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Jessica is a journalist for a nature magazine. She takes a new mysterious story about wolves. She is excited about taking on a new adventure. She has always been interested in wolves. Little does she realize what this new adventure has in store for her and that it will change her to the very core of her being. This is my first attempt at a novel. Would like to get as much constructive criticism as possible. I am trying to study my grammar and get better at it. Please be kind.

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This is the third installment in my Tizzy/Ridge Trilogy. Oh Lord...why did I ever agree to write a series of three books about the same characters? It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now, not so much. Any help you offer will be greatly appreciated. At the recommendation of an agent I met with a few weeks ago, I've changed the genre from humor to mystery.

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A heinous murder. A brutal crime. As the identity of the victim is discovered, the mysterious heritage of many Marchen residents is revealed. Jack Rabbit and his partner Hunt Lapsis, race to stop a murderer, while discovering that not all is as it seems and fairy tales may in fact be true. This novel is nearly complete and will come in around the 70,000 word mark. My best guess is I will have it fully edited and ready for createspace publishing by Mid-June. Seeking some feedback on content and how many chapters would an author usually post on a website such as this.

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I'm baaaaack, lol! Those who have read "Maypops" before will know that this is my third run through this novel, so please, please don't feel obliged to read unless you really want to! That said, I would certainly love to have you all back, and any new readers are, naturally, more than welcome to jump on board. My major objective this time around is to streamline the original, and get rid of any loose ends, which I actually had quite a few of. Also, I am hoping to make my villains much more subtle, instead of in-your-face evil. And I'm working with an outline this time! Sort of. For the most part. :) Cathy

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This novella has 13 short chapters (plus an epilog) and a main character who is batshit crazy. :) I'm having trouble deciding which genre to pitch this as, but suspense fits pretty well. All suggestions, feedback, and comments are greatly appreciated.

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This a re-post. I didn't get a lot of views the first time around (only about 10 actually, it says 30, but at least half of those were me) so I was hoping to get some more feedback this time. I didn't change much. I fixed some errors that my original reviewers mentioned and I added a paragraph at the end. Thanks! This is my take on an expressionist-crime story about a dead man who wanders the world in search of his killer. It's part of a collection of short stories I'm writing between work and law school. Hope you enjoy it.

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A grizzly murder introduces newly recruited detective Simon Goodyear to the peaceful little town of Barrettsport and sends him on a three month long search for a master manipulator who entangles much of the town in his nefarious schemes. Along the way, the town, a school teacher and a young graphic artist draw Simon into their much more personal intrigues. This story is both a romance and a mystery. I really appreciate all the comments I've had from reviewers, and have made numerous changes that I think have improved the story. I feel like I've added a googolplex of commas (I know that's not possible), and look forward to some new reviews of the revised text.

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Have you ever wondered what small town people are really like? In this unique Florida population of 2000, you'll meet off-the-chain women who deal with husband issues, crazy neighbors, addicted boyfriends, cash shortages, and church scams. I mingle the genres of mystery, romance and humor. Enjoy this redneck roller coaster ride!

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This is the sequel to "The Devil's Grin", a Victorian crime novel published in September 2012 and workshopped here. Although being a sequel, this novel should be able to stand alone. The heroine - Anna Kronberg - is a German woman who is hiding in the Sussex Downs until she is abducted and used for the development of germ warfare by London's greatest criminal, James Moriarty.

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This is the sequel to my first novel - Forbidden Fruit and the second book of The Rock Star Trilogy. Some new characters introduced. I would like feedback, critique, etc.

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It was a hard winter for homicide detective Beaudry. His brusque manners cost him a wife and his fast trigger a suspension from the force. April comes with spring renewal. His boss Captain O’Neil is assigns him to what seems to be a simple case of purse snatching gone wrong. He’s paired with a new partner who uses a computer as skilfully as Beaudry uses a gun. She’s beautiful, smart, and has a smile warm enough to melt titanium. As the weather heats up so does the case and the chemistry between him and his fiery partner. Beaudry’s knack for opening the proverbial can of worms gets him and his new partner in the cross-hairs of a hit squad as the body count multiplies and the case spirals into international proportions implicating terrorists, crooked financiers, local politicians and a mob hit-man. This is a new Lieutenant Beaudry novel and I would be very grateful for comments and suggestions.

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It has been five years since Grace Rendea, M.D.'s children were abducted. Grace is beginning a new life with eighteen-year-old Caleigh and eleven-year-old Dane. She works as a psychiatrist in a mental health clinic, goes to the gym and is overly protective of her children. Somehow, they manage to get caught up in murder. Thanks to those who read an earlier version. I've made a few changes - some of the names, and the location has been changed to Minnesota.

