Seeds of Survival by Cindy A. Christiansen

A sweet romantic western novella. Sadie Jean Dixon loves her new laid-back lifestyle working for the Utah Forest Service. That is, until someone sets a haystack on fire and sends the fire burning up the canyon toward her. Colton Masterson has given up the ranch lifestyle for a college degree in Accounting. When his little brother breaks his arm and can’t help their crippled pa […]

July 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae

In the wealthy town of Sundale, Kelli Pinkins has hatched the perfect plan to capitalize on her sweet reputation. For a generous fee, she will be every trust-fund baby’s dream: a Friday-night alibi, the “girlfriend” or “BFF” that parents dream about. With college approaching in the fall, Kelli’s services are in demand more than ever, which means that her social life is nonexistent. But Kelli […]

July 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Moroni Smith In Search of the Gold Plates by Thom Duncan

Moroni Smith In Search of the Gold Plates by Thom Duncan

Who would want to steal the Gold Plates? Anyone! Moroni Smith, Orrin Porter Rockwell VII and Gadget Gunderson, of the Church Special Projects division are engaged in yet another fingernail-biting adventure as they try to recover the stolen Gold Plates from a splinter faction claiming divine right and stewardship of the legendary Gold Plates. Their adventures take them from the rocks and caves of Southern […]

July 29, 2013 / 1 Comment

My Very Own Witch Hunter by Harrison Paul

Kaybree is a Witch, a being born once a century with the power to break the world—a power which she wants to use to cure disease, alleviate suffering, and build a better world. But the Angels, mankind’s holy guardians, have the sacred calling to eliminate Witches before they can use their power for evil. As the Angels continue their mission to destroy her, they begin […]

July 27, 2013 / 0 Comments

Extraordinary Zoology (Tales from the Monsternomicon) by Howard Tayler

Professor Viktor Pendrake is a legend in his own time and is the foremost expert in extraordinary zoology. His research demands he place himself in peril to directly observe and interact with his subjects, a peril his assistants must endure as well. Bookish Lynus Wesselbaum is the picture of a scholar-in-training whose days are often spent sifting through the vast stacks of tomes within Corvis […]

July 25, 2013 / 1 Comment

Novelettes: A Rant and A Poll

Lately I’ve noticed a real trend toward publishing novellas or  novelettes. Often these are basically short stories of about 40 to 60 pages, sometimes “bonus content” and sometimes episodic content for a longer work. Most of the time these novelettes are offered by indies or small presses to tempt readers to give a new or unknown author a try. However, some of the larger publishers […]

July 24, 2013 / 1 Comment

Silver Verity by Lea Carter

Rebecca faces new challenges (from pirates to wedding arrangements and meeting the “In-laws”) with her fiancé and her family’s help. Realizing that the wedding is just the beginning of marriage, Rebecca and Hugh work very hard to grow together as they anxiously await their royal wedding. But first the pirate threat, which looms over all of Fairydom, must be dealt with. The royal fleets are […]

July 23, 2013 / 0 Comments

Working It Out by Rachael Anderson

A chance encounter . . . Grace Warren’s life is safe and predictable—exactly the way she likes it. But when she gets roped into going to an auction to help out a friend, everything changes. She meets Seth Tuttle—a guy who unexpectedly kisses her then disappears, leaving her flustered and upset. If she never sees him again, it will be too soon. A chance for […]

July 22, 2013 / 4 Comments

SBT13 Weeks 2 & 3 Overview

I was out of town last weekend so didn’t get the overview posted. But here’s what we did over the last two weeks. (Oh, and it’s not too late to join us. You can still win prizes even if you’re starting late. (See info here.) From July 6 through 18, we were AWESOME!   Total participants: 29 Total prizes claimed: 33 Total entries to win: […]

July 20, 2013 / 0 Comments

The Blind Blacksmith by Neil Dabb

Stephen Alphonzo was an arbitrator on Altron until an accident left him blind. He learned the art of blacksmithing in a remote village, and lived there with his daughter until a young visitor from the space port arrived and asked him for help. Now the knifewraiths, a violent race who live in the dark, have kidnapped dignitaries from another world. Stephen and his daughter must […]

July 19, 2013 / 0 Comments