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Anywhere But War    by Monica P
Price: $1.00 USD. 3410 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama.

Andrew walked around as he grows up. He is unsure what he is going to do with tomorrow. He just knows that today is pretty freaky.
Око за око    by Laura Lond
Price: $1.49 USD. 13730 words. Language: Russian. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime.

1990’s, Moscow, Russia. As the society is discovering capitalism and freedoms of various kinds, the majority of people are left to survive however they prefer. The country descends into chaos, with the newly rich making their own rules. Laws aren’t working, jobs are lost, government-issued pensions are not being paid. Crimes are neither solved nor punished…or are they? A novella. Russian edition.
Dancers of Epano    by Wynn Parks
Price: $1.99 USD. 6860 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Paranormal.

To trap an elusive partisan leader,foreign troops lay siege to Epano,his home village.An Englishman in Epano,Reginald Jordon,plots to escape---with his secret lover---from the village's desperate and bloody defense.When the partisan dies,trying to relieve Epano,the ex-pat imagines that he can stay uninvolved as his lover,and all,dance themselves,and their children off the sea-cliffs behind Epano.
The Fire Letters    by Caroline Arabeskas
Price: $0.99 USD. 88540 words. Language: English. Published on February 3, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Twenty-nine year old Neringa believes she's a loser after she’s cursed by Darius, her Lithuanian grandfather. But when he dies, her grandmother Ilona tells her that throwing his ashes in the ocean will lift the curse. They head to the coast on the summer solstice. By sunset, they will have picked up a stranger, met several ghosts, learned and betrayed secrets, and gotten quite lost. And quite wet.
Tales of a Traveling Saleslady: The Cage    by Linda Aksomitis
Price: Free! 3570 words. Language: English. Published on February 2, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.

Hawk, known many years ago as Trashcan Hochley, is the attendant at an aging hotel/bar establishment where his desk is safely enclosed at the front door in a cage with bars. When saleslady, Ashley Adams, lands in a new city without a reservation and is forced to take a room in what even he'd describe as a "dive," Hawk is drawn back through his own memories to contemplate his life and choices.
Light Bread    by Cordell Adams
Price: $4.99 USD. 91300 words. Language: English. Published on February 1, 2012. Fiction » Literary collections » American / African American.

Known on both sides of the tracks in her East Texas town of Parkerville, domestic Veola Cook's life is full of intrigue. Undaunted and oblivious to being known as the nosiest person in Parkerville, the mid-1960s provide the perfect backdrop for Veola. She shows us how all matters can be solved with an eleventh grade education, the gift of gab, a cast-iron skillet, and a worn-out Bible.
Kyrgyz Legends    by Oksana Vasilenko
Price: Free! 3860 words. Language: English. Published on January 26, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Four legends from the beautiful land of Kyrgyzstan: Legend about Lake Issyk Kul; Legend about the Burana Tower; Legend about the Santash Pass and Legend about Tash Rabat.
Darwin's Paw "Life is a Matter of Perspective"    by Vern A. Westfall
Price: $5.99 USD. 50580 words. Language: English. Published by Brighton Publishing LLC  on January 20, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

The story of a college professor and his dog who become unwitting recruits of Homeland Security. A lecture series becomes an international incident and turns a quiet classroom into an ideological war zone. Secret organizations, violence, humor and romance are part of the adventures as the characters share unexpected dangers and join forces in an attempt to extricate themselves from their handlers.
Outrunning The Law    by Monica P
Price: $0.99 USD. 920 words. Language: English. Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Amy decides to steal. She races away from the place of her theft. However she does not get far before the lsaw is able to catch her with the loot in hand.
Red Wolf and Little Coyote:Their Trail    by Bernard Albaugh
Price: $3.50 USD. 84790 words. Language: English. Published on January 16, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

red wolf and little coyote: their trail is one of the best books available today about early native life. vivid descriptions of the joy of village life, survival, death and the horror of captivity in a living mix of spirituality and dynamic culture makes memorable reading. compaired, by some, to the rich narrative of native life found in the writing of scott momaday and carlos castaneda.