Check out this week’s serial updates, including:

• Part 3 of One for Sorrow by Sylvia Winters, part of our Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology
• Chapter 19 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller
• Part 1 of The Odd Wick by Megan Derr, part of the Wick serial

You can access all current and past chapters from the serial fiction page.

Call for Submissions: Kiss Me at Midnight

Less Than Three Press is seeking stories for a collection revolving around the theme of a new year, a new start, a propitious beginning.

A clean slate. A fresh start. A chance to throw out the old and begin anew. There’s nothing as revitalizing as the start of a new year, and what better way to begin than with a kiss.

Deadline is August 30th 2012 11:59 EST (GMT -5) and stories should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Click here for more details!

Less Than Three Press is pleased to present Closer Than Touch by Tami Veldura, now available in the Book Market for $3.99!

A Zodiac Forces short story. Deia has difficulty keeping partners; no matter how hard they try, they keep winding up dead. Bad enough in a special operations unit, but Deia is a Gemini, meant to work with a partner at a level of intimacy that leaves all his other relationships dull and distant by comparison. Tired of his partners dying, Deia is ready to transfer to Scorpio, where working alone isn’t a problem. When his boss stipulates he’ll only sign off on the transfer if Deia meets a new candidate, Deia reluctantly agrees to try one last time.

Serial updates: Fairy Tale and Bad Moon Rising

Check out this week’s serial updates, including the conclusion of Megan Derr’s The Prince of the Moon, part of our Fairy Tale serial, and Part 4 of Runaway Prince by May Ridge, part of our Bad Moon Rising serial. You can read all current and past chapters from the serial fiction page.

Private Dicks deadline is today!

The deadline for Private Dicks: Undercovers submissions is today, Wednesday, January 4, 2012. If you are interested in submitting a story, but are unsure you will be able to complete it or have your final revisions finished by the end of day today, simply email us what you have on and include the estimated date by which your story will be completed. For details on the submissions guidelines for the Private Dicks anthology, click here.

Less Than Three Press is pleased to present Book 2 of the Infinitum Government: Meant to Be by Megan Derr for just $5.99!

The Draconis are a race of unexpected power and ability, complicated by their tendency to ‘match’ with other beings. The trial to decide whether or not they should be exterminated is about to begin, and both sides have gathered some of the brightest minds in the galaxy to argue before the Star Assembly of the Infinitum Government. Everything goes awry, however, when word comes down that High Chancellor Pyotr Kavalerov, staunchest supporter of the Draconis’ right to live, has been assassinated…

Free read! Something Sweet by Megan Derr

Less Than Three Press is pleased to offer a sweet, free New Year’s read: Something Sweet by Megan Derr.

It’s just another day at the candy shop for Sherlock: a quiet afternoon spent more on reading his latest fantasy novel than on selling candy. The kind of day he loves, even if the looming New Year’s Eve leaves him feeling nostalgic and a little lonely. But then the last person he ever expected to see walks through the door of his shop, and Sherlock realizes that some things don’t fade with time, but only grow stronger.

Serial updates

Check out this week’s serial updates, including:

• Part 2 of Swordwick by Megan Derr, part of the Wick series
• Chapter 18 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller
• Part 2 of One for Sorrow by Sylvia Winters, part of the Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology

Private Dicks deadline: January 4, 2012

The deadline for submission for our Private Dicks: Undercovers anthology is in just one week on January 4, 2012! If you are close to finishing your story and would like a deadline extension, please email the editor. In your email, please include your estimated date of completion, the estimated final length of your story, and attach what you have completed so far.

for more details, including content guidelines, how to submit, and royalty rates, see the submissions page.

Less Than Three Press is pleased to present The Christmas Package by Megan Derr, now available in the Book Market for just $1.99!

Allen has had enough. His latest job went south, his favorite car has been totaled, people keep wanting his lover dead, and on top of all that he still has not a single damn clue what to get his lover for Christmas—a gift he desperately wants to get right, because otherwise he fears he’ll be spending New Year’s alone.

Then he finds himself forced to take an unusual job on Christmas Eve, and Allen wonders if they’ll even live long enough to exchange gifts…

Buy The Christmas Package by Megan Derr with Zombie Wonderland by Piper Vaughn and get $1.00 off your order! (Discount will appear on the final checkout screen.)

Serial updates

Check out this week’s serial updates, including Part 3 of Runaway Prince by May Ridge, part of our Bad Moon Rising serial anthology. We also have Part 6 of The Prince of the Moon by Megan Derr, part of our Fairy Tale serial. Visit the serial fiction page for all current and past serial updates.

