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Ghost Country: A Novel    by Dana Michelle Burnett
Price: $2.99 USD. 41930 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Carrying echoes of Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells, Ghost Country takes the reader into the lives of three Cherokee women and the lives of their modern day daughters. Told in a series of vignettes that alternate from the era of the Civil Rights Movement, Woodstock, and the Vietnam War, to the present day.
The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress    by Michelle Richmond
Price: $5.99 USD. 56510 words. Language: English. Published by Michelle Richmond  on December 22, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

A series of locations both familiar and exotic make up the 19 linked stories in this award-winning debut collection by the New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Fog. Whether leaving, returning, or staying put, the women who narrate these stories are bound to Alabama by history and habit, their voices informed by the landscape and lore of the deep South. "Smart and adept." The New Times
Automatic Door    by Marija F. Sullivan
Price: $1.00 USD. 370 words. Language: English. Published by Style Writes Now  on December 21, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

A character-based, very, very short story, with some magic realism in it. A person is standing in front of automatic door and the door doesn’t register her at all. Is she becoming a ghost, invisible? And does she really care about it?
The Bargain, a Faustian Tale    by Ariella Nasuti
Price: $2.99 USD. 13310 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Would you risk your soul for those you love? When Aveeva Kenig's family is savagely beaten, she makes a Faustian deal to save them. That she’s mortgaged her future isn’t in doubt, but who holds the note and what are its terms? With the help of a private investigator and a priest, she takes on the most formidable of adversaries - determined to redeem the debt and herself.
Precious You    by Lee Eighsen
Price: $3.99 USD. 36590 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Masao of a wealthy family can’t get used to his family’s way of life at all and marries a beautiful woman who works in a nightclub, but who finds it difficult to keep marriage life because she can’t give up her childhood friend. He falls in love with his female boss, Kaida, who smells so sweet that it makes him feel quite happy, though she is quite ugly. He gets what really he needs, but…
One Insular Tahiti    by Thea Atkinson
Price: $3.99 USD. 89000 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Luke MacIsaac has shameful secrets. He lived a horrible life and now that he's dead, he can't shake the memories of his entire violent past. He wants out of death, and to escape, he needs to be born again.
El viaje a Atenas    by Juan Iturralde
Price: $4.63 USD. 46310 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Literaturas Comunicacion SL  on December 18, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Ioannis, un viejo revolucionario griego, vuelve a Atenas. Ha sufrido mucho: sus pulmones, destrozados por los trabajos forzosos que le impusieron los alemanes, le aportan más dolor que oxígeno, y sólo el alcohol le ayuda a paliar su angustía física y moral. Lleva consigo unos cuantos kilogramos de explosivos y un pesado lastre de ideas en las que ya no sabe si creer...
Until the Deep Water Stills: An Internet-enhanced Novel    by Michael Robert Dyet
Price: $4.99 USD. 118150 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

The lives of Katherine, Jayce, Bryan and Faith converge toward a tragic event as each struggles to decipher the intricacies of love lost and love found. Each discovers in their own way that love is the living core of human existence and that how we love defines who we are. Unique fusion of a print novel with an optional online companion featuring text, images and professional audio recordings.
Sloane Hall    by Libby Sternberg
Price: $4.99 USD. 119310 words. Language: English. Published by Istoria Books  on December 17, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

It is the 1920s in Old Hollywood. Talking pictures are the new thing. John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he gets hired as chauffeur for a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. But something is in the attic… Subtly tips the hat to Jane Eyre.
Murphy Blue    by Linda Hahn
Price: $2.99 USD. 27460 words. Language: English. Published on December 15, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

When a crime is committed nearby, Murphy is the logical choice to take the rap. The law thinks so and the neighborhood agrees. Nicholas is horrified when charges are filed and does his utmost to get Murphy safely off the hook. But safety is not to be for the poor, hard-luck bastard Murphy, who's on the superhighway to death row.