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Abraham Lincoln for the Defense    by Warren Bull
Price: $2.99 USD. 72280 words. Published on April 25, 2010. .

Young Abraham Lincoln had to defend against a unique murder charge. The Trailor brothers and a friend arrived in Springfield, IL. The next day the brothers left alone. With Lincoln away rumors spread, the brothers fell out and a lynch mob raged. Lincoln returned to find people set on a double hanging. Standing between the brothers and the hangman’s noose was Abraham Lincoln for the defense.
Judgment Hill    by Erik Martin
Price: Free! 5170 words. Published on October 30, 2010. .

Judgment Hill is a fast paced adventure set in the early American frontier. It is the story of Cyrus Sturgis, ex-naval officer and veteran of the Battle of King's Mountain, and his run in with a face from his past, Henry Myers, one time pirate captain, now turned spiritual leader of the New Sinai settlement. Genuine conversion? Sturgis doesn't think so.
Girty: The Legend    by John Anderson
Price: $9.99 USD. 126820 words. Published on January 17, 2011. .

Recognizing that the past is nothing more than the stories we tell about it, "Girty: The Legend" examines the myth of Simon Girty, the legendary “white savage” who terrorized the American western frontier. Stories are still written about Daniel Boone and his fellow heroes; but now that the Indians have been exterminated or removed, the Girty myth is no longer useful. His story is fascinating.
A Deeper Wild    by William Sullivan
Price: $4.95 USD. 183010 words. Published on January 20, 2011. .

A rollicking saga of the Oregon frontier, this novel is based on the true adventures and conflicting loves of Joaquin Miller, the Pony Express rider and Gold Rush miner who galloped to world-wide fame as the "Poet of the Sierras."
The Galvanized Yankees of Company D    by Troy D. Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 4570 words. Published by Western Trail Blazer on January 24, 2011. .

Several Confederate POWs were offered a choice, prison or go West to fill ranks on the frontier. Joe Evans and several Rebs from his captured outfit opted for the frontier and became 'Galvanized Yankees'. Their duties should have been endless patrols and drills with very little real Indian fighting. Trouble was someone forgot to tell the Indians.
Anna's Shattered Faith    by Kendall Evans
Price: $2.99 USD. 69390 words. Published by Astraea Press on February 8, 2011. .

Her faith evaporated the day her husband was murdered and Anna Hampton finds Ranger Daniel Cochran represents everything she doesn't like. He's a lawman and a God-fearing man. His faith might work for him but not for her. Yet, she finds herself drawn to him when danger lurks around every corner and she is caught in the middle.
A Daughter Of Liberty    by Allan Cole
Price: $4.99 USD. 165140 words. Published on March 4, 2011. .

A Daughter Of Liberty - Book #2 Of The Shannon Trilogy. Diana Shannon sheds the chains of indenture to forge a path to freedom in a New America.
Lizzie and the Rebel    by Stephy Smith
Price: $1.99 USD. 40420 words. Published by Astraea Press on March 25, 2011. .

Orphaned at fifteen, Elizabeth George learned to protect herself and her ranch from ruffians trying to steal her part of the Rocky Mountains. Interrupted while tracking a mountain lion, she follows the smoke filled air to the half-frozen body of Frank Walling. Caring for the wounded confederate soldier, he stirred emotions Lizzie thought she was incapable of feeling....
Tales from the Crossing at Barracuda Flats    by L.S. Christopher
Price: $2.99 USD. 50800 words. Published on July 17, 2011. .

A string of lonely buildings crouched in the shadow of the mountains; a wide spot on a narrow trail leading into a dangerous, little-used crossing. Welcome to Barracuda Flats, Population: 5. A quiet little place most of the time, where the biggest threat to anyone would seem to be boredom. Or so you might think, anyway...but you would be wrong.
Roaring River    by Richard Puz
Price: $0.99 USD. 5190 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Bushwhackers ambush two men, killing one. The survivor leads a posse to track down the band of killers, leading to an epic battle.