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Mistletoe Magic, A Christmas Regency Short Story    by Donna Hatch
Price: $1.99 USD. 11420 words. Language: English. Published on December 7, 2011. Fiction » Romance » Regency.

(5.00 from 13 reviews)
At the Christmas Eve masquerade ball, Evelyn plans to lure Michael underneath the mistletoe. With a single, earth-shattering kiss, she's certain he'll finally realize she's the only girl for him. But her childhood friend, Colin, has the same plans for Evelyn. They'll both need the magic of a mistletoe kiss, but only one will succeed in their plans.
The Comfort of the Shriek    by Scott Crowder
Price: Free! 3310 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2011. Fiction » Horror » General.

(5.00 from 4 reviews)
When President Lincoln is shot dead, an apocalyptic cult worshiping in the swamps of Louisiana fears the end of days is near. When they find the apocalypse's angel buried in mud, they know it. One of them, though, has decided the angel is not theirs to fawn over, it's his. And he'll do anything at all to keep it...
Axis    by Carlos Luria
Price: $1.99 USD. 6430 words. Language: English. Published on September 1, 2012. Fiction » Historical » USA.

(5.00 from 4 reviews)
Hatched in Afghanistan, the 9/11 attack was carried out by al Qaeda’s Hamburg Cell, code-named Axis. CIA’s Hamburg station officers got wind of it and were almost able to foil it. Almost - but not quite. This short story, fictionalized for security and readability, relates the events. Contains Special Offer
After the Dance    by Ashley MacGregor
Price: Free! 1630 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2011. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Eliza is a well behaved eighteen year old girl, living in the 1900’s. Her home is a fire station where her father is the fire chief. Eliza loves going to the dance every Saturday night, and she always arrives home by midnight to her waiting father. But tonight she is late and she thinks about the punishment. Eliza has worked herself up into a panic. What her father does next is unexpected.
The Gunpowder, Torture and Sorrow    by Jake Murphy
Price: Free! 3320 words. Language: English. Published on December 28, 2011. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
It's the night before his execution, and lying tortured and distraught in a cell in the Tower of London, Guy Fawkes despairs. This short story explains the final thoughts, memories, pains, beliefs and love of the man at the centre of the legendary gunpowder, treason and plot.
"What A Dream!"    by Elizabeth & William Hicks
Price: $0.99 USD. 3640 words. Language: English. Published on February 20, 2012. Fiction » Historical » USA.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
"What A Dream!" is a short story about a very vivid and lucid dream in which the dreamer finds himself on a beach at Coney Island, New York, with his older brother, Joe, and they spend the day together at the amusement park. It takes place in a simpler time during the park's heyday circa 1896. The story is filled with fun facts of the day and a realism, which transports the reader to NY, 1896.
The Three Hares (a short story)    by River Byrnes
Price: Free! 1610 words. Language: English. Published on August 18, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Driving his van home across the moors one night, Dylan finds his way blocked by three white hares. Entranced by these mystical creatures, he is soon swept away by a moorland legend.
The Curse of Troy: Helen's Story    by Luciana Cavallaro
Price: $1.99 USD. 10210 words. Language: English. Published on January 9, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Historical.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Helen of Troy! The most beautiful woman in the world. Her face launched a thousand ships. Betrayal, greed and power unfold in this compelling Greek tragedy.
Rose Of Skibbereen, The Beginning    by John McDonnell
Price: Free! 9370 words. Language: English. Published on March 9, 2013. Fiction » Romance » Historical.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
The first book in a family saga about Rose Sullivan, an Irish girl who comes to Philadelphia in 1880 and finds love, heartache, loss, and unexpected joy during the tumultuous years around the turn of the century. She marries an Irish mystery man named Sean McCarthy, who has a violent past and a secret life, and he takes her to new heights and depths of passion.
A Goddess' Curse    by Luciana Cavallaro
Price: $2.99 USD. 7290 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Historical.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Hera, Queen of the Gods, is the most powerful goddess on Mount Olympos. Beautiful, sensual, and merciless, she is a goddess renowned for her jealous rages and for inflicting horrors on hapless victims. She’s the protector of women, virtue, family and marriage yet her husband, Zeus, has had countless affairs. She puts up with it. Why? Is she really malicious or a product of circumstance?