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The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I    by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 146150 words. Published on March 8, 2009. .

“A bigger fool the world has never known than I — a coarse fellow with no business to clutch a brush and scribble. I only know the scrawl, because my master took pleasure in teaching me between my chores. Not many men are so cursed . . .” Thus begins the tale of Li K’ai-men, a tale of 12th Century China, where state service meant a life long journey.
Herman Bylles testamente    by Gustav Stålhammar
Price: $4.99 USD. 121360 words. Published on July 14, 2010. .

På sitt etthundrasjätte levnadsår får Herman Bylle veta att han har en okänd son och dotter. I den åldern har man inte tid att tveka. Beslutsamt dammar han av sitt gamla skrivbord och börjar skriva sitt testamente. Han berättar om sin ungdoms stora äventyr. Om sin resa genom 1920-talets Sverige. Förklarar varför han blev en enstöring. Sätter omsorgsfullt sitt märkliga liv på pränt.
A Christmas Carol    by Cuger Brant
Price: $1.99 USD. 8070 words. Published on July 26, 2010. .

To me, the original story by Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ encapsulates a ghost story, a sci-fi story and a moral. It ‘hits a chord' with me, and if you have a heart, most likely with you too. With very great respect and admiration to Mr Dickens, I had this inner need to update it, as to let you ‘modern’ day, poor souls, digest the moral and spirituality of the prose.
Deadly Engagement: A Georgian Historical Mystery    by Lucinda Brant 
Price: $4.99 USD. 135000 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

It’s 1763. Career diplomat and amateur sleuth Alec Halsey is embroiled in country house murder and mayhem. Alec also confronts past demons in his love life and a cruel twist of fate reveals why his brother loathes him and will go to any lengths to ruin him. If you love Sebastian St. Cyr and Julian Kestrel novels then you'll love this "crimance" (a blending of crime and romance genres).
Daughter of Re - Book One (Truth is the Soul of the Sun)    by Maria Isabel Pita
Price: $2.99 USD. 31870 words. Published on November 9, 2010. .

The first of six books in the epic historical novel covering the entire life of Hatshepsut, the ancient Egyptian queen who was crowned the Female Falcon, Maatkare. Before becoming Pharaoh she served as God’s Wife of Amun, an important office that holds the key to her unprecedented power. Her life is a passionate story of love for her country and two of its most fascinating men.
Romance on Route 66    by Cheryl Norman
Price: $2.99 USD. 85850 words. Published by Highland Press Publishing on November 29, 2010. .

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with Romance on Route 66. The spirit of the infamous historic Route 66 lives on in Romance on Route 66 as authors Judith Leigh and Cheryl Norman revisit four towns during four different decades.
Cold Comfort    by Leah Cutter
Price: $2.99 USD. 10180 words. Published by Knotted Road Press  on February 10, 2011. .

What if the northern lights cast dreams into the ice that are mined and sold to shape the future of children? Contains bonus story, One Fall Day.
The Watch    by Dave McGee
Price: Free! 2560 words. Published on February 11, 2011. .

1939 and war looms between Britain and Germany. An elderly Scottish politician boards a night sleeper train at Euston, London but this will be like no other journey he's made!
Alexander (Vampire Morsels)    by Joleene Naylor
Price: Free! 3400 words. Published on February 21, 2011. .

Short Story. Not for children. The second in a collection called Vampire Morsels about different vampires from the Amaranthine universe. A child vampire in 1831. Not allowed to play with the slave children, Alexander, is in for a lonely evening that turns even lonelier as he struggles to come to terms with the concept of his own immortality. You can also find Alexander in Shades of Gray
Rosebloom    by Christine Keleny
Price: $2.99 USD. 136520 words. Published on March 11, 2011. .

Rosebloom is historic fiction set in the late 1930's. Earned a Independent Publishers award in 2008. The story is about a young Wisconsin farm girl who runs away from home. She is looking for adventure, what she finds is much more. Midwest Book Review calls Rosebloom: "... an excellent blend and deftly written look at 1930's America..." Library Journal Review gave it a "Recommended" rating.