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Tinnemaha Creek    by Nick Taddeo
Price: $1.99 USD. 72660 words. Published by Foremost Press  on December 16, 2009. .

Wildlife vs. human rights clash when a cougar approaches two young girls searching for wildflowers near the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevadas. Cobra Stevens, wildlife biologist, must restore peace out of chaos that erupts between the ranchers who form a hunter's coalition and the animal rights advocates. And what of the cougar? Will he be the ultimate loser?
The Final Victim    by I. J. Sarfeh
Price: $4.99 USD. 67860 words. Published by Foremost Press  on December 22, 2009. .

In rural Michigan, a famed athlete undergoes a routine operation. Six weeks later he is dead, victim of a bizarre form of cancer. In Los Angeles, a radio announcer dies of the same cause. Coincidence? Dr. Greg Dostoyov, the athlete's surgeon, and biologist Kate Adams do not think so. Suspenseful story of medical intrigue.
Playing the Baseball Card    by Wilson James
Price: $0.99 USD. 31370 words. Published on January 1, 2010. .

A story about personal courage and determination. Devin’s mother died six years ago, and he helps look after his younger brother while their father works as a baseball pitcher trying to make it into the major leagues. Just when it seems that things are looking better, tragedy strikes again. Now, it’s all up to the young teen as he tries to make it work for what’s left of his small family.
An Election to Remember: Obama, Clinton and the Never Ending Primary of 2008    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $2.99 USD. 35160 words. Published on January 4, 2010. .

An Election to Remember: Obama, Clinton and the Never Ending Primary of 2008 is a look at the historic race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton from the perspective of a political blogger. Full of analysis, statistics and facts, An Election to Remember balances facts with partisan opinions. This e-book captures the intensity of the 2008 Democratic primary as it happened.
Springtime in Sonora: A Henry Wright Mystery    by Albert Simon
Price: $0.99 USD. 61350 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 26, 2010. .

An entombed gold miner. An old-fashioned, small-county sheriff. An illegal pot grower. Retired police chief Henry Wright travels to Northern California's Mother Lode gold country to help out an old classmate and friend with a puzzling mystery. After his injuries, Henry is surprised by his interest in the woman that helps nurse him back to health. Find out what is going on in this 2nd in the series
Secrets of the Golden Gate Bridge    by EJ Knapp
Price: $3.99 USD. 38990 words. Published on February 26, 2010. .

Newly Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge! From the gigantic shell mounds built by the earliest inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay area to the building of the ‘bridge that couldn’t be built’ and the SEVENTY-FIVE years following its completion, Secrets of the Golden Gate Bridge is a humorous history lesson of one of the greatest wonders of the modern world.
The Guys Who Spied for China    by Gordon Basichis
Price: $7.99 USD. 67010 words. Published on March 9, 2010. .

The Guys Who Spied for China,a roman a clef exposing Chinese espionage networks in the United States, is a quirky tale of how two disparate men uncovered a network of homegrown spies that had operated in California and across the country for decades. A new twist on the spy drama, this personal and darkly humorous tale captures what it feels like to be thrust into the shadowy world of espionage.
Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story    by Gordon Basichis
Price: $7.99 USD. 93170 words. Published on March 9, 2010. .

Vicki Morgan, mistress to department store heir and Ronald Reagan confidant, Alfred Bloomingdale, lived beyond her years and died before her time, the victim of a brutal murder. Seething with power, intrigue, sex and obsession, it's a ringside seat into the darker habits of the world's rich and powerful.
Everything In Its Path    by Steve Alcorn
Price: $4.99 USD. 32670 words. Published on March 29, 2010. .

The true story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, told by Kate Thompson, junior archaeologist. Intertwined with Kate’s story is that of the village she's unearthing, and Singing Bird, a girl who foresees disaster. When Kate discovers the dam above them is leaking, the two girls’ fates become intertwined across the centuries as they struggle to save their loved ones from Everything In Its Path.
Krymsin Nocturnes    by Joseph Armstead
Price: $4.99 USD. 113610 words. Published by By Light Unseen Media  on April 2, 2010. .

Montgomery Quinn, an ancient metahuman, wars with a power-mad cabal of vampires, mages and rogue government mercenaries in Borrego Bay. Quinn and his allies are pitted against two magic-workers seeking a source of ultimate power, which Quinn has been secretly entrusted to protect. Their deadly conflict is complicated by other players, few of whom are what they appear to be on the surface.