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Double Deal    by Drew Beatty
Price: Free! 5400 words. Published on April 5, 2010. .

Kenneth was flying high when he pulled into Vegas, but a run of bad luck has him working of a debt to the mob in the slowest way possible. He's hoping for a change in his luck, and the latest tenant of the Desert Oasis Motel might be hiding more than he suspects behind her mirrored sunglasses. Can she turn his luck around?
A Turbulent Downfall    by Ronjon
Price: $2.99 USD. 94650 words. Published on June 9, 2010. .

Book 3 takes you to the part of Ron's life where he becomes a very violent man, and his drug dealing excels to the point of no turning back, as the money is really coming in. He meets the love of his life, but is blinded by money that he is making from the drugs. He had a good woman who will bear him a little girl, that was the most important thing in his life, but he didn't see the light!
The Colors of Voices    by Dave Love
Price: $2.99 USD. 27270 words. Published on August 24, 2010. .

In 1979, Dave Love lost his sight. This book presents his methods of using sounds and color memory to recognize people and discern moods and personalities. Citing well-documented sources, he explains how individuals perceive visual and auditory information, presenting a rare glimpse into the mental workings of a visually-challenged person, revealing that everyone owns a voice of its own color.
Dark Shines My Love    by Karen L. Syed
Price: $4.99 USD. 45380 words. Published by Echelon Press LLC  on September 9, 2010. .

Darkness surrounds Patric. Blinded in an accident years before, he does nothing but drive everyone away with his anger and resentment over the life he's been cursed with. Everyone, that is, except Callie Carpenter. Desperate for a home and a job after the break-up of her dreadful marriage to a wealthy but abusive man, she tries to restore Dark Gardens Plantation to its former glory.
My Brother's Unknowable World    by MARGARET PETERSON
Price: $4.29 USD. 16140 words. Published on November 2, 2010. .

This is the story of my brother, Leonard, who was born blind and profoundly "retarded" and is now 59 years old. I began writing this memoir in 1987 to reveal grim truths about people who had no choices. By the time there were laws to protect my brother’s human rights, he had already been a victim of immeasurable neglect in two institutions. Eventually, Leonard prevailed, and this is my tribute.
21st Century VA Independent Study Course: Visual Impairment and Blindness, Vision Loss, Eye Pathologies, Training Programs, Low Vision, Blind Rehabilitation, Psychological and Family Implications    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 22670 words. Published on February 15, 2011. .

The Veterans Administration (VA) Independent Study Course on visual impairment and blindness is designed to provide primary care practitioners with an introduction to the pathologies that lead to sight loss, their functional implications, appropriate method of referrals, training programs, and special considerations for interactions with visually impaired individuals.
Here Today    by Simon Groth
Price: $4.95 USD. 79760 words. Published on March 1, 2011. .

Astrid Reinhart is a stand-in therapist seriously out of her depth. Martin Finn, a successful novelist whose stroke has left him with the rare locked-in syndrome, wants Astrid to help him write his next story – one letter at a time. Shortlisted in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and featuring stories previously published in literary journals Meanjin, Island, and Overland.
Blind Leading the Blind    by Susan Landis-Steward
Price: $5.99 USD. 57860 words. Published by Puddletown Publishing Group  on March 15, 2011. .

Erik has lost everything: her job, her lover, her father, and now her cousin is missing. Ashley is fourteen and her parents think she and a friend have been kidnapped. The police don't agree. With the help of Ashley's therapist, Dr. Liz Gearhart, Erik sets out to find her cousin. Only one problem: Liz is blind. Erik and Liz face their fears and find each other while searching the wilds of Oregon.
Perception    by Manon Eileen
Price: $0.99 USD. 4710 words. Published on May 2, 2011. .

Marie Moore, 62 years old, wakes up in a dark world, devoid of light or images. She visits all sorts of specialists, who eventually, jointly, diagnose her with a psychological disorder. However, it will quickly become clear that the specialists were wrong…
Better than Cats    by CC Geddes
Price: $0.99 USD. 3280 words. Published by Lucky Bat Books on July 19, 2011. .

Long ago, a man took her eyes. Now she waits.