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Death of a Financier    by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 86190 words. Published on January 11, 2010. .

Tom Barton arrives in Kovalam, a small tourist resort in the southern Indian state of Kerala. In the Maharaja Palace he finds himself in the company of holiday makers including Stephen Parkly, the CEO of a City bank, and his young wife Emma. Parkly falls gravely ill as his mortgage and investment bank is caught in the financial storm with it’s shares plunging on the London Stock Exchange.
The Many Roads to Japan    by Robert W. Norris
Price: Free! 20780 words. Published on January 17, 2010. .

Originally an English textbook for Japanese university students, "The Many Roads to Japan" tells the story of the adventures of a Vietnam War conscientious objector who had to follow many twists and turns in his life journey before finding his niche in Japan. Suitable for low intermediate and above students. Excellent resource for peace studies. Good story for native speakers of English, too.
Vision India 2020    by Sramana Mitra
Price: $9.99 USD. 57860 words. Published on February 16, 2010. .

Unveiling a sweeping array of business opportunities in India today, Sramana Mitra conveys her ideas on Indian entrepreneurship in her latest book, Vision India 2020. Set in the year 2020, this rousing book looks back on the building of 45 entrepreneurial ventures in India, from start-up to $1 billion enterprise.
Border Wars    by Bob Spear
Price: $4.99 USD. 51370 words. Published on February 26, 2010. .

In this 3rd Leavenworth mystery, Allied Army officers who attend our Army's Command and General Staff College come under threat when the officer from India is murdered by a Pakistani bayonet. Protagonist Enos Hobson is hired to clear the Pakistani officer and discover who really did the murder and why before the international incident blows up into war. Meanwhile, Isaac takes on outlaw bikers.
In Times of Peril    by Roger Kean
Price: $1.49 USD. 81720 words. Published on March 22, 2010. .

1857: In the Indian revolt against British rule, teenage brothers Ned and Dick Warrener are plunged into the terror. On their desperate trek through a mutinous country they must brave extreme perils if they are to survive. Only courage, cunning, and tenacity will see them through, in this action-packed epic about a crucial moment in British colonial history. First in a series of gripping novels.
Under my Patchwork Quilt    by Violet Fulford Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 45790 words. Published by Candida Slater on March 24, 2010. .

Taken as a child from South Africa to rural Devon; a young bride in India in the last days of the British Raj; Vi’s house in Lisbon during World War 2 becomes a clearing house for refugees. She meets the family ghost, a Mutiny baby and a Texan millionairess, and her ambulance, escaping from war-torn France. This charming book brings a vanished world vividly to life.
Of Beryl & Alabaster    by John Wolf
Price: $5.99 USD. 69840 words. Published on April 1, 2010. .

Travel the Silk Road to China. Be part of ancient legends in India. See how the beryl prince meets the alabaster queen. Murder launches a continent wide search for the killers. Unexpected turn of events sends diamonds spraying in the air, white tigers crying in the night, and thieves running for their lives.
Rest Upon the Wind    by Genia  Stemper
Price: $2.99 USD. 49340 words. Published on April 9, 2010. .

Rest Upon the Wind begins in Tonga in the 1600’s. Two teens, best friends since early childhood, vow to stay together, even after their deaths. A tsunami tears them apart, killing them, and thus begins their journey. From lifetimes in Royal India, the Deep South during the Civil War and finally modern day California; their spirits learn and grow along the way until they fulfill their destinies.
Tandoori Texan Tales    by Raj Dore
Price: Free! 48740 words. Published on April 15, 2010. .

These six tales are filled with humor, passion, joys, sorrows and the whole gamut of human emotions that one encounters when two cultures meet. Whether you are from the Indian sub-continent or not, you will empathize with the characters. Having picked it up you will not put the book down until you have read it from cover to cover.
A Couple Of Rupees - A Short Story    by Vidhya Thiruvengadathan
Price: $0.99 USD. 2230 words. Published on April 17, 2010. .

This story is about 2 people, one a small boy and another a man. Both have the same name. But their personalities are totally different. They meet for a brief instant and the rest of the story is how their encounter affects one of them.