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The Truth Shall Set You Free subtitle- A Young girl buried in a life of abuse seeks the truth to freedom    by Shirley Kalpin-Olson
Price: $2.99 USD. 32650 words. Published on April 9, 2011. .

Tiffany is forced to live in an abusive lifestyle. She is constantly hurt and abused by her mother's male friends.At the age of fourteen,she's unable to take anymore abuse and hearing the truth will set her free, she runs in search of this truth and her real dad and brother. In her search,she constantly confronts trouble and danger.Will she ever find this truth or her dad and brother?
Disposable People: Inspired by true events    by Ezekel Alan
Price: $1.99 USD. 108420 words. Published on May 25, 2012. .

Disposable People tells the story of a young boy's journey out of a deeply superstitious, highly sexual, poor, and violent village in rural Jamaica. Kenneth Lovelace's story begins in the late 1970s when Jamaica's socialist regime had crippled the economy and plunged his family into even deeper poverty. Kenneth, now in his 40s, relives all the shocking details of his escape from his hateful past.
Murder in Contoga Falls    by John duVal
Price: $4.95 USD. 93780 words. Published on July 20, 2012. .

When fourteen-year-old Gaylena Baldwin, ventures into an alley behind a 1920s speakeasy to meet with heartthrob Max Anders, who fails to show up, she is deceived and raped by Steve Bragg. She gives birth nine months later. By the color of the baby's hair, she realizes the baby is of her rapist. The family drama takes a dark turn leading to crime, alcoholism and for her son, gay coming of age.
Smilets Land.    by N. Steffens
Price: Free! 1840 words. Published on October 22, 2012. .

Dette er en short story, som er baseret på virkelige hændelser. Den handler om børnemishandling, og hvad det gør ved barnets tanker, opfattelse af sig selv, og følelser. Historien er på 1818 ord, så det er ikke en der tager lang tid at læse, og den er meget let at forstå.
Hood Girlz    by Chyna Sallier
Price: $5.99 USD. 28030 words. Published on December 4, 2012. .

Growing up in Compton, raised by a single mother and no father, Desti'ne became familiar with struggling at a very young age. As a teen, she and her closest friends grew to understand that MONEY is absolutely necessary for survival. By any and all means, Money is a must. But more than they realize, money is the line between LOYALTY and BETRAYAL.
The Real Verdict, My Quest for the Freedom I Never Had    by Nitra Gipson
Price: $3.51 USD. 37130 words. Published on December 17, 2012. .

A woman finally says ‘no’ to those who would exploit, undermine and demean her. This is a story of courage, perseverance, and the achievement of dignity. This is… The Real Verdict
A Child Alone    by A.L. Bronson
Price: $2.99 USD. 7060 words. Published on December 21, 2012. .

This book is based on my true story. It is a memoir of a very tragic time in my life. It is about my mother’s relationship with a man who was very abusive to both of us.
Emma Dear    by Roelien de la Reij
Price: $0.99 USD. 5290 words. Published on December 26, 2012. .

Why doesn't Grandma want little Emma to play with Sophie? Do they have something to hide?
An Act of Devotion    by T.A. Ashcroft
Price: $6.99 USD. 74600 words. Published on March 14, 2013. .

Read T.A.Ashcrofts' first novel ‘An Act of Devotion’ that she wrote especially for animal charities, as she gives you, the reader, an insight into the life of Franklin, a three year old Chocolate Labrador whose life is turned upside down due to unforeseen circumstances. Read of the life he must then lead, of the love found and of the hard times of abuse and neglect.
Sunuma: discarded baby triumphs to tell his story    by Roland Kemokai
Price: $8.95 USD. 131390 words. Published on March 15, 2013. .

Liberia: 1989. The country is on the brink of civil war, poverty overwhelms the cities and villages, and uncertainty is everywhere. Sunuma (which means, “on the dump-pile”) tells the story of a young boy growing up in the midst of war-torn Liberia. At only 3-months old, little Boikai is found discarded on a dump-pile by an older woman who takes him back to her already crowded home. Survival begins