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Arkansas Storm and Captain Jonathan Buzzard    by Richard Puz
Price: $1.29 USD. 4880 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Contains two short stories from the American frontier of the 1800s . . . Arkansas Storm is the tale about pioneers traveling the big rivers of America on flatboats, when they run into a storm that threatens their lives and the loss of all they own. Captain Jonathan Buzzard is an action-packed tale. Brazen and courageous, he takes on outlaws threatening a pioneer's family on a remote Ohio farm.
The Disillusionist    by Michael Jasper
Price: $0.99 USD. 7300 words. Published on November 1, 2011. .

"I was a day behind him, riding west as fast as my horse would allow. He held my future in his rotting, trembling hands, though neither of us knew it then." In the summer of 1834, a newly deputized journeyman finds himself hot on the heels of the monstrous man known only as the Disillusionist. Can an honest man defeat such a being? A dark fantasy tale from the distant past.
Canyon of Death    by Richard Puz
Price: Free! 5880 words. Published on December 1, 2011. .

On the American Frontier in the 1800s, the greatest loss of life on the Oregon Trail was not from Indians, accidents, or weather. The biggest danger was unexpected, silent, and deadly. Josiah and his party come across a large herd of cattle on its way to the California gold fields with drovers that are dying or dead. Read Puz's latest novel, Bride by Mail.
Sourdough Wind Mine    by Richard Puz
Price: Free! 2290 words. Published on December 1, 2011. .

Thieves steal gold ore and come face to face with the “enforcer.” Deep underground in the mine, the encounter plays out among flying bullets in the darkness.
Danny Boy and Tennie    by Richard Puz
Price: Free! 5600 words. Published on December 3, 2011. .

TWO AMERICAN FRONTIER SHORT STORIES in the 1800S Danny Boy Whimsical and humorous, a riverbank tavern is the setting for pioneers quenching their thirst after a long wagon train journey to Indiana. It’s a roaring good time until knives are pulled. Tennie Storms on the plains are dangerously evil as the wagon train seeks shelter. Chris must work fast to save his Tennie. A love story with action.
Through Christina's Eyes    by Julia K Anderson
Price: $5.99 USD. 121250 words. Published on January 25, 2012. .

The rippling effects of choices made in a family…A mother’s love for her children…Unspoken communication… This inspirational, true-life story explains a mother’s choices, struggles, and beliefs. The life experiences of a family are creatively weaved through Christina’s history in Sweden and her children’s lives in early 1900’s Chicago. The book culminates with the true life, present day experie
Five Scalps: The Story of Edward Rose    by Jerry A Matney
Price: $2.99 USD. 62730 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .

Edward Rose, part Cherokee, Negro and white, grew up on the wharves of Louisville, Kentucky in the late 1700s. After a brutal bar fight where he received several scarring cuts to his face, Rose fled down river to New Orleans where he lived before heading for the Rocky Mountains. Rose was a hunter, fur trapper, and interpreter; he lived many years with the River Crow, who called him Five Scalps.
Island Unknown    by Gary Henicke
Price: $0.99 USD. 16720 words. Published on May 24, 2012. .

Island Unknown is a great little adventure story. It is about a young fisherman, Peter Stewart, living in mid 1800's near Jacksonville. Peter has grown up believing his father had been lost at sea. He learns from his grandfather that his father actually died trying to find treasure on a mysterious island. As a promise to his dying grandfather, Peter sets out to find Island Unknown.
Jesslynn (Vampire Morsels)    by Joleene Naylor
Price: Free! 5190 words. Published on July 7, 2012. .

Short Story. Not for children. Part of a collection called Vampire Morsels about vampires from the Amaranthine universe. When Jesslynn's baby gets sick, she sees only way to save him; by discovering whatever dark ritual keeps their neighbor, Jorick, healthy and eternally young. She gets more than she bargained for.
Texas Rose    by Jolene Faye
Price: Free! 43530 words. Published on August 3, 2012. .

Forced from her childhood home by the murder of her father, Sybil ran from her past. Finding a new home and the love of a miss matched group of people, she'd found peace again even with the scars of her past forever haunting her future. At the turn of the 20th century, was it possible after all this time, she could have a family of her own?