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Jacob Have I Loved    by William Woodall
Price: Free! 18070 words. Published on March 11, 2009. .

Jacob had always believed there had to be something more out there than just the dull and humdrum world he was used to. So when something magical was suddenly dropped in his lap, he wasn’t at all disbelieving, as some people might have been. When reality is harsh, you learn very quickly to look beyond it. This beautiful novella of love and redemption will make you ponder what truly matters.
The Rainbow Maker    by P.J. Emmorey
Price: $0.99 USD. 3240 words. Published on April 6, 2009. .

It is a story of a man who lives in the sky and makes rainbows. One day he visits earth for the first time.
Che Forever    by Dan Brook
Price: $0.99 USD. 7180 words. Published on April 27, 2009. .

In this bilingual English/Español edition, Che Forever is a sympathetic and poetic biographical sketch detailing the past, promise, potential, and power of the dynamic ideas and ideology of Che Guevara, the iconic Latin American revolutionary. Read it and surprise yourself!
Kami Jin, rev. 3.0    by Jason Shohara
Price: $1.99 USD. 80880 words. Published on September 21, 2009. .

“Kami Jin” chronicles the life of protagonist, Gordon Sakata, as he describes his challenging, yet victorious life in the 23rd Century in two worlds – one a troubled life on Earth, and then later on the utopian planet of Xychron. With a global unemployment rate of 95%, Sakata returns to Earth to save those in despair and the homeless and takes them to a distant planet to live in paradise.
Streets of Youth: a New Orleans Story    by Kevin Law
Price: $0.99 USD. 103160 words. Published on October 1, 2009. .

Take a walk through the lower echelons of New Orleans and hang out with a happily impoverished young writer. Visit unusual corners of human existence, share a drink. This unique book is the account of a young man's desire to experience the world in all its deviant beauty and how NOLA obliges with consummate strangeness. "Today I know how to recognize beauty." A. Rimbaud- A Season In Hell
Hocus Focus    by Stephen Hines
Price: $2.99 USD. 38620 words. Published on October 6, 2009. .

Lenny Lusendt receives a pair of contacts that enable him to see who people really are. He sees living Ken and Barbie dolls, and teachers who are cavemen, mummies and cardboard cutouts. Since he’s the only one who sees who Pauline really is (everyone thinks she’s autistic), Lenny must race against time to rescue her before his contacts wear out.
The Remarkable Life of Kitty McInerney: How A Poor Irish Immigrant Raised 17 Children in Great Depression New York    by Christopher Prince
Price: $4.99 USD. 15210 words. Published on October 7, 2009. .

The true story of a poor Irish immigrant who raised 17 children in Great Depression New York. Kitty McInerney’s life rode a wave of social and political transformation that would come to define modern America. Poor, burdened, and uncelebrated, Kitty McInerney is remarkable for her unrelenting faith, her unique, individual struggle and for exemplifying the American immigrant experience.
Character Witness    by Rebecca Forster
Price: $2.99 USD. 101960 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .

Kathleen Cotter is thrilled to be joining her uncle's Beverly Hills law firm but finds his practice is on the skids and his office on the wrong side of 90210. When a flamboyant new client offers Kathleen a chance to save her career, the young lawyer jumps at it. But the trail of lies and political corruption leave Kathleen trying to figure out not only how to solve the case but save her life.
Cardinal Sin: Vanity    by Caroline Gerardo
Price: Free! 5360 words. Published on December 9, 2009. .

Jesse's modeling career is over, she finds herself prideful and not destined for sainthood. A short story in a series of seven deadly sins. Jesse has past turning fifty in a world where only beauty counts. Short Fiction, romance, literary, immigration
Three Year Old Slave Girl    by Antonina Elacion
Price: Free! 2010 words. Published on January 24, 2010. .

This is a fictional story based on my beginnings in squalor without enough food and no love.