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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 4. 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 8. 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 9. 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 . 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 EntriesRecognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on February 1st 2012:
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December 2011
December 2011 Longevity Bestseller Chart EntriesRecognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on December 1st 2011
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 6. 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 8. 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 10. 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 EntriesRecognising 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
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September 1st 2011 1. Divine Affairs by John Dylan Comedy, Science Fiction 31 Jul 2011 In the beginning, there was business ... and there has been nothing else ever since. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 2. Dragonflu by Rachel J Turner Adventure, Children's Fiction, Novel, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction, General Fiction 26 Jul 2011 Twelve year old Finnerty knows that he must never cross the forbidden borders of Wyvern Bay. But with the outbreak of a deadly virus spreading northwards from the city, there is nowhere else left to run. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 3. Peabody Flint by Caz Abrahams Children's Fiction, Novel 03 Jul 2011 A thirteen-year-old boy discovers his name is the least odd thing about him. Meet Peabody Flint. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 4. The Buzz Building by Scott O'Neill Crime, Novel, Saga 25 Jul 2011 Haig Dumfries is 40 today. He recalls the disasters that struck on his 10th, 20th and how on his 30th birthday he was wrongfully arrested for murder. He has to escape his prison cell before Fate strikes again… Killer Flees! DCI Craven must find Haig before Dodds keeps his promise to provide the man who killed his wife with a slow, merciless death. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 5. An Ordinary Occurrence by Moira Michelle Hues Short Story, Historical, General Fiction 22 Jul 2011 Collinsville, IL., a quaint midwestern town at the turn of the century. Nothing much happens around here. Summer days come by sluggishly, as people pass through on their way to the World's Fair. Collinsville is an innocent little town. Just ask Mr. Nielson, the storekeeper. He can tell you everything. You can trust him. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 6. 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 7. 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 8. Frank by Gemma Marren Short Story, General Fiction 01 Aug 2011 A husband and wife sit and wait for the cremation of a man called Frank. As memories overwhelm her she reflects on her past and her future. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book 9. 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 10. 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 September 2011 Longevity Bestseller Chart EntriesRecognising the stories with 25 days or more cumulatively in the YouWriteOn Top Ten on September 1st 2011 This Is Violence by James Holland Horror, Novel 14 May 2011 John's brother has a nasty accident. Eric is bruised and broken, trapped in a coma. Eric doesn't move, doesn't murmur. The doctors have given up. So John should be thrilled when his brother wakes up. When his brother's swift recovery has him home within weeks. But he just can't shake the feeling that something is wrong with Eric. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book Driving Sideways (rev 2) by willow55 Novel, General Fiction 02 May 2011 Following the death of her father when she's 16, Ellie barely copes with adult life. She relies on family for support but they too have problems. As does ex-boyfriend Lawrence who reappears in Ellie's life. But when cousin Jason reveals the true circumstances of Ellie's father's death her fragile world crumbles. More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book Best Before (revamped, revised) by willow55 Novel, General Fiction 17 May 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 He Who is Drowned is Not Troubled By the Rain by NA Randall Short Story, General Fiction 20 Apr 2011 A story about Chinese Revenge More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book The Diviner by Caroline Davison Novel, General Fiction 09 Apr 2011 Violet is terminally ill. She knows there is a secret buried in her past that she must uncover before she dies. But can Sara, the beloved grand-daughter, help in this quest for the truth without destroying her own happiness? More Details | Read Sample Chapters | Review Book August 1st 2011
1.
Life Class
by Claire Whatley
Short Story, General Fiction
01 Jul 2011
Judy loves her art class. But is it just for Art's sake?
2.
Honesty
by L Lauren
Novel, Womens Fiction, General Fiction
28 Jun 2011
A novel of adolescent dreams and the loss of innocence. At eleven she was a vamp. At Fourteen, world weary, an expert tease... Some day, one day, her prince will come...
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3.
The Family Itch(Revised)
by Jeremy Poole
Children's Fiction, Comedy
Dylan wants to be a millionaire. He wants to be a farm. But he has a terrible itch.
4.
The Last American Martyr
by Thomas J. Winton
Novel, Thriller, General Fiction
20 May 2011
After an unemployed doorman is awarded The Nobel Prize for Literature, his book resuscitates the all-but-dead international labor movement. But not everyone is happy. A profit-hungry elitist clique is absolutely livid. And when Thomas Soles and his wife, Elaina, return from Stockholm, they are forced to flee for their lives.
5.
Travelling North (formerly Dreams and Desires)
by Morgana Jones
Historical, Novel, Romance, Saga
21 Jun 2011
It's 1935. Two girls are growing up at opposites ends of Europe. Anna's parents run a hotel on the borders of Austria; Tamar is the daughter of the beautiful, but completely unreliable Sadie. Their lives are about to collide.
6.
Fait Accompli- revised
by Elizabeth Warner
Mystery, 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…
7.
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.
8.
Peabody Flint
by Caz Abrahams
Children's Fiction, Novel
A thirteen-year-old boy discovers his name is the least odd thing about him. Meet Peabody Flint.
9.
The Best Things in Life . . .
by Orson
Comedy, Novel, General Fiction
Mark has it all. A loving family, a detached house and a great job. But as mid-life approaches he wants to be rich. After putting everything on the line he stands to lose everything important to him.
10.
Pigs Might Fly
by Jonathan Skinner
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.
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Funnybone
by Frankie Funnybone (edited by John Gradwell)
Comedy, Historical
15 Jan 2011
At the age of 95, former music hall great Frankie Funnybone has decided to write his memoirs. This first volume sees Frankie mistaking Wallis Simpson for Jimmy Jewell, saving Neville Chamberlain from murderous Nazis and ensuring his posh pals Burgess and Maclean get off safely on their foreign holiday.
In Pale Places
by David Charles
Mystery, Novel, Fantasy, General Fiction
11 Mar 2011
Robert Leland is a successful London lawyer. Following a late-night meeting with the mysterious Monsieur Soleil, his life begins to unravel alarmingly.
No Time for Losers (revised)
Short Story, Women's Fiction, General Fiction
09 Mar 2011
Adam was such a bright boy. Where did his parents go wrong?
Burying Strangers
by Sam Brooks
Horror, Thriller
After hitting his head in a fall which should have killed him, Gabriel Fagan – failed teacher and successful drunk - starts seeing dead people. Attempting to help a young girl who’s been murdered, Gabriel finds himself in a twisted battle of wits with her killer, and forced to confront some ugly ghosts of his own.
Movin' On
06 Jun 2010
Their marriage on the rocks, a husband and wife make a last-ditch effort to save it. They load their kids in the car, everything they own in a U-Haul trailer, and head for Florida, where they hope everything will be sunny, once again.
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