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Regenerated    by Carolyn Kephart
Price: Free! 3900 words. Published on August 3, 2009. .

Cela had always hoped she'd find Jorgen again someday...but was this really Jorgen? A tenderly bitter tale of love and giant lizards, first published in Quantum Muse. Carolyn Kephart is the author of the acclaimed epic fantasy 'The Ryel Saga,' the contemporary magic realism novel 'Queen of Time,' and 'PenTangle: Five Pointed Fables,' available at Smashwords and other online bookstores.
Alone in the Company of Others: A Novel    by Kelly Huddleston
Price: $4.99 USD. 124700 words. Published by Open Books on October 19, 2009. .

With a cast of eccentrics that rivals "The Royal Tenenbaums", ALONE IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS is about people and their treasured possessions, and the distinctive role that each of us plays as part of a group dynamic. The book questions where each of us essentially exists — within the singular, the plural, or both.
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
Married with Children    by Pamela Swyers
Price: $5.99 USD. 44660 words. Published on December 24, 2009. .

Adison Taylor returns! She and John juggle his school, their two beautiful girls and life. Laughter and mayhem follow Adi wherever she goes. Go with Adi as she continues her journey from High School crushes, to marriage, true love and family life. Raging hormones, little time together and the unwanted romantic attention John is getting from an unexpected source makes this book a wild ride.
Sleepwalker: The Last Sandman    by Brad Marlowe
Price: $2.99 USD. 133570 words. Published on January 13, 2010. .

A dark force is born from the imaginations of two young brothers, casting a shadow over Nod, the mercurial land of dreams. When the malevolent entity abducts the Sandman, and then snatches its own creators from their cozy beds in an Iowa farmhouse, the boys’ cynical father must rescue his sons and save the Sandman before the sleep-deprived citizens of the world burn everything to the ground.
Tuesday Tells it Slant    by Holly Christine
Price: $0.99 USD. 49210 words. Published on January 15, 2010. .

Tuesday Morning has always been a little... different. She's kept a diary since 1989 and while researching for her thesis on Emily Dickinson, finds a poem that will change her life. And not just her future. Tuesday changes her past. We all have secrets and skeletons in our closets, but Tuesday has managed to clean hers out with a pen and a diary. How precious is our past and how much can she lose?
Some Kind of Normal    by Heidi Willis
Price: $7.99 USD. 86650 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 18, 2010. .

How far would you go to save the life of someone you love? If faith is all her daughter needs to be cured, Babs is sure the church and her family have more than enough. But when 12-year-old Ashley develops a rare and deadly allergy to insulin--the only medicine that can keep her alive--Babs turns to the Internet and science instead of friends and God to find the cure the doctors say isn't there.
The Ryel Saga: A Tale of Love and Magic    by Carolyn Kephart
Price: $2.99 USD. 228410 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .

Ryel Mirai seeks to rediscover the spell that will release his mentor from the wraithworld of the Void, but a malignant sorcerer likewise imprisoned has enlisted the aid of Ryel's strongest rival to find the spell first. This special 'director's cut' edition combines the critically acclaimed duology WYSARD and LORD BROTHER and adds a wealth of bonus material.
Portman, The Great Exchange Artist    by Chad Ralston
Price: $3.99 USD. 81320 words. Published on February 3, 2010. .

Set in the legendary world of Wall Street during the days leading up to the current financial turmoil, PORTMAN, THE GREAT EXCHANGE ARTIST is the story of the volatile and ultimately fragile friendship that develops between the brash Richard Portman and the story’s shy narrator, Clark Knowles, as they vie for the attention of the beautiful Lara Spellman and for lucrative stock-trading jobs.
THE PRINCE OF WALES by Kirby Wright    by Kirby Wright
Price: $0.99 USD. 4480 words. Published on February 21, 2010. .

The two brothers from the novels MOLOKA'I NUI AHINA and PUNAHOU BLUES resurface in this hunting episode set on the east end of Moloka'i island. Ben and Jeff are camped above Brownie's Gulch when Ben fires across Kainalu Valley at a buck. Jeff is about to discover the underpinnings of his brother's relationship with their grandmother.