The Wind Caller    by P. D. Cacek
Price: $4.99 USD. 81230 words. Language: English. Published by Bob Booth on May 17, 2013. Fiction » Horror » General.
There is much conflict in Richland, Arizona, including the longstanding conflict between the "white" and the "red,." But these all pale in comparison to what brews between Native American schoolteacher Sky Berlander and her estranged grandfathers, as a feud which has divided their family will finally come to a head over an ancient and terrifying birthright — the power to control the wind itself.

Incident in a Duckyard    by H.D. Greaves
Price: Free! 2510 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on May 15, 2013. Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
This radio play, adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen story, illustrates how easily racism, bigotry, hypocrisy, stupidity, and apathy can escalate into violence and destroy an innocent and gifted creature. Andersen’s folk tales always have a dark side and involve moral and ethical issues. Using poultry and droll humour to show us ourselves, this one is, indeed, a cautionary tale.

While the Sands Whisper    by LR Horowitz
Price: $4.99 USD. 80430 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish.
Ayishah, a freelance American-Israeli photographer, embarks on a seven-month adventure that soon draws her into a taboo love affair with her Bedouin guide, Hakim. He has many secrets, but Ayishah has one of her own: a painful abandonment of her family that needs to heal. It becomes her challenge to reveal, using the terrible beauty of the Sinai, how we overcome the borders that divide us.

Jenno's Gangs    by Jenno Bryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 7720 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » General.
Jenno's private look at gang members and life, in her territory of Widdlington.

El Camino Primitivo de Santiago en Asturias y Galicia    by Xurde Moran
Price: $2.99 USD. 116860 words. Language: Spanish. Published on May 12, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.
Un singular "Diario de Viaje" en el que nuestro andariego escritor nos revela y comparte sus propias vivencias, sus fotografías, su prosa amena, oficiando para nosotros cual 'guía virtual' en cada una de las etapas del camino. Hagamos de este libro un punto de partida de una experiencia única y muy personal...

Jade    by Belinda Ong
Price: $0.99 USD. 12940 words. Language: Australian English. Published on May 12, 2013. Fiction » Historical » General.
Jade remembers her childhood days in Singapore during the 1960s. The third daughter in a family of eight girls, she tells of the difficulties faced by her Ma as she struggles to bring up her girls. Jade's anecdotes of life in her primary school compels us to empathize with her fear and rejection, and rejoice with her achievements. The book concludes with a narrative of a mother's sacrificial love.

Reportage Albanya    by Quelli di ZEd
Price: $0.99 USD. 2830 words. Language: Italian. Published on May 7, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.
A differenza degli altri racconti della serie Amblimblone di Max Vergani, quasi tutti umoristici, questo è un toccante spaccato di umanità pur sempre raccontato con l'immancabile ironia che contraddistingue l'autore.

Santa Fe Voices: Poems of New Mexico    by Charles Sullivan
Price: $0.99 USD. 15290 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2013. Fiction » Poetry » American poetry.
49 short poems giving voice to the thoughts and feelings of some colorful characters, encountered in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, plus a reader's bonus of 9 tales of the Southwest from the author's recent collection, Uncle Sam's Family: Stories of Exceptional Americans and Their Amazing Animals.

Child With No Name    by Valentine Williams
Price: $5.00 USD. 47970 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.
A little girl is orphaned in the Boxing Day Tsunami. No one knows who she is or what language she speaks. An aid worker visiting the orphanage discovers her name and wants to reunite her with family members, but the orphanage is in rebel held territory. A ransom is demanded. Aid worker Claire enlists her mother in a daring rescue attempt to free the child, and is punished. Based on a true story

Tea Party Teddy    by Dianne Harman
Price: $2.99 USD. 69480 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino.
Tea Party Teddy is a political tell-all novel about Sacramento, California politics - the public corruption, infidelity, and greed that affect a newly elected Assemblyman. His world slowly unravels as he succumbs to the power of his office. The ultimate irony occurs when his wife becomes romantically involved with the founder of the Republicans for Latinos.