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The Man from Shenandoah    by Marsha Ward
Price: $4.99 USD. 77070 words. Published on October 27, 2009. .

Returning from the Civil War, Carl Owen finds the farm ruined and his father set to leave Virginia. Then Carl falls in love, and he battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates. Book 1: The Owen Family Saga.
Jane, A Woman's Determination and the Wild West Frontier    by Michael R. King
Price: $6.99 USD. 70960 words. Published on May 1, 2010. .

Jane McKechnie Walton was murdered during Utah's pioneer day celebration in 1891. One hundred and eighteen years later, her case - solved. Emigrated from Scotland in 1850, she braved an ocean crossing, walked the American plains as a pioneer and conquered, "Hole in the Rock," where wagons and cattle were lowered 2,000 feet below. Fought Indians and drunken outlaws and settled the west.
No More Strangers    by Marsha Ward
Price: $2.99 USD. 13220 words. Published on April 22, 2011. .

Prose and Poetry of the West from acclaimed Western novelist Marsha Ward. Six short stories, three poems, and an excerpt from a forthcoming novel make up this collection of Western treasures, including the never-before-published "Thumps in the Night." "Marsha Ward spins an authentic yarn of a good ol' Western tale." ~Joyce DiPastena, author of "Illuminations of the Heart"
Trail of Storms    by Marsha Ward
Price: $4.99 USD. 88240 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

Jessie Bingham put heartbreak away to tend to her sister's needs, but when she settled for second best in love, she didn't foresee that James Owen would come back into her life. Award-winning author Marsha Ward reunites Jessie Bingham and James Owen in a bewildering tangle of values, emotions and high adventure. Book 3: The Owen Family Saga
The Alone Man    by Ian B G Burns
Price: $3.18 USD. 7540 words. Published on March 16, 2012. .

The Alone Man draws on the concept of ‘dreamtime’. It is a ‘double love story’ about a man’s love for his wife and family and his love of the land and nature.
Where Lions Roar at Night    by Rosie Boom
Price: Free! 58330 words. Published on May 11, 2012. .

Where Lions Roar at Night is an engaging read-aloud for the whole family. Enjoy the fun, adventures and dramas of a modern day ‘pioneering’ family as they make their home in a 90-year-old barn in rural N.Z. The first of the Barn Chronicles series and winner of the 2010 CALEB Prize for children’s books. “A simple piece of sunlit childhood. ” Emma Jelsma, Scene Magazine 2010
Sojourner    by Mary C. Findley
Price: $0.99 USD. 10730 words. Published on May 27, 2012. .

Mark and Michelle just have to survive. Well, they also have to make it home from Titan. And if they don't have a full load of Methane in the giant Gas-harvesting Balloon Ship Sojourner, everything they and dozens of other families invested will be lost. Loneliness, constant repairs, violent gas storms and government seizure aren't the only things keeping them awake at night.