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The Love Doctor and the Phantasm    by Elliott Mabeuse
Price: $4.99 USD. 31310 words. Published by eXcessica Publishing on February 20, 2009. .

Lady Elena Testarosa has been felled by a crude enchantment, compelled to offer herself to the evil Antonio Castigliono as his love slave. Her family hires Griego Robinetti, the Love Doctor, to remove the spell, but he has to make her his own slave and set free her female Phantasm--the sexual beast that dwells within every woman--taking her to heights of love and depths of depraved debauchery…
The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone    by Mary Gabriel
Price: $9.99 USD. 74520 words. Published by Bancroft Press on March 12, 2010. .

For four and a half decades, Etta and Claribel Cone roamed artists' studios and art galleries in Europe, building one of the largest, most important art collections in the world. In 1949, they awarded all their holdings to the Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2002, that collection was valued at nearly $1 billion, making them two of the most philanthropic art collectors of our age. This is their story.
High Times at the Hotel Bristol    by Roger Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 73110 words. Published on April 6, 2010. .

Fact, fiction, gossip, history, anecdote, scandal... These 20 entertaining short stories are based on some of the scores of hotels around the world named Bristol. Here you'll find Lady Thatcher, Leon Trotsky, The Prince of Wales and the outrageous Lord Bristol. A great bedside book to read at home - or in a hotel. ***As featured in the Wall Street Journal and on BBC Radio 4's Excess Baggage
Italy: Passport to Dining    by Jon Albertson
Price: $6.99 USD. 7620 words. Published on June 10, 2010. .

Know What You Eat! A convenient menu translator for English-speakers visiting Italy. From Abbacchio to Zuppa Pavese, this concise food and menu translator provides clear, alphabetized descriptions of over 1,000 common (and not-so-common) Italian dishes that you are likely to find on menus throughout Italy. Know what you order!
Karl's Italian Adventure    by Terry O'Reilly
Price: $2.99 USD. 14400 words. Published by JMS Books LLC  on July 12, 2010. .

Karl is a fifty-one year old school teacher who has led a very sheltered life. Finally deciding to break out of his shell, he signs up for a seven day tour of Italy. Little does he expect it to change his life. But when he meets Antonio, Karl realizes his life will never be quite the same again as the mystery and magic of Florence come to him in a way that he never could have imagined.
The City of Man    by Michael Harrington
Price: $9.99 USD. 200360 words. Published on August 19, 2010. .

A Dantean trilogy of the last turbulent years of the 15th century in Renaissance Florence. Girolamo Savonarola and Niccolo Machiavelli are two fascinating and infamous characters who battle over competing visions for society. The story is driven by a dramatic sequence of events, from the fall of the Medici to the Bonfire of the Vanities, to the Trial by Fire and its dramatic conclusion.
The Battle Honours of the Royal Hampshire Regiment    by Rupert Matthews
Price: $2.99 USD. 30990 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on August 27, 2010. .

Men from Hampshire have for generations fought in the ranks of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, or its predecessors. All 160 Battle Honours of the regiment are featured in this book, including Blenheim, Minden, Barrosa, Kabul, Paardeburg, Mons, The Somme, Mesopotamia, Ypres, Passchendaele, Dunkirk, North Africa, Sicily, D-Day and Rhine Crossing.
For Having Offended Thee    by Drew Bacigalupa
Price: $1.99 USD. 69250 words. Published on October 13, 2010. .

Echoing the international "dolce vita" scandals of mid-20th century, the novel follows New York socialite Kirsten de Furia's flight from celebrated American husband and brilliant son to the arms of famous Italian artist in Tuscany. The center of numerous, colorful, creative family members and friends, Kirsten's betrayals and ultimate search for reconciliation leaves no one unscathed.
Leonardo the Florentine    by Catherine Jaime
Price: $2.99 USD. 25050 words. Published on October 22, 2010. .

Who are the Medici brothers? Who is trying to assassinate them? Why was the Pitti Palace never completed? And what part does Leonardo play in all of this? Leonardo da Vinci is remembered as an artist and inventor. But who was he before anyone knew his name? This family-friendly novel explores the history and legends of his early years in Florence. It also weaves a mystery of politics and power.
Sell House Fast For Quick Cash    by Mark Van Dyke
Price: $3.99 USD. 2470 words. Published on October 25, 2010. .

Learn how to sell your house fast for quick cash. This ebook shows you how to get a cash offer, without a Realtor, without expensive commissions, and without paying any closing costs. This ebook shows homeowners how to get a cash offer for your house in 24 hours or less! This ebook is required reading for motivated home owners who are in a distressed situation or need to sell their house fast