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A Wise Woman and a King    by Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna
Price: $1.00 USD. 12590 words. Published on September 10, 2009. .

A fairytale for girls who take charge of their own destiny! A Wise Woman with three daughters, who lives in harmony with nature, a greedy King with three sons, who wants to rule everything and everybody! Three princes with no kingdom to rule. Three fantastic strong daughters: an herbalist, a musician and a jeweler. Will the princes be able to keep up with the girls? Read to find out.
Fell    by J.T. Marie
Price: Free! 2480 words. Published by JMS Books LLC  on November 7, 2009. .

Two wood nymphs play a deadly game that goes farther than they anticipated. This free story appears in my collection, BONES OF THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES, and is offered here as a sample of my writing.
After the Strawberry    by Kathryn Pope
Price: $9.99 USD. 65110 words. Published by Seedpod Publishing on November 22, 2009. .

Lydia Poole eats only one cup of Cheerios per day and lets her weight drop below ninety pounds. When Lydia’s sister introduces Jesse, a new friend and filmmaker, Lydia agrees to be the subject of his documentary. With the camera running, Lydia shifts from the viewfinder’s object to the eye behind the camera. In doing so, she discovers how she wants to see her world.
Cardinal Sin: Vanity    by Caroline Gerardo
Price: Free! 5360 words. Published on December 9, 2009. .

Jesse's modeling career is over, she finds herself prideful and not destined for sainthood. A short story in a series of seven deadly sins. Jesse has past turning fifty in a world where only beauty counts. Short Fiction, romance, literary, immigration
Kabbalah of Stone: A Novel    by Irene Reti
Price: $4.99 USD. 66370 words. Published on December 22, 2009. .

Girona, Spain, 1492—Rabbi Raphael Halevi seeks to save his community from the Inquisition. Help comes in the unexpected form of the spirit of the biblical prophet, Huldah, and a Christian scribe who has discovered his hidden Jewish identity. This lyrical and suspenseful novel of Jewish history, magic, and Kabbalah offers a feminist reinterpretation of an intriguing Hebrew prophet.
Chimeric Machines    by Lucy A. Snyder
Price: $2.99 USD. 8740 words. Published by Creative Guy Publishing on April 2, 2010. .

This collection from rising author Lucy A. Snyder offers three dozen poems to delight readers who enjoy sly wordplay and subtle allusion, high intelligence and fierce heart. Winner of the 2009 Bram Stoker Award: Superior Achievement in Poetry
Trembling in the Ivory Tower: Excesses in the Pursuit of Truth and Tenure    by Kenneth Lasson
Price: $6.99 USD. 67780 words. Published by Bancroft Press on June 16, 2010. .

In this gem of a book, scholar and wit Kenneth Lasson takes on all manner of excesses in the Ivory Tower which, from his insider's viewpoint, constitute little less than a full-scale assault on American values and mores. Lasson uses his sharply pointed pen to skewer both the powerful and the petty, from perpetually outraged law professors and would-be literati to ethnic hatemongers with tenure.
The Warrior Within    by J.T. Marie
Price: $1.99 USD. 3650 words. Published by JMS Books LLC  on July 6, 2010. .

The Order of the Soul has been disbanded for years, the sisterhood of the Warriors scattered to the winds. But when Makena wished to learn the Warrior's Way, Jhyssa took the young neophyte under her tutelage. Now the impossible has happened -- war has broken out in the land, and the battlecry sounds once more. Will Makena heed the Warrior's teachings or seek her own way?
Hidden Messages in Children's Picture Books    by Claudia Pearson
Price: $8.99 USD. 27440 words. Published by Look Again Press  on October 1, 2010. .

Analyzes six picture books to offer insights into the way children’s books can lead young children to either adopt and accept stereotyped gender roles for women, or challenge these socialized structures. What Maria Nikolajeva says: "Pearson's interpretation of the Velveteen Rabbit is very exciting to use in juxtaposition to the more conventional one."
And Then She Was Gone    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $4.49 USD. 59500 words. Published by AWP Books  on October 8, 2010. .

A fretful mother needs Clarke Lantham's help, but finding her missing daughter might just send reality into a drunken tailspin. From the posh shadow of Mount Diablo to the kink clubs of San Francisco, a lone detective chases down pieces of the weirdest puzzle he's ever seen, all for the sake of a 19-year-old girl whose face he can't stop seeing every time he closes his eyes.