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Merlin's Gold by TheOrangutan
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(Historical Fiction / Adventure) Treachery and intrigue, adventure, action and romance are at the fore in this tale set around the legends of Arthur and Merlin. The court of King Arthur is under threat from Hengist's Saxons who, lured by the promise of gold and land, surge out from the Saxon Shore to wreak havoc in the peaceful lands beyond. The Knights of the Round Table and their allies sally forth to defend the fragile peace. Will traitors bring down Camelot and the Kingship of Arthur? Can Merlin find the legendary hoard of the Dragon? Merlin's Gold awaits, for those who are brave or foolish enough to seek it out...
Whispers from Beyond by KennethLogan
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Nick Blane is a paranormal investagatory journalist for a semi-popular tabloid magazine called Beyond Belief. After returning home from an investigation, his brother Steve -who also happens to be his lawyer- informs Nick of a surprising inheritance left to him by their unacquainted late grandfather, Dr. Alexander Holtt. The inheritance? A mansion located near the town of Great Falls, Montana. Nick is excited, but Steve is skeptical. Steve has researched Dr. Holtt only to gather little -but questionable- information. The doctor was a genetics researcher for an unknown branch of the government, but after a unexplainable fire destroyed the lab where he worked killing all his colleagues, Dr. Holtt secluded himself in the mansion, never to be seen alive again. Has this discovered last will and testement dropped a fortune in Nick's lap? Or, brought forth a truth that could shake the leaves from his family tree and place Nick in a paranormaly life threatening situation? © 2012 by Kenneth Logan. All rights reserved.
The Crimson Claymore by CraigAPrice
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The brave warrior Searon is haunted by the deaths of his wife and children at the hands of the savage reptilian draeyks, who are on a bloodthirsty rampage. He walks the land of Calthoria alone and thirsty for vengeance. He hunts the creatures down one by one, showing no mercy. But Searon is a one-man army-and no match for the legions of murderous draeyks. Lucky for him, the powerful wizard Karceoles finds him during his travels and enlists Searon in this coming war. Karceoles believes Searon can unite the races to defeat the draeyks once and for all. Searon discovers he can do more damage with Karceoles and a band of warriors they find along the way. But as the war rages in earnest, Searon must make a choice: Is it more important to destroy the draeyks at all costs, or will his quest for vengeance endanger the lives of his new brothers and sisters at arms?
Jarvit by AprilDay
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Jarvit is appalled to learn his errand, delivering scrolls for his master, is intended to send him to his death. Jarvit is taken captive by the powerful and evil archimage Lord D’Braggatio. Then, befriended by the maid Silva, he discovers he has a mystic connection with Lady Mabina D’Braggatio. But it is the voice in his head that disturbs him most.
Photographing Monsters by PollardWharly
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Centered around a bank robbery in Baltimore, Maryland, a psychotic man faces his past , his reality and the future he's trying to transform in this powerful and completely original story about the problems we, as individuals face every day--simply on a scale hopefully none of us ever have to face. The story is told through First-person narration in an expiremental style creating an inverted timeline. A Story of Real-life monsters, and putting the pieces of the puzzle back in place.
Scribblings from the Asylum Walls by TheCreepyHomeboys
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In this Madhouse, there is more than one patient. The walls are littered with the stories of countless men and women who have come seeking sanctity from their own minds. Shattered remnants of broken psyches lay littered on the floor, in rotting beds, in crumbling walls... These are the Scribblings from the Asylum Walls. Welcome to the Madhouse...
Gris-Gris Daughter [on hold] by LostDMBFiles
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Gris-Gris Daughter, both Southern gothic and darkly inspirational, explores an East Texas culture thick with racism and religion where family ties can strangle as well as nurture. Tense, emotional and literary this supernatural drama depicts a family at the crossroads of both angels and demons. Burdened by the need for identity, Samantha Charles, a mixed-race product of rape, takes time away from college to visit the town of her roots in Eastern Texas. The story she discovers starts in the summer of 1963. Reformed alcoholic and pastor, Joseph King has suffered from insomnia since returning from the Korean War. His early morning routine of push-ups and smoking a Lucky Strike may not sit well with his new Southern Baptist congregation in Bethel, Texas, but King is more interested in hearing the mysterious voice of God whom he believes is calling him to do the unthinkable – marry a teenage girl of mixed race as a white man in his thirties. Over three generations Gris-Gris Daughter weaves together the story of Elise Rabideau, Joseph King, and the tormented lives of their offspring. Ultimately it examines the cultural and social issues that have ravaged much of the South over the last 200 years and how their binding effects, which without being broken, will continue to haunt the generations to follow. Rape, murder, voodoo, hurricanes, revenge, demons, lynch mobs and the like ratchet up the stakes in this gothic tale of failure, redemption and forgiveness.