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Cactus Flower    by Alice Duncan
Price: $2.99 USD. 98010 words. Language: English. Published on September 20, 2009. Fiction » Romance » General.

Eulalie Gibb comes to Rio Penasco to escape a murderous maniac and believes she’s prepared for life in Wild West—until she meets Nick Taggart. As for Nick—who barely escaped a family full of managing females with his hide intact—even if he believed in true love, which he doesn’t, he can’t imagine his personal love being the prickly Eulalie Gibb. They both have a lot to learn.
Angel's Flight    by Alice Duncan
Price: $3.99 USD. 73960 words. Language: English. Published on September 20, 2009. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Mercy Allcutt is thrilled to be going to her job as secretary to P.I. Ernie Templeton—until she opens the door and finds her mother. Known as the Wrath of God, Mrs. Allcutt is the last person Mercy wants to see, barring some murderers she’s met. Add phony spiritualists, a columnist killed during a séance, a starlet, and some other odd characters, and Mercy finds herself in deep waters indeed.
Adam's Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas    by David Bowles
Price: $5.99 USD. 80780 words. Language: English. Published on September 19, 2009. Fiction » Historical » General.

Peggy Mitchell, haunted by memories of war, grows up in Jonesborough, Tennessee during the tumultuous early years of the nation's existence. An independent young woman, she is courted by Andrew Jackson and has a freed slave for a best friend. Together with her younger siblings (her surrogate children and students), she takes on renegade Indians, highwaymen, and the hardships of an untamed land.
Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward Sagas    by David Bowles
Price: $5.99 USD. 48390 words. Language: English. Published on September 18, 2009. Fiction » Historical » General.

The Mitchells just wanted to be left alone to farm their land, practice their faith, and raise their family. But their response to the extraordinary circumstances of frontier life, politics, and war made heroes of these ordinary citizens. Adam fought the British, while his mother, wife, and children endured deprivation and danger on the family farm in the midst of the battle.
The Valley of the Singing Girl    by White Feather
Price: Free! 14110 words. Language: English. Published on September 15, 2009. Fiction » Historical » General.

A novel by White Feather. Once long ago a ruler of a nation sought counsel from a Tibetan holy man on how he could help lead his people through change. The holy man gave the ruler a magic flute that would drastically change his life & lead him on a journey of self-realization. The flute led him to a young girl who had the most beautiful singing voice that healed people. Then came the Mongol army.
This Time    by Joan Szechtman
Price: $3.99 USD. 104310 words. Language: English. Published on September 13, 2009. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
This Time rediscovers the fifteenth century Richard III as he attempts to unravel the mysteries of the twenty-first century. Not only must Richard III acclimate himself to this whole new world—to sometimes comic effect—he must try to undo the damage done to his reputation through 500 years of history. "This Time" named General Fiction Finalist in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Annalea, a Journey Through Strangers~at Journey's End    by Stephen Shore
Price: $5.99 USD. 63240 words. Language: English. Published on September 10, 2009. Fiction » Historical » General.

This final volume in the ANNALEA trilogy brings the saga to an exciting and surprising conclusion. Old friends, familiar enemies and intriguing new characters undertake incredible adventures as the journey nears completion and the mystery of Annalea is resolved.
The Old Lady of the Lake - Stories from the Obey River Valley    by Darren Shell
Price: $2.99 USD. 67140 words. Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on September 10, 2009. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical.

A charming collection of fictional stories based on local folklore of the Obey River Valley, Clay County, TN. The names of all the locations are historically correct, as are the overviews of the local history surrounding the area but by and large, the main characters are fiction. If you are a historian or a genealogist, don’t look here unless you are bored on a rainy day!
Pecos Valley Diamond    by Alice Duncan
Price: $2.99 USD. 63100 words. Language: English. Published on September 3, 2009. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
It's the "Roaring '20s," but you wouldn't know the era was roaring if you lived in southeastern New Mexico. When Annabelle Blue sets out to solve an old mystery and a new murder, her reluctant sometime boyfriend, Phil Gunderson, is far from happy.
Shadow Women    by Thérèse Bonvouloir Bayol
Price: $10.60 USD. 89290 words. Language: English. Published by Editions Dédicaces on September 1, 2009. Fiction » Historical » General.

(5.00 from 1 review)
St. Brigide might be a small point on the Quebec map, but it is rich in its ancestry of various ethnic groups, the Irish being amongst the first Brigidians. The reader is introduced to such a family: the McNulty clan who emigrated to French Canada to escape British oppression and to be free to practice their Catholic religion.