Fiction » African American fiction » Historical

Simple Justice    by Barbara Powell
Price: $3.99 USD. 75470 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Lester Garret and his son, Roger, are rapists. Their victims, the women of 1930s Reed's Crossing. Their money, and a Sheriff bought with that money, prevent any justice for these women. Lester and Roger stalk their victims one after the other until with the latest, young Lydia, the women of the town confront Roger and seek justice on their own.
A Reluctant Death (A Short Story About Death and Love, In That Order)    by Bernard Schaffer
Price: Free! 6020 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

A short story about death and love (in that order) that is both historical fiction and dark romance. Wealthy plantation owner's daughter is the object of an African Death God's affection.
Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau    by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Price: $4.99 USD. 136760 words. Language: English. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on April 8, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Contemporary woman.

New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a city pulsing with an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne, worshipped and feared by blacks and whites alike. A mesmerizing combination of history, oral tradition, and storytelling, Voodoo Dreams reimagines the woman behind an enduring American legend.
Cherry Blossoms and The Delta Cotton - written by Jimi Massey and Marty Denton    by marty denton
Price: Free! 360 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

(5.00 from 1 review)
this poem is about the Japanese American internment camp in Rhower, Arkansas during WWII. It is about the innocense of youth that helps the healing bridge of differing opinion.
Sailor of the Skysea    by A. C. F. Crawford
Price: $0.99 USD. 98080 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » General.

High-seas adventure and intrigue collide in an original fantasy world with parallels to the Americas of the 1800s. Sailor of the Skysea brings a new and uniquely American style to the world of fantasy.
T'ant Pis (Too Bad)    by J. J. Haile
Price: Free! 2080 words. Language: English. Published by Write On E-Publishing, LLC  on March 22, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Tant Pis (Too Bad), By J.J. Haile Emma was the quintessential wife and mother. Porterfield, her husband had a wandering eye. How far can a woman's devotion stretch, and what happens when it snaps?
The Woman with the Diamond Heart    by Judy Powell
Price: $2.99 USD. 48950 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » Caribbean & Latin American.

Discover the side of Jamaica you've never seen before... The son of a white plantation owner befriends a slave girl, an ex-slave struggles with the challenges of emancipation, a poor girl from the country has to fight off the sexual advances of her employer, ... This is the fascinating story of the woman with the diamond heart - Jamaica, land of love.
Sold into Slavery: The Middle Passage, The Story of Adaku Part II    by Mary Devey
Price: $3.99 USD. 58130 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

Part 2 on the Middle Passage in the series Sold into Slavery, The Story of Adaku promises an inspiring journey that dwells on friendship and love, of hardships and terror, of betrayals and loyalties, all forged amidst the roar of slavery on the harsh Atlantic seas.
A True Mulatto Face    by Kenya Youngblood
Price: Free! 3350 words. Language: English. Published on February 26, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

(1.00 from 1 review)
Trouble brews when it's discovered the King of England's betrothed is of black African descent.
Duggan    by Montage
Price: $2.99 USD. 47890 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2013. Fiction » African American fiction » Historical.

0.75 star(4.86 from 21 reviews)
Spoken with honesty, Duggan tells the story of several individuals from different backgrounds and class whose lives are intertwined by one decaying neighborhood. Divided into six sections, Duggan is connected through content and theme: through race, struggle for identity and place, beauty, spirituality, hatred, and drugs. Now each individual is left to fight for their lives before it is too late.