{"id":55,"date":"2011-06-15T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T03:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harperkingsley.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/15\/want-take-have-_-little-boy-blue\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:38:43","slug":"want-take-have-_-little-boy-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/want-take-have-_-little-boy-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"want-take-have ^_^  &#8220;Little Boy Blue&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to give &#8220;Little Boy Blue&#8221; away for free.\u00a0 So take, read, enjoy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Smashwords right now, should be showing up on Goodreads in a little while.\u00a0 At Amazon, because I couldn&#8217;t make it available for free, it costs $0.99.<\/p>\n<p>If you buy from Amazon, don&#8217;t feel like you&#8217;re getting cheated.\u00a0 The Amazon copy includes a few extras like a Demonspeak Lexicon and about 8000 words worth of short stories at the end.\u00a0 The short stories are a random assortment of sci-fi pieces so those unfamiliar with my writings can get a little taste of my various styles.\u00a0 So really, &#8220;Little Boy Blue&#8221; <em>is<\/em> free at Amazon, it&#8217;s the extras that cost money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to give &#8220;Little Boy Blue&#8221; away for free.\u00a0 So take, read, enjoy&#8230; It&#8217;s Smashwords right now, should be showing up on Goodreads in a little while.\u00a0 At Amazon, because I couldn&#8217;t make it available for free, it costs $0.99. 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Get it at Amazon or Smashwords for $0.99. Features: amnesiac girl, superheroes, superheroines, the Flame Burst, Blue Ice, the Teen Demis, Psion, danger, excitement, and more! Extras: plenty of teen angst and near death experiences. 50,000+ words of thrills, chills, and excitement! 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