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J. Paul Getty: The Dysfunctional Billionaire    by Daniel Alef
Price: $1.99 USD. 1600 words. Published on October 13, 2009. .

Profile of J. Paul Getty, one of America’s first billionaires. Getty, the richest man in the world in the mid 20th century, was a consummate businessman who built an oil empire and left a vast antiquities and art collection as his legacy. But he was a womanizer, a miser, and a completely dysfunctional parent. This is a tale of great success in business and utter failure as a human being.
Ghosts at the Getty    by Robert Penner
Price: $1.50 USD. 3430 words. Published on February 25, 2010. .

Two ghosts, eternally attached to the dagger that killed them, are part of the Pompeii exhibit at the famed Getty Center Art Museum. Punished for thousands of years will they find a way to be free or will they be forever bound to the blade?
Fossil Hunt    by Destin Joyal
Price: Free! 1770 words. Published on July 25, 2010. .

When a museum is set to unveil a new fossil, George is there as a freelance photographer to document the event. Unfortunately, no one could have predicted how the night would go...
The Journal: Book One    by Stephen Moon
Price: $0.99 USD. 590 words. Published on August 22, 2010. .

This is about a family finding a piece of history, in order to save a museum in Washington, D.C. from being closed down. This is Book One in a long series of adventures for Joe, Tommy, and Bill.
The Splitting Tones of the Unbound Prism: Part Four in the Narrative of John of Origin    by Ian Kraft
Price: $2.50 USD. 55770 words. Published on February 2, 2011. .

Matejo Blit, curator of a museum where his greatest find, the Unbound Prism, is on display, is a man haunted by his past, his mistakes. For years, he has wondered what the meaning of the strange prism is, until he meets a strange man under a lampshade hat, who seems to know more about Matejo than Matejo himself. Thus begins a realization that the things we fear are closer than we thought.
Charity Faith    by Victoria Denson
Price: $4.99 USD. 49740 words. Published on March 4, 2011. .

Charity Faith is in the midst of a crisis. In August 2005, her hometown is decimated by Hurricane Katrina. In an instant, the life she’s struggled to build is torn apart. Despite her commitment to rebuild with her husband, she’s tempted by the promise of a new life with a man who once broke her heart.
The Matthias Ring    by Rebecca Forster
Price: $0.99 USD. 63620 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

When Lauren Malin goes to Budapest looking for adventure , she gets more than she bargains for. Jamie Brenton, a handsome stranger, sweeps her off her feet and then follows her to California. But Lauren's delight turns to suspicion as trouble follows. Was it only a coincidence that his arrival triggers a threatening string of events? Lauren has to know - is more than her heart at stake?
The Mystery of Merlin's Magic    by Matt Musson
Price: Free! 23800 words. Published on April 22, 2011. .

Jeep Muldoon has the amazing power to find missing objects like silver dollars, diamond rings, and cold hard cash! Jeep and his pals have night vision googles, a treehouse on the Internet and a secret 'bat cave'. But, can they solve the Mystery of Merlin's Magic? Or, locate a 5000 year old Pharoh's death mask? “..like the Mad Scientists Club for a new generation”– American Homeschooler
The Rabbi's Books    by Nancy Reil Riojas
Price: Free! 2630 words. Published on May 7, 2011. .

Feeling robbed that schools did not teach the Jewish Holocaust, 30 years later she lives to see it happen.
Princess and the Guard    by Shreya Goswami
Price: Free! 900 words. Published on May 31, 2011. .

A story about how an innocent visit to a Museum with her kids pushes a mother to the edge and leads to an unexpected occurence.