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The Planet Dweller    by Jane Palmer
Price: Free! 47000 words. Published by Dodo Books on October 21, 2010. .

Diana hears the voice of Moosevan, an entity who inhabits a distant planet, in her head. Her world is threatened and she wants Diana’s help. Yuri believes her, though he's usually drunk in charge of a ten inch reflector and has a bizarre theory about the movement of the asteroids. Then two cosmic intelligences decide to help. They may understand the Universe, but mere mortals are beyond them.
Bald Wendy    by Jane Palmer
Price: $2.99 USD. 72440 words. Published by Dodo Books on October 24, 2010. .

Preston Niblock’s wife dies in a fire that destroys the last business standing in the way of Palace Parade, a new shopping mall. He uncovers the truth about the development, so is bribed to keep quiet. But the local shopkeepers put out of business enlist the support of a crusading councillor, brilliant accountant, and backing of Preston’s ill gotten millions. What could go wrong?
Nightingale    by Jane Palmer
Price: $2.49 USD. 67040 words. Published by Dodo Books on October 26, 2010. .

Aliens from another dimension are abducting humans. Severing the link could destroy both worlds. The solution is in the hands of a six-foot, purple septuagenarian with a bad attitude and agenda of her own.
My London - Five Londoners share the city's best-kept secrets    by John Butler
Price: $0.99 USD. 4580 words. Published by The Butler Publishing Group  on December 20, 2010. .

My London is the first in a series of travel guides written by people who actually live and work in the cities they are writing about. This first guide features insight from five very different Londoners. They each have their own take on what makes London tick. From family days out to luxurious shopping trips, afternoon teas to wild, late night parties, our writers cover it all.
The King's Commander    by John Schork
Price: $6.95 USD. 109930 words. Published on December 30, 2010. .

Shot down at the battle of Midway, Navy Lt. Jack Stewart loses his flight status and is ordered to a desk job in Washington, D.C. Enroute, the former Rhodes Scholar meets the Director of Operations for the newly formed Office of Strategic Services. At the same time, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt have been working to integrate their intelligence efforts against Hitler's Germany.
Hominine - it's time to choose    by Lewis Evans
Price: $7.99 USD. 211220 words. Published by Inside Out Media  on January 24, 2011. .

A young Israeli student inadvertently triggers a chain of events that threatens to disrupt a covert plan devised by the world's superpowers and jeopardize civilization itself. A story of high-stakes treachery, high technology and profound redemption, Hominine goes to the core of human dysfunction, providing an extraordinary solution for a world on the brink of collapse.
A New United Kingdom    by Gary Rostock
Price: Free! 5960 words. Published on March 3, 2011. .

A 30 minute 5 character play about a possible near future scenario where the UK is riven by civil strife and there are plans for an overthrow of the Government by the military and an expulsion of all Muslims.
A Damn Close-Run Thing: A Brief History of the Falklands Conflict    by Russell Phillips
Price: $2.99 USD. 11910 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

This short history sums up the events leading up to the war and its major military actions including details of an Argentinian plan to sink a Royal Navy ship in Gibraltar harbour and a British plan to land SAS soldiers in Argentina to destroy aircraft while they were still on the ground. 30% of all sales will go to The Forgotten Heroes, a charity dedicated to assisting wounded or injured veterans.
Czech Cooking Volume II Main Courses    by Jana Mladek
Price: $4.99 USD. 4660 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

Czech Cooking Volume II is a collection of recipes collected, preserved and authored by Jana Mladek, a USDA employee in food safety and vaccine development for more than decade. The recipe collection ranges from the traditional Czech recipes passed down through Bohemian ancestry.
Blazing Bicycle Saddles    by James Clarke
Price: $2.99 USD. 62520 words. Published on October 5, 2011. .

This is the very funny story of six South Africans - mainly writers - who, on a whim, decide to explore "Darkest Europe and bring back to Africa stories about its strange natives". On hired bikes (none had cycled since childhood) they began with a 1 000 kilometre ride down the Danube. Over the years many other regions were explored. The story is told by their not terribly good leader.