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The Character    by Tiffini Johnson
Price: $4.99 USD. 62220 words. Published on May 13, 2010. .

Intense. Painful. Inspiring. This is 10-year-old Anna's story of abuse and her redeeming friendship with a mysterious storyteller named Ash.
Afghan Journal: A Soldier's Year in Afghanistan    by Jeff Courter
Price: $9.99 USD. 102200 words. Published on June 22, 2010. .

Journey to a remote corner of Afghanistan with Sergeant First Class Jeff Courter, as he leaves his civilian family life in Chicago and trains Afghan Border Police to defend their own turf. Learn how the U.S. Army struggles to bring stability to a region where fear and poverty rule. And discover how one man searches his soul to reconcile the personal, professional and spiritual challenges of war.
Implosion    by Rob Shelsky
Price: $0.99 USD. 3050 words. Published on July 6, 2010. .

The timing is odd, the Implosion is coming at about the same time as the end of the Mayan Calendar. As a result, there are wars and riots. Another odd thing is nobody really knows what the Implosion will bring, aren't even sure exactly what it is, or entails. But it is coming! Beyond that...nobody knows anything for sure. Even so, Kevin can hardly wait! Or can he?
Tales of Ancient Wisdom: The Adventures of Zin    by Aaron Hoopes
Price: $2.99 USD. 10800 words. Published on August 22, 2010. .

A collection of spiritual zen/taoist stories woven together into a narrative following Zin, a sage-like character who embodies the essence of the ancient masters of old. Some of the stories are retellings of tales from long ago while others are the author's original creations reflecting his many years of study in the Eastern martial and healing arts.
Thomas & the Christmas Orange: Storybook Advent Calendar Singles    by Lewis Brech
Price: $2.99 USD. 2890 words. Published by Laura Dawn Lewis  on October 30, 2010. .

A charming story about giving and the simple things in life was inspired by a folktale about that orange that seems to appear in Christmas stockings each year.
Seasons    by Colin Dunbar
Price: $0.99 USD. 8190 words. Published on November 8, 2010. .

A collection of short stories and poems on the seasons of life.
True Tails    by J. H. Soeder
Price: $3.95 USD. 61320 words. Published on May 20, 2011. .

Winner of 5 National Book Awards, its the never-before-told story of a boy who discovers he can “hear” the thoughts of birds and animals—tiny insects to the largest living creatures today, whales—and “speak” back to them with his mind. Its “tails” describe the miracle that is life, as the animals’ clearly sentient behavior in response to him and as witnessed by others.
My Secret Mother: an adoptee speaks to the girls who went away    by Robert Bannon
Price: $4.99 USD. 19780 words. Published on September 12, 2011. .

Robert J. Bannon was surprised to learn about the numerous shared feelings and challenges between birth mothers and the child they gave up. As an adoptee, he was compelled to explore this unique relationship resulting in a book of love and inspiration that will capture the hearts of everyone with any connection to adoption. My Secret Mother reveals the true feelings of a son still wondering.
Grandpa Stories    by James McCann
Price: $2.99 USD. 102280 words. Published on November 17, 2012. .

It all started one day, when BJ and Darrian giggled at me and made fun of how I started so many things that I said to them with the phrase, " When I was a boy .. ". But Grandpa Stories is not about being their grandpa so much as a collection of stories of how I was lucky enough to grow up to be their Grandpa. I have always loved great story telling and I hope you do as well
Humans and Other Creatures    by Megan Hamilton
Price: $0.99 USD. 30130 words. Published on December 31, 2012. .

These seven short stories were written randomly over a long period of time, and were all responses to seemingly insignificant incidents in life. If there is an underlying theme to the tales, it is that life is both strange and varied, and yet forms a cohesive whole. The stories range from the whimsical, to the poignant, to the mildly philosophical.