Deadline for Love    by Leigh Michaels
Price: $3.99 USD. 56290 words. Published on November 12, 2010. .
Lesley Allen has her dream job as editor of TODAY'S WOMAN magazine and a fiancé who adores her and owns the magazine. But when her fiancé puts TODAY'S WOMAN up for sale, the prospective buyer is Cade Randall, a man who remembers all too well both Lesley and the twenty thousand dollars she conned from him ten years before. (set in the 1980s). Leigh Michaels is the author of 90 books.

Set the Night on Fire    by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Price: $4.99 USD. 102320 words. Published by alliumpress on November 12, 2010. .
Someone is trying to kill Lila Hilliard. As she desperately tries to determine who is after her she uncovers information about the past that threatens to destroy her. An unforgettable portrait of Chicago during the turbulent late 1960s: the riots at the Democratic Convention, the struggle for power between the Black Panthers and SDS, and a group of young idealists who tried to change the world.

Encounters in Paris - A Collection of Short Stories    by Carolyn Moncel
Price: $2.99 USD. 9730 words. Published on December 1, 2010. .
Ellery Roulet, a 35-year-old African-American PR executive living in Paris thinks she has the perfect life until trouble enters her world via job loss, infidelity, and death. When Ellery’s world changes at five different periods of time over a ten-year span, she quickly learns that it is how she chooses to deal with life’s trickiest situations that shapes her soul.

The Grand Hotel    by Leigh Michaels
Price: $3.99 USD. 54510 words. Published on December 1, 2010. .
Elizabeth Englin has a son she adores, a position of importance as a leader of society, and a job as the general manager of a big Chicago hotel. But her tranquil life is turned upside down when Grady Logan reappears -- for Grady knew her when she was Betsy Ames, chambermaid. Companion book to Touch Not My Heart.

Bred in Chicago to Be A Catholic Women's College Activist    by Mary K. Perkins
Price: $4.95 USD. 3470 words. Published by Worthy Shorts on December 3, 2010. .
This reflection on growing up during the Depression, her college days and later teaching career, is an adaptation of a memoir by Sister Perkins that appeared in an anthology published by Praeger in 2006 (American Students Organize).

Sonya Recovered    by Janette Lewie
Price: $6.99 USD. 66880 words. Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on December 9, 2010. .
Sonya is a smart woman on a mission to get her career started by moving to the Windy City and nothing is going to stop her! Well, that is nothing except a broken down car and a crusty, old mechanic with a soft heart. Thanos is just doing his civic duty when a damsel in distress shows up practically on his doorstep and he offers her a place to stay. Right? Sure, sure they're sweet on each other,

The Sanctuary Movement: How Broken Immigration Policies Affect Cities    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $2.99 USD. 20390 words. Published on December 16, 2010. .
The current debate over immigration policy in the United States divides political parties and individuals alike. Both sides would agree that the immigration system is broken. This book explores the sanctuary city movement in detail, the history of immigration in the United States, and provides case studies of sanctuary cities in Chicago and San Francisco.

The Holy Terror    by Wayne Allen Sallee
Price: $2.99 USD. 82480 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on December 21, 2010. .
"Crippled and insane, I am the American Dream!" Evan Shustak is on the hunt for the "Pain Killer," who is taking out Chicago's "invisible people" one by one. Evan and a mis-matched band of would-be saviors fight to protect their own, while the author leaves us wondering - is the killer evil, or is he a hero too? Painful to read, brutally honest. Reminiscent of Flannery Oconner.

Everybody Loves a Hero    by Jack Nolte
Price: $4.99 USD. 52810 words. Published by Flying Raven Press  on December 21, 2010. .
What makes a hero? In these ten riveting tales of crime and suspense, Jack Nolte takes the reader on a thrilling journey from the back streets of Chicago to the windy bluffs of the Oregon coast exploring that very question. There's good guys, bad guys, and everything in between. Some stories are dark and brooding, others light and quirky, and some defy categorization altogether.

A Decade of Fear    by Norma McCluskie
Price: $4.99 USD. 59220 words. Published by Red Willow Publishing  on December 21, 2010. .
Chicago in the 1950s and1960s was a city riddled with crime. This is a true story of a young couple, Norma and Bernard, who owned a small tavern on the north side of Chicago. They unknowingly hire a hitman as bartender and end up crossing paths with Sam De Stefano, a man labeled as the worst torturer in the history of the United States. One day a holdup changed their lives forever.