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The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 1: Embers, Deluxe Illustrated Edition    by Abigail Hilton
Price: Free! 53030 words. Published on December 2, 2010. .

The querulous island kingdoms of Wefrivain are unified only by religion - a wyvern cult ruled by an eccentric and cruel High Priestess. The wyverns are under attack by a gang of pirates known only as the Guild of the Cowry Catchers. Now Gerard, the honorable and naïve new Captain of the Temple Police, is about to learn more than he ever wanted to know about the pirates...and the Priestess.
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 2: Flames, Deluxe Illustrated Edition    by Abigail Hilton
Price: $4.99 USD. 60640 words. Published on December 4, 2010. .

HE CAUGHT THE PIRATE. HE DID THE RIGHT THING. HE’LL REGRET IT. Gerard had a rough start in his new job as Captain of the Temple Police, and he's finding that he has more than a little sympathy for the pirates he's been ordered to eliminate. Despite this, he and the wily Admiral of the Temple Sea Watch track down the charismatic pirate leader, Gwain. However, Gwain is hunting, too.
Depths & Shallows    by Richard d'Arcy Patterson
Price: $3.99 USD. 102610 words. Published on March 5, 2011. .

During the cold war, American and Russian submarines passed through the shallow waters of the Irish Sea and caught on the nets of innocent fisherman, destroying boats and taking lives. This story is one of an Irish woman’s determination to expose the governments’ cover-up after the deaths of her father and brothers and an Irish Naval officer's involvement in her scheme.
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 3: Ashes, Deluxe Illustrated Edition    by Abigail Hilton
Price: $4.99 USD. 71890 words. Published on March 6, 2011. .

THEY LOST EVERYTHING THAT DEFINED THEM. EXCEPT EACH OTHER. Gerard was only trying to do the right thing when he spared the life of a pirate. He gambled. And lost. He emerges from the slave deck of a ship a year later - free, but numb and scarred. While struggling to survive as an escaped slave in the wilderness, Gerard finds a friend in even more desperate straits - a friend he thought was dead.
Titanic, A Search For Answers    by Joe C Combs 2nd
Price: $2.99 USD. 5470 words. Published on April 15, 2011. .

Good for casual Titanic readers and fans. An introduction to the ship, its sinking, and the controversies surrounding the ship to this day.
The Fate of the Black March    by David Willoughby
Price: Free! 5400 words. Published on May 25, 2011. .

A short tale about pirates and werewolves as chronicled by the Black March's doctor. This story falls in with a series of short stories detailing the journeys of a pirate named Mackett and his cursed vessel the Crimson Wraith.
Privateer    by Michael Scandalios
Price: $6.99 USD. 107870 words. Published on June 11, 2011. .

A promising young officer in the British royal navy. A fearsome pirate. A brave hero of the American Revolution. What is their improbable connection? Remarkably, they happen to be the same person. Privateer is the story of Mathew Carrigan, America's first naval hero. Fast-paced and suspenseful, Privateer blends history, intrigue, romance, and humor with several twists along the way.
One Last Thought: Behind the Scenes    by Joe C Combs 2nd
Price: $1.99 USD. 4930 words. Published on July 7, 2011. .

This is a true life account of the three events that inspired "One Last Thought".
SS Wolfhound    by Olin Thompson
Price: $4.95 USD. 91650 words. Published by Bookwarren  on July 18, 2011. .

The History Channel ran a program on July 16, 2007 and again on July 25, 2007 with many facts about how pirates are rampant in the South Pacific, murdering, pillaging, and plundering no less than happened in the 19th Century by such as Blackbeard and his crews and others who had no regard for human life. Driven by only greed, these pirates take for profit and have no concern for human life.
St Elmo's Fire    by James Cassaday
Price: $4.99 USD. 76430 words. Published on July 28, 2011. .

Some people are lucky and others are not, but a sighting of St Elmo's Fire can bring good luck or bad. Ex-seaman, Jack Druce, joins the Liverpool Fire Brigade back in the 1950's and comes to rue the day he didn't look away when first he glimpsed this phenomenon when at sea. His luck goes from bad to worse as he agrees to join a renegade group of ex-firemen who intend to steal a priceless painting.