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Their Stories - Chapters 1 thru 10    by Jan Krupa
Price: $0.99 USD. 6860 words. Published on April 22, 2012. .

Small colonial cemeteries dot the countryside of New England. When I moved to Canton, CT in 2002 I found myself walking my big Black Lab/St. Bernard mix in one of these cemetaries for over a year. The old gravestones inspired writer to do historical research. This quest inspired 40 fictional chapters of which ten (10) are included here. These are Their Stories.
The Missing Colonies    by Oscar Rat
Price: $0.99 USD. 30500 words. Published on August 31, 2012. .

A shipload of repressed Christians leave Bavaria to relocate to the New World. Upon arriving they find no sign of prior colonists or natives, not even a stray footprint. Eventually they find there are, indeed, natives -- human-sized intelligent rats. The short novel ( 13,000 words ) is about how the two species adjust to each other, eventually settling their differences to form a new society.
The Golden Spark: The Legend of the Great Horse (Book 2)    by John Allen Royce
Price: $4.99 USD. 79240 words. Published by Micron Press  on September 13, 2012. .

"The Golden Spark" continues the award-winning story of a young horsewoman's journey back in time. This 2nd book of 'The Legend of the Great Horse' trilogy follows Meagan's adventures through the European Renaissance to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Winner of the 2012 Written Arts Award for best Science Fiction/Fantasy, Summer 2011 IP Highlighted Title. (Ages 14 to Adult)
Gaunt the Royalist    by Martyn Adams
Price: $7.99 USD. 111590 words. Published by aventuraebooks on January 20, 2013. .

Cromwell is dead. Exiled in Europe Charles II has plotted his return for 10 years. Just when things seem to be going their way they realize they have a new & utterly ruthless enemy to contend with, someone with a deeply personal hatred of the House of Stuart. Christopher Gaunt a royalist agent, is sent to deal with this enemy, a task far more dangerous & deadly than anyone could have imagined.
Sorcerer: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth's Alchemist    by Geoffrey James
Price: $4.99 USD. 108700 words. Published by grandmalpress on January 29, 2013. .

The year is 1584. The alchemist John Dee has turned to forbidden magic. In partnership with a visionary rogue, an ex-nun and a court beauty, he's fled across Europe, dogged by the Inquisition and a relentless assassin.
Forevermore    by Lauren Royal
Price: Free! 28520 words. Published on March 24, 2013. .

A Jewel Trilogy Novella set in England, 1667 -- Sensible Clarice Bradford is content in her widowhood. She has a pretty one-room cottage and a lovely little daughter, and the last thing she wants is another husband. Until one fairytale evening when she’s invited to a wedding at a castle…