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1.	TREASURE THIS (revised) by K R Leitch Children's Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller 13 Feb 2013 Aunt Ellie is a sweet old lady and Harry's the perfect uncle. So when Addison finds a dead body in their garden shed she thinks someone else must have put it there. Then she learns about the one under the lilac bush... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Gremio Inheritance by A J Winter Gay/Lesbian Fiction, Novel, Fantasy, General Fiction 15 Feb 2013 A young, human runaway, Joe Fields, is saved by the Wizard Lord Gazardiel - but at a price that will change Joe forever. Gazardiel is torn when the wizard leader, Lord Astarte asks him to hunt down the Gremio heir, a youth with the potential to threaten the fragile accord with humanity. Gazardiel realises this threat is Joe... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Innocents (upgrade, Nov 2012) by Sarah Fayermann Science Fiction 17 Nov 2012 The pampered second generation of Planit live in high-tech, artificial intelligence-controlled luxury yet close to nature in wild, unpopulated territories. With the two sexes separated and isolated from elders, they don't know how innocent they are or why this is so. Then one asks 'How are babies made?' More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	The Darke Inside Me (Revised) by Kerrin Krainis Science Fiction, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction 08 Feb 2013 Liam has been sent to Elyphrim Academy, a boarding school filled with people who wouldn't hesitate to kill him if he were discovered. He's human, and humans are not welcome in this school for monsters. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	City of Dreams by Harriet Steel Historical, Romance 01 Feb 2013 When Anna comes to Paris with her new husband she believes her dreams have come true, but dreams have a way of turning sour and her path to happiness will not be so easy. (This novel is set in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.) More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Lilith Express (formerly Punishment Summer) by Peggy Rothschild Teenage Fiction 21 Jan 2013 Sent to her grandfather’s cabin for the summer, sixteen-year-old Nicki Steele faces a strange new world. More disturbing than the taxidermied animal heads is the lack of electricity and cell phone service. As she tries to adapt, Nicki discovers wild animals aren't the most dangerous thing lurking in the woods. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Rusted Gun by P M Wilson Historical, Novel, General Fiction 13 Jan 2013 A true story of courage and survival. 14.9.1943, Crete. Names and minor details changed to protect the identity of individual women of Amiras Village who bravely recounted their experiences for this novel. Thank you, Patricia. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	A Shared Child (Mawdenby revised) by Kathryn Scherer Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 02 Feb 2013 Cousins Maeve and Damien have always been close, but as they turn to each other in tragedy and loneliness Damien seems to want more than Maeve is willing to give. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	New Clive by James Holden Short Story, Science Fiction, General Fiction 28 Sep 2012 Clive has an accident on a transportation system, leaving his wife to reevaluate their relationship. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Black Caravel by Harry Nicholson Action, Adventure, Historical 08 Dec 2012 This is to be a sequel to my novel, 'Tom Fleck'. The year 1536. The voyage of a merchant ship from North East England. Trouble with mist and pirates. A blind girl waits on the shore for her brothers to return from sea. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

1.	Mot and the Egyptian Transformation by Julian Green Action, Adventure, Children's Fiction, Comedy, Historical, Fantasy 06 Dec 2012 Mot, the famous rat, recounts how he became the great leader in the war against the cats. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Meridian by Ellie Daniels Mystery, Thriller, General Fiction 09 Jan 2013 A geophysicist sent to investigate unusual seismic events in Cornwall finds himself confronting a resurrected Archangel cult and outlandish claims someone is manipulating an earth energy meridian running through Saint Michael’s Mount. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	The Devil of Ilha Grande by Fred Hebbert Novel, Thriller 16 Aug 2012 A troubled young nun undertakes a mission in the Amazon jungle, unaware that an assassin travels with her More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Hilda's Assets Mark 2 by J. McGuire Novel 11 Oct 2012 Hilda and Ernest have been married for too many years. Both are effectively dead. Suddenly, at the age of sixty-eight-and-a-bit, Hilda decides she wants more. To achieve this she will put Ernest out to rent. But do not fear for him, by the end he will have gained far more than he initially loses. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Truth about Sally. Revised. by Adrian Lynch Children's Fiction, Fantasy 29 Dec 2012 Sally wants to have a party on her thirteenth birthday, just like other kids. But she has difficulty making friends. She does try, but most people faint or run away screaming. Some shout, “witch,” from a safe distance. That probably doesn’t count as conversation though. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Hunted by Shadow: The Dark Light Series, Book I by TB Tschauder Adventure, Novel, Fantasy 18 Jan 2013 Twenty year old Leyna finds herself forced into a fantastical world filled with shadow-like evil, hidden cities, and a prophesy that puts her life, and the lives of those she meets along the way, in danger. All for the sake of finding her kidnapped best friend. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	Yesterday's Shoes by Celia Micklefield Novel, General Fiction 24 Oct 2012 At the bottom of the wardrobe, something is waiting . . More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	The Ricochet of Sunbeams (September 2012) by Derek Byrne Literary Fiction, Novel 23 Sep 2012 Three teenagers run away from their home-town in South Australia. They appear to be escaping demons, but instead create new ones along the way. After one of them commits murder, they take flight and head north into the desert. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	The King of the Castle by Julian Green Short Story, General Fiction 14 Jan 2011 Bernard returns from a hasty wedding to discover the third member of the marriage. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	Liquid World by Pat Dobie General Fiction 23 Jan 2013 Introvert Orson Sweet suspects that a size-fifteen foot that recently washed up on a nearby beach might belong to his estranged brother Gregg. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

1.	Trigger Finger (Chapters 1-3) by Robert Jennings Novel, Thriller, General Fiction 28 Nov 2012 Kevin Swanson struggles with the aftermath of having killed two intruders in his home--and the idea that maybe events didn't unfold exactly as he remembers. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Mistaken Identity by Ed Wicke Crime 01 Dec 2012 In a small town in north Florida, an unwilling investigator gets drawn into a tangled series of murders and deceit. And there are two cute sisters involved. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Only One by Siobhan Daiko Adventure, Historical, Novel, Romance, Womens Fiction 08 Jul 2012 It is the winter of 1948, and Kate returns to Hong Kong three years after she was liberated from a Japanese internment camp. Scarred by her wartime experiences, she wants to start a new life. James, a young Englishman working for the Chinese Maritime Customs, is attracted to Kate then an anti-smuggling operation throws him into turmoil. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Visiting Hours by Jonathan Skinner Short Story, General Fiction 24 Nov 2012 There's trouble at the wine club when a new member joins... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Trobairitz by Celia Micklefield Novel, Womens Fiction 06 Jun 2012 On the long haul in Europe, a trucker finds her place with a group of drivers by telling them a story . . . . the first book in a trilogy set in Languedoc. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	The Devil of Ilha Grande by Fred Hebbert Novel, Thriller 16 Aug 2012 A troubled young nun undertakes a mission in the Amazon jungle, unaware that an assassin travels with her More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	In-between Us by Juliet Novel, General Fiction 26 Aug 2012 Will Madeleine’s ‘perfect’ marriage withstand the imperfections of facial surgery and a terminal prognosis? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	The Gift by Robert Thayer Short Story, Historical, Literary Fiction, General Fiction 25 Dec 2012 Sometimes what is right and what is duty conflict, and what is kindness and what is cruelty are the same. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	A Million Pebbles on the Beach (2610 edit) by Lin Forrester Crime, Mystery, Women's Fiction 26 Oct 2012 A woman who has been in hiding for decades becomes chief suspect for the murder of her brutal ex-husband. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	The Apocalypse in Little Worthington by Julian Green Fantasy 29 Nov 2011 Heaven orders the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to lie low for a while, so they take up lodgings in a sleepy English village. But not all is as it seems... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

1.	Fatima Saleh by Alexander Ikawah Short Story, Literary Fiction 26 Sep 2012 A Somali woman in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp turns down an offer of help in order to fight against her antagonists in her own way. In a society where victims are considered as guilty as their opressors, her choice has unexpected repercussions. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	LosersRus.com by Robyn Millar Chicklit, Comedy 15 Sep 2012 Amy, determined to lose her sad single status and find the man of her dreams, bravely logs on to an internet dating site, and ventures forth into the jungle that is twenty first century love! More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Pendragon's Sister Pt 1 (formerly Camlann Pt 1: Convent Dawn) by James A Tucker Historical, Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy 17 May 2012 In order for King Arthur to be born and save Britain, there was a price to be paid. The price was that a husband would be killed, a wife would be raped, and her children torn from her arms. Could such a price ever be worth paying? You would have to ask the older child of that doomed union. You would have to ask Morgana… More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Invisible Man by Paul Marlow Literary Fiction, General Fiction 11 Feb 2012 Viktor is a literature student from a post-Soviet town. A sensitive young man in a violent, macho world, he has developed a ruthless streak. One night he gets the chance to escape his dismal home - all he has to do is steal £100,000 from a friend. The consequences of doing this last for many years - and have a huge impact on his happiness. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Larry Pennydrop; Master of luck. Revised. by Adrian Lynch Children's Fiction 03 Sep 2012 Demon teachers are plotting to enter children’s dreams and through them rule the world. Only Larry can stop them, but he'd prefer it if someone else would. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	Emerald Green (Revised) by Karen Milner Children's Fiction, Teenage Fiction 18 Apr 2009 A young girl, with a volatile home life, finds comfort in her love of horses. Aimed at girls aged between ten and fourteen. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	Theresa Smith at the Court of Heaven by Polly Walshe Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 10 Jul 2012 Theresa Smith, 79, a retired teacher of Classics and resident of sheltered accommodation, is in a clinic, having just received a brand new treatment. As she lies there, she keeps thinking of Roger, one of her neighbours. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Olive Tree at Sunset by Kate Fereday Eshete Short Story, Literary Fiction 04 Jun 2012 A man is on the run after escaping from prison in Lalibela in the northern Ethiopian Highlands. They say he committed a gruesome murder. With the militia in pursuit, he seeks refuge in an old woman's hut. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Time & Place by Ciaran Lynch Short Story, Historical, Literary Fiction 03 Oct 2012 A young navy officer puts his life at risk. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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A Thread of Darkness by Trevor Saull-Hunt Horror, Thriller 21 Jun 2012 Third in the Spinebender series. A dark, paranormal thriller that concludes the trilogy. Hazel Stone is being hunted by a vicious killer that will stop at nothing. But is help coming from this world or the next? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

.	Theresa Smith at the Court of Heaven by Polly Walshe Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 10 Jul 2012 Theresa Smith, 79, a retired teacher of Classics and resident of sheltered accommodation, is in a clinic, having just received a brand new treatment. As she lies there, she keeps thinking of Roger, one of her neighbours. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

.	Buttermilk Alley by Sonia Velton Historical, Novel, Womens Fiction 02 Nov 2010 Silken tale of the Huguenot weavers of eighteenth century Spitalfields. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Sugar and Snails (rewrite) by Anne Goodwin Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 24 Sep 2012 Di has always been at pains to keep secret what happened to her in Cairo at the age of fifteen. But when she falls for Simon, her past and present personas begin to collide. Forced to confront her troubled childhood, Di must find a way of coming to terms with the contradictions at the heart of her identity. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Becoming Jack by Jonathan Skinner Novel, General Fiction 05 Sep 2012 Bored with his mediocre existence and dismal prospects, Roger Broadbent decides he no longer wants to be Roger Broadbent. But is it possible to wipe out all traces of his current life and metamorphose into somebody else? Inspiring role models are thin on the ground. Until Roger remembers Jack… More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	GhostCityGirl by Simon Paul Wilson Horror, Novel, Science Fiction 24 Aug 2012 In 2055, Tokyo was lost. Now, it is a city of ghosts. My name is Kichi, I live in Osaka Sector. I love ghost stories. This is mine... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Parallel by Ciaran Lynch Historical, Novel 14 Aug 2012 Set on the south coast of Western Australia at the turn of the 20th Century, Pioneer settler Campbell Taylor suffers a crippling injury. On the long journey to hospital successive stories travel with him revealing an early account of Native/European relations. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Summer in Heron Key (Revised) by Vanessa Lafaye Novel, General Fiction 09 Sep 2012 It is 1935 on Heron Key, Florida, a small town struggling with the effects of the Depression during the hottest summer on record. A shocking crime brings racial tensions to boiling point, just as a major hurricane devastates the town. Those who survive will be changed forever. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	LosersRus.com by Robyn Millar Chicklit, Comedy 15 Sep 2012 Amy, determined to lose her sad single status and find the man of her dreams, bravely logs on to an internet dating site, and ventures forth into the jungle that is twenty first century love! More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	Fatima Saleh by Alexander Ikawah Short Story, Literary Fiction 26 Sep 2012 A Somali woman in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp turns down an offer of help in order to fight against her antagonists in her own way. In a society where victims are considered as guilty as their opressors, her choice has unexpected repercussions. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Theresa Smith at the Court of Heaven by Polly Walshe Novel, General Fiction 10 Jul 2012 Theresa Smith, 79, a retired Classics teacher, resident of sheltered accommodation, is in a clinic, having just received a treatment, something new called Life Enhancement. Now she's looking back at her life, thinking about how and why she came here, about her two feisty daughters and her neighbour, Roger. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	The Tenants by Celia Micklefield Short Story, General Fiction 12 Sep 2012 In the Languedoc vineyards a scourge is creeping . . . More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	Buttermilk Alley by Sonia Velton Historical, Novel, Womens Fiction 02 Nov 2010 Silken tale of the Huguenot weavers of eighteenth century Spitalfields. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

The Ricochet of Sunbeams (new version) by Derek Byrne Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 15 May 2012 Three teenagers, Ging, his elder sister Cassie and Nathan, steal a car and run away from their home-town in South Australia. The kids appear to be escaping demons but instead create new ones along the way. After one of them commits murder, they take flight and head north into the desert. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

1.	The Boy Called Rom by Paul Panic Science Fiction, Teenage Fiction 17 May 2012 Greenwich – 2009. Street smart gang member Canute and nerdy bookworm Randolph (AKA Science) are unlikely friends. But when American brothers Rom and Devlan arrive on the scene, things start goin’ well RARE! More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Slipping Through the Cracks by C S Abrahams Novel, Teenage Fiction 24 Jul 2012 Ollie's going through the worst possible tragedy and he doesn't know how to handle his grief. Ellen's life is tough as well. Two teenagers find eachother, but sometimes it's the stuff you have in common that tears you apart. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Jakob's Colours by Lindsay Hawdon Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Apr 2012 It is 1942. A gypsy boy is running, but running from where and from what? In a world of lovelessness, is it possible to find love? In a world of insanity, is it possible to stay sane? Sometimes the fight for these two things leads us to the most extraordinary places. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Blood of the Sun God (revised) by Deborah J Kershaw Historical, Novel, General Fiction 30 Apr 2012 A tale of power, persecution, murder, revenge and the supernatural set in ancient Egypt. The High Priest of Amun must fight to save his family and his god from the fury of a revolutionary new Pharaoh. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Versailles Legacy by Lyn Alexander Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 08 Jul 2012 In 1933, cavalry officer Erich von Schellendorf is appointed to coach the Olympic equestrian team. Over the next three years he witnesses Hitler’s rise to absolute power. By 1936, Nazism has closed a steel wall down upon the country, forcing Erich into directions he would never have thought possible. Not a war story, this is about relationships. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	The Licenser (Revised) by Kate Braithwaite Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 08 May 2012 In Restoration London an ambitious writer pursues the truth behind a Catholic terror plot, but in doing so leaves his young wife vulnerable to blackmail and forced to become a spy in her own home. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	A Thread of Darkness by Trevor Saull-Hunt Horror, Thriller 21 Jun 2012 Third in the Spinebender series. A dark, paranormal thriller that concludes the trilogy. Hazel Stone is being hunted by a vicious killer that will stop at nothing. But is help coming from this world or the next? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Theresa Smith at the Court of Heaven by Polly Walshe Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 10 Jul 2012 Theresa Smith, 79, a retired Classics teacher, resident of sheltered accommodation, is in a clinic, having just been given a treatment, something new called Life Enhancement. Now she's looking back at her life, thinking about how and why she came here, and about her two daughters, and her friend, Roger. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Ricochet of Sunbeams (new version) by Derek Byrne Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 15 May 2012 Three teenagers, Ging, his elder sister Cassie and Nathan, steal a car and run away from their home-town in South Australia. The kids appear to be escaping demons but instead create new ones along the way. After one of them commits murder, they take flight and head north into the desert. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND ME (revised) by Joy Manne Adventure, Children's Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Novel, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 18 Jul 2012 Jon was expecting a fun thirteenth birthday week with his famous actor father playing detective during the Sherlock Holmes Society of London’s 2005 pilgrimage along the route in "The Final Problem" to Meiringen in Switzerland, but when his father really is kidnapped by Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls no one will believe him. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

October 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

	The Licenser (Revised) by Kate Braithwaite Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 08 May 2012 In Restoration London an ambitious writer pursues the truth behind a Catholic terror plot, but in doing so leaves his young wife vulnerable to blackmail and forced to become a spy in her own home. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

September 1st 2012 - The following ten novel openings will receive feedback from Random House and Orion - including as part of the current The Next Big Author competition.

1.	MARGARET ETHEL (revised) by Bill Scott Teenage Fiction 25 Jul 2012 Electrocuted in sixth period physics lab, sixteen-year-old Margaret Ethel is given two options — go to Heaven or return to Earth to save the girl who killed her. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	The Subject by Jonathan Skinner Novel, Thriller, General Fiction 17 Jul 2012 Desperate for extra money to fund IVF for partner Caroline, Nick secretly applies to participate in research conducted by an attractive psychologist who turns out to be playing dangerous games. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	Jolted by Fleur Ferris Novel, Teenage Fiction 28 Mar 2012 One secret. One decision. Three lives destroyed. Sixteen-year-old Madi finds that things are never quite what they seem. A gripping story of betrayal, consequence, regret and redemption. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Cheats by Ian Harvey-Brown Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, General Fiction 27 Mar 2012 Deathdays are like birthdays. They come around once a year; same day, same month. The final day is chosen randomly by the death computer locked away in the Protectorate’s vaults. That's when your implant bursts, releasing its deadly cargo. Then you can only hope Jake has stumbled upon an antidote. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	The Hanged God by Nicole J Fawcett Fantasy 12 Apr 2012 A world on the edge of crisis. A circle of friendship shattered by death. Will Valrahn succumb to the threatening darkness or will the seeds of courage and sacrifice bloom in time to save it? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Jakob's Colours by Lindsay Hawdon Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Apr 2012 It is 1942. A gypsy boy is running, but running from where and from what? In a world of lovelessness, is it possible to find love? In a world of insanity, is it possible to stay sane? Sometimes the fight for these two things leads us to the most extraordinary places. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Licenser (Revised) by Kate Braithwaite Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 08 May 2012 In Restoration London an ambitious writer pursues the truth behind a Catholic terror plot, but in doing so leaves his young wife vulnerable to blackmail and forced to become a spy in her own home. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Two Thirds Man by Michael Marett-Crosby Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 04 Jul 2012 Two Thirds Man is set in a contemporary British prison, where I worked for some years. It is the story of Voice and an equation scrawled on a cell wall - two thirds man + hate - love = who I am. Most of what I have written is true. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Ricochet of Sunbeams (new version) by Derek Byrne Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 15 May 2012 Three teenagers, Ging, his elder sister Cassie and Nathan, steal a car and run away from their home-town in South Australia. The kids appear to be escaping demons but instead create new ones along the way. After one of them commits murder, they take flight and head north into the desert. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND ME by Joy Manne Adventure, Children's Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 18 Jul 2012 Instead of being a fun competition between Jon and his famous actor father set against and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London’s pilgrimage to Meiringen in 2005, Jon’s thirteenth birthday puzzle goes wrong and no one will believe that he witnessed his father being kidnapped by Moriarty and Moran at the Reichenbach Falls. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

September 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

August 1st 2012

1.	Digging (revised) by JP Bradley Comedy, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 31 May 2012 Pascal is hired to dig into the past of a mysterious millionaire. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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French Train by Pat Dobie Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel 16 May 2012 Alec Ferguson desperately needs a fresh start, and he's got one: an assignment to cover the 1889 Paris International Exhibition. Things go wrong, however, when Ferguson meets an old friend and becomes embroiled with the ruthless and amoral Thomas Edison in a race to patent the world’s first motion-picture camera. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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A Village Called Faraway by Terri Munt Novel, General Fiction 18 Mar 2012 Far from the city, the village has everything any reasonable person could wish for. The houses are well built, excepting the one or two that have recently fallen down, and almost every family has its goats, chickens and vegetable plot quite separate from its fields of olives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Jack Par(r) by David Llewellyn Children's Fiction, Comedy, General Fiction 29 May 2012 Jack is adrift in the middle of everywhere. When you are bright enough to ask the questions but not so clever to understand the answers, the world can be a difficult place. And as everyone knows, the world is just a metaphor for school. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	A Million Pebbles on the Beach by Lin Forrester Crime 22 Jun 2012 A woman who has been in hiding for decades becomes the chief suspect for the murder of her brutal ex-husband. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Jakob's Colours by Lindsay Hawdon Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Apr 2012 It is 1942. A gypsy boy is running, but running from where and from what? In a world of lovelessness, is it possible to find love? In a world of insanity, is it possible to stay sane? Sometimes the fight for these two things leads us to the most extraordinary places. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Cheats (formerly Erin's Inferno) by Ian Harvey-Brown Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, General Fiction 27 Mar 2012 In the year 0034 there are birthdays. And deathdays. Deathdays are like birthdays. They come around once a year, same day, same month. Only, on your chosen day, instead of being born, you die. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Splendour of Anna Stern by Jeffrey Manton Historical 16 Mar 2012 Shy, graceful Anne is a German refugee who hides a terrible secret. Jobless and friendless, she climbs the social ladder through three men - only to fall in love with one of them. But to earn his trust she must commit murder. After what she’s been through, can she let the little things get in her way? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Jolted by Fleur Ferris Novel, Teenage Fiction 28 Mar 2012 One secret. One decision. Three lives destroyed. Sixteen-year-old Madi finds that things are never quite what they seem. A gripping story of betrayal, consequence, regret and redemption. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	Comedienne by Fred Hebbert Crime, Mystery, Novel, Romance, Thriller 14 Jun 2012 A young policewoman's disturbed past is key to bringing down a pornographic empire. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

August 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

July 1st 2012

1.	African Violet (June '12) by Mostar Novel 03 Jun 2012 African Violet spans two continents and four generations of the same family. The story is set in North East England and South Africa before, during and after Apartheid. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Jacob Groat & the Ghosts of Warehouse 33 by Mike Hanson Children's Fiction 03 May 2012 Twelve year old Jacob Groat has waited a long time to begin his education at Warehouse 33. Unfortunately, his first year of guardian angel training is not quite going to plan More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	Earth Child by Tony Groom Adventure, Children's Fiction, Teenage Fiction 14 Apr 2012 Imagine a world with no adults. Imagine a world where no one is above the age of twelve. Four children find each other and become companions. They strike out on the biggest and only adventure of their short and turbulent lives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Mya by Juliet Short Story, Horror, General Fiction 29 Apr 2012 A young mother is haunted by the past. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Harebell's Baby by Asya Severn Historical, Women's Fiction 28 Mar 2012 1778. Outwardly respectable, Julia Earnshaw harbours a dark secret. Three years previously, she gave birth to an illegitimate baby, whom her family agreed to maintain. Only she knows that while in hiding, she befriended another pregnant woman, whom she nicknames Harebell - and with whom her life is still inextricably linked. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Jakob's Colours by Lindsay Hawdon Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Apr 2012 It is 1942. A gypsy boy is running, but running from where and from what? In a world of lovelessness, is it possible to find love? In a world of insanity, is it possible to stay sane? Sometimes the fight for these two things leads us to the most extraordinary places. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	Jolted by Fleur Ferris Novel, Teenage Fiction 28 Mar 2012 One secret. One decision. Three lives destroyed. Sixteen-year-old Madi finds that things are never quite what they seem. A gripping story of betrayal, consequence, regret and redemption. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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A Village Called Faraway by Tessa Munt Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 18 Mar 2012 Far from the city, the village has everything any reasonable person could wish for. The houses are well built, excepting the one or two that have recently fallen down, and almost every family has its goats, chickens and vegetable plot quite separate from its fields of olives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	The Licenser (Revised) by Kate Braithwaite Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 08 May 2012 In Restoration London an ambitious writer pursues the truth behind a Catholic terror plot, but in doing so leaves his young wife vulnerable to blackmail and forced to become a spy in her own home. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	Billy and Barnaby by Carola Hughes-Hartmann Short Story, General Fiction 24 Nov 2011 What happens to Billy and Barnaby? Do they both find their way home? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

July 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

June 1st 2012

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Bert...So Far (revised April 12) by Jan Carr Children's Fiction, Novel 08 Apr 2012 Eleven-year-old tomboy, Bert Smith, lives a life most kids can only dream about: secret dens, hardly any school and best of all skidding across the waves with her dad, taking tourists out on boat trips round beauty spot, Stonewave Cove. Bert's life is complete until the day Mum has news that rips it all away. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Boomerang (March 2012) by willow55 Novel, Thriller, General Fiction 20 Mar 2012 A truckie, a hitchhiker and mile upon mile of Australian outback. Will Alec reach the red centre or will his past catch up with him first? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	The Holy Drinker by NA Randall Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel 10 Apr 2012 After a five-day drinking binge, a notorious drunkard is transformed into a vat of wine with mystical healing properties. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Creating 2054 (revised) by Melissa Kay Adventure, Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction 27 Apr 2012 The 2016 War and its consequences have devastated Earth and humanity. It's 2054 and the world is recovering, but creativity is banned. Maddy is used in an experiment to re-introduce creative thought and makes a series of life-changing discoveries. Her first instinct is to hide, but her fierce flight becomes a fierce fight to make a difference. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Pushing up the Daisies by Carola Hughes-Hartmann Short Story, General Fiction 12 Mar 2012 Will Marguerite's goodbye be as colourful as her life? A short story about love, loss, and most important of all - laughter. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	Heaven Sent by willow55 Mystery, Novel, Romance, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 31 Mar 2012 A car crash. A saviour. But will Gabriel prove to be all that Evie expects? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	Mya by Juliet Short Story, Horror, General Fiction 29 Apr 2012 A young mother is haunted by the past. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Love Thy Neighbour by Carly Tinkler Short Story, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, General Fiction 04 Apr 2012 When a new piece of play equipment is installed on the playing field behind Peggy’s house, life changes in unexpected ways. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	The Cheats (formerly Erin's Inferno) by Ian Harvey-Brown Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction, Thriller, General Fiction 27 Mar 2012 In the year 0034 there are birthdays. And deathdays. Deathdays are like birthdays. They come around once a year, same day, same month. Only, on the final day, instead of being born, you die. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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A Village Called Faraway by Tessa Munt Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 18 Mar 2012 Far from the city, the village has everything any reasonable person could wish for. The houses are well built, excepting the one or two that have recently fallen down, and almost every family has its goats, chickens and vegetable plot quite separate from its fields of olives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

June 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

The Courageous Dream. by Adrian Lynch Short Story, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 29 Jan 2012 What makes a dream courageous? Michael finds out the hard way. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

May 1st 2012 - The following stories will receive feedback from Random House and Orion - including the first ten novel openings listed below as part of the current The Next Big Author competition.

1.	Goodbye my lover by Juliet Novel, General Fiction 05 Apr 2012 Almost thirty-five and practically-dead, Ashley, must find her husband a wife because left to his own devices, Flynn, will make the wrong choice, again. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	The Fire Dragon by Celia Micklefield Short Story, Women's Fiction, General Fiction 01 Jan 2012 A broken ornament discloses deeper cracks in the household. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.

The Price of Freedom (Latest Version) by PaulE Adventure, Crime, Historical, Novel 18 Sep 2011 The lives of six people cross at the Bristol Riots. Their futures remain entwined for years to come, as each pursues their ambitions. Some will get what they want, others what they need, but all will pay a price - and freedom has the highest price. This book is based on actual events in Bristol in 1831, where hundreds died for the right to vote. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Scartongarth by Isabella Bee Historical, Mystery, Novel, Romance, Saga, Women's Fiction 19 Feb 2012 Chrissie believes she has killed her abusive husband 14 years ago. How then could she recieve a letter from him this morning? This is a mystery/love story set partly on a small Orkney island and partly in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Camlann- Morgana Before the Battle by James A Tucker Adventure, Historical, Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy 24 Dec 2011 A possible start piece of Arthurian Novel for a course assignment. Taking a new approach, focusing on the viewpoint of Morgana. Here King Arthur, establishing his reign, marches North to face his rivals in battle… More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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A Village Called Faraway by Tessa Munt Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 18 Mar 2012 Far from the city, the village has everything any reasonable person could wish for. The houses are well built, excepting the one or two that have recently fallen down, and almost every family has its goats, chickens and vegetable plot quite separate from its fields of olives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Pitchforks and Pina Coladas by G K Kingsley Comedy, General Fiction 28 Mar 2012 Derek, ambitious headmaster of a tiny rural school, is desperate to make it ‘big’. When his wife leaves, his quest becomes ever more urgent until only a visit from Ofsted can answer his prayers. Unfortunately, however, a flasher, a farmer and a faltering dominatrix are fated to jeopardise his plans. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Starting With Amber by F M McLaren Teenage Fiction 25 Jan 2012 When nine year old Annalise Goldman is abducted from her grandiose family home, suspicion is quickly cast between friends, family and neighbours. But what of teenage brother Seth? Who has sworn, in his own way, to make sure that nothing ever harms Annalise – his sister, his heart? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	HEOROT (revised) by R M E Winter Adventure, Historical, Novel, Teenage Fiction 27 Jan 2012 A retelling of the Beowulf legend, relocated to fifth century England, in the chaotic period after the departure of the Roman legions. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Gypsy and The Goddess by Miro Adventure, General Fiction 19 Sep 2010 Véronique swept into my life like a tornado. I should have found shelter but I opened my arms instead, driven by forces beyond my control. The trail of destruction led from the rough suburbs of Paris and into my muddled mind, breaking everything in its path, especially the law. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN OR OLD PRUDES! More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

Heaven Sent
by willow55	Mystery, Novel, Romance, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction	31 Mar 2012
A car crash. A saviour. But will Gabriel prove to be all that Evie expects? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

May 2012 Longevity Entries - recognising books with more than 25 days cumulatively in the Top Ten over 3 months

April 1st 2012

1.	Heating the House by Carola Hughes-Hartmann Short Story, General Fiction 13 Jan 2012 Who wins in the end - wife, husband, or stove? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Deceived (Revised) by Karen Milner Fantasy, Thriller 26 Jan 2012 There are a group of people in the world with the gift of foresight; their aim is to protect the vulnerable, but there are others of their kind with darker intentions. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Lost For Words by Henrietta McKervey Historical, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 23 Dec 2011 In a single day Sarah Harper discovers... her terminally ill mother is not her real mother, her husband has an exit strategy, and her new friend is a soon-to-be-murdered fictional detective. To discover who she really is she must unlock generations of secrets hidden in an old Dublin house. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Waking the Dragon by Siobhan Daiko Adventure, Historical, Novel, General Fiction 14 Nov 2011 It is the winter of 1948 and for Roland, a young Englishman working for the Chinese Maritime Customs in Hong Kong, the deprivations of post-war London are a world away as he tries to make a new life for himself. The Communist-Nationalist struggle in China is about to spill over into the colony and he will become caught up in the turmoil. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Boomerang by willow55 Novel, General Fiction 19 Dec 2011 When Alec hitches a lift in Australia's outback, he gets more than he bargained for. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.

The Price of Freedom (Latest Version) by PaulE Adventure, Crime, Historical, Novel 18 Sep 2011 The lives of six people cross at the Bristol Riots. Their futures remain entwined for years to come, as each pursues their ambitions. Some will get what they want, others what they need, but all will pay a price - and freedom has the highest price. This book is based on actual events in Bristol in 1831, where hundreds died for the right to vote. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Sandman and Mrs Carter (revised) by Celia Micklefield Literary Fiction, Mystery, Novel 18 Oct 2011 Will Mrs Carter learn the real identity of the Sandman? Can Doctor Marcus Harding discover the truth about Mrs Carter? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Love on Location by Rosie Telford Chicklit, Comedy, Novel 01 Feb 2012 As a junior crew member on a low budget film, Jen dreams of a glittering career... Until the day Hollywood actor Brent Richards arrives. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Sea-Bright by Alison Walker Novel 16 Feb 2012 My daughter, Carys, was born with a very rare syndrome. There are only 300 cases estimated world wide. This is a mother's memoir, a collection of thoughts and experiences, rather than a diary. And its all true. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Very Long Walk of Gerald Ferguson. Part Two: Designer T-shirt by Jean and Stanley Lewis Comedy, Novel, Saga 02 Feb 2012 Gerald Ferguson has been selected to write a third testament and is walking the coast of Britain in search of inspiration. In Broadstairs, he meets former teacher Beryl. She attaches herself to Gerald and leads him on a trail of reincarnation and disputable pearls of wisdom. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

Longevity Entries - Recognising Stories with over 25 days in the charts in the above month

	The Passenger by Dante O'Donnell Horror, Mystery 20 Oct 2011 A stand up comic goes home to rural Wales to face up to his past sins. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

Finger in the Dial by Ray Forder-Stent Short Story, General Fiction 13 Nov 2011 An old lady views the street from her living room and is glad to be in touch with the world as she reminisces and relates her thoughts. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

March 1st 2012

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A Kill in the Morning (revised) by Graeme Shimmin Novel, Thriller 31 Jan 2012 An alternate history espionage thriller set in the fifties, during a cold war between Britain and Nazi Germany. Driven by revenge, a rogue British agent attempts to assassinate notorious Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, but, on reaching Heydrich’s lair, everything he thinks he knows about the world is brought into question. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Clingfilm by Franck Sligo General Fiction 01 Nov 2011 Bernie finds her feet in small-town Ireland of yesteryear. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	Postcards (Dec 2011 revamp) by George Adams Chicklit, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction 03 Dec 2011 Constrained Adam Peters thinks he knows his wife, her family, their friends, his world, himself. Then Postcard Julie visits. His world collapses. He comes alive. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book  » Buy This Book

4.	A RELATIVE LOSS by J.R.MINETT Historical, Literary Fiction, General Fiction 10 Jan 2012 Freddy's evacuation is disturbed by a tragedy which brings cousin Norman to the billet. This fateful day has lasting consequences for them both. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Wall by Marco Lobo Adventure, Historical, Novel 18 Jan 2012 19th Century: China is besieged by foreign powers. Circling like a pack of hyenas around a weakened larger animal, they tear chunks off it, waiting for a chance to get the biggest piece. Even the Portuguese with their little enclave Macau, can smell the blood. Macau’s Governor raises the stakes by threatening to remove Chinese ancestral graves. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	The Courageous Dream. by Adrian Lynch Short Story, Fantasy, General Fiction 29 Jan 2012 What makes a dream courageous? Michael finds out the hard way. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.

For Our Liberty by Rob Griffith Action, Adventure, Historical, Thriller 03 Aug 2011 Ben Blackwood wakes up with a hangover, next to a woman he doesn't know. Within minutes he is chased through the streets of Paris with Bonaparte's invasion plans in his pocket. He didn't want to be running for his life. He was quite happy just running from his past. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Lost For Words by Henrietta McKervey Historical, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 23 Dec 2011 In a single day Sarah Harper discovers... her terminally ill mother is not her real mother, her husband has an exit strategy, and her new friend is a soon-to-be-murdered fictional detective. To discover who she really is she must unlock generations of secrets hidden in an old Dublin house. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Not Rodgers and Hammerstein by Celia Micklefield Short Story, Romance 21 Nov 2011 Not your usual romance . . . More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Price of Freedom (Latest Version) by PaulE Adventure, Crime, Historical, Novel 18 Sep 2011 At the Bristol Riots the lives of six people become entwined. They will remain so for years to come, as each pursues their ambitions. Some will get what they want, others what they need, but all will pay a price - and freedom has the highest price. This book is based on actual events in Bristol in 1831, where hundreds died for the right to vote. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

 March 2012 Longevity Bestseller Chart Entries

Recognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on March 1st 2012:

For Our Liberty by Rob Griffith Action, Adventure, Historical, Thriller 03 Aug 2011 Ben Blackwood wakes up with a hangover, next to a woman he doesn't know. Within minutes he is chased through the streets of Paris with Bonaparte's invasion plans in his pocket. He didn't want to be running for his life. He was quite happy just running from his past. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

'The Invisible' revised by Jenny Knowles Literary Fiction, Novel 13 Sep 2011 An Indian slave boy begins his tale of life in the United Arab Emirates as one of 'the invisible'. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

February 2012

1.	Breathing (new version) by Claire Whatley Short Story, General Fiction 20 Dec 2011 A ghost story. But is it a ghost that haunts Sue? Or just her guilty conscience? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.

the tracks... (revised) by Daniel Lewis Crime, Literary Fiction, Novel, Thriller, General Fiction 25 Oct 2011 'the tracks...' is about regret, responsibility and redemption; the tale of three characters unravelling the reasons for one woman's death…and its repercussions. This extract has been revised, and differs substantially from the original version, previously posted on YouWriteOn. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	HOME AND AWAY by willow55 Short Story, Women's Fiction, General Fiction 01 Dec 2011 Bron goes on a journey of discovery when her mother takes her to Sydney. But does she like what she finds? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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To Butcher: To Bleed [New Version] by R. J. Brown Crime, Historical, Mystery, Novel 25 Oct 2011 It's 1888 and a British government agent is slaughtering women in London's East End. His aim? To implicate Irish leader, Parnell, in horrific Fenian crimes. Prostitute, Rosa Moran, is at the centre of the intrigue, fighting to preserve Ireland’s hopes of Home Rule as well as her own life. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	Loku Master by Chhimi Crime, Novel, Thriller 28 Nov 2011 Indika’s best friend and team-mate is raped by the man who promises to make them international cricketers. When they are reunited as adults, they seek to exact revenge which puts them on a collision course with Loku Master, the unidentified leader of a Sri Lankan paedophile ring. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	Postcards (Dec 2011 revamp) by George Adams Chicklit, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction 03 Dec 2011 Constrained Adam Peters thinks he knows his wife, her family, their friends, his world, himself. Then Postcard Julie visits. His world collapses. He comes alive. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book  » Buy This Book

7.	The Fire Dragon by Celia Micklefield Short Story, Women's Fiction, General Fiction 01 Jan 2012 A broken ornament discloses deeper cracks in the household. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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BEST BEFORE by willow55 Novel, General Fiction 29 Jul 2011 Rachael apparently has the perfect life: a loving family, happiness, good health. But there's something in her past she refuses to abandon and when she rediscovers her former lover, Jed, on the Internet, her past begins to encroach on her present. But Jed's life has moved on too and there are secrets about Jed that Rachael hasn't yet discovered. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Happy Hour by Anne Mitchell Chicklit, Romance 28 Nov 2011 Jane Anderson has always been happy for her husband Paul, a handsome garden designer, to take the spotlight while she looks after their son Jeremy. But when Paul wins gold at Chelsea, he catches the eye of glamour-puss Elizabeth – and it’s not just his horticultural skills she’s interested in. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book  » Buy This Book

10.	The Master Plan (Amended) by William Womack Mystery 25 Dec 2011 A murder mystery set amongst what is considered for many to be a taboo world. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

The 7 novel openings in the top ten above, and the additional next 3 highest rated novel openings below receive feedback from Random House & Orion as part of the December 2011 TheNextBigAuthor.com competition:

	Finding Elizabeth by Safia Adam General Fiction   Kate Wright becomes obsessed with researching the life story of a former resident of her cottage. Her attempt to find Elizabeth leads her to uncover secrets stretching back two centuries, and she then faces the dilemma of deciding how much she should reveal to Elizabeth's descendants. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Wannabe by Michael Logan Novel, General Fiction   Celebrities are running to laser clinics as a deranged wannabe murders A-listers and peels off their tattoos in the belief they'll make him famous. Washed-up rock star Jackie Thunder isn't joining the queue. If he can get himself on the killer's list, maybe he can hit the big time again. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

     

The Wall
by Marco Lobo	Adventure, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction
19th Century: China is besieged by foreign powers. Circling like a pack of hyenas around a weakened, larger animal, they tear chunks off it, waiting for a chance for the largest piece. Even the Portuguese with their little enclave Macau, can smell the blood. Macau’s Governor raises the stakes by threatening to remove Chinese ancestral graves. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

February 2012 Longevity Bestseller Chart Entries

Recognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on February 1st 2012:

1.	Driven to Destruction by Michelle Rose Adventure, Novel, General Fiction 25 Nov 2011 Like everything else in her life, Millie’s attempt at suicide doesn’t work out. But then she has an idea that will get her away from all the bad memories – she finds work as a nanny in France. There’s just one little problem … More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Never Too Late by Susan Howe Short Story, General Fiction 01 Dec 2011 Trapped in a loveless marriage, Dilly finds comfort in systems. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	Rent a Chair by Safia Adam Short Story, General Fiction 22 Nov 2011 Greta's weekly appointment with Federico means some much-needed escapism. But is he all he seems to be? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Trust No One (revised) by NA Randall Novel, General Fiction 07 Nov 2011 When his girlfriend goes missing, the writer, RB Arthurs, fears the worst. Not even his worst fears could prepare him for what was about to unfold. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	For Sophie's Sake (new version) by Katie Hope Womens Fiction, General Fiction 19 Nov 2011 Ruth knows the secret of her neighbour, Lynne. She doesn't realise that Lynne knows secrets about her, too. As the two begin to talk, life starts to change for Ruth. But why is Lynne being so helpful? Is her motive as altruistic as it seems? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.

the tracks... (revised) by Daniel Lewis Crime, Literary Fiction, Novel, Thriller, General Fiction 25 Oct 2011 'the tracks...' is about regret, responsibility and redemption; the tale of three characters unravelling the reasons for one woman's death…and its repercussions. This extract has been revised, and differs substantially from the original version, previously posted on YouWriteOn. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Passenger by Dante O'Donnell Horror, Mystery 20 Oct 2011 A stand up comic goes home to rural Wales to face up to his past sins. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.

The Prisoner by Clar Ni Chonghaile Novel, General Fiction 15 Sep 2011 Journalist Peter Blake is kidnapped in Somalia. During his captivity, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, seeking answers to questions he never had the courage to ask. Abdi, a 17-year-old Somali, is looking for his own answers, while Peter's mother Nina wonders how responsible she is for her son's mistakes More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Finger in the Dial by Ray Forder-Stent Short Story, General Fiction 13 Nov 2011 An old lady views the street from her living room and is glad to be in touch with the world as she reminisces and relates her thoughts. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

10.	The Samaritan by NA Randall General Fiction 16 Nov 2011 When Richard calls Samaritans, he's sure he recognizes the voice at the end of the line. This story is taken from the novel 'Trust No One' More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

January 2012 Longevity Bestseller Chart Entries

Recognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on January 1st 2012

Chrissie's story by Isabella Bee Historical, Mystery, Romance, Saga 21 Jul 2011 Chrissie finally finds the courage to stand up to her bullying husband. Feeling she has no other option, she poisons his whisky. Her friend, Charlie tells her he has buried the body. How is it possible, then that 14 years later, she gets a letter from the man she believes she killed. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

December 2011

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A Spurious Brood by Phil Revell Historical 04 Oct 2011 This is a historical novel set in the early seventeenth century. It is based on the true story of Katherine More, youngest daughter of an ancient Shropshire family, whose four children were taken from her to be transported to America on board the Pilgrim Fathers’ ship The Mayflower. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book  » Buy This Book

2.	Young, Gifted & Skinned by Dante O'Donnell Short Story, Horror 28 Sep 2011 This is short speculative fiction. It is a sports based Faustian tale that was written for a specialist compendium. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.

Crazy Nola June's Daughter by Yael Politis Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Jul 2011 Olivia wants her independence, but the options of a seventeen-year-old girl in 1840s Pennsylvania are limited. She could inherit a farm in Michigan, but not on her own. Can she convince her friend, a young black man, to become her partner and risk traveling and working with a white girl? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	Battle of the Barbies (revised) by Claire Whatley Short Story, Womens Fiction, General Fiction 12 Oct 2011 Cathy finds herself organising a children's Christmas party... More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	In the Forests of the Night by David Chattan Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller 19 Sep 2011 A shapeshifter who blames himself for the death of a young hitchhiker searches for her killer. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

6.	'The Invisible' revised by Jenny Knowles Literary Fiction, Novel 13 Sep 2011 An Indian slave boy begins his tale of life in the United Arab Emirates as one of 'the invisible'. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.

Chrissie's story by Isabella Bee Historical, Mystery, Romance, Saga 21 Jul 2011 Chrissie finally finds the courage to stand up to her bullying husband. Feeling she has no other option, she poisons his whisky. Her friend, Charlie tells her he has buried the body. How is it possible, then that 14 years later, she gets a letter from the man she believes she killed. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

8.	Have a Good Day by Claire Whatley Short Story, Womens Fiction, General Fiction 25 Sep 2011 A story about how things can change. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Seal of Confession by Jon Brownridge Literary Fiction, Novel 25 Sep 2011 After receiving conflicting advice, an inexperienced priest must decide whether the Seal of Confession can supersede his moral and legal obligation to report a serious crime. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Hidden Roots by C.J. Waters Novel, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction 29 Jul 2011 Growing up in foster care, Roisín has no idea where she comes from. But she knows she's different. When she finds herself slap bang in the middle of a supernatural war, she must pick a side. Witches? Warlocks? Sorcerers? If only she knew who the good guys were? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

December 2011 Longevity Bestseller Chart Entries

Recognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on December 1st 2011

	African Violet Ch1-3 by Mo Lovatt Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 30 Jul 2011 African Violet is a story which spans two continents and four generations of the same family. It explores the way in which our ancestors' lives affect our own, often in ways in which we are never aware. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

The Butterfly and the Wheel (revised) by NA Randall Historical, Literary Fiction 23 Jun 2011 A second-rate Russian writer passes off a stolen manuscript as his own, and rises to the summit of Soviet Society More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

November 1st 2011

1.	Purple Rain by Clar Ni Chonghaile Short Story, General Fiction 06 Sep 2011 Omondi is a security guard at a house in Nairobi. He is proud and diligent despite the disdain of the other guards in the compound. But one day, disdain turns to betrayal. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

2.	Society of Seers by Karen Milner Novel, Fantasy, Thriller 24 Jul 2011 Willow has the gift of second sight and knows she is in danger. She needs to escape her adoptive parents and find her real mother, Anya. However, the more Willow discovers, the more she worries that the only thing she'll find is her mother's grave. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

3.	Tick Tock by Anke Lovell Short Story, General Fiction 26 Sep 2011 Scenes from the life of a troubled child in the 1960s. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

4.	The Eleventh Question by Dianne Gray Mystery, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 17 Aug 2011 From the beginning of time ten questions have been asked. Each of these questions has brought about a new age of consciousness. Now it's time for the eleventh. Will Arista McGregor live to ask it? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

5.	The Harlequin Girl by Laurinda Luffman Romance, Teenage Fiction 24 Jul 2011 Born with a facial disfigurement, Orla hides herself away working in her family's café. But when a strange troubled lad called Danny arrives in her small seaside town, Orla learns scars can also be on the inside. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Crazy Nola June's Daughter by Yael Politis Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, General Fiction 18 Jul 2011 Olivia wants her independence, but the options of a seventeen-year-old girl in 1840s Pennsylvania are limited. She could inherit a farm in Michigan, but not on her own. Can she convince her friend, a young black man, to become her partner and risk traveling and working with a white girl? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

7.	The Strathbungo Cellists by Calum Stewart General Fiction 20 Aug 2011 Aulay's changed since he left Glasgow. So has Shaz, who stayed. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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The Door of Angels - Revised by A C Acton Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller 28 Aug 2011 Working for the Papal Commission for Sacred Archaeology, brilliant but troubled archaeologist, Sophia Lawrence excavates a Christian catacomb beneath Rome. When the badly mutilated body of a man from her past is found in the works, her life is thrown into turmoil. A mystery unfolds and terrible danger stalks Sophia. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

9.	Have a Good Day by Claire Whatley Short Story, Womens Fiction, General Fiction 25 Sep 2011 A story about how things can change. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

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Soul's Child (revised) by Dianne Gray Mystery, General Fiction 03 Aug 2011 After an accident, Aurora is left in a wheelchair and draws predictions of death and destruction. Her father steals her pictures and becomes a famous television psychic and ghost hunter. But Aurora knows he’s a fake and is treading a deadly path that can only end in the ultimate disaster. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

November 2011 Longevity Bestseller Chart Entries

Recognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on November 1st 2011

Pigs Might Fly by Jonathan Skinner Comedy, Novel, General Fiction 14 Jun 2011 TV weatherman Geoffrey Calder’s life is falling apart. Spurned by delicious studio assistant Amanda, pursued by pizza millionaire Ralph de Rigueur, and desperate to prove his worth to teenaged daughter Dee, Geoffrey’s adventure begins when vegan eco-warrior Cara subtly recruits him to help save the world from genetically engineered pork wings. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

	The Kiss by Tash Bell Novel 03 Jul 2011 THE KISS follows Kit Henry as she makes three attempts to kiss Dan Gregory, the man she holds to be the love of her life. The results are presented in reverse chronological order - over a period of thirty years - to create a life viewed poignantly backwards. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book

Fait Accompli- revised by Elizabeth Warner Mystery, Novel, General Fiction 29 Jun 2011 James Kington thought that nothing could inspire him. Then he finds Livia, locked away in her crumbling white house, so strange and primitive and so tantalisingly mysterious. It’s a game for Kington; but dangerously real for Livia. She can play the game, any game…But can she win… More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book