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Shadow of Dawn    by Debra Diaz
Price: $2.99 USD. 96090 words. Published on January 18, 2010. .

Southern bride Catherine Kelly is plunged into a world of danger and deceit in this riveting tale set during the Civil War. An unfamiliar husband, a familiar stranger, startling revelations... all lead to the discovery of a double treachery that will end in murder and cause Catherine to fear for her own life - and her soul.
McShannon's Chance    by Jennie Marsland
Price: $2.99 USD. 95720 words. Published by Bluewood Publishing on January 30, 2010. .

Trey McShannon survived the Civil War, but his deepest wounds are to the heart. He's built a new life in Colorado Territory. Now it's time to find a wife to share his future - but can he free himself from his past? Beth Underhill needs to marry, and she prefers Trey's business proposal to false promises of love. Can their union blossom into more than a marriage of convenience?
The Secret of the Serpent Mound    by A.M. Murray
Price: $2.99 USD. 52520 words. Published on February 8, 2010. .

Inrepid reporter Jake Casper tries to solve a curse and the murder mystery of who wants to stop a dig at the historic Serpent Mound. He and lovely Lisa Lyons investigate Druids, Goth girls, Indians and Pentecostal snake handlers and even survive being buried alive before the bad guys get their due and The Secret reason for it all is revealed.
Who's Who — The A to Z Encyclopedia on People of Color who did it first    by Eugene LaCorbiniere
Price: $9.99 USD. 351440 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on February 13, 2010. .

Who’s Who is the only people of color historically based reference book of its kind. It’s a book that contains the names, faces, and life stories of Africans, African Americans, and many other people of color from around the world who have achieved great goals first. We honor those who have made the sacrifice, and gone beyond the boundaries of what was expected of them to better humanity.
The Earth Goddess    by Richard Herley
Price: $2.99 USD. 74450 words. Published on February 14, 2010. .

3000 BC. The cult of the Earth Goddess is controlled by a sinister priesthood. The island country has been annexed and its lord murdered. His consort has fled, carrying his heir, Paoul. Ignorant of his parentage, Paoul is orphaned and sold into the Red Order. His teachers predict a great destiny for him. Only later, beyond the point of no return, do his doubts begin ...
Blind Gods    by Jack Adler
Price: $2.99 USD. 68850 words. Published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing  on February 15, 2010. .

As a young king of Sparta, Agis wants to bring his country back to its former glory, but his propositions of reforms are met with suspicion instead of acceptance. When his reforms are finally begun, he finds that reform is not as simple as it once seemed. With revolt in the air, Agis must hold his country together--or risk watching it split apart.
The Frencolian Chronicles Book 1: A Chosen Love    by Carolyn Ann Aish
Price: $2.99 USD. 71860 words. Published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing  on February 15, 2010. .

Louis Chatelain has fallen in love! He has fallen so hard; that he knows it is for life. But Louis messes up so badly that he despairs of ever retrieving his chosen love. This is a story about royalty, with romance, mystery, murder and mayhem! Will Elissa be crowned queen of Frencolia? The king of all jousts will decide who will become queen...
Allie's Moon    by Alexis Harrington
Price: $3.99 USD. 94030 words. Published on February 20, 2010. .

Althea Ford needs help with her rundown farm where she lives with her invalid sister, carrying the burden of her father's deathbed demand. The town sheriff delivers the local drunk to fill that need. Jeff Hicks, once the sheriff himself, has let his past overtake him. Together, Jeff and Allie discover that love might heal their old wounds. But spiteful enemies are determined to keep them apart.
Useful Visions    by J. P.  Moore
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published on March 7, 2010. .

In this short story by J. P. Moore, a medieval Irish monk attempts to earn the respect of his brothers. His visions, however, only foretell their doom. This is the second of thirteen stories making up the collection "Demon's Dozen."
Treachery and Treason in Canada's Sealing Fleet    by Mel McIlveen
Price: $3.99 USD. 108650 words. Published by Chris Banner on March 9, 2010. .

This is an epic love story in a period when Vancouver Island was not part of British Columbia, not part of Canada and not part of the USA, though that was an option. The hardy residents fell under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. This is a rivalry between two `sea dogs' played out on the sealing grounds of the Pacific North West.