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The Starry Message    by D. Allen Henry
Price: Free! 96160 words. Published on April 26, 2012. .

When Professor Paul Woodbridge receives a call from the mysterious Italian Contessa Antonietta Floridiana, she queries, “Suppose Galileo wrote a secret encoded message at the end of his life. Would the professor perhaps be able to decode it?” The quest for the solution to The Starry Message will lead the pair on a search across Italy that is destined to profoundly alter the course of humankind.
Have Treno Will Travel: a month in Italy    by ally hayes
Price: $3.99 USD. 17190 words. Published on June 13, 2012. .

In 2011,Ally Hayes headed south to do a modern day version of the grand tour - by train. Her account of her experiences is a cocktail of lively anecdote with a splash of history, a dash of culture and a slug of humour,all served up with an immense affection for Italy and her people.
A New Life - An Italian Romance    by Beate Boeker
Price: $2.99 USD. 66060 words. Published on June 17, 2012. .

Anne has just been acquitted of murder due to lack of evidence and hopes to build up a new life in Florence, Italy. Through family connections, she obtains a job in the prestigious Garibaldi Hotel, but the attractive hotel manager Peter is not pleased to have a secretary foisted onto him who has no working experience in a hotel and doesn't even speak Italian.
A Paradigm Shift Novel: The Legacy    by CC Dailly
Price: $5.99 USD. 73650 words. Published on July 7, 2012. .

There is a secret that lies at the core of the human race. Lena is writing a thesis on the three Masters of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. In her quest to uncover the essence of genius, she stumbles upon something far greater than she has ever imagined. Lena and her friends embark on an extraordinary journey and unearth a secret that changes their lives forever.
The Plague Ship    by Jeannie Johnson
Price: $2.99 USD. 118650 words. Published on July 17, 2012. .

In the mid fourteenth century the only escape from the beseiged city of Caffa where plague dead are flung over the wall, is the last of twelve Genoese galleys. The captain, a cardinal, the daughter of a Jewish doctor are joined by a Byzantine lord. Rivalries and hatred travel with them throughout the Mediterranean. So too does the Black Death.
Blood is Water    by Giulio Giustiniani
Price: $9.99 USD. 109500 words. Published on August 1, 2012. .

The story of a family, or better of families, told in an original way. It rebuilds uses, habits, ideas and education in the Italian aristocratic world between 1800 and the first half of the twentieth century. Written with irony and without prejudices, this autobiographical novel deals with Italian, British and Russian ancestors, and it is set between Florence and Lucca in Tuscany and also Venice.
Favorite Experiences in Florence, Italy    by Margaret Cowan
Price: Free! 2610 words. Published on August 1, 2012. .

Margaret Cowan's Favorite Florence Experiences highlights nearly four decades of her journeys to Florence, Italy; including the food, art, architecture and the people. Margaret's company "Italy Cooking Schools" takes people on guided food tours to Italy twice a year. If you've never been to Italy this book will transport you there, and if you have it will bring back wonderful memories.
Dunbar's Oregon Coast    by John Treadwell Dunbar
Price: $0.99 USD. 14740 words. Published on September 7, 2012. .

Having traveled up and down the Oregon Coast over a span of thirty years, J.T. Dunbar has written an altogether different travel narrative filled with personal anecdotes, natural and historical facts, and practical advice for the contemporary visitor drawn to this Pacific Northwest wonderland of secluded coves, towering headlands, quaint seaside villages and endless miles of pristine beaches.
Murder Under the Mistletoe    by Janice L. Davis
Price: $1.99 USD. 26660 words. Published on October 4, 2012. .

When Mayor Max Mueller is murdered at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Agatha Larsen and her granddaughters get involved with the investigation. They discover secrets that some of the townsfolk want kept quiet. The story is set against a backdrop of the annual Christmas carnival in 1946, a time of peace interrupted by murder.
Miss Jones and the David    by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 3090 words. Published by LearningIsland.com  on November 24, 2012. .

Meet Miss Jones, the time traveling 2nd grade teacher. Whenever she finds something “not quite right” in history, she goes back and fixes it! In this adventure Miss Jones discovers that Michelangelo’s great sculpture only shows David from the waist up! What could have gone wrong? She quickly travels back to Michelangelo’s studio, only to discover that the marble he is working with is too short!