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Part two of Alex Steele and the Death Dealer available July 15th

(1st excerpt from Dealer of Death)

by Lawrence Johnson Sr.

Two hours later Steele found himself driving through the roughest

neighborhood in the city. No one in their right mind would come down

here alone in the daytime and most cops wouldn't risk traveling through

this part of town late at night but somehow on this dark, quiet night

Alexander Steele seemed to be drawn to it. There was movement in

shadows of the blocks and blocks of abandon… Continue

Added by Lawrence Johnson on July 14, 2010 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Dealer of Death (excerpt)

Excerpt from the Death Dealer

by Lawrence Johnson Sr.

Two hours later Steele found himself driving through the roughest

neighborhood in the city. No one in their right mind would come down

here alone in the daytime and most cops wouldn't risk traveling through

this part of town late at night but somehow on this dark, quiet night

Alexander Steele seemed to be drawn to it. There was movement in

shadows of the blocks and blocks of… Continue

Added by Lawrence Johnson on July 12, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Ex Philly private eye Alex Steele is on the case in Death Dealer

(excerpt from Death Dealer)

Dealer of Death - free e story from Alex Steele Investigations

Two hours later Steele found himself driving through the roughest neighborhood in the city. No one in their right mind would come down here alone in the daytime and most cops wouldn't risk traveling through

this part of town late at night but… Continue

Added by Lawrence Johnson on July 11, 2010 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Archenemy: A Good Return To The Original Material, But Not Quite As Wonderful

Archenemy by Frank Beddor…

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Added by Samie Foster on July 9, 2010 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Lighting the Dark Side - William R. Potter, Author

Lighting The Dark Side - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Bent, Not Broken

He set his mug on the kitchen counter; and he knew that the mug was

nineteen inches from the refrigerator, nineteen from the sink, eleven

from the backsplash, and eleven more from falling to the floor. He

washed his hands for exactly one hundred and nineteen seconds and ran a

hand… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 6, 2010 at 4:20pm — No Comments

The Hunted of 2060 Excerpt

3 lovers. 2 species. 1 way to survive.

The Hunted of 2060…

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Added by ami r blackwelder on July 6, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

New Kephera novel

Check out Nerine Dorman's new novel on my blog

Added by Hank Quense on June 29, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A Novel of the Future - Constellation Libra - Life After Earth by Skylar Pharaon - Review by Lauren Smith

A Novel of the Future - Constellation Libra - Life After Earth

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lauren_S._Smith]Lauren S. Smith

http://constellationlibra-thesaga.com/

Constellation Libra: Life After Earth is a moving new saga from author, Skylar Pharaon, about how the human race may evolve if the Earth yields to global warming - and…

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Added by Sarah Garris on June 23, 2010 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Book Review - 'Torment' by Iona Blair - Review by Erin O'Riordan

Good Start, But the Finish Was Torment - 'Torment' by Iona Blair

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Erin_O'Riordan]Erin O'Riordan

Torment by Iona Blair was published by Club Lighthouse Publishing, ISBN # 978-1-897532-96-6.

Lt. Jay Sutherland, a Canadian stationed in Afghanistan, has a serious problem. He has a perfectly loving wife, Kerry, at home in Vancouver...but he can't stop thinking about a fellow soldier,…

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Added by Sarah Garris on June 20, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments

The Hittite

I reviewed Ben Bova's latest novel on my blog

Added by Hank Quense on June 19, 2010 at 7:54am — No Comments

Excerpt from Murder on the Eros Star (from the Anthologies of the Spiral Galaxy)

Excerpt from Murder on the Eros Star

by Escape 2 Earth 2012 author Lawrence Johnson sr.

The Eros Star was built for enjoyment but for Da’Quan it was all about the business of catching the would-be murder before he could strike again. Using the information from passengers log.… Continue

Added by Author Larry J on June 6, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

COMING SOON - The Torrent Seed

COMING SOON - Book #2 of the BRIGGEN science fiction/fantasy trilogy - THE TORRENT SEED

Will be available on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and through Lulu Publishing (http://www.lulu.com).

In the second book of the BRIGGEN trilogy, the king and beautiful Sorceress Telana are finally married. Their happiness is short-lived, however, when a…

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Added by Ann B. Keller on June 5, 2010 at 7:39pm — No Comments

Killer Cousins - June Shaw, Author

Killer Cousins – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

I’d flown into Gatlinburg, reached my cousin’s house, shoved on the stuck gate of her backyard’s wooden fence, and fallen. “Stevie!” I cried, lying face down

in tall grass. “Ste—vie!” Her screen door slammed. “Oh, Cealie, it’s

you! You came!” She squatted beside me and I noticed my hand…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 5, 2010 at 3:01pm — No Comments

Step into our Universe and experience the mystery, danger, and intrigue inside the The Anthologies of the Spiral Galaxy

Intergalactic Detective Da'Quan's trip to

the Festival of Life on the planet Lazon was suddenly interrupted when

he received word that his friend and longtime partner had been

attacked after a unusual murder aboard The Eros Star. The one of a

kind luxury ship is the traveling hot spot where the powerful and

wealthy play as the Eros Star planet hops throughout the Spiral Galaxy.

Da'Quan soon learns that beneath the surface of the… Continue

Added by Author Larry J on May 31, 2010 at 1:34pm — No Comments

An Interesting Review

This review was prepared by the fine people at 'Writers in the Sky Podcast and Blog.' It is very well…

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Added by Mary Verdick on May 28, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Spring Special. Save on Editing and Proofreading!

Affordable, professional editing and proofreading…

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Added by William R. Potter on April 15, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

GETTING PUBLISHED IS JUST THE BEGINNING

Many writers begin writing for the joy of the writing experience. They have no true idea of where the end of the road leads to. It is believed that getting published is the answer to it all. Then the cold hard reality of going from writer, to salesperson hits them when they have to write their first Query Letter. After they snag an agent with the query letter, then they have to write a synopsis of…

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Added by LM Preston on April 15, 2010 at 9:24am — No Comments

Free eBook Publishing

FREE eBook Publishing. Cover design and text formatting included. Get 75% royalties!!! Author keeps all rights

Visit http://dlitepress.com/FunStuff.html for…

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Added by Olive Peart on April 12, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Have Faith Proofreading

Working on a book? Have it about ready but not sure of punctuation, grammar rules (i.e. hyphenating compound modifiers, correct homonym usage), or if that comma should be a semicolon? An author can easily find themselves engrossed in the creative process of bringing imagination to life, and overlook the seemingly little things. That’s where I come…

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Added by Faith Carroll on April 1, 2010 at 8:51am — No Comments

Pioneer Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler

Celebrated "Grand Dame" of science fiction Octavia E. Butler. (AP file photo)

Octavia Estelle Butler achieved the unprecedented feat of winning three major science fiction

awards––the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards, all in 1985––before going on in 1995…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 29, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments