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Hard Shell Word Factory publishes book-length works by new and established
authors, for sale in electronic formats and trade paperback. Genres
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many bestselling, award-winning books in non-fiction and fiction--Romance
(all categories), Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction,
Fantasy, Horror, Western, Historical, Mainstream, Young Adult and
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A Portrait in Time
by Barbara Donlon Bradley
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Trey Dalton is having a very bad day. Someone is trying to destroy his plantation, his mettlesome aunt has come to visit, and some strange woman has appeared on his doorstep spouting some nonsense about coming from the future. Alexandra Tibideaux's day isn't any better. After racing from California to New Orleans because of an urgent message from her grandmother, Alex learns that all Grams wanted was to tour an old plantation, where Alex finds an exact likeness of herself. When curiosity causes ... more info>> (Published: 2001) World Romance Writers Crystal Globe Award 3rd Place Winner
Words: 84637 - Reading Time: 241-338 min.
Category: Romance
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A Quest for Love
by Barbara Donlon Bradley
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Saving a planet is a daunting job, yet that is what Arian must do. Beat the bad guy. Now, add a shapeshifting protector that makes her think of heated kises and not bad guys, her own mage abilities going haywire, and a bad guy who is far too serious about his job. [Cover by Dirk A. Wolf] (Published: 2004) Dream Realm Award Finalist: Best Cover Art
Words: 75519 - Reading Time: 215-302 min.
Category: Romance/Science Fiction
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Intervention [Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series Book 3]
by Marilyn Meredith
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Tempe and Hutch's romantic weekend at a mountain lodge is spoiled by the arrival of disgruntled guests from the movie industry and an unezpected blizzard. The loss of electricity and phone service compounds the situation when a someone is found murdered. Tempe's search for the killer puts her own life in danger. (Published: 2005) Quasar Award Finalist: Cover Art
Words: 44486 - Reading Time: 127-177 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller
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Sally Sweets' Sister
by Sarah Winn
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In the cattle boomtown of Wichita, Kansas, prim preacher's wife, Rachel Stanton, has dedicated her life to her husband's calling, but after five years of a sterile marriage, she's grown dissatisfied. When he's murdered, she's the only suspect and must turn to her sister, a notorious madam, and flashy gambler, Sean Kelly, for help. Can two such ungodly people save her from the gallows? Grateful because she once saved his life, Sean is determined to clear Rachel of the murder charge and return her... more info>> (Published: 2005) EPIC eBook Award Winner
Words: 92594 - Reading Time: 264-370 min.
Category: Romance/Historical Fiction
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The Iron Ghetto
by John L. Indo
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A deeply moving and realistic account of prison life and its social ramifications. A combination of first-hand observations, psychological theory, and critical philosophical insights into a forlorn culture which few endeavor to understand, but which for the lack of such understanding we are all very much at a loss. Sometimes controversial; sometimes pathetic; humorous; shocking, but always realistic, resourceful, and insightful. [Cover art Dirk A. Wolf] (Published: 1999)
Words: 42905 - Reading Time: 122-171 min.
Category: True Crime
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Bad Medicine [Wild Wyoming Series Book 2]
by Diana Hart
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Newly graduated from the Montana School of Mines, Sloan Stafford has finally realized her dream of being a ranger in Yellowstone National Park. But her worst fears are realized when angry FTO, Reno Blackwolf, thinks of women as nothing more than a nuisance, poisoning his park. After the fires of '88 left Yellowstone in ruin, Blackwolf, a full-blooded Shoshoni, had turned his back on the "old ways." When strange happenings end in murder, Reno is forced to confront his past and place his trust in ... more info>> (Published: 1999) Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll Top 10 Finalist: Best Cover Art
Words: 58748 - Reading Time: 167-234 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Romance
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Coming to Terms
by Jackie Kramer
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Jared Rutledge needs a wife for one year to inherit his family's business, and beautiful, spunky Kate fills the bill perfectly. But what will happen when his need to succeed clashes with Kate's need for a "home-n-hearth" husband? Kate Lawson needs funds to provide a kidney transplant for her ailing son, David. But after a lifetime spent with a "company man" father and husband, is she willing to get involved with another workaholic, even in a marriage of convenience, for the sake of her child? Ja... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 52106 - Reading Time: 148-208 min.
Category: Romance
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Deadly Omen [Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series Book 1]
by Marilyn Meredith
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A candidate for Princess is murdered at a Native American Pow Wow while Tempe Crabtree is working there in her capacity as deputy. Tempe's investigation takes her into the Yanduchi reservation, and her husband, Hutch, has difficulty with Tempe's growing interest in her own native heritage as she seeks the identity of the killer. (Published: 2001) Clara Award Winner
Words: 51267 - Reading Time: 146-205 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller
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Deadly Trail [Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series Prequel]
by Marilyn Meredith
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The tranquility of the village of Bear Creek in the Southern Sierra is disrupted by the suspicious death of the owner of the local Inn. Investigating a murder case isn't Deputy Tempe Crabtree's job, but when the detectives don't look any further than Nick Two John as the primary suspect, Tempe begins asking questions. Putting the planning for her wedding to Pastor Hutch Hutchinson on hold, it doesn't take long for her to discover there are several more people who wanted the victim dead, includin... more info>> (Published: 2001) EPIC eBook Award Finalist
Words: 49210 - Reading Time: 140-196 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller
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Forget Me Not
by Lee Boschen
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Men are off limits to Leslie Carson. The threats of her homicidal ex-husband Alex Wright have seen to that. However, when she saves a nameless man from certain death, all bets are off. The attraction between the two is immediate and urgent, and she crosses the line Alex has drawn. The victim of a savage attack, Richard Webb awakens without his memory. As he recovers, and faces the fact that someone wants him dead, he soon realizes that the only person in the world he can trust is the woman who s... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 70250 - Reading Time: 200-281 min.
Category: Romance
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Framework
by M. B. Eldridge
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Who would want to frame a young rookie cop for murder? Private investigator, Dan Starrett, is hired to find the answer. When he discovers his client was videotaped having sex with the murdered woman just hours before her body was found, he realizes he has to work fast before the blackmail tape surfaces. He also begins to believe his client might possibly be telling the truth when he says he didn't kill her, but still feels he's lying about something. As Starrett gets deeper into the investigatio... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 107007 - Reading Time: 305-428 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller
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Love Thy Enemy
by Judith Lynn
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He holds her father captive and threatens his life. She must lie with him until she bears him a son. She hates him; he scorns her. She will do what she must. He will make her do more--much more. Inextricably joined with her father's enemy, Tora Oddvarsdatter feels like a traitor when pulsing desire and sensual pleasure rock her each time Jarl Magnus takes her into his masculine embrace. Magnus won't allow Tora to lie stiffly beneath him as if she were a suffering martyr. In the blanketing darkne... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 93697 - Reading Time: 267-374 min.
Category: Romance/Historical Fiction
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Mercy's Mission
by Pam Rock
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Mercy Greer is on a mission to find a priceless "treasure," and she needs Rafe Trane's ship, the Hazard. Convincing the dissolute space trader, who's been on a permanent binge since the death of his wife and daughter, is her first challenge. But not her last. A reluctant Rafe joins Mercy on her mission to save orphaned children, from their home world of Athera, who've been spirited away to Tamar. Tamaran warlords are engaged in a vicious struggle for power on the doomed planet, and the children ... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 73086 - Reading Time: 208-292 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Romance
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Right Man, Wrong Time
by C. J. Winters
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A romantic getaway vacation--in the pre-Civil War Ozarks? What if, alone and lost in a Missouri Ozarks cave in the 21st Century, you stumble through an exit--and land in the lap of an aromatic man in 1859? Not your idea of the perfect vacation? Then pity Susa Hildebrand, dependent for survival on a cranky aerial photographer whose government mission outranks helping her find her way home, and whose assets include transportation (mules), food (beans), protection (a rifle), and a lusty aura. She a... more info>> (Published: 2003) Missouri Writers Guild Award Winner
Words: 55673 - Reading Time: 159-222 min.
Category: Romance/Science Fiction
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Time in a Bottle
by Karen Anzalone
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It had to be the worst day of seventh grader Kevin Larson's life. First his little brother breaks his favorite blue bottle, then the school bully entertains himself by stomping on Kevin's hand. When the bully gleefully tells the teacher Kevin hasn't even started the history report due the next day, Kevin knows he's doomed. Even with the help of his buddies, Naomi, Michael and Tasha, he hasn't got a prayer of writing the ten-page report overnight. But when his friends gather with him in his room ... more info>> (Published: 2004) EPIC eBook Award Finalist, Dream Realm Award Finalist: Best Cover Art, Children's eBook Hall of Fame Winner
Words: 21701 - Reading Time: 62-86 min.
Category: Young Adult/Science Fiction
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1853 Los Angeles Gangs
by Steven W. Knight
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Novelized history of lawless L.A. gangs of 1853 and the Rangers who battled them. Rebel Mexican leader with twice the troops as the LAPD decides to overthrow California's Government. Problem. He underestimates ONE police volunteer. In Horace Bell's viewpoint, L.A. beckoned with love and police work. Also, he could study for the Bar. Violence brought his rapid retribution. For Paulette Bovierre, with a lost love in France, Horace Bell had a promising future. She was pure strength in adversity. In... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 70300 - Reading Time: 200-281 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Mystery/Crime
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A Bid for Independence
by Karla Hocker
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Cherry Sinclair had to come to London, not to enter the whirl of the social Season, but to fulfill her dream of becoming a successful concert pianist. Though she eschewed the ton, Cherry found herself embroiled in social difficulties from the moment she reached town...but how was she to know that her very first audition would take place in a house of ill-repute? And why was the mistress of the dashing Duke of Belcourt, the beautiful Lady Aberlaine, doing her best to sully Cherry's name? And most... more info>> (Published: 2000) RITA Award Finalist
Words: 83916 - Reading Time: 239-335 min.
Category: Romance
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A Caduceus is for Killing
by Diana Kirk
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When Dr. Andrea Pearson, an AIDS researcher, finds Dr. Milton Grafton mutilated and brutally murdered, she begins a descent into the bizarre that threatens her academic appointment and ultimately, her life. Homicide detective, Gary Krastowitcz, isn't prejudiced. He suspects everyone equally. The social implications of Grafton's murder lead the detective to a list of implausible suspects until he learns that things are not always what they seem. And so it begins... [#1 Best Author on the Internet... more info>> (Published: 1996) EPIC eBook Award Winner
Words: 66167 - Reading Time: 189-264 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller/Mystery/Crime
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A Dazzling Spring [Cranky Otter Series Book 3]
by C. J. Winters
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It's the 1963 holiday season in New York, and talented actress Danica Britt is newly engaged to Tyler Newton, star of their television sitcom. History professor-novelist Zane McCaul visits the studio and encounters Dannie, who is being considered for the starring role in the tv production of his best-seller. Although Zane is fourteen years her senior and burdened by a polio-limp, his subtle charisma and ironic expression reveal an inner star quality that soon draws Dannie's professional and pers... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 52417 - Reading Time: 149-209 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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A Kind of Justice
by Judith R. Parker
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A KIND OF JUSTICE is an anthology of mystery, suspense and horror that takes the reader from Southern California to the Caribbean, from Tennessee to Mexico and points in between. Justice can have many faces. (Published: 2000) EPIC eBook Award Finalist
Words: 23756 - Reading Time: 67-95 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime/Horror
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A Madcap Scheme
by Karla Hocker
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It was a most outrageous scheme--but necessary if Olivia Fenshawe was to save her brother's reputation. Cutting her hair and donning his clothes, she daringly assumed his post as secretary to the dashing Earl of Worth--but, of course, it could not last. Unmasked, and with her brother still missing, Olivia is compelled to give in to the infuriating Earl's demand that she exchange one masquerade for another: that of his betrothed. Truly, a situation that could only be described as a madcap scheme. (Published: 2000)
Words: 98000 - Reading Time: 280-392 min.
Category: Romance
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A Rare Passion
by Lucille Bellucci
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Linden Bradley, an American biologist, is invited down to Brazil to help rescue animals dislodged by flood when the biggest hydroelectric project in the world goes online. She meets Cole Dominguez, a rancher who dreams of beating Argentina's monopoly on the export of beef. Linden has a one-year sabbatical from her research facility in New York State. She and Cole fall deeply in love, but both have a lot of old wounds to work through before their love has a chance. Cole has been cynical about mar... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 69130 - Reading Time: 197-276 min.
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A Star in the Earth [Sequel to Moon Night]
by C. J. Winters
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It's 1907. Alerted by her time-traveled parents (MOON NIGHT) that Jake Livingston, 39, plans to wed Marguerite Desmond, willful Emilee Schuyier, 19, charges home to Boulder, Colorado to set him straight. The problem is, how do you seduce the man who's loved you like a big brother from the day you were born? Emilee tackles the problem obliquely. She and Jake are privy to knowledge of important coming events through the 'future history' remembered by her parents, now touring in Europe. Announcing ... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 60564 - Reading Time: 173-242 min.
Category: Romance/Historical Fiction
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A Tender Magic
by Linda Madl
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The Heiress...Out of necessity Leandra of Lyonesse knows more about archery than the fine art of pleasing a man. She paces the castle's battlements with an archer's bow clutched in her delicate hands. Constantly threatened by brigands, she has accepted the proposal of a powerful, older earl who can protect her homeland. But, she is woefully ignorant of the ways of men and women. Fearing this marriage might fail without help, she does the only thing she knows to do... she secretly seeks the help ... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 89669 - Reading Time: 256-358 min.
Category: Romance/Historical Fiction
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A Witch's Tale
by Maralee Lowder
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An evil force is threatening the coastal town of Port Bellmont ... evil and devious. In order to fulfill his promise to bring the town to his master, this follower of the Prince of Darkness commits a particularly heinous crime, casting the shadow of guilt upon the High Priestess of a local Wiccan coven. Desperate to prove her mother's innocence, Cassie Adams turns for assistance to a most unlikely candidate, Mac McCormick. Mac had once been a world famous reporter, but a weakness for "boilermake... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 53581 - Reading Time: 153-214 min.
Category: Romance/Horror
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