Never His Sword    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.99 USD. 4600 words. Language: English. Published by Fiero Publishing  on October 24, 2010. Fiction » Fantasy » Historical.
The story of the sword of Damocles, a sword hung by a thread over the neck of a boastful courtier, is all about the sword and how it represents the precarious nature of life and power. But the real story was never about the sword at all, but about the people who hung it there and the people who suffered and why. Because it was never Damocles's sword to begin with.

Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic    by Mark Lord
Price: $0.99 USD. 7820 words. Language: English. Published by Alt Hist Press  on October 24, 2010. Fiction » Fantasy » General.
(4.00 from 1 review)
What do you do when the woman you love is also the deadly necromancer you have vowed to track down? Bird Talk is a short story about Roger, a young priest living in a small medieval English town, who is trying to uncover what he believes are foul magical deeds. But instead he manages to implicate the women he desires in accusations of witchcraft.

Within Victorian Mists    by Steven R. Southard
Price: $2.99 USD. 7110 words. Language: English. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on October 22, 2010. Fiction » Romance » General.
If the fog of time had lifted a bit differently on the 19th century, and you could mix a haughty Englishman tinkerer, a plucky American steam engine repair-woman, laser holograms, giant dirigibles, and ornithopters, you might just get one madcap steampunk romance. Strap on your brass-rimmed goggles to see what happens . . . Within Victorian Mists.

Leonardo the Florentine    by Catherine Jaime
Price: $2.99 USD. 25050 words. Language: English. Published on October 22, 2010. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical.
Who are the Medici brothers? Who is trying to assassinate them? Why was the Pitti Palace never completed? And what part does Leonardo play in all of this? Leonardo da Vinci is remembered as an artist and inventor. But who was he before anyone knew his name? This family-friendly novel explores the history and legends of his early years in Florence. It also weaves a mystery of politics and power.

Beautiful Dreamer    by Joan Naper
Price: $4.99 USD. 109040 words. Language: English. Published by alliumpress on October 21, 2010. Fiction » Historical » General.
Chicago in 1900 is bursting with opportunity, and Kitty Coakley is determined to make the most of it. Born to Irish immigrants, she has little interest in becoming simply a housewife, but aspires to become an independent, modern woman. When she is courted by not one, but two young men—Irish-Catholic Brian and wealthy, Protestant Henry—her resolve is tested.

Der Fluch der Schwarzen Natter - Hoffen auf Gerechtigkeit (Teil 2)    by Roland Sommer Salner
Price: $0.99 USD. 74440 words. Language: German. Published on October 20, 2010. Fiction » Historical » General.
Zwanzig Jahre nach ihrer Flucht aus Nazi-Deutschland führt Hanna Weissmann, in Emmenbrücke ein gutbürgerliches Leben. Eines Tages erhält sie einen Telefonanruf, der sie in ihre traumatische Vergangenheit zurückwirft. In seiner Fortsetzung spinnt Roland Sommer Salner den im ersten Teil «Flucht ins Ungewisse» aufgenommenen Faden bis in die Gegenwart der sechziger Jahre hinein fort.

Promised Valley Rebellion    by Ron Fritsch
Price: $2.99 USD. 80670 words. Language: English. Published on October 19, 2010. Fiction » Historical » General.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Prehistoric farmers inhabit a fertile river valley they believe their gods promised them. Their enemies, hunters roaming the hills beyond the valley, believe their gods gave it to them. When the farmers’ king refuses to allow the prince to marry the daughter of the farmer who saved the king's life in the last war with the hunters, her brother leads a rebellion to correct the flagrant injustice.

Deadly Engagement: A Georgian Historical Mystery    by Lucinda Brant
Price: $4.99 USD. 106540 words. Language: English. Published by Sprigleaf  on October 15, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
It’s 1763. Career diplomat and amateur sleuth Alec Halsey is embroiled in country house murder and mayhem. Alec also confronts past demons in his love life and a cruel twist of fate reveals why his brother loathes him and will go to any lengths to ruin him. If you love Sebastian St. Cyr and Julian Kestrel novels then you'll love this "crimance" (a blending of crime and romance genres).

Epiphany: The untold epic journey of the Magi    by Paul Harrington
Price: $5.99 USD. 104000 words. Language: English. Published on October 15, 2010. Fiction » Historical » General.
A dazzling star compels Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar to begin a journey. From the bamboo forests of China to the hidden city of Petra, from the summits of Arabia to the searing sands of Ethiopia, the Magi will battle supernatural forces, treachery and the fist of Rome to reach Bethlehem. But with blood and betrayal their constant companions, the Magi wonder if they journey to destiny, or death?

Đêm trước & Cha và con    by Ivan Turgenev
Price: $4.99 USD. 185620 words. Language: Vietnamese. Published by Nha Nam  on October 11, 2010. Fiction » Historical » General.
Hai tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng của nhà văn Nga Ivan Turgenev có chung đề tài về cuộc sống của thanh niên Nga trong giai đoạn khủng hoảng về tư tưởng xã hội.