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Free Fiction Monday: Valuables
For his entire life, Willard Harrison envied Mrs. Rose Grenlauer, but never more than now. Willard lost his arm, his wife, and everything he owned to the Yankees. Now the Yankees hold Memphis, and he can’t do anything. Except think of Mrs. Rose Grenlauer, who escaped with her valuables into the wilds of Tennessee. Willard wants her valuables. Willard wants her life. And he means to get both. Shortlisted for The Best American Mysteries in 2001. “Valuables” by Edgar-nominee Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for $2.99 (with bonus story) 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 enjoy. … Read entire article »
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Hacked Plus Free Fiction News
For those of you showing up for Free Fiction Monday, I’m sorry to say there’s nothing new today. My website got hacked on Thursday. It was a particularly virulent attack, which made the site receive warnings from all kinds of places. If you clicked through those warnings, run your anti-virus software to make sure you didn’t get any nasty stuff on your own computer. I’m still not sure if the hack was deliberate, meaning targeted at me. I’m waiting for the security firm’s report. I’m not sure if they’ll know. I’ve been the subject of several attacks this year, including a denial-of-service attack which came after a similar post to the royalty one I put up on Thursday, so I’m still not ruling out an intentional hack. But this attack did … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Results
Percentages. Chances. Opportunities. Before Bryan marries Jess, he needs to know what kind of children they’ll have. Fortunately tests exist for that. The results have arrived, and now Jess must chose: babies, percentages, or Bryan? “Results” by Hugo-award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available (with a bonus story) for $2.99 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. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Elegy For Piano and Three Voices
Stacey’s mother has disappeared. Alzheimer’s has taken her and left a shell. Except, one night, Stacey—a composer who has given up everything to care for her mother—can’t take it any more. She sits at the piano and plays Bach. The music reveals amazing things, things Stacey does not expect, things she cannot hope for, things she knows will soon vanish forever. “Elegy For Piano And Three Voices” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available (with bonus story) for $2.99 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. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Star
On the night Anna’s boyfriend tried to kill her, Anna’s badly injured cat Star disappeared. Now, half a continent away, Star has returned. Is it her ghost? Or has Star herself somehow made her own incredible journey across the country to be with the only person she’s ever loved? “Star” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for $2.99 (with bonus story) 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. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Death On D Street
D Street—the closest thing Hope’s Pass has to a red light district. Three whorehouses and a few independents to service the miners who survived the mines outside of town. The sheriff’s drunk the night Jeanne gets murdered, so Will, the mayor, leaves his sleeping wife and children to investigate the crime at the request of the local doctor. Only the crime has deep roots, roots that will touch Will’s entire family, and make him question everything he’s ever known. “Death on D Street” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available (with a bonus story) for $2.99 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 … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Kindred Souls
She calls herself Linda, although it’s not her name. She travels from nursing home to nursing home, fixing problems, helping others. Until she meets Eloise Mortimer. Rich, famous Eloise Mortimer. Dying Eloise Mortimer, who fancies herself a latter-day Miss Marple, but who might simply be something much more dangerous. Much more destructive. “Kindred Souls” by Edgar award nominee 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 enjoy. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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