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The Barbary Inheritance    by Robert T Rice
Price: $3.44 USD. 87830 words. Published on November 17, 2011. .

Abandoned by his father at an early age, Zak’s life is saved by the owner of a brothel, Madam Ziya. He is adopted by the notorious Del Greco and learns the ancient art of piracy. During his passage through life, he falls foul of Lord Rosemount of the Royal Navy - both men have vowed to destroy the other. One of them will die!
Trafalgar Dispatches    by Roger Busby
Price: $2.99 USD. 50460 words. Published on January 25, 2012. .

What was it like to fight at Trafalgar? How would the modern media report the greatest sea battle of the Georgian era which still resonates today? A victory against all odds which secured the pre-eminence of the Royal Navy and heralded Pax Britannica, Britain's dominance of the seas for a hundred years; a victory which etched the name of a fallen hero, Admiral Nelson deep into the nation's psyche.
My Life On The Ocean Waves    by Douglas Freeman
Price: $3.99 USD. 46290 words. Published on February 4, 2012. .

Douglas Freeman was in the Royal Navy from 1966 to 1976. Is this the funniest Royal Navy Auto-biography ever? Well my family and friends seem to think so. The people I loaned my book to said they were in stitches with all the funny stories I had to tell about my journeys around the world and "My Life On The Ocean Waves".
Hornblower and the Island    by James Keffer
Price: $2.99 USD. 59010 words. Published on April 5, 2012. .

Napoleon Bonaparte is embarrassing the British on St. Helena almost at will, and England is now the laughing stock of Europe. The answer is a new Governor: Lord Horatio Hornblower. His mission is simple, to deal with the greatest military genius of the modern era and make him behave. Hornblower discovers a Bonaparte that history never knew and learns the truth about the Emperor of the French!
The Battle of Pulu Aor (1804)    by Rupert Matthews
Price: $0.99 USD. 7490 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on June 18, 2012. .

A key naval action that confirmed British control of the Indian Ocean and its rich trade at a crucial point in the Napoleonic Wars.
The Thunderbolt Affair    by Geoffrey Mandragora
Price: $4.99 USD. 132090 words. Published on July 4, 2012. .

"It is underhanded, unfair, and damned un-English.” The British Empire is in danger of collapse and teeters on the brink of war with the Kaiser Reich. Spies and saboteurs play at deadly games in the British shipyards. Ian Rollins is collateral damage in their shadow war. To survive he has to master the skills necessary to command the Her Majesty's Submersible Holland Ram.
The Face Behind the Veil    by Flora Reigada
Price: $0.99 USD. 152380 words. Published on July 31, 2012. .

In Israel’s ancient temple, only high priests were allowed through the veil into the Holy of Holies. Millenia later, this legacy continues. As the Great Depression loomed, Naomi was born with the birth veil over her face. In those superstitious times, some believed this was the mark of a prophet. But what would the veil really mean to Naomi and how would it impact her life? Explore the mystery.
The Macedonian (Privateers & Gentlemen)    by Walter Jon Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 100750 words. Published on July 31, 2012. .

Captain Favian Markham, USN, is a man surrounded by secrets. Secrets that will be revealed when he is court-martialed for losing his ship. Secrets held by his mistress Caroline. And the greatest secret of the War of 1812, a secret which will be revealed once Favian breaks the enemy blockade in The Macedonian, a frigate stolen from his own government . . .
The Spiritualist Episode    by Geoffrey Mandragora
Price: $0.99 USD. 4830 words. Published on August 28, 2012. .

In this short story, Commander Ian Rollins from “The Thunderbolt Affair” is enjoying a rare respite from prepping his submersible crew for deployment to the Cape of Good Hope when he is summoned by the enigmatic Mr. Cooper-Smythe. This time the Admiralty’s clandestine agent requires his assistance to investigate a clairvoyant with an affinity for fire.
Sinking the Bismarck 1941    by Andrew May
Price: $2.99 USD. 5960 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on October 10, 2012. .

The Bismarck was the greatest battleship ever to prowl the Atlantic. With her eight 15 inch guns and 30 knots top speed she represented a massive threat to the merchant convoys on which Britain relied for survival in 1941. She had to be destroyed.