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This is a mystery based on true family legends. Murder, adventure, love, greed, subjugation, magic, heroes, and villains, and real history are all involved in the lives of women in the 1860's in rural Alabama, a woman's lot was very hard unless you were strong willed.

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When happy-go-lucky Allison Lockhart inherits an old Victorian mansion from her estranged grandmother, she wasn’t expecting to spend her senior year of high school in Danvers, the spooky little New England town that was once the home of the birth parents she never knew. Allison struggles to fit in at a new school as she tries to unravel the mystery of her parents’ death. When she falls for a boy suspected of a heinous crime, she soon learns that in a town with a history this deep, every family has its own secrets…including her own.

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I wrote with a killer headache one night and decided to post, obviously prematurely. This piece is based upon an actual event. Poetic license has been used and the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This also serves to protect this humble writer who served as jury foreman. Caution: this is a graphic portrayal, although not nearly as graphic as the pictures of a snuffed innocent child that the jury was forced to endure. As always, any and all reviews, no matter how critical, are welcome.

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A twenty-four-year-old convicted sex offender, out on parole loses the battle and reoffends. Does the ocean imagery give you a sense of what is going on with him internally? All feedback is appreciated.

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Bingo day at the Senior Recreation Center will never be the same. A senior citizen is found murdered in her boyfriend’s hot tub setting off a string of suspicious accidents targeting members of the Senior Center. Things go from bad to worse when a blizzard slams into town trapping Hank Klaber, Tippi Mulgrew and twenty others inside the Center. Cut off from the outside, the little group of resourceful septuagenarians decide to party through the storm - until another near tragedy proves that the killer is right there among them. And, there is no way out.

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While on summer break, young elementary school teacher, Ava Bryant, sets out to fix up her newly acquired home, willed to her ex-fiancé , Earl, by his aunt and given to Ava as a consolation for him needing to “move on” and “have more personal space.” While working on her new home, Ava encounters Bo, who says he’s an old friend of Earl’s. After learning that the two are no longer together, Bo offers to stay and help Ava fix up her house. Ava accepts, but she can’t shake the feeling that something sinister lies beneath Bo’s toothy grin and quiet, easy manner. When her feelings prove correct, Ava takes self-preserving actions that she never thought possible that will change the course of her life forever. Looking for any type of feedback--the good, the bad & the ugly.

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I've started over, but I haven't republished anything yet. I welcome reviews, but right now I'm still spitballing - don't have a plot worked out and don't have a timeline. I do have characters and a setting and a theme, and I'm planning to write about them until a story shows up. Hope it works. I'm pretty happy with the first six chapters, and I've disabled the rest.

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INVOLUNTARY REVENGE is a contemporary tale of corporate angst, pitting Libby, a discontented insurance rep in her late-twenties, against a relentless boss-from-hell and an assortment of conniving, uncooperative and sometimes creepy coworkers. She is tortured by frequent dreams of killing her boss---in every way imaginable. She has no current boyfriend (working on it) and her support group consists of a “shopanista” best friend, a diet-and-dessert-obsessed gay friend, a laid-back therapist and a difficult, widowed dad. The story, which takes place over a tumultuous four months, shifts from reality to dream, often unexpectedly. As the infuriating encounters with her boss and the unsettling nightmares increase, Libby finds herself looking at handguns. Will the pressure cause her to cross over that shadowy bridge between the subconscious and the conscious world? The answer to that question is both startling and ironic. I rewrote the entire novel since submitting the first three chapters last year. Your comments are appreciated. Good luck to all of us! IMAwriter

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Kelly Broden is a ten-year-old with a knack for trouble, but a fresh perspective on the world around her. In her wanderings she befriends the town drunk (an ex-BOI agent), witnesses a blackmailing by a mobster, and becomes a prime witness in a murder investigation. Life in small town Middleton may seem quiet and secure, but an undercurrent of evil runs through both its past and future. Chief Broden, Kelly’s father, must discover the source and put the pieces together as a rash of murders plague the nearby train depot and eventually a citizen of his town. However, he doesn’t know his daughter is hooked into this undercurrent. In her nightmares the killer presents himself as a tiger out for blood...in the end, her blood. This is the first of a Trilogy. It has not been professionally edited. I would appreciate any feedback.

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This is the second Detective Casey Lattimer novel in the series of seven. Background since you do not have access to the first novel. When homicide detective Casey Lattimer touches the dead, she experiences their last moments of life; all of their emotions playing out, the fear, denial, and pain, until they take their last breath. And sometimes, if the dead saw them, she also sees their killers.

