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Free Fiction Monday: Red Letter Day
Graduation Day at Barack Obama High School. The day the Red Letters arrive, the day that students get a glimpse into their own future. But a handful never get a letter and no one knows why. One teacher has an idea though, a teacher who never got a Red Letter herself, a teacher who will finally have answers before the day is out. Called “a fresh, solid, entertaining take on time travel” by Tangent Online, “Red Letter Day” was chosen as the best short story of 2010 by the readers of Analog Magazine. “Red Letter Day” by Hugo-award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for $1.99 on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. Red Letter Day Kristine Kathryn Rusch Copyright © 2012 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Published by WMG Publishing Graduation rehearsal—middle of the afternoon … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Scheduling Conflict
The woman who calls Police Detective Riley Scott has the sexiest voice he’s ever heard. She wants to set up an appointment so that he can arrest her for robbing the National Bank and Trust. The problem is no one has robbed that bank in more than a decade. Detective Scott writes it off as a crank call until he gets another one. And another. The calls bother him because he doesn’t care how crazy she is—he wants more than anything to meet the owner of that voice. “Scheduling Conflict” by Kristine Dexter is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Spirit Guides
Kincaid always shows up at a crime scene before the crime happens. Except at the Burger Joint. He got stuck in Los Angeles traffic and arrived just after the shooting ended. Now he must deal with carnage, carnage he couldn’t prevent—carnage he’s never been able to prevent. The carnage takes him to the end of his singular talent, and as he tries to flee, he comes face-to-face with his future, and his ever-so-difficult past. “Spirit Guides” by USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other ebookstores. . The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around this site. Track it down, read, and enjoy. … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Bring Me The Head of Anne Boleyn
Before her twenty-fifth year, she was both a princess and a prisoner, a royal daughter and the daughter of a traitor. Now Elizabeth Tudor has become queen of England and, in her private moments, cannot quite believe she survived. She has to figure out how to rule, but first she must reclaim her past, and to do that, she must find the last thing her mother ever gave her—a ruby ring in the shape of a falcon. “Bring Me The Head of Anne Boleyn” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: The Questing Mind
J. Reed Brasher knows someone is stealing his memories. He just can’t prove it. He’s 90 years old, and everyone blames the loss on age. But Brasher isn’t the kind of man who loses his mind to age. He’s losing it to something else. He must find out what that something else is before his mind is gone. Chosen by Tangent Magazine as one of the top ten science fiction stories of the year. “The Questing Mind,” by Hugo Award winning writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around this site. Track it down, read, and … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: The Thrill of the Hunt
Her family called her Hilda, before the war, before the Great Wulf murdered them all with his mind. Now the war is over, Europe is in ruin, and the remaining Nazis have scattered. Hilda hunts them, but really, she hunts him. And thanks to an old friend, she has tracked him to Argentina. She’s supposed to kill him, but she’s not sure if she can. She won’t know until they’re face to face, until it’s time for one of them to die. “The Thrill of the Hunt” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. It is also available in the collection The War and After: Five Stories of Magic and Revenge, available for 2.99 on Kindle, Nook, … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Models
Kendall Dee disappears on her first day as a professional hairdresser at a New York Fashion Week runway show. When she turns up murdered, her friend Corry Lindstrom decides to find out what happened. Because Corry, a professional fashion photographer, got Kendall the job in the first place. A job that put Kendall in a kind of danger no one expected. Chosen by the readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine as one of the top five stories of the year, “Models” takes place in a world not often seen by outsiders—a place where glamour gives way to sweat, and jealousy can lead to murder. “Models” by Edgar-nominee Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for $2.99 on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, and in other e-bookstores. The free story will only be available for one week. … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Strange Creatures
When the storm of the century hits Whale Rock, Sheriff Dan Retsler does everything he can to prevent hundreds of deaths. Everything except the thing that could have prevented the storm in the first place. He should have listened to the beautiful woman who came to his office before the storm hit. He should have believed in her magic. But he didn’t. And now he must face himself—and the horrible results of a storm he could have prevented. “Strange Creatures” by World Fantasy Award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. If you like this story, you might also like these related stories: If you like this story, check out these e-book stories as well: “The Women of Whale Rock,” “The Light at … Read entire article »
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