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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. Bring Me the Head of Anne Boleyn Kristine Kathryn Rusch Copyright © 2011 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Published by WMG Publishing The memory comes to her in fragments. Her mother’s hand, … 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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Mid-Month Novel Excerpt: City of Ruins
Once per month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in February. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the opening to the previous eleven novels, click here. This month, I’ve excerpted City of Ruins, which is the second novel in the Diving series. I decided to post City because the third book in the Diving series, Boneyards, is coming out later this month. You don’t have to have read any of the other novels in the series to read this one, but you might enjoy it more if you read Diving Into the Wreck first. You can read an excerpt from … 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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Free Fiction Monday: Substitutions
Silas has worked for Death in Nevada for 150 years. He gets Christmas and Christmas Eve off. Only this year, his substitute finds him in a Las Vegas casino. His substitute, who is little more than a boy, a boy whose task terrifies him. If the boy finishes the task, he’ll have a permanent job. If he doesn’t, a dozen kids will live in agony. Silas hates the choice. He wants to tell the boy, That’s the job. Get used to it. But he can’t. Because it’s Christmas, and the boy is all alone… “Substitutions” by USA Today bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords and in other e-bookstores, or in these collections: Santa and Other Christmas Criminals, available for $2.99 on Kindle, Nook, … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Christopher’s Crummy Christmas
Eleven-year-old Christopher always spends Christmas alone. This year, he’s going to change that. This year, he’s going to make his parents stay home. Everyone tells him he’ll ruin Christmas, but he doesn’t care. He wants a good Christmas, and he’ll do anything to get it. A classic Christmas story that first appeared in Boy’s Life Magazine. “Christopher’s Crummy Christmas” 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 this site. Track it down, read, and enjoy. … Read entire article »
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