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~ A parody of pulp fiction mystery...

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A prominent cat is murdered in a world of talking animals.

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“I had my first psychic dream when I was nine. Psychic implied power, and powerful wasn’t a word I’d use to describe myself. I couldn’t foretell the future or conjure visions at will, but I couldn’t think of a more fitting word to describe what I sometimes saw in my dreams.”

For 23-year-old Mackenzie Hill, tossing her life down the garbage disposal is easy after a painful incident shatters her life. Her heart is bleeding, and moving to Watcher’s Point is a chance to start anew, only she isn’t prepared for the guy who walks out of her dreams and into the flesh. Literally . . . because she’s been dreaming about this sexy stranger for years.

Mackenzie is even less prepared to face the dark nature of her dreams. They’ve turned disturbingly gruesome, full of blood and murder, and when they begin to coincide with the media’s headlines, she and Aidan realize her visions might be the key to stopping a madman from killing again.

Only Aidan has painful secrets of his own, and perhaps the biggest danger of all is falling for him.

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This is the second novel in a series, designed to stand alone as well as be a sequel. The FBI in Lubbock are hot on a terrorist trail and need extra help with a separate investigation involving the death of a young woman in the witness relocation program. The SAC calls San Fran to get Boston back to find out who murdered the paid companion of an elderly widow living in the middle of nowhere on a ranch named Spurlock. A private jet brings Boston, along with Skip, back home not only to find out who murdered the victim but to change the coroner's ruling from suicide to murder. To save the FBI money, Boston decides he and Skip will stay in his family's palatial home for the duration of the investigation. He didn't expect the decision would bring up old memories and open old wounds....

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Joey finds his house ranksacked and his mother dead. With help of neighbors and friends he learns who the perpetrator is and then takes action. The story could actually be used as the first portion of a novel I wrote. This is my first post and as a newbie I want the reviewer to be critical, brutal. Let me know whats good and whats not. I'll be able to use your input to help my novel too. Thanks, Wes Ellington

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Welcome to the Park. This is a revised version of the previously titled Chandler Mirror. I changed the name for reasons of my own and doing so allowed me make neccessary adjustments. This is written like a series, and only for fun. Grammar isn't my strong suit and feel free to point out what I missed. - Thanks!

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Frisbee Rat knew something was strange when Greg allowed Fiona to have a Ladies Lunch... ABOUT TO BE PUBLISHED ON AMAZON AS A SHORT STORY.

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Mario Barbieri is sent to Alcatraz Prison for a grisly murder he did not commit. Having escaped in the riot of 1946 he gets a second chance at life. But he must first find who the murderer was, but more importantly why as his conviction was clearly a set-up at a federal level. Another fugitives from justice and SFPD detective Andrew Johnson help Mario uncover the web of the post world war II red scare and to the ultimate plot which reaches far beyond a simple homicide.

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Contests are great motivator. I feel the need to preface this by saying I've been reading Stephen King lately. So, too creepy? Are you surprised at the end? Worried about my sanity? Bring on the comments! Thanks for reading :)

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After a hiatus of two novels, I'm bringing back my old protagonist, Jack Lansing. Jack has shucked his medical career completely now and become a full-time writer after the success of his first two novels. After meeting a man he knew back in his surgical residency days, murders begin popping up in and around his peaceful beach town. And amazingly, they point to him as the killer. Jack must convince the police and the FBI of his innocence, while he attempts to unearth the mystery himself - because, he realizes, he and his wife could be the next victims.

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Detective Andrew Johnson has a mutilated murder victim in a San Francisco apartment, who for a moment, appeared to come back to life. The evidence doesn't follow a clear path until he discovers that the victim wasn't who he thought she was.

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The set was perfect. Two birds with one stone. What could possibly go wrong?

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He thought he'd gotten away with murder.

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Long time writer in the margins of books and thief, Rupert, makes a colossal mistake...

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Starting with a seemingly routine crime scene of a slaughtered Suit and his Furniture, Detective Bruce Throne is rapidly drawn into a deep conspiracy reaching from the heights of Soylent Medical to the slums of the overpopulated Fringes. Puzzle pieces of stolen Aztec gold, super-flu, lost banks, and ex-government assassins muddy of the cement rivers of the newest LA Riots.

