Fiction » Holiday » Family

My Mauritius    by Paolo Rossetti
Price: $3.99 USD. 54470 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

“My Mauritius” is a unique travel book narrated through a humorous first-person family experience with snippets of historical fiction and cultural insights from interviews with local personalities. The three strands are woven together to form the narrative, in brief and dynamic chapters that should not only interest the million tourists who visit Mauritius annually, but also the armchair dreamer.
Mothering Someday    by VR Christensen
Price: $0.99 USD. 3800 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Victorian.

A short story relative to the novel Of Moths & Butterlfies. Imogen, in want of a child, is ailing. Charlie Mason, in want of a mother, is now fatherless too. Is it possible the two might fill a necessary need in the other? Being a mother isn't always about giving birth. Sometimes it's merely about opening your heart.
The Dream Wedding    by Patrice Reid-Taiwo
Price: Free! 2190 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Romance » Short stories.

(2.00 from 2 reviews)
Shelly lived at home with her parents who were worried that she was still single at thirty. They wanted her to find a man. The London marathon was approaching and she had to train each day. One morning while out jogging, she bumped into someone and damaged his nose.What does the future hold for them?
Essence of Humour    by Alfie Dog Fiction
Price: $2.99 USD. 30780 words. Language: English. Published by Alfie Dog Limited  on April 14, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

‘Essence of Humour’ is a collection of short stories which brings together the best of humour writing from 17 authors across the globe.
Short Stories for Moms and Dads    by Leni Matlin
Price: $1.99 USD. 10080 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

There is an endless array of stories available for children, but these are for you. Parenting can be a joy and a blessing, but no one's ever said it was easy; still, with enough patience and generous dollops of love mixed in, most situations can have a positive outcome. And for those challenging times when you’re running on empty, relax and read a story and everything will look a bit brighter.
The Waking House    by Jeff Bakkensen
Price: Free! 2020 words. Language: English. Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

A matriarch's death brings her three children back to the house where they grew up. This short story first appeared in Line Zero Issue 5, November 2011.
Shorts For The Summer    by Elizabeth Audrey Mills
Price: Free! 17220 words. Language: British English. Published on March 26, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

A collection of short stories by the author of 'Natalie Tereshchenko, Lady In Waiting' and 'A Song For Joey'
Anah's War    by Johanna van Rooy
Price: $1.99 USD. 43190 words. Language: English. Published on March 14, 2013. Fiction » Historical » General.

On her eleventh birthday Anah received a red leather notebook from her favourite Aunty. It became a diary, a place for her secrets and for the next five years Anah tells of her life in Nijmegen and the war which creeps into every aspect of her existence. We watch Anah and her family negotiate the Nazi presence but still maintain a covert defiance as ordinary people experience extraordinary events.
Don't Blame It On The Sunshine !    by Christian James
Price: $0.99 USD. 77440 words. Language: English. Published on January 22, 2013. Fiction » Holiday » Family.

'Everybody Dance' It’s the 1970's again! 'Don’t blame it on the sunshine' is a family drama of divorce, laughter, generation clashes and growing pains. Retro read!
Dysappearance: A Chronicle    by mdcb
Price: $0.99 USD. 26390 words. Language: English. Published on January 2, 2013. Fiction » Holiday » Family.

Set in the small suburb of Campamento on the outskirts of Gibraltar,in the late 1960s,the fifteen-year-old narrator acts as the lens through which the events of one summer are viewed: her sister’s failed attempts at attracting the boy she seriously fancies, the betrayal by her university friend and the unorthodox parenting of her parents.