Books tagged: historical short story

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The Ballad Of Charlemagne's Clerk    by Lee McAulay
Price: $0.99 USD. 7690 words. Published on April 14, 2011. .

Henri is clerk to Charlemagne the not-great-yet-but-soon-will-be. His job is to arrange the Emperor's coronation, but nothing seems to go to plan. Will he save the day? More importantly, will he save his head? A short story set in Mediaeval Europe, with a twist in the tail.
Observe, If You Will...    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.49 USD. 2190 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on April 15, 2011. .

A Montreal prostitute is being grilled for her knowledge of Harry Houdini’s death. But if the mysterious customer who took her to Houdini’s last rehearsal and performance is really a killer, how did he do it, and why?
Roaring River    by Richard Puz
Price: $0.99 USD. 5190 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Bushwhackers ambush two men, killing one. The survivor leads a posse to track down the band of killers, leading to an epic battle.
Three Bells & Newtonia    by Richard Puz
Price: $1.29 USD. 6270 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Two short stories are presented about American frontier life in the 1800s. Three Bells- -Settlers on remote Indiana farms prepare for attacks from Chief Blackhawk's warriors. What happens one fateful night changes everyone forever. Newtonia--Compassion is found by settlers on the frontier, caught between warring armies as the Civil War rages in southwest Missouri.
Abraham    by Richard Puz
Price: $1.29 USD. 5930 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Young raw-recruit Abraham is exposed to the terror of war during the Battle for New Orleans. A frontiersman provides the wisdom to help him survive and become a man.
Arkansas Storm and Captain Jonathan Buzzard    by Richard Puz
Price: $1.29 USD. 4880 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Contains two short stories from the American frontier of the 1800s . . . Arkansas Storm is the tale about pioneers traveling the big rivers of America on flatboats, when they run into a storm that threatens their lives and the loss of all they own. Captain Jonathan Buzzard is an action-packed tale. Brazen and courageous, he takes on outlaws threatening a pioneer's family on a remote Ohio farm.
Trouble from the Start - A Movin' On Short Story    by Sharon Rowse
Price: $1.49 USD. 10110 words. Published by Three Cedars Press  on October 21, 2011. .

One sweltering June night, local Midville girl Sadie Driscoll vanishes. Same night the circus leaves town. Coincidence? Her loser boyfriend doesn’t think so. And he hires me to prove it. I shoulda known better…
A Time to Love    by Katie McCurdy
Price: $2.99 USD. 8940 words. Published on December 28, 2011. .

With the War Between the States over, Leah Williams waits expectedly for her husband’s return. But that never happens. Where is he? Is he alive, dead, or did he simply abandon her? With so many unanswered questions, Leah struggles to go on. But what is she to do when a suitor is pressuring marriage and the bank is going to take her home?
Wetherby Brides Short Stories (Regency Historical Romance)    by Jerrica Knight-Catania
Price: $1.49 USD. 11850 words. Published on March 22, 2012. .

Two short stories that feature the original Wetherby Bride, and one of Ms. Knight-Catania's most beloved characters, Katherine Wetherby Hart, the Duchess of Weston. Find out how she and her duke fell in love in The Perfect Kiss, and then watch as she plays matchmaker for two young people in Christmas Warms the Harts.
Stitches of Fate    by Holly Williford
Price: $2.99 USD. 5360 words. Published by Short Story Press  on August 16, 2012. .

Short Story Press Presents Stitches of Fate by Holly Williford The story takes the reader on a time travelling journey where their vessel is actually a bar. The main character, Aura, has the job to go fix Fate mishaps while slinging drinks. The Fate mishaps happen when people try to go back in time to alter major historical events.