right? | by Margot Lite-Lecture April 30, 2012 | 7285 words | Read a sample |
| Archie (or Merideth, depends who you ask) is dead. Literally. There's a bullet hole in her forehead that she can't explain, a weird message in her pocket and the nasty feeling that life hasn't stopped making fun of her. Starting off by letting her wake up in a coffin. | ||||
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Color My Catcher | by Sasha Strack April 30, 2012 | 5372 words | Read a sample |
| Sarah is ready for revenge. Her ex-boyfriend is a tattoo artist and a real rear end. Teaming up with Mary, her Dreamdrifter friend, Sarah embarks on a journey to reclaim herself in this 5,000 word short story. | ||||
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Sticks and Stones | by Chalky MacLaan April 30, 2012 | 951 words | Read a sample |
| This is a story about how a boy in a small Australian country town who is bullied by his classmates copes with the violence that is directed at him. This story would benefit anyone who is/has been bullied. It would also be useful to study in the classroom in conjunction with an examination of bullying. | ||||
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Neo Goddess Danica | by Ricky Maramba April 30, 2012 | 5770 words | Read a sample |
| A powerful being named Dominic has for thousands of years claimed to be the creator of the planet and the whole material universe the planet resides in. But another powerful being insists that Dominic has been mismanaging his creations and rules by fear and intimidation rather than by love and respect. | ||||
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Spook Patrol | by Helen Ayim April 29, 2012 | 1399 words | Read a sample |
| Jen and Wilbur are members of the Spook Patrol, on assignment to explore strange noises coming from an old, abandoned home rumored to be haunted. When they arrive, they discover they aren't alone. And they give the "ghosts" the surprise of their lives. | ||||
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Finding Words for Love | by Nobo13 April 27, 2012 | 3719 words | Read a sample |
| "I thought back, remembering the time we spent together. Since the beginning, even though we couldn’t speak to each other, we still loved one another. All we were doing was just finding words for our love." A flash fiction about the meeting of aliens, and the love a man and a woman feel but cannot describe in words. | ||||
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Jade (Silver Hills, #1) | by Jacqueline Gardner April 26, 2012 | 20200 words | Read a sample |
| Six years ago, Crystal disappeared. History is about to repeat itself. | ||||
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Dark Muse: An Indie Paranormal Sampler | by Dave Ferraro April 26, 2012 | 110298 words | Read a sample |
| Dark Muse allows you to sample pages from the brightest rising stars in indie publishing, from paranormal romance to chilling supernatural tales to dark humor, so discover some of your new favorite authors for free: H.D. Gordon, Krystle Jones, Christie Rich, Dave Ferraro, Kristie King, David Estes, Nancy Straight, Roxanne Kade, Bonnie Erina Wheeler, Megan Curd, Shannon Dermott and John Corwin. | ||||
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Clueless in Seattle | by Lisa Deckert April 26, 2012 | 569 words | Read a sample |
| Kara receives an incriminating photo on her cell phone. Has her boyfriend been cheating right under her nose? A short-short story, about 500 words. | ||||
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Aiyela the Space Gypsy Meets Yasha the Space Noble | by J.S. Clark April 26, 2012 | 4582 words | Read a sample |
| Life is tough when you're a fourteen year old girl. It's even tougher when a quick joyride in your mom's spaceship leaves you stranded light-years from home. But with the help of a well connected space Lord, Aiyela might have a big push in the right direction. If only she only she can land a job, land her ship without exploding, and generally not embarrass herself. | ||||
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Pen and Hand part 2 | by David OCuilleain April 25, 2012 | 415 words | Read a sample |
| a bored girl with a pen | ||||
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TJ Thirteen - Episode 1 | by Goran Zidar April 24, 2012 | 2517 words | Read a sample |
| Tamara Jackson is a normal teenage girl. She has an normal life, is faced with the typical challenges, and deals with everyday problems. That was all about to change. Her best friend goes missing, and TJ is called upon to try and find her. | ||||
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Your life, your roots, your way | by Jim Damgaard April 24, 2012 | 2145 words | Read a sample |
| This is a fictive book about a boy how want’s to be a girl and want’s to be a Wiccan. | Dear diary it's a long time since I have written in you last and I'm sorry for that but I have made so much until now, my life has just been a way down to the underworld for my brain. I actually haven’t had it so bad since my dad died, I'm 18 now. | ||||
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Reality Fix - Lucifer's Crown | by tantan April 22, 2012 | 38183 words | Read a sample |
| Mix an adolescent shepherd boy with a girl who wants to meet existentialists, a Marquis itching for an adventure, and a bland psychic. Add in a flippant but bad ass Norse god. Put them in a land made up of the after-lives of various different cultures. Add in some random Midgard Serpent, Genghis Khan, Scheherazade,Guan Yu (a medieval Chinese war hero),and a cussing mocking bird. Stir gently. | ||||
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Restless Summer | by Tiffany Fulton April 21, 2012 | 1741 words | Read a sample |
| Erica Smith came over to the countryside to start a new life-new career and everything. But a deadly fire might leave her dreams up in smoke, and perhaps a little more than she expected...Short Story | ||||
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Wishing for hell | by Margot Lite-Lecture April 21, 2012 | 2918 words | Read a sample |
| If you had the ability to get what you wanted what would you ask for? Money? Power? Strength? Or something more dangerous? | ||||
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Socks | by Stephanie Bibb April 21, 2012 | 1180 words | Read a sample |
| 970 words. Two teens chose to save a library instead of escape into bunkers when their city was attacked. Now they try to stay together and find the device necessary to read the files they saved. | ||||