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This is a plot synopsis in 3 acts. Does it work? Are there big holes? I've been handwritting this, so should I bother to type it up or not? Any suggestions, esp. with names, are politly requested. Thank you, Mike McCoy

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(Ao, this is a Screen-Story written in the language of the 2050's. Everything is TV and Fanboy heavy, SO READ THIS AS IF YOU ARE WATCHING IT ON Network 23.) It's a hardboiled blood and techno thriller set 45 minutes into a future manipulated by deception, desperation, and despair. 3 differnt character arcs, each with a different writting style and color, merge into a single thread. THE COP: Officer Vickey Worthey works 4 the nearly unstoppable Gov-Corp monstrosity called the Truth Maintenance System. The last Work Order went bad, real bad. It got her killed, a cloned heart, and an E-ticket ride to the Twilight Zone. THE CRIMINAL: Juan Sanchez, 4 days out of prison and with debts to pay, immediately joins a mercenary gig directed by a mildly insane Colonel McLove. Juan wants 2 change, but he is El Alacranro, a scorpion hunter, a killer of killers, and can never change. THE CASUALTY: Switch is the Biological flesh around “the Wire,” a piece of Outlaw Technology fetal graphed to brainstem. The memory is fuzzy, but the bruises testify 2 violence as she hits reality hard, prison cell top bunk as a Blank, no file, no record, and no past, except a conviction of Murder.

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This is just snippit of a larger plot synopsis, called Murder in the Shadow of Chelsea Towers West.

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A wealthy recluse finds a way to put miserable people out of their misery.

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In the semi-small town of Cedar Creek, some people don’t care to lock their doors, even though the woods hold secrets and the children are terrified to venture into them. The warm sense of security is shattered for Majesty Alistair, a feisty but grief-stricken teen, when she uncovers a mass murder plot deep in the thick. She struggles to find and defeat the would-be-killers before they act, but they have an agenda far bigger than she ever assumed. Violence rocks the town, leaving residents reeling and drawing Majesty into the middle of it all. With danger always pressing, police seemingly getting nowhere and those closest to her looking guilty, she continues hunting and charges into an evil web, but the truth and her actions threaten to haunt her forever, especially since she’s left with blood on her hands, the blood of someone she loves.

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As small river towns go, Adele Illinois is typical in many ways, right down to the haunted house at the end of Main Street. Not so typical are the stories that surround the house. Memories of a murder, untold grief and an undying love fill the heads of the residents old enough to remember a time when Adele was a thriving community. Meet the people of Adele, learn their secrets, hear their gossip and spend some time in this small backwater town along the Illinois River. Any feedback is welcome. I'm not as concerned about nits as I am about the content of this novel. It is actually a sequel to a novel I wrote in 2007 called 'Rory's Song' and I'm working hard to make it stand alone. Many thanks in advance!

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This is a very rough, very raw, still evolving work in progress. The characters are communicating effectively in my mind, I just hope to translate their interactions effectively onto paper. ***** Chandler Jones and Dino DiGallo open a cafe at the ripe age of 22 years of age. Their similarities are many, having been best friends for the past 17 years, but their ideas and motivations for success develop different paths, opening a gap between them. Cappuccinos, lesbians, multinational wannabe gangsters and a murder investigation follow, adding chaos to deteriorating relationships, both personal and professional. How will it all end? Based loosely on my own experience, this is a departure from what I consider my 'typical' style / genre. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated - please be brutally honest about what you like / dislike and areas of improvement. Thanks. Allen

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Some have been calling these things prosetry which is okay, but an unsettling sounding word. I tried this one with punctuation and that is unsettling to me as well. This might be a true story for the most part. It happened a long time ago. Comments welcome.

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This is a story of a man with an addiction. It is not gambling or drugs that compels him, however, but a woman, whose siren call he can't resist. It is a tale of a man's obsession that threatens to destroy his reputation, his career, and jeopardizes his very survival. Finally, at the brink of disaster, he looks into the abyss and wonders if it is too late to, if not save himself, then at least obtain some measure of redemption.

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Observations from someplace unimportant

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Pamela Miller, flutist, is about to return to Australia after a concert tour in the UK. As she approaches Cardiff for her last performance, a seemingly innocuous incident occurs on the train, which appears to have no bearing on her future. After the concert, Pam and her cousin, Marigold, hire a car and drive to Cardigan where Goldie visits friends, while Pam tours the nearby Iron Age Fort where she is attacked.

