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Miss Mabel's Magical Magnolia Tree    by Christopher Setterlund
Price: $2.99 USD. 35770 words. Published on November 20, 2009. .

What if the Fountain of Youth existed in your own backyard? That is the blessing and curse discovered by 85 year old Mabel. It flows beneath her majestic magnolia tree, filling the tree and all of its flowers with the magic elixir of life. What happens when the love of the money she makes overtakes the reality that the magnolia tree only has so many flowers that can make the magical drink?
The Corrupt Republic    by Andrew Buck
Price: $9.95 USD. 294180 words. Published on December 8, 2009. .

Shady dealings, corruption at the highest levels of government, and the ruthless pursuit of money and power: It's politics as usual in The Corrupt Republic, the explosive new political thriller by Andrew Buck (ISBN 1449596851). Inspired by Americans' growing distrust of Wall Street and Washington, The Corrupt Republic tells the all-too-believable story of the shocking corruption he uncovers.
Rio Savannah: A Novel    by Tad Hutton
Price: $2.99 USD. 80320 words. Published by Foremost Press  on December 10, 2009. .

Violence and fear erupt on two continents as Gray Hart's business trip entangles him in kidnappings, drug wars, and terrorist attacks. His friends become defiant heroes, battling the greed and corruption of major powers.
Greed (The Seven Deadly Stones Book I)    by Michael DiGioacchino
Price: $1.99 USD. 11960 words. Published on January 11, 2010. .

Three scientists on an expedition in the Himalayas discover a unique stone with an unusual attraction. They soon find themselves in the midst of the battle between Heaven and Hell as the stone's fate and that of the scientists unravels. Can an evil prophecy be fulfilled, or will the birth of a boy save mankind?
The Scary Story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Box of Free Money    by Martin McCannell
Price: $0.99 USD. 1720 words. Published on January 20, 2010. .

In their later years, they bought a yacht and sailed the seven seas. The three little pigs each had a bag of gold coins to spend at the various ports of call. The good life. No wolf, no central bank, no worries. Or so they thought... After being shipwrecked and learning how to survive on their own, a treasure chest washed ashore brings the pigs a life-threatening economic disaster.
Seven Deadly Sins (Flash Fiction Challenge #1)    by Absolute Editors
Price: $2.99 USD. 7590 words. Published by Hades Publications  on April 2, 2010. .

An anthology of eight flash fiction stories by four authors who answered our challenge to write something "interesting" about the “Seven Deadly Sins” - Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth and Wrath!
Blackjack: A Wall Street Tale    by Tim Quast
Price: $1.99 USD. 124760 words. Published on June 29, 2010. .

For Aaron Simmons and Connor Hennessey, working with Silicon Valley superstars Ric Mantilla and Carl Retten at tech high-flyer dComm Systems is the American dream. But when Simmons and Hennessey stumble onto a hedge fund called Blackjack, dreams become nightmares. From San Francisco to Belize, a battle of wits ensues, with survival doubled down and Blackjack holding the cards.
Friends to Keep Friends to Dump    by Prasanna Mudra
Price: $4.99 USD. 5220 words. Published on July 3, 2010. .

A quick reference guide about friends who have traits of fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge, alms-giving, self-restraint, worship, study of one’s own scriptures, austerity, uprightness, harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, serenity, absence of calumny, compassion to creatures, un-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness, energy,and vigor
The Legacy of Roosevelt Clay    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 2370 words. Published on July 10, 2010. .

This is a tale of how a black man in the deep south of the 1950's and 60's became the biggest landowner in all of the region. Or so they say...
Rich Man-Poor Man...    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 5030 words. Published on July 13, 2010. .

No longer a Paul-Newman playboy type, who used to leave his family waiting and wondering, Elec now prides himself on "making trades" at the various houses along the rural routes where he works. For instance, at the home of June Bug and Candy, while June Bug is away, Elec talks Candy into giving him her dead mother-in-law's hated chickens. This odd couple breaks Elec of his bad habits.