Private Dicks deadline fast approaching!

The deadline for submission for the Private Dicks anthology is just two weeks away! Please submit your story or request for a deadline extension by January 4, 2012. For details, including content guidelines, how to submit, and royalty rates, see the submissions page.

Less Than Three Press is pleased to present Impractical by Megan Derr, now available in the Book Market for just $5.99!

Terrell believes very strongly in an ordered, practical lifestyle. Nothing good, after all, ever came from following impractical urges and impulses. Nearly finished with school, it is time to focus on the next step in his life—settling down at his estate, Fivecoats, and marrying a suitable spouse to oversee it while he pursues his academic leanings. When his father sends word that he has found the ideal man for Terrell to marry, Terrell can only be pleased—despite the misgivings of his best friend. Marriage, after all, is perfectly practical, and such things as romance highly impractical. Kirian wants nothing to do with practicality. His parents chose to be happy over being practical, and he refuses to settle for less, no matter what everyone around him says. But then he is forced to marry a man who is colder than ice, settle into a marriage that seems to be in all ways practical, but in no way happy. But beneath the surface of his new spouse, Kirian sees something far from icy, something he realizes he wants—but which seems to belong to another man.

Serial updates

Visit the serial fiction page to read the latest serial updates, including:

• Part 1 of One for Sorrow by Sylvia Winters, part of our Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology. Note that One for Sorrow features an F/F romance.
• Chapter 17 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller.
• Part 1 of Swordwick by Megan Derr, the first story in the Wick series. You can read the first part for free!

Private Dicks deadline is January 4, 2012

The deadline for submissions for Private Dicks, Less Than Three Press’s detective anthology, is January 4, 2012, in just three weeks! If you are currently working on a story for this anthology and are unsure that you’ll finish by the deadline, please contact us; we are happy to grant deadline extensions if necessary.

Less Than Three Press is also accepting general ebook, novels for serialization, and short stories for another anthology, The Bestiary. For more details, click here.

Check out this week’s serial updates, including:

• Part 5 of A Better Ending by Isabella Carter, part of our Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology
• Part 10 of Impractical by Megan Derr
• Chapter 16 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller

You can access all current and past chapters from the serial fiction page.

Submission deadline approaching: Private Dicks

The deadline for submissions for Private Dicks, Less Than Three Press’s detective anthology, is January 4, 2012. If you are currently working on a story for this anthology and are unsure that you’ll finish by the deadline, please contact us; we are happy to grant deadline extensions if necessary.

Less Than Three Press is also accepting general ebook, novels for serialization, and short stories for another anthology, The Bestiary. For more details, click here.

Check out this week’s serial updates: Chapter 8 of Impractical by Megan Derr, Chapter 14 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller, and Part 3 of A Better Ending by Isabella Carter, part of our Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial anthology. You can find all current and past chapters on the serial fiction page.

Call for Submissions: The Bestiary

Less Than Three Press is now accepting submissions for a new anthology, The Bestiary.

THE BESTIARY
Dragons, firebirds, griffons, kirin, unicorns, centaurs, demons, chimaera—these are but a few of the countless monsters that endlessly fascinate. What about them draws us in? What brings us back to them over and over?

More importantly, what is capable of taming these unconquerable creatures? Who or what could ever bring to heel these peerless beasts? A human? An equal? An enemy? The answers are endless, and yours to provide.

The Bestiary is a collection of ebooks, meaning each story will be sold as an individual ebook and readers will also have the option to purchase “bundles” or the entire collection for a reduced rate. Standard ebook royalty rates will apply.

Click here for details. Have a question? Email the editor. Happy writing!

Check out this week’s serial updates! We’ve got Part 6 of Impractical by Megan Derr, Chapter 12 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller, and the beginning of our next Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial story, A Better Ending by Isabella Carter. Click here to access all current and past chapters of these stories. For previous stories in the Something Happened on the Way to Heaven serial, click here.

Halloween Specials

LT3 has a new look for Halloween! We’re also giving out weekly discounts on our Paranormal stories. This week, enjoy 15% off the Midsummer series. Check back this coming weekend for next week’s new Halloween promotions!

Open submissions

Less Than Three Press is currently accepting submissions for serials, ebooks, and anthology collections. We accept stories as short as 10,000 words and as long as 200,000, of any and all genres. Check out our submissions details for more information!

