Dearest Laura: The Civil War Letters Of Captain John Reed Beatty, 1861-1865    by Peter Steffens
Price: $1.86 USD. 91700 words. Published on April 15, 2011. .
As a contribution to the Sesquicentennial of the US Civil War (1861-1865), I have digitally transcribed the nearly 150 wartime letters my Great-Grandfather John wrote from the field to Laura, his love at home (and future wife). There are many handwriting samples and goodies, including a few endearing letters written by Laura to John. The war's calendar years are mirrored in the low $1.86 price.

OLYMPIAD V The Fantastically True Story of the 1912 United States Olympic Team    by Timothy Burraston
Price: $2.99 USD. 19760 words. Published on January 26, 2012. .
New York, 1912. Two months to the day after the sinking of the Titanic, a young boy and his dog stowaway on the SS Finland, chartered transport for the 1912 United States Olympic team to Stockholm, Sweden. Elected mascot of the team by the athletes, 16 year old Harry Naughton narrates the competition, conflicts and friendships that manifest during the Atlantic crossing and the games of OLYMPIAD V

Mill's Folly, A Journey with Evil    by Pamela Sirko
Price: $2.00 USD. 72950 words. Published on April 5, 2012. .
Over centuries, Lew Mills, a Grim Reaper, has strategically placed himself into human catastrophes to secure a high score against other Reapers in the game of death. Greed leads Mills to seek wealth and retirement in the year 1865. Spanning 133 years, this saga is set against steamboats, slaves, horse farms, Churchill Downs, and deep sea diving.

Crown Phoenix: Lamplighter's Special    by Alison DeLuca
Price: $2.99 USD. 73840 words. Published on September 12, 2012. .
Lizzie and her beautiful sister Ninna are forced to work in a huge Manor and on a steamship to support their family. They are caught up in several mysteries: The squire’s oldest son cannot leave the attic An old typewriter seems to move time and space A passenger hides in a secret room A beautiful visitor is plotting against them And Lizzie discovers that she has a strange, new ability.

Chesapeake 1850    by Ken Rossignol
Price: $2.99 USD. 26250 words. Published by TheShadow on November 17, 2012. .
The life of Ethan Aaron Douglas is chronicled as the ten-year-old joins his grandfather for a life on the Chesapeake Bay. With his grandfather as captain of a steamboat traveling between Norfolk, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, the boy learns quickly about life on the water. From hurricanes to blue crabs life on the Bay changes quickly.

Hidden Booty    by Robert Bruce Stewart
Price: $0.99 USD. 11150 words. Published on March 7, 2013. .
Part mystery, part parody, Hidden Booty is the second Emmie Reese short story. Finding themselves short of money at a fin de siècle French resort town, Harry and Emmie take on the job of finding a missing shipment of gold. Emmie bargains to identify the culprits before their ship reaches New York. And that’s not all she wagers on....