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A botched drug raid took her father’s life when she was 7. On her 13th birthday she witnessed her mother’s murder. Alone in the world, Jennifer Blade set out to even the score. At 33, enmeshed in a game that knows no rules, she is about to fulfill her quest when everything unravels. Fleeing for her life, she heads to the mountains of upstate New York, where she unexpectedly finds new reason to live and a threat to die. Steve Sanders, a 38-year-old psychologist with a predictable life, is on a fishing trip in the mountains. Little does he know that all vacations are not created equal. Catch and Release, a 76,000-word romance/suspense novel, is the story of two lives from vastly different backgrounds, drawn together by fate and a common love of the great outdoors. The crossing of Jennifer’s and Steve’s paths releases an explosion of love, passion, adventure, and ultimately a reason for a shared journey. Within 24 hours, they catch a few trout, have a passionate affair, shoot and kill a man, are involved in two gun battles, receive wounds, and end up in Miami, Florida. All this, and as Steve says, they still have six days of vacation left. Their relationship touches long-buried feelings in Jennifer, and shatters the mundane existence suffocating Steve.

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A gothic little number to tickle your fancy. Reviews and comments appreciated.

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A prostitute learns of an unsolved murder next door, the work of a modern-day Jack the Ripper. Can a group of Trekkies help her? This is actually taken from a ghost tale that lingered in my grandparents' hotel when I was a kid. It scared the peejeebies out of me then.

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Seeing the human monster in all of us...

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What if Purgatory existed in a pane of glass?

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A selfish hatter covets an ancient skullcap that promises riches to its owner. He will stop at nothing to obtain it. A traditional parable hopefully told in the traditional way... :D

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A deranged dwarf gets put in her place by a supernatural force while a woman with a doll phobia discovers the root of her problem.

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I entered this story in a competition a couple of weeks ago. If you don't place or win in the competitions, you don't get feedback. I want to learn from the feedback. This is my second attempt at writing, so I still get nervous submitting my stories. I hope you enjoy this!

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Vicarious is chick-lit on steroids married to guy-spy thriller on Midol. The result is PMS meets AK47 where barbs fly faster than bullets.

Avery Bonelli was an investigative journalist with Pulitzer ambitions until Logan Nash destroyed her credibility and made her Chiquita non grata in the journalism world. Now he's back with a bullet in his shoulder and a scoop that can put her back in the big leagues. All she has to do is stay alive.

When an international terrorist escapes justice on a technicality, the country wants blood. Avery just wants the exclusive … and Logan has it. He also has ulterior motives, a familiar hazard when fraternizing with the Y chromosome. But having just broken off an engagement, Avery has no interest in Logan’s pecs … or his 21st digit.

But you can’t go cold-turkey on men. Not when Ben & Jerry are calling your name from the frozen foods aisle and Logan's the one holding the scoop.

Avery is about to uncover the truth behind the terrorist trial, which threatens a political conspiracy that permeates every branch of government, from the FBI to the White House. Assassins are gunning for her and she doesn’t know why. The only guns she carries are a pair of 34Bs in a Victoria’s Secret holster. She’s forced to get Logan’s help. They break into a maximum-security stronghold, steal top-secret research, and run for their lives. Caught between a terrorist and a military commando, Avery will have to trust her life to the man who just might want her dead.

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“God won’t bother with plagues and floods. He’ll just send me.�? When a serial killer is murdered while in the act of enjoying his latest victim, former LAPD detective, Hale Parrish, is asked to use his supernatural talents to investigate. His search is short-lived, because the vigilante, referring to himself as “Judgment,�? tracks Hale down to reveal a life-changing secret: both of them are members of an elite bloodline created to enact divine wrath upon the wicked. While Hale decides whether his birthright is a blessing or a curse, shadows from his past emerge, forcing him to face his demons, protect his family, and take back control of his destiny.

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Theresa Blue is a forensic accountant by day...talented jazz saxophonist by night. When her old accounting professor pulls her into a case he's working on, Terri discovers there's much more than meets the eye to "Miss Vonnie's Little Tykes Dayschool.

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The war over Wyoming land rights did not begin with the lynching of Jim Averell and “Cattle�? Kate Watson in 1889, nor did it end with the Butch and Sundance-style execution of Nate Champion outside his KC Ranch cabin in 1892. Those whose generations have lived in the Cowboy State know that land counts for much and family can be a secondary thing. When Sheriff John Pruett’s wife of 44 years is murdered by her own brother in the whirlwind of a family feud over precious mineral rights in the gas boom of the 2000’s, he will face not only a test of professional mettle, but also a formidable reconciliation with both his faith and his own flesh and blood—Pruett will ultimately battle his child, his town, his ghosts, and his God. This is a tale of twisted, hardscrabble greed set against the majesty of one of the last, true American paradises.

