The House of the Wolfings: The William Morris Book that Inspired J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings    by Michael W. Perry
Price: $0.99 USD. 91520 words. Published on November 29, 2008. .
In a 1960 letter, J. R. R. Tolkien referred to The Lord of the Rings when he wrote, “The Dead Marshes and the approaches to the Morannon owe something to Northern France after the Battle of the Somme. They owe more to William Morris and his Huns and Romans, as in The House of the Wolfings or The Roots of the Mountains.” With a foreword and introduction, this is the text of that classic tale.

The Prostitutes of Post Office Street    by Frank F. Carden
Price: $2.99 USD. 38190 words. Published by Skywater Publishing Co.  on January 25, 2009. .
The Prostitutes of Post Office Street drops readers into the red-light district of Galveston, where crooked cops and down-on-their-luck prostitutes dwell. Yet, in this seedy part of town, Frank F. Carden paints a picture of hope as his characters seek to rise above the pain of their broken hearts and misplaced passions, and break free from the ruts that their lives have fallen into.

Sentence of Marriage    by Shayne Parkinson
Price: Free! 150570 words. Published on March 8, 2009. .
In 19th Century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an exciting life in the world beyond her narrow boundaries. But it is the two people who come to the farm from outside the valley who change her life forever, and Amy learns the high cost of making the wrong choice. Book 1 of "Promises to Keep".

Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires    by Molly Roe
Price: $4.99 USD. 46180 words. Published by Tribute Books on May 27, 2009. .
Irish immigrant coal miners deal with the Civil War draft as seen through the eyes of a young girl.

The Evolution of An Identity: Indian American Immigrants from the Early 20th Century to the Present A Fictional Family History    by Diya Das
Price: $4.99 USD. 16120 words. Published by Tribute Books on May 28, 2009. .
Historical fiction depicting an Indian American family and its assimilation into American culture.

Radium Halos    by Shelley Stout
Price: $2.99 USD. 76750 words. Published by Girlebooks  on July 3, 2009. .
Radium Halos is historical fiction based on the true events of the Radium Girls, female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning in the 1920s from painting luminous watch and clock dials with radium paint. "Shelley Stout reveals in her characters, the humanity of a tragic tale." Batt Humphreys, former senior producer for CBS News and author of Dead Weight

A Second Chance    by Shayne Parkinson
Price: $2.99 USD. 167780 words. Published on July 13, 2009. .
Amy uses the second chance she had hardly dared dream of to make up for the wasted years. But a familiar face from long ago makes an unwelcome reappearance, threatening her new-found happiness. Payback has more than one meaning, and sometimes people get what they deserve. "A Second Chance" is the sequel to the three-volume work "Promises to Keep"

Dragons Heart    by RD Le Coeur
Price: $2.99 USD. 67400 words. Published on August 14, 2009. .
A naïve but athletic shepherd boy from West Wales in 75AD enters the competitions at the spring fair with a view to winning the Dragons Heart. Little does he know what awaits the overall winner of the events. Murder, mystery, adventure, love & betrayal played out across the ancient landscapes with brutal and often gritty realism. Dragons Heart...quality fantasy rooted in real history.

This Time    by Joan Szechtman
Price: $3.99 USD. 104310 words. Published on September 13, 2009. .
This Time rediscovers the fifteenth century Richard III as he attempts to unravel the mysteries of the twenty-first century. Not only must Richard III acclimate himself to this whole new world—to sometimes comic effect—he must try to undo the damage done to his reputation through 500 years of history. "This Time" named General Fiction Finalist in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Adam's Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas    by David Bowles
Price: $5.99 USD. 80780 words. Published on September 19, 2009. .
Peggy Mitchell, haunted by memories of war, grows up in Jonesborough, Tennessee during the tumultuous early years of the nation's existence. An independent young woman, she is courted by Andrew Jackson and has a freed slave for a best friend. Together with her younger siblings (her surrogate children and students), she takes on renegade Indians, highwaymen, and the hardships of an untamed land.