Great Beginnings: An Anthology

Great Beginnings: An Anthology (2020)

As of 7/18/23, this free download is no longer available. Please see the below list of authors and books, or short stories, that were included. I hope to offer a free second edition, so please subscribe to my newsletter. If you are a reader, you’ll be one of the first to learn it’s available. And if you’re an author, I’ll announce the call for entries via my newsletter.

Three years ago, dozens of authors came together to share the first chapters of their books for free and especially for you. For those of you who downloaded a free ebook, I hope you discovered a new author and books to add to your must-read pile. Perhaps you even found gifts for your family and friends.

For descriptions of each of the below books, watch this YouTube video by Story Hour Host, Kathryn Ramsperger.

Please find the books and links for purchase below at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. If you are a Bookshop fan, here is a partially curated list with Bookshop.org. Most of these books can also be found on Indiebound.org. Don’t hesitate to contact your local bookstores to order a copy for you. The same goes for your local library. We authors dream of being in libraries!

(in alphabetical order by title)

Accidental Lawyer by Kim Hamilton

A Sheriff in Nevada: Downfall by JT Hume

A Song for the Road by Rayne Lacko

A Strange Companion by Lisa Manterfield

A Thousand Roads by John Robin

Arthur Zarr’s Amazing Art Car by Cathey Nickell

Bayou Built: The Legacy of Louisiana’s Historic Architecture by Peter B. Mires

Better Than This by Cathy Zane

Blindsided: Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room by Dawn Downey

Champion Chocolatier by Amanda Zieba

Close Quarters by Amanda Zieba