Check out this week’s serial updates, including Part 2 of A Kind of Remedy by Ashley Shaw, part of our Bad Moon Rising serial, and Chapter 8 of Sasha L. Miller’s The Fairy’s Assistant, part of our fairy tale serial. Click here to access all current and prior chapters of our serial fiction.

New ebook formats: Mobipocket and Microsoft Lit

Less Than Three Press is pleased to announce we’re creating Mobipocket (.mobi) and Microsoft LIT (.lit) formats for all of our ebooks! This conversion is currently in process and will be completed over the next several weeks, beginning with our latest releases and working backwards through our catalog. Mobipocket and Microsoft LIT formats will be included in the Bundle download option.

If you would like to purchase a Mobipocket or Microsoft LIT version of an ebook for which these formats are not yet available, please leave a comment on this post or email the webmaster with the book you would like converted and we’ll bump it to the top of our conversion queue.

Call for submissions

Less Than Three Press is always on the lookout for general submissions! We accept stories 10,000 words or longer, so if you’ve missed an anthology deadline, you can still submit your story as a general submission! For our content guidelines and other submission details, click here.

Check out this week’s serials! We’ve got the first part of Megan Derr’s Impractical, available without subscription, as well as Chapters 10 and 11 of Mohegan: Native Instincts by India Jackson. Don’t forget to check out Chapter 7 of Saving Liam by Sasha L. Miller as well! You can access all current and previous parts of the LT3 serials here.

Terrell believes very strongly in an ordered, practical lifestyle. Nothing good, after all, ever came from following impractical urges and impulses. Nearly finished with school, it is time to focus on the next step in his life—settling down at his estate, Fivecoats, and marrying a suitable spouse to oversee it while he pursues his academic leanings. When his father sends word that he has found the ideal man for Terrell to marry, Terrell can only be pleased—despite the misgivings of his best friend. Marriage, after all, is perfectly practical, and such things as romance highly impractical. Kirian wants nothing to do with practicality. His parents chose to be happy over being practical, and he refuses to settle for less, no matter what everyone around him says. But then he is forced to marry a man who is colder than ice, settle into a marriage that seems to be in all ways practical, but in no way happy. But beneath the surface of his new spouse, Kirian sees something far from icy, something he realizes he wants—but which seems to belong to another man.

Dance in the Dark now in the Book Market!

Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr is now available in the LT3 Book Market for $7.99!

At the age of nine, Johnnie lost everything. A quiet, normal child, his life forever changed when his family was attacked by a blood-crazed vampire, leaving his parents dead and Johnnie an orphan. Now grown, he is the cold, proud, beautiful—but very human—son of the Dracula Desrosiers, who took him in after the tragedy that befell Johnnie’s parents. Constantly kept apart for being human, Johnnie chooses to bury himself in the two things he most loves—books and mysteries. When he is summoned by a friend to solve a simple mystery involving a pair of Cinderella slippers, and in putting one mystery to rest Johnnie only succeeds in waking several more…

New “Bundle” format and extended downloads

LT3 is making our ebooks easier to read across many platforms! If you prefer to read PDFs on your PC but still want an ePUB for your eReader, you can now buy both at once! The new “bundle” format in the Book Market gives you a zip file that contains one each of the PDF, ePUB, and HTML formats of the ebook you are purchasing. This new option is available at the same price as a single ebook format, so you get all three ebook formats for the price of one.

LT3 will continue to offer the single-format options of the ebooks for those customers who prefer to buy their ebooks in a single format. Additionally, this allows you to continue to download past purchases of your ebooks.

In addition to the “bundle” format, we’ve extended the download days and download attempts; you can now download copies of your ebooks up to 180 days after purchase (approximately six months) and you have up to 8 downloads per ebook!

Note: A Delicate Game version issue

Due to a technical problem, the version of A Delicate Game by Sasha L. Miller that was uploaded on July 6, 2011 was the unedited version. This problem was corrected on July 22; all copies of A Delicate Game downloaded prior to this date were the incorrect. You can download this ebook for free here.

Print Book Sale extended!

The Beach Days Summer Sale of our paperback books has been extended! You can get 15% off all paperbacks ordered between now and August 31, 2011!

Vixen Deadline!

The deadline for Vixen, our call for femmeslash call for submissions, is this Sunday, July 31. If you are interested in submitting a story, but are unsure you will be able to complete it or have your final revisions finished by the July 31 deadline, simply email us what you have on July 31 and include the estimated date by which your story will be completed.