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The Adventures of Farley    by GK Adams
Price: $1.99 USD. 6440 words. Published on May 1, 2011. .

Farley, a mongoose, is taken from his homeland and sent to a far off place. Join him in his adventures as he tries to find his way back home.
Ginger Lily    by Margaret Knight
Price: $2.99 USD. 63210 words. Published by Sheraton Media Partnership  on February 2, 2012. .

‘Ginger Lily’ charts the joys, trials and tribulations of family and social life in Barbados in the latter half of the 20th Century. With wonderfully drawn characters, author Margaret Knight integrates humour and wit with the serious issues of racial and class prejudice which pervaded Barbadian society at the time, and interracial relationships which were very much frowned upon.
Sun of the Son    by Vernon Jackman
Price: $2.99 USD. 6850 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .

Set in Barbados, the poems in Sun of the Son were awarded the Corson Bishop Poetry Prize, the Dorothy Sugarman Poetry Prize and the American Academy of Poets Prize at Cornell University. The voices in this collection incorporate the cultures and creoles of the islands, the remembrance and continuity of Africa, the influence of European and American writers, and mythologies from Old and New Worlds.
Easter Lili    by Margaret Knight
Price: $2.99 USD. 81000 words. Published by Sheraton Media Partnership  on March 19, 2012. .

A sequel to ‘Ginger Lily’, ‘Easter Lili’ charts the joys, trials and tribulations of family and social life in Barbados in the latter half of the 20th Century. With wonderfully drawn characters, author Margaret Knight integrates humour and wit with the serious issues of racial and class prejudice which pervaded Barbadian society at the time.
Walking Through The Pain    by Dean Alleyne
Price: $9.99 USD. 43460 words. Published on April 12, 2012. .

Walking Through The Pain is based on a true story of a baby given up for adoption in Barbados by parents who think it has a better chance of surviving in a middle class family. His adopted father whom he grows to love very much dies when he is eight. After ten months, adverse circumstances force his adopted mother to sell up and downgrade to a much smaller shop far away from his friends.
Tropical Heat Wave    by Dean Alleyne
Price: $9.99 USD. 70730 words. Published on April 12, 2012. .

Dennis, a young aspiring academic, becomes infatuated with a girl he meets while jogging on a beach in Barbados. An unplanned pregnancy ensues and Dennis finds himself straightjacketed and dispatched into a marriage for which he is not ready. Now caught in a marriage of almost total incompatibility and one in which he saw a weak future, he tries to free himself.
Barrett's Bar Stories    by Anthony Gillis
Price: $0.99 USD. 7530 words. Published on May 1, 2012. .

Most interesting man in the world, eh? That guy's got NOTHIN' on Pappy Barrett! Especially when measured by blood alcohol content.
The Singing Sleuth    by D.B. Barton
Price: $7.95 USD. 56770 words. Published on June 23, 2012. .

Eager to take a spectacular cruise on the Pegasus? It comes complete with tropical breezes, luscious food, exotic drinks, breath taking sunsets, and a vicious killer. Yes, I said killer!
Scream if you want to go faster    by Mick Lee
Price: $0.99 USD. 72700 words. Published on January 24, 2013. .

A chilling exploration of the mentality of a serial killer. From the seclusion of Barbados a murderer recalls his back catalogue - excused as a necessary evil of survival. Drawn into the local petty underworld he is convinced he has to kill again. A child is pulled from the burning wreck of a funfair caravan. The two incinerated bodies represent an escape from persecution, but demons remain.
Census Mapping in the Caribbean - A Geospatial Approach    by Charles Brigham
Price: $3.99 USD. 45160 words. Published on February 18, 2013. .

The book captures work done in preparation of the 2010 World Census in the Caribbean Community member states. I conducted 19 Geographic Information System technical evaluation and assistance missions to develop tools to execute the Census in an accurate, cost efficient & timely manner. The book outlines challenges in each country and describes methods used for enhancing their capacities.