xxxxxxxx	A New Release for April 2005 Secrets, Fact or Fiction? A nine-author collection of short stories ISBN: 0-973728205-6 Oxcart Press 200 Pages $10.99 Distributors: Ingram Book Co., Baker & Taylor, RR Bowker Order pre-release though the publisher http://www.oxcartpress.com or its authors. Available anywhere books are sold For Book Club, Classroom and Library Discounts (716) 434-8772 or dianejnewton@yahoo.com Love To Solve Mysteries?

Welcome to our contest for readers. These nine intriguing stories about secrets will test your skills as sleuths. The question: Are our stories based on fact or are they purely fiction? Our lips are sealed, but if you correctly guess which are true and which are not, you can win a signed copy of another book by each of the authors, nine books in all, plus a free copy of Secrets II, due for release April 1, 2006. Additional contests run through 2010, with this volume in 2006 and 2007, and in yearly sequels. Ready to take up the challenge? Good. Prepare to be entertained and then send us your entry. Good luck!

According to the NEA, fewer Americans are reading books. We, authors from across the United States and Canada, intend to change that. How? Everyone loves a juicy secret so we wrote thrilling stories on that enticing theme. Life and death, love and hate, good and evil, cover these pages, as they do in real life. With words, we painted poignant pictures and breathed life into engaging characters, some worthy of admiration, some deserving of contempt. To lure folks into our world of words, we're also offering a nice bribe. Once there, we hope to get everyone hooked on books!

The Stories and the Authors:
A Life Interrupted by Diane J. Newton, novelist, award-winning suspense. NY
A Creature of Habit by Larry Pontius, novelist, award-winning speculative fiction. Fl
The Apple Doesn't Fall…C.T. Adams, novelist, award nominee, paranormal romance. TX
Crawfish Braud by Hill Kemp, critically acclaimed political thriller novelist. LA
Josie by Kathleen Strelow, novelist, rock and roll mysteries. Ill.
The Queen's Sin by C.W. Gortner, critically acclaimed historical novelist. CA
A Matter of Taste by Cathy Clamp, novelist, award nominee, paranormal romance. TX
Not There by A.P. Fuchs, novelist; horror and romance, poet. Canada
The Baby Secret by Carlene Reed, novelist, romance; editor RITRO magazine. SC

Edited and Compiled by Diane J. Newton