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I is for Illuminated Salt and Pepper Pots (and other everyday essentials)    by Doreen Porter
Price: $1.99 USD. 21660 words. Published on September 17, 2011. .

Living - or thinking - of going to live in France, or simply just interested in the country? Here's an A to Z of what could happen to you! From the complexities of getting a phone installed, to the need for illuminated salt and pepper pots. From eating snails to finding the right word for a mousetrap,and even how to make sure you get a parking space. Come and join the fun.
Whispering Tides    by Guido Mattioni
Price: $2.99 USD. 75860 words. Published on October 13, 2011. .

When his beloved wife Nina suddenly dies - after 23 years together - Alberto Landi leaves Milan Italy. He is fifty, alone and confused, but he definitely knows he has to escape far away, across the ocean, to the place he and Nina have always loved together. He lands in Savannah, Ga. There he starts to rebuild his new life. The dream is coming true until the day he wakes up and discover that...
Kingdom of Sharks    by Andrew Johnston
Price: $2.99 USD. 51500 words. Published on November 11, 2012. .

It's a bad start to one's career: Alone in a foreign country, broke, homeless, living on borrowed time with an expired visa. That was just the start of one teacher's sojourn through the People's Republic of China.
SoKoDiaries: An American Teacher Living in South Korea    by Nailah Harvey
Price: $2.99 USD. 26530 words. Published on February 19, 2013. .

In 2012, 3% of the population in South Korea (SoKo) were foreigners; an even smaller percentage (of foreigners) were Black-Americans. As a Black-American woman living in SoKo during that time, culture shock was not the only thing Nailah had to overcome. From being pushed in line by older Korean women, to being known in her city as "Reggae Hair" because of her dreadlocks, it's all written in here.