The Escape of Bobby Ray Hammer, A Novel of a '50s Family    by David Sheppard
Price: Free! 152300 words. Published on July 28, 2011. .
Among the 5 finalists in the Faulkner Society Novel Competition. The Escape of Bobby Ray Hammer is a second generation Grapes of Wrath novel. Bobby is just entering his senior year in high school and eager to graduate and go on to college to get out of his rural farming community; however, he must resolve family problems that originated, he believes, with his brother's death.

Mitten Memoirs: Four Short Stories From The Heart Of The Great Lakes State    by Philip Wooldridge
Price: $2.99 USD. 21500 words. Published by Four Moons Books  on July 29, 2011. .
This combination book includes four delightful and endearing short stories based in Northeast Michigan. Included are: A Dog's Tale, The Moose And Leo LeSander, Granny Furhmann And The Last Supper, and Max Finnegan, Rogue Prince Of Pinconning. Click on the individual stories for samples of each. Purchase this e-book, and you'll get four stories for the price of three, plus a unique cover!

Nancy's Song    by William Forde 
Price: $3.00 USD. 5780 words. Published on July 31, 2011. .
Musically talented 10-year old Nancy loves to explore the nearby woodland and feels at home with all aspects of nature. The story tells how Nancy and her mother cope with the news of her father's terminal illness. The author addresses the subject of bereavement in a sympathetic and realistic way while successfully encouraging the young reader to accept death as an inevitable stage of life itself.

Leaving    by Amy Laurens
Price: $0.99 USD. 1740 words. Published on September 23, 2011. .
For Guiro, saying goodbye is harder than he expected - especially when he has to die alone.

The Christmas Tree Conspiracy    by Ross Martin Madsen
Price: $4.99 USD. 25340 words. Published on September 24, 2011. .
Thomas and Addison had it all: true love, four extraordinary children, and a bright future full of promise. That’s what made the car crash so devastatingly tragic. How do you continue when all has been lost? The struggle may lead to self-revelations that stretch the soul to its limits.

A Christmas Crossing    by Lynn Hubbard
Price: Free! 5410 words. Published by Lemon Press on November 17, 2011. .
Set in 1776, my short story, A Christmas Crossing describes the night that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It is not your typical Christmas story, but one that has affected every fabric of our lives.

The Lost Moments    by GlennAndSasha Gabriel
Price: Free! 710 words. Published on November 24, 2011. .
The days pass and we live our lives, never fully realizing how we impact the people we care the most about. When does that realization hit us? Will we still have time to say the things we want... before it's too late...? This is a 600 word short story.