A Pig in the Roses    by Peter Alan Orchard
Price: $2.99 USD. 70630 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Athens is a city living on its nerves, a city on the verge of war with Sparta. When Diokles - merchant, family man, inquisitive, loyal and a terrible lyre player - finds his wife’s uncle Makron accused of murder, it is his duty to defend him. But this is no simple killing, and Diokles must not only smoke out the truth but risk his own life to protect his wife and children.

Cold Duty: Selected Readings from the Diary of a Gelusian Repairman    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $0.99 USD. 9850 words. Language: English. Published by AWP Books  on April 4, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Manchester, 1860. Jamie Broadman is ripped from his comfortable life in the stables and inducted into the family business: protecting the secrets of the royal family while building a stronger Britain. Britain would never be the same. Courtesy of the British Museum and the Broadman Estate, these are the edited diaries of the man who single-handedly created the modern world...by accident.

Khan Tengri - The Lord Of The Sky    by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 174790 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
Book II of the novel Taklamakan, with an extended 7 chapter, 30,000 word addition to complete the Silk Road Series. An artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” Taklamakan is an epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road.” The book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research.

Taklamakan - The Land Of No Return - Book I    by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 148920 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
Taklamakan is an artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” An epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road,” the book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research. This is a special two volume Smashwords edition presentation, which concludes with Book II, Khan Tengri.

Babylon's Thirst    by Jacob Magnus
Price: $0.99 USD. 3500 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.
The baking sun condemns Enkidu's family to a slow death. To save them he must get water, but to do that, he must defy the king. A short story of ancient Babylon.

The Color of Freedom    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $2.99 USD. 49580 words. Language: English. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 4, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Meadow McKenzie understands the desire of the American rebels to throw off the yoke of King George, but the doomed uprising is not worth her life. Then, while running from her abusive master, Meadow becomes embroiled in conflict and cannot remain neutral. Before committing to the rebellion, however, she must carefully weigh a future amongst Puritan hatred for her Catholic faith.

Daughters of Iraq    by Revital Shiri-Horowitz
Price: $2.99 USD. 65180 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Daughters of Iraq is a fascinating story following three generation of women as they journey from Iraq in the first half of the twentieth century to modern-day Israel and Seattle. It is the story of a Jewish family that emigrated from Iraq to Israel to start a new life in the newly established country.

Hannah    by Raymond Clarke
Price: $2.99 USD. 79560 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.
Hannah is based on the life story of a convict woman Hannah Stanley, convicted of Granbd Theft in England and transported to New South Wales. She works in the military hospital in Sydney, marries a seaman and survives to bear 12 children and share many adventures wiuth her husband in the Australian bush.

The Treasure of Namakagon    by James A. Brakken
Price: $6.99 USD. 117630 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical.
A twisting, turning, thrilling adventure based on records from the northern Wisconsin timber boom of the 1880s. Tor Loken, son of a lumber camp owner, and his mentor, Chief Namakagon, join with the lumberjacks from their camp to foil a ruthless timber tycoon and protect the secret silver mine—a mine that truly existed and has yet to be found. The clues are within.

The Saga of Beowulf, Part Two: The Land of Ice & Fire    by R. Scot Johns
Price: $2.99 USD. 180690 words. Language: English. Published on April 1, 2011. Fiction » Fantasy » Epic.
The Saga continues as the Nordic hero Beowulf returns home from his epic adventures in Dane-land, only to be horrified at what he finds. Clans will rise and kings will fall as history is carved in blood upon the cold hard barren lands of northern shores. He has overcome horrendous Ogres, defeated hideous Witch-Hags and toppled monstrous Trolls. Now he must confront the hardest battle of his life.