Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes

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The Color of Lies    by Victoria Breaux
Price: $2.99 USD. 40010 words. Language: American English. Published on May 2, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Anne-Marie is a beautiful, rich teenager, with gorgeous blue eyes living in California. Her world is unexpectedly turned up-side down, when a strange man comes into her life. He tells her shocking revelations about her family and racial identity, Anne-Marie is forced to question her very existence. She painfully learns that her family is entangled in a generational web of lies.
Marriage Of Deceit    by Pushpa Ramchandani
Price: $1.99 USD. 30150 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

Her parents chose a suitable match for her, though not matching in any way to their status but known to them .She also consented being taken in by his charm and looks. Her married life took off well but alas! it did not last long.
Five Card Draw, Jinn Are High    by Cara d'Bastian
Price: $2.99 USD. 49480 words. Language: Australian English. Published by Sandal Press  on April 26, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

With friends either attacked or injured, and Adam Lau’s plans still unknown, how can the Check Your Luck gang hope to win against him?
Apuntes de un escritor malo    by Mauricio Bares
Price: $1.99 USD. 26480 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Malaletra Ebooks  on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Parody.

Rechazado por editoriales y publicaciones culturales, Anónimo Hernández admite que es un escritor malo… Y feo. No escribe según la moda. Su nombre no suena estético. Pero decide que, aún así, con estos apuntes pondrá su granito de arena en la edificación de lo que más ama en el mundo, la Literatura Universal.
Cattle Nomads Of The Indian Desert    by Son Lal
Price: Free! 37470 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

About nomads in Rajasthan who have grazed cattle on a large scale since early history. With a pastoral culture from the west in Asia, that partly differed from the culture of the settled Hindus of the Indian subcontinent. Tan Dan's forefathers were a part of that nomadic culture, to which also ox caravan traders belonged and small groups with other professions.
Black Moon - The legend of Pango-marama    by Ken Gordon
Price: $0.99 USD. 68050 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.

NZ Maori deemed Hawaiki to be their ancestral home & Tiki, 1st man from the heavens, to be son of the god of war and the goddess of death. But half-human, half-bird Manaia, son of Tane and Hine-nui-te-Po, was the 1st. The 2 tribes lived in harmony for generations but food dwindled & the bird people were ousted. Follow their perilous paths, even to the Underworlds, retold in this gripping legend.
Pulling Back the Earth    by Mark R. Turner
Price: $2.00 USD. 17310 words. Language: American English. Published on April 15, 2013. Fiction » Drama » American.

For believing there are other people beyond this world who may be able to save humans from extinction a young couple is banished to a quest outside the world to return only if they find other people. She is 9 months pregnant by the time they discover their own sacred writings in a strange camp guarded by large, pale, babbling creatures. Will their words be stolen and their heir be devoured?
Gaijin Skin 3    by Allen Davies
Price: $2.99 USD. 31860 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.

Miracles happen. Nobu calls Adam. This leads to a symbolic and even funny cleansing lovemaking scene so hot it should come with a warning. It’s a beautiful love story and insiders view of Japanese culture. Can love unfold before the impending disasters with this damaged character Adam’s past wounds?
Gaijin Skin 1    by Allen Davies
Price: $2.99 USD. 21490 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.

Life seems so grand for Adam, full of hope and ideals and a passionate partnership with a creative rugged man- Mario and a home. Plus he is on the cusp of a teaching career. We watch it all collapse one tragic day and witness a hate crime. Will he survive and recover? Will he even escape? Read and see. By the end of the first novella in the Gaijin Skin series your answers will be provided.
Sunday Girl    by Kalliope Lee
Price: $1.99 USD. 127750 words. Language: English. Published on April 12, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

Full moon night in Seoul. Victim of a brutal crime, beautiful, mentally troubled Jang-Mee dissociates form her body and becomes a channel for an ancestral ghost who hints at historical secrets. Seeking out the ghost again, Jang-Mee becomes addicted to dangerous, extreme situations that will bring her to the edge. Sunday Girl explores the traumatic wounds that haunt the blood for generations.