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monsignors last days    by uche mbah
Price: $2.00 USD. 22170 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

MONSIGNORS LAST DAYS is a novel of paranormal activities, intrigues,betrayal of vows and esoteric teachings.Monsignor Sixtus Obike is a Catholic Reverend Father who came across the work In The Light Of Truth The Grail Message and saw in it the truth.But many things contrasted with the teachings he was meant to uphold by the church.So he decided to keep it to himself and practice his faith. Then he
Lily Steps Out    by Rita Plush
Price: $2.99 USD. 77960 words. Language: English. Published by Penumbra Publishing on May 20, 2012. Fiction » Women's fiction » General.

Empty nest and retired husband - after 30 years of cooking and cleaning, Lily Gold wants more out of life, something of her own - a job. Just when she's about to open her own antique center, husband Leon decides he's had enough of her 'hobby' and closes their joint account. HIS needs - what about HERS? How far will she go to assert her independence? She's about to find out...
Silhouettes    by Murray Heimbecker
Price: $2.99 USD. 11850 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

These silhouettes include vignettes on life, friends, courage and other subjects, many skewed toward the humorous.
Soaring With Cockatoos    by Trevor Steele
Price: $4.95 USD. 106650 words. Language: English. Published by Mirador Publishing  on May 14, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.

The last decades of the nineteenth century. European powers are colonising the whole planet and seem unstoppable. In the British colony of Western Australia white settlers ignore the rights of the Aborigines, murder them or chase them from their land, or perhaps readmit them to work as unpaid labourers on newly created properties. This is their story...
Shots    by Theodore  Quester
Price: Free! 58560 words. Language: English. Published by coffeehouse  on May 13, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino.

Nic Callahan Gonzales has it easy, selling a little pot, making more than a little money -- until one hot summer night he gets busted. Underage, he gets off with community service, and starts work in a Cuban coffee shop. But his wages and tips won't pay off his drug-dealing debts...
Stealing Back The Moon    by Karen Dale Stefaniak
Price: $1.99 USD. 52450 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2012. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense.

The moon once gave a gift of itself to the earth. The gift came in the form of a small, glittering orb, but the gift was smoothed flat over time by the wind and the waters of the earth. Those who came to possess it instinctively knew of its beginnings millions of miles away. It became a sacred object, coveted by many over the centuries, even though it could cause the person possessing it to die.
The Last Buffalo    by Kristen Stieffel
Price: Free! 2880 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias.

The legendary White Buffalo Calf Woman said that when the last buffalo dies, the world will end. The zookeeper caring for the only remaining American Bison is about to see that prophecy fulfilled.
Domo Arigatou, Chutney Yamato    by Courtney Takabayashi
Price: $2.99 USD. 69940 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Chutney Yamato is a 22-year old Japanese-American girl ready to leave everything she knows behind in Hawaii for an adventure abroad in the land of the rising sweet potato, Okinawa. However, things don't go exactly as planned and Chutney worries that the only roots she'll find will be the ones in her hair.
The Next Big Wood Project    by Marina Rojas
Price: $3.49 USD. 8480 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

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Ernest and Bo Dean are wood working geniuses who embark on their latest next big wood project. With a backwoods approach to life and the simpler life, they take you on their latest effort to stay known as the Michelangelos of their craft.
Savory Shorts    by Peter Shoemaker
Price: $2.99 USD. 6340 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

A collection of ten powerful short stories on food and memory by the former editor of Delicious Libertine. From love and lust to pride and death, Peter BG Shoemaker evokes those connections between what we eat and what it means to be human.