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Ensemble    by S. P. Elledge
Price: Free! 68740 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .

Thirteen short stories.
Love Knot    by Sheila O'Kelly
Price: $0.99 USD. 68650 words. Published on March 7, 2009. .

It is 1979, Dublin, Ireland. A young Irish journalist becomes pregnant and flees to London away in search of independence and a new life. She falls into the clutches of a couple of undesirable men, but through her strength of character untangles herself, returns to Dublin and forges a new life.
Big Fish    by Andrew Osmond
Price: $2.99 USD. 79520 words. Published by Minnow Press  on June 2, 2009. .

Innocent abroad Stuart Ward becomes a backpacker in peril when he travels to French Polynesia and the island of Bora Bora as the first stop on a Round-the-World itinerary. Arriving hopeful of adventure and romance, instead Stuart is unwittingly drawn into a conspiracy and he quickly discovers that the beautiful paradise islands are no Eden as one by one his fellow travellers begin to disappear...
Humble Snyder    by Shirley Bue
Price: $4.95 USD. 63030 words. Published by Baxter Bog Cards & Collectibles on June 2, 2009. .

Humble Snyder is Alaskan Literature focusing on a bitter retired woman and her husband, who come upon a mysterious boy at a lake a hundred miles from Anchorage.
Xenolith    by A. Sparrow
Price: Free! 126230 words. Published on October 11, 2009. .

Lassoed, knocked down, face planted in the dirt -- best thing to happen to Frank Bowen in years. When wife Liz went missing in the wilds of Belize, the constables of San Ignacio could find no trace. Years later, on a pilgrimage to her remote 'grave,' Frank is abducted and whisked away to a place he can't identify, by people whose motives and origins baffle him. Could this be what happened to Liz?
Lieutenant C    by Bill Crumpler
Price: $5.99 USD. 95730 words. Published on October 12, 2009. .

A Kafkaesque, semi-surrealistic tale about a reluctant hero trying to save the world. The setting is the 1960's with World War II still raging on. Lieutenant C is an English teacher who is called upon--by mistake--to carry out a super-secret mission to end the war and defeat the Nazi-Trojans. He also pursues Helen McNunnly, the illusive woman of his dreams.
The Fly Caster Who Tried To Make Peace With the World    by Randy Kadish
Price: $4.99 USD. 83860 words. Published on October 15, 2009. .

Making peace with the world, sooner or later most of us have to. But how? Ian Mac Bride's way begins in 1909 when he watches a fly-casting tournament and dreams of becoming a great fly caster. But soon Ian experiences personal tragedy, and then is appalled by the slaughter of World War I. Torn by grief, Ian loses faith in the world - until, almost by accident, he finds a way to come to terms.
Viking Saga    by Mark Coakley
Price: Free! 69630 words. Published on November 7, 2009. .

Viking Saga is a pulse-pounding literary historical thriller, set in 793 AD, when Norway was ruled by many small kingdoms and folk still worshipped the old gods. Halfdan the Black -- a young fighter and beer-soaked poet, with a Norse father and African mother -- vows revenge for the killing of his king. Halfdan's fate leads him through real historical events, eg the raid on the Lindisfarne nunnery
The Splendor of Antiquity    by Cheryl Anne Gardner, Twisted Knickers Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 33220 words. Published on November 18, 2009. .

Blurring the boundaries between reality and fantasy, can faith and science unite to save two desolate hearts? Will love triumph over rumor and deceit, and can a man and a woman put history aside and rediscover just how deep their passion for each other lies?
The Devil's Chronicles    by R. Vincent Riccio
Price: $4.95 USD. 77400 words. Published on December 1, 2009. .

An incredible, expansive saga of an aged 19th century Exorcist, torn by the misfortunes of the innocent, & evil & suffering in the world. Angered and frustrated, the Priest enters a quest to find the “Master of all Evil” & grapple with him. What he discovers is a powerful ancient entity, who presents a vivd, fascinating alternative history of creation & mankind that challenges all he knows.