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Nestled in the Vermont countryside, the Duncan family is lulled by the comforts of rural anonymity. Jillian Duncan, a widowed mom, is doing her best to raise her teenage sons. Unfortunately, her life drastically changes when her dog comes to their door and drops a finger on the doormat. The finger belongs to a neighbor, assumed a runaway months ago, when the girl disappeared during a blizzard. Before Jillian contacts police she uncovers a makeshift hangout in her basement dubbed by local teenagers as The Cheech Room. It smells of candles and puberty but reeks of a deadly secret that can't be kept. Jillian must decide whether reporting the girl's body, months after the case was closed, will destroy the only people she truly loves. Challenged by how far she'd go to protect her sons, Jillian attempts to put to rest a troubling secret from their distant past, while staying one step ahead of a detective bent on proving her boys involvement in the girl's disappearance. Swiftly, characters' layers peel away like onion skin and only in the end is the stinging core of truth revealed. Will it be too late to prevent another tragedy? Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your support.

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A story of when jealousy can take someone a step too far and the price they have to pay. I would love any feedback on this as all views are thought provoking and helpful. Spelling is British English as usual. Many thanks in advance! Keen

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Ancient Egypt. With the Pharaoh's regime on the cusp of crumbling, the world's first detective looks into a series of murders.

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My writing penchant is humour, so this one is unusual for me, but had to be written. Whether I should have posted it on tNBW is another matter. I find the saturation promotional advertising of up-coming tv programs to be extremely irritating. One in particular that was doing the rounds really p'd me off. As I lay in bed one night trying to sleep I got quite incensed. I could not sleep until I had grabbed my laptop computer and wrote down what was bounding around inside my skull. This is the result.

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Ever wonder what it's like to kill someone from half a mile away? Neither did this guy... I'd appreciate any feedback!

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A Brooklyn teacher named Charlie Maiks retells at gunpoint the story behind his current predicament while in a separate but related story line a character's life in Argentina during the Dirty War develops into one of the root causes of the Charlie's nightmare.

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The story begins with mystery writer, William Tyler, contemplating his life in the midst of a citywide blackout. When he is confronted by a figure from his past, he makes a decision that will change his life forever.

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This is an old poem circa 1987 that my wife recently unearthed from an old, forgotten diary. This is somewhere in between a poem and a short story. I plan to include this, along with "Bane" in a gothic werewolf novel I am currently working. I am seeking any and all feedback. Thanks for taking the time to read, and hopefully, review as well.

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A nasty little foursome have their eyes to the main chance! After all, if you don't look after your own interests, who will?

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This is a mystery in 250 words. Does it work?

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Siera begins to fear her life when those around her start to die. The detective on the case is floundering and falling for the person he is trying to protect. Can he solve the case before the vampire killer decides to claim his ultimate prize? It's my first draft of the novel (placing it up as i go), so it can be quiet rough. I'm hoping to get the main concepts and plot down and then develop it more, especially with your comments :). I would love feedback in all regards to this story, including any suggestions on where i can improve to make this story more catchy, faster, better character development, or generally better, please let me know! I generally suck at grammar etc so any tips on things i am doing wrong or could be improved are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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A strange note sends a mother and son on a journey of discovery.

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This novel takes place in the mid to late 1970's in the US and Japan. Bill Sanford is a young CPA working for the Tennessee Fried Chicken Corporation. He was brought up as a Foreign Service brat and had spent three years in Japan and four years in Europe. He had dreams of an international career but, his wife would have no part of it.// Ray Easton, TFC's Regional VP, Far East, is a cunning scoundrel and consummate liar. Ray is a master of insider trading of stock, and spreads the wealth to gain favors. He has always stayed one step ahead of the law.// Inoue San is an executive with one of Japan's major trading companies. He was a war hero who had been captured on Saipan and learned English from a U.S. Marine Officer. He launches a plot to bring a major U.S. fast food company into the Japanese market, relying on a high school chum who runs the Osaka Yakuza (mafia) to establish a chain of industrial espionage.// Strategic Planning is taking corporate America by storm. TFC'S CEO has caught the bug. He brings in a hot shot to produce and lead a corporate-wide strategic planning initiative. Resistance to strategic planning and the new hot shot builds, and the corporate politics accelerate, with battle lines being drawn.// Japan has been through post war reconstruction and is becoming a world class economic power. Some of its former military leaders are determined to achieve economically, what they failed to accomplish militarily.// Two trading company giants, Mitsugawa and Sawamura, become embroiled in a struggle for dominance of the exploding, western style, fast food market.// The cultural differences between Japan and the U.S. complicate matters for both sides. The inner workings of Corporate America and Japan are revealed in all their successes, but also, their corruption and greed.// Personal conflicts and deep seated vendettas, some originating during World War II, unfold.// Seduction and love affairs are an integral part of the plot. They illustrate the differences in social views of sexuality between the East and West.// Industrial espionage involving two highly competitive U.S. fast food companies, two Japanese Zaibatsu and the Japanese underworld unfolds.// Many of the key characters were involved in WWII and their individual experiences influence their business behavior.// Cultural differences subtly emerge, and the exploitation of others to achieve one's ends is front and center.// Personal ethics, or the lack there of, and the constant tug between good and evil are interspersed throughout.

