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To the Ends of the Earth: The Last Journey of Lewis & Clark    by Frances Hunter
Price: $4.99 USD. 159940 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

St. Louis, 1809. Three years after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis never felt less like a hero. Trapped in a thankless political job, he's drinking too much and spending money like there’s no tomorrow. Confronted by an unexpected and dangerous enemy, Lewis finds himself drawn into a conspiracy to put him and William Clark at the head of a new American empire.
For Honor: An Adventure of What Might Have Been    by Kat Jaske
Price: $4.99 USD. 118450 words. Published on December 4, 2009. .

Escape to the intrigue and adventure of 1638 France where the musketeers uncover an insidious plot to overthrow King Louis XIII and divide the country. Fight with the musketeers; ride with them and find the spies. Try to stay alive, and just accept that Lady Laurel's fencing skills are needed. She's good, surprisingly good—-and beautiful. Enter a battle where honor is more valued than life.
Shades Of Memnon    by Gregory Walker
Price: Free! 73050 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

Licensed by actor Wesley Snipes for movies, Shades Of Memnon is an exciting, inspiring, award winning series of adventure novels written in the epic style of classics like "The Lord Of The Rings." But this series revives the contributions of Africans to world history and ancient legends. Enjoy this free ebook and get the rest of the series. Teaching guides and a school reading program available.
Other People's Children    by Christopher Mollan
Price: $3.00 USD. 178660 words. Published on December 7, 2009. .

1938-A young Irish American history graduate takes himself off to Europe and is fascinated by the vitality of the young people in Hitler's Germany. Motoring on a hot afternoon he interrupts an armed robbery and rescues a beautiful girl. When her father enlists his help with the consequences of the robbery, he is drawn ever more deeply into the Dictator's web, with violent and unpredictable results
Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer    by Rogue Games
Price: $6.99 USD. 28610 words. Published on March 30, 2010. .

Written by Graeme Davis, this book is your guide to the Thirteen Colonies. Filled with maps, adventure hooks, and other information, this book picks up were Colonial Gothic Revised left off, and begins exploring the world of Colonial Gothic.
The Fiddler's Gun    by Arthur Peterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 99970 words. Published on March 31, 2010. .

America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She’s had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she’s ready to marry Peter and escape the ever-watchful Sister Hilde. But an unexpected bond forms between Fin and the fiddle-playing cook, Bartimaeus, setting her on a course for the high seas of the American Revolution.
Prophet of Israel    by Timothy Wilkinson
You set the price! 149670 words. Published on April 21, 2010. .

Darkness threatens to consume Israel. High Priest Eli allows corruption to infect even the Tabernacle, the holiest place in the land. Hordes of Philistines ravage the countryside, led by a merciless warlord and bolstered by the might of a race of giants. As battle rages between Israel and their enemies, the key to their survival waits, ignorant of his destiny. A child. A seer. A Prophet of Israel.
The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: $0.99 USD. 9950 words. Published on July 10, 2010. .

Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian circus strongman and one of the earliest European antiquities procurers. Also one of the first Europeans inside the Great Pyramid. I gave him a "chronicler" in the Sherlock Holmes vein and a new set of supernatural adventures fit for an explorer of his caliber. Followed by short-short "The Great Belzoni and the Monster of Goa," this novella is 9800 words.
Past Lives: Heretic (Reincarnation Series)    by Marilyn M Schulz
Price: $1.99 USD. 82980 words. Published on July 21, 2010. .

When Crusaders attack their village, two healers lead a small group of girls they've been training in the art of herbal healing (some say witchcraft) through the mountains towards the shelter of a fortress. They are helped by a knight (on a secret quest of his own) and his brother, a priest (who has doubts as to their eventual salvation). Same souls, different lives. Some know, some don't.
Gambit For Love of a Queen    by Kat Jaske
Price: $4.99 USD. 182400 words. Published on July 29, 2010. .

King Louis XIII is a weak leader with no love for his wife Queen Anne. Power, saving face, and honor are paramount, always. Laurel — the secret leader of France's spy network — has absolutely no doubt that he would plunge France into another devastating war if he learns Anne has been kidnapped. Join the musketeers and Laurel and find the queen. God may save the queen, but who saves the heroes?