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Ragazzo Quest    by Joe Novara
Price: $2.99 USD. 33420 words. Published on January 9, 2010. .

15-year old, Anne Marie, has boy friends but no boyfriend. A summer in Italy means a chance to snag a ragazzo. Born in the States of Italian parents she finds that the rules are different between men and women when she exports her made-in-America attitudes and co-ed soccer moves. Elena, a look-alike cousin in Sicily comes to live with Anne Marie leading to boyfriend troubles in two languages.
Largest Island In The Sea    by Jeffrey M. Green
Price: $7.99 USD. 77600 words. Published by Vox Humana Books  on May 31, 2010. .

Naples is an overactive city of nobility and squalor, sprawling in the menacing shadow of Vesuvius, and Sicily. At the age of 60, Jeffrey Green finally got there.It meant much more to him than an echo of his Manhattan childhood, for he had been living in Israel since 1973, was now a citizen of Mediterranean civilization himself.
The Keepers of Himal    by j guevara
Price: $3.99 USD. 115580 words. Published on June 27, 2010. .

The Keepers of Himal is a journey of discovery across Earth's highest mountains to the deepest valley of the soul. By finally deciphering Nature's message, Reid learns the nature of time, our relationship to Orb, and what lies ahead. It is time to take responsibility for our own existence. listen, and then decide.
Sister Sisteron    by Thomas Harrington
Price: $2.99 USD. 107920 words. Published on August 19, 2010. .

Most people think that money is the crucial factor in life. Unfortunately, it--like religion--cannot guarantee happiness, prevent bad choices, or ensure good personal relationships. Each merely provides some comfort...useless in moments fraught with danger. In this fast-moving romantic thriller, Jack and Claire escape a dubious religious group, fall in love, and learn that cults do change lives.
In The Hands Of Time    by Ainy Rainwater
Price: $4.99 USD. 77950 words. Published on September 8, 2010. .

Jason's new crew, Sien, is a visionary with disturbing visions---ill-suited for a small ship, which becomes even smaller when they pick up a family from Earth. Are her visions connected to the murder of a religious fanatic on Zan or to the overbearing McGraths and their enigmatic daughter? What Jason and Sien discover on the not-so-routine mapping assignment must be unraveled before time runs out.
Burn My Bonsai    by Kevin Farran
Price: $3.99 USD. 59320 words. Published on October 31, 2010. .

Emperor Hirohito villain or hero? The answer may be in his lost diary. An unsuspecting Danish student is caught in the clutches of an alluring kendo tyrant. Pursued by fervent ultra rightists, yakuza and police, the young couple dash through the back streets and sumo stables of contemporary Tokyo to protect the final diary and maligned bushido spirit of Emperor Hirohito's Japan.
Danny's Dragon: A Story of Wartime Loss and Recovery    by Janet Muirhead Hill
Price: $6.00 USD. 40240 words. Published by Raven Publishing of Montana on December 2, 2010. .

9-year-old Danny can't believe his father's died in the Iraq war. He blames himself and his horse, Dragon, for his loss. His family, torn apart by grief, is losing their Montana ranch. Danny hates Denver and the large school where an Iraqi is his classmate. At first he wanted to hate his horse, but when Dragon is lost, he only wants him back. Dragon and a wise teacher help heal his broken heart.
The Last Resident: The Love Story of a British Official and an Indian Princess    by Shahzad Rizvi
Price: $2.99 USD. 73720 words. Published on December 19, 2010. .

British diplomat Nigel loves India and Muslim culture, but not his spoiled wife Pamela. He falls in love with the married Muslim princess of the state where he serves. When Pamela is murdered, Nigel has an obvious motive, but did he do it? His only hope for exoneration lies with the state's Jewish prime minister who is in prison for treason. Surprising twists in a love story of India and empire.
4 Causes 4 Conservatives & Capitalists    by Laura Crockett
Price: $6.00 USD. 52690 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

What makes more sense? The constant political struggle between conservatives and liberals? Or a lasting transformation of the cultural that changes the way voters think? The answers are in Laura's book. By changing the voter, the future of politics changes with it, when conservatives take on one of the 4 Causes: education, entertainment, preservation and religions outside the box.
Mexican Autumn    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 94310 words. Published on March 18, 2011. .

These inter-related short stories are set in a small Mexican fishing village, Bahia de los angeles--a real place in Baja California, 350 miles from the USA border. As the villagers largely depend upon American tourists for their income, many stories deal with the resulting clash of cultures. Dominating Bahia, a treacherous mountain, Tricky Devil, almost pushes the village into the Sea of Cortez.