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The story follows a successful attorney who uses his new-found fortune to purchase a fishing resort. When he and his wife are murdered, his son takes over running the resort. The son, Jason, finds evidence incriminating the local Police Chief in the murder of his parents. When his twin, Jared--a federal prosecutor--threatens to prosecute the Police Chief, Jared is also murdered. Following an altercation with Jason, the Chief is found murdered. All evidence points to Jason as the murderer. Before the trial is over, Jason brings forth evidence that will hopefully point to someone else. Someone who has orchestrated events to obtain vengeance against Jason.

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Because this novel does not fit into any specific genre, I am going with Commercial Fiction. It has equal elements of Romance, Love Story and Drama. Suspense and humor are no strangers to the story, either. To me, it is a drama fueled by the quest of two lovers to find one another after a very lengthy separation. Two young lovers, Randy Harris and Brenda Chandler, are separated by totally unexpected circumstances beyond their control. They are taken from their small-towm roots of rural Kansas, Randy to Georgia and Brenda to Texas. The year is 1963. Weeks turn into months, months into years. Each starts a new life of his and her own. However, rarely does one completley forget about the other. But Randy and Brenda face substantial, and sometimes horrific, challenges in their new, seaparate lives. The drama and tension hover around every corner. Randy goes to jail, charged with the brutal slaying of his dearest friend. And that's not the only major trauma in his young life. Brenda's life moves in a most unexpected direction for a naive farm girl. She has her own tragedy to deal with. The untimely deaths of people they love torment both of them. In Brenda's case, the death leaves her with a heavy burden of guilt she can't seem to shake. Each enjoys moments of joy and rewards. But it seems there is always something lurking around the corner that wants to dampen those moments. But you will fall in love with the quirky humor of old Pop Johnson and the compassion of Bruce Armstrong. They are sure to make you smile between the tragedies and challenges. And there are a couple of places where you might want to have a Kleenex handy. Pop's story of his early days in Georgie will almost certainky bring a tear to your eyes. Randy's return from Vietnam culminates in a gut-wrenching discovery. There is quite an unexpected twist at the end. You probably won't see it coming! All comments, suggestions and nits are welcome. And thanks in advance for your time to read and comment, should you choose to. PS: The improper grammar in some of the dialougue is intentional.

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Let's just say about 80 percent of it is based on a true story and leave the rest to your imagination. LOL -- Feedback: Not looking for anything really technical. Just a fling of a story for the contest.

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Christy was molested by her father when she was a little girl. Her torment ended when she accidentally set the family garage on fire and her father was paralyzed in the building's collapse. Since that time, fire has haunted and lured her, especially when she is in conflict or under pressure. Now Christy is grown. Lately, she is having dreams of fire...and waking up to find herself in possession of clues to yet another arson that has been committed nearby. Is she the arsonist? If not, who is manipulating the scenes to implicate her? Christy and her firefighter husband, Brian must find the answer before Detective John O'Reilly and FBI Profiler Sarah Morning Dove make a case against her.

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*** THIS IS THE SEQUEL To KINGS & QUEENS *** Still reeling from the repercussions of the church shooting plot she got jerked into ten years ago in high school, Majesty is shattered, having also lost her daughter, Mikayla, in a preschool gas explosion and her marriage to a slut. So, when she receives a bizarre glimmer of hope that her little girl might actually be alive, she fights heaven and hell to reclaim the happiness that’s been stripped from her. But her hunt sets five others on a collision course with disaster: Crystal, an eleven-year-old who’s trying to escape a hellish facility filled with mindless kids, her fifteen-year-old sister, Skye, who’s out to expose the supposed magical secret society at her high school, her former best friend, Vivien, an art therapist, who hopes to unlock her daughter’s turmoil as she suddenly stopped speaking and began slipping into catatonic states and drawing gruesome pictures, and Chance, a guy imposing as a wealthy recluse while trying to recall his forgotten past and eliminate his enemies. In their dark world, nothing is what it seems and these seekers of truth may not like the answers they find. And little Mikayla could very well be trapped in this web of deception … or truly gone forever.

