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William Rufus    by Lee McAulay
Price: $0.99 USD. 2600 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Alternative history.

A paranormal short story about a hunting expedition gone wrong.
To Sense Worth    by EF Clark
Price: $2.99 USD. 98970 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.

Orphaned by the devastating earthquake of 1906, a young girl stumbles upon a simple copper coin that will forever change her destiny. What is it about a seemingly insignificant penny that sustains Elizabeth Sullivan through the most tumultuous events of the 20th century?
Voices from the Past    by Peter Alan Orchard
Price: $1.99 USD. 8860 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

Nine short tales set in the ancient and medieval past, ranging from the Bronze Age Mediterranean to a vineyard in ancient Rome and a medieval monastery.
The Bishop's Tale    by Margaret Frazer
Price: $4.99 USD. 55950 words. Language: English. Published by Justin Alexander on April 10, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

"MAY GOD STRIKE ME DOWN WITHIN THE HOUR!" To the guests at the mourning feast for Thomas Chaucer, the last words of the detested Sir Clement Sharpe had been enough to damn him in the eyes of God. But the crafty Dame Frevisse and cunning Bishop Beaufort suspect that there may be an all-too-mortal hand at work in Sir Clement's death...
The Serpent's Curse - Sarmizegetusa    by Cristian B. Hotnoga
Price: $4.98 USD. 64300 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.

The Serpent's Curse encloses pages of lively ancient realities, mixed together with real life and emotions. The action of the novel takes place between years 106-108 A.D., in the newly established Roman province Dacia Felix, and has the Roman tribune Titus Avitius Germanus, a cohort commander, as its main character. The tribune finds himself caught up having to decide between the upright orders...
My Last Train Ride    by James Bailey
Price: Free! 2210 words. Language: English. Published on April 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » War.

A short story of the last train ride a Jewish person takes until their arrival at a death camp.
A Miracle in Shreveport    by Michael Jasper
Price: $0.99 USD. 9660 words. Language: English. Published on April 7, 2011. Fiction » Fantasy » Historical.

"We were lucky to make it out of Shreveport alive on that early spring day in 1917." A story of the first truly integrated baseball team, decades before Jackie Robinson, set during the early years of World War I. Magic, miracles, and more... Part of the historical baseball novel, The All Nations Team (also an ebook).
The Joshua Machine    by James Clay
Price: $3.00 USD. 23400 words. Language: English. Published by Oestara Publishing  on April 5, 2011. Fiction » Historical » General.

In the first half of the 1800's in Truro Massachussetts, the mysterious John Rills built a wind chime that he claimed would only sound in a wind higher than a hurricane. But John's best friend Justin has other matters on his mind, for his uncle Antrim has stolen his ship. Besides, Justin knows that there is no wind greater than that of a hurricane. "a little gem of a book." Kathryn Yelinek
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 2 reviews)
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: $2.99 USD. 9800 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.