D. James Benton

• Dec-2015
• / General Fiction
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Ashley has never quite fit in, but she doesn't figure out why until the morning she wakes up with wings! What would you do? See if they work, of course. Ashley doesn't fit anyone's preconceived ideas of what an angel is supposed to be like. Finding o...

• Mar-2016
• / Fantasy
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The Internet is a vast storehouse of information, both good and bad. It exposes usersâ€"young and oldâ€"to concepts, data, and images they would not otherwise have. The Internet also creates new dilemmas and presents these to the most vulnerable and ...

• Jun-2016
• / General Fiction
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Anyone could gather a collection of short stories, but I should like to do something different. I might hear a guffaw of jokes, read a bewilderment of mysteries, pull off a mischief of pranks, walk out a pacing of worries, feel a shiver of ghost stor...

• Mar-2017
• / General Fiction
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He played hard, studied little, and was already bored with life. He was ignorant of demands and absent of purpose. She worked hard and never played. She felt nothing but demands. Responsibility weighed her down. He was born of privilege and she of po...

• May-2017
• / Science Fiction
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Peter and Steven hope nobody figures out that the machine isn't a fusion reactor. Until someone does, they'll continue taking calls for the patron saint of lost causes, altering as little as possible to change the course of history....

• Nov-2017
• / General Fiction
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This is a collection of the funniest stuff to stuff my In Box over the past decade. I trust you will enjoy it as much as I have! I've been accused of having a warped sense of humor. You'll just have to see and evaluate it for yourself....

• Oct-2018
• / Christian
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Other girls turn thirteen and sprout hair. Ashley sprouted wings. She learns to fly while adjusting to the idea of being an angel, but Ashley isn't your typical angel. She bursts into flames when upset and is irresistibly attracted to fires. Nuclear ...

• Oct-2018
• / Christian
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Ashley is not your typical angel. She bursts into flames when upset and is irresistibly attracted to fires and nuclear reactors. Sapping their power is exhilarating and her appetite for energy is voracious. She was Daddy's Little Star, but only now u...

• Feb-2020
• / General Fiction
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A series of grisly murders on the waterfront shocks the sleepy college town and threatens to distract the inhabitants from their sports obsession. Everyone assumes these are acts of revenge, payback for financial ruin. Evidence points to this motive,...

• Jul-2020
• / General Fiction
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Ballad of Oski-Ahessi: Two lovers meet and join their hearts; that is how this story starts. Ships set sail from distant ports; pursuing wealth of endless sorts. Seeking life for royal courts; but leaving death by all reports. Into a land in need...

• Nov-2021
• / General Fiction
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Rookie Kyle Cooper is thrust into responsibility when Detective Sawyer drops dead of a heart attack at a murder scene. Unflappable Medical Examiner, Doctor Samantha Trout, coaches Kyle through the transition with help from Stacy Lambert, the Crime Sc...

• Jan-2022
• / General Fiction
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Action, intrigue, conspiracy, COVID masks, spies, assassins, poison, murder, secret oaths, deep history, clues buried within Wikipedia, centuries-old plots to take over the world, apolitical satire, and plenty of humor-all in exactly 100 pages that w...

• May-2022
• / General Fiction
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Detective Kyle Cooper must solve three murders to prevent a fourth. The only thing connecting these is a bloody textbook, but what does this have to do with anything? The motive appears to be money, but none of the victims had any. The evidence leads...

• Jun-2023
• / Mystery
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Jerry Joiner might have been the most annoying coworker ever but is that what got him killed or was it the fish tie? There was no shortage of people willing-even plotting-to kill Jerry, but which one (or ones) actually did it? Detective Clark must so...