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Novel based upon many of the circumstances we find ourselves in as parents and step-parents in today's divorce-ridden society. I am looking for constructive criticism.

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Sometimes things aren't always what they seem. Glossary: rort: scam dumpster: big steel garbage skip/bin bum in butter: living in luxury clobbered: hit.

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any and all feedback welcome

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This is a competition entry for the next writers festival in our shire (county) The criteria is : Imprints. MIne, yours, people who've gone before. Fiction, memoir or article. Limit: 2000 words.

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This short piece was written a year or so ago, has been on the site but I'd forgotten about it. Now I'm "tarting up" some of my stuff, it may as well be launched into the world to see if it can find a place for itself!

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This is the start of a series of stories about a young man that makes a tragic mistake but benefits from it and has to deal with the struggle between guilt and the desire to live.

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Time for another installment...I had so much fun the first time around.

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CONCLUDING PART - (Note to potential reviewers - it's important that you read this short story in sequence) Nursery Crimes - Alan Grant intercepts a call from his troublesome wife who sounds as though she is about to take her own life. He arrives at the motel to find her almost dead and watches as her life slips away. A happy ending?

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(Note to potential reviewers - it's important that you read the parts of this short story in sequence) Nursery Crimes - Alan Grant intercepts a call from his troublesome wife who sounds as though she is about to take her own life. He arrives at the motel to find her almost dead and watches as her life slips away. A happy ending?

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The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye is flash fiction in form, but this has a twist: it will comprise a number of self-contained "images" (or scenes, if you prefer). The reader is invited to assemble the final number of "images" into a narrative string that you find pleasing. In this way, you become the producer of your own experience of The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye.

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The working title of this novel is Corporate Samurai "love begets hate, trust begets betrayal, lust leads to death"// This novel takes place in the mid to late 1970's in the US and Japan. Bill Sanford is a young CPA working for the Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation. He was brought up as a Foreign Service brat and had spent three years in Japan. He had dreams of an international career but, his wife would have no part of it.// Ray Easton, KFC's Regional VP, Far East, is a cunning scoundrel and consummate liar. Ray is a master of insider trading of stock, and spreads the wealth to gain favors. He has always stayed one step ahead of the law.// Mike Adachi is an executive with one of Japan's major trading companies. He was raised in San Francisco and speaks English as a native. He launches a plot to bring a major US fast food company into the Japanese market, relying on a complex chain of industrial espionage.// Strategic Planning is taking corporate America by storm. KFC'S CEO has caught the bug. He brings in two hot shots to produce and lead a corporate-wide Strategic Planning initiative. Resistance to strategic planning and the new hot shots builds, and the corporate politics accelerate, with battle lines being drawn.// Japan has been through post war reconstruction and is becoming a world class economic power. Some of its former military leaders are determined to achieve economically, what they failed to accomplish militarily.// Two trading company giants, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo, become embroiled in a struggle for dominance of the exploding, western style, fast food market.// The cultural differences between Japan and the US complicate matters for both sides. The inner workings of Corporate America and Japan are revealed in all their successes, but also, their corruption and greed.// Personal conflicts and deep seated vendettas, some originating during World War II, unfold.// Seduction and love affairs are an integral part of the plot. They illustrate the differences in social views of sexuality between the East and West.// Industrial espionage involving two highly competitive US fast food companies, two Japanese Zaibatsu and the Japanese and Mexican underworld unfolds.//The head of the Yakuza (Japanese mafia)is an effective eliminator of problem people.// Many of the key characters were involved in WWII and their individual experiences influence their business behavior.// Cultural differences subtly emerge, and the exploitation of others to achieve one's ends is front and center.// Personal ethics, or the lack there of, and the constant tug between good and evil are interspersed throughout. View table of contents..

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J.D. discovers Henry is more than a hired hand. The witch protects. An innocent girl is murdered. The county balance is gone. The end is near.

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This is the first of i think three parts. I am trying to figure how to break it up. The story is about a rural County divided into four sections. The events in this particular part of the story set up the rest of the story. There is a lot of meanness with ignorance and isolation. Please, see for yourself.

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The murderer of a beautiful child, lost in the foggy mist.

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You must always be careful what you wish for. Sometimes it comes true... (This story was written for the Australian market, which necessitated adding an explanation for the USA reviewers)

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